Van Zheaney’s POV:
Nakakapagtaka lang kasi malapit ng magsimula ang klase pero wala pa rin si Joy. Tinawagan na nina Macey at saka nag-iwan na rin ako ng text. Baka tinanghali na siya ng gising at nasa Acerola Building na siya para kumain.
“I should’ve knocked on her door,” sabi ni Monique.
“Baka nagsama na naman sila ni King kagabi? Alam mo naman ang dalawang ‘yun— halos hindi na maubusan ng topic sa tuwing nag-uusap,” sabi naman ni Ami.
“Maybe she’s late. If I know, nasa cafeteria na si Joy. You guys know how much she hates skipping meals,” sabi ko sa kanila.
“Nakapag-reply na ba sa inyo si Xyrica?” Narinig kong tanong ni Michiaki.
“Not a word,” sabi n
Nurse Dawn’s POV:I was busy reading some medical textbooks when I heard gentle knocks on my office window. I got up to check who it was— I would’ve thought that the taps were just a prank if I was in a different school.“May I come in?”He mouthed as he pointed at the door.I nodded and went back to my seat. I can’t believe this guy hasn’t talked to me for days and would show up like this now. Ano kaya ang kailangan niya para bisitahin ako ng ganitong oras? Baka kilala n
Nurse Dawn’s POV:Sa halip na mag-isip ako ng rason kung kanino at paano ko nalaman ay biglang nagsalita si Michiaki, dahilan para makahinga ako ng malalim.“I expected these things to happen, so nevermind. Madali naman talagang kumalat ang chismis. It’s bad, isn’t it?”Sabi sa akin ni Michiaki.“I don’t know what to say kasi hindi ko naman alam ang buong pangyayari. Nakausap mo na ba si Xyrica?”Tanong ko kay Michiaki.Bago nagsalita si Michiaki ay bumuntong-hininga muna siya. Nagbago ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya at nag-aalala sabay sabing,“Nakausap namin siya kanina pero hindi naman ang buong detalye ‘yung sinabi niya. Actually, I don’t know what’s going on with her. May mga bagay siyang ginagawa na hindi ko alam, at nag-aalala ako.”
Xyrica’s POV:Michiaki was so stubborn. He didn’t want to take NO as an answer, and he told me that he wouldn’t leave my room unless I talked to him. I didn’t have a choice, so I stopped what I was doing because I wanted undivided attention when I spoke to him.Michiaki sat down across to me while Cyborg went back to his seat beside me. The two looked so awkward together that I even started the conversation.“What do you want to talk about? This talk has to be better because I stopped eating my dinner to give my attention to you,”s
Xyrica’s POV:Hindi ko akalaing pagkatapos ng isang awkward na pag-uusap matapos nilang marinig ang sinabi ko kay Michiaki— ay hindi na nila hinayaang maiwan kami na magkasama. Isang linggo rin akong sinundan nina Allen, Kris, Cyborg, at JL. Habang kasama naman ni Michiaki sina Warren, Alver, Yuan, Kris, at Jhin.Hindi na sumali si Klent sa nagawang plano ni Alver kasi palagi niyang kasama ‘yung girlfriend niya. Para sa akin ay okay lang na inaatupag niya ‘yung girlfriend niya— kasi hindi naman ako sang-ayon sa plano ni Alver. Ang nakakainis pa sa plano ni Alver ay nagkakaroon lang ako ng sariling oras kapag nasa banyo ako o kaya’y nasa kwarto.Hindi ko alam kung kailan kami titigilan ng mga kaibigan namin kaya nagdesisyon kami ni Michiaki na makipag-usap sa kanilang lahat at linawin ang pangyayari. Hindi kasi nalinaw ‘yung pangyayari noong kinausap nila kami kasi nag-aw
Xyrica’s POV:Pinaupo muna kami ni Teresa bago siya nagsalita tapos umupo na rin siya. Hindi ko alam kung napipilitan lang ba siya kasi nagmakaawa kami sa kanya, o gusto niya talaga kaming tulungan na malutas ang problemang ito.Hiniram ni Teresa ‘yung cellphone ko para panuorin ulit ang video. Pagkatapos niyang ibalik ang cellphone ko ay tinignan niya muna ang orasan na nasa dingding, sa taas ng aparador.“Hindi ko alam kung saan ako mag-uumpisa,” sabi ni Teresa.Tinaas ko ‘yung kamay ko para malaman ni Teresa na may sasabihin ako. Kaagad kong binaba ang kamay ko tapos nagtanong, “Bakit hindi mo nagawang isumbong sa mga guards or sa mga teachers ang nangyari?”Umiling si Teresa at sinabing, “Wala kaming boses habang nagtatrabaho kami rito. Gustuhin ko mang isumbong sa mas nakakataa
Xyrica’s POV:As days turned into weeks, miss Ludwig and her friends have failed to contact Joy, the friend who was shifted off from another country by her own father. Monique, Ami, and Macey started distancing themselves to miss Ludwig because it was her who ruined their friendship. I don’t know if the four of them felt that way, but it was what I felt.The three started hanging out with me while Miss Ludwig hung out with her boyfriend. I don’t know if there were any arguments before they began distancing themselves from miss Ludwig. But, they somehow stopped talking about what happened— and pretended it never happened or that Joy ceased to exist.Since Monique, Ami, and Macey started clinging to me again— I had to adjust some things that Cyborg and I were supposed to do. I decided to stop the hospital thing that targeted dean Steinfeld. Because whoever was confined in that damn ho
Xyrica’s POV:Joy called Spencer’s number. But Spencer wasn’t happy at all— his face was shocked then turned into a worried instead of smiling and jumping with happiness.“Ano ang sinabi niya sa ‘yo? Nabanggit niya ba kung nasaan siya? Kumusta raw ang kalagayan niya?”Tanong ko kay Spencer.“Hindi ko alam,”nakatulalang sabi ni Spencer sa akin.I looked puzzled and asked,“Ha? Bakit hindi mo alam? Hindi ba’t ikaw naman ang sumagot sa tawag? Wala man lang ba siyang sinabi kahit na anong bagay?”Spencer shook his head and said,“No. No. May sinabi siya kaso hindi ko kaagad na-process kasi nabigla ako. Hindi ko akalaing tatawag siya sa akin kasi isang buwan kong sinubukan na tawagan siya pero hindi ko s
Xyrica’s POV:Bago ako mananghalian ay kinausap ko muna si Spencer tungkol kay Joy, sa isang pribadong lugar. Gusto ko lang ipaalam sa kanya na natagpuan na ni Alver ang ginamit na number ni Joy. Pero hindi ko sasabihing si Alver ang tumulong sa akin kasi baka madamay pa siya sa oras na malaman ni dean Steinfeld ang balak namin ni Spencer na hanapin si Joy.Tumingin ako sa palagid upang masigurado na walang tao ang makakarinig sa pag-uusap namin ni Spencer. Matapos kong masiguro ay nagsalita na ako,“I’m about to tell you a good news.”Spencer looked happy and excited. Then said,“What do you mean by good news? Nahanap na ba ninyo si Joy?”I nodded and said,“Mabuti nalang at may kilala akong magaling sa ganitong bagay. And, it turns out that dean Steinfeld had never shipped his daughter off. J