Chapter-170

Cyrus Velasco

Jay-jay's POV

*Flashback...* "You have a new classmate!"
Ma'am announced. Please look for me! She motioned to someone at the door and a man entered. He was tall
and had narrowed eyes. Because my classmates looked at the handsome man, they immediately looked at
each other, as if they were thirsty. "Hello... I'm Cyrus Velasco. 16 years old. Nice to meet you all. I'm your new
classmate." He said and smiled. Tss. Probably! Suddenly our eyes met. I immediately looked away, I had no
interest in him. He looked arrogant---man. Ma'am said something that I couldn't understand. It was so boring
to listen! Suddenly, my classmates in front shouted. It looked like he was looking for a seat. I crouched down
and looked out the window. It was even more enjoyable to watch the dust stuck to the window glass. From the
corner of my eye, I saw my classmates looking at me. What's wrong with these people? I looked at the heads
in annoyance. That's when I noticed that they were all looking at me. My eyes stopped on the man in front of
me and smiled at me. "Can I?" He asked while pointing to the seat next to me. "It's taken." I answered boredly.
"There's no one sitting there." One of my classmates whispered so I looked at him in a bad way. "Shut up!" I
shouted at him and I got a sharp glare in response. "By who?" He asked casually. "By my bag." I quickly put my
bag there. "...See?" He laughed out loud. I suddenly got irritated by his laughter. There were so many empty
seats and he was sitting here. He was teasing! "Don't laugh! I'm serious... He's studying!" He pointed at my
bag, which was slightly open and had trash hanging out. He laughed again, making me even more annoyed.
I'm an idiot! He suddenly took my bag and gave it back to me. He sat on the bench next to me and smiled
again. "You're cute." He said. "Son of a pvta!" I said annoyed. "Ms. Mariano!" Ma'am shouted at me. Is that
where he is?! "Sir?" "At the Guidance Office, right now!" My classmates laughed. See you later. He's so funny!
*EndOfFlashback...* It's been less than two years since he entered our room and introduced himself. He
looked kind and because of his looks, many people admired him. But all of that was just a lie. Because Cyrus
is crazy, full of arrogance and thirst for fame. "I knew you'd come back." He said and walked towards me. I
took a step back. I didn't know that we would actually be facing each other here. I glanced at the door for a
moment. I was about to run out but I couldn't. Cyrus quickly grabbed my neck. "...don't leave." "C-cy... Rus..." I
was having a hard time breathing because of the tightness of his grip. My feet were slowly rising from the
floor. I immediately grabbed his hand to remove it from my neck, but I didn't have the strength. "Argh!" I
screamed as he pushed me against the wall. "It's a good thing you came back here... Because I really missed
you." He said with emphasis on the word 'miss'. I knew he meant something else when he said it. It was just
that I was having a hard time figuring it out because of my situation. "B-biti... Wan... Mo... Ugh! Ko..." He
tightened his grip on my neck even more. My vision was starting to blur . "It hurts, doesn't it?" He asked
angrily. "... I felt the same way. You animal!" "C-cy..." No voice came out of me. Hang on! Even my hands didn't
have the strength to raise them and fight him. I think I'm going to die here. Help me! Cyrus suddenly laughed
and slowly let go of me. I fell to the floor on my own. I almost spat out my throat from coughing and gasping
or air. "I'm not stupid enough to kill you... I just want you to have a hard time like me." He said and walked out
of the Guidance Office. My tears fell. I was scared, even though I shouldn't have been. My heart was beating
so fast and I felt like hugging my knees while crying loudly. But I shouldn't have! My body was shaking. I
almost crawled closer to one of the chairs. I took my cellphone from my pocket. My hand was shaking too. I
wanted to call Keifer or Yuri. But...for what? I'm not young enough to report it. They were already making a
uss because of me, it was probably better if I didn't let anyone know. I forced myself to sit on one of the
chairs. I stood up and straightened myself. I lost track of the envelope, I immediately looked for it and saw it
on the floor. I took it and placed it on Ma'am's table. I fixed my hair and covered my neck. Even though I
couldn't see it, I knew it would make a difference. It was a good thing it took a long time for the Guidance
Counselor to return. "Sorry if it took me so long." He said and immediately sat down on the big chair. "...Are
you bored?" I shook my head but he suddenly stared at me. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yes..." He shrugged. He
took the brown envelope from his table. He briefly read what was written on the paper. "Did you and Mr.
Velasco meet here?" Ma'am asked while not taking his eyes off the papers. If only you knew. "Yes." "That kid,
since he came back from the hospital, he's been having headaches . I think they replaced you at school." He
said jokingly. But I wasn't laughing. "...If you don't mind. What exactly happened to you? We've been getting
different stories, so it's confusing." I looked away. It's been a while, why do we need to gossip ? "W-what...
Because p-po..." *Flashback...* "This guy's a jerk! I'm going to hurt him, Boss!" One of Cyrus' friends shouted. I
looked at what they were doing. They were tripping the first year student. He was small and dark. I felt
annoyed. How many times have they been tripping? Don't they feel sorry for the freshmen? I approached
them. "Cy!" I called. Cyrus looked at me and smiled. I was no longer happy with the smile he was giving me. I
was no longer happy with what they were doing. "Hi Babe!" Babe? I saw Cyrus' friends laughing. I knew they
were just teasing me and that Babe thing. "You!" I called out to the freshman they were tripping over. "P-po?"
He replied tremblingly while pointing at himself. I nodded immediately. "Go back to your room." "Wait a minute!
We're not done with him yet!" One of them complained. "Jay!" The freshman had already left so they couldn't
do anything. I glared at them. Cyrus' friends no longer respect me. "Your girlfriend's KJ, Cy!" One of them said
annoyed. Cy walked closer to me. He grabbed my arm and whispered. "Let's talk." I followed him. I knew what
he was going to do. He would say again that he didn't want to be embarrassed in front of his friends. "I hate
what you did." He said and faced me. "Why did you do that? Do you think I was happy?" I answered annoyed
and crossed my arms. "We're not doing anything wrong. We're just making fun of him." He defended himself. I
raised one eyebrow. How much fun is this for them? "You're scaring the kid! He's only in his first year!" I sighed
to control my anger. "...What you're doing is no longer funny. Your friends, you have no respect and my name
is involved in it." He laughed a little. "We're the ones ruining your name now ?!" He combed his own hair with
his hand. "...You're ruining our name!" Me?! Wow ha! "Really me?! What you're doing is shameful!" "Yes! We're
the ones getting caught up in the fight you're having outside of school!" I looked him straight in the eye. "Sorry
huh? I wasn't aware..." I replied sarcastically. "...let it go so you don't get involved anymore. Let 's just break
up." His eyebrows immediately met. He said he didn't want to get involved! So they broke up . After all, it was
obvious that we really didn't have feelings for each other. "You can't break up with me!" He said angrily. He
said it so loudly that his friends immediately approached us. There were also a few students watching us. "I
can break up with you." I was about to walk away but he suddenly grabbed my arm. I flinched in pain. I glared
at him angrily as he followed suit. "We're not done talking yet." "Cyrus! I don't want to!" I shouted at him. He
suddenly grabbed my jaw. It was so tight that I could only close my eyes in pain. Mud! "You can't dump me!"
He brought my face close to his. "...I'm the one who will tell you when we're done!" I immediately pushed his
hand away with all my strength. Before he could speak, I followed it with a punch. He fell to the floor and his
riends immediately approached him. They were trying to help him stand up but he just pushed him away. I
saw blood dripping from his lips Tsk! I think it got louder. He wiped it and looked at the hand he used. He
smiled but he was clearly angry. I stepped away but it was too late. My face met his palm causing me to fall to
the ground. His hand was heavier than mine. "Dude!" One of his friends shouted. "...What are you doing! She's
still a girl!" My face went numb from what he did. I looked at him angrily and slowly stood up. I tasted
something else in my mouth. I knew it wasn't saliva. I also felt pain near my lip. I touched it and if you were to
see it. D-blood! Pvta! My lip burst from the force of his slap! Animal! I was going to look back at him but
something was wrong. My gaze wouldn't leave my bloody hand. My body was also shaking. For some reason I
couldn't understand, my heart was beating faster and faster . "Swallow you!" Ha?! W-where did that come
rom? I felt so scared. My breathing was also getting tight. "You should die!" WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!
WHO IS THAT?! "What's wrong? Scared of blood?" Cyrus asked angrily but I ignored him. Why is that? Why is
the color of blood so beautiful? Why does it seem.... I'm attracted. I finally realized that my hand was coming
closer to my mouth. Y-the taste of blood... *EndOfFlashback...* "Because we were fighting. My vision went
dark." I answered Ma'am. It literally went dark. "Tsk! Tsk! You guys are really young. Whether it's a girl or a boy,
you're just fighting." She answered me while shaking her head. She put down the paper and was about to sign
it when she suddenly stopped and looked at me. "Where is Mr. Fernandez?" Big brother? "W-at work. Why?"
She took a deep breath. "It's embarrassing to say, but... He's one of the major sponsors of this school. When
you left here, he stopped giving us money." He leaned back in his seat. "...maybe you could talk to him." W-
wait... What... "...we have a new building to build." He added. What did they want to say? Why didn't they just
tell me directly? "W-you want me to talk to Kuya to give you money?" I asked hesitantly. "That's what it sounds
like." Son of a fishball! I'm telling you! It was really a mistake for me to come here! I once overheard Ma'am and
Kuya talking. Since I didn't care, I just let them go. But it was clear to me, Kuya was bribing this school! "Why
would I do that?" I said with a hint of annoyance. "Because Ms. Mariano... It would be ugly if I put in your
records that you had multiple suspensions and expulsions." He said and smiled. Huh?! But nothing---- "...Mr.
Fernandez is the reason why you've never been suspended even though you've done so much nonsense." He
slowly approached me. "...He's also the reason why we put transfer purposes in your school records instead
of expulsion." I looked at the paper I was carrying. It was on the table. It was crazy! That's why my records are
so messed up. Because they put them all together . This school is fine! But it's my choice! I want to leave here.
So even though it's against my will... "S-okay... I'll talk to Kuya." Ma'am smiled broadly. She quickly signed the
papers and put them back in the envelope before handing them to me. "We'll wait." She told me with a smile.
"Okay. Thank you." I replied to her and quickly left her office. Wait! I was already on the stairs when I stopped. I
took a deep breath to calm myself down. I was so annoyed. Isn't it embarrassing for them? If the Guidance
Office called me 100 times, Kuya bribed them 100 times. Very Nice! This school has the power to make you go
crazy. Otherwise-----shit! I stopped because of what I saw. Cyrus was waiting for me at the bottom of the
stairs. He was smiling at me and just by his appearance, it looked like he wasn't going to do anything nice. I
tried to go upstairs again but his gang was already there. "Can we talk for a moment?"