CHAPTER 3
Psycho Sam
Lumipas ang ilang araw sa Montenegro Mansion. It was normal. I looked forward to seeing Dan around the house, and I never did. All I saw was that rude kid Sam, na ka-age ko lang pala. He didn't seem to go to school kasi lagi syang nasa bahay lang. I didn't see much of Mommy Adelle, she was busy daw, and she only came to check up on me once in a while.
Nasasanay na ako sa buhay dito sa mansion, and it was convenient, really. Hindi naman ako materialistic na tao, but to have someone to wait around and do everything you need to do (without even asking) is really nice. Going to school was easy too. Dun sa dati kong bahay, ang layo ng school ko, so I had to commute every day. Pero dito ang lapit lang, and sometimes, I even get a car ride to school.
Cool. B-) Ayoko na magpaka hypocrite at sabihing hindi ko sya naeenjoy. I am enjoying it verrrry well.
"Hoy. Flair, or whoever you are," someone growled behind me. Napalingon ako and I found Sam. Alam ko namang si Sam na yun. His voice is stuck in my head like glue, and as usual, it gave me those stupid butterflies.
Pwedeng pumatay ng butterfly?!?
"It's Clair. Anong kailangan mo?" I asked him, closing my book and my eyes, asking for patience. Ngayon lang ako kinausap nito after the airport incident, but I swear. If looks could kill, napatay na siguro ako nitong lalaking kumag na 'to. What the hell is his problem?
"Just that seat." Nasa garden ako ngayon, one of the many gardens of this mansion, and I was reading quietly. It's a nice Saturday afternoon at tinatamad akong lumabas. Usually I leave the mansion on Saturdays because I get bored walking around the mansion. Kabisado ko na yung lugar, and though I find it beautiful, wala na akong magawa sa loob.
Tumaas yung kilay ko.
"Jam, or whoever you are," I faked not knowing his name even if I perfectly know that it was Sam. Ganti lang ba. B-)
"As you can probably see, I'm sitting on this chair. And if you aren't aware, there are like three other gardens here in your mansion and around five hundred more seats you can have."Sam sneered at me. He walked towards me and I felt myself blush and get nervous. Damn, bat ba ganito ang reaksyon ko sa lalaking 'to?!
"In case you've forgotten, I own this mansion. If I want this seat, I'll get this seat. Now get off or else I'll drag you away from that seat."AY PUDAA! Andaming upuan oh, nabubulag ka na ba?! Ayan, sa tabi ko! Umupo ka dyan! Kaparehas lang nung upuan na 'to! Bat itong upuan pang 'to?!?
But I couldn't tell that to him. I was too speechless, because his face is two inches away from me and I can smell him from here. It wasn't a perfume-y smell like his mother’s; it was like his natural smell or something. It smelled nice.
"Move!" He said again, tapos umayos na sya ng tayo.
I was snapped out of my daze. He was again, at a safe distance. Sinimangutan ko sya, and stubbornly said,
"No way." I picked my book up again and continued reading, ignoring him. He was annoyed, very annoyed. Siguro hindi sanay na may kumokontra sakanya.
"Move, you stupid girl!"I looked up from my book. He looked absolutely annoyed, and I'm enjoying every minute of it. Binelatan ko sya, and went back to reading.
I heard him mumble about something, hindi ko na naintindihan -- all I heard were the words "stupid girl" and "freaking chair".
Freaking chair, hahahahahahaha. This guy is nuts.
Then he suddenly grabbed my book, put it on the garden table and stared at me. I was momentarily shocked.
"Bastos ka rin, eh no?"I was about go grab my book again but he got it first, and then itinaas nya yung kamay nya so hindi ko na maabot. What the hell is this guy's problem?
"Hindi ako tatayo dito kahit anong gawin mo. This is my chair. I have all day. You can stand there with your hand raised like an idiot and I can spend my whole day watching you, Sam Montenegro." I said, annoyed as well. Ang laki ng problema nitong lalaking 'to eh.
"Who said I'll be standing here the whole day?" He threw my book away which made me shout
"HEY!" and then grabbed my hands.
"Wh-what the hell?!?" I pulled my hands away from him pero napapatayo na ako sa upuan. I dug my toes on the ground, making sure that I was exerting enough strength not to get unseated.
LECHENG LALAKING 'TO, NAKIKIPAG PISIKALAN SA BABAE!But then again, he was almost six feet tall, and I'm a measly 5 feet and five inches. I weighed 101 pounds and he probably weighed around 140 pounds. I was, in conclusion, out powered.
So tinigilan ko na yung paghila sa kamay ko, which was a bad move, because he was still all out pulling me. Kaya tumalsik kami at nadaganan ko sya.
Oh no, safe distance gone.
I felt myself blush. I was on top of him, and he was staring at me with those eyes of his. I can smell him again.
MUST. GET. AWAY.Tatayo na sana ako kaso tinulak nya ako, which made me topple over and grab his shirt. Ngayon ako na yung nadadaganan and he was on top of me.
"GET OFF ME!" I shrieked. If this lasts longer, I'll probably be in one of those dazes again and I'll lose my sanity.
Tinulak ko sya palayo, at nagulat siguro sya kaya bigla syang na-outbalance ulit. He put his whole 140 pounds on me and I heard something crack.
It was clear and painful, and I'm guessing he heard it too.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"---
"You practically damaged my eardrums with that stupid mouth of yours!""Eh sino bang nagsabing daganan mo ko, in the first place? I distinctly heard myself telling you to get the hell off of me, and you wouldn't move! Ano bang problema mo, ha?"Tinignan lang nya ako. He opened his mouth, like he was about to say something, but then he closed it again. Natameme ata si loko. Kanina pa 'to daldal nang daldal at ngayon lang ako sumagot. My wrist hurt like freaking hell, and it was his entire fault.
"All because of a stupid chair," I heard him mumble. May sayad ata tong lalaking to, kanina pa kinakausap sarili nya.
"And what the hell is up with your wrist? Napaka walang kwenta mo naman, nabalian ka agad!""HOY!" I stood up. Naghihintay nalang kami sa hospital for my release papers. Dinala ako dito ni Albert, yung men in black ni Mommy Adelle nung narinig na nagsisigawan kami ni Sam sa garden. Albert dragged Sam with us, even if he refused to come with us.
"Do you even know how heavy you are? And can you see how small I am?!" Payat payat ko, eh. Tapos dadaganan lang ako.
Sasagot na sana si Sam nung lumapit yung nurse sa amin. She handed us a bunch of papers and a plastic of medicine I have to take for my wrist.
"Ma'am, Dr. Palabrica reminds you to have your wrist checked up after a week. Please don't forget to drink the medicines." She bowed and walked away.
Lumapit naman agad si Albert samin.
"Ma'am Clair, Sir Sam, shall we go?" He led us out of the hospital. He was probably embarrassed with all the bickering Sam and I were doing inside the hospital. People were looking, and he was obviously the only adult among us.
Nakasakay na kami sa kotse and we were both silent. The pain on my wrist was killing me, at kahit nilagyan na ng cast eh feel na feel ko pa rin yung pag kirot.
Pagdating namin sa mansion, I immediately headed up to my room and closed my door. I intend to take a nap and shut off the whole mansion away for now. That Sam guy didn't even apologize, and my wrist was hurting like hell. I'm thoroughly pissed off.
@ Camille: THANKS CAMILLE!
