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In the near dystopian future where the population has blown up, women and the poor are more oppressed, and those with positions who abuse their power remain unscathed, a girl called Sunny wants nothing more than to break the vicious system. But how...

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CHAPTER 24: WELCOME BACK TO 3RD WARD

Depuis le début

par @ShinichiLaaaabs

"Shall you accept your defeat now? You're wasting our time," narinig kong wika ni Jean-Claude.

My heart dropped. Tila nawala ang lakas na natitira sa katawan ko. My knees felt like jellies pero sinimot ko ang lahat ng nasa katawan ko at sinuportahan ang pagtayo ko. If I fall, I will really look like a loser.

Biglang may humawak sa braso ko. "Pancake . . ."

Agad akong napapiksi at lumayo sa kanya. Sinundan ko ng tingin si Jean-Claude habang papalayo at malamang, butas na ang likod nito sa tindi ng mga tingin ko.

"Jean-Claude Gallego!"

Napahinto si Jean-Claude at lumingon sa tumawag sa pangalan niya－which to our surprise was Triangle!

"It's your sister's birthday."

Nang mga sandaling iyon ay gusto kong murahin si Triangle dahil sa ginawa niya. He just wanted to slap it in my face that Jean-Claude doesn't remember it.

Walang nagbago sa ekspresyon ng mukha ng kapatid ko. "Really? Happy birthday then."

***

I found myself crying on my bed and hugging my sheets. I think I'm the unluckiest person here in Capital for having Jean-Claude as a brother. Ampon ba ako? Bakit ganoon na lang niya ako kung ituring?

Pasado alas dyes ng gabi ay bumangon ako sa kama at kumuha ng jacket. Dahan-dahan akong lumabas ng silid at bumaba. Like a cat, I silently made my way to the door ngunit napatigil ako nang makitang may nakalapag na sobre doon. My hands shook as I picked it up and opened the envelope.

BANISHMENT NOTICE FOR SONIA ALFARO GALLEGO

Hindi ko na pinagpatuloy ang pagbabasa at agad na nilakumos iyon. Nagsimulang manubig ang mga mata ko ngunit pinigilan ko iyon sa pagkakataong ito. I lost. That's because－bahagya akong natigilan. Did I lose because I used Trench's research instead of mine? May mga nabuong mga teorya sa isipan ko at hindi ko mapigilang mapakuyom. Trench planned this all! He wants me to lose kaya iyon ang ginawa niya! At ako namang si tanga ay naniwala sa kanya.

Sana pala ay naniwala ako sa sinabi ni Gon na siya ang pinakamasama sa kanila. No one's worse than someone who pretended to be a friend who's willing to help you but whose true intention is to pull you down. He has to get the end of the bargain of this mess I'm in. I gritted my teeth as I walked my way towards the Hellevator Dorm.

I was planning how to make my way up to his room ngunit hindi na kailangan dahil nasa labas siya ng dorm at nakatingala sa buwan.

"Trench Mariano!"

Nagbaba siya ng tingin at dahan-dahang nilingon ako. "I've been waiting for you."

"How dare you! You planned this all, right?" Seeing him now just wanna make me cry again. I'll be kissing my dreams and goals goodbye later.