18 ROSES: Laws of the Elite || #Wattys2017 Winner [UNDER REVISION]

46TH ROSE || The Petition

"Please, don't do this to me King," narinig kong pagsusumamo ng lalaki sabay abot nung puting papel kay Tric.

"Do you think it's really that easy?" Tric showed his insulting lopsided smile. "I already told you all that you'll not bully someone unless if I'll say so. At nagkataon pang ginawa mo 'yun sa class president pa namin. What do you want me to do then? I'll let this thing pass? Hell will turn ice cold if I do so."

"Oh, no. Tric Marion Baek is really mad," Chantal tsked three times.

"Ano ba kasing nangyayari? Sabihin n'yo nga sa akin," naguguluhang tanong ko.

"Tric Marion Baek signed a petition to make Steven Misalucha expelled from this school, ganun din dun sa dalawang kaibigan nito," sagot ni Chantal.

Nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko sa naging sagot n'ya. "Ha? Seryoso ka? Expel? Bakit? Hindi ba natin s'ya pwedeng pigilan?"

"At this state, hindi mo mapipigilan si Baek sa gusto n'yang mangyari. I bet hindi na rin magbabago ang isip n'ya kahit ano pa ang gawin mo. No one will ever block his way because he's the Empire Academy's King. And once Tric Marion Baek is mad, Tric Marion Baek is mad. All we have to do is to wait what will happen next," sabi ni Quia.

"Mas malala nga lang magalit si Raven kesa sa kanya. Nagiging violent kasi si Raven compared kay Tric. He can even kill someone out of forlorn madness though mas nakakatakot si Tric 'pag galit," Chantal nodded.

"Raven has an Anger Management Issue kaya malamang magkaiba sila ni Tric," ani Quia. "But Tric is a Demon King when he's mad."

Hindi na ako nakinig sa usapan ng dalawa at nanatili lang ang paningin ko sa dalawang lalaking nasa gitna.

"Please... I will do anything, King. Please, don't make me expel from this school," pagmamakaawa nung Steven.

Tric slightly tilted his head. "I was about to sue you from assaulting our class president. But I think it's too much so I'll make you expelled from this school instead. I bet you can't get a lawyer at this very moment. Narinig kong na-bankrupt 'yung company n'yo eh and your parents will no longer bring it up back the way it used to be. So, I bet you can't even pay for a lawyer because you're broke. So meaning, you're now a member of the Social Welfare Group. And what hurts my ego the most is naghahari-harian ka dito sa Empire Academy habang wala ako. You don't even have the authority to do so. So, how was it? Mukhang tapos na ang maliligayang araw mo. All you have to do is to pack up and accept that expulsion, fella."

Kakasuhan n'ya ng assault? Hindi naman ako binugbog nung Misalucha pero kakasuhan n'ya ng assault? Nabuang naman tingali ni si Tric!

Marahas akong napasinghap nung lumuhod si Misalucha at nagmakaawa sa kanya. Hindi ko na kayang panoorin na lamang ito.

Agad akong lumapit sa kanilang dalawa at pinilit itayo si Misalucha. "Tumayo ka na."

"'Wag kang makealam dito," pagmamatigas ni Misalucha.

"Please, tumayo ka na," pagpupumilit ko sa kanya.

"'Wag ka ngang umastang mabait! Pare-pareho lang kayo rito! Nagbabalat-kayo lang kayo rito kaya 'wag kang feeling mabait dahil hindi bagay sa'yo! Wala ka namang pinagkaiba sa mga tao rito kaya 'wag mokong hawakan! Get lost!" agad n'ya akong tinulak nang malakas. Mabuti na lamang at hindi ako tuluyang natumba dahil nahawakan pa ako ni Tric sa braso.

"Now, I already have a reason to sue you an assault," nararamdaman ko ang pagdidilim ng aura ni Tric sa mga sandaling ito. Tama nga sila, iba 'pag magalit ang isang Tric Marion Baek.

"Tric, 'wag," sabi ko. Agad namang tumingin sa akin si Tric. Dapat nga makaramdam ako ng takot sa ganoong tingin ni Tric ngunit nilunok ko na lamang iyon para hindi pa lalong lumala ang sitwasyon. "Please, 'wag mong gawin ito. Maawa ka sa kanya."