Chapter 2

Flynn's POV

I'm done with my morning routine and now I'm here at our dining table together with Kuya Cean and Flaire and oops.. Himala. Andito sina Daddy and Mommy.

Sabay silang bumaba at halatang halata na napaka energetic ni Daddy today. While Mom, she's not drunk. Whew. What a beautiful beginning of this day.

"Good morning babies! Kumusta ang school?" bungad ni Daddy.

"We're not that busy already Daddy! Because we're just practicing the things that we're going to do during our graduation day. And it would be next week! I want all of you to come there especially you Daddy!" Ani Flaire.

inaasahan kong hihingi ito ng pasensya dahil ganoon na ang narinig namin ni Kuya simula elementary graduation namin. Si Mommy lang ang kasama namin palagi sa mga activities at awardings pero..

"Sure,my baby.Expect our presence in your Graduation." Daddy joyfully replied.

nakakagulat man ngunit masaya ako para kay Flaire. Atleast ma experience niyang complete ang aming family sa espesyal na araw niya.

"How about you, Flynn? I've heard you're requesting for a home schooling? Why? hindi mo ba kasundo ang mga classmates mo? I'll tell the dean kung may nang aapi sa iyo."

shookt. hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko. naunahan ako ng kaba.

"A-ah daddy, knowing Flynn, I- I t-think sh-she just don't l-like the vibe of our school. Yeah. That's it. Since she's an introvert, she can't stay for a big university with tons of students around. And yeah I think that would be great if she will have her home schooling ." phew. Kuya saved me. Thank you 1000 times!

"Y-yeah, Dad. Kuya is right. ehe." I agreed.

"hmm. Sabagay. Tama ang kuya Ocean mo.You're such an introvert. If that's what you want, I'll ask for a teacher. You'll start maybe next week. But as for now, you better attend your class muna para hindi ka mahuli sa topics." Mommy added.

Mabuti naman at sang ayon sila sa mga reasons namin ni Kuya.

"Yeah Mom. Thank you po." I replied

"Ikaw ba Mr. Ocean Zachary Andromeda, kumusta ang pag aaral?" tanong ni Mommy kay Kuya.

"Ayos naman po, Mom. time will come and you'll call me Doctor Ocean.Ang poging doctor ng bayan!" aba. napaka lakas din ng tama nito minsan.

kumain na kami at  noong tumayo na si Flaire para mag beso kay Daddy and Mommy at magpaalam para pumasok, sumunod kami ni Kuya at dali dali kong sinara ang bag kong muntikan ng mahagip ng paningin ni Dad. Nalimutan ko palang isara kanina bago kumain. phew.

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"Hey Ynze! How are you? I thought you're planning to have your home schooling nalang? Why naman, aren't you comfortable ba with us? sayang. final semester na."bungad sa akin ni Lizbeth pagkabukas ko ng pinto ng room namin.

Ynze daw? Fc ha.Akala mo naman talagang concern sa akin. E gusto lang naman niyang mag spread ng chismis kaya sinalubong ako ng interview.

"Trip ko lang,ehe.Ichika mo nalang sa mga froglets mo. May pahintulot ko ha? without fake news lang sana.love love." I sarcastically said.

Isang linggo nalang naman siguro ako dito or more than that. Basta kaunting tiis nalang kaya't ilalabas ko na ang hinanakit ko sa babaeng 'to.

flashback

habang tumatakbo ako sa hallway ay may narinig akong tawag mula sa di kalayuan.

"Ms.Flynn! Ms.Flynn!" pag tawag sa akin ng isang student na base sa neck tie ay from Accountancy and Business Management... color green kasi ehe.

"Hello! Why are you calling me?" ani ko.

"A-ah e. Magingat kayo. Wag kang mag tatatakbo. Baka mapano ang baby mo." wtf? baby daw?

"baby? ah, Ms? wrong send ka yata in person? ehe, I'm not pregnant. I'm still a virgin baby." ani ko. Baka kasi prank so I just made some jokes on my statement.

"h-ha? 'di ba po Lizbeth is your classmate? She spread that news on our building. She said na she spread it for your safety. S-sorry Ms. Flynn!"

then she ran away.

dali dali kong hinanap si Lizbeth to confront her about that preggy 'daw' ako thing. Noong nakaraan ang bali balita, nagbabayad lang daw ako sa mga professor para maging madalas highest sa exams. Last school year when we were about to graduate junior high, nag spread din siya ng rumor na kaya wala akong kaibigan ay Psychopath daw ako. Kaya ayun, wala na nga akong kaibigan, iniiwasan pa ako ng mga taong makakasalubong ko. Palibhasa'y ninang niya ang dean kaya makapal ang mukha.

And luckily I found her sa cafeteria. nag iinom ng kape. I think she's gaining confidence in case na makasalubong niya ako. Tsk.

"Hey there Lizbeth!" as nice as I can—plastikadang nice,ok? ehe, I greeted her.

"Oh, h-hey there Ynze!"

wtf that Ynze she's not even a friend of mine!

"Did you know that making some public malicious FALSE information can put you in prison since it is under the Article 355 of the Revise Penal Code, the crime of Libel and if you caught guilty you may live in jail for about 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and four months or a fine ranging from 200 to 6,000 pesos or both." tuloy tuloy kong sambit.

nag search pa ako para saiyo, Lizbeth!

"We're not Humanities and Social Science Students but how come you study laws? haha! I know that thing and why are you discussing it to me?" pakitang tao pa. pft.

agad nahagip ng aking peripheral vision ang kaninang ABM student na nag kwento sa akin tungkol sa kagagahan ng Lizbeth na ito.

"Hey Ms! Come here please." I requested and she followed.

"This is my proof. Ms. Lizbeth Peñaflor, how wide is your imagination to create a story which I am the main character?" I stopped when I realized that everyone's watching us.

but then I continued my speech when she maintained her silence.

"Go,Ms. Tell her what she did. Repeat what you told me a while ago. Hindi porket hindi ako kumikibo't nakikihalubilo sa mga kaklase natin ay pwede mo na akong kantiin.Go, Ms."

at kinuwento nga ulit ni Ms. ABM ang mga kagagahan ni Lizbeth. Parami ng parami ang mga estudyanteng pasimpleng nanonood sa amin. Some of them already knew the news since kalat na nga daw sa ABM building at ang iba'y gulat na gulat.

"O-oh, that preggy thing. Haha! d-don't hide it na Flynn. Ano? nag eskandalo ka dito for them to believe in you? haha omg girl. stop it." she lied.

hinila ko siya papunta malapit sa pinto ng cafeteria habang ang mata ng madla ay sumusunod kung saan kami nakapwesto

"Oh, halika. Samahan mo akong bumili ng kinseng pregnancy test at pagkatapos kong itake ay ibubusalsal ko sa bunganga mong may limang libong singaw!"

hila hila ko siya hanggang sa quadrangle hanggang sa biglang nag ikot ang aking paligid at nagsimulang dumilim at hindi ko na alam ang susunod pang nangyari.

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doon ko nakumpirma ang mga bagay na ikinagulat at hindi ko naman inaasahan. Pero, ayaw ko pa munang pagusapan..

naupo ako sa bandang gilid at gitnang layer ng mga seats. I don't care kung sinong katabi ko dahil kahit sino lang naman ay pwede na. Wala naman akong kaibigan dito. Ngunit ang lahat naman ay nakakausap ko kahit papaano liban na lamang sa mga alagad ng Lizbeth na iyon.

"Uy Flynn, desidido ka na ba na sa bahay ka nalang? Ano bang nangyari saiyo? Noong nakaraan lang ay nahimatay ka sa Quadrangle and now you're going for a home schooling na?" Mayie curiously asked me.

"What's the purpose kung mag aaral ako sa University if I'm not the type of person na mahilig makipag socialize? It's just that, I want peaceful place to study. And that would be at home."

I seriously answered as if I'm not lying and luckily our professor went in and the discussion gone softly and 'slightly' comfortable.

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credits to : https://www.divinalaw.com/about-cyber-libel/

where I got the infos about Libel