Entry 2

HERMENIA

ISA AKO sa magkakapatid na anak ng nanay na asawa ng tatay ko. Walong lalaki ang kapatid ko at ako ang bunso, nag-iisang babae. Ang saklap diba? Nakaka-init ng ulo lahat ng kuya ko, idagdag pa si Papa na isa ding istrikto. Wala akong dapat gawin na hindi nila gusto.

Isa akong babae kaya bantay sarado. Duhhh?! Di ba nila alam ang salitang gender equality? Kaya ko ang sarili ko.

Hindi ako anga anga sa takbo ng mundo pero kung maka bantay sila akala moy isa akong grade two. Nakakainis na kasi hindi na nga ako bata! Isa na akong kolehiya na malapit ng maging alumna.

Isa na akong 4th year college student!

Pero daym...hindi ko pa naranasang mag ditch sa class, tumagay sa b-house ng mates ko. Magwarla kasama ng barkada ko, magpakalasing sa bar at umuwi ng alas kwatro ng umaga,ni malapitan ng lalaki ay bawal din sa napakadaming commandments ng mga kuya.

Para akong si Maria Clara sa panahon ng modernong teknolohiya.

Kadiri talaga kaya ngayon na napagdesisyonan ko na nalalabagin ko lahat ng utos nila kuya at gagawin ko na ang gusto ko, ako ang masusunod ngayon.

Sawa nakong maging sunod sunuran sa kanila. I had enough, kaya mo yan girl, maging suwail ka naman. Habang pababa ako ng hagdanan nakita kung nandoon si dad, nakaupo sa may hapag kainan. He wasn't looking at me that why I hurriedly walk to the door.

"Alis na ako Pa!" Pasigaw kong paalam.

Then dire-diretso na sana akong palabas ng pintuan kung hindi lang ako hinarang ni Kuya Garrix sabay tulak sakin pabalik, nakacross arms pa siya.

"Hep...eat your breakfast!" sabay turo pa sa table naming may pagkain.

I almost rolled my eyes on him. "Sa school nalang malelate na ako kuya."

I try to walk pass by him but Kuya Eryx block my way too.

"Go back and eat. 8 pa ang start ng klase mo, 6:35 palang." I took a deep breath.

Eto talaga ang kinakainisan ko sa kanila.

"FINE!" I surrendered, nagdadabog akong naglakad pabalik don sa dining table namin at sinimulan ng kumain.

"I will ride you to your school, Hermenia Faith Ismael."

Kuya Vonn Kairon informed me when he appear in our dining binuo pa talaga ang napahaba kong pangalan.

Umpisa na silang magising lahat kaya binilisan ko ang pagkain kailangan kong magmadali kundi matatrap ako sa mga barako nato.

Mas malala sila pag kompleto na silang walo.

"Hey eat slowly Hermenia or you'll choke to death." That's Kuya Maeve Ysraille na humihigop ng mainit na kape.

I just ignored him. "I'm done."

Uminom ako ng tubig, sinimot ulit ang bag ko at inayos ko ang uniform kong nagusot then I said after a while.

"I'm going na, bye."

Tumakbo nako palabas para hindi na nila ako maharangan at mahatid sa school. Gusto ko lang namang matutong mag commute, pero deym!

"Hop in Hermenia!"

Someone shouted at my back napalingon at napaikot na lang ako ng mata after kong masilayan ang asar na mukha ng kapatid ko.

It's Kuya Qluix Ryxsler while he opens the car door, na unahan niya pa si Kuya Vonn sa paghahatid sakin.

No choice, sumampa na ako ng kotse at pabagsak na sinara ang pinto.

I took a deep breath but Kuya Qluix just chuckles, he knows how pain they are in my ass. I'm pissed already.

We drove to school silence's eating us, I dont want to talk or ill just talk shits to Kuya.

"Bye, Hermenia. Behave, Exraelle will fetch you later wait for him!" he said wave his hand to bid goodbye.

I just rolled my eyes, sundo na naman. "KFINE, whatever!"

I was slowly walking papuntang room ko. Sheets ang conyo ko lang pakinggan.

Sa three years ko dito alam ko na kung san ang room ko. L-32 ang unang sub ko, doon yon malapit sa library.

Habang naglalakad ako wala akong pakialam sa ibang estudyante, puro kaartehan lang naman sila sa buhay, lalong lalo na ang tambay sa lahat ng front ng room nila, parang hindi nag kita noong enrollment.

Ang iingay eh nanlilibak lang naman. I hate hearing their bullshit rants, kaartehan ng mga kababaihan dito.

Hanggang sa napatigil ako nung may narinig akong kalabog, tapos lumagabog ulit.

Hala may nag aaway yata?!

Dahil curious ako, oy hindi ako chixmosa. Curious lang, sumilip ako sa old lab room na kung asan ko naririnig ang pinagmumulan ng kumosyon.

I saw guys, naka-uni din sila ng school namin, malamang pero ibang department sila.

Hindi ko to ka team, nakita kong meron silang inaaway at mukhang pinagtu- tulungan pa nila. Kaya dali-dali din akong pumasok ako sa loob ng room at nagcross arm nakatingin sabay sita sa kanila.

"Pssst ano yan?" Aniya nagsilingunan naman sakin ang pitong kalalakihan.

Magisa lang yata ang binububog hindi ko mamukhaan, nakayuko sya ng ulo.

"Bakit Miss?" Si kuyang nagsisiga sigaan.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance dahil ang bully nila eh first day of school palang sana bukas nalang, yong hindi ako napadaan kasi naiirita ako sa kanila, promise!

Tumigil naman sila sa pagsusuntok doon sa lalaki at ako na ang kanilang hinarap.

"Wag ka nang makialam Miss may atraso lang samin to! Alis na."

Si kuya #2 mukhang siya ang leader, ngumisi pa siya pero ang pangit naman. Sumabat naman si kuya #3, yung patpatin.

"Oo nga Miss tinuturuan lang namin sya ng leksyon"

Nangangati ang ilong ko sa sagot mga pinagsasabi nila. So I coudn't hold back my irritation, I shouted my lungs out on them.

"TEACHER BA KAYO MGA PUNYETA KAYO? Sige nga paki- explain kung bakit niyo to ginagawa?"

They all keep quite and listened to my rant, nagulat yata sa pagsigaw ko.

"Give me a fucking logical reason why you are bullying this guy? 7vs1? Fuckin' Lesson my ass. Tingnan nyo nga yang pagmumukha nyo mukhang ang bobo nyo naman tas tuturuan nyo pa sya ng leksyon? Duh. Mga pasikat!" I bullied them, sige ako na ang bully.

Tama yan Hermenia first day of school pero sa detention ka kaagad ang magpapalipas oras. Good job, really!

Tumawa naman ang isang lalaki yong mukhang gangster. "Ang bobo nyo daw, dude!"

He laugh again I smirked. GAGO kasama ka don, yong tatlo namang naunang nagsalita kanina nagalit yata? Ang sama kasi makatingin sa akin ngayon.

"Oh anong tinitingin tingin niyo dyan?" I said full of arrogance.

"Huuhu...lumalaban pre naka bonakid." The fifth guy kidded but no one laugh.

They're pissing me off, anong akala nila sa akin weak? Not me!

"Oh ano na? Pakakawalan nyo ba yan o patutumbahin ko kayo isa isa?" Ang yabang ko ba? Tsk basic lang yan.

"Gusto mo bang masaktan miss?" Guy sixth asked as he stretch his muscle arms.

"Try me!" I said confidently.

Itinabi ko na din yung bag ko and I folded my sleeves Im ready to fight.

The guys laugh so hard as if I cracked some stupid jokes infront of them. Yong isa lang nilang kasama ang hindi tumatawa his intently looking at me parang sinusuri ang pagmumukha ko.

Hmmmn...problema neto? I walk near them or I might say I want to help that poor guy but they're fuckin' blocking my way. I glared at all of them, still their expressions are filled with an insulting glances on my part.

"MOVE!" I ordered but no one move.

"Or I break your bones I swear." a threat yet still no one obeys me. They're testing my patience huh?

"Alam mo mi-" before he could finished what he's about to say.

I made a quick move, grab his hand forcely at binalibag ko na sya sa pader. I heard him mumbled couple of curses when he landed on the ground.

"ARRRGHHH!" He shouted in pain, serves you rigtht jerk! "Shit aray!!"

I really hate it when someone contradicts my orders.

I always get what I want, Im a fuckin brat! Kahit ang mga kasama niya ay nagulat sa ginawa ko. Isa isa na sana silang susugod noong pigilan sila noong lalaking grabe makatitig sakin.

"DON'T!"

Pigil niya sa limang feeling ang tatapang, mukha siya yong pinakalider kasi nagsinuran naman silang lahat.

"Ano ba naman Gykre. Nilampaso nya si Sydtron. Tapos pipigilan mo kami! Langya!" Si kuyang patpatin na bakas ang himagsik sa mukha pero tumigil naman.

Ang tapang niya huh? Try niya kaya munang mag vitamins? Isang sipa nalang to, hospital na.

Huwag kasi masyadong matapang kuys, masasaktan ka lang.

He just gave them all a glare. "Just shut the hell up! Gusto nyo bang sabay sabay tayong iburol Huh? Hindi niyo ba kilala yang babaeng yan?"

He said to his fuming members. Oh? He knows me?

He added in dangerous tone. "'Don't you fuckin dare hurt an Ismael or YOU WILL ALL DIE. We'll hunt you down, no one escapes our wrath. Just wait and die, fuckers.'"

Kanya-kanyang mura naman ang kasama niya.

"Remember those lines, huh? and yes, just to inform you suckers, she's a fuckin' Ismael. So cut that crap if you want to live a longer life."

Namutla naman ang kasamahan niya at napapatitig sakin. Na sinasalubong ko sila ng tingin, taas kilay at seryosong nakamasid sa kanilang pito na ngayo'y pinapatay na ako sa tingin.

So kilala nila ang mga Kuya ko? They know their fuckin' mantra or something? The curse of Ismael's thats what they've called it.

I just shrugged my shoulder, mabuti ngang matakot at ng magsilayas na sila dito. Less hussle, saka wala ng gulong mangyayari. They gave me nods and then they hurriedly go out in the room where in, leaving me with this pained stranger..

"Till next time losers!" I shouted as I laugh hard out of their comical reaction, coward beasts.

Naagaw naman ang atensiyon ko ng lalaking dumadaing marahang lumapit ako sa kanya, tinatantiya kung anong lagay niya..

"Hey still okay?" I saw him nodded but he never answered verbally.

He just groan masakit siguro no, malamang! I gently pulled his hair up and make him face me. Oh my! Bloody face, my eyes widen in shocked.

"What the hell did they do to you? Those Fucktards!" I shouted out of anger when I saw his face.

He profusely bleeds, meron syang malaking cut sa left eyebrow niya even his lips it's bleeding too, meron din syang pasa sa right eye.

Shit bloody face. "Hey still awake?" Tinapik ko ang mukha nya!

Amph mamatay naba siya? Kung makapikit kasi eh parang yung nakikita ko sa ataul. Ang payapa!

"Y-yeah." he hoarsely said.

He didn't even bother to open his damn eyes, nakapikit lang siya at tila dinadamdam talaga ang sakit niya sa katawan.

I hurriedly get my handkerchief and put it on his big and deep wound. Ganto kasi yung nakikita ko sa Tv I put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. Sana gumana, shit- hindi man halata pero natataranta na ako, talaga promise.

I eagerly dialed Yvarinna's number to seek for help. Sheet answer it!

"Hell-." I cutted her nonsense introduction.

I speak hurriedly. "Yvarinna listen. Call a fuckin nurse I mean doctor tell them to go in the old lab. NOW! ASAP! someone is badly hurt. I cant stop the bleeding-!"

Sunod-sunod at taranta kong sabi sa kanya.

She answered back. "What? Wha-,"

"JUST FUCKIN DO WHAT I SAY! I NEED A DAMN DOCTOR NOW!"

I shouted out of panicked nagtatanong pa kasi, emergency to.

"Wha— Ok! OK!" The line cutted off.

I took a deep breath, kinakabahan na ako ayaw kasing tumigil ng pagdurugo.

Tinapik ko ulit ang mukha nya. "Hey hey...gising. Huwag ka namang ganyan ayaw kong may mamatay sa kamay ko kaya huwag kang pa-exempted. Gumising ka diyan kinakabahan na ako." I pleaded to him.

No response, letcheee. Niyugyog ko ang balikat niyang malapad.

"HOY! Gumising ka idilat mo yang mata mo ng malaman ko kung buhay kapa o idederetso na kita sa embalsamador. Huwag mong sayangin ang oras ko." I blurted out of nowhere, though I didn't really mean it.

Mukha namang natakot siya kasi unti unti niyang minulat ang kanyang mga mata.

A loud gasp escaped from my mouth. HOLLY MOTHAFUCKIN HELL- V I O L E T.

He owns a fuckin violet eyes. I-is it even possible? Having a violet eyes, a flaming one, looking at you like he'll burn you alive.

I was stuck in awe when he directly looks into my eyes.

I gulped hard, so beautiful!

"I-Im okay!" He weakly said then shut again his eyes, he leans on a wall as if his life was depended on it.

Sakto namang bumukas ang pinto it must be the doctor. They're here, I can hear their footsteps walking towards us.

"Hermenia nandito na ang doctor. Ano bang nangyar-OH FUCK! What did you do?"

Yvarrina accused to me when she saw the guy infront of me. Bloody ang unmoving natigilan din siya pagkakita kay guy, violet eyes.

"Hey I didnt do anything just please help him!" I pleaded when I saw our school doctor walking straight near him.

I stand in the middle and let the doctor assess his condition. They put him on a bed, lifts him up and take him to the waiting ambulance.

Wala akong paki alam kung hindi nya ko kamaganak. I hurriedly run and barge myself in gusto kung masiguro ang kalagayan nya.

"Miss you dont need to accomp-." I shut him with my death glare.

"Just fuckin let me or I will fuckin push you off in this ambulance myself!" I threatened to the asst. nurse.

Natakot yata, hinayaan nya na lang akong makisakay sa kanila.

Masyado lang tagalang malaki ang school namin kaya kailangang magambulansya pero nandito pa rin kami sa school. May medical course ang school nato kaya kompleto sila sa gamit.

Kanina pa ko na ka abang sa labas ng room kung san nila pinasok ang walang malay na si- eeeer basta si Mr. Violet.

Bat ang tagal? Kailangan ba ng major operation? May brain damage ba? Kakalkalin ba nila yung utak nya? Kailangan nya ba ng isang drum ng dugo? Mamatay na ba siya?!

Pabalya akong tumayo at nilapitan ang doctor na kakalabas lang.

"DOC kamusta na po sya, yungnpasyente po sa loob. Okay pa ba siya buhay pa naman?"

Yan agad ang bungad ko nong lumabas ang doctor napaone step backward pa sya sa gulat sakin.

If I'm not in a life and death situation I would laugh out so loud in here seeing his epic shocked face darted into mine. But I couldn't, hindi to tamang oras para mang prank.

"How is he Doc?" I'm worried sick of his condition.

He took a deep breath. Kinakalma niya yata ang sarili niya sa pagkagulantang sa akin. He soflty smile, reassuring me. "He's okay miss. We already perform a surger-!"

Surgery? Nagulantang ako ganoon siya kalala? "What the— Ano po?"

Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong sumigaw, niyugyog ko pa ang balikat ng doktor na nagulat sa akin.

"Kamusta ang brain niya doc? Intact pa ba? Kailangan nya na bang magchemotheraphy?" I can see the Doctor's confussion.

Sino ba ang doctor sya o ako? Bakit hindi siya makasagot?

Nagtatakang nakatingin lang siya sa akin, na para bang ang tanga- tanga ko sa harapan niya.

"Huh? What I mean is we dont need a chemotheraphy or something. We just stitch his open wounds, i'ts deep thats why. Hes still unconcious." He assured me that he's ok.

Thats it nakahinga ako ng maluwag sa sinabi ng doctor. Akala ko mamamatay na siya kung makapabitin kasi eh.

Amp, akala ko mamatay na talaga, sheets!

The doctor discussed the condition of his patient to me maybe thinking that I'm his girlfriend. Tango lang ako ng tango, pinipilit itindihin ang mga salitang lumalabas sa bibig niya mga gamot na kailangan inumin at kung kailan babalik sa hospital for check-up.

I balled my fists in annoyance I will make sure that those seven fucktard creatures will pay for what they've done to Mr. Violet.

See you the soonest n' die, fuckers I will be you worst nigthmare.

DAHAN-DAHAN kong binuksan ang pinto ng bahay namin, umaasang hindi nila mamapapansin ang pagdating ko ng anong oras na. Pero lahat ng paghihirap ko'y nabalewala nong biglang umilaw yong bombilya sa sala.

Mariin kong ipinikit ang mata ko na agad ko ding minulat dahil narinig ko na ang sigaw ng dragon.

"WHERE DID YOU EFFIN' GO HERMENIA FAITH ISMAEL? YOU DITCH YOUR FUCKIN WHOLE CLASS TODAY, LADY. BETTER EXPLAIN YOURSELF CLEARLY AND YOUR REASONS MUST BE VALID ENOUGH TO SPARE YOU WITH THE PUNISHMENT!!"

Yan agad ang bumungad sakin pagpasok ko palang sa loob ng bahay namin. Nilibot ko ang tingin ko, napangiwi nalang ako.

LAGOT nandito silang lahat. Nakaupo silang lahat sa sala namin, si Dad and my eldest to youngest brothers. Isa-isa ko silang tiningnan nanantiya sa reaksiyon nila sa kagagawa ko.

My Kuya Garrix Drio, Eryx Raz, Vonn Kairon, Maeve Ysraille, Qluix Ryxsler, Exraelle Reonnix, Pyxealle Quinn and Yhuvann Greix with their own versions of death glare looking at me.

I'M TOTALLY DOOMED!

"H-Ha?!" Yan lang ang sagot na naform sa utak ko.

Kanya-kanya naman sila kuyang sabi ng 'hakdok?'.

"Explain Hermenia." Pero hindi yon benta kay dad, he said it with his stern voice.

Bakit kasi nagsama-sama sila? Para tuloy akong nasa trial court.

I swallowed hard. "Uhmm. I was tangled in a acciden-."

"WHAT!?" They all shouted in chorus.

Fvck, my ears!

Kanya-kanya silang tayo at chineck ang katawan ko I rolled my eyes skyward.

Agad na pinaalis sila sa harapan ko. "Don't overreact bros I'm not the one who got hurt I just help one student who got bullied, I dont know who he is but we need to send him in our school hospital. He was beaten by those fucktard creatures."

Nakinig naman sila sa palusot ko, mas inactingan ko pa para maniwala.

"Imagine 7 vs 1? Eleven stiches, bruises and broken fingers. He was unconsious and he needs a company so I volunteered myself. Nandoon ako nong nangyari ang krimen kaya I felt that im partly responsible for his welfare." I explained to them, mahaba na yan para makatotohanan.

Okay may kunting kasinungalingan don. Hindi nya naman kasi kailangan ng bantay.

Ako lang talaga ang mapilit but my official statement, didn't calm my over protective brothers.

I should have known they both grunt in annoyance.

Ninoohan ako ni Kuya. "You didn't leave us a message. You don't know how worried am I when you're still not in our meeting place. I've waited there for almost an hour and just to be sure I went to your room but they say you didnt attend your class all day!" Kuya Exraelle butted in, still fuming mad.

I scratched my head, crinkling my nose after. "I left my phone in the old lab I'm in panicked. Hindi ko din memorize ang mga numbers nyo, kaya nakalimutan ko na." I pouted, hunyeta!

Sana naman maniwala na kayo, hirap na kong magform ng sentence sa utak ko.

Kuya Vonn interferred in his warning tone. "Dont do it again Hermenia. You don't know how worried sick we are."

Napatango nalang ako in agreement, sighing deeply kasi ligtas na ako sa kanila nagsalita na kasi si Kuya Vonn, sa end of discussion na.

"Kilala mo ba ang nambugbog?" Kuya Pyxealle asked, pissed was written on his face.

"Si berna Kuya!" I eagerly said, kidding but they shot me their fuckin glares again, hindi sila natuwa.

Joke lang naman kasi, I smiled yung pacute at sumagot na ng maayos.

"Errr hmmn hindi eh I mean I only knew two names, base on what his member called them. Sydtron and Gykre."

"Those bullshit jerks again." Kuya Maeve cursed.

"You knew them?" I asked they all keep quite after, kilala nga nila.

"Kumain kana?" Biglang change topic naman, napatingin ako kay Kuya Garrix at umiling.

"Kumain kana don." Tinuro niya pa ang lamesa.

Habang papunta ako sa kitchen isa isa nila akong binabatukan. Masakit lang ha? They laugh at my distress.

I give them a 'what was that look for?!'

"Yan para magtanda ka ulitin mo pa to hindi lang batok ang matitikman mo." Si kuya Garrix na nagfefeeling panganay.

Nagsitanguan naman ang iba. I just rolled my eyes.

"I'll try," Pambwesit lang sa kanila. "But not promising, though."

"HERMENIA!"

They all shouted pero bago pa nila ako mabatukan ulit tumakbo na ako papuntang room ko and locked it close.

Seconds later they banged my door, trying to enter but failed I laughed so loud.

"Goodnight, mga kuys." I shouted out of glee at umayos na ng higa sa kama.

Yeah right fuckers, my grinned widen because for the first time, I ditch my class then I met Mr. Violet Eyes.

Maybe it must be the start of my exciting year. Sana nga po, Lord.

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