The Badass Teacher

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Max

I am feeling guilty, tawagin niyo na akong masama, tatanggapin ko. I was just blinded by the fact that she's trying her best to have our trust, and that what makes me hate her more.

As we were accepting the present fact, the door suddenly bursts open, tiningnan naman agad namin kung sino ang taong pumasok na lamang bigla sa loob ng aming silid-aralan habang kami ay seryosong nag-uusap.

"Karl?!" I was shocked upon seeing my cousin's face all of a sudden.
Well, I was also disappointed, I was hoping it was Cleo.

I wanted to say sorry to her. I wish it isn't too late.

Nakita ko namang inilibot niya ang kanyang paningin sa paligid. Halata namang nagtataka ang mga kaklase ko kung sino ang lalaking ito.

"Who else would it be?" agad naman siyang naglakad papunta sa gilid ni Leo, wow di pa rin nagbabago ang tukmol, makapal pa rin ang mukha.

"I am Karlton Valdez, 17 years of age, and your new classmate." shit, nakalimutan kong dito nga rin pala siya papasok.

Tumayo naman si Theo at tiningnan ng masama si Karl.

"Maybe you're mistaken, besides our teacher isn't around yet." napataas naman ang kilay ni Karl. Shit, basagulero rin itong isang to.

"Well, you're wrong, the principal put me here, if you have any complaint about it, go to his office." He bravely said and walk towards me. Nakita ko namang sumama ang timpla ng mukha ni Theo. Nako, hindi ito maganda.

Nakita ko siyang pumikit, pinapakalma niya ang kanyang sarili. Sampung segundo at kumalma na siya, naupo na siya ulit sa kanyang upuan at tiningnan na lamang ako.

"Kuya, it's been awhile." Ngiting bati niya sa akin. "Where should I sit?" tumingin naman ako sa paligid para humanap ng bakanteng upuan, nakita kong may upuan pa sa likod kaya naman hinila ko ito sa tabi ng aking upuan,

"Here, tabi tayo." saad ko, naupo naman siya.

"Uhm, guys, this is my cousin, Karl." may ilang bumati sa kanya at lumapit naman si Gavin sa amin at biglang binatukan si Karl.

"What the fuck?!" agad niyang nilingon kung sino ang mapangahas na bumatok sa kanya, which is Gavin. Who happened to be his Bestfriend when they were just a mere child

"Hey fucker, don't you remember me?" tanong naman ni Gavin,

"Sino ka ba at kailangan pang tandaan?" Gavin frowned at halatang sasapakin na si Karl ngunit agad namang hinarang ni Karl ang kanyang mga braso para protektahan ang kanyang mukha.

"Hey! I was just joking Gavin!" napangiti naman si Gavin at agad umupo sa tabi ni Karl, which is my seat. Bastard.

Agad naman akong lumapit kay Theo, lumapit din naman sina Sky, Gab, Leo, Xavier, Andrew at Pierce. Napansin ko namang tahimik lang si Xavier.

If we could only turn back the time.

Xavier

"Hindi ka dapat nakiki-alam sa buhay namin. Dahil hind rin naman magtatagal ang pagiging guro mo sa amin. Ilang buwan na lamang at aalis na din kami."

I know, mali ako, kami na nga yung niligtas ako pa yung ganang sisihin si Cleo.

After class that time umuwi na agad ako, so as Andrew.

I was expecting him na kulitin ako, dahil iyan naman ang palagi niyang ginagawa pag-uwi namin ng bahay. Ngunit hindi niya lang man ako binalingan ng tingin. That was when I knew I was wrong for treating Cleo like that.

I can't sleep that night, I was just starring at the droplets on my window pane, thinking about how jerk I am for hurting my brother and Cleo too.

And then I received a message from Leo, my heart was racing, my breath is uneven, I immediately run to the room of Andrew continuously knocking, and told him that Cleo is int the hospital.

I want to apologize.

"How would we know if Cleo's okay?" asks Gabriel.

"We should visit her today." suggested Sky.

I know he's worried about Cleo. He confessed unexpectedly, Hahaha.

I still remember that time, that was when Cleo was playing with us without our knowledge.
Ang kulit din ng babaeng iyon.

"Okay, I'll let them know." Saad ni Andrew.

"I'm getting curious about Cleo." Biglang saad ni Max.

"She's not ordinary, there's something strange about her. Don't you remember her first day? I threw a dagger at her, and she easily avoid it." We looked at Max telling that were listening. "And when Austin got involved with the Triple G? She didn't hesitate to avenge Austin." Napatango naman agad sila.

Nagulat nga rin ako ng sumugod siya doon, sino ba namang sira-ulong susugod mag-isa sa hideout ng isang gang? Well, si Cleo.

"And when the Investments of her family in the school gone missing, she doesn't know where it is but then she suddenly know where to find it, she even crossed the Hell Bridge!" napatango naman ulit sila, at dahil sa lakas ng boses ni Max ay naglapitan narin sila lahat maliban kay Karl at Gavin.

"Let's admit the fact that she's not in the right state of her mind." Napatawa naman ako dahil sa sinabi ni Max. Indeed, she's not normal.

"All her wounds, the gunshot she had? Aren't you wondering where did it came from?" Napatingin naman sila kay Beau.

"The alibi she used first was, 'Nasabit lang to.' Ulol sinong maniniwala don? Then she admitted that she saved a child? Well that was likely Cleo, but still I don't believed it." Mukha kaming nag-iimbistiga dito, parang ginawa na naming kriminal si Cleo.

"Nabalitaan ko nga ding sinagot-sagot niya si Ducusin, nasampal tuloy siya, pero binangga niya daw ito ng papaalis siya kaya't natumba si Ducusin at nakaganti din si Cleo." Bigla namang natawa ang lahat dahil sa sinabi ni Pierce, talaga? She did that? Iba din talaga tong babaeng ito.

"I should thank Cleo for that." Sabi ni Sky habang hawak ang kanyang tiyan, sumasakit na ito dahil sa sobrang tawa.

"Underworld Arena. 11pm. Scorpion Gang." Tumindig naman agad ang aking balahibo, naalala ko iyan.

"That was the message we read when we were browsing through Cleo's phone." sumang-ayon naman ang lahat sa sinabi ni Elijah.

"Kaya ko namang makawala sa bobo niyong mga bantay eh, ngunit hindi ko magawa dahil sa kasama ko. Paano kung aalis akong mag-isa? Edi maiiwan siya, hindi niya rin pwedeng malaman kung ano ako dahil nga sa bata pa siya. Hindi ko rin siya magawang iwan dahil napalapit na siya sa akin. Kaya nagtiis ako ng isang buwan, isang buwan para makipag-laro sa inyo." Nakita kong nagulat si Pierce sa sinabi ni Seb na tila ba may naalala.

"Oo! That was the exact word Cleo had told the man who was after me!" Tiningnan naman niya agad si Seb at kinunutan ng noo. "You heard that? I thought you already left?"

"I did, after hearing those, I assumed you need your time with her, alone." Napangisi naman si Pierce at ginulo ang buhok ni Seb.

"Halabyuuu!" Agad naman siyang tinulak ni Sebastian para matigil ang paggulo nito sa buhok niya.

"I agree to the fact that Cleo's not in the right state of mind." Saad ko at tiningnan silang lahat. "Sino bang tao ang sasalo ng bala na hindi naman para sayo?" Napangisi naman ang lahat.

"That's Cleoxandra." sabay nilang sinabi habang inaalala si Cleo.

Well, Cleo, you never failed to amused us.

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