It's 5:00, dismissal time. We are going to have our first CAT task tomorrow. Mrs. Velacruz called a meeting for all those who volunteered to be marshals in school for the Parent-teacher conference. I volunteered. I need merits. So, all the volunteers crowded there but Mrs. Velaruz didn't show up. To our delight, we get to go home without further orientation. We already know what to do anyway. I, together with my company, went straight to the passage to Quad B. Now, I really didn't like what I saw. I turned around and tried to distract the others, asking if we could just stay inside Quad A, even for while. But they really wanted to go home, to my dismay. We then proceeded to the passage again with me pretending not to see anything. I secretly watched out of the peripheral view of my eyes. Don't, my heart says. But my mind countered and I took one long look. Fighting the tears, I walked to catch up with my friends' pace; dragging my feet. As soon as we went past "the spot" (which held a certain curse to my feet that they just won't do their purpose of walking properly. Or maybe it was my knees) , I marched to find my sisters and grabbed them. I told them I want to go home now, and I mean that instant. I know they didn't understand why but they followed me out of school and we got two tricycles to carry us and our stuff (most of which is Fershell's since she brought the piano and beat box to school) to 17 lilac street, the house which looked like a cake. I actually saw some alumni from IJA but I didn't dare to greet them. I'm sorry guys. I just wanted to get out of school as fast and fluid as possible. Mom unlocked the gate. I counted the number of times I pressed the doorbell actually. That matter gets me frustrated at times. Whenever it takes long for mom to get to the gate, I fear that something might have happened to her inside. But when her sleepy head pops out, I feel relieved and annoyed at the same time. Anyway, I bolted to the door and watched Romantic Princess. Greenwich delivered our free pizza today so as I was pouring hot sauce all over my slice, I watched and laughed at the koreanovela. I thought my earlier ill-feeling was gone but it somehow crept up again. I can't hold back my tears; they just started pouring out. My sister asked me why I was crying while we are watching something that is supposed to be humorous. I lied and told her that it was because my tongue is blazing hot because of the sauce and I think I poured to much. She laughed at me and I continued to act like I have a sore tongue so my earlier statement would be convincing. After watching, I went straight upstairs and into my parent's bathroom. They have this big tub and a nice, well-maintained heater. In our bathroom, we only have our shower and the heater would blurt out very hot water that burns skin; so I prefer using my parent's bathroom with or without permission. I got myself in the tub and plugged it. Then I opened the heater and waited. While waiting, I found our body oil. I thought this would be a good way to de-stress. And so, I engaged myself into a very long bath. I laid there until I fell asleep. I woke up and my head was fuzzy. It appears that I have stayed in the bath tub for an hour about to turn two. I unplugged the tub and opened the shower. The cold water pierced through my skin since I've been in warm water for hours. Though, it reduced my headache and it helped me freeze my brain...and my heart. I grabbed my towel and stepped outside. I pulled on my clothes and went straight here, in front of my computer, to type these stupid words that I managed to grab out of my stupid vocabulary to tell you my stupid novel about my stupid day and how stupid I acted in it. I don't know but I feel so annoyed by how things have been. Not just vexation, but chagrin. I feel awfully annoyed; bothered by what I saw and how people acted. How I acted, how he acted, how she acted; I prayed to God that this day isn't true. I prayed it was just another dream, another nightmare. I prayed that I'll wake up and realize that I never really suffered in such instances. But it is real! It is happening. My downfall. The moment has brought me down to my weakness; my one and only weakness. Felyne, you did the right thing. When someone or something annoys you, turn around and storm out. That way, you wouldn't be in their way. You are a kind-hearted and peaceful. You are not damaged, heart-broken, sick or torn. You are good. Mind over matter. But still I feel this...even after the storming out, even after Romantic princess, even after a long warm bath and a cold shower combination...The emotion placed rain clouds over me, and it just won't stop raining. Chagrin. Keen Vexation. |




















