Royals: Misfits

chapter thirty six

But now, I was on my bedroom, waiting for Mama as she decided to cook the dishes for the occasion, habang si Papa naman ay nag-imbita ng iilang mga kamag-anak at collegues na kinakausap niya sa sala. Hawak-hawak ko naman ang phone ko, on the screen are five different faces.

Tumatawa kami, nagku-kwentuhan, talking about the christmas gifts we received from each other.

"Natanggap kaya ni Allison yung regalo ko sa kanya?" Enrico suddenly asked out of nowhere.

"Wait, you also gave Alli a gift?!" Daryll butted in. Pinigilan kong tumawa sa naging reaksyon niya.

"Dude, we all probably did."

"You're probably right, Rico. Well, 'di naman siguro offending kung yung regalo ko sa kanya e bagong hoodie, 'diba?" sabi ni March, which made us all laugh.

"Binigyan ko siya ng Art Set. Naghanap pa 'ko ng drawing book para complete." sabi ko naman.

"I gave her a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ starter pack." agad kong narinig ang mga daing ng mga kasama ko sa biglang sinabi ni Cosine. I mean, what the heck is a Raspberry Pie? Kung hindi ko lang sinearch 'yon, 'di ko malalaman na mga single board computers pala 'yon.

"Did you get her something then, Daryll?" tinanong ko siya.

"Of course."

Nakikita ko ang sarili ko ngayong naka-ngisi. Naalala kong wala pa pala silang alam sa nangyari sa kanila ni Allison, technically. "Ano?"

"A pair of sneakers."

"Weh?"

"Yeah, I did. I even have a picture of it." he groaned, returning a glare to the camera. Hindi ko napigilang matawa, ang sarap kasi pagtrip-an!

"Nakakausap mo ba siya though?"

"No. I tried texting her once just to ask how she is doing... but she didn't reply."

Pare-parehas kaming natahimik. It must've been really hard for Alli to go through all that. Wala naman kasi talaga kaming alam kung anong nangyayari sa kanya even during the attacks and pranks to gamechangers.

"Don't worry. We'll probably see her at January when we get back from school. I mean... we'll see her... kung hindi siya ma-e-expel." biglang sabi ni March.

What?! Expel her?!

"Girl, what?!" I was dumbfounded to even understand what she said. Rinig ko rin ang reklamo ni Enrico at Daryll sa background.

"Pagbalik kasi natin, may mangyayaring deliberation." pagtuloy ni March, clearing her throat, "Hindi lang naman siya. Lahat ng involved sa away kasali. Pero dahil sa nakita ni Dean Mendez, baka hindi na makagraduate-"

"No!" sumigaw si Daryll. "They can't do that to her! They know she has a condition! They should understand!"

"I know. Kaya nga buti na lang may deliberation, 'di naman agad magde-decide si Dean Mendez. Pag-uusapan pa nila 'yan. Tatanungin nila tayo isa-isa sa mga nangyari, so it would be best to tell the truth."

I couldn't believe how March was calm about this. Ano nang mangyayari sa'kin kapag na-expel ako? We were so close to finishing the so-called war against gamechangers and moving up, but now this has to come. Another obstacle on the way.

"So, there is a possibility na ma-expel rin si Dexter?" biglang tanong ni Aira.

"Of course!" I unconciously yelled. "He deserves it! Look, he almost killed Allison in there, ruined Evan and Thea's life, and probably some of Asplund's students!"