VIII

"Ein, what is earth's only natural satellite?"

I am just staring blankly on the board, the scene from yesterday still distracting me.

Nangangati na ang p'wet ko na umalis rito sa loob ng classroom namin, and go to my hidden place. I want to keep on track what is currently happening on the trial court. My teacher didn't allow me to attend on the trial, because I have some classes to attend.

On that trial, it was the part wherein the defendant will either plea guilty or not. If the defendant was being plea as a guilty, it means the perpetrator admitted the crime and that was the time that the perpetrator will be sentence a verdict.

"Ein!" the roaring voice of the lady in front made me blink many times. I stand-up and look at her with my eyes are half closed. Such an unmannered creature, haven't her parents taught her that don't disturb someone when they're busy?

I rolled my eyes on her before I let my words to escape from my mouth, "yes?" I simply answered.

She look at me sharply and say, "I've been calling you to answer my question!" she roared.

"Pardon me, but can you repeat your question?" said I. Such an stupid, bakit ba karamihan sa mga guro ay mas pinipiling tawagin yung mga taong hindi naman nakikinig sa kanila?psh!

Her lips curved into a small smirk, "Sorry, but I don't repeat questions" she answered that made my brows to furrowed.

I sigh at first then answer her with a soft yet with little volume of voice, " The Earth is already a satellite because it moves around the sun, and the moon is a satellite because it moves around the Earth. The earth and the moon are called natural satellites"

I saw her brows furrowed for what I've said, "what? I couldn't hear your answer. Repeat it!" she commanded.

I gave her a smirk topped with my cold teasing eyes, "Sorry, but I also don't repeat answers" said I. The room was started to be filled with laugh. My smirk widden because of her face.

"You're such a pedantic kid!" she roared again.

I raised my brows and say, "I know right" my eyes rolled and my sight diverted to the kid I saw yesterday.

The president's son to be specific. He's staring at me, at bigla nalang syang nataranta nang mapansin nyang nakatingin na ako sa kanya.

"Quiet!" the teacher shouted. How could she shout to her grade 2 students? pfft!

"Ma'am. You're so loud" I was shock when the President's son stood-up and say those words. The lady's brows furrowed in anger.

"The both of you! follow me!" the whole class laugh when our teacher made her way to the exit door.

I felt someone touching my left arm, my heart started to beat too fast. It's the president's son. What's with this kid?

Binuhat nya ang bag ko at hinila ako palabas ng classroom. Hindi ko na napansin kung saan nya ako dadalhin dahil sa bilis ng tibok ng puso ko.

We stopped and I look at him. Ngayon lang ako nakaramdam ng kaba. Well, what should I feel by the way? kaharap ko lang naman ang anak ng taong pumatay sa tatay ko.

He's giggling while panting so hard and I didn't found it cute, I found it devilishly.

Binitawan nya ang kamay ko at umakyat sa bakod. He offered his hand to me but I ignored it. I can lift my own weight, dimwit kid!

Kabisado kona ang daanang ito dahil dito ako laging lumalabas kapag nakabantay ang guard. Hindi ko alam kung paano nalaman nito ang lugar na 'to.

Iniwan ko ito sa kinakatayuan nya at nauna ng maglakad, "where are you going?" I heard him asking.

"It's none of your business. You can go back, and attend our boring classes if you want to, and don't you ever dare to follow me" said I and started to walk again.

I felt the cold breeze brushes upon my skin, the sounds of the tweeting birds easily destroyed the quiet, and unsound road. Just how those creatures destroyed my quiet life, they started it so I will make it more noisy and those sounds will always linger on their ears, those are the sounds that they'll never forget.

If they're the demons desguised like some kind of angels, well I am the fire. I will burn their wings into ashes.

The familiar dim place greeted me. The lights automatically opens as I stepped on the ladder.

I sat on my favorite place, facing my monitor and watch the current situation inside the trial court. I think I'm not late yet.

I secretly connected the CCTV inside the trial court on my computer and damn! here I am. Watching the situation in trial court.

There's an old man standing on the witness stand, he's not familiar at all.

"How long does this lady worked on your bar?" the defendant asked.

"About 6 months, sya ang pinaka-suking babae sa bar namin"

"Is she's working for a man, just to earn money?"

"Yes. Minsan kung gusto ng isang costumer and service ng mga workers namin, pabalik-balik ang mga ito"

"Is this man's familiar to you?" asked by the defendant and point his finger to the perpetrator.

"Opo. Suki po sya ng isa sa mga trabahador ko. He even invested on my bar para sa pagpapa-renovate nito"

"Maaari mo bang sabihin kung nandito sa loob ng hukumang ito ang trabahador na sinasabi mo?"

"Opo" said by the man, "nandito po sya"

"Maaari mo bang ituro sa amin kung sino sya?"

I gasped when the man pointed his finger to the lady, to my teacher specifically.

"Your honor, the said perpetrator is just being accused for the crime he didn't do. Just like what the witness said, the accused is kind. He even invested for the renovation of that place and the lady is an ex dancer on that bar, where the said crime happened. the accused is just a costumer on that night. And so, if the victim works on that bar, why would the perpetrator force her to do that thing? That's why the case isn't a sexual harassment" he looked at the juries and smiled, "The defense rests".

I thought this would be the final trial, but I'm wrong. I don't understand what is happening.

"Would the prosecution like to cross examine?" the judge said.

"We do, your honor" the prosecutor answered.

The prosecutor smiled and look at the witness, "I just like to ask few things" and look at the man.

"The lady worked on your bar, months ago. Am I right?"

"Yeah"

"Did you know why she's working on your bar?"

"Because she don't have enough money, and she doesn't have a permanent job"

"What do you think the lady's doing on your bar when she already got a permanent job?"

"I don't know"

"Aren't the accused might have any things on his sleeves to threaten the lady?"

"OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR! THE PROSECUTION IS MAKING ALLEGATIONS!"

"Objection sustained. Change the question"

"Sabi mo na suki ninyo ang may sala, tama ba ako?

"Yes"

"You also said that the accused invested on your bar"

"Yes"

"isn't it enough to cover him up?"

"OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR!" the defendant roared, "the prosecution is tryin' to initimidate the witness!"

"Objection sustained" said by the judge, "change the question"

"Sabi mo ay laging nasa bar ninyo ang inakusahan"

"Oo"

"What do you think, a person like him doing on that kind of place?"

"I don't know, maybe resting? seeking for some fun?"

"The accused is a police, why would he tolerate such kind of things? he even invested for the rennovation of the bar. Thus, that is against the law he condemn. On the other hand, the lady is already out of their business, and the accused shown his desire for the lady, I therefore conclude that the accused did the said crime" after his long litany he smiled, "the prosecution rests"

The scene became chaotic, naalarma ang mga tao matapos biglang mangisay ang sinasabing may sala habang bumubula ang bibig nito.

Hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko at biglang naihampas ko ito sa lamesa. I heard some light footsteps coming from the hallway, it caught my whole attention. Hindi kona napansin na napindot ko na ang close button ng monitor kaya hindi narecord ng buo ang pangyayari.

What is he doing here? h-how could he?!