CHAPTER 5
LEIGHTON WAJEEH"Yes, Arielle. We would now expose the person behind your sister's death."NAPATAYO BIGLA sina Thirdy at Edan no'ng marinig nila ang sinabi ni Yuna, habang naiwang nakaupo naman sina Wella. Mukhang gusto na nilang malaman."Who the hell are they to tell us who killed Trisha? We cannot trust them, guys. This is not a playing ground for kids. This is about Trisha's death!" Thirdy suddenly rebuked.Napakunot ang noo ko. What did he just say? Kids? Tsk.I looked at my companion and I saw Yuna smirked. Eun-ji on the other hand just folded her arms together."I guess Thirdy's right, though. Maybe we should wait 'til the police came." Edan suggested and I scoffed."Guys. Let's just listen to them. They said they already figured it out. So why don't we hear them out? They might help." Luna protested. Tiningnan niya ang dalawang lalake na parang walang tiwala sa amin."Kung ayaw ninyong malaman kung sino ang pumatay kay Trisha, pwede naman na kaming umalis. Besides, it's not our loss." Eun-ji snapped and everyone looked at her."I guess, we'll just leave. We just wasted out time here." Yuna whispered and started to turn around.I looked at the four of them for the last time. Huh, why they let us wander around the area---in the first place---if they would not want us to meddle?We were about to step our feet when Arielle interrupted. "I want to hear!" she demanded, standing firmly. "I want to know who's behind my sister's death." she added. I saw the pain in her eyes that she's trying to hide from us. She's trying to be strong.I saw them thinking. "We will listen. Just make sure that you won't disappoint us." Wella assented.Napangiti na lamang ako at napailing."Alright... Alright. Spill it out." Thirdy relented. He dropped his hand after raising it, acting as if hindi na siya aawat pa.Eun-ji cleared her throat before she spoke. "Una sa lahat, kanina ay may binigay na pirasong papel si Arielle sa amin at galing daw ito sa ate niyang si Trisha, ang biktima. Inutos daw ng ate niya na ibigay itong papel sa makatutulong kung sakali mang may mangyaring masama sa kanya. Well obviously, alam na ng biktima na mangyayari ito sa kanya kaya ang sulat sa pirasong papel na 'yon ay ang magbubunyag sa puno ng lahat ng ito." panimula ni Eun-ji."And what's written there? Is it one of our names?" sarkastikong tanong ni Thirdy."To disappoint you, no. Ang nakasulat dito ay small letter F, big letter E, small letter B, at number 30. So we have 'fEb 30'." sagot ni Eun-ji. Tumingin siya sa amin at tinanguan ko lamang siya.Napuno ng pagtataka ang mukha nila lalo na ang dalawang lalake."Maari ba kitang matanong, Ms. Luna?" biglang tanong ni Eun-ji sa babae. Tumango naman ang huli. "May February 30 ba sa kalendaryo?" pagtatanong niya.Nag-isip pa ang babae. "W-Wala..." sagot nito na may halong hindi sigurado.Napangiti kaming tatlo. "Eh 'di, WEL-LA! hihi." pabiro ngunit pagdidiing saad ni Eun-ji sabay tingin kay Wella. "Oo, si Wella ang sinasabi nito, hindi si Thirdy hindi rin si Edan at mas lalong hindi rin ikaw, Luna."They were obviously shocked after Eun-ji revealed that. They then looked at Wella with widened eyes. Hindi naman nakaimik agad si Wella.To explain, walang February 30 sa kalendaryo kaya we came up with the word, 'wala'. And the name closest to that word was 'Wella'. But of course, we did not just based on that. At first, akala ko na wala lang kabuluhan ang capitalized letter E. Iyon pala, that served as a highlight that we must emphasize the E. From 'Wala', make it 'Wella'. That's how we got it.Sa gitna ng pagkagulat nila ay nagsalita na si Yuna. "Nagtulog-tulugan ka lang, Wella, no'ng tinabihan mo si Arielle kanina. Kaya no'ng nakalabas na sina Luna at Thirdy para balikan ang naiwang bagahe, binigyan mo ng yosi si Edan para bigyan ito ng rason para lumabas ng bahay. Alam mong bawal manigarilyo sa loob dahil maraming smoke alarm dito kaya you took the chance to start your move. You've been in the kitchen to get a knife and to kill Trisha in the bathroom." paliwanag ni Yuna."What?! We-we-we-wait. Are you guys accusing me for Trisha's death?! Dahil lang sa date na iyan?!" At last, Wella reacted. Napatayo na siya dahil sa galit at kaba."Nah. Why would we?" sarkastikong tugon ni Eun-ji sa kanya. Nanatili akong tahimik at nag-o-observe lang."THEN WHY ARE YOU POINTING ME OUT?! THE HELL?! THIS IS BULLSHIT DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDEN---""Accusing is a wrong word choice to describe this, dear. Hinuhili ka, sounds better. And of course we do have evidence. 'Yan lang ba ang gusto mo?" Eun-ji rebutted, cutting Wella's words short."Totoo ba ang sinasabi nila, Wella?!" pasigaw na tanong naman ni Luna."No! Not a chance. I can't do that. Trisha's my bestfriend and for goodness sake, you really think I could do some sort of killing, especially to her?!" depensa ni Wella. She looked at everyone of us. Lahat kami ay naghihintay pa rin sa kanyang susunod na sasabihin. Pagkatapos ay tiningnan niya kaming tatlo. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU CANNOT JUST PUT THE BLAME ON ME WITH THAT FUCKING PIECE OF PAPER. PAANO KUNG NAGKAMALI LANG SI TRISHA?! OH, SIGE, MERON KAYONG EBIDENSYA?! THEN SHOW ME! 'WAG KAYONG PURO DADA!" She yelled. Makikita pa ang ugat sa kaniyang leeg."Alright." This time, I spoke. Bakas sa mukha nila na naghihintay sila sa susunod kong sasabihin. "Trisha died not just because of stabbing. First things first, she was attacked and was forced to drink zonrox---yes, the thing that is used to get rid from stains when you do a laundry. But unfortunately, that zonrox is not a color safe. Sa sobrang kaba mo ay hindi mo namalayan na natalsikan ka na pala nito, kaya nag-fade ang damit mo sa may bandang leeg." paliwanag ko sabay turo sa faded part ng damit niya.Tiningnan naman nila agad ito at napasinghap sila.Nakasuot silang lahat ng ternong red shirt. Malamang, kapansin-pansin na may nabago sa suot ni Wella. Ilang segundo ang nakalipas ay hindi siya nakapagsalita. Nakaawang lang ang kaniyang bibig habang nakatingin sa leegan niya."Nabanggit rin kanina ni Luna na walang lumapit sa biktima kanina dahil pinigilan mo raw sila, Thirdy, matapos mong malamang wala na itong pulso. Well, you might know some of investigatory works." wika ni Yuna habang bumaling kay Thirdy at marahang tumango naman ang huli.Bakas ang galit sa mukha ng tatlo at para namang umuusok sa galit ang ilong ni Arielle. Hindi sila makapaglabas ng galit dahil gaya namin naghihintay din sila na mag-confess ito.Pero imbis na umamin ay mapaklang tumawa ito. "Ito? Ito ang ebidensya n'yo?" turo niya sa kanyang kwelyo. "Alam n'yo bang nandito na ito kahapon pa? For Pete's sake bago kayo magsalita ng kung ano-ano alamin n'yo muna ang pangyayari, okay?" sarkastiko pa itong tumawa."Of course, hindi namin alam kasi hindi tayo magkasama kahapon. Hihi." pagbabara ni Eun-ji kay Wella.Napre-pressure na si Wella kaya halatang-halata ang pagsisinungaling niya. Halata ring naiinis na siya sa inasta ni Eun-ji."Pero, baby loves, kanina pa natin 'yan nabili bago tayo umalis kanina. We've bought them as our souvenir." singit ni Edan. Baby loves? What an endearment.Halatang nagulat si Wella sa sinabi ng 'Baby loves' niya dahil nanlaki ang mga mata nito."Bakit ayaw mo pang aminin?" tanong ni Eun-ji. She's smiling to mock the suspect that has been pointed out."Unless may iba ka pang tinatago bukod sa pagpatay mo kay Trisha." biglang singit ni Yuna na ikinatigil ng lahat.Napansin ko namang biglang napatingin si Arielle kay Yuna pagkasabi niya no'n."Wala akong aaminin dahil wala akong ginawang masama! Hindi ko nga kayang pumatay ng ipis, si Trisha pa kaya na bestfriend ko? NOT A CHANCE. At saka wala akong dahilan para gawin 'yon sa kany---" hindi na natapos ni Wella ang kanyang sasabihin dahil biglang sumigaw si Arielle."You're a liar!" Nagulat kaming lahat sa biglaang pagsigaw niya."What do you mean, Ari?" tanong naman ni Luna. Lumapit siya kay Arielle."Kahapon, nakita kayo ni ate Trisha na naghahalikan---kayong dalawa ni kuya Thirdy..." sabi nito na ikinagulat nang lahat, mas nagulat ang lahat ngayon kaysa kanina.Oh? So that's making sense now.Bakas sa mukha ni Edan at Luna ang galit at pagkagulat."So that's explained everything. Pinatay mo si Trisha dahil sa takot. Takot na sa oras na malaman ito ni Edan ay layuan ka nito." Eun-ji muttered, trying to fit the situation together."Totoo ba ang sinasabi ni Arielle, parekoy?" kalmadong tanong ni Edan kay Thirdy na kasalukuyang nakatingin lang sa kawalan. "Totoo ba?!" tanong ulit nito pero this time ay may halo nang galit.Pero wala pa ring kibo si Thirdy."SAGUTIN MO 'KO!"Napapikit naman si Thirdy sa takot no'ng sumigaw na si Edan sa mismong mukha niya. Habang galit na galit si Edan ay nakayuko naman si Luna at... umiiyak."So, kaya pala... K-Kaya pala hindi mo na sinasagot ang tawag ko, ang messages ko. Kaya pala. Dahil may pinagkakaabalahan ka nang iba." Habang binibigkas ni Luna ang bawat salita niya ay siya namang pagpatak ng kanyang mga luha. "T-Totoo, 'no?! Totoong may relasyon k-kayo ni Wella habang tayo pa! Ano, Thirdy... sagutin mo 'ko." dagdag pa nito. Nakatingin siya kay Thirdy habang umiiyak.Ilang saglit na katahimikan ang namutawi nang biglang sinapak ni Edan si Thirdy sa mukha dahilan para mamudmud ang mukha nito sa sahig. Hindi naman kumikibo si Thirdy at parang nilinamnam ang suntok ni Edan.Lumapit nang bahagya si Wella sa bata. "A-Arielle, alam mong bawal magsinungali---"Arielle cut Wella's word short. "Hindi ako nagsisinungaling."Napayuko na lang rin si Wella. Nanginginig ang kaniyang mga kamay at labi. Pinagpapawisan na siya nang todo."Grabe 'to. 'Di ko na alam ang sasabihin ko. And I don't know if I have something to speak, dahil nasabi na lahat... Ang Diyos nalang ang bahala sa inyo." matapang na tumayo si Luna at umalis.Pagbukas niya sa pinto ay nakasalubong niya si Tito. Dumating na pala ang mga pulis. Tito Fred greeted me with a smile."I'm sor---" naputol na naman ang sasabihin ni Wella."Silence! You talk too much. Nandiyan na ang mga sundo mo kaya tumayo ka na." matapang na sabi ni Arielle.Namangha naman ako sa pinakitang katapangan ni Arielle sa kabila ng lahat. Pagkatapos no'n ay biglang bumuhos ang luha ni Wella. Si Thirdy naman ay parang nagugustuhan na niya ang sahig dahil mukhang wala na siyang balak na tumayo at magsalita. Sinasabunutan naman ni Edan ang kaniyang sarili.Bumalik na si Arielle sa mesa at may kinalikot sa phon at pinwesto sa tenga habang kaming tatlo ay nakatayo lang.Pinusasan na ni Tito Fred si Wella at hindi naman na ito pumalag. Pumunta din ang ibang pulis sa banyo para asikasuhin ang bangkay.Kinwento namin kay Tito ang lahat ng nangyari dito. Pagkatapos kong magkwento ay tumango-tango lang siya."So, anong ginagawa n'yo dito, ha? Bakit nandito kayo?" takang tanong ni Tito sabay tingin sa aming tatlo."Actually, tito, inimbita po kami ni Andrew sa kanilang bahay dahil may party sa kanila." panimula ko."Oh, eh, bakit kayo nandito? Dito ba ang party?""There was unfortunate situation suddenly happened. 'Yong nag-imbita sa amin ay sinaksak ng kaklase naming parang baliw. Kaya ayon, umuna na kaming naglakad, nagbabakasakaling may sasakyang dadaan. At heto kami ngayon, napunta sa bahay na ito dahil may nanghingi ng tulong." sagot ko."Bakit kayo naglalakad? Nasaan ba ang sasakyan n'yo?""We left them in school, unfortunately. Wala daw po kasing mapa-park-an sa kanila." paliwanag ko sa kanya at tumango naman siya."Sabagay. Oh, siya, ako na ang maghahatid sa inyo do'n sa school." he offered."Talaga po?! Yey! Hihi." biglang tumili si Eun-ji. Agad naman niyang tinakpan ang bibig niya at nag peace sign nang mapansin niyang nabaling ang atensyon ng lahat sa kanya.Napangiti lang si Tito at pagkatapos ng lahat ay sinabihan niya ang mga kapwa niya pulis na sila muna ang bahala dahil ihahatid niya muna kami sa paaralan.Tahimik lang kami sa buong biyahe hanggang makarating na kami sa LSA. Binuksan naman ng guard ang gate at dumiritso agad ang sasakyan ni tito sa parking lot. Agad naman kaming bumaba pagkarating namin do'n."Salamat, tito.""Thanks, tito. Sa uulitin hihi.""Walang ano man. Oh, siya, mauna na ako sa inyo." pagpaalam ni tito sa amin."Sige ho." pagkasabi ko ay saka naman siya tuluyang umalis at kami namang tatlo ay tinahak na ang daan patungo sa kanya-kanya naming sasakyan.Pagbukas ko ng pintuan ng kotse ko ay bigla akong nagulat no'ng nagsalita sa likod ko si Eun-ji."Uhm, Waj."Gulat akong napalingon sa aking likuran at nanlaki bigla ang mga mata ko kasabay ng pagkabog ng aking dibdib nang napakalakas.W-What is she doing?Napalunok ako nang maraming beses. Maraming beses dahil magkatapat ang mga mukha namin ngayon. Magkatapat na magkatapat. One inch na lang ang pagitan ng aming mukha na isang maling galaw ay maaari na kaming magkahalikan.Nadako ang tingin ko sa kanyang labi at napalunok ako ng ilang beses. Ilang segundo kaming gano'n nang biglang---PEEP!Napalingon kaming dalawa ni Eun-ji no'ng biglang bumusina si Yuna. Nakaginhawa naman ako nang maluwag at parang ako'y nahimasmasan."I'll go ahead." sabi n'ya pa habang seryosong nakitingin sa akin.Tumango naman kami ni Eun-ji at pagkatapos no'n ay umalis na siya. Bigla ko namang naalala ang mga sinabi ni Yuna kanina sa party. Her words that confused me a lot."Ehem." Napatingin ako kay Eun-ji na ngayon ay malayo na ang distansya sa akin, 'di kagaya kanina. Taka pa akong tumingin sa kanya. "Uh, 'yong bag ko kasi, Waj, nasa kotse mo. Hihi.""Uh, s-sorry." I muttered. I really forgot. Pagkatapos no'n ay kinuha ko na ang bag niya. "H-Here..." inabot ko sa kaniya ang kaniyang shoulder bag."Thanks, Waj." nakangiting sabi niya sabay kuha ng bag. Nginitian ko nalang siya bilang sagot. Pagkatapos no'n ay pinaandar na niya ang kaniyang sasakyan matapos siyang kumaway.I just shook my head to dodge such thought and drove my car.***YUNA AYANNEAFTER THAT tiring morning session, everyone yelled in joy once we heard the bell. No one comes through my mind except for one thing: I am hungry at kailangan ko nang kumain ngayon.And when I'm hungry, that only mean one thing. I am in a bad mood!I did not have time earlier this morning to have breakfast because I woke up late. Maybe because of the draining happening last night. Bukambibig rin kanina ang nangyari kina Andrew at Christian.Sa aking pagmamadali, parang gusto kong mag teleport for I cannot bear this hunger I feel inside to the extent of walking ten steps would surely wilt me to the ground. But of course, I am not Hermione Granger who can just teleport to the cafeteria so I have to make use of my remaining strength to get my way through to the cafeteria. Pinilit ko lang ang aking mga paa para maglakad at tumakbo.Tss, as if I have other choice.Finally, we got to the treasure of my desire which is the cafeteria. We were about to get inside when the guard stopped us. I was about to ask why, because, God, I can eat whole horse right here, right now, and I mean it. Then suddenly the Cafeteria Manager came out with obviously bad news. With her facial expression, I can tell that it is indeed a bad one."Dear, students, I am very sorry to inform you but our cafeteria is not available for now due to inconveniency..." After hearing those words from her, a lot of us mumbled in dismay. We got only one cafeteria in this institution, and we are not allowed to go outside---"Pero, huwag kayong mag-alala... all of you are allowed to go outside the campus even if it's not Wednesday. There's a cafeteria not so far from here, so just go there and you will be eating there for the mean time. Again, we are very sorry." The manager added. After hearing those, I felt my face crumpled in its own.Really?! At this time?!I want to yell and throw some cursing words. Pero bukas nalang, I don't have enough energy to do that. I am tired and hungry right now!This is the second time that the cafeteria is unavailable."Just milk with ice, oh!" Eun-ji mumbled, but all of us still managed to hear her.Nagutom na at ano't ano, she would still look for the milk first, as if it would satisfy her hunger, unbelievable."Ano?""For real?""I'm very hungry!"All of us were like a pity creature for all of us were really 'that' hungry especially the grade 12 STEM students."So, saan na tayo pupunta?" Leigh inserted. Unlike the majority, he can still be able to stay calm and be in his usual posture, and there's even no smudge of annoyance on his face as if there is no alarming happening right now. Maybe he took a lot of his breakfast."We've left with no choice, pupunta tayo sa labas. Let's go." I said and lead the way to the parking lot and the two just followed me. There are other students as well aside from my classmates that took the same path with us. We will eat outside.We don't have choice, do we? TssAnd because I am annoyed, no one must dare to stand on my way at the moment. I might yell at their face otherwise. My stomach is hell burning and is seems cooking my internal organs.We went straight to the parking lot. We are too tired and exhausted to get on our feet all the way to where we will be eating. I was about to open the door of my car when I heard something annoying."Pst... Miss! That's my car.""Oh, hi, Harry!"##CHAPTER 6YUNA AYANNE"Pst... Miss! That's my car."KAKAISIP KO lang kanina na walang dapat umisturbo sa aking daan. And parang may isang sumira.I immediately closed my eyes to calm myself a little bit because any moment from now, I can burst my anger to this stupid ass cockroach who is currently touching my hand!"WHAT THE HELL?!""Ah, hehe... Sorry, Miss, that's mine. Sasakyan ko 'yan," the guy said. And I must say na kamukha niya talaga ang ipis!At anong sinabi niya? His car? How could my baby car be his---"Yuns, what are you doing there? That area is for visitors, nandoon pa ang sa atin." Eun-ji suddenly muttered while pointing to the left side. With that, my eyes widened."Oh, hi, Harry... Hihi." Eun-ji greeted the cockroach-faced guy!"Kumusta, Eun-ji?" that cockroach waved back. Isipin niyo 'yon, a cockroach is waving its hand. Ugh! My stomach did turn its way upside down. "Hihi, pasensya na, Harry..." Eun-ji uttered before she faced me and dragged my hand. "We have to go.
CHAPTER 7LEIGHTON WAJEEHWALA SA sariling nakinig ako sa last teacher namin this morning na si Mr. Dee. Kasalukuyan siyang nagdi-discuss at nagsusulat ng kahit anong formula at nagdu-drawing na sa tingin ko ay Elipse. My mind is filled with many thoughts right now. As in marami. Tulad na lamang sa paparating na debut ni Eun-ji, not to mention how I did not decline her request to be her last dance, yet, it kills me when Harry volunteered to be the one instead and Eun-ji agreed on that within a split of second. Iniisip ko kung pupunta ba talaga ako o hindi nalang. Total, she already have Harry. But on the second thought, why would I let him own all the night with Eun-ji? I mean, who is he? He's just a new acquaintance.Shall I go to her debut? Eh, ano namang gagawin ko do'n? Dance with her and ask for the last dance position? Nah, it would be sounds like fool when I already dropped her request already. But on the second thought, I will go there to eat. Her debut is not all about danc
CHAPTER 8LEIGHTON WAJEEHThud!A LOUD and sudden thud sound emerged from the outside of the building that caught everyone's attentions, including me. Kaya agad akong kumaripas palabas thinking it would be probably earthquake that caused something to make such noise. Pero paglabas ko ay iba ang aking nadatnan.Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa pagkagulat. Bukod sa akin ay nagsipuntahan na rin ang iba. Habang ako ay tulala pa rin sa nakita. We are currently gathering around with a man in the middle, cruelly laying with a lot of twisted joints. What much worst is that his eyes remained open as his blood flows away from his body. And with that, his white t-shirt is starting to get red---Wait, siya yung lalaki kanina. He's one of those who climbed through the stairs earlier.Nakatawag pansin naman sa akin ang kaniyang kanang kamay. Sa gitna ng pagkagulat ay napansin kong wala ni isa pa ang tumatawag ng pulis at ambulansiya. Kaya ako na ang tumawag. Umalis ako sa kumpulan at naghanap ng hi
CHAPTER 9LEIGHTON WAJEEH"...pero wala na sa kanya ang butterfly hairclip. Pero nakikita ko nalang ngayon na iba na ang may suot nito."PAGKATAPOS NILANG marinig 'yon ay tumingin silang lahat sa babaeng kasali sa suspek---si Iris. Parang naiintindihan nila kung sino ang tinutukoy ko. Pero nakatutok lang sa akin ang mga matutulis na mata ni Iris. Now, she's mad at me, perhaps."Hindi ko alam kung paano mo 'yan eksaktong nakuha. Well, siguro kinuha mo 'yan mula sa bata para walang magbago sa mukha mo na maaaring mapaghinalaan ng mga pulis. Napagtanto mo na nahulog 'yong pantali mo sa buhok kasabay ng paghulog ng biktima. Tama ba, Iris?" baling ko sa kanya.Nakatingin sa kanya ang lahat. Hindi ko alam kung bakit niya 'yon ginawa. Wala siyang nabanggit about sa relationship nila ng biktima, kung magkakilala ba sila o hindi. And for that, I don't have anything to prove her reason for doing such thing and even a guts, I have nothing."I don't know where in this corner you got that words of
CHAPTER 10NIKOLINA EUN-JI"AYSH, JINJA! Why did you---wae wae?""Did you just twist that goatsh*t?""D-Did I? Oh... Sorry.""UGH! This will be great!"I woke up because of that sudden noise in my room. Matapos ang isang parang putok, many voices followed.Who the hell interrupted me while sleeping?!Wala naman akong naaalalang kasama ngayon dahil 'yong mga kasama ko dito noon sa bahay ay natakot noong na-tyambahan sila ni mommy kaya ayon, nagsilayas silang lahat. I pity them, though.I rolled on my bed, still trying to think what was that noises all about. Wait, these voices... These voices seems familiar! No way!Agad kong iminulat ang aking mga mata at napaawang ang mga labi ko."Saeng-il chukahamnida... saeng-il chukahamnida... Saranghaneun Eun-ji shi... saeng-il chukahamnida~"Matapos nilang kantahin iyon, paulit-ulit akong napakurap. Kinukusot-kusot ko pa ang aking mga mata para masisiguro kong hindi ako namamalikmata lamang. Then later on, it sank unto my mind who are these peo
CHAPTER 11YUNA AYANNEI WAS STILL staring at the two women who were walking on the street. They were trembling and crying. I keenly looked at the surroundings, though hindi ako nagpapahalata. I just pretended that something's wrong with my car, then slowly drove.Maybe they were watched by someone holding a sniper from afar, or worst there is a bomb on them that once they move na hindi nakaayon sa plano ay papuputukin ng manipulator ito.Maybe yes.Nasa park na ako ngayon. Tumingala ako sa mga bintana at rooftop ng mga gusaling nakapaligid sa amin upang siguraduhin kung may nagmamasid sa kanila mula sa malayo. Pero wala akong nakitang kahina-hinala.I gazed around and there I saw three suspicious people-two guys and one lady. The first guy was busy reading his newspaper, he is sitting on a side seats. Panay ang tingin niya sa dalawang babae. The next guy is wearing a black shade. Nakatayo lang siya sa gilid pero kahit hindi nakaharap ang kaniyang mukha kung saan mismo naglalakad ang
CHAPTER 12HARRY JEFSOVILENAGISING AKO dahil sa malakas na tunog ng alarm clock! Argh! I'm very tired. I am still yet wanted to sleep. Damn, alarm clock.Sinubukan kong abutin ang alarm clock para patayin ito. Kinapa-kapa ko ang aking kamay pero hindi ko ito maabot. I stretched my right hand more sa abot ng aking makakaya para maabot yung hayop na alarm clock. Pero...Blag!Sh*t!Nahulog ako sa higaan at nauntog ang ulo ko. I groaned as I opened my eyes at napagtanto kong mali pala ang direksyon ng inabutan ko ng kamay. Nasa may kaliwa nga pala ang table ko kung saan nakapatong ang bwesit na alarm clock na 'yon. Nakakainis."Harry! Are you okay?" narinig ko ang sigaw ni Mama mula sa labas."Yes, ma!" nasagot ko nalang. But the truth is, I'm not. I'm pissed.Imbis na tulog mantika pa ang utak ko, pero dahil sa pagkahulog ko kanina ay nagising na lang ito bigla na parang inapoyan. Kay aga-aga, eh. Wait, maaga pa ba? I checked the time and it's already past 11 in the morning. Hindi kat
CHAPTER 13HARRY JEFSOVILEHALOS LUMIPAD ang kotse ko sa pagmamadali ko. Putik, I am surely be late!I arrived in front of the Royal Town House in 30 minutes. Dali-dali akong nag-park ng aking sasakyan at pumunta agad sa reception table."Good eve---""Where I can find the function hall?" I asked the staff immediately. Napatulala pa muna siya at biglang yumuko. Please, answer immediately. I am 28 minutes late!"E-E-Eighth floor, room number 504, Sir." she answered, bowing her head. Na-offend ko ata siya no'ng pinutol ko ang bati niya kanina. Well, pasensya na pero may party pa akong hahabulin.I immediately went to the elevator and pressed the number 8 in the buttons. Paglabas ko ng elevator ay marami-rami na rin ang nakikita kong naka-formal attire. Sa dulo ng hallway ay may nakabukas na double door. Para itong maindoor sa isang mansion. Lumalabas din mula sa loob ang iba't ibang kulay ng ilaw.I looked for my
EPILOGUELEIGHTON WAJEEHCHANGE REALLY is the only thing that remains constant in this world. Even though how tough the world throws at you, let's just all remember that everything will change. From tough, everything will be just alright. From sorrow, it will turn into joy. From cry to laughter.And from worst, chaotic, and messy situation changed into peaceful and back to the usual one. "Leigh, let's go." I am in front of the mirror, fixing the collar of my jacket when I heard a voice in front of the door of my bedroom. Tumingin ako sa kaniya at ginawaran siya ng napakatamis na ngiti. "How do I look, mom?" I asked her. That's my mom right there. The one and only Sabrina Estrella-Hedalgo."Good as always, anak." sabi niya matapos niyang tingnan ang kabuuan ko. I just responded with chuckle while walking closer to her. Inakbayan ko na lamang si mommy at saka pumunta na lamang kami sa labas para mag-abang ng masasakyan. It's been a year since the worst scenario ended. That night,
CHAPTER 64-3-"WAIT, I think I can deactivate the nano virus."Done with some manipulations, the VB has already dominated the entire system. It wasn't tracked down since it has the same identity as nano virus, but still loyal to its purpose, to stop the spreading.But somehow, with the same identity as the nano virus, Yuna found an opportunity to take advantage of it so that it can deactivate the nano virus. And that is by letting those nano virus copy what the VB orders.To illustrate this, since the VB has a form of a nano virus, the nano virus will think it as the same as them, so it might somehow follow what it does. Hence, if the VB self-destruct, the nano virus might follow its destruction that would surely stop the nano manipulation in human brain. In a nutshell, Yuna can control the nano virus, can even deactivate them.But that is just theoretical. It is not a hundred percent sure that those nano virus would follow."It is... quite sacrificial. If this fails, we don't have o
CHAPTER 63-3-"Alright, we're in!"YUNA'S FACE brightened when suddenly, a green circle pops out from her Cabinet's hologram. That small green circle scatters around the entire screen until a couple of word appeared.'Stealing Access...'After that, a series of dots moves below those words, an indication that the software is trying to do its job to have a complete access.Just like her, Leighton's face was painted with a curve on his lips. It was burst with an excitement and a taste of victory, especially when the loading succeed.The first couple of word vanished and it was replaced by another two words.'Access Complete!'Yuna was fetched by black screen with different codes running upward through her screen. She then manipulated a few touches and later a grid of different areas shows. Those are the access of the base's surveillance cameras. Such as the lobbies, operating rooms, and other protected areas. "Phase one is done, I just hope the rest will go well."Yuna swiped that scr
CHAPTER 62DOSNAPATITIG MUNA ako sa babae matapos niyang sabihin iyon. She showed us two green flash drives that I couldn't distinguish what type of flash drives these are. "Well, you don't have any choice but to trust me." I just answered her. I knew it's really surprising that I suddenly changed my course. They knew me as one of Blaze's right hands---or, should I say, minions. Yeah, minions. Noong oras na kinalaban ko ang lalaking si Ashley sa Questas Forest---ang gabi kung saan muntik ko nang mapatay sina Yuna at Harry, Ashley spared my life. I was struggling that night and when I acted to run away from him, he just let me. Hindi niya ako hinabol para patayin. And the next thing I saw was Blaze just easily shot Khora. I was so shocked that time. Khora was important to me because we've been friends and partners-in-crime ever since. And starting that night, I just realized one thing. Napagtanto ko na maybe, he didn't really considered us family. And time comes, gagawin niya rin
CHAPTER 61THIRD PERSONEONKIE, as what Eun-ji stated, is a group of four assassins. But people, who have known that name around Asia, thought that it is a name for a single heartless and frightful assassin roaming around the continent to hunt its prey.They called them heartless and frightful assassins because they believe EONKIE targets random people in a gruesome way. As their signature, they always cut the victim's manhood and hang around near its dead body.Nikolina Eun-ji Kim of South Korea, the knight of EONKIE and sword is her technical expertise. Kiera Lee of Japan, the crowd control specialized in lashing a whip.Lice Nekath Zy of Thailand, the marksman of the group trained to master shurikens, a weapon in the form of a star with projecting four blades.And the pride of China, Oharra Zen Gu, known as the dasher for her excellence skill in manipulating dual blades.Together, they made EONKIE.It was horrifying to all men thinking that someday EONKIE will also come to them an
CHAPTER 60LEIGHTON WAJEEEH'That school... that LSA really did this!''Sila ang nasa likod ng mass suicide kanina. Kailangan mong iwasan ang tinatawag nilang eye piece.''Join our saint, join our saint...''Another Leonard's family! Sahara Kim and Nikolina Eun-ji Kim-Villaluz!'I REPEATEDLY shook my head because of the voices and scenes that keeps flashing into my mind. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang nangyari. My eyes still close and all I could feel is the softness sheet behind my back.'Wait, you forgot to introduce me! I am also a Villaluz! Also a son of Leonard Villaluz! I am Blaze Villaluz! And I am here to kill all of you!''Leigh is not Leonard's son. He's not a Villaluz. Anak naming siya ni Fred. K-Kaya huwag mo siyang idamay dito...' 'I am Zhavira. S-Sorry, L-Leigh... for everything...''Die!''Leigh, anak. Kapit ka lang nang m-mahigpit.' And the next scene happened went black.Napabalikwas agad ako sa pagkahiga dahil sa mga naalala ko. Sumakit ang ulo ko at napatulala ako sa
CHAPTER 59-3-HINDI ALAM ni Leighton kung ano ang sasabihin niya. He looked daze, yet he responded to Eun-ji's hug. As Eun-ji broke the hug, agad niyang pinahiran ang kaniyang luha and gave him a smile. "Welcome back." she muttered.Pagkatapos ay pumasok na sila sa loob ang isinara ang pintuan. Dim surroundings welcome Leighton's eyes. They did not turn the lights on because they worry that it would catch attention of the Nanos. They just used lamps and candles, enough for them to see the surroundings, their faces.Eun-ji guided Leighton to sit on the couch while Sahara just stood first beside him."Oh, finally, tita Sahara. You're here already---"Mula sa kaniyang kwarto, lumabas si Yuna. Napatigil siya sa kaniyang pagsasalita nung nakita niya ang taong nakaupo sa couch, kaharap ni Eun-ji."L-Leigh?!" she muttered in shock and surprise. Gaya ni Eun-ji, her tears automatically flooded. "Oh, my god..."Agad siyang pumunta sa direksiyon ni Leighton and just like what Eun-ji did, she h
CHAPTER 58SAHARA KIMHONESTLY, I'M glad that my people found him. That they found Leigh. Few years ago we already had given up in finding him, not because we just concluded that he's dead but because it was difficult to do so. The moment Ashley told us that he's alive, I immediately made up my mind to check on him there even though it's really hard to leave Santa Luna. Whenever you went outside your house, those Nanos immediately attack you. Yeah, Nanos---that's what they called them, might as well used that term.Anyway, those Nanos seemed very hungry to kill those normal ones, including us. Their minds have been corrupted and controlled. I know for sure that one day will come that they could dominate the whole place, or worse, the whole world. And that is what we needed to stop. However, I admit that my plan went vague and vague as time passes by.I sometimes left Santa Luna to see Leighton. To see how he is; if he's still doing good. However, every time that I went to where he w
CHAPTER 57-3-Two years ago...SA ISANG lugar na puno ng mga taong nagkakasiyahan ay napalitan ng katahimikan at takot. Mangilan-ngilan na lamang ang lumalabas. "A-Anak..." a woman whimpers. Nakatingin siya sa isang batang lalaki na ngayon ay marahang lumalapit sa kaniya."M-Mom... I d-don't know Jexler is already infected..." the boy suddenly cried. 'Yong mga mata niya ay kahit saan na tumitingin. "Hinipan niya ako bigla sa mata at bigla siyang umalis. M-Mom, h-help me. I d-don't want to be like them."Napaluhod na lamang ang babae. Her hands trembles as she looked at her 13-year old son. Agad na lamang siyang napalapit sa kaniyang anak at niyakap ito nang mahigpit. "I t-told you to just stay in our garden..." she whispered with a sob. Pagkatapos ay sinapo niya ang mukha ng bata. "D-Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright." After that, biglang napahawak sa ulo ang bata at ilang saglit pa, bigla itong napatingin sa kaniyang ina. In just a snap, bigla niyang sinugod ang babae.A