You'll Be Safe Here

8-Losers?

Nads' PoV

Fame and admiration... sakin lang dapat yon. Ako lang dapat yung hinahangaan at ginagalang ng lahat sa school na to. Bawat bago, tinuturuan ko ng leksyon, gaya na lang ng ginawa ko kay Labyrinth.

What did she think? Na ganun na lang yon? Magpakabait ka sa lahat? You get everyone to believe you?

Of course not!

I never let that happen. Hah. Di uso dito ang bait baitan. Matuto siyang lumugar.

No one knows what we do. Hindi ko hahayaang madungisan ang image ko sa school na to. I should always appear admirable. If I see someone else being admired, I do what I have to do.

Show them where they belong. And that's not here.

The moment Labyrinth set foot in the campus pinag-uusapan kaagad siya ng mga tao, and I hated that. Ako lang ang dapat mapag-usapan! Wala nang iba!

So... I taught her a lesson. Though mukhang natatanga pa rin siya sa mali niya. Kulang pa yan Labyrinth. Wait for more to come.

Sana lumayas ka na. The sooner the better Labyrinth. Believe me.

Zach's PoV

The usual same spot. Tutulog lang ako dito after class. The only difference now?

Lala.

She always comes here with food and stuff.

"Zach!"

"What?" Sabi ko ng nakatakip ang mata.

"Adobo oh!"

"No thanks"

"Di ka gutom? May tinapay din ako dito"

"Tubig meron ka?" Sabi ko when I sat down.

"Yeah. Here"

"Magkano?"

"Don't mention it."

"What?"

"Ok na kako wag mo na bayaran"

"Why?"

"Libre ko na"

"Na naman?"

"Oo bakit?"

"You're too kind"

"So mabait na talaga ako para sayo?"

"Nevermind"

"Hahaha"

"You can laugh now?"

"Konti. Dahil sayo"

"What?"

"I find your attitude weird but it's fun"

"You're weird"

"We both are"

"Hindi ka na affected sa ginagawa nila sayo?"

"Natuto ako sayo ehh"

"Saken?"

"Oo. Coz you continue to live your life without the validation of others. You don't care"

"Tch"

"Hahahaha"

Sumama tingin ko kay Labyrinth. Did she just laugh at me?

"Kumain ka na nga! Oh ayan oh!" Sabay abot saken ng lunch

"Libre din to?"

"Haha oo"

"Thanks"

"Marunong ka naman pala magpasalamat"

"Of course"

"Kain na tayo!"

"Mamaya na ko"

Ipinatong ko yung pagkain sa tabi ko at hihiga na sana ulit ng hawakan niya ang kamay ko para mapigilan ako sa paghiga

"Hep!"

"What?"

"Kumain ka!"

"Mamaya na nga!" Hihiga na sana ako ulit pero hinila niya ulit ako.

"Ngayon na!!"

"Kulit!"

"I'm not Labyrinth if I'm not persistent 🤪 kaya kakain ka!! Sabayan mo ko!"

"Fine! Fine!!"

"Yehey!"

"Psh"

Days turned into weeks na kami ang magkasama. Not often outside the rooftop but the rooftop has been "our spot"

Wait.

Did I say OUR?

Nope. I mean... MY spot. Yeah right. That's MY spot.

When it was time to go back to classes, natyempuhan kami nung mga brats habang naglalakad

"Look who's together? Haha. Ganyan na ba mga tipo mo ngayon Lala?"

"Ano naman ngayon sayo?"

The girl looked at me.

"You're actually cute you know? Pero baka nagkakamali ka ng kinakasama mr"

I didn't bother talking instead hinila ko si Labyrinth paalis.

"Ohhh the losers are together now?? Hahahaha bagay kayo! Pareho kayong walang kwenta!"

I looked back at her and gave her an angry look

"What?"

"Mas okay nang loser kesa naman magaya sayo, plastik"

"Ooohhh" the students reacted

"What?!"

Hindi na ko nag-abalang sagutin siya instead dumirecho na ko sa klase ko.

"Ahh Zach?"

"What?!"

"Yung kamay ko?"

Ohh fck.

"S-sorry" hila hila ko pala siya hanggang dito sa room namin

"It's fine 😊 see you!" Then she went off

Hindi ko namalayan kumaway na pala ako sa kanya pabalik.

Nabalik lang ako sa katinuan nung magring na yung bell.

What's happening with me?!