Loving Miss Vixen

Part 2

MAZE

Excited akong pumasok. Last semester was quite a disaster because of the pandemic. Ngayon lang ulit magiging normal ang lahat. Medyo mahigpit lang ang Uni, kailangan namin magsubmit ng negative swab every Monday bago pumasok, we need to upload it sa app ng University. Annoying, actually; who would appreciate their nose being poked? Definitely not me. 

Bumaba ako para magbreakfast. Napansin ko na wala si Yaya Daisy. She's the only person I can tolerate invading my personal space. Siya lang din ang pinapayagan kong kausapin ako without me asking first.

I just don't like people in general.

" Hey you! " turo ko sa isang kasambahay namin. " Where is my Nanny?"

Tila takot na takot itong lumapit sa akin. " Nope! Not to close." saway ko sa kanya saka ko siya tinignan ng masama. Umatras ito.

" Day off po ni Ate Daisy, Miss Maze, sa Thursday pa po ang balik niya." tila nahintakutan na sagot ng katulong.

" That's why this food taste like garbage. Iba ang nagluto!" padabog akong tumayo.

But the food wasn't the real reason kaya mainit ang ulo ko. I'm alone again. This huge house is empty. Si Yaya Daisy lang ang Pamilyang maituturing ko. My Parents are oversees as usual. Lagi naman silang wala. Malungkot na naglakad ako palabas, I made my way to the front door, sinalubong naman ako ng driver ko.

Growing up, kahit papaano, my siblings were with me, but eventually we grew up, and like Mom and Dad, they got busy with their lives. They left me alone. 

No one, not Xavier nor my friends, can fill the void inside me. They might think they got me close, but to me, not close enough to be able to hurt me. Everybody leaves; that's why I never let anyone really know me. 

"Maze! " I heard Miranda's voice coming near me. She's one of my famous friends.

"Hey!" I was unable to hide my bad mood.

"Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" Beatriz eyed me, na siya namang sinang ayunan ni Lauren. I rolled my eyes. 

" Shut up! " I told them.

Miranda and Lauren are my friends since Highchool. Business partners ang mga magulang namin. We meet Beatriz during college.

We went to find our first class for the day. We have different majors, but lucky for us, we have the same class in some subjects. I was listening to Lauren talk about her newly bought designer bag when I felt someone's eyes on me. I got that a lot, I mean, with this face. 

This girl is eyeing me from head to toe. I'm accustomed to this kind of attention, but not this blunt. Her hair is pulled back into a high ponytail. She's wearing black tees. Maganda siya, actually, but still, mas maganda parin ako.

Tinaasan ko siya ng isa kong kilay saka tinignan ng masama. Agad naman nitong binaling sa iba ang tingin.

Pinili kong maupo sa harap niya. If she like me as a view, let's give it to her then. Hindi naman ako madamot.

Kaya pinaalis ko ang naunang nakaupo doon. " Move!" bored na sabi ko.

No one can say no, to me. No one dared.

Nakikipagdaldalan ako kay Beatriz nang bigla akong tawagin ni Prof. I'm honestly surprised na kilala niya ako. Well, sino nga ba naman ang hindi, my family is one of the biggest benefactor of this school.

" Answer the question Miss Henandez." ma autoridad na sabi ni Prof.

I'll let this Professor slide for now. First day palang naman. I could add her to the list of Teachers na napaalis ko na dito sa WIU but I'll give her a chance.