A Hundred Days With You

E I G H T E E N

I BECAME SUSPICIOUS when she looked at Kiana. At nang lingunin ko ito ay nakatingin din ito sa kanya. Magkatinginan silang dalawa, they're like talking using their eyes.

And in that moment, I knew something will happen. Something I didn't expected.

Nagsimula akong kabahan kahit pa alam kong nasa panig ako ng katotohanan. Alam kong ang babaeng iyan ay nandoon din sa scene na iyon, alam kong alam niya kung anong nangyari. Kaya dapat magtiwala lang ako na matatapos din ito. I shouldn't let them bring me down.

In shaking hands, the girl in front started speaking. "A-ako po si Yera. Nandun po ako n-nung magkagulo sila."

"What happened there? Sino ang nauna?" Dean asked. "Tell us everything that happened that time."

Napatingin pa muna siya kay Kiana bago nagsalita. "S-Sinugod po ni Leilannie si Kiana nung makapasok siya sa gate. N-nagulat po kaming lahat dahil hindi namin alam kung anong dahilan niya. Tinulungan naman po si Kiana ng mga k-kaibigan niya pero sinuntok po ni Leilannie sa mukha si A-Alexa. Tapos nagsabunutan po silang dalawa ni Kiana."

Napaawang ang bibig ko at napatayo habang nakatingin sa kanya. I can't believe everything she said. Where did she got those from?

"You know that's not true!" Sigaw ko sa kanya. Naramdaman ko na hinawakan ni Mrs. Bernardo ang braso ko at pilit akong pinapaupo pero inalis ko ang pagkakahawak niya. "Nakita mo ang lahat! Why are you lying?!"

Nakayuko lang siya at hindi ako magawang tingnan. I can't believe this! Bakit parang lahat na lang ay against sa akin? Kailangan ko ba talagang maranasan ito?!

"So, Dean." Kiana's mom raised her eyebrows. "Ngayon alam na natin kung ano talaga ang nangyari. Siguro naman alam na rin kung sino dapat lang maparusahan." She even smiled sweetly at me.

"She's right, Dean," Mrs. Prellano butted in. "Hindi naman ako makakapayag na hindi makuha ng batang iyan kung ano ang deserve niya. My daughter is still lying unconscious on the hospital bed and I won't forgive that girl for what she did to my Alexa."

Pinagmasdan ko ang lahat ng tao na nasa loob ng guidance office. Kiana, her mother and Alexa's mother looks happy and relieved, because they know that I won't be able to escape this. Si Mrs. Bernardo ay nakayuko pa rin. I don't even get why she was here. Mas lumala lang ang pagkaayaw ko sa kanila dahil sa lahat ng nangyari.

I stared at the girl in front. Her eyes lingered to me for a second but she immediately looked away. I don't get why she did that. May galit din ba siya kay Leinnie at sa akin niya naibunton? Did she got the satisfaction she wanted for lying?

I then looked at Dean and the teacher beside him. Nag-uusap sila, probably talking about how they will finish this meeting and kung anong gagawin sa mga nasangkot.

I wish I still have luck. Sana kahit papaano ay maisip ni Dean na hindi talaga ako pero paano? Kung ano ang itinuturo ng lahat? O kaya naman ay sana maghanap sila ng bagong witness.

"We have already decided for everything." Dean announced. All of us listened attentively. "We will visit Ms. Prellano later at the hospital to check on her. And she would have nothing to worry about when she wake up, dahil hindi siya kasali sa consequences."

Mrs. Rivera smiled, relieved. "Thank you, Dean." She then looked at me and raised a brow. Itinaas ko rin ang kilay ko, mas mataas pa sa ginawa niya. Hindi lang siya ang may karapatang magtaray.

"Ms. Bernardo," napalingon ako kay Dean nang tawagin niya ako. This is it. "You are suspended for three days."

Suspended?!

Three days?!

"B-But why? Dean, I'm not the one-----"

"The witness have already said the truth, and you have to face the consequences of your action." Dean said with finality.