SANGUINE VAMPIRES

CHAPTER 2

This day was very exhausty, my mom dropped me in my new school to attend the orientation and I'm suprised. I didn't expect this, it's huge! Ilang estudyante ba ang nag-aaral rito at bakit napakalaki? Kasalukuyan pa rin talaga akong naghahanap ng room ko and in any minute, magsisimula na ang orientation. I really need to move.

Nadaanan ko naman ang faculty and I went inside just to ask them, tinuro naman nila na sa Japan Building, room 04 ang location ng ABM student. I thanked them and I hurriedly went there. After a couple of minutes, I finally got here. It wasn't that hard to find since hindi naman ito malayo sa pinanggalingan ko. I sat on the last row. Dito muna ako for now, nakakapagod kaya ang magpatakbo-takbo para sa paghahanap ng room na 'to!

After a minute, our adviser started the orientation and marami ring late katulad na lamang ng dalawang babaeng pumapagitna sa akin. I think frennies sila, usap lang sila ng usap about sa mga boys stuff so hindi ako makapag-focus, I really need to listen. Wala akong alam sa school na 'to, so I really need to.

"Lex, why you two broke up?" The girl with a short hair asked, pasimple ko itong tiningnan at beng! Anong klaseng school ba 'to? At bakit hindi nila masita ang mga estudyanteng may kulay ang buhok? Blonde ito at mukhang bratz, she's pretty yet makikita mo ang pagiging bitchy nito sa mukha.

"Mind your own business, Ynarissa karylle." Saad nung Lex and she rolled her eyes in iritation, she's beautiful on her own way, actually she has those eyes that'll make you crazy, I mean, ang inosente ng mata nya yet very interesting, bilugan kasi ang itim ng mata nito. Malaki lamg amg eyebags nya pero hindi ito nakabawas sa gandang tinataglay nya.

"I am minding my own precious one!, I just can't imagine na ikaw ang nakipag-break! You freak!" Saad ni Ynarissa, I think she's just overreacting. You know, based on her words.

"Tsk, sino kaya ang freak saten? Bakit bawal ba akong makipag-break?" Mukhang naiinsulto ang isang 'to, I keep myself calm kahit na iritado na ako. Imbis na 'yung discussion about sa school ang pinakikinggan ko, sa kanila na nakatutok ang tainga ko.

"It's not like that, it's just like parang kahapon baliw kapa sa kanya" saad ni Ynarissa nang wala sa sarili, Lex smirked like an idiot and suddenly faced Ynarissa.

"Are you saying something Ynaka?" Lex asked with a hint of sarcasm, mukhang nagbago ang timpla nitong si Ynarissa and she kept herself shut. Bitin!, people nowadays are sp boring, magpaparinig ng chismis pero hindi tapos? Tama ba 'yon? At ako naman 'tong chismosa na kating kati ren ss balita. Iw. The orientation went well, I was about to leave but Lex and Ynarissa poked me.

I faced them at mukhang wala sa timpla ng kanilang mga mukha ang pagiging friendly, what's wrong with them? Tinalikuran ko na sila at nagsimulang maglakad nang hiklatin na lamang ako ng isa sa kanila.

"What's wrong with you people?" I asked, trying to hide my annoyance. Napa-arko ang kanilang kilay sa aking reaksiyon.

"No, what's wrong with you?" Pabalik na tanong sa akin mung Lex, I raised my eye brow because of iritation.

"What's wrong with me? You guys are annoying!" Maktol ko na lalong nagpaiba ng hilatsa ng kanilang mukha. Did I say something really terrible?

"You heard a lot, did you know what is 'manners'?, what about 'privacy'?" Ynarissa asked so I rolled my eyes in iritation.

"Stop making me laugh, Privacy? Ypu guys are talking like a wild brat at parang gusto nyo pang ipangalandakan sa mga nakapaligid nyo 'yang pinagkukwentuhan nyo, is that what you call privacy? When in fact, gusto nyo pa atang ipa-balita lahat." mabahamg litanya ko na nakapagpatahimik sa kanila, serves them right, napakatanga naman nila para sisihin ako sa mga bagay na wala naman patutunguhan kundi away. I'm too tired to argue but if they want it, than I'll give it away.

"Jusko, ang confidential 'non, kung ikaw matino makikinig kaba sa ganoong usapan?" Maanghang na saad ni Lex and my lips twitched as she said that, what a mind, masyado na bang kinakalawang ang turnilyo nito sa utak at bakit ganito ang pinagsasasabi? I can't help but to smirk.

"Oh, you two talked about confidential thingy in some sort of public place? Are guys out of your fucking mind?" I chuckled.

These people are trying to make me laugh!

"Watch your mouth!" Lex shouted

Ano bang masama sa sinabi ko? Aren't they tired? Ako kasi napapagod na makipagdebate sa mga walang kwentang bagay.

"Filter your words, hun. You don't even know us." Banta sa akin ni Yna but I remain unbothered, should I get alarmed?

"Tch, people should know what shoud we filter, and what we should not." I said and turn my head back, I left them clueless and walk away--- confidently.

I don't talk nice shit, but I'm right. who knows? Sa sobrang pagf-filter naten eh nahuhusgahan pa rin tayo.

I went home but I'm struggling to find it, nakalimutan ko kasi ang sinasabing direksyon ni Mama buti na lamang at isa itong sikat na subdivision kaya madali na lang mahanap. Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang gate at pumunta agad sa front door ng walang ingay na nagagawa, as I open it, my brother's bumping welcomed me

"you go home late, did you forgot what mama told you?" He asked with a hint of seriousness.

Seriously? He's so matured.

"Where's mom?" I just asked and went inside, sinundan naman ako nito at inii-scan kung okay lang ba ako or what.

Really?

"Still at work," He said, I went upstairs at agad rin naman itong sumunod. Problema nito?

"Stop following me." I warned him with an autorative voice but it doesn't make sense at all, mukhang walang takot ang isang 'to.

"What's your name?" I asked as I faced him, I reached my room but still, nakasunod pa rin sa akin ito.

"Lion, Lionel Shreik" He said and his gaze are still on mine.

"You looked like me." He commented, yah, it's weird. May mga pagkakapahero kami na hindi naman pwedeng masabi na nakuha namin sa aming mama. We have the same eyes, parang boy version ko na nga ito kung hindi lang chesnut brown ang buhok nito. My hair was a Gold with a mixed of light brown.

Yup, I looked goddess but my height says otherwise. Kinulang kasi ako sa height na naman ko kay mama, hindi namana ako ganoon kaliit pero in this generation, mukhang maliit na ang  mga tulad kong 5'6 ang height. Lalo na sa lugar na 'to, halos nasa balikat ko na ang height ng kapatid ko, I think he's in junior highschool days.

"So Lion brylicster, would you mind?" I asked, trying to be a polite one.

"Yup?" He asked calmly. I slightly smiled and held the doorknob.

"Just wanted to be alone, bye." I said and shut the door.

I lay myself down, kapagod 'to ah? Bigla na lang akong nakaramdam ng pagod namg mahiga ako sa kwarto. Ang sakit rin ng paa ko kakalakad, nagsayang rin ako ng laway sa mga taong hindi dapat binigyan ng oras. Maraming nasayang sa akin ngayon, oras, laway, lakas at pag-iintindi. Mukhang mahihirapan talaga ako maka-adjust sa lugar at lalo na sa mga taong nakatira rito. It was really hard.

Super hard.

I closed my eyes and let the darkness overcome me..