Behind Those Glasses

Chapter 4

Another day at school and I'm wearing a turtle neck shirt with sleeves para matakpan ang mga sugat ko.

"Hey nerdie!" Sigaw ni King. Nakaharang siya sa dadaanan ko kaya napahinto ako.

"Nerd na nga, pangit pa. Bagay sayo ang suot mo. Nagmumukha ka ng pagong!"

"Hahaha"

"Legit yung pagong guys!"

Araw-araw nila akong binubully pero hindi ako nagpaapekto. I've grown used to it. But still, it annoys the hell out of me. I just wanted to slit their throats and see them begging for their lives but I chose not to do it. Makikitid lang talaga ang mga utak nila at hindi ako pumapatol dun.

Itong si King lang talaga ang gusto kong kitilan nang buhay. News flash! King Xander Chase is the only son of the Black Lion's mafia boss— the one who killed my parents.

"Have you met my brother? He's Zach." Pakilala niya sa kapatid niya. He got this messy hair. Bad boy kumbaga. And I find him, familiar. His body frame is familiar.

"You need to be careful when you are with me." He said. "Lalo na't may kakampi na ako." He passed by me and bumped me on the shoulder.

What a coward. May kakampi pang nalalaman. Did my punch scared him that he found himself a bodyguard that can save his pretty ass?

Second, Akala ko only son lang siya. May kapatid pa pala siya? Mali ang binigay na information ni Ace at Sky.

Pumunta ako sa locker room at kinuha ang mga gamit ko. When I opened my locker, I was shock only to find a black envelope with red stain of blood. I opened it.

Princess Snow Sandoval,

Prepare for your death.

-BL

BL? Sino naman to? Oh how miss receiving death threats. I'm not afraid of whoever puts this on my locker. He wants to kill me? Well, let me kill him first.

I used to receive threats, some kind of bullying, kaya hindi na ito bago sa akin.

When I got out of the locker room, I saw droplets of blood. Lumuhod ako at in-inspect yung dugo. From the looks of it , it's still fresh. The droplets of blood made a track. Out of curiousity, sinundan ko ito. Bala na kung sinuman ang nasa end ng blood track.

I passed by the basketball court and the track has not yet stopped. I continued on walking until the last spill of blood stopped at the Men's restroom. What would an injured person do inside the restroom? He could have gone to the clinic if he want it to heal.

The school bell rang means it's time to go. I prepared myself for the next class and turn away but someone grab my wrist from the restroom and drag me to a cubicle.

Sinarado niya yung pinto at marahas niya akong pinasandal sa pinto. Galit akong napatingin sa nga mata niya.

It was Zach.

He is half-naked but it didn't bother me.

"Are you trying to seduce me?" Nakataas yung kilay kong tanong sa kanya.

"Are you following me?" Instead of answering my question, he asked instead.

"Following you? Have you lost your mind?" I laugh sarcastically. Hindi siya yung sinusundan ko kundi yung dugo. Unless...

"Then what are you doing here?" He asked. He put his arm on my side that caught my attention. He got a deep wound on his arm like a knife just struck on it.

Possible kayang sakanya galing yung dugo?

Biglang nagflashback sa akin yung nangyaring away kagabi. I remember stabbing him on his arm.

He look at his arm. He must notice that I was staring at it.

"Where did you get that?" I asked out of the blue.

"An accident happened last night. Why did you asked?" He said. I pushed him hard on his chest and got out of the restroom.

No, it can't be.

"What are you planing to do?"Ace asked.

"Hindi ko alam. Wala pa akong sapat na ebidensya para masabing siya yung nakalaban ko."I sighed.

"Can't you see?"

"What?"I ask puzzled.

"You just saw his arm. The exact arm kung saan mo sinaksak yung kalaban ko kagabi."

"Yes, I noticed that, that is why I told you"

"And how about their relationship with King, he might be the underdog under the Stein Mafia."

"Well yeah. And before I forgot, you just gave me the wrong info about King being the only son." I stared at her with warning. She shook his head.

"I can explain." She said.

"Spill.."

"King being the only son of the Mafia is a fact. But, I just got this earlier. Scarlet and I was talking about things and then we arrived at the topic of the Mafia boss having a step son."

I was intrigue with this conversation so I listened to her intently.

"King was the first son of the Mafia boss in his first wife. His first wife died and he remarried and his second wife had a son. He doesn't really like the fact of his second wife having a son. He made his second son the protector of King. Probably the one that attacked you last night, and the one who fought with you. Don't you remember that you just punch King yesterday?"

Tama siya. Posible nga kaya ako inatake at kinaliban ni Zach—if it's really him—kasi nasuntok ko si King kahapon.

If I was stupid, I probably have opened my mouth. It all makes sense.

"But we shouldn't drop into conclusions yet. Those you said were merely patterns. It might be true but on the other hand it might also be a complete opinion."

She rests his chin on the back of her hand.

"Good point"she said.

"Why not be close to him?" Napalingon kami kay Sky na nakasandal sa pinto at humihithit sa kanyang sigarilyo.

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"You want to know the truth right? Why not get close to him and this might be the key." Kumislap ang mga mata ni Ace.

"What a great idea Sky!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah, what a great idea. It's so great that I don't have any plan of doing it!" I said.

"Come on Snow "

"No way! I'm not going to do that. It's useless"

Ace heaved a deep sigh. "Fine, alam kong hindi kita mapipilit. Sayang, this might be the only way to get the revenge you want. Once you got close to him, the closer you will know anything about the Stein Mafia. It's such a shame to—"

"Okay fine! Fine! I'll do it!" I gave up. Ace got this power of convincing other people. She didn't exert more effort but she got a point.

It's like me, being a spy.

"Yes!"

"But I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for my parents"

"Do it your way, baby demon."