I had a dream. It was on our school. Everything was the same except for "the" classroom. I can't explain properly how it looks, only that the room's divided into three by two stairs that leads to the farthest and topmost tables. Each table, from the far left. the center and to the right can be occupied by three students. I sat on the middle, second row, right end side (if you're facing the tables). Our professor wasn't around, but he left us with something to do. When I was done, I went to the corner where my classmates were trying to piece together a puzzle and sat like I was supposed to pee. I wasn't of course. But then, Ellis (I think he's gay) came up behind me and touched my butt. Both my butt cheeks with both of his hands. I squirted away of course. Even in dreams I hated my butt being touched!
"Ano ka ba Ellis!" I said. I sat cross-legged on the floor across him.
"Oh bakit?! hindi naman malaki pwet mo ah!" (like I need to be reminded!)
I flushed. I know I did. So what if my butt's not rounded! It's still a butt!!! Besides, we have a classmate who has a thing on me. Don't ask me how I know, I just know (he gives me the eye thing). I know he could hear our conversation and I didn't want him to have the idea swimming around in his head that he can touch my butt, like Ellis did, whenever the mood strikes him.
"Alam ko wala akong pwet kaya nga wag mo na hahawakan!!"
The guy whose giving me the eye thing walked towards me. I was looking at him while saying those words, giving him the "brows together" look, warning him not to get close. He sat next to me nonetheless.
He leaned towards me, eyes focused on me and his hands reaching for me. I crawled back, hands in front of me warning him off.
"Wag!" I said. My back's against a wall and he was so close. I placed my hands on his shoulders, joints locked and pushed, trying so hard to prevent him from coming any closer. He placed his hands on my arms pulling me towards him.
"Ma!" I called the girl sitting next to Ellis. She's a classmate but I call her mommy.
"Tama na. Mahirap pagalingin ang trauma." she said.
The guy giving me the eye thing stopped. His hands on his sides again and he sighed, visibly relaxing like a heavy weight was taken from him. Was he possessed?
I don't know if I was crying, but I saw myself with my head bowed low. And then I woke up.