Page 13 of Not My Type, Not Yet.

Napailing nalang ako at nag simulang maglakad ulit. Hindi ko ma gets ang mga tao ngayon.

Inabot ko ang labi ko. I smirk and licked my lips. Akala ko na no to violence tong paaralang to? pero bat parang ako pa ata ang kauna-unahang nakaranas ng pagmamalupit nito?

"It hurts," I murmured under my breath.

"Yung alin?"

"Anak ng puta!!!" Napatalon ang balikat ko dahil sa walang hiyang taong biglang sumulpot sa likod ko.

I harshly crane my neck to see the person who sneaks in behind my back. Napairap ako when I saw who it was.

"Rayne, puta ka!" Binatokan ko sya.

He winced and grabbed the back of his head. "Wow! hello Austine! napakaganda mong bumati. Bwesit ka," angal nito.

"Gago. Kong hindi mo lang sana ako ginulat edi hindi ka sana makakatanggap ng batok," saad ko at nagsimulang maglakad ulit.

He clung his arms around my neck, "Have you seen Raf? halos buong araw kong di nakita ang lalaking yun," he said.

Kumunot ang noo ko at bahagyang nagkibit balikat, "Malay ko, baka patay na ata."

He snickers from my remarks, "Pag narinig ka non yari ka," pananakot nya. Aba as if naman na matatakot ako?

Bakit sino ba sya? si Knox? hell nah. I can totally take him.

But don't get me wrong hindi rin ako takot kay Knox, bakit ano sya lord?

"Sure, I'm so scared," I said, trying to act scared na sya namang tinawanan nya lang.

"Nga pala, naka decide kana? sasali kaba?" aniya.

My eyebrows met, "Saan?" I asked.

"Kong sino ang unang mamamatay," tumawa sya. I deadpan him and yanked his arm off of my shoulder.

"haha so funny," I manly roll my eyes.

I quickened my pace with the intention of leaving him behind. However, to my dismay, sinabayan nya pa rin ako.

"I was just kidding. Look, it's been awhile you should pick up the bow that you throw away," pangungulit nya.

I pay him no mind. Ano ba ako basurero? no. I will never pick up the trash that I long ago threw away.

"Are you really sure?"

"Shut the fuck up Rayne, you're not helping," Naiinis kong singhal.

He chuckled, "Fine, suit yourself." He surrender.

I just tsked, I should have known better. My mom and I used to play archer together. She's the one who taught me how bow and arrow work together- that's why when she passed away I buried that hobby together with her.

It always pained me whenever I saw something that reminded me of her. Hindi ko tanggap, hindi pa at hindi ko alam kong matatanggap ko kahit kelan.

It's hard to forget someone na naging bahagi na ng buhay mo. Wheather from your family or someone who opened your heart completely.

It will never be that easy.

Ever.

"San ka galing?!" agad na bungad ni Rayne kay Rafael ng makita syang papalapit sa pwesto namin. I took a sip from my coffee and eyed him from head to toe.

Nasa cafeteria kami and this fucker decided to show up.

"Somewhere." Makahulogan nyang saad. He kept on grinning from ear to ear while occasionally touching his lips.

I squinted my eyes when I noticed something, "Your lips... it's swollen. What happened?" Puna ko sa namamaga nyang labi.

My brows knitted, curious I asked another question. "Did someone ravage you?"

He bit the inside of his cheeks and smirked, "Napasubo lang." He chuckled and sat in front of me.

"Nang ano?"

Napatawa ako dahil sa sarili kong tanong. He raised his eyebrows still wearing that annoying smirk of his.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Away. May umaway sakin." He said sheepishly. Naningkit ang mata ko, Hirap talaga pagkatiwalaan ang mga taong ganito.

I scoff at hindi nalang sya pinansin. There's something off about this guy. He's really really off.

"Malapit na ang school festival, mandatory daw ang pagsali sa mga club," Rayne uttered. Napatigil naman ako sa pag-inom ng kape ko.

"The fuck?!" hindi makapaniwalang naiusal ko. Mandatory? ay wow ano to military? Ayaw kong sumali.

Rafael nodded his head at inagaw ang burger ko, "Yeah, plus points daw sa grades."

I waved my hands dismissively, "No thanks. That's probably a trap para lang makasali ang lahat. They might say na plus points sa grades, however I know better than that."

"I'm in it for the fun," Rafael smirked.

"And I'm too lazy for that," I replied with an indifferent tone. " And besid- holy shit!!!"

I quickly jumped on my feet when a hot liquid made contact with my shoulder.

"Fuck!" I groaned in pain and immediately took off my jacket.

"Ok kalang?!" aligagang sigaw ni Rayne.

"Tanga! ikaw kaya mabuhosan nang mainit na kape?!!" Singhal ko. Rafael sprinted to get something and when he returned he was holding a bottle of water.

He opened it and poured it on my shoulder. I tightly closed my eyes as the stinging hit my nerves. Puta masakit. I looked over my shoulder and saw that it had become reddened.

"S-sorry, hindi ko po sinasadya," Agad kong tinaponan ng masamang tingin ang taong nakabuhos sakin.

She lowered her head and played with her finger. Nanginginig din sya dahil sa sobrang takot.

"What are you doing?" I asked in a low and rough voice na syang nagpanginig pa sa kanya.

She sniffles, mukhang naiiyak na. "M-m-may tumisod po sakin." She explained. I clenched my jaw and brushed my hair up.

I was about to yell at her when I heard a snickering sound behind her. I looked past her shoulder and saw a bunch of guys and girls. A guy with a fade cut high five a girl wearing a red bow.

I nodded, I see. Another case of bullying. I exhale trying to compose myself again. Sisigawan ko na sana ang bata.

"Their name..." I trailed off, she looked up but quickly averted her gaze when she met my eyes. "Do you know them?" I added.

She pursed her lips, "Oo." Mahina at puno ng takot nyang saad.

I walked to her and patted her shoulder. Vulnerable people always get bullied for no reason.

Bata, Matanda o kahit sino ka pa man. You have no rights to bully someone and regards yourself as a superior one. Those kinds of people often irks the hell out of me.

Gago ako, but I never once used that as an excuse to invalidate someone's existence and bullied them.

"Nagsumbong kana ba?" I asked. Knowing Knox, he won't let this kind of incident slide.

She frantically shook her head and I sigh.

I jadedly eyed her back and when they saw that I was looking at them nagsiiwas agad sila ng tingin. Mga freshman nga naman.

I walked behind her and wrapped my arm around her shoulder.

"Let's go. Make sure to write down each of their names. This should stop," I whispered at inaya syang maglakad palabas.

I nodded at Rayne and Rafael at tumalikod na.

Babalik nanaman ako don sa office nya, I hope we won't lash out at me and say his very famous line. Get out. I chuckled mentally, that's just so him.

On our way, the girl kept on insisting na wag nalang daw magsumbong dahil baka mas lumaki pa. I hesitated at first but knows better that if we won't take action now this might continue at baka mas lalo nya pang ikapahamak yun.

"What's the deal bat ka nila binubully?" I asked dahil chismoso ako.

Kidding, I just wanted to know the reason behind their actions malay mo baka may kasalanan pala sya kaya ganon.

I'm not chismoso, I'm a concerned citizen.

She hesitated first before opening her mouth, "Amm...The girl with the hair bow I..." she lowered her head.

I observed her for a seond and ruffled her hair, "It's ok, was it too heavy? You don't have to tell me if that's the case."

I don't want to insist kong ikakasakit nya lang din naman ang pag oopen-up.

She shook her head, "Hindi naman heavy, sadyang wala lang talagang kwenta ang rason kong bakit nila ako binubully." This time her voice was rough, at puno ng hinanakit.

"The girl with the hair bow, her name was Yassi and she likes me. We were friends but when she confessed to me I turned her down cuz I only saw her as a friend...a sister. And when I did, she started bullying me and her reason was because I rejected her."

After hearing the reason behind the bullying, my lips form a straight smile. Anak ka nga naman ng tokwa oh. Mga bata nga naman.

Hindi ko alam kong matatawa ba ako or maaawa.

"Pardon..." I clear my throat trying to swallow my laughter. "Is that it?" I asked. Hindi pa rin makapaniwala sa rason kong bakit.

She nodded and mukhang nahihiya.

"People like her tend to do that pag di nila tanggap na nareject sila, It's like if I can't have you then no one can so they will start to do bad things so that people will distance themselves from you afraid that they might get entangled also..." She trailed off.

"... Probably."

I clinked my tongue. Nakaakbay pa rin ako sakanya kaya kinuha ko ang braso ko.

Narating namin ang office ni Knox, I was about to knock when she pulled the hem of my sando.

"Sorry," she uttered in a low voice. She eyed my shoulder, napatingin din ako don.

I smiled, "Aren't you a lucky one dahil ako ang nabuhosan mo?" I chuckled. Nagtataka nya akong tinignan kaya napatawa ako.

With her round eyes and long lashes she reminded me of my sister. Elise. Mahilig din syang magsuot ng mga hairpin eh.

"Nevermind." I dismissed and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Napalunok ako when I heard Knox's dominant voice from the inside. I took a sharp breath before opening the door.

His eyes immediately landed on mine. I saw how his jaw clenched.

Before he could say something inunahan ko na sya. "Chill, I'm not here to cause trouble." I put both of my hands in the air.

Pansin ko rin na nandito ang iba pang mga member ng council.

"Why are you here?" He asked roughly.

Ouch ha masakit ang tono nito.

I gently pulled the wrist of the girl that was hiding behind me. When he saw the girl his forehead knotted.

"Binubully," agad kong saad, nag-iwas ako ng tingin at pinagtuonan ng pansin ang bata sa tabi ko.

"Tell him, don't be afraid," I encourage her. She looked at me and obediently nodded.

"Back-upan mo ako ha baka resbakan ako nila," napatawa ako dahil sa iniusal nya. I bend a little and ruffles her hair.

"Sure, just hit me up." I winked at her at binalik ang tingin sa taong kanina pa ako pinapatay gamit ang kanyang mata.

"Listen to her carefully, list down everything she said." Usal ko.

Bumuntong hininga muna ako bago tumalikod. At least don't look at me like that Knox. You're being too harsh on me.

"What happened to your shoulder?" Napatigil ako when Preston's voice rang through my ear.

I looked over my shoulder, pulang-pula na. I faced him and smiled.

"Wala to, kunting paso lang naman." I softly uttered. I slapped my shoulder and immediately regretted it but I played it cool. "See. Don't worry," I give him a half smile dahil nanunuot na ang hapdi sa balat ko.

Gago talaga kahit kelan.

Who in their right mind would do something like that? Siguro ako?

"Sure ka? mukhang malala yan."

I nodded, "Sure ako, hindi naman masakit."

"Sorry kasalanan ko," nabaling ulit ang tingin ko sa bata. "Nabuhosan ko sya ng kape, kumukulo pa yung tubig non." Suminghot sya.

"Damn masakit?!" My eyes landed on a guy who's sitting beside Knox's table.

"Medjo. Try mo rin tas tatanongin kita kong masakit," napangiwi sya sa sagot ko at hindi na nagsalita ulit.

"I think you should visit the infirmary mukhang malala yan. I'll call Rafael to accompany you," Preston offered at nagsimulang kalikotin ang cellphone nya.

"Close ata ang Infirmary on leave si Doctora eh, nauna nang magbakasyon." Ani ng isa sakanila na hindi ko kilalala.

I smiled weakly dahil humahapdi na talaga. "It's ok, gagaling din to."

"You should have it checked, Sevilliana. I'll ask for the infirmary's key, and I'll also contact Dr. Janice. So stay put and have it checked."

My lips turned upside down at his words. I tilted my head, a grin slowly tugging the corners of my lips.

"Ok lang ako sabi, " I insisted. "Concerned kana ba sakin nyan?" I teased.

Say yes Knox...say yes.

He looked at me coldly, those damn eyes that always scrutinized me. I wanted to poked them out so that hindi nya na ako matitignan gamit ang mga tingin na yun.

"I don't care about you, Sevilliana. It's just my duty to care."

Unti-unting nawala ang ngisi sa labi ko. My chest tightened and my stomach churned. I bit my lips and smiled at him weakly.

Damn that kinda hits. I chuckled and lowered my head.

"Alright," I nodded my head. " Forget about it then." Mahina kong saad pero sakto lang para marinig nya.

Tumalikod na ako ang nagsimulang maglakad papalapit sa pintoan. Before I twisted the door knob I waved my hand.

"Gate pass. Bigay mo sakin mamaya."

And I got out. I couldn't stay there for a second. I feel like malalagutan ako ng hininga. Nakaka suffocate.

I heave a sigh and decided na pumunta nalang sa dorm namin. Nakakawala ng mood.

So he doesn't care whether I injured myself badly but still acts like he cares cause it's his responsibility. Maybe he cares, hindi nga lang sakin.

I scoff, what a way to make me feel pathetic. You're hella one of a kind Knox. You and your sharp tongue.