𝚁𝙾𝚂𝙴 𝚃𝙰𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚁𝚃𝚂

𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚇𝙸𝙸𝙸

Rhyzhen Veille

I cautiously place my things inside my locker, trying not to make a sound even if it's subtle. I don't want to irritate this woman beside me, rummaging something on her locker too, furthermore making her mad at me. Para akong magnanakaw sa sobrang ingat kong di makagawa ng ingay at baka ako pa ang pagbubuntongan nito ng galit.

She look like she's ready to pounce someone and kill them there and then. Kanina pa siyang morning ganito actually, galit na galit- di malapitan, she even snap at coach Zari for questioning her about her preparation for the game which she never ever did even though she's always irrated with coach's presence.

Ilag nga lahat kami sa kanya eh. Even her four close friends na kasama namin ngayon dito sa loob ng locker room namin, they're maintaining distance from her too, specially Ingrid na kadalasan ay dumidikit ito sa kanya even though she knew Sorana were pissed or just not in the mood but it's not the same today. Ingrid just cowering beside's their model friend.

What's her name again? Charice? Clarice?

"What the fuck Charlyze!?" Ingrid whisper shouted at the girl beside her. The girl just sheepishly sneer at her friend while the latter rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"I didn't mean to step on your toes--!" she couldn't even finish what Charlyze about to say when a loud bang suck the air out of our lungs. Sorana just slammed her locker door full of force.

Magkatabi lang ang locker namin so it's really deafening for me. I could even hear that ringing in my ear eh. Na bingi ata ako!

Everyone flinch and stopped breathing when Sorana turn around and place her duffle bag on the bench behind us. Ma's lalo ata kumapal ang madilim na ulap na bumabalot sa kabuuan niya.

Ganun ka unapproachable ang misis ko ngayon. Something must happened for her to act like this. This is the first time that she's so mad that she want to tear this room apart.

Her aura screaming death!

Yung baon kong confidence ay bigla na lang natunaw sa init ng ulo nito ngayon. Gosh! Pano ko ba siya makakausap nito kung ganitong galit na galit ito at di man lang malapitan? Jusko naman oh!

May pa I need to talk to her by hook or by crook pa ko kagabi, ganito lang pala madatnan ko pag kita ko sa kanya. Grabe!

Halikan ko kaya para hapi na ang lahat? Chariz! Lilingon pa lang ako sa kanya baka nasa hukay na ko, nililibing ng buhay.

Everyone turn their head to the door when it squeak as it open slowly and Kris' head popped out of it. I think na sense niya ang tension dito sa loob dahil nawala ang matamis nitong ngute kaya wala rin sa sariling napalunok siya at nakita ko pang namutla siya nang madawit ang tingin sa babaeng dahilan ng aming pananahimik na inaayos ang gamit nito.

"Ahh... C-coach said prepare na daw mga third year na dou at single, kayo na daw susunod na lalaro. 20 minutes max." kinakapos pa ng hangin na anunsiyo ni Kris samen. Tumango naman kami rito kaya mabilis din siyang umalis dahil di na niya ata nakayanan ang tensiyon rito sa loob.

Sumenyas saken si Inka na mauuna na raw siya, kami na kase ang susunod na maglalaro. Pinandilatan ko pa siya na hintayin ako nguni't ang siste kumaripas ng takbo palabas. Nagsisunuran naman ang lahat maliban sa mga kaibigan nitong nag aalburuto ngayon.

'Amuin mo yang dragon mo baka buong gymnasium bubugahan niya ng apoy!'

Mensahe pa ni Inka saken. I just sent her the f you finger. Dami niyang alam!

"You done girl? Let's get going--"

"Leave." malamig pang putol nito sa kaibigan. Ingrid bit her lower lip in fear. Her friends obeyed and they slowly got out of the room, leaving only the two of us kaya nagmamadali rin akong umayos ng gamit ko para makaalis na rin ako. The tension is suffocating.