Ruled by the Attorney

KABANATA 3

Man in Black POV'S

I was here in teachers room to handle my papers. To enrolled myself again.

"Thank you, Sir" I said to the man who will gonna be my adviser.

"Walang anuman, Oh siya, Bukas ah? Aasahan ko na makakapasok ka agad."Sabi niya at tumango ako.

"I'll go now, Sir" sabi ko, pinahintulutan naman niya ako.

Nang makalabas ako ay bumungad ang mga studyanteng naglalakad papasok sakani-kanilang room.

Sinuot ko ang cap ko at umalis sa paaralang iyon. Bago umuwi ay pinuntahan ko muna ang kaibigan kong nag-aaral din doon.

" Oh, kamusta pagpirma?" Bungad niya, hindi niya man lang ako inabalang tanungin kung papasok ba ako.

"Ayun ginamitan ko ng ballpen," ani ko at bahagya pang nagtaas ng kilay sa itsura niya. Nakahubad ang pangitaas na damit .

"Wala namang ganyanan pre, tropa tayo dito e" malisosyong akusa nito kaya umiling ako.

Naamoy kong may ginagawa itong hindi maganda bahagya pa akong natawa sa naisip ko.

"Hindi mo ba ako papapasukin sa Condo mo? Kairus?" Sambit ko at nginisian siya.

"Naku pre, bad timing ka. Naglilinis ako sa loob, sobrang kalat. Next time nalang" aniya kaya tumango ako bilang sang-ayon.

"Ah yeah, I think so. I'll go now--" paalam ko at narinig ko pa siyang bumulong ng yes, this bastard.

"Ingat pre, makakita ka sana ng chix" sabi nito at biglang sinarado ang pinto.

I spent my time in the cafeteria near on his condo.

I've been thinking, if being far from the accusation will be best for me? Or will be getting worse?

They said, kung inosente ka hindi ka gagawa ng hakbang na mag-aakusa sayo bilang may sala.

Isa lang siguro ang kahulugan nito,ang pagtakas ko ay nangangahulugang guilty ako sa inaakusa nila.

I drink the last part of my coffee then i called the waiter that im done.

I waited the bus in the waiting shed. I spent so many mins and all of them are full. Almost all of the bus, i saw people standing inside of it.

When I saw a bus that there's no people standing inside. I point my finger, huminto ito sa tapat ko. Pumasok ako at nadatnan ko na halos puno na rin ang sasakyan.

I laid my eyes each of the row and in the middle row i saw a vacant seat.

Merong tao doon, babaeng nakasandal ang ulo sa bintana bahagya pang nakatabon ang kulot nitong buhok kaya hindi ko malaman kung tulog ba ito o hindi.

Nag-aalangan pa ako kung magpapaalam o uupo nalang basta. Nang biglang gumalaw ito sign na hindi siya tulog ay nagsalita na ako.

"Miss, If the seat is still available?" I asked her. Nilibot niya muna ang kabuuan bago tumango.

"Can i sit here?" I asked again and she raised a brow at me, on the otherside i want to laugh at that. She's cute.

"Yeah su--" I cut her words with my 'thank you'

Napaamaang naman siya sa inasta ko. Pagkatapos ng pag-uusap na yun ay naging tahimik kaming dalawa.

Gusto ko mang kausapin siya ng kaunti ay hindi ko magawa, dahil parang may mali kung gagawin ko yun.

I looked at her when she stand up, malapit na siguro yung lugar niya.

When the bus suddenly hit the break i pulled her not to touch her meaningfully but to secure her, to secure that she doesn't bumped her head. I masubsob sa sahig.

Holy crap, My future. Fuck.

She stayed more than a minute, I'll just waiting her to get out of my lap because i can't move properly.

Nang makaget over siya i guess, bigla siyang tumakbo palabas ng bus. I watch her move intently before she out of my sight.

She looked so embarrassed while me. I started to overthink if in the future i can make a child. That freaking painful down there.

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I kissed my mother's cheek when i saw her in the living room. She smiled at me so i smiled too.

"Kamusta pagpunta anak?" she suddenly asked. I glanced at her once before answering her.

"Maayos naman Ma, mabilis yung asikaso ng mga officials ng school. Mukhang mababait, kailangan ko na rin pumasok kinabukasan para hindi matambakan ng gawain" sabi ko at nanatili ang mata sa  pinapanood.

"I see, Sana maging malayo ang ugali nila sa ugali ng dati mong p-paaralan" sambit niya, ngumiti ako at niyakap siya.

"Magiging maayos din ang lahat, Ma" ani ko.

I can't still recover for what happened yesterday, that girl. She's studying on that school. And there's a possibility that i can saw her.

When i enter the school and walking in the corridor i heard almost girls saying something about me. Sa halip na lingunin at kausapin ay naglakad nalang ako patungo sa classroom ko.

I knocked twice on that door before i walks in. I expected that our adviser will be early this day. Their eyes are weird they want to laugh but they stop themselves.

I stand infront of them, inisa isa ko ang mukha bawat row and in the last row,  i saw the girl in the bus. Nang magtama ang mukha namin ay biglan itong tumango natawa ako dahil roon bago magpakilala sa harap.

"I'm Neo Travis Callahan, I hope we all get along," I said that looking on that girl.

"Ang ganda ng pangalan, Do you mind sitting beside of Cassidy Alcantara."Our adviser said, I hide a smile when the girl ranted.

"Hala sir, kapag bago sa akin agad pwede doon kay Sasha oh" sabi niya hindi ako nililingon.

"Okay, Mr. Callahan kay Sa----"

"Joke lang sir" the girl said then raised a brow at me.

"Huwag mong ipagsasabi yung nangyari kagabi" bungad niya sa akin.

"As if i have time to tell that" I replied and I saw again here reaction when we're in the bus.

As if i will tell them what happened on me too.

"Grabe ka talaga" asik niya at tinalikuran ako. This time napaamaang ako, that girl!