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
Nurse Dawn’s POV:Today has been a productive day for me because Gangster Academy has hired someone who can help me with the Clinic duties. It’s a good friend of mine, and thank God, the Academy took my recommendation letter seriously. For months, I have been asking the Human Resource Director to hire another nurse who can be there when I’m not.The Academy can’t expect me to stay 24/7 since I go home every evening. There are times when people from the Academy call me because they need my assistance as a nurse or they want some medication. I have no choice but to go directly to the Clinic, even if it’s not my working hours anymore. I thought that this nuisance had to stop.I couldn’t believe they’d listen to me even though I was stripped off with other privileges while working under this person whom I can’t tell the name. But, thank God they listened to me because
Michiaki’s POV:I couldn’t stop thinking about what I heard at the Clinic while watching nurse Dawn eating her dinner. I also couldn’t believe that nurse Dawn could do this behind my back. I had been warning her about her ex-boyfriend, but it felt like she was not afraid of him.It’s a pity that I didn’t get the chance to see that man’s face right away because I felt frozen for a second. Nurse Dawn grabbed the opportunity to close the office door, which gave her ex-boyfriend the chance to escape.“Can you please stop watching me while I eat? Nagdadalawang-isip tuloy ako kung tatapusin ko pa ba ‘tong pagkain ko,”sabi ni nurse Dawn sa akin, dahilan para mawala sa isip ko ‘yung nangyari kanina.“Deal with my interrogating stares, nurse Dawn. Alam mo ba kung ano ang nararamdaman ko ngayon? I thought
Michiaki’s POV:I’m almost done asking nurse Dawn all the questions I wrote on my cellphone, but I find it hard to sink in all the answers she told me. I couldn’t believe she would do things behind my back like it won’t affect me. Maybe she forgot that I’m supposed to keep her safe while she’s here— and I also have to protect her sister.“Ano pa ang hindi mo sinasabi sa akin?”Tanong ko kay nurse Dawn.Nurse Dawn looked away and mumbled some words. I didn’t quite hear her, so I leaned forward and listened carefully. But, it felt like she was doing the mumbling on purpose because she immediately shut up.“There… I said it already. Pwede na ba akong umuwi?”Sabi ni nurse Dawn at ibinalik ang tingin sa akin.“Ayusin mo muna ‘yung sin
Michiaki’s POV:Pagdating sa kwarto ko ay kaagad akong humiga. Nakakapagod pa lang i-sink in ang lahat ng sinabi sa akin ni nurse Dawn. Hindi ko alam kung saan ako nagkulang bilang tagabantay sa magkapatid na ‘yun. Hindi ko rin alam kung paano ko ito sasabihin sakanya, ang taong nag-utos sa akin na bantayan sila.“I want to talk to someone, but who?” I thought to myself.Gumulong ako sa gilid at kinuha ang cellphone ko na nasa bulsa. Tinignan ko sa may contact list kung sino ‘yung pwede
Michiaki’s POV:Like what I did to mom, I texted my uncle first to see if he was awake before calling him because I didn’t want to disturb him. I immediately called him after assuring myself that he was still awake. I didn’t wait long for him to answer the phone because he almost immediately answered the call.“What’s up? Is there something important that you’re going to tell me?”Kaagad niyang tanong sa akin pagkasagot sa tawag. Hindi man lang ako pinabati muna sa kanya.“Bakit gising ka pa?”Tanong ko sa kanya.“You know how my work is, Michiaki. It requires too much attention, and it sucks because I don’t get to have time for myself. Kung ako sa ‘yo… huwag mong gayahin ang trabaho ko,”natatawang sabi niya sa akin.
Cyborg’s POV:Maganda ang bungad ng gising ko kasi nakatanggap ako ng chat galing sa kapatid ko. Nakalimutan ko na rin kasi kung ilang linggo o buwan na kaming hindi nag-usap simula noong nagpunta ako rito sa Gangster Academy. Bago ko ginawa ang nakagawian ko sa umaga ay nag-video call muna kaming dalawa.“I’ve missed you,”ito ang bungad niya sa akin matapos masagot ang tawag. Ngumiti rin ito ng malapad tapos kumikinang ang mga mata niya.“I missed you too,”nakangitin