Chapter 3: Bullying
Erroll's POV
Naramdaman ko nalang na malakas akong itinulak nung payatot na lalaki na nagngangalang Ice Benedict. Naitama 'yung likuran ko sa dingding dahilan para mapaaray ako sa sakit. The guy escaped, when the twins started to run to catch him.
“ARRRGHH!” I groaned in pain when Akihiro and Sine helped me to stand up.
“Ok ka lang, boy?” tanong ni Akihiro.
“I'm just wondering, sa kaliit na katawan niyang 'yun, ang lakas ng pwersa niya!” I stated while starting to walk in pain.
“Namumuro na talaga 'yang payatot na 'yan...” Sine said while obviously thinking about something. “I will make his life a living hell.”
After some minutes, bumalik si Hiro at Jiro while panting so hard.
“O, nahanap niyo siya?” asked Sine.
“Boy, ang bilis tumakbo ng gagu! Hindi namin nakita kung saan nagpunta!” Hiro answered.
“You know guys, let's go now to our class.” Akihiro stated.
Pumunta nga kami sa assigned room.
“Oh, good morning BDS!” Mrs. Valiente greeted us.
Paika ika akong pumasok and I looked around the room when I saw him. The guy who made this to me. Paika ika rin akong pumunta sa kinaroroonan nung payatot. I can sensed na iniiwas niya 'yung tingin niya and he begins to become uncomfortable.
“Hey,” I sounded and he looked at me blushing, “do you know what you did to me? Ang sakit ng likuran ko sa pagtulak mo.” Sabi ko. Ngayon ko lang napagaralan ang mukha niya. He has this feminine face, he has soft, white and fair skin. And maybe, if he has long hair, maganda siya. But what am I thinking? He's a guy, even if he looked beautiful!
“Uhm, sorry. Hehe?”
Umupo ako sa upuan ko. I saw Sine sat down to his chair, suddenly, I saw him kicked Ice’s chair. Tumunog ito. Kitang kita ko kung paano napabusangot si Ice while looking into Sine na nakakunot at punong puno ng galit. I looked at Ice's lips. Bakit napakapula naman nito na parang babae? And I was just wondering, parang hindi siya tinutubuan ng balbas? His height, his body, pang babae talaga. Tsk. Kung babae siya, maganda sana.
“Ok, it seems like we have a new student in here. Mister, can you make us know about yourself?” Miss Valiente said. Napatingin ako sa kanya na napatingin sa paligid niya. Our eyes met and suddenly, I had an odd feeling about those eyes. Somethings inside him that is mysterious.
He stood up, “hi, uhm, my name's Icy—Ice Benedict Fernandez. I'm from Clevland High Italy.” He was about to sit down when Sine pulled his chair away from him dahilan para mapaupo siya sa sahig. All of them laughed at him.
Lahat sila namamatay sa tawa when I looked at him, and I saw him twirl his eyes like a girl. Fuck, is he a gay?
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Lumipas ang oras na bwinibwisit ni Sine si Ice. Sine is really a famous bully and he can bully anyone, even us, sometimes. May mga times na sinisipa niya ito on his back. Hinahawak-hawakan 'yung tenga, at ilang beses ko siyang nakitang napapairap. Napatawa rin ako minsan and they all looked at me when I laughed. I laughed because bagay na bagay sa kanya 'yung pagi-irap. He looked like a girl, he moves like a girl and he's like a girl. A girl?
“Hayy!” I breathed hard and I shooked my head.
After the class, lunch time at sabay sabay kaming kumain ng BDS. Lahat ay ilag samin, except sa isang tao, it's Deniel Jacksonville, a former member of BDS, and the son of the owner of this school. He's a friend of us, even if he leaved the group.
Nakiupo rin siya samin.
“May lalaki ako kaninang nameet. He's a transferee, he looked like a girl, and I think he's gay.” Deniel sounded. Napaisip ako sa sinabi niya. Is he pertaining to Ice? Well, maybe the guy who he'd met was just like Ice.
“What is his name, bro?” tanong ni Akihiro.
“Hindi ko na maalala eh. And do you know, he slapped me so hard! Look,” he is pointing to the red hand mark to his cheek. “he did this. Tingin ko bakla 'yun. That's why, I blackmailed him. If he wants to be my pet or I will kicked him out from my school.”
“Pet? Are you fucking gay, Deniel?” Sine asked.
“Fucking no! Kahit mukhang babae 'yung gunggong na 'yun, I'll not go and fuck him on bed. I'm not into bxb love story, boy! Gusto ko lang siyang paglaruan.”
“Nauubusan ka na ba ng babae, pati bakla pinapatulan mo? Hahahaha!” Jiro said.
“Ano ba kayo, hindi niyo kasi alam 'yung point ko? Feeling ko kasi may kakaiba sa lalaking 'yun.” We all looked at the wide door way, and we saw Ice entering the canteen alone. The way he walk, parang model na babae. “Speaking of, mga boy! Siya 'yun! Siya 'yun!” Napalaki ang mata ko nang sabihin 'yun ni Deniel.
Napatingin si Ice samin and he immediately ran away fast.
“F*ck! No way boy! Siya 'yung gumago sakin kanina!” Sine said. “And when Hiro and Jiro brought him in the black room, he managed to escape by pushing Erroll so hard dahilan para umika ika siya. I hate that gay!” Sine snorted.
What's special to Ice? Na bading siya? Na mukha siyang babae? Na naiinis si Sine sa kanya? Bakit sobrang trouble magnet naman ng lalaking 'yun?
It feels weird why I think of myself being attracted to Ice's eyes when he's twirling it. It feels... something.
I saw Sine clenched his fist. “So, kapag napatunayan kong bakla 'yang payatot na 'yan, mas pahihirapan ko siya.”
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We're on our next class. Nakakapagtaka, bakit nasa mismong harapan ko na si Ice at si Vince na dating nasa harap ko ay nasa upuan dati ni Ice.
Whenever there is a recitation, he managed to answer it. Nauunahan niya akong magtaas ng kamay.
“Yes, Mister Fernandez?” tanong ng lecturer.
He stood up and tried to speak when we Sine interupted.
“Faggot, gay, bakla, bading!”
I saw him shrinking into violet. It looks cute, though.
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