"Nag enjoy ba kayo ni SSG President kagabi?"
I gritted my teeth at Drake. This guy is really a pain in the neck!
I wanted to call him horrible names, or curse at him. But I figured it's not good diplomacy, so I composed myself and tried to be as calm as possible. I smiled at Drake, and told him, "I am not the one to like parties, Drake. If you're going to ask that question, you better ask kuya Andrei or the SSG President himself. But I did enjoy the free orange juice."
When Drake's eyes landed on my neck, he smirked. "That's a nice mark, did the SSG President gave you that?" pabulong niyang tanong sa akin. Kaya agad ko namang tinakpan ang leeg ko.
"Drake kung wala kang magandang sasabihin sa amin, umalis ka na lang," sabat ni Irma.
Hello @MissAlbularyo here~ Thank you for reading The Book of Cheating, please don't forget to comment, vote, support, and subscribe to my story. Happy Reading! SHAMELESS PLUG!! Please also read my other story entitled, Meet Me at Full Moon, Alpha!
Nakita ko ang sarili kong nakatayo sa school ground ng Louise Academy. Nakarinig ako ng isang malakas na sigaw, pagkatapos no'n ay nag kumpulan ang mga estudyante sa tapat ng John Venice Building, and building ng mga Senior High. I walked to the crowd of students, and I made my way to the center, to the one they are focusing in. Nakahandusay sa gitna ang isang babae, basag ang kanyang ulo at nagkalat ang dugo sa paligid. Si Cassandra 'yon, she fell from the building's roof deck. Her eyes were open, staring at me, as if she wants to tell me something. She suddenly smiled at me, and her mouth started to mumble something to me. But I just stared in horror, as she kept on repeating what she was saying. "Claire, you saw it didn't you?" "Claire!!"
Kasama ko sa Principal's Office sina Aldrich at Kaizer para pakinggan ang video ng interrogation ni Drake. During the time when Drake was blackmailing me, Kaizer and Aldrich have arranged countless pieces of evidence against Drake. They filed a complaint, and Drake was supposed to be invited for interrogation, and then they found us. Minsan ko silang na tanong kung bakit kaming tatlo lang ang gumagawa nitong mga ganitong kaso. Kasi sabi ni Aldrich buong SSG ang magso-solve nito, pero mukhang napag iiwanan 'yung mga members. Pero kaming tatlo lang pala ang pinagkakatiwalaan ni sir Vergarra. And I just recently found out that Aldrich never meant the SSG members to be involved when he said the SSG is solving the case. What he really meant was, he is the SSG, and
"Uy narinig n'yo ba?" May halong pananakot ang tanong ni Loraine. "May multo raw dito sa John Venice Building!" "E-Eh?" Pautal na sabi ni Desiree na animo'y natatakot sa kanyang narinig. Ibinaba niya ang kinakain niyang sandwich at unti-unti siyang dumikit sa akin. Jusko, anak, nasa Cafeteria tayo, may mga tao pa sa paligid kaya hindi mo kailangan matakot! Si Charmaine naman ang sumunod na nagsalita. "Ah oo, alam ko iyan. Kapag sumasapit daw ang alas nuwebe ng gabi, may biglaan silang maririnig na sigaw." "Oo," sabi ni Loraine. "Sabi nila, iyon daw ang kaluluwa ni Cassandra nung nahulog siya sa John Venice Building last year." Sasawsaw sana ako sa usapan upang pagalitan sila, pero si Irma na ang gumawa no'n para sa akin.
"Is it too tight, Claire?" Kinilabutan ako sa pagbulong ni Aldrich sa tenga ko. Nasa likod ko siya ngayon at sobrang lapit niya sa akin. Tsk! Do we really have to do this right now? Nilingon ko siya, kahit magkalapit ang mukha namin ay masama pa rin ang tingin ko sa kanya. "If you would be the killer," sabi ko. "Would you ask that to your victim?" tanong ko sa kanya. "If you are my victim, I would ask you," nakangiti niyang sabi sa akin at mas hinigpitan niya ang pagkakatali niya sa kamay ko. I winced at the slight pain I felt, but I didn't say anything. "Kailangan mo ba talagang gawin sa akin 'to?" tanong ko sa kanya nang magpunta siya sa harap ko. He is standing in front of me and he's also looking down at me. Sa
Si Lucas Santiago ang kumatok sa pinto ng SSG Office. Mas matangkad nang kaunti si Aldrich kaysa kay Lucas, pero mukha silang higante sa paningin ko, siguro kasi maliit ang height ko. Isa sa mga heartthrob si Lucas Santiago, siya ang Vice Captain ng Volleyball team, at best friend ni Aldrich to be exact. Magka-year sana sila ni Aldrich ngayon pero naaksidente si Lucas last year, kaya magka-batch na kami ngayon. Laging magulo ang buhok ni Lucas, pero hindi no'n nasisira ang kagwapuhan niya. "Hindi ka pa nakapalit?" tanong ni Lucas kay Aldrich nang makapasok siya sa SSG Office. Kinuha ko ang silya na pinag-upuan ko kanina at ibinalik ko ito sa long table. "Hindi pa," sagot ni ni Aldrich pagkatapos ay saglit siyang tumingin sa akin. "Claire and I were discussing something important." Nabaling naman ang tingin
"You're spacing out again, Claire," Aldrich said to me. I was pulled out of my reverie when I heard his voice, so I looked at him. Tapos na kami sa first part ng interview. "Ah, about the second part of the interview, it's all questions we obtained from the students. You can also say that these are fan questions, and I think they will be happy to know your preference.” Yeah, since lagi niyang kaming tinatanggihan sa part na ‘to noon kapag iniinterview namin siya, sana naman ngayon ay pumayag na siya. Last year naman na niya ito sa Louise Academy eh, maggiging kj pa ba siya? Ngumiti si Aldrich sa akin. "Walang problema sa akin, Claire," sabi niya. Tumango ako at ibinaling ko na ang mga mata ko sa papel na hawak ko. Mabuti naman at pumayag na siya, sa wakas! Panigurado
"Ah, so ikaw ang girlfriend ng apo ko." Ngumiwi ako sa sinabi ng matandang babae na kaharap ko. "Ah hindi po ako girlfriend ni President," sabi ko. "La, she's my Secretary," sabi naman ni Aldrich. Nasa office kami ng restaurant na siyang pagmamay ari ng lola ni Aldrich na si madame Christina Ludivico-Arellano. Ipinakilala ako ni Aldrich sa lola niya sa hindi ko malamang dahilan, maybe it's to pay respect kasi sagot ng lola niya ang kinain ko. Akala ko pa naman mauubos ko ang pera ni Aldrich. I've been badly waiting to see his face in despair. Yung tipong mapapaluhod siya dahil inubos ko ang pera niya sa pagkain. "So kailan ka magiging girlfriend ni Aldrich?” tanong na naman ni madame Christina.
Hi! If you're reading my story, thank you very much. I specifically have this portion to explain my chapters. Chapters 20 and 21 don't have the [Missing Arc] tag to them despite them haveing the same chapter titles. Originally, Chapter 22 would also not have the [Missing Arc] tag, but I did put it anyways since it that's the time Claire is abducted. Don't be confused with the Arc tags, if a chapter has no [XXX Arc] tag, it means it's a chapter not related to the case that the FL and ML are solving. I also originally planned about 7 arcs in this story, and previous arcs might be repeated, but I'm still polishing my drafts. And I have to edit the chapters as soon as I reach Chapter 50, I'll just edit my grammatical errors so no changes in the plot. I'm not really good with my English, so I hope you understand hehe. Feel free to comment on my story. Criticize my story to your hearts content, but I only accept constructive criticism. Anyways, that's all.
ALDRICH FEN ARELLANO POV"That's impossible," I told her, but she did not argue.She only sighed and took her burger again. She stared at her food, and I know she's hesitating if she should still eat or not. "Sa totoo lang, gulat din ako nung nakita ko ang source ng mga info.""Bakit magkakaroon ng gano'ng inpormasyon si Cassandra? That's unlikely of her."Claire smiled sheepishly, obviously disagreeing to my remarks. "You never truly know a person just because you were with them for a long time. Ako ba in-expect mo na magkakaroon ng maraming impormasyon? Hindi naman, di ba? I think, at first, you see me as kuya Andrei's loyal dog."I didn't correct her even though she thought wrong about my views on her. I always thought of her as Andrei's loyal friend, because she's the only person Andrei respects outside our circle.But she has a point. Maybe I was really wrong about my perception on Cassandra. Maybe Cassandra was really trying to join the Ragnarok Organization. But why? What was
"That's the 15th time you did that, Claire." Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Aldrich nang punahin na naman niya ang paghikab ko. Sa mga ginawa namin buong umaga, hindi ko alam kung paano niya pa nagawang makahanap ng oras para bilangin kung ilang beses akong humikab. "Pwede bang tigilan mo ako?" At sinabayan ko iyon ng pag-irap sa kanya. "Wala ako sa mood na pakinggan ang mga pagpupuna mo. Hwag ngayon na inaantok pa ako." Humikab ako ulit. "That's the 16th time." "Tutal patapos na ang morning classes, kakain muna ako ng lunch," sabi ko sa kanya at nauna na akong maglakad. Mabuti nang iwan siya nang sa ganon ay magkaroon ako ng ginhawa. Mamamatay ako nang maaga sa kanya. Humabol siya sa akin. "Hindi ka sasabay sa akin?" Saglit ko siyang sinulyapan at humikab ulit ako. "Bakit kita sasabayan mag lunch? Close ba tayo?" Mahina siyang tumawa. "According to the rumors, I am your boyfriend." "You are not one to believe rumors, President." "It's Aldrich for you, Claire. And besides, I thi
Sapo ko ang ulo ko habang pinipilit kong kainin ang pagkain na inihanda ni tita Agatha para sa agahan. Pakiramdam ko ay tutumba ako kahit na nakaupo ako. Minabuti ko na lang na ayusin ang aking postura nang sa gano'n ay hindi makapansin si tita Agatha a may nararamdaman akong hindi maganda. Across to where I am sitting, Aldrich only squinted at his breakfast. He then took a cup of coffee beside his plate and took a sip. Matapos no'n ay nabaling ang kanyang tingin sa akin at binigyan ako ng matamis na ngiti. "You don't know how grateful I am for your help during the weekend, Claire," sabi niya sa sinserong boses. But Aldrich being the two-faced, manipulative bastard that he is, I should think otherwise. Nagsalita siyang muli, "I wish you would be able to help me again next time." Next time my ass! Feeling naman niya gagawin namin ito ulit. "Oh I hope next time you would call for kuya Andrei, or better yet take Kaizer with you," I
Hello, it's MissAlbularyo on your screen. I wasn't able to update much these months, and I'm sorry. For now, the story, The Book of Cheating will be on Hiatus and will be back on possibly May or June 2022. The reason for this is that I'm already in my fourth year in college and had been busy with school works since I'll be graduating soon. I hope my readers will understand and wait for me.I guarantee that once I've finished everyhting in my school, I will finish the story as soon as possible. I shall return. Thank you for your understanding.
I said to him, "That is not a question." "But I still want you to tell me. I will ask another question later." Matagal kong tinitigan si Aldrich. Alam ba niya na personal kong hindi inilagay ang impormasyon ng Ragnarok Organization sa BOC ko? I don't know if I should lie, or I should tell him. But I chose the latter. "From the information I got, the Ragnarok Organization was established three years ago." "Hindi two years ago?" tanong ni Aldrich na nakakunot. Umiling ako sa kanya, "Hindi ako nakakuha ng impormasyon tungkol kay Skoll, pero alam ko ang objective nila." Mataman na tumitig si Aldrich sa akin. "At ano naman 'yon, Claire?"
"H-Hindi ko na kaya...tama na...ayaw ko na!" It's already four o'clock in the morning, and I know to myself that I am already exhausted. Pero kahit sobrang pagod na ang katawan ko ay pinilit ko pa rin ang sarili ko na tumakas. Mukhang napansin ako ng kasama ko kaya ang sabi niya, "Claire, what are you doing? Where are you going?" Hindi ko siya sinagot at literal akong gumapang sa sahig, papunta sa pinto, para matakasan ko si Aldrich Fen Arellano. Hindi ko na alintana kung madumihan ang damit pangtulog ko, gusto ko na talagang umalis sa lugar na 'to! Sa isip ko ay minumura ko si kuya Andrei, kasalanan niya lahat ng ito. Sisiguraduhin kong hindi na siya sisikatan ng araw sa Monday! Nagsalita ulit si Aldrich sa likod, "Clai
Dinala ako ni Aldrich sa ECHO Office, hindi ko alam kung bakit dito kami nagpunta, pero halata ko sa paghinga niya na galit na galit siya. He loudly banged the door, it even made me startled. Mabilis na bumukas ang pinto at tumambad sa amin si kuya Andrei na kumakain ng pizza. The moment his eyes set on us, he suddenly choked and started coughing. Nahulog pa niya yung hawak niyang pizza at napaatras siya palayo sa amin. He signalled someone to close the door, but no one dared to close the door on the king. At habang hawak pa rin ni Aldrich ang kamay ko ay hinila niya ako papasok sa loob ng ECHO Office. Marami kaagad sa mga members ang nagbulungan nang makita nila kami na magkahawak kamay. Na-conscious tuloy ako kaya pinilit kong alisin ang kamay ko sa pagkakaha
CLAIRE JIMENEZ'S POV Before I went to school today, kuya Aldrich reminded me not to drop by the SSG office. Ngayon kasi namin ire-release ang magazine namin kung saan nakalagay ang isang importanteng article tungkol sa kagalang-galang na si Aldrich Fen Arellano. Kailangan kong tumulong sa pag-distribute kaya sinabihan ko na kaagad si Aldrich. He gave his go signal to me, so I didn't reply. The task wasn't really that hectic since I am with kuya Andrei. Ang problema lang namin ay ang mga estudyante na nag-uunahan na makakuha ng magazine na para bang mauubusan sila. Although I find it annoying, kuya Andrei looked pleased, as if it's going according to his plans. "Magandang ideya nga talaga na inilagay natin sa cover is Aldrich," sabi ni
ALDRICH FEN ARELLANO'S POV "Ah, naistorbo ko ata kayo," CJ, the Corps Commander, said. He turned his head away and he immediately closed the door. Silence filled the room, as Claire and I stared at each other. But she immediately avoided my gaze. "Aldrich, kailangan mo nang lumayo sa akin," sabi niya. Agad naman akong natauhan kaya mabilis akong lumayo sa kanya. Tinulungan ko rin siyang tumayo, pero pagkatapos no'n ay mabilis niya akong iniwasan. This is so embarrassing, and for me to not get affected, I tried my best to smile at her. "You really messed up today, Claire," I teased. But