Chapter Seven: The School Director

Louinna Therese's POV

Nakatanga ako ngayon dito sa gymnasium ng school dahil may important announcement daw na magaganap para sa buong school. I am still curious what it is about. Usually, they announce the announcement by using the campus radio for all students to hear it, but it seems like the announcement today is big that's why they need and want us to see the speaker.

I was sitting on one bench . Wala pa akong kasama dahil wala pa si Crystal. Sabi niya ay may kailangan siyang asikasuhin kaya malelate siya ng kaunti. Ibalita ko na lang daw sa kanya ang mangyayari ngayon. So, now I became a complete loner.

Napatingin ako sa may bandang gilid ng gym. I saw two layers of guys in their all-black outfit. They are body guards, I bet. Hmm? May mahalagang tao bang darating ngayon? I wonder who it is.

"Ehem!"

"Ehem!"

"Ehem!

I've been hearing those continuous ehems  from behind that's why I turned my gaze there. I saw three girls, wearing sun glasses. I merely laughed because it is raining for Pete's sake! They all held their sunglasses using their right hands and removed them. Take note na sabay-sabay pa sila. They are looking at me with one of their eyebrows raised.

They all stood up, still looking at me intently, and sat on one bench in front of me. The one in the middle is wearing a sleeveless with a print LEADER partnered with black-colored sexy shorts and very high heels. The height of her heels is about seven inches, I guess. The other two wear black crop tops with arrow prints, the one who is on the right of the girl wearing a sleeveless is pointing to the left and one who is on the left is pointing to the right, partnered with very short fitted maong skirts and high heels which are about five inches. I wonder if their feet don't hurt while using those. Ugh! Nevermind. Their hairs are all tied. The one in the middle's hair is on bun and the other two are on pigtails. Mapuputi sila at matatangkad. 'Yon nga lang, ginawa nilang coloring book ang mga mukha nila dahil sa kapal ng kanilang make up.

"Why do you make tingin-tingin at us like that, ha? Are we that maganda?" the one wearing seven inches high heels asked. Maarte ang pagkakasabi niya sabay irap pa.

"Are we that maganda?" the other two seconded in chorus and rolled their eyeballs.

I nearly vomited because of what they said. Pretty? Ugh! Bitch, please! That word doesn't suit them at all! Alam niyo kung ano ang bagay na description sa kanila? POKPOK. That word suits them well, I swear!

"Do not make me laugh, please," I said, nearly laughing.

"What the hell?! We don't make you tawa-tawa here, ah! We are seryoso!" their leader again said.

"We are seryoso!" the two seconded again in chorus.

"Seriously? You do not need to repeat what your boss or leader or whatever says. I can hear what she says CLEARLY," I said, emphasizing the word clearly.

"Whatever! Anyways, don't make sagot-sagot to my father, okay? We will patay you if you do!" the leader said while pointing her point finger at me. May halong pambabanta ang boses niya.

"We will patay you if you do!" the two again repeated.

"Your father? Who's your father? I don't even know him. Like duh?" I said while rolling my eyeballs, too. Ha! I can roll my eyeballs, too, you know!

I saw their annoyed face. I was serious when I asked who her father was. I really don't know him. Isang tao lang kasi ang pumasok sa isip ko nang sabihin niya sa akin na huwag ko daw sasagut-sagutin. Guess who? Lucio Matayog the bansot. It can't be, right?

"It's Professor Lucio Matayog, the genious."

"It's Professor Lu---"

I cut the two off by laughing hard. Like, what the heck?! I was right! Hahahaha! Tatay nga niya si bansot!

"Si bansot pala ang tatay mo? Hahahahaha! Si... S-Si b-bansot? Bwahahahahahahaha!" I said. Nahirapan pa akong magsalita dahil natatawa talaga ako.

"Hey, bitch! Don't ever insulto my father! He is a genious! A very genious person!" she said in a serious and angry tone.

"A very genious person!" the two, as usual, seconded again.

Sasagot pa sana ako nang may magsalita na sa stage gamit ang mic.

"Okay, students. Please find a convinient seat for you before we start the announcement," Professor Michelle, who is now on the stage, announced.

"Aish! Let's go girls. Let us comeback to this bitch later," their leader said and stood up.

To my surprise, the two did not repeat what their leader said. They just stood up and went beside their leader, forming a straight line. They all turned around, sabay-sabay. Before walking, they turned their gaze at me once again and rolled their eyeballs.

After that, naglakad na sila palayo sa akin nang pakembot-kembot. Ako naman ay napailing na lamang at tiningnan ang hilera ng mga gwardya sa gilid ng gym.

Maya-maya pa ay may bumabang isang babae sa Sweptail na nagkakahalaga ng thirteen million dollars. She is wearing a black-colored fitted sleeveless above the knee dress partnered with sparkly black-colored high heels.

When she was about to walk between the body guards na magkakaharap, they all bowed their heads. She then smiled and passed through them.

Nang makarating na siya sa taas ng stage at nag-umapaw ang mga papuri sa kanya. Nagsisigawan pa nga ang mga kalalakihan. Paano ba namang hindi? Napakagandang nilalang ng nasa harap naming lahat ngayon! Mas maganda pa siya kay Catriona Gray! Lalo na at lagi pa siyang naka-smile. Ang ganda-ganda niya!

Kausap na niya ngayon si Professor Michelle na medyo nakatungo sa harapan niya. Maya-maya pa ay iniabot na sa kanya ni Professor Michelle ang mikropono.

"Good day, students of Altamonte University. A pleasant morming to all of you," panimula niya. Natahimik naman kaming lahat dahil nagsimula na siyang magsalit. We are well-disciplined, you know.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate all of you for passing the entrance exam. Oh, I think it's not hard at all, is it?" tanong niya na ikinatawa ng karamihan.

"Wohoooo!"

"Not at all, miss. We're just lucky!"

"It's pretty hard but we still managed to pass!"

"Miss beautiful!" a blonde-haired guy from the group of boys, sitting on the left side of the gymnasium, shouted while raising his hand.

"Yes, I am beautiful. What is it, Mr. Handsome?" the one who is speaking said. Most of the students laughed when she said that she is beautiful while the guy who raised his hand giggled.

"Kindly introduce your name, miss. We want to know who you are, where you are from, how old you are and the likes," the blonde-haired guy asked.

"Oh, I am sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. Anyways, I am Miranda Altamonte, the director and also the owner of this University. I may look like a teenager, but I am a middle-aged woman now," she stated while smiling brightly.

All students, included I, are amazed. I really thought she's a student like us because she seems so young! Unbelievable! Napuno ng hiyawan ang buong gymanasium.

"I am thirty-five years old. Do you believe me?" she again asked.

"No! We really don't!"

"Nooooooo!"

"Weeeeeeeeeh?"

"Hahaha! Well, you should believe me. Looks are deciving, you know. Hahaha! I am married and even HAD a child," she said, putting an empasis to the word had, while smiling bitterly at us.

Had? Nagkaroon siya ng anak? Then why did she put an emphasis to the word had? Is something wrong?

"Oooohhhhhhh!"

"Daebak!!!"

"Really?"

"Yes, I really had a child. Unfortunately, we never had the chance to be with her all those years that passed," she again said while looking at... ME? What the heck?! Why is she looking at me? Ugh! Silly, Louinna Therese Mendoza. Dream on! Sobrang nagandahan ka lang sa kanya kaya feeling mo ay nakatingin siya sa iyo.

"Hala!"

"Bakit? Anong nangyari?"

"Namatay ba ang anak nila?"

"Oh, my God!"

"We never had the chance to tell her how much we love her. She was only two years old when she was kidnapped. Until now, she's still on the hands of the kidnapper," she said while still, in my illusion, looking at me. A teardrop escaped from her left eye.

"God!"

"Hala! Kawawa naman sila ng asawa niya!"

"Kidnapped?! Hala siya!"

Ibinaling na niya sa lahat ang kanyang paningin.

"I went here because today is her birthday. Are you wondering why I went here just because today is her birthday? Because I want to greet her. I thought that maybe, she's among all of you. Maybe, she's lingering around here without her knowing that she's my daughter," she said while crying.

I don't know what happened to me, but I felt very sad. My tears started to flow simultaneously.

Before someone could see me crying, I stood up and immediately ran towards the exit door. I was about to walked through it when she suddenly spoke.

"Happy birthday, my child. Look at me. Please, come back to us," she said. Hindi ko alam pero pakiramdam ko ay sa akin niya sinasabi ang mga salitang iyon.

Bago pa ako makalingon sa kanya ay nilisan ko na ang lugar habang umiiyak at hindi maintindihan ang nangyayari.

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