Xyrica’s POV:
Pagkatapos kong malaman na nalista na lahat ni miss Ludwig ang mga taong merong ‘universal key’ ay sinimulan namin silang matyagan na hindi nila nalalaman. Sampung tao ang may hawak ng universal key at isa na roon si miss Ludwig, kaya ang ibig sabihin ay siyam na tao nalang ang kikilalanin namin. Para mabilis naming matapos ang gawain na ito ay hinati namin sa tatlo, kaya bawat isa sa amin nina miss Ludwig at Cyborg ay mag-iimbestiga ng tatlong tao.
Ito lang kasi ang paraan namin upang malaman kung sino ang may paka sa listening devices. Syempre, alam naming walang aamin sa kanila. Sigurado kasi kaming may nag-uutos lang sa isa sa kanila at gusto talaga naming kilalanin kung sino.
Bago pa man kami nagsimula a
Xyrica’s POV:It’s almost midnight, and the three of us decided to meet up in the secret tunnel to discuss the staff. We finished our investigation with the individuals, but it’s more likely an observation since we didn’t want people to think we were acting suspiciously. Since Cyborg, miss Ludwig, and I thought that it’s best to work as a team- pwede kaming dumagdag sa impormasyong alam namin tungkol sa mga staff na hindi alam ng iba.While talking, we each turned on our flashlight to lighten the dark.“Okay, let me start,”&nb
Xyrica’s POV:Ilang araw nang hinahanap ni miss Ludwig ang tatlong cleaning staff na kasama ni Teresa noong naglinis sila sa mga kwarto namin pero naglaho ang mga ito na parang bula. Hindi naman kami pwedeng magtanong kay Teresa kung nasaan ang mga kasama niya at kung ano ang mga pangalan nito baka kasi manghinala siya sa amin. Binago nalang namin ang aming plano, sa halip na kilalanin ang tatlo ay tinuunan namin ng pansin si Teresa.Si miss Ludwig ang naatasang magmasid kay Teresa sa oras na nasa Gangster Academy siya. Minsan ay sinasadya ni miss Ludwig na dumaan sa room ng mga cleaning staff para tignan kung ano ang ginagawa niya. Minsan din ay binabati namin si Teresa kapag nakakasalubong namin ito sa academy. Ngumingiti naman ito at binabati rin kami pabalik pero ang hindi alam ni Teresa ay i
Xyrica’s POV:We did the thing that the three of us planned. While Cyborg and I were here in the clinic to talk to nurse Dawn, miss Ludwig tried to figure out why dean Steinfeld would visit a hospital every day. I told Miss Ludwig to do whatever it was to do to know the reason why he’s out of the academy a lot. It is also our way to know when he’ll usually come back, so we can come up with another plan and hijack his secret compartment.Mabuti nalang at nasanay na sina Klent na palaging busy si miss Ludwig kaya hindi na sila nagtanong dito kung bakit minsan ay lumalabas siya sa academy.“Do you guys want some juice?”Tanong sa amin ni nurse Dawn. Dahilan para mabalik ako sa katinuan.“I’m good,”sabi ni Cyborg kay nurse Dawn.“How about you, Xyrica? Do
Xyrica’s POV:“What was that lady’s name?”Tanong ko kay nurse Dawn pagkabalik niya galing sa stock room.“Oh, that lady’s name is Teresa. Why do you ask?”Sabi ni nurse Dawn.“I was just curious. Hindi ko kasi siya palaging nakikita rito sa academy. Bago ba siya rito?”Tanong ko kay nurse Dawn.I don’t think nurse Dawn knows that I‘m lying right now. Hindi niya alam na kilala ko si Teresa pero alam niya naman na bago pa lang ako rito sa academy. Natural lang sa amin ang magtanong tungkol sa mga taong hindi namin kilala rito.“Palagi naman siyang nandito sa academy, ah? Sila nga ‘yung naglilinis sa tuwing may event ang academy,”sabi ni nurse Dawn.“She
Xyrica’s POV:Pagkatapos naming makarating sa classroom ay hindi na kami nag-usap ni Cyborg. Hindi ko na nasabi sa kanyang peke ‘yung tawag na naganap at hindi naman talaga darating si teacher Fabrica ngayon. Naiinis pa rin kasi ako kay Cyborg at dapat niya itong malaman. Hindi porket atat siyang matapos ang lahat ng ito ay hahayaan niya nalang na malaman ng iba ang pakay namin.Hindi ko alam kung kumusta na ang kalagayan ni miss Ludwig ngayon sapagkat sinundan niya si dean Steinfeld kung saan ito papunta. Aalamin niya kung bakit ito pumupunta sa hospital. Sana naman ay hindi gagaya si miss Ludwig kay Cyborg.
Nurse Dawn’s POV:After Cyborg and Xyrica left, I stared at my phone with my ex-boyfriend’s number on the screen. My hands are getting cold by the thought of calling that jerk just to let him know that I want to talk to him. I still hate him to the core, but he’s the only person I can speak to regarding my family’s accident.I took a deep breath to gather some courage and then dialed his number. After a minute or two, he answered his phone.“I never thought you’d call me, love. I guess you never deleted my number to your phone,”sabi niya sa akin at nararamdaman kong nakangiti siya ngayon.“We need to talk. You know where to find me, so I’ll wait for you here. Don’t pull any stunts because you’ve done enough damage the last time you visited,”sabi ko sa k
Nurse Dawn’s POV:Ilang minuto kaming naging tahimik. Tinignan niya ulit ang mga papeles na nagpapatunay na si Xyrica ay kapatid ko. Ilang araw na itong nasa kamay ko kaso ngayon lang ako nagkalakas ng loob na tawagan ang lalaking ito kasi natatakot pa rin ako sa kanya. Natatakot ako sa posible niyang gawin sa akin lalo na’t mag-isa ako ngayon.Pero kung patuloy kong ikukulong ang sarili ko sa takot ay hindi ko siguro malalaman ang totoo. Ilang taon na akong nagtatago sa mga anino at kontratang ginawa nila- hindi na ulit ako magpapakulong pa.“Do you know how much it creeps me out to be with you in the same room? I’ve come all this way to know the truth,”I said, breaking our silence.“How did you know she’s your sister?”Tanong niya sa akin habang binabasa ang DNA result.
Nurse Dawn’s POV: He stood up on his seat in silence. For a minute, we didn’t say anything to each other. Instead, we were looking at each other, shocked. Neither of us can believe what I just said, but I said it anyway. He’s been trying to win me back after my family’s accident, and I kept on rejecting him. The last time he visited, it didn’t turn out great because he was trying to win me back in a harsh way. Now that I offered myself to him in exchange for the information I needed, I bet he wouldn’t refuse this. “Well, can you at least say something? Pretend to be happy or whatever,”sabi ko sa kanya. But instead of jumping from happiness, he just scoffed and then playfully said,“I can’t believe you just offered yourself to me.” “Are you mocking me right now? And believe me w