Samara

"Bye, nanay! See you later after class!" I beamed at nanay Indang as I grabbed her hand to my forehead, it's a sign of respect for the elderly here in our country.

"Take good care of yourself, hija. Stop making commotions," nanay Indang replied, eyeing me.

"What commotions? I am a good girl!" I chuckled to myself. Nanay Indang continued squinting her eyes at me, matching it with her two fingers as if saying "I'm watching you" which made me scared for a bit. When she does that then it's rest assured she really has her "eyes" on me. I straightened my posture and gave her a small nod. "Yes, nanay, I won't. See you later!"

Our house was only a few blocks away from school but I always run every morning to reach it. Although I live near Theodore University, I always arrive late to class. In my defense, our family is always busy in the morning preparing the products of our store! Aside from being our home, our house also serves as our store for selling rice sacks that come directly from nanay and tatay's farm. We belong to the middle class, not rich nor poor. Our business is enough to feed us three times a day.

When our school guard, Kuya Sergio, hissed at me, I smiled at him. Hehe, he's already familiar with me because I always come late. He is also a good friend of my tatay Basilyo.

I ran fast to reach my building inside the university. Theodore University's corridors are peaceful for me when the mean girls are not here. They're the main reason why I choose to arrive late to school, I need to avoid them to maintain my morning peace.

When I entered the room all eyes were on me again. Sunshine sighed in disappointment, she's practically the only friend I have in this university. She also knows the real reason why I'm always late but she simply told me to not mind them, as if I can do that. Those meanies don't know when to stop, it gives them the joy to torment me every single day.

I sat beside Sunshine and grabbed my books under the table. A few minutes later, our first subject teacher entered the room. Her aura seems more frightening today, Mrs. Hernandez looks like she's in a bad mood.

"Listen, you troublemaker!" Mrs. Hernandez shouted, pointing her finger at me.

My eyes widened with what she said. I placed my left hand on my chest in shock, pointing at myself with my right forefinger to be sure if she's referring to me. She sighed, a sign that it was really me.

"Damn, what have I done this time?" I murmured.

"Come with me to the office! You have a lot of explaining to do, Ms. Saxon!" Mrs. Hernandez furiously shouted.

She went out of the room and I followed her hurriedly. I'm confused about what the hell is happening not until I saw Petra and her minions beside the women's comfort room.

I smirked at them, knowing they framed me up again. I raised my middle finger and licked the top of my lip. I also wiggled my eyebrows like what they do. Petra was shocked by my actions, that bitch is fuming mad.

Mrs. Hernandez entered the Dean's Office and I followed suit, not minding Petra anymore. I sat in front of our Dean and she raised her eyebrow.

Mrs. Giovanni, Theodore University's dean, grabbed something from her desk. My eyes widened when I saw a condom with a note, "Call 911 for me Alaska xoxo -Samara".

Anger filled my whole body. My hands were trembling because of what they did. They frame me up all the time with nasty things but this one was way too far. They should know their limit! Messing with me means goodbye to them. I will toss bubble gums at those bitches.

"That was not me, Mrs. Giovanni! You know that Petra always frames me up!" I shouted.

"Lower your voice down, Ms. Saxon. I can clearly hear you," Mrs. Giovanni calmly said.

With all my might, I managed to calm myself. But still, I want to torture Petra and her minions. I wanna grab their heads and shave all their hair off. Maybe that will lessen their pride.

"That's not me," I said, with a very low voice.

Mrs. Giovanni and Mrs. Hernandez sighed because of my tone. What did I do wrong?

"You are suspended for a whole week this time, Ms. Saxon. Mrs. Alaska saw the post from Facebook-"

"No, it is not my fault! Even if his mother saw that post, you know very well that it's not my fault! Suspend Petra and her friends instead of me!" I shouted.

"They have evidence, Ms. Saxon. We can't do anything about that-"

"Fuck this life! Fuck your rules!" I shouted.

I suddenly woke up from my sudden burst of anger. I cursed in front of my General Biology professor and the dean. What have I done?

"You are suspended for a whole month!" Mrs. Giovanni furiously shouted.

My eyes became teary, shame filled my body. I ran and left the dean's office without looking back. I heard Petra's inaudible rants but I kept on running until I reached the university's gate.

I managed to escape from Kuya Sergio and run as fast as I can. I stopped at an empty small street filled with smelly garbages. I cried then wiped my tears off after realizing something. I don't deserve this, all the humiliation I'm receiving from everybody-I don't deserve that!
"Look who's here, the big brat. Done messing with your life? Let me mess you up more," a man said.
I immediately raised my head to look at the man but my eyes widened when I realized who it was. That damn Alaska is here and he is holding a knife. He walked towards me and all sorts of thoughts were flashing in my mind. What should I do? Fight or flight?