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~~FALCON UNIVERSITY (Book 1)~~

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The Falcon University Series
The most prestigious boarding school not only in Asia but it's reputation is spr
eading widely across some parts of Europe and America. This is where only the el
ite, geniuses, and the gifted got to get a shot in getting in into the exclusive
student's list. The 50 hectares boarding school is located at the outskirt of B
aguio City which is packed with the state of the art technology and equipments n
ot to mention the prestigious line-up of faculty members from all over the world
. Parents would do anything just to make their child be included in the student
's list.
Did I also mention that it is also a fun school?


Dyllan - The most popular jock. The MVP of Falcon's basketball team. He could ha
ve had any girl that he wants, the thing is.. he's mending a broken heart
Chloe - The silent mysterious girl. She suddenly shows up at the middle of the t
erm who's always trying not to talk about her past.
Joshua - The school's resident genius.
Sky - The Resident Bad girl.
Zia - The most Popular girl in school, ironically.. she's sooo anti-social. She'
s forever trying her best to get out of the limelight, unfortunately, attention
seems to follow her around even if she dress herself up with the most geeky atti
re.
Charles - Every girls dream guy. He's a genius, insanely hot.. what can I say, h
e's got everything, what more can a girl ask for,, that is... he's secretly in l
ove with an girl that he'll be damned to let her know it.
Alex - The drop dead gorgeous super model type girl who's curiosity always gets
herself into trouble and always find her way in the head master's office.

Find out each of their own adventures in the upcoming series...
First stop... Dyllan and Chloe...



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~~Prologue~~
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Dyllan
AN... VERY VERY SLOW ANG UPDATES NITO. So kung ayaw nyong mabitin. better for yo
u to let me finish the story before you read it... talagang mabibitin lang kayo.
...
Well anyway.... let's just enjoy this.... me - for writing what's on my mind and
you- for reading it!


I'm Dyllan Mitchell Thompson. Half British and Half Filipino. I belong to one of
the prominent families is England but unfortunately an outcast. Simply because,
my mom is a Filipina and the Thompson Family has nothing to do with her. It rea
lly bothered me at first especially during my childhood years. My Big Brother an
d I were constantly bullied by my cousins, until the time that my mom can no lon
ger tolerate the mistreatment and my dad's lack of backbone to defend us against
his family, she decided to move back in the Philippines till the time comes whe
n my dad is ready to defend us from his family and be proud of us.
That was 9 years ago.
Until now, my parents relationship is still left hanging... sunod-sunuran pa rin
ng pamilya si Daddy although hindi pa rin magawang mag-divorce ng parents ko. M
y Dad visits us every now and then and supports us all the way, but still my fam
ily remains broken.
When we moved in the Philippines I met a wonderful girl.
Grade 4 ako non sa isang International School sa Manila. I was such a grouchy k
id at that time. You can't blame me for my actions, dahil galit ako sa mundo non
. Galit ako kay Daddy at sa pamilya nya, dahil feeling ko, pinabayaan lang nya k
ami. Galit ako dahil hinayaan lang nyang itapon kami sa Pilipinas. At that time,
I hated everybody , and you can really say that I really acted like a spoiled c
hild. Pinagsisihan ko na lahat ang mga pinagkikikilos ko non ng dahil lang sa is
ang babae na binago ang pananaw ko sa buhay. Her name is Chloe Vega. Pretty but
plump girl... Kahit na napaka sungit ko, she never tires of giving me her most b
eautiful smile everyday. She is always so cheerful but she is also so sickly. Hi
ndi lumalampas ang isang linggo na hindi sya uma-absent. Mabuti na lang at matal
ino sya kaya hindi sya nahihirapang mag-cope up sa mga lessons... hanggang nagin
g grade 6 kami, seatmates pa rin kami. Masungit pa rin ako non at sya naman ay v
ery cheerful pa rin, until one time during recess. I was in my favorite spot be
hind 1 of the buildings under a tree. Nananahimik ako non when somebody called m
e. I still don't have any friends at that time, dahil nga napakasama ng ugali ko
, magsasalita pa lang ang kausap ko, binubulyawan ko na. So you can say that I w
as a total jerk at that time.
Napatingin ako sa nagsalita, Si Chloe.
"Hey, we're partners in our science project, hanggang ngayon hindi pa natin pina
g-uusapan ang gagawin natin."
"Gawin mo na lang mag-isa mo! I don't have time for any of those stupid projects
!"
Napailing sya at umupo sa tabi ko.
"Projects are not stupid. Hindi naman tayo makakagraduate kapag hindi natin gina
wa yon. We have to do it as a team."
"who cares about graduating. I don 't even care if I flunk!"
Tahimik sya.. pero hindi pa rin sya umaalis sa tabi ko.
"Get Lost!" I shouted.
She shook her head.
"Not until we agreed to make the project. It's also for your own good you know."
"I said get lost!"
She shook her head again. "No! You know, you should get out of your shell! There
are better things in life! Matalino ka naman e, hindi ka lang nag-aaral!"
"E ano ngayon!" Tumayo ako. Dahil ginalit nya ako, Kinuha ko yung dala-dala nyan
g mga papel at pinagpupunit ko sa harap nya.
"What are doing! That's our project!" Galit na sabi nya at tumayo din!
"That's what you get for bothering me!"
"I'm not bothering you, I'm trying to make you work with me! Like a real partner
!"
"Well you don't need me! Nobody does!!!!! And don't you dare pretend being my fr
iend! I'm nobody's friend!"
"I want to be your friend. You just have to open up a bit and stop being so self
ish!" hinawakan nya ang kamay ko.
I retreated my hand and push her away. Tumalikod ako at galit na umalis...
"Wait! Wait......... Dyllan........ wait..... help..... me..... I .... Can't ...
............. Can't ............... breath...... "
What? Tumalikod ako at nagulat ako sa nakita ko, nakaluhod si Chloe at hawak haw
ak nya ang kanyang dibdib, putlang pulta ang mukha nya na para bang hindi makahi
nga.
Natakot ako at tumakbo sa kinalalagyan nya...
"Chloe.... What's happening? "
"Can't ..... Breath... call my .... Mom... speed..... dial.... 1. " Tinuturo nya
yung bulsa nya kung saan nakalagay yung cell phone...
Dali-dali kong kinuha at pinindot yung 1. After 3 rings, sumagot ang isang babae
, her mom.
"Chloe?"
"Chloe can't breath... please come immediately!"
"WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED!"
"I don't know ma'am, but please hurry.."
"I;m on my way, take her to the clinic now. They will know what to do."
"Yes ma'am"
Ibinalik ko sa bulsa ni Chloe yung cell phone nya.
"C'mon Chloe... stay with me ok... I'm going to take you to the clinic right now
... "
Tumango sya. I put her arms over my shoulder and half carried her across the cam
pus to the clinic. I'm really worried for she is sooo pale and she's really havi
ng a hard time breathing.
"hey... chloe... have I told you that you really look pretty?" I said trying to
make her smile just a bit... but she just snorted. "Not just pretty but nice too
. I'm really sorry back there... just be ok... I promise that I'll be a better f
riend... that is... if you still want me to be friends with you." I kept on talk
ing, hoping that she will resposnd.. but she's having a really hard time... and
I get really worried.
Nung dumating kami sa clinic, as if yung staff ay inaabangan na kami. Maybe Chlo
e's mom called them. They took Chloe and lied her in bed.
"What's the matter with her?"I asked anxiously. "Will she be alright?"
Hindi ako pinapansin ng mga nurse.
"TELL ME! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER!" parang noon lang nila ako napansin. Lumap
it sa kin yung 1 nurse.
"She'll be alright, the ambulance is on its way together with her mom. So don't
worry. Now go back to class. " She said trying to smile, but her eyes betrayed h
er and she looks scared..
"No, this is all my fault. I want to be with her just to make sure she's alrigh
t."
"Your presence here will not make a difference. Now go back to class" She said
"But.... " hindi na nya ako pinatapos magsalita. She pulled me out of the clinic
and when I was outside, she locked the door behind.

For 1 week wala akong naging balita kay Chloe, even the teachers never had any n
ews. Hindi ko rin naman alam ang cellphone number nya at ayaw din ibigay ng regi
strar. Then one morning when I was getting my books from my locker, somebody pok
ed me. Iniling-iling ko ang ulo ko, dahil alam naman ng lahat ng estudyante na h
indi ko gusto ang iniistorbo ako. Hindi ko pinansin, pero makulit! Kinalabit na
naman ako. Tumalikod akong bigla...
"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!"
Pero biglang nawala ang inis ko ng makita ko ang babaeng nakangiti sa kin...
"Masungit ka pa rin.... Hmmmp... " she said while pouting...
Napatulala na lang ako...
"Paki sara lang ang bibig baka tumulo ang laway mo... hihihihihi... ano ka ba?!"
"You're alright.."
"Of course I am... It's just one of my asthma attacks... no big deal... "
Kumunot ang noo ko..
"No big deal? I thought you're going to die that day!"
"Don't worry, I'll still be sticking around... so how's the project going?" she
said as we walk side by side going to class.


We've been inseparable since that day. We've become best of friends. And all tha
nks to her, I viewed my life differently. She taught me how lucky I am to still
have a family, kahit hindi buo ang pamilya ko, I learned to appreciate and under
stand them. She gave me a whole new view in my life and I learn to make the most
out of it. Pinakita nya rin sa kin na hindi dapat sayangin ang buhay, to make t
he most out of it because we are the makers of our destiny and it's a matter of
choice if we we're going to be successful or live the rest of my life as a failu
re...
From then on, I studied hard. My dad's family expected me to be a failure. I don
't want my dad's family to have a field day about it. I am going to prove them w
rong! I am going to make something out of myself.
That is all thanks to Chloe because she had brought out the best in me.
Over the years, we became closer to each other. Kung tutuosin parang kami na nga
, without the formalities. Mag-MU na nga kami.
Her appearance changed from a chubby little girl to a beautiful young woman. Go
ne are the fats and braces and now, she is one of the hottest girls in school. H
indi ko rin namalayan na Unti- unti na pala akong nahulog sa kanya...
During our Junior year, hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko. I have to tell her
how I feel, kung hindi baka sumabog na lang ang dibdib ko. I am also positive th
at she also likes me. Hindi naman nya iyon sinasabi, but action speaks louder th
an words.
The night of our prom, I took her to the pool area of the Hotel. Tapos na non an
g party, we were just fooling around with each other.
Looking at her, saying beautiful is an understatement. She is really very stunni
ng. With her long wavy hair styled up to the back of her waist. Her pink gown ju
st hanged above her knees. She's perfect.
"hey, why are you looking at me like that? Ano ka ba,, na-co-concious ako a!" s
abi nya sabay palo sa dibdib ko...
"You're really worth looking at... " I said smiling...
"Save that to your adoring fans... bolero!" she said joking.
"You mean those girls na kung makasigaw, daig pa ang mga tumitilaok na manok?"
Natawa sya... I really love to hear her laugh, It's sounds so melodious. I smile
d to myself.
"Kung makalait ka talaga. Wagas na wagas. Mabuti nga at may mga cheering squad k
a kapag naglalaro ka ng basketball. Nakakatulong din yun para manalo kayo. At pa
ra mainspire ka lalong maglaro."
"I only need you to inspire me... "
She looked at me in disbelief... " ang weird mo ngayon a.... alika na nga balik
na nga tayo sa loob. Baka nandyan na ang sundo ko." Tumayo sya sa kinauupuan nam
in pero mabilis na kinuha ko ang kamay nya at napahinto sya...
"Chloe... " I said softly "... Tell me I'm not the only one whose feeling like t
his. Tell me that I'm not the only one who feels so good and so happy whenever
we're together... "
Napatigil sya.. parang hindi nya alam ang sasabihin nya.
Tumayo ako and and drew myself closer to her... I cupped her head with my hands.
.. and forced her to look at me...
"They told me that the eyes are the windows to the soul... Will your eyes tell m
e that you like me too?"
Her jaw drops.... But nothing came out of her mouth.... Napailing sya...
"No... no.. no... Dyllan... you got it all wrong... " Sabi nya habang pinipilit
nyang kumawala sa kin, ipinikit nya ang mga mata nya...
"Look at me please.... Tell me that what I see in your eyes are true... " pero h
indi pa rin sya dumilat...
"NO!" she shouted, she forcefully yanked my hands away from her. "I don't like y
ou that way.. I like you as a friend!"
"That's not what I saw!"
"Don't do this! I... can't.... we ...can't... " lumayo sya sa akin... hinawakan
nya ang dibdib nya... "I have to go."
"Why are you denying what you are feeling! For years... we know how we feel for
each other.... " galit na sabi ko! "Are you just leading me on just to drop me l
ike this? Have you deliberately giving me those wrong signals?" I know I'm not t
hinking straight right now....
Umuling-iling sya... yumuko sya.. hawak pa rin ang dibdib nya... "No...... Dylla
n.... But... I'm sorry...... but we can't... " tumingin sya sa kin, her eyes ful
l of unshed tears... betraying her... I was so hurt... I don't understand her...
"Don't crush me like this Chloe.... "
I can't believe it! after she build me up from the ashes, she's just dropping me
, just like that!
"I don't have a choice....... I have to go..... I'm sorry... " she said out of b
reath.... I saw pain in her face....
Tumalikod sya sa kin at nagmamadali syang umalis.... Wala na akong nagawa kung d
i tanawin na lang sya. Hanggang sa unti-unti na syang nawala sa paningin ko.
I never knew that that is the last time I ever saw her.





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~~Chapter 1~~
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AN..
Medyo sinipag akong magsulat... kaya napaaga ang update ko.. hehehehe
anyways.. somebody asked for their ages... hindi daw naging malinaw... actually
I've written some of thier ages in the epilogue of FMW... so kung hindi nyo pa n
ababasa ang "I love you Kuya" and "Finding Mr. Wrong" para may background kayo s
a mga character...
ok, so to clarify thier ages without giving you a hard time calculating it ( bu
t actually i've drafted that already.. but what the heck... :) ... )
Charles, Zia, Dyllan, Chloe, Joshua and Sky are all 19 years old, they are 3rd y
ear college students except for Chloe who was a year behind (2nd year) because o
f things that will be explained later.
Alex is 16 years old but already a 2nd year student because of her accelerations
in elementary and high school. at the FMW eilogue, I've hinted that Alex tried
her best to have excellent grades and proposed acceleration to the head master,
para lang mahabol ang level ni Zia. but as you can see... she fell short of 1 l
evel, it will be furthered explained why in the preceeding chapters...
So guys,,, please read carefully,, there may be some details that you missed, fo
r you not to understand a few things in the story
and also.. please read the author's note... natatawa na lang din kasi ako minsa
n na I've obviously clarified some things, and then itatanong pa sa comments...
hehehehehe. I know, nakakatamad minsan basahin ito,, i understand.. but i think
you can also understand na hindi ko na rin sinasagot yung mga tanong na sinagot
ko na...
well anyway... again... let's just enjoy ourselves here... pasensya na sa drama
at meron ang lola nyo ngayon.. hahahahaha!
anyway.. I just want to leave you this chapter before I have my vacation..... sy
mpre saan pa ba... kundi sa.........BAGUIO!!! hahahahaha! sige ikakamusata ko na
lang kayong lahat kay Charles at Alex.. hehehehehehe!
Peace and have a significate Holy Week ahead ... :)
Chapter 1
4 years later.
Dyllan
And the crowd went wild!!!!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! WE ACTUALLY DID IT!!!!!
Nakatulala pa rin ako sa ring, not believing what had actually happened! For the
past two years that we have been competing with Yin Yang University here in Hon
g Kong , we've always been finishing 2nd to them, because of the fact that most
of their players are bigger than us, and height disadvantage to this game is a m
ajor downpoint, at hindi lang yon, masyadong magugulang mga players nila. Ang pi
naka panlaban lang namin ay agility and tactics. That's where we have our secret
weapon - Charles, our strategist and the brain behind every play.
We were down by two in the last 10 sec on the game and they have the ball. The
crowd are already celebrating their victory, that's our problem with the home co
urt advantage. But our team was never discourage about that because we know that
we are being cheered at the same time at our home university na naka live strea
m kami ngayon, and I don't want to disappoint them again for the third time.
Yin Yang University are all up to their feet. They thought that the trophy is al
ready in the bag, makikita mo sa mga mukha ng players na kampante na sila na mau
uwi nila ang trophy... but Charles and I have come up with a tricky plan in case
of emergency.. well, I guess the time came when we really have to get it out of
the bag, and this is it! All we have to do is execute the play and the rest is
up to luck!!! Good thing is, they're already distracted, hindi na nila mamamalay
an ang ibang mga pangyayari. INTIMIDATION IS THE KEY... how do you intimidate yo
ur opponent? By scaring them of course! We have device a tactic wherein a cert
ain player will wear a red cat eye contact lense with matching fangs and fake dr
ool... lalapitan nya yung player na may hawak ng bola at gugulatin, once distrac
ted then Charles will grab the ball and pass it to me and I will shoot it in the
3 point area. It should be executed real fast or else it will fail.
Our coach signaled for a time out and we all got ready for the suicide play. Our
coach was hesitant at first, but what can he do, we are in desperate measures r
ight now, at wala namang nakasabi sa rules na bawal ang props. Inilabas na ni Ch
arles ang props at ipinasuot na kay Allen.
"Just remember, keep your head down until I say so." Sabi ko kay Allen... "After
Charles grab the ball, get your face out of the court and hide the props!"
"Ok team. We can do this! Make a miracle in 10 sec! remember your girlfriends ar
e watching! Make them proud!" sabi ni coach.
"Yeah right coach! Now we're inspired!" Sabi nung 1 player
Natawa kaming lahat don. We huddle up..
"Ok team! LET'S DO IT!!!!"
We positioned ourselves in the court. Kinakabahan ako. Nakasalalay sa kin ang hu
ling puntos... Concentrate Dyllan...
Pumito na ang ref, and the last 10 sec of the game begin and before I know it. T
he play is in full swing.. mabilis kumilos si Allen and Charles... Nakita ko na
biglang natigilan at namutla yung player na may hawak ng bola, without waiting f
or a reaction, Charles successfully grabbed the ball and passed it to me...
"GO! GO! GO! DYLLAN!!! SHOOT IT!!!!" Sigaw ni Charles...
I Aimed...
Last 2 sec...
I released the ball in time for the buzzer to went off...
Everybody was shocked as the ball went flying on air!!! Parang slow motion ang n
akikita ko habang papunta sa ring ang bola!!!!
"PUMASOK KA!!!!"
It bounces first at the ring!
Everybody gasp! And then, when the ball landed again, it went straight to the ba
sket!!!!!
EVERYBODY WAS SHOCKED!!!!!
THREE POINTS!!!!! AND WE WON!!!!!!!!
After what seems to be an eternal pause.... sumigaw si Charles...
"WE DID IT!!!!" .... Pero tulala pa rin ako. Parang hindi pa rin ako makapaniwal
a!
Tumakbo sa kin si Charles and he gave me a bear hug!!!!
"We won?" Parang nagtataka akong tanong sa kanya.
"SNAP OUT OF IT!!!! WE WON STUPID!" tatawa-tawa si Charles "YOU DID IT MAN!!!!"
That's when it finally sink in.
"Yes! Yes!!!! WE ACTUALLY DID IT MAN!"
And the rest of the team gathered up in the middle of the court hugging each oth
er... lahat kami hindi makapaniwala na nanalo kami!...
We are all ecstatic!!!!
Yung mga kalaban namin, hindi makapaniwala... naisahan namin sila! Nanita ko yun
g player na inagawan nila Charles ng bola ay nag-e-explain sa coach nila. Mukha
namang hindi sya pinaniniwalaan. He's definitely screwed!
"Great job team! Your School is proud of you! " sabi ni Coach... yung isa sa mga
kasama namin, pinakita sa min yung reaction ng school sa tablet... the gym is f
ull of confetti! Lahat naglulundagan! Maririnig mo yung school anthem pinatutugt
og sa background and everybody is in euphoric mood! Nadaplis sa paningin ko si H
ead master, at nakakatawa, nag-ha-happy dance sya kasama ng mga estudyante!
"It's gonna be a very interesting homecoming..." sabi ni Coach and we all agreed
happily...
"Very interesting indeed.... " I said with a Cheshire smile on my face...
"Horray for the Captain!!!! " sigaw ni coach and before I know it,, I was lifted
by my teammates...

Chloe

It's a beautiful Saturday morning. I smiled and inhaled deeply. Smelling the pin
e trees that surrounds me as I got out of the van in front of the administration
office...
Wow! I'm really here! Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala! I am so overwhelmed like I
am still dreaming!... I have to pinch myself over and over again just to make su
re that I'm awake...
I'm Finally going to college! Akala ko hindi na ulit ako makakapag aral sa isang
regular school. I've been studying at home for the past couple of years, after
my so-called operation. I've been a year late from my studies because of my very
poor health. But I'm so much better now. God is soooo good for giving me a seco
nd chance like this, and I'm really not gonna waste it! Surviving is not the onl
y blessings I've received but God gave me so much more... To think that I've ma
de it to Falcon University! Napakahirap kayang pumasok dito, mas lalo pa sa akin
na transferee lang. Not only are the tuition sooooo high, but they are very par
ticular with the academic status.
I was applying for on-line courses when I started in college, I came across this
super prestigious school. Suntok sa buwan noong in-e-mail ko ang application ko
. Hindi ko rin naman ine-expect na sumagot sila, parang trip lang kung papasa ak
o o hindi, dahil alam ko naman na masyado pang mahina ang katawan ko para um-att
end ng regular school. As expected,,, hindi nga sila nag-reply... Maybe I didn't
make it to the quota.
But after a year and a half, they suddenly contacted me and to think that it is
the middle of the semester... Somebody in the BS BIO, the same course as I am, s
uddenly dropped out and they are considering me for the slot! I was so excited t
hat I immediately arranged all necessary documents and another blessing is that
almost all of my units on-line are credited! My doctor also cleared me to go to
a regular school providing that the school will be notified of my condition. The
school accepted me despite of my medical background and they also make it confi
dential from the students.
And now I'm here entering the administration building to be admitted and to get
my schedule and dorm room. Hindi na ako sinamahan ni Mommy dahil pumunta na sya
dito last week to have a meeting with the school because she has to be in LA for
a business meeting... she was really happy with the arrangements at kampante sy
a na nasa mabuti akong kamay...
I looked around the building... parang hindi school ito a.. parang hotel! May ma
laki pang chandelier sa lobby and it is fully carpeted... wow! Ang bongga to the
highest level! Sobrang nakakaintimidate... My family is rich pero hindi pa kami
umaabot sa elite level, at ang alam ko, most of the students here are reallllly
yyy loaded! As in, I read that some of the students here are royalty from other
countries.. pero syempre their identities are classified for security purposes.
I entered the admin office and I was greeted with a warm smile by a lady, maybe
in her late 30's. she stood up and offered my her hand and I shook it.
"You must be Chloe... Chloe Vega."
"Yes Ma'am." Pinaupo na ako sa chair in front of her desk.
3 different colors of envelops ang inabot nya sa kin. Hmmmm interesting... ano k
aya itong mga to.
"The red envelop contains your class schedule, the map of the campus and other i
nformation about your course. The yellow envelop contains information about the
school, it also contains your meal stabs. By the way, meal stabs will be release
d every Monday. There are also information on different organizations and after
school activities." She smiled on that.. "classes are only from Mondays to Frida
ys.. it's really grueling so the school always hosts weekend activities, to rela
x your mind a bit, which I'm sure you'll love" she shrugged. "well, most of them
do. As far as I know. And the Blue envelop contains your dorm room... oh..... h
mmmm .... Wait a minute... I think I missed something here... "
Nag type sya sa computer nya.. siguro nagdouble check sya ng information sa dorm
ko....
"I'm really sorry... " She se somewhat embarrassed.... " I forgot... the headmas
ter told something about this last week... can I have the blue envelop please...
" kinuha nya yung envelop at binuksan nya yung 1 steel cabinet... at pinalitan
ng ibang blue envelop yung dala nya.
"Here it is! I forgot... The headmaster gave you an upgrade for the place you're
going to stay..." sabi nya at mas lalo pang lumaki ang ngiti nya... " instead o
f occupying the dorm room, you are going to be place at the cabins... those are
really nice place.. "
Teka.. sandali... nabasa ko yung tungkol sa mga cabins... those are occupied by
the elites!!! Teka, teka, nagkamali ata sila...
" Ummmm... ma'am.. I don't think that I can afford to live there... this is defi
nitely a mistake... "
"No.no.no. no... no mistake... the student your going to live with is the cabi
n mate of the student who dropped out and she doesn't want to live there all by
herself, so we're just doing her a favor... and don't worry, there'll be no addi
tional charges on your part. You'll definetely love it there more than the dorm.
.. now, since your roommate is currently out of the country, Amy will be the one
who'll give you the tour, she'll be here any minute now... and" she smiled agai
n ".... Welcome to Falcon University!"

Wow! This place is soooo amazing!... naglibot kami ni Amy using a golf cart. She
showed me the science building, kung saan nandon karamihan ng mga klase ko... s
he showed me the cafeteria... that looks like a fine dining restaurant to me, an
d the foods are far from cafeteria foods, more like hotel and restaurant foods t
o me... The gym which includes heated swimming pools, top of the line gym equip
ments and soooo much more! She showed me the other buildings, the male dorms, th
e female dorms and finally the cabins...
Tinignan ni Amy yung cabin number ko "Oh my God! I can't believe your roomies wi
th Alex!"
Ummmm alex? Wait a minute.... Teka nga... medyo kinabahan ata ako sa sinabi nya
a....
"Alex? This is some kind of mistake... how could they make me room with a boy!"
Tinignan nya ako ng nakakaloka.... At bigla ba namang tumawa!!!! Grrrr.... Ang w
eird a!!! Loko to a!
"Hahahahahaha!!!! Alex! Alex..... don't you know her?"
Umiling ako... do I have to know her??? Well, hello... i just got here? I though
t sarcastically...
"I have no idea... "
"SILLY YOU! Saang planeta ka ba galing o galling ka bas a bundok ng tralala!" sh
e said almost sarcastically.... Hmmmm may katarayan pala tong tour guide ko... O
h well... e sa hindi ko sya kilala e... ano ngayon?
"Alessandra Nicole Fajardo, Alex for short, heiress of the Fajardo Empire. Took
after her supermodel mom, Tanya Ramirez. Rumarampa na at the age of 7, been in t
he cover of Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Candy and soooooo much more!"
Oh.... Hmmm I've heard of her... but not much since I'm really not a fashion fre
ak... With her that great... I just hope she's not a snob...
I hopped out of the cart...
"hey, Thanks for the tour..."
"no problem... and by the way.. you don't want to miss out the homecoming of the
Falcon's.."
I gave her a questioning look...
"Our School's bastketball team!!!! And they're the season's champs!!!! AAAAAAAAA
AA!!! And Dyllan is the MVP!!!! AAAAAAAA!!!! "
Ano ba to? Kung makatili para namang kinakatay na manok! Ang sakit sa tenga!
"They will arrive at noon... there'll be a big celebration at the picnic area...
so be there!!!! Don't you dare miss it!!! OH GOSH!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE DYLLA
N AND CHARLES!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! " and with that she dr
ove out fast... kinikilig kilig pa ang bruha... hahhahaha! Ang weird!!!!!!!
I took out my key card from the blue envelop and I let myself in.
"Wow!" puro wow na lang ata ang nasasabi ko a! pero kasi ang ganda naman ng cabi
n!
It is made up of pine wood and it looks so cozy.. I looked around... It is reall
y spacious... may sarili kaming salas... may dining area at may kitchen din...
hmmm .. so we're also allowed to cook despite of the cafeteria? I went up to th
e 2nd floor at doon ko nadatnan ang mga maleta ko.. It has two rooms... may naka
dikit na note sa isa sa mga pinto. Nilapitan ko ito...
"WELCOME MATE!! This is your room, I made it a little more comfortable.. sort of
a welcome gift... .. I hope you don't mind... I'll be out the rest of the weeke
nd.. I'll be seeing you on Monday! - Alex"
Ang sweet naman! One thing's for sure... she's not a snob...
When I opened the room.. it's fully decorated with pink and black motif...
"Wow!" grabe nagsasawa na ko sa statement ko! And look! I also get my own comfor
t room, with matching walk in closet....
This is way tooooo much! Umupo ako sa gilid ng kama, I really can't help but adm
ire the room.. mas maganda pa to kesa sa sarili kong kwarto sa bahay...
I really hope that Alex and I can really get along...

I've spent the next hour putting away all my things in drawers and cabinets hang
gang namalayan ko na lang na kumakalang na ang sikmura ko...
Anong oras na kaya.... Tinignan ko ang wrist watch ko!!! What da!!! 2:00pm na! k
aya naman pala nagugutom na ko! O gosh! I hope that the cafeteria is still open.
... I gotta hurry!
Kinuha ko yung bag at mealstub ko sa yellow envelop at dali dali akong pumunta n
g cafeteria... buti na lang at medyo malapit ito sa cabin namin.....
Pagdating ko don..... waaaaa!!! It's close na!!!!! huhuhuhuhuhu!!!!... saan pa k
aya may tindahan dito??? Ang pagkakaalam ko, bawal umalis ng campus until you've
secured a special pass... waaaaa!!!! Nagugutom na ko! Hindi pa man din ako nagb
aon ng kahit na anong tinapay o chicheria man lang... huhuhuhuhuuhu...
Maglalakad n asana ako pabalik ng cabin namin ng maalala ko yung sinabi ni Amy k
anina....
If I can remember it correctly.. there will be a homecoming party for the Falcon
s! Hmmmm if there's a party,, there must be food!!! Yehey!!!!
Teka asan ba ang picnic grounds??? Hmmmm

Pagkatapos ng 1 oras na kakatanong dito at kakatanong doon,, nakarating din ako
sa wakas sa picnic ground.... Lo and behold!!! It was just behind the cafeteria!
!!! ARRRRRGGGGG!!!! Huhuhuhuhuhu! Nakakaloka naman talaga... e ano ngayon! Talag
ang wala akong sense of direction!!! Nobody's perfect! Papuntahin mo nga lang ak
o mag-isa sa grocery baka sa dulo na ng ilog pasig nyo ako damputin... I know..
I know... A great contradiction to my brilliant mind... pagbigyan nyo na ko.. th
ere's has to be some kind of weirdness in everyone....
I looked around and everybody is in party mode.. Nobody seems to care who I am w
hich is really good para naman hindi mahalata na pagkain lang ang pinunta ko dit
o.. hehehehe... I went straight to the buffet area... and it's loaded with food!
As I am helping myself with the nice treats.. unti-unting humina ang music from
the sound system... at may nagsalita...
"Can I have your attention Ladies and Gentlemen!!!"
"Hey headmaster!!! You're looking good today!!!" may isang lalaking sumigaw...
"As always.. shane..." nakangiting sabi ng headmaster... at nagpatuloy sya sa pa
gsasalita
So.. sya pala ang headmaster... wala kasi sya kanina nung pumunta ako sa office.
.
I looked around... wala talaga akong kilala sa mga ito... they looked like typic
al students... hindi ko nga alam kung sino dito ang mga royalty... some looks li
ke jocks,, some looks like nerds... well of course you can identify the cheerlea
ders for they are proudly wearing their uniforms... typical...
Umupo ako sa isa sa mga benches... half listening to what the headmaster is sayi
ng.. I'm just enjoying the food right now...
Unti-unting pinakilala ang members ng Falcon.. lahat sila naghihiyawan kapag tin
awag yung player! As if naman mga celebrities tong mga to at may sari sariling f
ans!! On second thoughts.... well syempre nanalo sila e... so sige na nga pagbig
yan....
"the co-captain of the team... The strategist and the brain behind every play...
we are so proud to have him here at our university.... CHARLES MONTEMAYOR!"
Lahat nag tilian at nagpupupuk-pok ng kung ano ano! GRABEEEE NAAAMMMMAAANNNN! P
ara namang may gera ! OMG!!!!! Nagwawala na mga tao dito!!!! Ang OA!!!! parang m
agkakaroon ng stampede!
Nung nakita ko si Charles.... A OK.. kaya pala... no wonder... you know what I m
ean...
Kinau-kausap sya ng headmaster at bawat sagot, nagtitilian ang mga babae! Arrrrg
gg!!!! Ano ba naman yan.. OA to the highest level a!!! Imbyenra ko to the max!!!
lumabas na ata lahat ng tutuli ko sa tenga! well,,, I just can't believe how th
ey hero worship the guy! Pare pareho lang naman kaming estudyante dito... o sige
na.. granted... gwapo na.. matcho pa... matalino ba naman kaya? Hmmmmp?
Nagpatuloy ako sa pagkain... at natapos na ang interview kay Charles...
"And of course... last but definitely not the least... THE MVP!!!!!!! MR. DYLLAN
MITCHELL THOMPSON!!!!!"

Nahulog ko yung kinakain ko habang lahat nagtitilian at para bang dumadagundong
ang paligid!!!

WWWWHHHHHAAAATTTTT!!!!!!
OO...MM...GG!! It's HIM!



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~~Chapter 2~~
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Chapter 2
AN... wala pang masyadong mangyayari sa chappy na ito... puro background info la
ng...
Chloe
They're really not kidding when they said that the classes here are grueling. Sa
bi nila 3 times harder daw... DAW???!!!! It feels like 10 times!!!! It's really
freaking hard! Like it's unbelievable! I've only been here for 3 days, and yet i
t feels like 3 years! As in, the profs didn't even consider that I'm only a tran
sferee... as in humabol ka kung ayaw mong ma-drop-out! Huhuhuhuhu! Mas sadista p
a kay Batman!!!! Huhuhuhuhuhuhu! Ang saklap!!! Ano ba tong pinasok ko!!!! Kaya
ayun.. para na akong zombie na halos walang tulog sa kaka-aral... haaay wish ko
lang kapag naka-cope up na ko, hindi na ako mukhang loka-loka!...
Lunch Break na. hindi ko akalain na magiging favorite subject ko tong lunch... s
a sobrang kalurky ng mga subjects ko, I'm always looking forward to the differen
t cuisines that they offer everyday... I especially love the maki bar, salad and
fruit bar... at least nakakatanggal stress ang mga pagkain dito... hehehehe...
yun nga lang, I have to keep myself under the radar, which is ok at first but it
's getting difficult everyday, dahil ang daming nakikipagkilala!haaay,, pero ayo
ko pa rin may makapansin sa kin dito... dahil ayokong malaman ni Dyllan na dito
na rin ako nag-aaral, mabuti na lang at hindi sya napapadpad sa science building
, so wala akong problema don. But it's a whole new story when it comes to the ca
feteria... sympre labo-labo na kami dito.. Good thing that all the popular kids
have a world of their own, that includes the jocks and the cheerleaders and the
good looking and super rich kids. I spotted Dyllan a couple of times here, may r
egular table sila ng mga barkada nya, and my gosh!!!! Grabeng barkada yan, paran
g lahat ng gwapo sa buong mundo ay pinag-sama-sama!!! AS IN TALAGA!!!! Kaya nama
n, palagi silang pinalilibutan ng mga ala bubuyog na mga babae, na super mga nag
papapansin!!!!But that's a good thing, right? He is sooo popular and from the lo
oks of it, mas lalo na talaga syang gumwapo from the last time I saw him. He is
much taller now, and his body has really developed, as in super yummy na talaga
sya ngayon!!! Hahahahahaha! Wala lang, ang sarap lang naman nya kasing pagmasdan
, as in.. anong sinabi ng mga male models sa kanya??? He's always occupied with
girls who wants his attention...
Well, I just want to get out of here like I did for the last 2 days... I just ge
t my food and went over to the picnic area, at doon ako kumakain.. nakakarefresh
ang paligid don, dahil napakaganda ng mga bulaklak. But right now, I don't thin
k that is possible...umuulan!
So I carried my tray to the farthest side of the cafeteria, but unfortunately, A
my spotted me...
"hey Girl!... Come sit with us..." Amy Said, pointing a vacant seat in front of
her...
"Ummmm.... e... hmmmm..." naku baka naman sabihing suplada ako... o sige na nga.
.. at umupo ako sa tapat ni Amy...
"Hey girls.. I want you all to meet Chloe..." Sabi niya sa 3 kasama nyang babae.
..
"Hi!" I said giving them my sweetest smile...
Tinignan nila ako mula ulo hanggang paa, as if they're trying to assess me.... A
WKWARD MUCH! Ang tataray naman ng mga to!
"This is Melissa, terry and grace. " Pagpapakilala ni Amy sa min...
"Hi... " sabi lang nung 1 pero parang it's just for the sake..... Anyare sa mga
kaibigan ni Amy? Mabait si Amy pero ang mga kaibigan nya.... No comment na nga l
ang!
Amy is trying hard to make me fit in, I've got to give it to her... mabait talag
a sya... poor amy, she doesn't deserve to have friends like that... well anyway,
, paki ko sa kanila... kung ayaw nila akong kaibigan.. ok lang... Si amy naman a
ng kausap ko, hindi sila...
"So... how do you find Falcon University so far?" Tanong sa kin ni Amy...
"Hard!" I said while rolling my eyes... natawa si Amy..
"That's an understatement... "
"Tell me about it... " I said while biting a piece of carrot...
"But you can't deny that this place is awesome... wait till the weekend,,, the a
ctivities rock!"
"Are we required to attend those?" I Asked.
"No, but you'll miss half of your life when you skip it.. and besides all of the
cute guys are ever present in those activities.... Yiiiiii!!!! Dyllan and Charl
es are always there and the whole basketball team! AYYYYIIIII!!!!"
Ayon kinilig na silang lahat at kanya-kanyang kwento na...
Nakinig na lang ako sa mga kwento nila.... Like Dyllan and Charles are the great
est guys that ever set foot in Falcon... How every girl wants to have a piece of
them.... bla bla bla bla ... while constantly stealing glances at the jock's ta
ble... haaayyy... this is getting boring... wala na bang mapagusapan ang mga ito
? Kahit sa mga klase ko,,, yung mga babae parang walang ibang paboritong subject
kundi ang 2 greatest guys in the campus.... Sawa much na ako... nag-concentrate
na lang ako sa pagkain ko...
"Heads up girls! The Barbie dolls are here!" Grace said... with a note of adorat
ion and a little sarcasm??? Nice combination.... Hmmmm..... bakit kaya....
I turned around expecting to see cheerleaders in their costumes... but no, I saw
2 drop dead gorgeous girls. Yung 1 girl,, I don't know kung natural red yung bu
hok nya that lands to her shoulders. She looks beautiful and yet dangerous? Why
would a beautiful girl looks dangerous?
Tinanong ko kay Amy kung sino sya...
"That's Sky, You don't want to mess with her... She's bad ass! She's also armed
and dangerous... She has this special permit to carry a pocket knife or a small
gun... maybe because of the many kidnapping attempts on her but she always manag
ed to escape, and killed some of the guys on the process. That's how badass she
is... she's supper rich, her family is well known across Europe. one of the rich
est here in campus.. even richer than some of the royals around here."
Wow, kaya pala ganon ang aura nya...
The other girl, stands in contrast with Sky... kung dangerous ang aura nya,, ang
elic naman ang aura nung isa... you really can't help but stare at her, she has
that kind of effect with the people around her, na you can't help but like and a
dore her... and the way she smiles? Gosh! If I'm a boy, I'll be hopelessly in lo
ve with her!
"That's Zia... Twin sister of Charles.... Yes... she's really quite adorable...
every boy's dream girl and every girl wants to be like her... like .. hello! Thi
s can't be fair right? Bakit ba nasa kanya na lahat! AAARRRGGGG! Totally frustra
ting!!!!"
"Not all.... She's totally not that beautiful to me... like... look at her... sh
e looks fake... " Melissa said...
Duh!!! Bitter much! Anong fake ang pinagsasasabi non? Baka sya ang fake.. obviou
s naman na retokada ang mukha ni Melissa! Hahahahahaha!
"not everybody's in love with her.... " Sabat naman ni Grace whose obviously jea
lous of Zia
"yeah! I agree with you on that" sabi ni Amy.. " because Half of them is in love
with Alex!"
Tumaas ang mga kilay ng mga supladitang babae... haaayyy.... Why does Amy hang
out with these pathetic girls...
"And speaking of Alex... she's still not around isn't she Chloe?"
Nanlaki mga mata nung 3...
"Are you Alex's new Cabin mate?" Grace asked
"Yup!" I said...
"How could you Amy! You are just soooo dense! Why didn't you say that she's her
new cabin mate! We kept on rambling about those Barbie dolls and now we're in bi
g trouble!" Sabi ni Melissa...
Natatawa na lang ako dahil mukhang worried ang mga itsura nila... well.. sino ng
a ba ang hindi mag-aalala kung totoo ang sinabi nila tungkol kay Sky...
"Don't worry girls.. hindi ko ugaling manlaglag ng tao... " sabi ko...
"Dapat lang! or else we're going to make the rest of your life here in Falcon a
living hell... Come on Girls!" Sabi ni Melissa sabay tayo... tumayo na rin si T
erry at Grace.. pero nanatili sa upuan si Amy..
"You're not coming?" tanong ni Melissa...
"just go ahead, I haven't finished my lunch yet... and I'm really hungry right n
ot... " sabi ni Amy...
"Suit yourself.. and hang out with the likes of her... " sabay tingin at irap sa
kin... at umalis na yung 3 witches...
"I know what you're thinking.. youdon't have to say it out loud." Sabi sa kin ni
Amy...
"Nagtataka lang ako... you're very much unlike them... doon ako nagtataka."
"Well... actually... Melissa is my cousin... "
I frowned... mas lalo akong nagtaka... ang layo ng ugali nila!
"She's not like that before... she's been thru some stuff that made her the way
she is right now... and she's still family and I don't want to abandon her.... "
Well that explains it...
"But enough of that stuff... so hindi pa pala bumabalik si Alex... Hmmmm baka hi
ndi natapos ang mga projects nya... "
"Wouldn't that hurt her studies... and knowing the subjects here!!! Grabe!!!! Wa
la na akong ibang masabi.."
Natawa sya... "Yeah I know.. it's that bad.... But you'll get the hang of it...
and Alex... kahit mag-absent ng ilang lingo yan,, it will never affect her stand
ing... she's actually a genius up here.." she said pointing to her head... " Dea
n's lister dapat yun... kaso dahil sa mga kapilyahan... hindi sya iniinclude...
you that girl?" tinuturo nya si Sky.. "If you put Alex and Sky together...it spe
lls M-A-J-O-R T-R-O-U-B-L-E!"
O gosh! I really don't know what to expect from my Cabin mate right now... nyiii
i... baka naman may mga tinatagong voodoo dolls yun tapos magririltual pag hatin
g gabi!!! NYIIIII!!!!!!
Naupo si Sky at Zia sa table kung saan nakaupo yung 1 lalake na tahimik na nagba
basa... From what I see.. he looks Korean... hmmm gwapo a... in a very silent wa
y... he looks like the Korean actor.... Ano na nga bang pangalan non???? Aaaaa!!
!! Si kim hyun joong!!!!
"I know.. he's cute! " She said smiling... "Pero hindi pa rin matatalo sa kagwap
uhan si Dyllan at Charles ko!!!" Sabi nya na kikilig kilig....
I rolled my eyes... here we go again!!!!....
" Oo na.. Oo na... Parang obsessed ka na sa 2 yun a... "
"halata na ba?"
Natawa na naman ako... " Hindi naman... slight lang... "
Tumingin ulit ako sa table nila Zia... wala lang curious lang ako...
"That is Joshua... that is not his real name,, simply because,, ang hirap bigkas
in ng pangalan nya... Korean nga e.. hehehehehe... so he calls himself Joshua an
d lucky him, because he's the only guy that those girls wants to hang out with.
Wala kasing pagnanasa sa kanilang tatlo.. hahahahahhahaha!!!! Masyadong bookworm
.. grabe talagang genius to the highest level... his family owns this Korean com
pany specialize in different gadgets and half of their products was invented by
him! Kaya nga iyang tropang yan, they have all the latest gadgets,, yung mga wal
a pa sa market!"
Wow... they're really loaded!
Amy looks at her watch... "Ok enough of those gossips, I hope you find that ente
rtaining... now we have to go before the shuttle is swarmed by the students..."
The students are required to ride the shuttles instead of driving their cars so
as to avoid traffic which is really a good idea kung hindi baka napuno ng kotse
itong campus at puro katrapikan na lang ang mangyari sa min dito... the school
provided shuttles to go around and around the campus for the students convenienv
e... kung ayaw naman mag-shuttle,,, feel free to walk which I prefer because I r
eally want to enjoy my surroundings which is full of blooming flowers... and I l
ove nature... I really do...

The rest of the afternoon is... as usual... a big headache... ARRRGGGG!!!! And I
have to stay a few more hours in the library,, dahil lahat ng kailangan kong re
ference wala sa internet! Hayy nako.. those professors really loves to give us a
hard time.... But what can I do.. ginusto kong pumasok sa school na to... well.
. think positive na lang.. kapag grumaduate ako dito... I will definitely be at
the top of my game... pero matagal tagal pa akong grumaduate... mag-do-doktor pa
ako...
I smiled at the thought. Ever since I survived my operation, iba na ang tinging
ko sa mga doctor... Ibang klaseng respeto na ang ibinibigay ko sa kanila... they
are here to save lives... And I want to be a part of those people who do noble
acts... and in a way... it is also my way of giving thanks for my second life.
I yawned and looked at my wrist watch.... OMG! Hindi ko namalayan ang oras!!!! 1
1:00pm na pala!!!!....
Kaya pala inaantok na ko... buti hindi pako pinagsasaraduhan ng lib...
NIligpit ko na ang mga gamit ko at lumabas na ako ng library...
Buti at tumigil na ang ulan... and it's rather cold right now...
I put on my hoodie... Ayoko kasing dapuan ng sipon... sipunin pa man din ako...
may shuttle pa but I decided to walk, malapit na lang naman ako sa cabin... I mi
ght as well enjoy the misty surroundings...
Ng medyo malapit na ako sa cabin.. may narinig akong nag-uusap... or rather... n
ag-aaway... hindi ko makita yung mukha nila.. madilim kasi sa kinatatayuan nila.

"You can't do this to me!!!" Sabi nung babae...
"I told you... I'm not good with relationships... " sabi nung lalake...
Umiiyak na yung babae...
"Please.. please... give me a chance... " Nakita kong yumakap yung babae sa lala
ke...
Gosh! Ano ba to!!! LQ? Hello!!!! Mag-aral na lang kayo kesa naman maglampungan t
o the max kayo dyan...
"Let go Ella... I'm sorry... I really don't love you... "
Ayun! Nagwala yung babae! Nagsyterical!!!
"Matapos kong ibigay sa yo lahat!"
"I never asked for it, you freely gave it to me... "
Sinampal nung babae yung lalake...
Ouch!!! Masakit yun... but the guy only smirked and shook his head...
Ako nahihiya sa nakikita ko.. hindi ako sanay maka-witness ng mga sampalan blues
!... I better hurry.... Baka malaman pa nilang nakikinig ako sa usapan nila... p
ero, on second thoughts... pasensyahan na lang... e public area ito!
Tumalikod na yung lalake at naglakad papalayo... sumisipol pa!!!!
GRRRRRRR!!!!! Ang kapal ng mukha!!!!! NAKAKAINIS ANG MGA GANONG KLASENG LALAKE!!
! Ang sarap ihulog sa bangin!!!!
Nakita kong umiiyak yung babae...
"You'll pay for this!!!" sigaw nung babae...
Kumaway lang patalikod yung lalake habang patuloy na naglalakad...
"I will never forgive you!!!!"
Hindi pa rin sumasagot yung lalake...
"I HATE YOU DYLLAN!!!!"
Napahinto ako sa paglalakad.... At napanganga... tinanaw ko ang likod ng lalaken
g naglalakad papalayo....
WHAT THE HECK!!!!






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~~Chapter 3~~
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Chapter 3
Chloe
Yehey! It's Friday night! I SURVIVED MY 1ST WEEK IN FALCON!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!! No
weekend classes... time to unwind! I just got out from the science building...
papunta na sana ako sa shuttle station but then.. I decided to walk, just to cle
ar my mind and to unload some of the stress in my body... grabe!!! Sobrang stres
sed ako!!! it's not good for my health... I need to always stay calm and leveled
.. masyado akong na-stress nitong week na to especially sa na-witness ko nung We
dnesday night...
Wednesday night....
My mind drifted off to Dyllan....
What happened to him? Kelan pa sya naging player? If I can remember it correctly
, he has high respect for women, and he hates whiny girls! But his actions was s
ooo contradicting to what I saw 2 nights ago. That wasn't the Dyllan I know, my
best buddy... Did I hurt him that much to make him the man he is right now? I in
tended to talk to him after that fateful prom night, but I never had the chance.
As much as I wanted to see him, to come clean and explain to him all the things
that I've been going thru, to tell him the truth about my predicament, but unfo
rtunately.... I never had the chance... after I ran away from him, I was rushed
to the hospital that night and the next thing I new, I was already in the States
, and I was sleeping for nearly 5 months... All contact to Dyllan was gone. My m
om took my cellphone and she doesn't want me to contact anybody until I've recov
ered... Since then, hindi ko na nakita o nakausap man lang si Dyllan... he chang
ed his number at walang nakakaalam kung paano sya ma-contact.
I can never forget the hurt in his face when I ran away from him... I was sooo
unfair to him, why didn't I trust him enough... I shouldn't have left him, but w
hat can I do? My old heart betrayed me....
That thought makes me a little more troubled and I felt a slight sting across my
heart....
Hinawakan ko ang dibdib ko....
NO no no no... I can't afford to let this happen to me again! I have to think h
appy thoughts right now!!!! I can't afford a relapse!...
I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply.... Just clear your mind Chloe.... I tried t
o smile and focus on the beauty of my surrounding.... This place is really amazi
ng... I haven't explored some parts of it,, maybe I'll do it tomorrow... I close
d my eyes again.... Taking deep breaths, and slowly I can feel the stress coming
out of my body.... I smiled and BLAG!
OUCH!!!!!!
Napaupo ako sa impact ng pagkakabunggo ko.... Hinawakan ko ang noo ko.... ARAY N
AMAN!!!! Serves me right for not looking where I'm going! Tinignan ko kung ano y
ung nabunggo ko... ang sakit e!!!! SHOCKS! Tumama ako sa lamppost! Haaaayyyy...
how embarrassing can this be!!!! Tumingin ako sa paligid... hoping na walang nak
akita sa clumsiness ko....hmmmmmm mukhang wala namang naka witness... mabuti na
man.... heheheheh.....
Pero....
Parang may nagpipigil ng tawa sa likod ko..... OH GOSH!!! May audience pala ko!!
!! WAAAAAA!!!!
Hindi ko pa man din nakikita yung taong nasa likod ko, namula na ako ng husto...
.
"Hey miss, are you alright?" said the guy behind me....
Tumingin ako sa likod ko.....
DAMN IT!!!! Of all the people to witness my one minute of clumsiness!!!! AAAARRR
RGGGGGG!!!!!!
"need a hand?" Sabi ni Charles and without waiting for an answer, he helped me g
et up on my feet... Gosh! He is more handsome up close! At hindi sya mukhang ant
ipatiko... mukhang mabait... gentleman pa.... At hindi sya mukhang mayabang desp
ite off all the attention that he's getting... At gravy!! Ang bango nya!!!! Ang
sarap nyang singhutin! Hihihihihihihi!!!!
"Thanks... " I smiled... " That was embarrassing.... " Pinandilatan ko sya... "
WALA KANG NAKITA!"
Nagpigil na naman sya ng tawa... " It's sooo dark.. I didn't see a thing... " He
said amused...
"Good... " Sabi ko at tumalikod na ako at nagsimulang maglakad ulit... hindi ko
na kailangan pang dagdagan ang kahihiyan ko... baka mataranta ako at madagdagan
pa ang clumsiness ko.
"Need company? I'm going that way too..." Sabi nya at sinabayan nya akong maglak
ad...
"A ok... " Nyeks! Hindi ko naman pwedeng sabihin na hindi pwede.. hindi naman ak
in tong school na to...
"I don't believe we've met... I'm Charles... " Inabot nya ang kamay nya and I sh
ook it...
"Chloe... I'm new here... This is my first week... It's one hell of a week if I
may add!" I said rolling my eyes
Natawa sya...
"Same reaction we all had on our first week... mas lalo na siguro ikaw... you've
missed half of the semester and profs here have no considerations... "
"Tell me about it... ang babait nila... grabe!" I said sarcastically...
"You'll get the hang of it eventually... " sabi nya tatawa tawa...
" I really do hope so... medyo nahihirapan lang ako kasi pinapapasa sa kin lahat
ng mga past projects and not to mention yung mga lessons na kailangan ko i-cram
lahat... well.. at least I've passed half of it already... "
"Wow! You must be something! You've missed half of the semester and you're copin
g up already!that's good..."
I smiled. Charles is nice.. really nice. Hindi talaga sya yung tipong egotistic
bastard na porket sikat mayabang... he's the other way around... but right now..
. I am dying to know about Dyllan since I know that they're close dahil palagi
silang magkasama, except of course right now na himalang hindi sila magkasama...
wala lang, gusto ko lang makibalita... pero hinay hinay muna ang pagtatanong b
aka makahalata... hehehehe... bak asabihing stalker ako. I just have to pick the
right questions.
"You're on the basketball team, aren't you... I was on your victory party on the
picnic grounds... that's my first day here... ang ganda nga ng dating ko.. part
y kagad! " I chuckled...
"Yeah?! You're there? Why didn't I notice you?"
Bakit nga kaya.... I wonder??? Hello!!!! Sa dami ng ngapapapansin sa kanya,, mab
uti kung mapansin nya ko!!!
"I just came for the food..."
Natawa sya...
"Some victory you have there... obvious na tuwang tuwa si Head master... "
"You can say that again.. for years we've been eyeing that victory... palagi na
lang kasi kaming 2nd. But this is the turning point... we'll see to it that they
'll never get the crown back.. and besides,, the best player is on our side... "
"And who might that be? Will that be you? " I said teasingly...
Natawa sya... " As much as I wanted to, I only come in 2nd. Dyllan's the best.."
"Oh.. really?" Ayun! Lumabas na pangalan ni Dyllan!
"yeah.. he's a really great player, offense defense, perfect score when it comes
to shooting pero hindi lang sya magaling in skills... but he's also a team play
er... "
I smiled... Hearing that makes me sooo proud of him... dati na syang magaling..
pero mukhang mas magaling na sya ngayon... Obviously...
"But how about your studies.. hindi ba kayo naapektuhan? "
"Of course not... hindi naman kami papayagan ni Headmaster maglaro kung bumabags
ak kami sa subjects... time management lang... it's not that hard once you get t
he hang of it... "
"are you and Dyllan close?"
"Yup... he's like the brother I never had... he was a loner at first but we've g
one close over the years.. he's my cabin mate by the way... "
OOOOHHHHHHH!!!!! Hmmmmm.... Chances are... I may bumped into Dyllan if he's arou
nd... better stay clear of Charles...
"Ummmm where are you going by the way... this area is the girl's cabins.... Are
you going to visit one of your girlfriends??"
"One of my girlfriends? Hmmmm... not really... I actually don't have one."
"You have got o be kidding me... as popular as you are... Imposible namang wala
kang girlfriend! "
"Not impossible... " he said with a hint of sadness in his voice...
I looked at him incredulously! Seriously? Based from what I've witnessed these p
ast few days, he can have any girl that he wants!
"Don't look at me like that... " sabi nya.
I just smiled... ok nandito na ko sa cabin... hmmmm... mukhang bukas ang lahat n
g ilaw... naku mukhang nandito na si Alex ... and it looks like she's not alon
e..
"so... Nice meeting you Charles... This is my stop."
He smirked...
"well Chloe... nice meeting you too but. this is also my stop... "
I looked at him confused...
"What?!, I definitely know that you don't live here because I am..."
"Of course I don't live here... but my friend does... and from the looks of it..
my sister and their so called friends are in party mode already..."
Hmmmm.... Mukha ngang nagkakasayahan sila, I can hear music and laughter...
"you're friends with Alex? " DUMDUM ka talaga Chloe! Malamang siguro dahil kamba
l nya si Zia! And Zia is close to Alex!!!!
He just nod.. and we walked towards the door...
"Actually, I haven't met her... what's she like?" I asked.
"You'll see... " He smiled... " C'mon and meet her... " he said opening the door
...
Bigla akong kinabahan.... What would they be like? Sobrang nakakaintimidate ang
grupong yun!!! Magaganda, Matatalino at mayayaman pa! I wonder... katulad din k
aya sila ng barkada ni Melissa na sobrang snub? Oh gosh.. Nagwawala ang mga butt
erfly sa tyan ko!!!! NYIIII!!!! As in na-i-intimidate ako!!!!
Pagpasok namin, unang nakita ko ay si Sky at Josh na nakaupo sa salas... Sky is
making a point on something the the extent of arguing, at si Josh, cool na cool
lang na tatango tango sa sinasabi ni Sky, tipong nang-aasar... Si Zia naman, tu
mitingin ng CD's na papatugtugin.
"Hey!." Sabi ni Charles and all eyes are on us! HALA!!!!!
Zia was the first one to react and I can see that she's glad to see her twin.
"It's about time! We're starving and Alex does not want to eat without you!" sab
i ni Zia... at napansin nya ako...
" hey there.." she said smiling... " You must be....... Ummmmmm..."
tinitigan nya ako, trying to figure out kung na-meet na ba nya ako o kung saan n
ya ako nakita or whatever
" ...... Charles girlfriend? "
Binaling nyang bigla ang pansin nya kay Charles...
"I don't remember you having a girlfriend Charles!!!! " pinalo nya sa braso si C
harles..." bakit ngayon mo lang sya pinakilala? And my, my my!!! She's really pr
etty! Kaso hindi kayo bagay! She's too beautiful for you!!"
Was that a compliment of what???? Pero kahit na... napanganga pa rin ako....
Ano bang pinag-iiisip nitong si Zia!!!! GIRLFRIEND? Parang kakakilala ko lang sa
lalakeng ito a!
"No no no no no.... you got it all wrong!!! I'm not..... " sabi ko... But Charle
s is just smirking like crazy!!!! I think he's enjoying this!
"Who has a girlfriend!" sigaw ni Alex while skipping inside the living room...
Napaluwa ang mata ko sa pagkakita ko sa kanya.... Wow! That girl... Drop dead go
rgeous is an understatement!!!!!! I've seen some of her pictures in teen vogue b
ut I tell you,, those pictures didn't do her justice!!!
"Charles??? May girlfriend ka na?" Sabi ni Alex smiling mischievously...
"No no no no no.... I'm not his girlfriend!"
I went forward to Alex and said " I haven't properly introduced myself.... I'm C
hloe... Chloe Vega .... Your cabin mate???"
Napatitig sya sa kin... and recognition finally sink in.. and she smiled broadly
.../
"Oh.... Oh!!!!!!!! Chloe!!!! Finally!" She said gleefully while hugging me....
Well now I've really ruled out the 'snub' thing.... Because she's definitely not
...
After we hugged napatingin sya ulit kay Charles at pinalo sya sa braso.
"Ikaw a! akala ko pa man din na sa wakas ay nakapamili ka na sa mga nakapila sa
yo! Hahahahaha! "
Biglang siko naman ni Zia sa kanya na tatawa-tawa...
"You leech! For a while there I really thought that she's your girlfriend!! at b
akit naman hindi mo binawi? Pasaway ka talaga!" Sabi ni Zia.
"Serves you right for jumping into conclusions again!" Sabi ni Charles...
Tumingin si Zia sa kin.
"Hi I'm Zia... this idiot's twin, I really don't know how we became siblings and
much more twins!" She said raising her eyebrows playfully... " It's really nic
e meeting you, Chloe... " She said smiling while extending her hands and I shook
it... She definitely not a snob too...
"And this is Sky... " Sabi ni alex while introducing the red head...
"hey!" she said smiling... aba! Mabait din??? Though hindi naaalis sa aura nya a
ng pagiging intimidating...
"And that is Josh.. our mascot... " Sabi ni Alex na tatawa tawa... pinanliitan n
aman sya ng mata ni Josh. Tumango lang sya sa kin.
"Nawala na naman yang dila mo.. magsalita ka nga!" sabi ni Sky at binatukan si J
osh...
"I swear. If you do that again, I'll no longer hesitate to kiss you! " he said..
.
"You've been saying that for the hundredth time but still haven't mastered your
guts to do it!" tumingin sya sa kin... " don't mind him, ganyan lang talaga yan.
.. suplado!"
"Hmmmp... " Iyon lang ang sabi ni Josh.. wala na... pero, my gosh!!!! He's soooo
cute !!! as in yung silent type of cute.. yung tipong maraming nililihim...
"Don't mind him... shy type talaga yan... especially if he likes the girl in fro
nt of him!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!"
Pinanlisikan sya ng mata ni Josh! At umiling na lang... mukhang hindi nya kayan
g i-tame down si Sky...
I smiled... Intimidating lang pala sila kapag hindi kilala pero, they're waaaayy
y better persons than the others I've met so far... parang madali silang pakisam
ahan.
"So.. where's robin? " Tanong ni Alex kay Charles...
"Huh? Sinong Robin?"
"Or should I say, where's Batman? Cause you might be Robin? Hahahahahaha!"
"yeah Alex, so funny... If you're referring to Dyllan... he's on a date... Sabi
nya he's taking her to town... "
"Talaga? Nakalabas sila ng campus? " tanong ni Zia...
"Malakas kay Headmaster.... What do you expect!" Sabi ni Sky...
On a date? Parang kaka break lang nya nung 1 araw.. may kapalit na kagad? Kumuno
t ang noo ko... grabe.. I don't think I know him anymore... pero mabuti na rin y
on na wala siya dito... I still don't know how to face him.
"let's eat! I'm starving!" sabi ni Alex... "I hope you guys don't mind pasta and
pizza... Nag-order na lang ako. " She said clinging to my arm... hmmmm sweet pa
la itong si Alex... A - for effort, for making me feel at home in their group. I
smiled.. looks like I have a new set of friends...
" Tinamad k... " Sabi ni Charles but was cut off by Sky.
"yeah! Tinamad si Alex na pakainin tayo ng totoong pagkain!" Sabi ni Sky...
"Duh,... For all I care... Pizza is the best food in the universe! Don't you thi
nk so Chloe?" Tanong ni Alex
"hmmmm... sort of.. " sabi ko...
"See! Minsan pilitin mong magluto yan ... specialty nya yung seafoods galore!"
sabi ni Sky...
"Basta kayo ang mag grocery... sige... " Sabi ni Alex and we all sit around the
table...
"Akala ko, bawal lumabas ng campus... paano kayo mag-g-grocery?" tanong ko.
All eyes looked incredulously to me...
" You mean you don't know that we have a mini shopping center inside the campus?
" Tanong ni Zia...
"ummmm.. meron?"
"Like Duh!!!! You haven't been toured properly! We also have a convenience store
that is open 24/7!" Sabi ni Alex...
Ganon! And to think that I've been starving myself in the middle of the night if
I haven't brought a light snack from the cateteria!
"Poor you.... Don't worry... We'll fix that... We'll tour you around campus tomo
rrow.. including the forbidden part! Hahahahaha!!!" sabi ni Alex... " and you're
coming with us." Sabi nya kay Josh who just shrugged...
Ano ba yun.. hindi ba talaga marunong magsalita yun!
"Hey! Maybe this is the best opportunity to test your new toy!" Sabi ni Sky who
looks so excited!
"Oo nga!!!!! " Sabi ni Alex giving sky a High five. "Ilabas na sa garahe yon!!!!
"
"No." sabi ni Josh,,, Plain and simple...
"C'mon... don't be a party pooper!!!!" sabi ni Sky...
"No." Iyon lang din ang sabi nya while munching his pizza.
Binulungan ako ni Alex... "can you ask him nicely? Please... papayag yan... "
"What will I say? Ano ba yung toy nya?"
"You'll see tomorrow kapag napapayag mo sya... "
"But I barely know him? Buti kung pumayag... "
"papaya yan because I think he likes you... kapag type nya yung babae, hindi sya
makatingin sa mata at masyadong tahimik!!!!! Hihihihihihi!"
"But we just met!"
"Soo??? Sige na... please... I just can't wait to get my hands on that thing...
"
Ano bang sasabihin ko..... tinitignan naman ako ng nakakaloka nitong si Alex...
I took a deep breath... ok here goes nothing...
"Ummmm Josh... It'll be more fun if you'll come with us? Ummmm and maybe, you ca
n bring your new toy.. whatever it is??? " I asked in my nicest voice... but con
fidence is not with me right now.
Ilang minutong katahimikan.... We are all waiting for Josh's answer... I think e
verybody is holding their breath...
"Ok... " He finally said while biting his pizza,, but still not looking at me.
"Wooooo!!!!! YEHEY!!!!!!! " sabi ni Alex while doing another high five with Sky
...
"YuP! YUP! YUP!!!!! We're going around campus in style!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!" Sabi n
i Sky...
Tatawa tawa habang umiiling lang si Zia...
"You're joining us tomorrow? " Tanong ni Zia kay Charles...
"No... Practice... "
"What's new... " Sabi ni Zia...

I enjoyed the rest of the evening. We're all kidding around... Grabe sa kakulita
n si Alex at Sky.. double trouble talaga! Palaging nilang pinaglalaruan si Josh.
. buti na lang at hindi pikon itong si Josh, ngingiti ngiti lang, pero kahit to
do pang-aasar nung dalawa, I think he's really enjoying their company...
Mukhang mas makakarelate ako kay Zia... Not too loud and not too silent... Nakik
ipag kulitan din but not in the extreme way... She's too poised compared to the
two.
"So Chloe... Bakit ngayon ka lang pumasok?" Tanong ni Zia...
"Well.. maybe because I was fortunate enough that someone dropped out? Don't get
me wrong, I feel bad for her but glad at the same time because I got to get her
slot... you know what I mean... "
She smiled... "Actually.. we are glad that she dropped out... " Sabi ni Zia...
"Bakit naman??? " Tanong ko...
"She's such a slut!" Sabi ni Sky...
"Language please... " Sabi ni Zia...
"Bakit? Don't you agree?" Tanong ni Sky...
Nag-isip si Zia... " O sige na nga... oo na... "
"Let's just say that you are a great replacement to that psycho... " Sabi ni Ale
x.. "And I like you already... "
I smiled on that... Well I like them all too.
"Unlike that Binbo!!! AAARRRGGGG! With just thinking about her... my blood is al
ready boiling!"
Ano kayang ginawa non, bakit sobrang inis ng mga ito sa kanya...
"Who is she? Why are you reacting like that?" Tanong ko...
"Ask him... " Sabi ni Zia habang tinuturo si Charles.
"I don't want to talk to talk about her... she's a crazy stalker... and we're ov
er her ok... and by the way... great job on that. " sabi ni Charles..
Hmmmm ano kayang himala ang ginawa ng mga ito.. mukhang may kinalaman sila sa pa
gkaka-drop out nung dating cabin mate ni Alex.
Nakita nila sigurong naguguluhan ako...
"She,,, anabell, that's her name by the way but we prefer to call her bimbo... "
Sabi ni Sky... "Has this crazy obsession on that guy.." sabay turo kay Charles.
.. "But actually,, we really don't have any problem with that.... So what if sh
e follows him anywhere even in his gym locker... so what if she constantly wear
that ' I LOVE CHARLES' shirt anywhere.... so what if she climbs in his room in t
he middle of the night naked... "
"WHAT!!!! Gosh! that's sick!"
Natawa silang lahat... pero si Charles namumula!
"Don't forget her extreme make-over in Charles' room using her used panties!!!!"
Sabi ni alex na naghi-hysterical na sa kakatawa....
"Yung iba may dugo.. dugo pa!!!!!!!!!!" sabi ni Sky.
"EEEEWWWWWWWW!!!! YYYUUUUCCCKKK!!!!!" sabi ko...
At si Charles,, hindi na malaman kung anong magiging reaction ng mukha! Hahahaha
hahaha! Hindi malalaman kung mandidiri,, maiinis,,, matatawa o ano!
"And you don't want to know the others... " Sabi ni Charles...
Hindi naming mapigilan ang kakatawa!
When the laughter died down Sky continued...
" But she crossed the line when she picked up on Zia... I mean.. nobody crosses
our group... as in nobody... " she said dangerously.... "if anybody does..... w
ell... let's just say... THEY PAY!"
SCARRRRYYYYYY!!!!!

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~~Chapter 4~~
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Chapter 4
Chloe
I blink my eyes... and I did it over and over again... baka naman namamalik-mata
lang ako... pero hindi e.... tinignan ko si Sky at si Alex... parehong tuwang -
tuwa... kulang na lang matatalon sa sobrang excitement... I mean.... Are they s
erious? And not to mention Josh... as if he's really beaming on his prize posses
sion... WHAT DA!!!!
Am I missing something here?
I mean... are they actually overjoyed to go around campus with this... OLD BEAT
UP VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE!!!??? As in yung lumang beetle na panahon pa ni Lima Hong!
Ito na ba ng uso ngayon?
"I know what you're thingking... " Sabi ni Zia... as if she's enjoying my bewild
erment... "Looks can be deceiving, you know... "
"Pasensya na a... I just don't get it... Parang nahulog na ata talaga ang I.Q ko
! " Sabi ko...
Natawa si Zia...
"Maiintindihan mo rin mamaya kung bakit ganyan ka-saya yung dalawang yun... "
Tinignan ko si Sky at si Alex.. Parang batang nag-aagawan sa bagong laruan!... a
nd as usual, they are pestering Josh...
"Josh please.. can I drive? Bibigyan kita ng chocolate,,, diba favorite mo yung
nips!!! Bibilhan kita kahit 10 kahon pa!" sabi ni Alex...
"Ako na lang! ang tagal kong inintay makalabas sa garahe ito! promise... hahalik
an kita mamaya!!!"
"In your dreams sky... nobody touches the wheel but me." He said silently. Alex
and sky groaned...
"Ano bang klaseng bribe ang gusto mo???" sabi ni Alex medyo frustrated na.

They've been going on and on with that for the past 30 minutes, simula nung nila
bas ni Josh yung kotse from his garage...
Looking at his cabin... mas naiiba sya... it's not actually bigger it's just dif
ferent from the rest of the cabins...
"Where's Josh's Cabin mate?" Tanong ko kay Zia.
"He doesn't have any. Walang gustong makasama sya..."
"Bakit naman.. mukha namang mabait si Josh. Tignan mo nga at nakakapagtiis sya s
a dalawang yun. Kahit anong gawing kalokohan, hindi man lang napipikon" Natawa k
aming dalawa ni Zia.. dahil hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin tumitigil sa pangung
ulit si Sky at Alex.
"It's not about his Attitude or character.. it's because he's insomniac.. he fre
quently works at night and in the wee hours in the morning, kaya walang makataga
l na mate yan, palaging napupuyat sa mga ginagawa nya... and when I say work...
minsan may mga metals involve... kung ano ano mga pinag-gagagawa nyan... he love
s robotics and all those weird stuff... actually, he built himself a basement he
re" She said tapping the floor. "ginawa nyang laboratory nya. And his lab is act
ually bigger than the cabin!! " she said smirking
"A talaga? He did that? buti pumayag yung school... "
"Bakit naman hindi... his parents are one of the board members... "
"A ok.. no wonder... "
"that's not all, he's also obsessed with holograms and those computer stuff. Kun
g makapasyal sa baba, sobrang high end yung mga computers nya, it's like what yo
u see in the movies! And about his holograms, as in super realistic, with match
ing sounds and eeriness pa yon. Actually, Minsan nakaaway si Sky and Alex yun yu
ng swim team... "
"Hindi ba sila war freak?" I cut her off...
"hmmmm.. hindi naman... as far as I know, hindi sila nagsisimula. Hindi lang sil
a pumapayag na nadedehado, kapag ginawan mo sila ng mali or any of their friends
, gaganti at gaganti yan. The swim team made fun of Josh one time at hindi naka
pag timpi si Sky, She's really over protective, and alex,,, being a good friend
"daw"... always back her up.. if I know, she's just finding a reason to display
her ninja skills and creepy sense of humor... Sabi ko nga sa kanila na wag na ni
lang patulan yung mga taong yun pero, as you can see,, mga batang isip pa!!! wel
l,, I know that they'll mature eventually... and after a few stints that they ma
de, and of course with the help of that genius... those jealous students learned
to stay clear of our gang. "
"oh.... And what did they do to the swim team... "
Medyo humagikgik si Zia...
"one time during one of their practices.. binuhay lang naman nila yung Lockness
monster sa pool!! grabe if you have seen it! Para talagang totoo! Hindi ko alam
kung anong ginawa ni Josh sa pool, with matching waves pa and all those creepy s
tuff! As in takot na takot yung swim team!!!" this time tumatawa na si Zia...
Napansin nung 3 yung pinag-uusapan naming.
"Anong pinag-uusapan nyo? " Tanong ni Sky...
"wala lang... kinukwento ko lang naman yung monster na ginawa nyo sa pool... "
"Oh That!" at nagtatatawa si Sky at Alex... " naalala ko si Kevin!!!! Hahahahaha
hahahaha!!!! Sa sobrang takot.. nagtatatakbo across campus with only his trunks!
!!! Hindi man lang nakuhang mag-shorts bago tumakbo! Hindi naisip ang kahihiyan
nya!!! Hahahahahahaha! Akala mo kung sinong astig! Duwag naman pala!!! hahahahah
a!"
"Wag ka!!!! Nakita kaya naming yun ni Zia na naihi sa sobrang takot!!!! Bwahahah
ahahahahahaha!!!! As in grabe.. Yuckiness talaga!" Sabi ni Sky...
"True? Bakit hindi nyo sinabi sa min!!!!! hindi ko na-capture sa video yun a...
" sabi ni Alex...
"Enough of your naughtiness! Kayo talaga ang salbahe nyo! Tama na yung ginawa ny
ong kahihiyan sa kanila... " sabi ni Zia...
"yeah... kahihiyan sa facebook.. buong mundo nakita!!! Hahahahahahaha!" sabi ni
Alex...
"Hay nako.. kayong 2 talaga... pag-uumpugin ko kayo... and Josh... please naman,
wag mo ng kunsintihin tong 2 to... kaya ang lakas ng loob ng mga yan, e lagi mo
ng bina-back-upan.. "
Naka smile si Josh... " Why not.. it's fun... and I get to test my gadgets... "
he said evilly... "And by the way.. I have developed this new game.. but we need
a field... want to test it?"
"ARRRGGGG!!!! Eto na naman tayo!!! " sabi ni Zia...
"Wohhoooo!!!!! Talaga??! Iyan ba yung latest na ginagawa mo? Kelan??" tanong ni
Alex... "
"Tigilan nyo na nga yan.. baka kung ano na namang game yan... Let's just go ok,
Chloe might think that we're a bunch of loonies... Have you settled the sitting
arrangements?" tanong ni Zia...
"Haaay,, eto na naman,, umiral na naman ang nanay mo..." Sabi ni Alex kay Sky...
Zia glared at Alex...
"Chill Zia!!! I'm just kidding!" Sabi ni Alex na tatawa tawa.
Talaga tong si Alex.. ang kulit! Kung sabagay, she's 3 years younger than us...
so.. batang isip pa talaga.
I Eyed the beetle... hmmmm.... Ano bang gagawin naming upo dito... ang tatangkad
namin... magkakasya ba kami dito?
"You 3 at the back... " hmmm nagsalita si Josh?? He's pointing at Zia, Alex and
Sky... " I don't want anybody goofing around with my controls and you seem harml
ess enough... " he said pointing to me.
Naka pouting face yung 2.. nakakatawa lang! parang mga bata talaga... I can't im
agine the over poised Alex the super model is soooo walang poise up close and pe
rsonal!!!! How ironic! down to earth lang talga sya... mas grounded pa nga sya
compared sa ibang tao and to think that at her age, she had already achieve so m
uch!
Nagisksikan sa likod si Alex, Zia and Sky...
"Can you just get rid of the top!!! Ginawa mo naman na tong convertible diba! We
're sooo much suffocating in here... " sabi ni Sky...
"Wow grabe! Ito na baa ng feeling ng sardinas???!!!!" Sigaw ni Alex.
"Don't excite yourself so much,, we'll get to that... or if you want, wag na lan
g kayong sumama.. I'll test drive this myself... " Josh said grinning... as if h
e's enjoying their discomfort... may kapilyohan din pala ito...
"And miss all the fun! NO WAY!" sabi ni Alex.
Yey! what fun, riding in a beetle, I thought sarcastically ... I mean,,, hello..
. I still don't get it...
"Hop in Chloe.... " Sabi ni Josh...
When I got in the car... nanlaki mga mata ko! Wow! iba to... there are sooo many
controls inside... parang futuristic ang dating! Very contradicting to it's our
side appearance.
"I guess that this is not an ordinary car???" I said matter of factly.
He looks at me and smirked... "Far from it... "
"So what does it do?"
"You'll see... "
"Get this damn top off!!!!uupo na lang kami sa sandalan, namamanhid na mga paa k
o!" Sigaw ni Sky...
"Only if you say please... " sabi ni Josh smiling evilly...
Pero tinadyakan lang ni Sky yung likod ng upuan ni Josh... pasaway talaga....
Natawa lang si Josh...
"OK guys... brace yourselves.. this is actually the first real test drive... "
I looked at him dismayed...
"Don't worry Chloe.. we can all jump if it fails ... you know how to jump from a
moving car don't you? " He said grinning evilly...
WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!!!
grabe sobrang kumakabog ang dibdib ko!... I don't like this!
"Teka, teka, teka.... I think I'll pass... bababa na lang ako in that way hindi
na kayo magsisiksikan dito... "
"Too late.... " He pressed a button and the car was roaring to life...
"WHOOOHOOOO!!!!!" shouted Sky and Alex who are really excited...
Natakot akong bigla... "Hindi bababa na lang ako... " and I tried the handle...
but it won't budge... Oh gosh!!! Hindi nila ako papababain!!!! Waaaa!!!! I love
my life! I don't want to end it yet!!!! Waaaa!!!
Kinalabit ako ni Zia.
"Hey relax ka lang... He knows what he's doing,, believe it or not, he's way to
careful especially when it comes to his friends.. hindi naman nya ite-test drive
ito na kasama tayo kung hindi nya alam na ok itong invention nya... don't worry
... I trust him,,, you can trust him too... " Sabi ni Zia assuring me... well...
I trust Zia cause she's level headed than the rest of the gang...
I looked at josh and he smiled sincerely... he's really cute if I may add... and
As if his smile had done something to reassure me... parang alam naman nya ang
gagawin win... I think he's confident enough... and I felt relaxed... I sighed.
..
Ano pa nga bang magagawa ko... andito na ako... at ayaw naman akong pababain...
Ok.. let's just enjoy this ride.. and besides the main purpose of this is to tou
r me around "properly"...
"Ok let's go... "
Josh drove the car at the main road... and stopped... nilagay nya sa neutral yun
g kambyo then he pulled up the hand break... he stepped on the gas pedal and pus
hed some of the buttons.... the car just roared and roared...
"YO!!!! This is it!!! This is it!!! WOOOHOOO!" Sigaw ni Alex...
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... here we goooooo!!!!" sigaw ni Sky.
Then suddenly,, he let go of the hand break at biglang tumurpit yung kotse!!!!!
Parang sinibat na hindi maitindihan.... Yung puso ko parang nalaglag ng bonggang
bongga!!!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" sigaw naming 4... but josh is just conce
ntrating on handling the controls.
"OH GOSH I DON'T WANNA DIE!!!" I shouted holding on to my seat....
Si josh nakangisi lang,,, I think he's really enjoying my discomfort....
"You aint seen nothing yet!" sabi nya...
OH GOSH ANO NA NAMAN!!!!!
When we were a kilometer away... he push a few more buttons and he lifted up a l
ever... then suddenly.. I felt like we were floating on air!!!!!
Lumipad na ata ang puso ko!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!
"WHAT THE HECK!!!!"
Tumingin ako sa paligid.... hey!!!! I think we are literally floating on air!!!!
"OMG!!!!!! It work! It really worked!!!!" Sigaw ni Alex....
I looked around... OMG!!! We are really flying!!!! Hindi nga ordinaryong kotse i
to!!!!!!
Josh pushed another button and the top of the car was removed...
"Finally!!!!" Sabi ni Sky..."WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!" Tumayo sa upuan si Sky.... sob
rang enjoy!.. well sino ba naman ang hindi mag-e-enjoy nito!
"Zia... do me a favor.. paki bantayan lang nga mabuti yung 2 yan.. baka mahulog.
.. " he said to zia seriously... " first stop... the shopping center.. since you
were not aware that it exist... " he said...
I smiled... wow... now I understand what they're saying,,, we are really going a
round campus in style!

For the second time... I've been toured around campus... The shopping center is
actually a mini mall... complete with grocery,, bookstore,, boutiques and even a
hardware... all the basic stuff that you need are all there... Hindi ka na tala
ga kailangan pumunta sa town para mag-shopping... I bought a few essential thing
s that I may need, that includes snacks.. para hindi na ako gugutumin kapag inab
ot ako ng medaling araw sa kaka-aral...
They took me to one of the farthest side of the campus... hmmmm may mini lake? I
think it's man made... dito daw nagpa-practice yung row team... but there are a
lso mini boats and kayak around..
Binilungan ako ni Alex, that this is josh'es thinking place... whenever he is on
a deadlock on something that he is doing... makikita mo sya in a kayak at the m
iddle of the lake staring at nothing....
Ohhhh... baka ito ang naging inspiration nya sa lockness monster.. hihihihihi...
.
They also took me to a skating rink, because our school has a hockey team...
Ang daming na-omit sa ginawang tour sa kin ni Amy! Kung sabagay.. talagang nagma
madali sya kasi nga naman, homecoming ng mga falcons... hehehehe.. knowing how o
bsessed she is with Dyllan and Charles...
"This is Zia's sanctuary... her happy place... " Bulong sa kin ni Alex nung puma
sok kami sa skating rink... "She loves to skate and she's really good at it... b
ut she does't want anyone to know... pumupunta sya dito tuwing gabi and she does
her moves... as in she can really move!!! Pwedeng ipang laban sa Olympics!"
"So,, bakit nya tinatago? "
"Simply because,, she hates the limelight.... Lame.... right? Maybe you can talk
sense on that pretty little head of hers... sayang yung talent nya as in!"
Uu nga.. sayang naman kung itatago lang nya... maybe when we get closer... I can
talk sense ito her..

We toured around some more... napadpad kami sa part na parang forest... iniwan n
aming yung beetle sa side ng road, dahil ayaw ni Josh na tumama sa mga puno. We
hiked our way up to the top of the mountain and gosh!!! What a view!!!! As in no
t the usual view na makikita mo sa Baguio na kalbong bundok at punong puno ng ba
hay.. but what I saw is actually breath taking... The place is full of pine tree
s and wild flowers. We were at a cliff and I can see a stream at the bottom...
"At times,,, we go down there and swim.. " sabi ni Zia... "If you're up to it..
we can do it some other time... that is.... If you don't mind freezing water...
"
I smiled... " that will be an adventure... we can try it sometimes... "
Zia smiled... " Yeah we can..."
We sat there for a few hours... kwentuhan, kulitan... as in goofing around... Zi
a is really more matured than the rest of them... Kapag sumusobra na sa kakulita
n si Alex and Sky, sya yung pumipigil sa 2. I really like them, I really really
do... Tanggap nila kahit hindi naman ako kasing yaman nila... Totoong tao sila..
. at hinding hingi ka mag-aalangan sa kanila.. despite of the fact that their f
amilies are sooo well off. Parang bale wala nga lang yon sa kanila... unlike som
e of the students I've met so far... esp Melissa's group... though I like Amy, s
he's different from the rest of them... kahit patay na patay sya kay Dyllan at C
harles... she's nicer than the others...
"Hey guys.. wanna head back now? Do you want to attend the party at the football
field?" tanong ni Josh...
Nagisip sila...
"Pwede bang mag-pass? " Tanong ko.... I still remember that I have tons of proje
cts to do that is waiting on my desk.
Sky looked at me in surprise...
"Girl... it's a sin to do homework on Saturdays!" she said
Ansaveh? Kelan pa naging kasalanan yun???!
"You've twisted your mind for the past 5 days... give your brain a break!" sabi
ni Alex
"Oo nga naman...I agree on that... "
Josh is just smirking... cause I don't think he needs a brain break... masyadong
malaki ang capacity ng utak non...
Tumayo si Zia... "Let's just drop by the football field... kung ayaw nyo ng acti
vity, then we'll think of another way to amuse Chloe... "
"Like sneaking off to town? Let's fly out of this jail! " Alex said mischievousl
y and she earned a glare at Zia...
"Just kidding!!!!"
Tumayo na rin kami at lumakad na kami pabalik sa beetle...

We all get back to the beetle and we took off again... every time we do that, pa
rang lagging nahuhulog ang puso ko!!!! Gosh!!!! I really can't get over that! Pe
ro laging bawi naman kapag nasa ere na kami... I just love the cool breeze on my
skin. It really feels so nice...
"How did you manage to do all this? This is just Amazing,,, as in totally... "
Josh smiled genuinely...
"It's all about Imagination and the rest us up to science... Nagawa naman din ni
lang paliparin ang mga bagay dati, hindi pa lang nila ina-attempt sa kotse... th
e cost is too expensive... but I found a way to make it less and to make it less
destructive to nature... and this is just my prototype... Hindi pa masyadong pe
rfect, but once I've settled some of the issues I'll bring the technology to my
Audi... "
"Wow! That I can't wait..." I said...
"Joshua,,, kapag 18 na ko.... Ikaw gumawa ng kotse ko a!" Sabi ni Alex...
He just smirked... "We'll see... "
I bet hindi makakatanggi yan....

We were close to the football field when suddenly.. huminto yung kotse.... We ar
e currently 20 feet above the ground...
"Ummmm josh.... What happened???" tanong ko
Hindi nagsalit...
"Well... As I've said.... This thing is still not perfect... I guess.... We're g
oing down... " He said Calmly.... Nag smile pa????!!! BWIIIISSSIIIITTTTT!!!!
"WHAAAAATTTTTT!!!!" Sigaw naming apat....
"In case you still don't know... I don't wanna die... " I said.. Ito na nga bang
sinasabi ko e... dapat hindi na ko sumakay dito WAAAAAA!!!!!
Kalmado pa rin sya!!!!
AAAAA histerical na kami!!!!!
"Don't worry.... I have a glider" he smiled... ano yun???!!!!
He pushed a button at may lumabas na glider sa gilid ng kotse...
"iyon lang... emergency landing pa rin tayo... so brace yourselves.... And might
as well put on your seatbelts... "
Bumusina ng bumusina si Josh para mahawi sa field yung mga tao...
Pababa ng pababa yung kotse.... Medyo napigilan ng glider ang mabilis na pagbags
ak ng kotse... but I think we're going to make it....
Ng malapit na kami sa lupa... I looked at Josh... he looks calm as if he has alr
eady done this before.... HALA! Pang ilang crash landing na kaya nya ito!!!! Com
e to think of it.. kung kalmado sya... at buhay sya... malamang, we can get out
of here alive!!! Well, that's an assurance!!! Gusto ko pang Makita ulit ang momm
y ko!!!! Waaaaaaa!!!! Ipinikit ko na lang ang mga mata ko, hoping for the best..
.. I crossed my fingers.... Aaaaaaaa!!!! Ayan naaaaa!!!!!
I felt the impact.... Siguro kung hindi ako naka seatbelt baka tumurpit na ako s
a windshield sa lakas ng pagkakabagsak naming!!!!!....
Nahukay ng konti yung ground and at last huminto na ang kotse....
I opened my eyes.... We're alive!!!! Nakatulala pa rin ako... naririnig ko na la
ng si Alex at si Sky na masayang masaya.. para bang katatapos lang nilang sumaka
y sa roller coaster!!! As in naman!!!! Muntik na kaming mamatay lahat!!!!! Hindi
ko kaya trip nung 2 yon!
"Hey are you alright... you can breathe now" Josh said grinning at me...
I looked at him bewildered... still my orientation is not stable...
"Pang ilang crash landing mo na ba ito?"
Nag-isip sya... "Hmmm maybe a hundred.. but it's my first time to land in a fiel
d full of people.... " he said smiling.... WEIRD! After all we've gone thru naku
kuha pa nyang ngumiti!!!!
Tumingin ako sa paligid... ngayon ko lang napansin na naplilibutan na kami ng mg
a tao... studyante... teachers and staff.... And they are eyeing the car in amaz
ement... well sino ba naman ang hindi mamamangha sa lumilipad na kotse!
But I felt someone is not staring at the car. But his eyes is on me.... I looked
at the crowd trying to search for that person....
And there he is.... His eyes piercing on me... He still recognize me... parang t
umatagos sa puso ko ang pagkakatitig nya sa kin...
I held my breath... hindi ko mapigilan ang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko.... He stil
l has the same effect on me after all these years and after everthing I have bee
n thru... hindi pa rin nagbabago.... bakit? bakit ganito pa rin ang nararamdaman
ko sa kanya?
"Dyllan....... " I said softly...

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~~Chapter 5~~
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AN...
Hnidi pa perfect.. pero pwede ng pagtyagaan... :) will edit this when I get bac
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Chapter 5
Chloe...
"A ....flying........ car..... " sabi ni Headmaster emphasizing each word, haba
ng tinitignan kami isa-isa... nang tumama ang mata nya sa kin.... Napayuko na la
ng ako... nyiiii.... Takot talaga ako... huhuhuhuhuhu.
Nakakahiya man pero nandito kami 5, naming: Zia, Alex, Sky, Josh and yours truly
... at nakaupo kami sa harapan ng desk ni Headmaster.
Kinakabahan talaga ako... 1st time kong ma-headmaster's office in a bad way... I
've always been a model student, that's why this is very much new to me... Tinig
nan ko si Sky at Alex... Not a hint of intimidation is written on their face...
BALE WALA??? At nakukuha pang magkalabitan! Ilang beses na kayang na-office ton
g mga ito... parang sanay na sanay na! I looked at Josh... He looks bored! Humik
ab pa! Only Zia looks alert and ready to answer any questions that will be comin
g her way... Now I can see a different side of her... she is holding her head hi
gh with an aura of confidence... it's as if, she's ready to defend our cause...
hmmm not bad for a future lawyer... kaya pala nyang maging intimidating kahit mu
kha syang anghel...
"Really Josh??? A flying car?" haaayyyy,,, wala na bang ibang pwedeng sabihin si
Head Master... as in, kanina pa nya pinaulit-ulit yon! Kaya siguro nabo-bore na
si Josh at hindi na mapakali si Alex at Sky.
"Really sir... you might as well release us because, I can't see anything that
you can hold against us... there are hundreds of policies in the school but I gu
ess none of those can be charge against us... " Sabi ni Zia... hmmmm parang nasa
korte lang... WAY TO GO ZIA!!!
Tumingin si Headmaster Kay Zia.
"There's nothing about Flying cars in it... is there? "
Sympre kaya wala.... Ngayon lang naman naimbento yun... hahahahahaha! Yes!!! Sa
tingin ko lusot na lusot kami!
Kumunot ang noo ni Headmaster.. and he sighed heavily... as if he's already acce
pting defeat.
"Alright.... I am not going to charge anything on all of you... " he said...
Haaaaayyy... nakahinga ako ng maluwag... Thank goodness!!! Gravy naman kung magk
akarecord ako... bagong salta lang ako dito...
"I am only after your safety and the safety of the other students... look what h
appened in the field... anyone could get hurt!" sabi ni Headmaster.
"But nobody did... " sabi ni Josh...
Tumingin si Headmaster kay Josh...
"And you Josh, how many times do I have to tell you.... NO TESTING OF INVENTIONS
AROUND CAMPUS! You can do it in your lab, kaya nga pinagawa yang laboratory mo.
"
"Ok,,, so I'll just fly the beetle inside my lab." Sabi ni Josh, note the sarcas
m...
"Don't play dumb on me Josh.... You know what I mean... " tinignan nya ng masama
si Josh who just only shrugged...
Silence...
Ilang minutong nag-isip si Headmaster.
"OK here's the deal, I know your inventions are breakthrough to your company, I
will permit you to test your things ....."
Ngumiti silang lahat....
" BUT..... I'm not finished yet... "
Natahimik ulit kaming lahat.
"This time... you will need to accomplish permissions. "
"Good Enough..." Sabi ni Josh looking satisfied....
"You kids... don't give me more headaches... I already have my hands full with t
he security of this school, I don't need you to add to my worries. I don't want
this to happen again... Ayokong may magrereklamong mga magulang dito, at ayoko d
ing may mga manloob sa campus na ito para magnakaw ng mga prototypes mo... " sab
i ni headmaster habang tinuturo si Josh.
"Yes sir, don't worry sir... by the way, my security invention is almost finishe
d... mababawasan na ang sakit ng ulo nyo..." Josh said smirking...
"I doubt that,,, as long as your group are still in tack... I don't think my hea
dache will be gone for a long time... " he said groaning...
"Aaaaaa.. head master.... You're breaking our hearts..." Sabi ni sky na parang n
ang-aasar...
Tinignan sya ng nakakaloka ni Headmaster at nagpigil naman kami sa tawa... ang h
irap palang magpigil ng tawa,, para kang aatakihin sa puso... kaso kapag naman t
umawa ako ng malakas,, baka pag-empakihin na ko pauwi nito!... ayoko nga... nag-
eenjoy na nga ako ng bonggang bongga sa school na to,, despite of the hard class
es... ayoko ngang ma-expell...
"and I can see that you have a new recruit......... Miss Vega..." he said eyeing
at me...
I just smiled my sweetest smile... mukhang delinquents itong grupong ito a... pe
ro kahit na... hindi ako kakalas... nobody in this school has accepted me and tr
eated me kindly except for them... kahit na 2 araw ko pa lang silang kakilala, i
t feels like we've bonded for years...
"Ok.. get lost kids.... " sabi ni headmaster while shooing us away.... Para bang
nagbubugaw lang ng langaw!
Tumayo na kami at naglakad papalabas ng office. Kumapit ako sa braso ni Zia at b
umulong...
"Grabe.... Kinabahan ako don a.... katakot si headmaster... "
Nginitian ako ni Zia...
"Intimidating lang sya... pero mabait... and if you really get to know him.. he'
s very considerate..."
"Mukhang sanay na sanay kayo dito a... naka-ilang beses na ba kayong pinatawag d
ito?"
"you don't wanna know... kaya nga... I'm still wondering kung bakit hanggang nga
yon hindi pa kami na-e-expell... "
Nanlaki mga mata ko...
"You mean to say... talaga suki kayo dito?"
"Yeah... kaya nga pinag-aralan ko ng mabuti yung mga policies ng school para ala
m ko kung paano lusutan yung mga bagay-bagay... you'll never know what will happ
en, especially when you're around those 3."
Tinignan ko si Sky, Alex and Josh...
Parang wala lang nangyari a! nagbibiruan pa!
Hmmmm... If I really want to hang out around them... mukhang kailanga ko rin pag
-aralan yun school policies a...
There goes my model student award....
OH WHAT THE HECK!
I'm sticking with my new friends no matter what!
We were already a few feet ayaw from the office when the headmaster pock his hea
d at tinawag ulit si Josh...
"Josh... frankly speaking.... I'm really proud of you, that's one heck of an inv
ention... I know your parents will be proud too... "
Tumingin lang sa sahig si Josh...
"Thanks headmaster... " he said with a mixture of sadness and anger in his voice
...
"When you've perfected it... you can try it on my car... " sabi ni Headmaster na
naka ngiti parang aso...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! GANON!!! Gusto rin pala nya ng flying car!!! HAHAHAHAH!!!!
Ngumiti na si Josh...
"Don't worry... I already have that in mind..." Sabi ni Josh at naglakad na paal
is...
When we are already out of hearing spot, nangasar na naman si Alex.
"Wehhh.... Nangarap na naman... gusto lang din non sumakay... hihihihihi"
Siniko sya ni Zia... "Marinig ka!!!!" pabulong na sabi ni Zia...
"Hmmmmp... if I know.... Mamaya tatawag yan ay Josh... magpapa-tour din yan....
Wanna bet Sky? 1 gran, 30 minutes, he'll call..." dagdag pa ni Alex...
"2 gran 15 min... "
"Deal!" nag-pinky-shake yung dalawa...
Umiling na lang kami ni Zia... haaaayyyy talaga nga naman tong 2 to.
"Alam mo ba Chloe.... Kunwari lang na nagagalit yon kanina... pero wag ka.. deep
inside, he's beaming... number 1 fan yan ni Josh... "
Tinignan lang ng masama ni Josh si Alex...
"As in Love na love nya si Josh!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Siba Joooossshhhhuuaaaa???
? Hahahahahaha!" sabi ni Sky
"Wag kayong ganyan! Don't mind them Josh... " Tumingin si Zia sa kin... "well, a
ctually, The headmaster is the closest to being the father image to Josh..."
"Stop it Zia... I don't wanna talk about it... Nakalusot na tayo and that's it..
. let just go... "
Hmmmm.... Bakit kaya??? Simula ng nakilala ko si Josh, which is kahapon lang pal
a yon... ngayon ko lang sya nakitang parang may temper... very unlike him... dah
il kung hindi sya tahimik, ngingit-ngiti lang.
I want to pry but I can't... kakakilala ko pa lang sa kanya... He may not trust
me... yet ... but in time... well, I just hope...

Nakalabas na kami sa Administration building...
They decided to go back to the football field but I begged off, Alex begged me t
o come with them... pero napagod na ako ng husto with all the excitement that h
appened... All I want to do now is rest, and I know that I have to give my heart
a break. And I don't want to run into Dyllan again.... After what happened in t
he field earlier....
I took a deep breath....
"Hatid ka na lang naming sa Cabin... " Sabi nila...
"Naku,, nakakahiya naman sa inyo... wag na... para hindi na kayo mag-detour... "
"Walang problema sa min yon.... Let go guys! Chloe needs protection from the guy
s who wants to hover around her... " Sabi ni Alex... habang naglalakad kami papu
nta sa mga cabins.
"Nyeks! As if naman meron.. parang kayo ang maraming fans dito sa school!"
"Didn't you see all the guys gawking at you???" sabi ni Alex... " Especially Dyl
lan! Parang may HD sya sa yo... pero.... Bakit ganon... after a while parang nag
bago ang ihip ng hangin? Bipolar? O baka naman may PMS(pre menstrual period) hha
hahahahahahahah!"
I tried to join in the laughter pero parang hindi ko magawa.... Naalala ko si Dy
llan....

When we landed in the football field earlier... I was all tensed up... syempre w
hen you just got out of a crash landing and almost died on the process... sino b
a naman ang hindi ma-te-tense non! When I recovered from all the excitement, I f
elt someone looking at me intensely... you know the eerie feeling when somebody
is looking at you, even though you haven't seen the person? That's what I felt..
creepy I know...
I looked around... I recognized some of my classmates... There was Charles also
looking very much concerned and a little bit angry... but it's not him that real
ly caught my attention.... A few feet away from him is the guy that occupied my
mind for the past couple of years.... And he is staring at me!
Confusion is written all over his face.... And I can't actually read what's goin
g on in his mind...
My heart was beating soooo fast,,, I was confused if it was because of all the e
xcitement from the landing or the fact that he already knew my existence in this
campus.
I can't keep my eyes away from him... Hindi ko alam kung gaano katagal kaming na
gkatitigan.... He is sooo handsome, and well built, no wonder halos lahat ng bab
ae dito sa campus, halos magkadarapa sa harapan nya...
All the emotions that I kept from all those years are coming on to me full blast
.... All I want is to go to him,,, explain everything and maybe patch things up?
Will he forgive me? Will he understand me?
Ng humakbang ako patungo sa kanya.... Biglang nagbago ang mukha nya.... His face
turns into a frown... kumunot ang noo nya... and his eyes.... Oh god.. I can't
forget his eyes... that I felt a deep stab in my heart.... I can't forget the ha
tred that I saw... it's as if he's telling me that I'm the most pathetic person
in the entire universe...
Yes I know I broke his heart and left without a single explanation,,, but would
that be a reason enough to hate me that much?
Napako na lang ako sa kinatatayuan ko...
Then I saw him smirk.... But the look in his eyes tells me that he was not amus
ed...
Ang mga sumunod na pangyayari ay hindi ko na natagalan....
He grabbed the girl beside him and without warning, he kissed her passionately!!
!!!
This time para na talagang sinaksak ang dibdib ko..... sa sobrang sakit ng nara
mdaman ko.... Halos hindi ako makahinga....
Napuno ng mga luha ang mga mata ko,, pero ginawa ko ang lahat para hindi ito kum
awala....
Umiwas na lang ako ng tingin dahil alam kong hindi ko kakayanin ang mga nakikita
ko....
Pumikit ako and I concentrate on thinking of happy things... I can't let my hear
t straining like this, dahil ngayon nararamdaman kong umuulit na naman.... I fo
ught hard to be alive.... But I guess I have to keep on fighting....

"EARTH TO CHLOE,,, EARTH TO CLOE... COME IN CHLOE!!!!" narinig ko na lang ang bo
ses ni Alex....
"Ummmmm hey!" Sabi ko....
"Saan ba galing yang utak mo? Sa Pluto? Ay oo nga pala, sumabog na nga pala ang
Pluto! Hahahahaha!" Sabi ni Sky...
"kanina ka pa namin kinakausap.... Hindi mo kami naririnig.... Anong bang iniisi
p mo?" sabi ni Alex...
Namula nag mukha ko....
"Ay sorry.... May naalala lang ako... " I smiled...
"are you alright? " Sabi ni Zia with concern in her voice... "What's wrong?"
Hindi ko napansin na may tumulo palang luha sa mata ko... Gosh I feel so stupid!
Ayan tuloy nabulabog ko pa tuloy ang grupo.. they are looking at me with concer
n in their faces...
Pilinit kong ngumiti....
"Hey come on... nag-se-senti lang ako... or talagang natakot ata ako kay headmas
ter... "
Nakahinga sila ng maluwag.. but I can sense that Zia is not buying my explanatio
n....
Nakarating na kami sa cabin....
"Pahinga lang ako.... Don't miss me so much ok.?" sabi ko... trying to smile gen
uinely....
"Ok.. daanan ka naming mamaya... sabay sabay tayo mag-dinner then we'll hang out
at the caf later on...
"Ok sure.... " and with that pumasok na ako sa loob...

Dyllan
WHAT THE HELL!!!!
What in the world is she doing here!!!
Just when I thought I've gotten over her and moving on with my life... then she
comes here, ruining my life again!
I was suppose to go straight after my last fling... no more playing around.... I
've broken up with my latest girlfriend, or should I call her girlfriend even t
hough it doesn't really mean anything?
Masaya na sana ako dahil akala ko nakalimutan ko na si Chloe at hindi ko na kail
angan pa ng babae para lang matanggal sya sa isip ko...
I was suppose to live my life finally in peace, thinking that I've already moved
on... but she just chose the right moment to come back to my life!!!!
What will she do??? Will she ruin it again???
Thinking about Chloe.... She has gotten more beautiful from the last time I saw
her... She has gotten so hot! With her perfect body, her beautiful face... her s
mooth wavy hair that hangs almost to her small waist... and her captivating smil
e that really melts your heart...
How I ache to hold her hands... to caress her face and to just embrace and feel
her heart beating against mine....
God!!! I miss her!!! I missed her terribly....
I've dated a lot of girls.... But nothing can come close to her... that's how sh
e had bewitched me!!! And it took me some time to get her out of my system...
But now... she's here to bewitch me again...
I ran my hands thru my fair... feeling all the frustration in my mind....
But I can't let her near me again... I can't fall in love with her again and rui
n me for the 2nd time... I already have a goal in my life and I can't let her di
stract me...
No way Chloe... Once is enough....


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~~Chapter 6~~
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AN... I admit... this is not one of my best chapter....
Chapter 6
Chloe
Mali na naman!!!!! ARRRGGGG!!!!! This is getting sooo frustrating! Sa inis ko,,,
pinuno ko ng x yung buong papel na pinag-so-solve ko ng physics problem! I'm in
the library right now doing my homework and I've been working on this problem f
or almost 2 hours and I still haven't arrived to the right conclusion! I know it
's getting late but I can't leave it like this... 1st subject ko to bukas and I
don't want to cram! Teka ano nga bang ginagawa ko ngayon? Diba cramming na rin i
to? Why oh why did I spaced out during the discussion! Pahamak na Dyllan kasi yu
n.. hindi umaalis sa isip ko! GRRRRRR!!!!! I hate you Dyllan! Pahamak ka! Pasawa
y ka! Ng dahil sa yo hindi ako maka-concentrate sa ginagawa ko!!!
Hindi ko napansin na sinasaksak saksak ko na ng ballpen yung papel na pinagsusul
atan ko...
"That's not exactly the best way to murder that paper you know... " Someone at m
y back said... Napatalon ako sa gulat!!!! I didn't realize that someone is creep
ing behind me... STALKER BA???
Tumalikod ako para tignan yung salbaheng nanggulat sa kin.... Wala na nga ako sa
mood, ginugulat pa ako...
"Oh it's you... " nawala ang inis ko ng makita ko kung sino ang nasa likod ko...
well what can I say, you can never be mad with the likes of him... "I never tho
ught that you're a library man... and by the way... don't scare me like that! "
I said turning back to my murdered paper... Pinunit ko na lang yung papel and I
crumpled it.
"Magugulatin ka pala... " Charles said smiling. Umupo sya sa tabi ko... " So wha
t have you been up to aside from torturing your school supplies?" He said teasin
gly.
"Nothing much... I just can't solve this stupid problem! And it's taking me ages
! Serves me right for spacing out in class... "
Kinuha nya yung text book ko at binasa yung problem... kinuha nya sa kin yung ba
llpen at scratch at nagsimulang magsulat.
"Actually the procedure in the text book is rather complicated, you might want t
o try this... a simplier one... "
Hmmmm.... Tuturuan nya ko?
"Ummm ok lang ba na-itutor mo ko? Am I not disturbing you or something?" I said
pointing at the books that he have...
"It's ok.. I have all night to read them... And besides I don't easily get sleep
... " he said while continuing to write on my paper.
Hmmm.. so Charles is more than look the eye... I never really thought of him as
a bookworm... from the looks and variety of books that he has, I think he is wel
l versed in anything... He must na a wide reader.
Inusisa ko yung mga sinusulat nya. hmmmmm.... he sure knows what he's talking ab
out....
We only spend a few minutes in solving the equation and in no time... I think I
got it!
"Bakit ganon? Bakit mas madali yung tinuro mo? Hindi katulad nung tinuro ng prof
namin na ang daming pasikot sikot?" I said in awe...
"I told you, it's simplier this way.... Oh.. excuse me... " sabi ni Charles... n
agvibrate pala yung cellphone nya. He took it out from his pocket and looked at
the caller ID.
"Excuse me Chloe, I have to take this..." Sumandal sya sa upuan at nakipag-usap
sa cellphone. "What's up Dad?.........."
Inayos ko na yung mga gamit ko. Ibang klase din talaga si Charles... matalino pa
la talaga. At hindi lang yun, merong mga matatalino na madamot, pero sya, he is
openly sharing what he knows at ang galing nyang mag-explain, maiintindihan mo t
alaga... hindi katulad ng prof namin, sinisindak ka na nga, ang hirap pang intin
dihin yung mga pinagsasasabi nya, sulat lang ng sulat sa board!
Looking at Charles, mukhang may pagka-pilyo din naman, pero sa tingin ko mas dom
inant sa kanya ang pagiging gentleman... Nako! May sira na talaga sa tuktok a ng
babaeng hindi magkakandarapa sa kanya... Look at him! He's perfect! Bakit kaya
wala pa ring girlfriend ito? Dahil kaya sa pagkaperfect nya, mapili din sya? We
ll of course! Dapat maging mapili sya... maybe he's eyeing someone like her perf
ect sister? Beautiful, Demure, poise, intelligent, kind? Naku, kung si Zia ang p
amantayan nya, magiging luhaan talaga ang mga babaeng nakapila sa kanya. Let's j
ust say that Zia is actually too good to be true... Baka nga wala talagang napip
ili ito sa campus,, knowing all the girls around him, kulang na lang talagang ma
ghubad sa harap nya para mapansin nya, ay correction,,, may gumawa na nga pala n
on, yung old cabin mate ni Alex... hahahahaha! As we can see, hindi rin effectiv
e yon kay Charles...
Kumunot ang noo ni Charles... mukhang seryoso ang pinag-uusapan nila a...
"What did Tita Marielle do this time?... "
Bad Chloe,, you should not eavesdrop! Pero katabi ko sya, paanong hindi ko marir
inig? Takpan ko tenga ko? Para naman akong sira kapag ginawa ko yon! Hmmmm... Mu
khang family problem??? like any other family, may mga feuds din siguro sila. We
ll, there's no perfect family... katulad sa min... though both of my parents lov
es me,,, pero nauwi rin sa hiwalayan....
"Ok Dad... maybe it's best if mom and Zia will not know any of this..... yeah...
don't you think it'll be better if we'll see each other in person? Mas mahirap
mag-usap sa telepono..... ok when will that be? Tomorrow? Ummmm .... I'll be fre
e 2:00 onwards...... alright, see you then. "
Pinatay na nya ang cellphone nya at ibinilik sa bulsa nya...
"Sorry about that... so.. need anymore help with your schoolwork?"
Natawa ako.... Ano bay un? Feeling tutor talaga? Hindi bagay! Hahahaha!
"What?" Napangiti na lang sya...
"I'm fine... and thanks a lot.... Hindi ko akalain matalino ka pala!!! Hindi bag
ay sa image mo! Hahahahah!"
Natawa din sya...
"May pinagbabagayan ba yon? Kaninong theory ba yan?"
"Chloe's theory number 5.... HINDI jowk lang! " Tumayo na ko at hinakot ka na mg
a gamit ko at inilagay sa loob ng bag.
Sabay na kaming lumabas ng library, and all the while, the girls we've passed by
are all shooting daggers at me!
"Isn't it dangerous being in with your company? I do have a feeling that I'll be
murdered one of these days... I mean, almost all the girls here are shooting da
ggers at me! Ganyan ka ba talaga kabangis? " I said teasingly.. tatawa tawa ako.
. ang kulit naman kasi ng mga reaction ng mga nakakasalubong namin... if looks c
ould really kill, I could already be 6 feet under the ground right now! What's w
ith all these girls!!! Parang napaka bitter to the highest level! Insecure much!
Wala na bang karapatan si Charles na makipagkaibigan sa babae! Well, sorry na l
ang sila,,, hehehehe....
Buti at natawa din sya... pero parang wala lang sa kanya yung mga ganon...
"Just don't mind them... they won't do anything to you especially now that Sky a
nd Alex has already sworn to be your protector..." he laughed at that...
"Anong protector!!! Ano ka ba? That sounds soooo silly!" sabi ko at pinalo ko y
ung braso nya.
"yeah. It sounds sooo silly but they are really very protective especially Sky..
. but they're really good friends, that I know... yun lang... they put everythin
g into heart.. kung gaganti sila,, talagang gaganti... "
I looked horrified...
Natawa na naman sya..." don't look like that.. I promise you... wala pa namang b
loodshed sa mga kalakohan na ginawa nila, plain silliness and out of this world
pranks. And I'm glad that Zia can actually tame some of their schemes..."
"Oh.... Well, Zia is very sensible.... But anyway,,, I actually don't need to be
protected.... "
He looks at me.... " Hmmmm... maybe you do..."
Natawa ako... " Ganon!"
"yeah.. someone who looks fragile and innocent like you... I guess...."
Do I really look fragile???? Hmmmm.... At least fragile ang tingin nya sa kin..
hindi sickly...
"Well, whatever... I think I can handle myself perfectly well... "
"Whatever you say... " He said grinning... he looks at his watch.... "almost din
ner already... Sabay na tayo pumunta sa cafeteria.... Zia and the gang may alrea
dy be there... "
Hmmmm..... parang ayoko a.... with Charles around, the chances of bumping into D
yllan is very high.
Charles looked at me and he chuckled...
"Why are scared of me?" he said teasingly.
"Of course not! It's just that.... Ummmmm..... " arrrgggg!!!! O sige na nga...
sa bait nya sa kin kanina... I'll just ignore Dylllan if he became hostile.
"O sige na nga... "
"Good.. I can introduce you to some of my friends as well.... They've been dying
to meet you since they spotted you in the football field.... You know.... When
that UFO thing crashed... " he said disbelievingly with a hint of sarcasm...
Natawa ako at umiling... " Gosh! That was quite a scene! Nakakahiya! Kulang na l
ang magtago ako sa ilalim ng lupa! "
Natawa din sya... "That was quite an entrance if I may say... But please don't r
ide that thing again unless it's 100% bug free... I mean you could all be hurt!"
kumunot ang noo nya...
Overprotective brother pala si Charles...
"Don't worry... I know Josh knows what he's doing... and besides, we're all saf
e,,, saka kalmado naman sya klahit nung babagsak na kami.. I think he did all th
e necessary precautions"
"I really do hope so... Josh may be extreme at times... "
Sumakay na kami ng shuttle and we talked about things along the way... may pagka
sutil din pala itong si Charles,, hindi ko akalain!!! He talked about some of hi
s terror profs and how they had set up pranks on them!
Napapailing na lang ako sa mga kinukwento nya... hindi lang pala grupo nila Alex
ang may mga kalokohan dito... pati pala itong basketball team.... I just hope
that they won't clash, not now or in the future... It's gonna be a real riot!
We've arrived at the cafeteria... and just as I've feared... all eyes are on us!
Oh gosh!!!!
"Ummmm Charles.... Sige... mauna ka na umupo.... Pipila na ko.... " just as I wa
s about to turn around.. I heard sky calling my name....
"HEY CHLOE!!!!! OVER HERE!!!! "
Ummmm ok... As if I need more attention????? Psaway tong si SKY!!!! Lahat na ta
laga ng tao dito sa cafeteria nakatingin sa kin... grabe!!! Namumula na mukha ko
! I hate attention!
"YOOOOHHHOOOOOO!!!! CHLOE!!!!" Nagduet pa si Alex at sky!!! The friends I have..
ang SWEET! GRABE!!! Note the sarcasm... tumingin ako kay Charles... tatawa tawa
... ISA PA TO!
I rolled my eyes and went straight to their table....
"Kayo talaga! Ang iingay nyo! "
Both Alex and Sky just grinned at me....
"E sympre miss ka na namin!!! At baka doon ka iupo sa table ng mga pangit na yon
!" Sabi ni Sky...
"You consider me ugly?" Tanong ni Charles na halata namang nagbibiro....
"ANO TINGIN MO SA SARILI MO? GWAPO???? YUCKKKK! ANG KAPAL GRABE!!!! " sabi ni Sk
y na kunwari ay susuka suka...
"Sky ano ka ba!!! Baka may totoong lumabas dyan a! kadiri!!!!" Sabi ni Alex....
Nagtawanan lang kami... ang kulit kasi talaga nung 2.... Pero si Josh... Deadma!
As usual...
Umupo ako sa tabi ni Zia... and before I know it,, The whole basketball team are
hovering over our table! Sa dami nila pinagdikit na lang nila yung 3 tables to
accommodate everybody and I found myself squished between Zia and Charles...
"What da!!!!! " sabi ni Sky... " Anong feeling nyo? Magkakasya tayong lahat dit
o!!!! Go back to your camp you A@&*sho@ls!!!!"
"Aaaaaa... Sky... don't be suck a grouch.... " sabi nung 1 lalake
"So you want to see me being a grouch? " Sky raised her eyebrows and looked at t
he guy dangerously....
"Woa!!!! Just kidding!"
Binulungan ako ni Zia...
"Don't worry, they do this all the.... You'll get over some of their rants... "
She said rolling her eyes...
Ipinakilala sa kin ni Charles isa-isa yung mga guys.... I just hope that I can r
emember their names.... I'm such an idiot when it comes to that....
I heaved a sigh of relief when I learned that Dyllan is not among the crowd....
But then again.... I spoke too soon....
"hey man!!! Dyllan!!! Over here!!!!" Sabi ni Allen, one of their teammates....
OK.. YEAH.... JUST MY LUCK!!!! Pwede bang magtago na lang sa ilalim ng lamesa???
"Ummmm Zia.... I think I'll go get my dinner.... " Sabi ko,, habang tumatayo....
"Well,,, actually, we got a lot of everything para hindi ka na pumila, medyo na-
late ka kasing dumating ... ayun o.. ang haba na ng pila... kaya kinuhanan ka na
lang namin... "
Ok... sooo there goes my excuse....
Inabot ni Zia yung 1 plateful of food.... Ok... since I don't have any excuse to
disappear, I'll just have to face Dyllan.... Galit man sya o hindi... bahala na
!
I pretended to be very interested in my dinner.... Kunwari lang.. I just hope th
at they don't mind me that much....
"so, we're changing tables right now? " Narinig kong sabi ni Dyllan....
"Not exactly,,, we're just here to meet the new girl..." I heard one of the guys
said....
Curiosity got into me and I looked up at him... just in time to see him gaze tow
ards me.... At first he looks jolly, just like what I've remembered him to be...
He looks awfully handsome that you can't really help yourself but stare at him.
... Or does he really have that kind of effect on me? That you can't get your ey
es away from him, as if youcan't get enough of him! AAAARRRGGGGG!!!! Ayoko niton
g nararamdaman ko!!!!! I should hold my feelings down,,, it's not good....
When he looked at me...I saw a number of emotions flowing from him... Surprised.
.. then longing.... But suddenly,,, his face turned into stone.... Then a frown.
...
"I really don't know what's the fuzz all about.... " He said looking at me from
top to buttom....
"You must be blind man! But maybe that's good,,, then we can keep her all to our
selves!!!!"
Then the guys goofed around... agreeing to what Allen said....
Hindi man lang nagpakita ng indication na kilala nya ako... as if he can go on t
he night ignoring me... Ok,,, if he wants it that way, I can also pay dumb and p
retend that I don't know him.
They squeezed themselves a little more to have a space for Dyllan and he ended u
p sitting right in front of me.... AND I HAVE ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD!!!!! Not
e the sarcasm....
"man... this is Chloe.... Alex's new Cabin mate.... " Sabi ni Charles...
Kahit na ang sama ng tingin nya sa kin.... I still gave him my sweetest smile...
"Hi Dyllan.... " Muntik ko ng sabihin na ' how you've been this couple of years.
...' But then again I changed my mind...
He just ignored me... wala man lang nod or whatsoever that he acknowledged my pr
esence....
I continued smiling cause... I expected that.... But it's ok... I don't want to
ruin everybody's time just because we are having a hard time reacquainting ourse
lves with each other....
But the dinner progressed from bad to worse....
Ok lang sana kung i-ignore na lang nya ako e.... but everytime I said something.
... He always give me a bad comeback.... As if pinalalabas nya akong tanga.... W
alang alam... whatever.... Mabuti na lang at ang patience level ko ay abot hangg
ang langit! Kung hindi baka nasapak ko na to!!! As in Grrrrr!!!!
Kinalabit na nga sya nung 1 teammate nya at binulungan kung anong problema nya..
.. He just shrugged it off and continued to torment me....
I really think that being reacquainted is a bad idea... and it's actually causin
g tension around us...
Tumayo na ako, kahit hindi ko pa nauubos yung pagkian ko... I just want to get a
way from here...
"Ummmm guys... I'll just go ahead... may nakalimutan pala akong gawin... " Sabi
ko gathering up my things....
"No Chloe.... Stay.... Someone is really being an Ass around here.... HE SHOULD
BE THE ONE LEAVING!" Sabi ni Sky na obvious na may galit sa tono nya.
"It's really fine Sky.... I really don't mind... and I still have a lot of catch
ing up to do with some of my classes.... "
"That's because you're so dumb that you can't understand a thing that your profe
ssors are trying to put inside your thick head.... " Dyllan said sarcastically..
..
WHEN DID HE GET SOOOOOOO ARRROGANT!!!! ARRRRGGGGG!!!! Ang yabang grabe to the hi
ghest level.... Alam kong matalino din sya.... Matalino pa nga sa kin nung nagsi
mulang magseryoso sa pag-aaral... pero hello.... Does that gave him a ticket to
insult me!
Parang may kumurot sa puso ko at bigla akong napahawak sa dibdib ko.... OH NO! I
have to push this feelings aside!!!
I sigh.... And counted to ten to calm myself....
Then I smiled.... "I'll just go... see you later guys."
"What the hell DYLLAN!!!! You've insulted my friend!!!!" Biglang sigaw ni Sky...
.
"It's not an insult... just stating the fact.... " Sabi ni Dyllan na tipong wala
lang....
Mas lalong nag-init si Sky....
"Look here.... Kahit na paborito ka ng mga tao dito sa campus na ito.... It does
n't give you the ticket to be such a jerk!"
"And what would you get for defending her... she's a nobody... and have you even
thought that she's just using you... using all of you to make something out of
herself!"
Napailing lang ako... iyon ba ng tingin nya sa kin... USER!
"You don't know me.... You don't know me at all... so stop judging me.... " I sa
id silently.... Nagpipigil na ako ng galit.... Hindi na umuubra yung counting 10
ko.... At mas lalong tumitindi ang nararamdaman kong kurot sa dibdib ko....
Huminga ako ng malalim....
"YOU FOOL!!!! " Sabi ni Sky.... Nakita ko na lang na mabilis nyang nilapitan si
Dyllan at sinapak sa mukha....
Malakas siguro ang pagkakasuntok ni Sky at napaurong si Dyllan....
Natahimik ang lahat sa loob ng cafeteria.... Lahat nakatingin sa dramang nangyay
ari!
"OH GOSH!!! Please stop.... SKY! It's ok.... I'm fine... maybe some of the thing
s he said is true.... So please just stop this...."
"Yeah.... You heard her.... The things I said are true.... She's just using you
Sky and the rest of your friends!" sabi ni Dyllan looking a little bit more mena
cing...
Lalapitan na sana sya ulit ni Sky and God know what she gonna do this time, we a
ll know that she's armed and dangerous.... Buti na lang at napigilan ni Zia.
Pero nakita kong nagalit na rin si Alex...
"I don't know what's with you Dyllan, hindi ka naman ganyan... but WE know her b
etter than you do.... so quit the INSULTS! She definitely not like that.... "
'APOLOGIZE NOW!" Demanded sky...
"Yeah! You owe her that.... " Sabi ni Alex...
"I owe her nothing..... " Dyllan said silently but dangerously....
SILENCE..... as if there is a staring contest.... Lahat ng tao sa paligid parang
pinipigilan ang hininga.... They all know Sky and Alex's reputation and nobody
is foolish enough to offend them.... They also know that nobody crosses the bask
etball team, especially the team captain... and I think that everybody now is ta
king sides....
Nanlilisik ang mga mata ni Sky...
"Ok... if that's what you want.... Then we declare war.... " Sabi ni Sky and Ale
x stood beside her and crossed her arms in her chest looking mean....
"UMMM guys.... I don't think that this is necessary.... We can talk things over.
... " I really don't like the things that are turning out right now.... And I re
ally have this sinking feeling.... This is definitely not good.... But they just
ignored me...
"Ok Sky, Alex... If that's what you want.... Then................ GAME ON!" Sabi
ni Dyllan
This is bad.... This is very bad.....












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~~Chapter 7~~
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A.N.
Sorry natagalan ang UD... bumulosok ang trabaho ko ... kaya ayun.. ngayon lang..
.
Hindi ko rin alam kung kelan ang next update.. matatagalan pa siguro. ang dami k
o kasing tinatapos...
Dumating pa sa point na tinatamad akong magsulat... haaaayyy... I need inspirati
on...
kaya eto medyo pagtyagaan nyo na lang muna...


Chapter 7
Chloe
"Guys, please, we can still fix this.. I really don't want any trouble... especi
ally not on my expense.. I'm really fine and please don't worry about the things
he said... It's really not bothering me because it's not true... Hey come on...
.. " I said pleadingly....
My friends and I are in our cabin the day after that cafeteria incident.... Alex
and Sky is fuming mad with Dyllan and the rest of the basketball guys who sided
with him.
And now they're here planning to how to massacre those guys! Now it looks like
Alex, Sky and Josh who are deeply engrossed with their so called "meeting". Si A
lex pala ang master mind nila.... Sya pala ang think tank ng mga kalokohan ... w
ho would have ever guess.... And Josh is the one who think of the details while
Sky is responsible for executing the plan... hmmmm .... Well organized... I thou
ght sarcastically... I just hope that they won't do anything stupid or somethin
g that can hurt anybody...
"Hey Zia... C'mon help me out here.... "
"As much as I wanted to, I really do... ilang beses ko na ring sinubukan nung na
karaan, that is... to talk them out of their crazy schemes.... Sorry to say... t
hey won't have the ears to listen to reason once they've set their minds into it
... that's their idea of fun.... " she said rolling her eyes... "Well, I guess..
. all we have to do is to just make sure that it won't get physical... like putt
ing someone in the hospital or in a tomb... " Zia said. Nanlaki mga mata ko at n
apailing...
" and besides... " She continued " I hate what I heard earlier... I really don't
'know what has gotten into Dyllan... yeah, he's some sort of a badass or someth
ing but not on that level that he displayed yesterday... which got me into think
ing..... maybe something's bothering him..........I've known him for quite a whi
le now, since he's my brothers bestfriend and cabin mate and he always hang arou
nd our house during breaks... so I really don't know what's eating him...... " a
nd she drifted off with her own thoughts....
Yeah I know... hindi naman talagang ganon si Dyllan.... May pagka bad boy but no
t to that extent! But no matter.... Hindi pwedeng matuloy itong sinasabi nilang
"WAR!" hello!!!!
"Guys!!! Guys!!!! " I tried to get their attention but still they're soooo engro
ssed with their so-called planning.... And Zia has just drifted off to limbo....
A ganon! Ayaw nyo akong pansinin! Pumunta ako sa kitchen at kumuha ako ng 2 pan.
.. pagbalik ko sa living roon I clanged both of the pans together like cymbals..
.. Bigla silang napatingin sa kin ... Wondering what the heck was that stupid so
und!
Now I got their attention....
"hey.... PLEASE... PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE.... " hmmmm parang kanta lang yun e....
well anyway "Can you please call this off.... It's not worth being expelled... a
nd I don't want any of you to get hurt.... And I will say this to the hundredth
time.... I'm fine with all of it!!! no harm done.... So can you just please.....
CALL. IT. OFF!!!"
They looked at me like I was crazy....
Alex smiled.... And sighed...
"Hey girl.... We're really sorry if we've gotten you some sort of culture shock
here, if you can call it that way... but we're not only doing this for you... "
she shrugged... tumayo sya at lumapit sa kin... and she put her hands on my sho
ulders " as you can see.. nobody goes away with that kind of harsh words... All
of us should take responsibility of what comes out of our mouths, especially the
influential ones like Dyllan... and base from the recent event... you can be ru
ined for the rest of your stay here... you are in Falcon University... you don't
know the kids here... they idolized those guys... if they treat you like trash.
. everybody will treat you like trash and you don't want that... they can be rea
lly harsh... Iyon ang iniiwasan namin. You're too kind to be treated like that.
" Then she smiled... " And besides... somebody has got to teach those guys a les
son... masyado ng lumolobo ang mga ego nung mga yon.... And this could be the pe
rfect opportunity... " she smiled wickedly.... As if there's something going on
in her mind...
I sighed defeatedly... ok... if I can't talk to them out of it,, then maybe Zia
is right.... As the saying goes.... 'If you can't beat them, join them'.... and
pray that nobody gets hurt...
"But what about Charles? he's one of them.. idadamay nyo rin ba? he seems friend
ly enough.... He does not treat me like crap... and he's your brother" I said r
eferring to Zia... I turned back my attention to Alex "And you seem to be perfec
tly close to him as well.... "
Nag-isip si Alex....
"Tignan na lang natin.... "
PASAWAY TONG SI ALEX.. IDADAMAY PA ATA SI CHARLES!

"Ok... so ano na!" sabi ni Sky... "
"Let's just say... they expect us to do the unexpected and outrageous things....
Soooo..... we are downgrading it.... Clich... I know.... we are going to strike
them doing the most common pranks of all.... "
Then she grinned.... mischievously....

Oh boy! What have I gotten myself into....

After a while of listening to Alex's plan... It was almost time for dinner and t
ogether we were on our way to the cafeteria when we've spotted Charles talking t
o somebody, it seems that they're on their way to our cabin. When we got closer.
.. I can see that the guy is really good looking considering that he is already
in his 40's? I really don't know, maybe he looks younger than his age... he is i
s a business suit that exudes power and authority in his stance, but just looki
ng at him, it is quite obvious that he is a very important man... he has a great
resemblance to Charles... Halos magakasing tangkal sila o medyo mas matangkad n
a ng konti si Charles.
"DAD!!!!!" Shouted Zia excitedly...
Napatingin silang dalawa at kitang kita ang tuwa sa mukha nung lalake.... Napata
kbo si Zia papaunta sa kanya... and the man opened his arms as Zia came crushing
to him....
"Hey Princess... I miss you too!" His eyes softened and it's quite obvious that
he is very fond of his daughter.. mukhang daddy's girl si Zia a.
Oh gosh.... Ang sweet.... Na-miss Kong bigla tuloy ang daddy ko... it's been qui
te a while since I saw my dad... bihira na kaming nagkikita since sa States na s
ya naka-base ever since my parent's divorce.... I know he loves me and he calls
every now and then to check out on me... but..... I can't really get myself to v
isit him because I can't stand his girlfriend who is really such a slut! Forgive
me about the language but I can't find a tamer adjective. Sobrang pakitang tao,
nakakainis... kapag kaharap namin si daddy, kunwari ang bait at ang sweet sweet
nya sa kin pero kapag nakatalikod na puro pagbabanta ang ginagawa... haaayyyy..
.. Anyway... I don't want to talk about her right now,,, nasisira ang araw ko.
"bakit hindi nyo sinabi na dadalaw pala kayo!" Sabi ni Zia sa daddy nya...
"I just want to surprise you... "
"How's mom? Bakit hindi nyo sinama"
"Still in Paris, nag-extend sila, nadagdagan daw kasi mga projects nila..." tumi
ngin sya kay Alex... " Kasama pa rin ang mommy mo as usual... nagseselos na nga
ako e. " He said teasingly...
"Hello ninong! Looking good as usual?!" sabi ni Alex na nagbless at nag-kiss sa
cheek nya...
"Hello din ninong!!!!" Sabi ni Sky playfully... nagmano din at nag-kiss sa cheek
Siniko ni alex si Sky..... "Nakikininong ka na naman!!!!"
"Hello rin po ninong... " Sabi ni Josh... nagbless din sya... this time medyo pl
ayful ang mood ni Josh,, hindi mukhang deadma... mukhang at ease sya sa daddy ni
Zia
Hmmmm... from the looks of it.. mukhang close na silang lahat.
"Isa ka pa!!!" Saway ni Alex at natawa lang ang daddy ni Zia...
"E ano ngayon.... Kung si ninong Zack tanggap kaming inaanak kahit wala sa papel
, ikaw pa kaya! Hmmmp! Ang damot mo talaga!" sabi ni Sky.
Nagtawanan na lahat...
"May bagong adoptive anak or inaanak ba ako?" Sabi ng daddy ni Zia na nakatingin
sa kin....
Nyikkksss nahiya naman akong bigla... hehehehehehe....
"Dad... I want you to meet Chloe... our new friend / sister / kinakapatid... bag
ong cabin mate ni Alex... " sabi ni Zia
"Hello sir.... " I said extending my hand... we shook hands
"Just call me Tito Zack,,, or if you want, you can also call me ninong like the
rest of them.." he said smiling at me.
Ang bait naman ng daddy ni Zia.. intimidating lang sya sa umpisa pero super bait
at accommodating!
"Ok po... I'll figure it out eventually... but it's really nice meeting you po..
. " hiya naman ako kung tawagin ko sya kagad na ninong... hhehehehehehe.... I'll
just start off with Tito Zack.
"Ok all of you.. hop in the van... we're gonna eat out.. pinagpaalam ko na kayon
g lahat sa headmaster... "
Natuwa ang lahat...
"Yehey... lalaya kami sa preso!!!! Wohooo!!!!" sabi ni Alex...
Hindi ko napansin na may van pala na nakapark sa side walk...
Papasok na kami sa van ng may mapansin si Tito Zack.
"Mukhang kulang kayo... where's your friend, Dyllan?"
Nagtinginan kaming lahat...
"Pinakain na namin sa piranha!" sabi ni sky...
Natawa at napailing naman si Tito Zack. Nakapasok na kaming lahat sa van and we'
re on our way to town
"Hmmm... I can sense that something fishy is going on?" Sabi ni Tito Zack.
Tahimik ang lahat...
"Wala po... "
Silence... mukhang hindi naniniwala si Tito Zack na walang problema...
"You have to understand that he's been going thru a lot of stress lately... I've
talked to his older brother last week... we had a meeting about the details of
their proposal ..."
"So how was it?" Tanong ni Charles in his all business manner na feeling ko para
ng colleague lang sya ni Tito Zack...
"I can say that I'm very impressed.... Dyllan is one talented architect and to t
hink that he's not yet out of school... by the way... sabihin mo nga pala na sa
kanya na sya na ipagagawa yung tower na ipapatayo natin sa Paris. Pati yung reno
vation ng Fuentes Mansion don... magsubmit sya ng proposal... "
"Ok. But is it possible dad? Wala pa syang license and all those things..."
"That's ok.. those are just formalities... he can use his brothers signature.. I
don't mind... you've seen the plans right? "
"Yeah, it's really cool and out of the box. I'll inform him later when I see him
."
Just listening to them makes me proud of my friend... or former friend??? Well,,
whatever... I can't help but beam on the praises of Tito Zack... I mean,,, he's
a very important man and yet he's impress of Dyllan's work... that really must
say something... he must be really good! I'm sooo proud of him that he's really
making something of himself.
I smiled... but Alex and Sky scowled....
Mukhang nabasa ni Tito Zack yung mukha nung dalawa... Psychologist ba sya??? Hmm
mm ....
"Just stay out of trouble.. ok.. you two most especially... Don't give your dad
another headache" he said pertaining to Alex & Sky... almost scolding
"yes po... good girls naman po kami Ninong... "
He sighed...
"Ok... I hope na this time, panindigan nyo na yan a... " he said with authority.
.. pero binawi nya at ngumiti na lang din...
Nung kinausap ni Tito Zack si Charles about business matters ... kinalabit ko si
Alex...
"Narinig mo yun a... " bulong ko sa kanya....
"I know... we always stay out of trouble naman diba" she said smirked at me...
".... Unless ..... it finds us... "
I rolled my eyes....
Alex is really Stubborn!

Dinner has been very relaxing. Napaka-cool dad ni Tito Zack! Hindi ka maiilang s
a kanya... he made it a point that I won't feel out of place. Kaya siguro at hom
e na at home ang mga friends nila Charles and Zia sa kanya... I wonder about the
ir mom??? Mabait din kaya like him? He jokes around with us but still he maintai
ns his respectable character...
When we are about to leave, he invited all of us to have a vacation at one of th
eir resorts during sem break which is fast approaching... and I'm looking forwar
d to it! I just hope my mom will permit me... basta kuulitin ko sya hanggang pay
agan nya ako! I really want to go... kasi mukhang excited silang lahat and base
sa mga kwento nila from their previous adventures,,, mukhang you'll miss half of
your life kung hindi ka makasama!
Hinatid na kami sa campus and Charles and Zia bade their goodbyes to Tito Zack..
.
"Take care of your sister... " Sabi ni Tito Zack kay Charles.... Zia shed a tear
or two.. I guess she really is close to her dad...
"Nice meeting you Chloe... I hope you can spend time with us during vacation tim
e.. you'll also get to meet Alex's family..."
"Thank you po for inviting me... Kukulitin ko po si mommy... " I said smilling..
. looks like I found my 2nd family... He's really an ideal father image...
"You can also invite her if she wants... "
"I'll try to ask her but I doubt it... she's really busy... "
He just smiled...
"OK kids... I'm off... " He looks at Alex... " Be good.... "
"Yes ninong... " she said faking an innocent look....
Hay si Alex.... Maloloka ako!
Nang makaalis na yung van ni Tito Zack... we walked to our separate cabins, pero
bago pa kami magkahiwa-hiwalay... hinarap ni Alex si Charles....
"Hey Charles.... Ummmmm" sabi ni Alex....
"What's up?"
"Wala lang... basta.... "
He eyed her quizzically....
"OK sige.. see you... "
"Ummmm wait... " Sabi ni Alex.... " Basta Sorry a... "
"Whatever for? " Nagtatakang Tanong ni Charles....
"Basta! Bye!!!!" Bigla na lang hinatak ni Alex yung kamay ko at nagtatakbo na ka
mi papuntang cabin naming.

***
Surprisingly... everything seems to be normal for the past couple of days... exc
ept during meals at the cafeteria... tumataas ang tension kapag nasa loob ang 2
grupo... and the students, those who are not involve seems to be taking sides...
I overheard somebody says.... "it's the Barbie dolls vs the varsity team... " B
arbie dolls??? Hahahahahaha!!!! E pano si Josh??? Barbie doll din?? Hahahahah!!!
! Well, as gorgeous as him... he can pass as Ken... and I observe na marami ding
nag-kaka-crush sa kanya... he's just tooooo suplado to mind...
We still eat at our regular table... the varsity team on theirs... parang wala l
ang... pero you can feel that both parties are sizing each other up... both part
ies are always on the guard... wala na ring nagpupuntang member ng varsity team
sa table namin to have a chat like before, except Charles of course, who's tryin
g to convince us to back off... well,, as usual matigas ang grupo... sabi ni Ale
x, bakit kami ang kino-convince nya mag-back-off when Dyllan was the one who sta
rted it... and he was the one who is soooo mean and out of line...
Friday afternoon when I got back from the cabin.... It was almost dark and I'm s
ooo beat... gusto ko na lang gumapang papuntang kwarto dahil sobrang naging toxi
c ng maghapon ng biglang bumulaga si Alex sa harap ko... Nabigla ako at muntik n
a tumilapon ang puso ko sa pagkagulat... bigla bigla ba naman sumulpot ng hindi
ko naririnig... may pagka ninja nga talaga siguro yon! She's wearing all black..
..
She looks at me .....
"It's time.... " She said wearing that evil smile....
Oh boy! Here we go!!!
***
We are now sneaking at the back of the basketball gym... and it looks like pract
ice is still on going...kelan ba matatapos itong practice na to!
Lahat kami naka itim ... para naman kaming mukhag magnanakaw nito! We are all cr
eeping low and waiting... waiting for what!?? Grabe naman may 1 oras na ata kami
dito... hay... isipin mo na lang na 'patience is a virtue'....
Nilalamok na kami.. grabe ang lalaki pa man din ng mga lamok dito! At parang may
mga pangil! Ang sakit mangagat!
Bumulong ako kay Zia na katabi ko lang.... " Zia, are you sure you're going thru
this... remember what your dad said.... "
She just shrugged.... " It's better for us to be here, to look over those three.
Hindi naman kasi papapigil yang 3 yan kahit sabihin nating hindi tayo sasama sa
kanila... gagawin at gagawin pa rin nila to... mas mabuti ng nandito tayo, so t
hat they won't get carried away and get into trouble."
Kung sabagay... tama si Zia...
I sighed.... Kinakabahan ako... I've never done pranks before... you can say tha
t all my life I've been a good girl... masyado nga akong masunurin... I never pl
ayed rough ... so you can say that this is actually an adventure for me... kinak
abahan pero excited.... Ang weird pala ng feeling ng ganito!!!! You're scared an
d yet excited... may adrenaline rush whatsoever... kaya siguro naaadik tong mga
to na gumawa ng pranks....
"Ok guys,,, huddle up... " whispered ni Alex.... Lumapit kaming lahat sa kanya..
.
"Practice time is almost over.... So get ready... "
May inabot si Josh na 2 gadgets sa bawat isa sa min... 1 rectangle, 1 circle...
"The rectangle will serve as your invisibility gadget...." Sabi ni Josh...." Nan
ood naman kayong lahat ng mission impossible diba? " Pinindot nya yung isang but
ton at nagproject ng parang rectangular shape na 4 feet wide at 6 feet high....
" Remember to stay behind within this rectangle.... Look at the other side so yo
u can see what I mean.... Nagstay si josh sa kabilang side at nagpunta kami sa k
abila.... Lo and behold! Parang naging invisible si Josh... nag mirror sa gadget
yung paligid na para nga yung ginamit sa mission impossible pero mas hi tech it
o!!!! COOOOLLLL!!!!!
"So remember, do not go beyond the rectangle or else.... " sabi ni josh at inila
bas nya sa range yung kamay nya.... At iyong.. parang may lumulutang lutang sa k
amay.... Humagikgik ako.... Nakakatawa kapag may nakakita parang may mumu! Hahah
ahaha!!!! "Hindi pa ito ang panahon para takutin sila.... Dadating din yon... "
Sabi ni Josh....
"To turn it off, just push the button again.... Mawawala na yung projection...
"
"This is wayyy... to cool!" I said smiling... Grabe talaga ang utak nito!
"Ginaya lang nya yan sa movie.... Walang originality!" Sabi ni Sky
"Whatever..." Sabi ni Josh. " Ok the other one... " He said pertaining to the ro
und gadget... " This is where you'll put all the goodies..." He pushed the butto
n at biglang naginflate na parang container... "it's very lightweight na kahit l
agyan nyo ng laman sa loob.. hindi magbabago yung bigat nya... Sky.. pasok sa lo
ob"
"Why me?"
"gusto ko ikaw e... pasok na... "
Tinignan ng masa ni Sky si Josh pero sumunod din... hehehehe.... Napapasunod din
naman pala ni Josh tong si Sky.. .hehehehe
Binuhat ni josh yung container ng 1 kamay, it looks so lightweight even with sky
inside! Wow! That's cool! Parang may super strength tuloy si Josh.. hahahahaha!
"push the other button to close the container and you can just drag it anywhere
and the contents will not spill" he said smiling.... At hinagis pataas yung cont
ainer...
Nagpigil kami ng tawa... knowing that Sky will be pissed...
pagbaba ng container, binuksan ni Josh ito at bumabana si Sky. Pg touchdown ni S
ky sa ground pinalo nya sa ulo si Josh....
"Way to go Joshi!!!! Nice gadgets!!!" sabi ni sky sarcastically...
"whatever... " he said nonchalantly. Pinindot na ulit ni josh yung button at nag
deflate na yung container...
"Ok guys... just remember... stay as quiet as a mouse... eto kasing si Josh hind
i pa nag-imbento ng silencer " sabi ni Alex
"Hindi ko pa mafigure out yun... saka na yun. maybe next time" Sabi ni Josh
"Anyway... kapag nasa shower na sila... we have to make our move as fast as poss
ible... shove everything from the locker para mas mabilis... remember walang mat
itira... not a piece of cloth... kahit sa paligid... I'll sneak in the shower to
get their towels..."
"Are you sure!!!! Baka may Makita ka na hindi mo dapat Makita!!!"
Nag-isip si Alex... " Oh yeah, my virgin eyes..." she said chuckling .... O sige
na nga si Josh na lang... Mag-ingat ka a! may pagka clumsy ka pa naman!"
Tinignan lang sya si Josh...
May inilabas si alex sa bag nya... binuksan nya ang isang tablet... it's like a
cctv monitor... "Ok practice is almost over... we're on in 3 to 5 minutes... "
"You have this placed bugged?" I asked in disbelief....
"Yeah... josh and I sneaked here last night... no big deal... " she said shruggi
ng...
I really don't believe her... ang hirap maka-catch up sa babaeng ito!
"They're in the locker room... ok guys get ready... "
"But how about Charles?" Tanong ko...
"I'm sorry we cannot spare him... I've gone over this to Zia... kapag hindi nati
n sya dinamay, uutusan lang nilang kumuha ng damit si Charles,,, the plan will g
o down the drain... Sorry Z. "
"You just have to apologize to him, he'll be pissed, that's for sure" sabi ni Zi
a...
"I already did... " Sabi ni Alex... A OK! Kaya pala nagsorry sya non kay Charles
!!!! Naku! Talaga tong si Alex, Pasaway!!! Nag-sorry nga.. pero parang wala lang
!
Nag-intay pa kami ng ilang minuto....
"Ok guys.. this is it... move fast!!!"
Kumabog na ang dibdib ko!!!! Grabe!!! Kinakabahan talaga ako!!!!!
Umakyat kami sa bintana.. mabilis kaming nakapasok lahat dahil malaki kaya kahit
sabay sabay kami ay kasya kaming lahat...
Pagbaba na pagbaba naming sa bintana ay ginamit na naming yung rectangular gadge
t... to protect us and make us invisible... pero kahit na, kinakabahan pa rin ak
o....
Kanya- kanya kami ng assignment na sisimutin na locker... tag-iisa kaming rows n
g locker... mga walang lock pala ang mga ito kaya mas mabilis naming nasimot ang
laman nito...
Medyo tricky ang part na gagawin ni Josh dahil papasok sya mismo sa loob ng show
er room... he has to be very sneaky ang very silent... tapos na kaming lahat at
naihagis na naming sa bintana yung mga container... wala pa si Josh...
"I'll go after him... " whispered Alex...
"Noooo!!!!" sabi ni Zia...
"You want to get caught? Alam mo naman yon... may pagka clumsy! at baka mabugbog
pa yon kapag nahuli sya!" without warning... tumakbo na si Alex papuntang showe
r room....
Lumabas na kami ng bintana and we are all holding our breaths...
"Come on... come on... come on... " Sabi ko....
Hawak hawak ko yung tablet ng monitors,,, just in time I saw one of the varsitie
s went out of the shower room...
"Duck! Someone's out... " sabi ko
Napayuko kaming lahat... "Where the heck are they!!!!" I said silently....
Tinignan ko ulit yung monitor... isa isa ng lumalabas ang mga players... and the
y are now rattled!!! Knowing that someone took their things at wala man lang kah
it 1 towel silang Makita...
"We have to get out of here! They're in panic mode already!asan na ba sila!!!!"
Sabi ni sky na sya rin nagpapanic...
"Pssstttt!!!! Hey!!!! Hold the gadget so we can climb out!!!" sabi ni alex na na
sa kabilang side na pala ng bintana... we used all of out gadgets to block them
from view... inihagis nila papalabas yung container na dala ni Josh at mabilis n
a lumabas ng bintana....
"Grabe! That was close....Now come on!!!!"
Nagtatakbo na kaming papalayo sa gym...
Ng medyo nakalayo na kami... kinuha ni Alex yung tablet at may pinindot sya...
She smiled evilly again...
"Just a remembrance... at para may pang blackmail na rin ako.. hahahahahahaha!!!
!" may recorder pala yung mga cam na ininstall nila....
"we are not finished yet...." Sabi ni alex... with a glint of mischief...

Dyllan
I didn't expect that they will strike last night! I was a fool for letting my gu
ard down... akala ko kasi nag-pull off na sila... sabi kasi ni Charles na kinaus
ap na sila ng Dad nya.. I should have known better!!
THOSE GIRLS!!!!
What more.. I never expected that they will use the most simple prank of all...
napailing na naman ako... I never really expected that... handa ako sa mga out o
f this world pranks nila.. .but that??? Naisahan talaga nila kami...
Para tuloy nagkaroon ng oblation run kagabi... and I feel soooo embarrassed runn
ing around campus, only wearing a piece of carton just to cover up our vital par
ts!!!! What more... mukhang pinamalita sa lahat kaya punong puno ng tao yung mga
dinaanan namin! I have never been soooo humiliated in my entire life... I swear
they won't get away with this!
Charles and I are on our way to the football field at halos lahat ng makasalunon
g naming babae or binabae... para kaming kakainin ng buhay... I bet they all saw
what happened last night...
Bago pumasok ng football field may isang area doon na para bang nagkakagulo...
"What the???" Sabi ko..
"Let's find out... " Sabi ni Charles...
Ng makalapit na kami... I can see kung bakit sila nagkakagulo....
Nakasabit lahat ng mga gamit namin... at isa-isa itong ino-auction!!!!! The crow
d was sooo eager to get a piece of our stuff that some of them held us back para
hindi kami makalapit!!!
"THOSE STUPID GIRLS!!!!" I said furiously!!!!
Tahimik lang si Charles but I can see that he is one hell of a pissed person tha
t you do not want to cross him right now....
Humarap sa kin si Charles...
"You've earned yourself an ally... " with that... tumalikod na sya at umalis...
I smirked...
May maganda palang kinahinatnan ang pagkakapahiya namin kagabi...
Charles is now on our side....




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~~Chapter 8~~
##################################
AN
May nagtatanong kung gaano kahaba ang Falcon...
To answer you questions...
Hindi ko masyadong padadamihin ang bawat book ng falcon... mga 20 chapter each b
ook lang or more.. depende sa takbo ng story...
so basically, we are already halfway in book 1.....
sa mga nag-aabang ng story ni Alex and Charles... the 2 books are actually a bui
ld up story for both of them... alam ko naman na napapansin nyo ito.. para mas l
alo nyong mahalin yung characters, expecially those two main characters....
Ok... ang dami ko ng nasabi.... enjoy!
Chapter 8
Chloe
"So how much did we earned?" Tanong ni Sky sa kin ng matapos kong i-total yung m
ga recent wired transactions from different bank accounts.
After the auction we went straight at our usual place, saan pa ba? E di sa livin
g room ng cabin namin.
The auction did well... too well for my liking... grabe, those girls and gays wo
uld actually pay millions just to have a piece of item from the varsity team!
Ganon na ba talaga ka desperado ang mga yon... GRAAABEEE! The biggest amount, ca
me from Charles' things. Dyllan's things came in close second... Their jerseys a
lone was auctioned close to 2M bucks! That is actually crazy!!!! As in totally!!
!! This is actually the proof that those two are the most popular guys around...
"We are 13M bucks richer!!!!" I said smilling
"Holy crap!!!!" Sabi ni Sky... "Those smelly filth actually cost millions????!!!
!" tawa ng tawa si Sky.... " Hmmmmm what to buy..... "
"HEY!" Sabi ni Zia na tumayo sa kinauupuan nya at lumapit kay Sky... " We alread
y agreed that we're not keeping a single centavo!... We... are giving half of it
back to them and half of it to charity..."
"AAAAWWWW... where's the fun of it?? Kahit 1M lang? naghirap din naman tayo sa p
agkuha non a... " she said pouting...
Umiling si Zia... " As if you need money... ' She said in disbelief... " you are
actually one of the riches here in campus, if not the riches... and you are dro
oling with 1M?"
Sky Shrugged.... " Iba kasi kapag pinaghirapan... " she said smirking...
"So what are we going to do about all this? Paano natin maillalagay sa mga bank
accounts nila, since Malabo na makausap natin isa man sa kanila. They probably w
ants to murder us right now... "
Nagisip silang lahat...
"We'll send it to the schools account and we'll just give instructions to give i
t to the varsity team... " sabi ni Zia...
We all agreed...
After a while... nag-aya papuntang shopping center si sky at alex... grabe talag
a ang energy level nung 3 yon,, parang may automatic charger!
Since I'm sooo beat.. I declined... Zia also declined, since she was really not
into it.. I think something is bothering her...
Umalis na yung tatlo at naiwan kaming 2 ni Zia sa cabin...
"Wanna go for a walk? I think you need it... something seems to be bothering you
... " I offered...
She smiled...
"yeah... that would be nice... "

We walked our way towards the rose garden... medyo may kalayuan but the walk see
ms to help clear Zia's mind... I didn't pry on what's bothering her... If she'll
open up,, then that's good, if not,, I'll just let her know that I' there for h
er...
Good thing that the place is deserted... umupo kami sa isang bench na napapaligi
ran ng mga bulaklak... very nice place if I might add... I smiled... thinking ag
ain how lucky I am to be here...
"It's Charles.... " nagsalita si Zia...
"What about him?"
"He's not talking to me... "
Zia sighed... and I think she's already close to tears...
"I'm not use to him to act like this.... Never kasi syang nagalit sa kin.... As
in ever! This is the first time that he didn't answer my calls... I've already
texted him for the hundredth time ... no reply... " She said while looking at he
r phone,, hoping that any minute now, she'll receive a call or a simple text mes
sage...
She sighed again...
She looked at me... " Nagisissi tuloy ako sa desisyon ko... mali nga yata na hin
ayaan kong idamay ni Alex ang kapatid ko... " she smiled weakly... "I just feel
so guilty right now... I'm sorry for acting like this.. I just miss my twin...
and I really can't explain it.... Hindi talaga ako mapakali... maybe it's our bo
nd... you know.... The twin thing.... Basta, hindi ko ma-explain... "
I don't know what to say... I'm all against it in the first place.. pero I don't
want to let her feelings dumper a bit more in saying 'I told you so... '.
"What's done is done.. we may have gone overboard... pero tapos na yon e... hin
di natin na-anticipate na magagalit ng ganon si Charles... but let's face it...
we are the one at fault here.. lumuhod na lang tayo sa harap nya... hoping na pa
tawarin nya tayo... I-offer na lang natin si Sky as a peace offering" I joked...
Natawa na si Zia... at least medyo nawala ang tension sa mukha nya " He doesn't
want sky... if it is somebody else, baka sakaling patawarin pa nya tayo... "
"Sino??? " Tanong ko...
She looked at me as if she's gauging me... pero napailing na lang... " forget it
... " she said smiling....
Hmmmm.... May something? We'll I won't push it... sasabihin din naman nya yon ka
pag ready na sya...
"hey,,," Sabi ni Zia, smiling genuinely at me... " I'm so glad you're already pa
rt of us... at least now may mas nakakausap na ako ng matino... masyado kasing i
sip bata yung tatlong yun... kung sabagay,, si alex bata pa naman talaga... puro
kalokohan kasi utak ng mga yon!"
"I'm the one who should be grateful for including me in your circle... I never h
ad close friends like you for a long time... and those 3 are really hilarious! "
Natawa kaming dalawa...
"yeah,, they're really a handful... but they're really fun,,, I would never trad
e them for anything else... I mean they're really part of the family now... and
you are part of our family now... actually Dyllan is also one of us... yeah, Dyl
lan and Charles have different sets of friends but just the same,, they are also
part of our family... I mean,, Dyllan hangs out with us especially during break
s and holidays.... I have known him for quite some time now,,, kaya nga nagtatak
a ako kung bakit nya nagawa yun sa yo... Hindi sya ganon e.... "
I smiled weakly.... "I know.... "
I looked at Zia... she is sensible at mukha talagang mapagkakatiwalaan...
"Actually Zia.... " I sighed... " This is not the first time I've met Dyllan."
She looked at me confused...
"You know him?"
"You can say that.... "
I sighed....
"Well Dyllan....... Is.... Ummmmmm........ Well..... He used to be my bestfriend
.... "
Biglang nanlaki mga mata nya....
"WHAT!!!!!!"

Dyllan
The varsity team and I are all gathered in our secret place along the woods... N
ot long ago, we've found a little cave and made it our hide out.
We've made a bonfire and we've gathered around the fire...
"Ok guys... I think we all agree that what the barbie dolls did was low.... " I
said " Are you all going let let them get away with it???"
Some of them are still furious to what happened... halos lahat sila napapailing.
.. sino ba naman ang hindi... sa tindi ng kahihiyan na inabot namin!
"We are the elite group of this school! We can't let those Barbie dolls ruin it!
" Sabi nung 1 player.
At kanya kanya sila ng bigay ng opinion... most of them agreed that our reputati
on is at stake unless we do something.
"Our reputation is on the line here... if we don't give those girls a lesson, we
will be ruined for the rest of our lives... DO YOU WANT THAT!!!"
"NO!!!!" sabay sabay silang nagsabi.. that made me grin....
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!"
"NO!!!!" They said much louder...
I looked at Charles... hindi nagsasalita... He is just observing... and from the
looks of his stern face, I think that he is now in deep thought... I just hope
he won't back out. We need him.
I know that it is hard for him to go against those girls. They're practically fa
mily...
"Charles?" I said trying to get him to speak up about the plan...
Nanahimik na ang lahat...
It took Chares a minute or two before he speak up...
"I just want to make some things clear... "
Silence...
"First.... I don't want any harm to befall on those girls and Josh... I don't wa
nt you mistreating any of them, weather physically or verbally... and that goes
to you as well Dyllan..." He said looking at me sharply...
I agreed... We got into serious talking last night... and I think I understood w
hat Charles is trying to imply... yeah... I get it... It is mostly my fault....
I started it all... my impulsiveness and temper got the better of me... but stil
l.. Charles and I agreed that those girls needs some payback,,, just to teach th
em a lesson...
"Second... This is just a prank to teach those girls to behave and not to mess a
round with us."
Silence...
"If any of you mess around with them, especially my twin... outside and beyond t
his prank,,, I'll see to it that you will answer to me.." Charles said looking a
t them dangerously...
Woa! Charles can be intimidating when he wants to!
"Am I understood!"
Everybody nodded in agreement...
"Now.... I believe that we all agreed?" He said and everybody nodded again... "
OK, this is what we're going to do... "
Everybody now is listening intently...
"We all know that those girls alone are not a force to reckon with... idagdag pa
si Josh, whose inventions are making them invincible.... "
Don't we know it all.... Kaya nga ang lakas ng loob ng mga yon.
"But still.... " He smirked.... " They. Are. Still .Girls.... "

***
Chloe
A week has passed... nagtataka ako kung bakit hindi gumaganti yung varsity team.
.. no confrontations whatsoever.... Yun lang, they no longer make small chats in
the cafeteria.... There are still constant glares on the part of alex and sky..
. still trying to taunt the varsity team especially Dyllan...
Charles is still not talking to us, even with Zia. He just gave us a simple nod
to acknowledge our presence.... Hindi katulad dati na talagang he's going out of
his way para lang makipag kwentuhan.... that makes her down this couple of days
... Pinalalakas ko na lang ang loob nya, knowing na lilipas din ang galit ni Cha
rles.
After dinner we went straight to our cabin... I got josh to help me in one of my
project... grabe naman kasing project iyon... physics, pero robotics ang pinaga
gawa sa min! how am I suppose to do that! ... e hindi nga ako marunong magkabit
ng 2 metal!!! On the part of the electronics,,, the theories, I can understand..
. but it seems that it's really confusing when you actually got to do it!
Buti na lang na nandyan si Josh and is willing to help... iyon nga lang... he's
been blubbering non-stop habang ginagawa yung project.... HINDI KO MAINTINDIHAN!
!!!! GRRRRRRR!!!! Ang bilis kasi ng utak,, hindi ako makahabol!!
Every now and then, I stop him and ask if he can translate whatever he's talking
about into English...
He always smiled sheepishly and tried his best to explain but after a while, gan
on na naman... kung ano ano na naman ang sinasabi!
Haaaaayyyy.... Patapusin ko na nga lang sya, I'll figure it out, whatever it is,
,, later.
Sky and Alex are busy doing girly stuff for a change... hehehehehe.... Nagsusuka
t ng mga pinadalang damit yung designer nya sa Paris. Mukhang may rampa na naman
... and Sky is busy painting her toes! I know you don't believe me,, but yeah...
. She's acting like a girl right now!!! Mabuti naman yan at least she's interact
ing with her feminine side... Sana lang mas madalas nyang gawin yon. Si Zia nama
n, nananahimik sa isang sulok... she's busy doing casual reading... at least it
will get her mind off her twin for a while.

Medyo magdidilim na ng makaramdam kami ng gutom...
We've ruled out eating in the cafeteria just to give the student's body a break
from the stress we've been putting them all week... kapag kasi magkasama ang dal
awang grupo, masyadong natetensyon ang paligid... we will just eat pizza at the
shopping center and hang out on the coffee shop after wards...

I made a quick change of clothes before we went out. Nung nagpapalit ako ng dami
t. Napansin ko na parang may gumagalaw sa may bintana... hmmmm.... Pagtingin ko
naman... wala...
I shrugged... baka guniguni ko lang yun... I think my mind is already playing tr
icks on me... pagkatapos kasi ng session naming ni Josh,, para bang punong puno
na ang utak ko!
I got my bag and I went down just in time that everybody is now ready to go out.
..
"All set!" Sabi ko, while skipping the last 2 steps of our stairs...
"About time! Namumuti na mga mata ko sa gutom! Let's go! Josh.. sana dinala mo n
a lang yung beetle mo para madali tayong makarating sa shopping center!" sabi ni
Sky
"You know what the principal said... hmmmm.... gusto mo paliparin na lang kita?
I've just put on the final touch of my latest gadget..."
"Tama na nga muna yang mga gadget na yan... I think we've had a lot of trouble l
ately... break muna sa kalokohan pwede?" sabi ni Zia....
Just as Alex was about to turn the knob.....
"What da.... Funny.... Bakit hindi ko mabuksan?" sabi ni Alex.... "Hindi naman n
a-stock ito a..." Sinubukan nya ulit... pero ayaw....
"Baka nga na-stock?" Sabi ko... " Pero it was perfectly fine earlier.... Anong n
angyari? " Sabi ko na nagtataka... "Let's just use the back door... " sabi ko..
. and we went to the backdoor...
Ng malapit na kami sa pinto... bigla naman itong sumara!!!
"Something is terribly wrong in here... " Sabi ko.... I knew it! Hindi siguro gu
niguni yung napansin ko sa kwarto kanina!
Naningkit ang mga mata ni Sky... "Pinaglalaruan tayo... "
Just then... biglang sumara lahat ng bintana...
"WHAT THE!!!" Sabi ni Alex...
I can see a glimpse of some of the varsity team outside the window, at sila ang
nagsasara ng mga ito!
Anong kalokohan to!!!!
"Hey Alex... do you have that samurai that I gave you on your birthday?" Sabi ni
sky...
Hindi na nagsalita si Alex at tumakbo na paakyat ng kwarto... pagbaba nya... she
is holding 2 samurais, one red and one white... Hinagis nya kay Sky yung white
samurai...
"Teka, taka teka.... What do think you are going to do with those deadly weapons
!!!" I said wide eyes!
"if they try something foolish, then it's the end of them!" Sabi ni Sky...
"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!... You're not going ninja right now! Baka makasakit kayo!"
Sabi ko...
Alex just smirk... "You know, there are just moves that you will just hurt them.
. not kill them..." she said confidently....
Pero in the next few minutes... all of our confidence went down the drain!
Nanlaki ang mga mata naming sa nakita naming!!! WE WERE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS!!!
!
Lahat ng mga bintana bumukas, and for each window.... They've emptied a crateful
of RATS AND COCKROACHES!!!!!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"DAAAAAGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
"IIIIIIIII HATE RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSS!!!!!"
Pakapasok lahat ng napakaraming daga at ipis ay sinarado na nila ulit yung binta
na! Kaya nakulong kami sa loob ng cabin together with all the pests!
Sobrang dami!!! And they're crawling all over the place!!!!!!!
"Josh!!!!! Do something!!!!!" Sabi ni Alex na takot na takot!
Parang wala kaming magawa,, dahil lahat kami takot sa daga!!!!!! Except for Josh
na ginagawa ang lahat para harangan yung mga daga at hindi makaabot sa amin...
"They're so many!" sabi ni Josh whose getting frustrated
Kanya kanya kami ng sampa sa mga matataas na furniture na para ba kaming mga mon
key!
"OH MY GOSH!!!! WE"RE GONNAA DDDDIIIIEEEEE!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"GEEETTTT AWAY!!! YOU CREEEEEEPPPPYYY CRRAWWLERSSSS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Dyllan
Nakita kong nagtatawanan yung iba sa mga teammates namin nung marinig na naming
silang nagsisigawan... pero ano to.... Bakit hindi ko magawang tumawa? This was
supposed to be fun! But what I'm feeling right now is anything but fun...
Sa bawat sigaw na naririnig ko, especially coming from a particular girl... para
bang kinukurot ang dibdib ko!
Habang tumatagal, sa halip na matuwa ay kumukunot ang noo ko...
What the heck am I feeling... this was supposed to be our sweet revenge! Bakit p
arang sarili ko ang sinasaktan ko....
I looked around my teammates and they are now hysterically laughing!
I looked at Charles whose standing beside me, his arms are crossed in his chest
at naka kunot din ang noo nya... Nakita ko na parang pareho ang nararamdaman nam
in... we were not amused....
This has got to stop...
"ENOUGH!" sigaw ko... at natigil sa katatawa ang mga teammates naming...
"We had our fun... now get them out of there!" I said commanding them...
Dali dali naman nilang binuksan na ang pinto.
Pagkabukas na pagkabukas ng pinto... naglabasan ang marami sa mga daga at ipis..
. at maya maya pa ay lumabas na sila...
I've never seen Alex and Sky scared before but they continue to hold their head
high, just to maintain their dignity. The moment they saw me,,, pinanlisikan sil
a ako ng mata... If looks cound really kill, I may be six feet below the ground
right now.
"You'll pay for this!" Sabi ni Sky
Zia is almost crying but held on to her tears.... I guess we shook them really h
ard. But what got my attention is the pale face of Chloe.... The moment she went
out of the door and have a few meters away from it... she sat down on the grass
. It looks like she's catching her breath on the way she is holding her chest...
. She closed her eyes... she looks so pale...
Lalapitan ko sana pero naunahan ako ni Josh... yumuko sya at tinignan kung ok sy
a... She smiled sweetly at him, The smile that had easily moved me. That smile t
hat I missed so much...
Then I felt this familiar tag in my heart...
Napatigil ako sa paglapit sa kanya...
NO! This is not happening... I Still can't have feelings for her!!!
I tried to suppress my feelings.... I have to overcome this... I have to think b
ad things about her... I can't fall in love with her for the second time! nahira
pan na akong makawala Noon... It took me years to overcome her! ayoko ng maulit
pa itong nararamdaman ko!
I tried my best to harden my face and suppress all the emotions that I'm feeling
right now....
When I know that I already have a hold to my emotions, lumapit ako sa kanila...
"This may serve as a lesson to all of you.... Don't mess with us again... or els
e... "
Tumalikod na kami ni Charles at naglakad ng papalayo....

Hindi pa kami nakakalayo ng marinig ko ang boses ni Alex...
"Oh Gosh............. I'm so scarred... " She said sarcastically with venom in h
er voice.....


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~~Chapter 9~~
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AN...
Sorry for the long wait... I've been out of town...
Saka... lately I've been preoccupied....
But thanks for being patient....
Saka medyo nagbabago ang isip ko sa takbo ng story... may mga naiisip akong baga
y bagay... kaso..... hmmmmmm..... medyo madadamay ang story ni Zia.... ewan ko..
. I haven't decided what to do yet....
Tignan na lang natin sa mga susunod na kabanata....
And by the way... lahat ng mga comments and pm's ninyo nababasa ko.... sorry at
hindi ko nasasagot lahat.... But I really appreciate all of it.. thank you soooo
o much for continually reading my stories... thou talagang mabagal ang pag-updat
e... due to sooo many reasons....
anyways... wala masyadong mangyayari dito... revelation time lang.... =) medyo m
aiksi,, dahil wala pa akong maisip na masulat... hehehehehe bawi na lang ako nex
t time

Chapter 9
Chloe
"Thank goodness! It's finished!!!" I said as I stretched my aching arms... Sa wa
kas natapos na din tong pasakit na project na to!!!! Inulit ko kasi yung project
ko sa physics... nasira kasi nung inatake kami last week ng Varsity team with t
heir rats and cockroaches! Sa sobrang panic namin ayun, nagkadurog durog ang pin
aghirapan namin ni Josh... kaya, no choice, we have to start from scratch. buti
na lang itong si Josh all out ang support. On the brighter side... doing it all
over again makes me understand the things that seems to be a puzzle.... I'm prou
d to say that I did most of the work this time, unlike the first one, na talagan
g si Josh lang ang gumawa and I was just a spectator... constant supervision na
lang ang ginawa nya. That's why, I will no longer have problems in defending my
work! Yay!!!!
"Ok lang ba na iwan ko na lang muna ito dito? I'll just pick it up tomorrow on m
y way to class... " I told Josh who is now standing up as well.
I think it is safer If I left it here on Josh's lab... looking around... super h
igh tech ang mga gamit nya as in! yung mga tipong nakikita mo lang sa movies! Na
nliliit tuloy ako sa ginawa kong project compared sa mga robotics na nakapaligid
sa lab nya!
"No problem. Hatid na kita, it's getting late. I don't want you walking late at
night by yourself.. baka may mga creepy crawlers na sumalubong sa yo... " he sai
d joking...
"Hehehehe,,, very funny... ayoko ng maalala yung mga dagang yon!"
He laughed...
"Just wait for me at the front door...I'll just get my car."
I looked at my wrist watch...oh ok.... Tapos na pala ang car ban sa school, so w
e can actually use cars at this hour.
As I waited for Josh to appear, I thought I saw I rat strolling along the road.
Napatalon ako! But when I looked again.... Guni-guni ko lang pala... napa hinga
ako ng malalin... grabeng trauma ata ang nangyari sa kin!
Nightmare talaga! Ever since that day, I've been so jumpy even with a slight mov
ement. We've moved out temporarily from our cabin until they've finished with th
e renovations and pest control... ang daming natira sa mga ipis at daga na dinal
a ng varsity team sa cabin ... at yung iba parang gustong maging permanent resi
dent! I hate rats sooo much.... It makes me chill whenever I see one! E pano pa
kaya yung hundreds of rats na umatake sa min! Gosh!!!!
Right now, nakikitulog kami kila Zia. I'm just glad that they didn't mind sharin
g a bed with us.... I bunked in with Zia and Alex is with Sky... and for the pas
t few days, I can see that Alex and sky are up to something fishy again... thoug
h we've already discouraged them to make a comeback... It'll only make things wo
rst...
In fairness to Charles, he already apologized, much to Zia's delight. Ok na ulit
silang magkapatid... but it's a different story when it comes to Alex and Sky..
. As in, they totally avoided him. Kapag lumalapit na si Charles, sari-saring ex
cuse ang ginagawa nung 2 para lang makalayo kay Charles....
Well, at least it's been peaceful for a while, aside from the constant glares an
d bickering from Alex and Sky. At least, less pressure at makakapag concentrate
sa school work... ang daming projects, especially ngayon na malapait na mag-fina
ls.... Time flies so quickly especially if you're doing sooooo much! At least in
just a few weeks, we can have that much awaited break.. grabe break kagad ang i
naabangan ko... e half na nga ng sem ang inabutan ko... hehehehe... well, atleas
t I've coped up from my classes and I really think I'm already doing great....
Dumating na si Josh with his Audi.... Nice car.... Then I slipped in the passeng
ers side....
"Aren't we using the beetle?" I joked...
"Hmmmm.... Ok... Pero isasali kita kapag na-expel ako." he said playfully.
"wag na.... I still value my education... " I said playfully...
It's really fun talking to Josh especially kapag nasa mood... kapag kasi tinamaa
n ng topak, nakapa suplado! Well, come to think of it.... Kami lang ata ang hind
i sinusupladuhan nyan... as if, he's trying to hide his true nature, at sa amin
lang sya talagang at ease. Ibang-iba sya kapag may kasama kaming iba, halos hind
i nagsasalita... pero kapag kami-kami lang, napaka playful din pala. Wag lang di
n tatamaan ng topak. Or else, he will totally ignore you.
Dumating na kami si Cabin nila Zia.
"Thanks Josh! Makakabawi din ako sa yo! Sobra sobrang thank you!!!" I said huggi
ng him...
Palabas na ko ng pinto ng pigilan nya ako.
"May nakalimutan ka?" Tanong ko sa kanya....
"Ummmm.... " parang pinag-iisipan pa nya ang sasabihin nya....
I looked at him questioningly....
"Promise me that you won't get mad..."
Ano kaya gustong itanong nito.....
I shrugged...
"Ok.... Promise.... " I smiled at him encouragingly because I really want to kn
ow what's on his mind.
Silence....
"I know your secret....." he blurted out....
Kumunot ang noo ko....
Kinabahan ako.... Sa dami ng secreto ko... alin don ang alam nya? May sinabi kay
a si Zia tungkol kay Dyllan? Pero it's very unlike Zia to spill secrets...
"Ok..... " I said carefully... " so, what do you know?" I said looking at him, t
rying to decipher what's on his mind...
He looked at me with concern in his eyes....
" I know you have to right to keep something from us.... But don't you think tha
t you should have told us?"
I'm puzzled.... Anong pinagsasasabi nito? Kailangan ko bang sabihin ang tungkol
sa nakaraan namin ni Dyllan?
"Ummmmm..... " anong bang dapat kong sabihin??? " I said carefully...
Silence...
"You can't hide it from me... I know all the symptoms.... "
Nanlaki mga mata ko!!!! He knows!!!!
"How did.... You...... Josh... pano mo...."
"Nalaman? " He finished my sentence....
I nodded... " I mean,,, how did you know? I never told anyone.... " not even Zia
... I added to my mind.
Silence....
Huminga sya ng malalim....
"I had a sister.... Same age as you are.... " He said smiling... "Actually, ang
dami nyong similarities... intelligent, funny, mahinhin... and the way you smile
... you reminded me so much about her.... " he looked far away as if he's rememb
ering something he cherished so much in his life....
" she was sick since we were children but she always wanted to be normal. So I'
ve treated her like we're equals, much to the dismay of our parents who insisted
on treating her gently... I always treated her like a normal healthy person, ex
cept syempre kapag inaatake sya.... She's been in and out of the hospital for ye
ars... But hse held on strongly, hoping that one day she'll get better.
When we've become teenagers,,,, her condition went bad to worse... pahina ng pah
ina ang puso nya... mas nagiging madalas na sya sa hospital. But she kept on rem
inding me not to treat her like sick person. She can be so stubborn at times...
pinipilit nyang kayanin ang mga bagay na hindi nya kaya. She wants to go to regu
lar school, play volleyball and all those things. How desperately she wants to b
e normal."
He sighed and looked far away.
Then suddenly he looks at me straight in the eye...
"Just like you.... "
How did he know... how can he read me like that?
"When she was fifteen, she was recommended for a heart trasnplant. She was confi
ned so that the doctors can monitor her condition and wait for her new heart. I
visited her hoping to cheer her up.... I joked around, trying to make her laugh.
.. I did all funny stuff... All I wanted was to distract her and make her happy.
... "
He stopped for a while... tumingin sya sa malayo... I know something bad happene
d to her sister because I can feel the tension in him... he struggled to fight t
hose emotions but failed miserably...
"I was successful in making her happy.... But I made her too happy.... I was goo
fing around and She was laughing so hard... and before I know it.. she had a maj
or heart attack.... " He said almost making his voice crack....
I held my breath.... Oh my God!.. I never knew that he was holding something so
heart breaking!...
" She needed the transplant so badly. They did everything in their power to make
the new heart arrive on time... but it was too late.... And what makes it soo d
amn unbelievable, it was only 30 minutes late!!! 30 minutes would have made ever
ything different!"
Silence...
I held his hand, because that's the only comfort that I know that I could offer.
... Hindi ko namalayan na tumulo na pala ang mga luha ko....
It was an eye opener for me.... I should be more careful of myself... I never th
ought that the people around me could be devastated if something will happen...
I thought of my mom... she was always my strength but I don't know what's happen
ing if she's all alone....
After minutes of silence.... Josh has already composed himself and he smiled at
me...
"You're my yeodongsaeng now.... And I want you to take care.... "
I smiled.... I always wanted to have siblings... especially a big brother... and
I'm glad to have Josh.
"So what's the real score? About your health I mean... " He asked...
I sighed...
"I'm a little bit confused actually.... "
Silence... thinking of ways to put it into words...
"Fact is... I already have a transplant.... This is already my 2nd life... "
He looked confused too....
"But why? Why the shortness of breath and all those symptoms? You should be bett
er by now... "
I shrugged...
"Sabi nga ng doctor. Magiging maayos na daw ang lahat... After I've fully recove
red, I could live a normal life... pero lately.... I can feel the similar sympto
ms... especially when I get overly excited or depressed... "
Nag-isip sya...
"Have you told your mom about it?"
"Are you kidding me! No way!"
Kumunot and noo nya...
"I thought we've made it clear that you should take care of yourself.."
"But you don't know my mom! The minute na malaman nya na nakakaramdam na naman a
ko ng pagsisikip ng dibdib... mabilis pa sa alas kwatro na i-pu-pull out nya ako
dito!" I said frustrated!
Humarap ako sa kanya....
"Look Josh, I know you're concerned.... I don't blame you... but... Being here i
s very important to me.... It's like a dream come true... to be in a prestigious
school like this.. I mean,,, I never thought that I could be able to go to a no
rmal school again... but I'm here right now... pero kapag nalaman ng mommy ko an
g nararamdaman ko, baka ikulong na naman nya ako sa bahay, or worse, ibartolina
nya ako sa hospital!"
Silence.... Nag-iisip si Josh...
"Ok.. sige... we won't tell your mom... but you have to let the doctors check yo
u out... I mean it... "
"Sounds good to me... "
Nag-isip ulit sya...
"Wait , I think I can do better than that... I have a cousin... he's a doctor...
he's the best cardiologist in Suoth Korea ... I can make him come here... "
"No Way! Ano ka ba! Gagambalain mo pa yung pinsan mo! Wag na! nakakhiya naman...
."
He just smirked...
"Don't worry about him... He owe me... and besides... I have this invention that
I've put on the shelf for so long... maybe it's time to perfect that thing... a
nd you'll be my our genea pig... "
Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay....
"a ganon! Lab rat pala ako sa yo! Pasaway ka!" Pinalo ko yung braso nya...
Natawa na lang sya...
"Ano pa ba!" he said playfully...
"Hmmmp kainis ka! " binuksan ko yung pinto at lumabas na ako... " kahit na gagaw
in mo kong experiment.... Well... thanks for caring... and for understanding...
and.... For being my big brother.... "
He just smiled....
"Just get better... that's all I'm asking.... "
I nodded....


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~~Chapter 10~~
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Edited by: Cassandra210
Hey cass!!!! thanks for helping me out! really appreciate it... Mwah!


Chapter 10

Chloe
"What the heck is all that pearl milk tea?!" I said to Alex and Sky while looki
ng the fifty or more pearl teas on our picnic table...
Nag-aya yung dalawa na pumunta dito sa picnic area, mag-aaral "DAW".... Pero wal
a namang dalang mga libro at ang itsura nila, mukhang hindi na naman gagawa ng
matino....
Si Zia hindi nakasama, may kailangan daw syang i-research sa library.
"We just want to treat you with all these..." Alex said looking innocently.. Hmm
m.. Ayan na naman ang kunwaring angelic face... May iiisip na naman talaga tong
masama..
Si Josh naman , masyadong seryoso sa binabasa nya, kanina pa hindi umiimik... Si
nilip ko yung makapal na libro na hawak nya... Hehehehe... Korean... Hindi ko ma
intindihan... hehehehe.... Pero mukhang tungkol sa puso, base sa litrato sa isan
g page... hmmmmm.... I wonder....
Nangiti na lang ako... Knowing that maybe he's trying to understand my situation
.... Hindi ko na sya iistorbohin, dedeadmahin lang din naman ako nyan.
Binalik ko ang pansin ko sa dalawa.
"Lulunurin nyo ba kami sa pearl milk tea?" Tanong ko...
"Hindi!!! Masarap naman yan e. Sige na inom na ..pero. " Sabi ni Sky... " wag m
ong iinumin yung pearls.... "
Pinanliitan ko sila ng mata..... hmmmmmm....
"Diba iyon nga ang masarap dyan?" sabi ko habang binubutas ko ng straw yung cap
ng isang milk tea....
"Ang dami mo namang tanong!" sabi ni Sky... " Basta, inom na. Yung milk tea lang
... bawal yung pearls."
I Shrugged....
"O sige na nga. I'm obsessed with milk tea anyway. "
Matapos akong makainom ng 5 cup. Parang feeling ko napupurga na ko!!!
"Hoy Josh! Makisama ka naman. Uminom ka nga dyan. " Alex said showing 1 milk tea
in front of him. Tinignan nya lang si Alex, deadma.... At bumalik na lang sa bi
nbasa nyang libro...
Ay nako! Mukhang tinatamaan din ng topak si Josh!
"Kainis to! Ayaw mo di wag!" Sabi ni Alex... at kinuha ulit yung pearl milk tea
na binigay nya kay Josh.

"Hurry, hurry, dadating na sila... " Sabi ni Sky na nagmamadali ng ubusin yung i
bang milk tea.
Tinaasan ko sila ng kilay...
"Sino ba dadating? Ano ba meron? " Tanong ko habang sila naman ay nagmamadaling
inumin yung mga drinks.
"Basta, basta, basta. I'll explain later. Konti na lang. Sige na ubusin na natin
!"
Sabi ko na nga ba e.... There's something fishy going on around here again.....
I looked intently at Alex, trying to read what's going on in her mind. Then I tu
rned my attention to Sky....
Obviously,,, may maitim na balak na naman tong dalawang to....

After a while.. natapos na rin namin yung mga milk tea. Haaaay sa wakas!
"Suya na ko sa Milk tea!!!! Ayoko ng makakita nyan for the rest of my life! Prom
ise!!"
Tatawa-tawa lang yung dalawa.. Habang inilalagay sa eco bags yung mga pearl milk
tea. Correction. Hindi na pala pearl milk tea, puro pearls na lang pala. Sago i
n other words....
"What are you going to do with all that? " Tanong ko....
Alex looked at me with her evil smile.....
HALA AYUN NA NAMAN YUNG TRADEMARK NYA KAPAG MAY GAGAWING HINDI KANAIS-NAIS!!!
"Correction... what are 'WE' going to do about it?" sabi ni Alex....
Oh boy.. I think I don't want to be here right now....
"Ummmmm guys. I think I have something to finish at the cabin.... " I said gathe
ring up my things and standing up....
Hindi ko namalayan na nasa tabi ko na si Alex at Sky....
At ito namang si Alex, nagpapaawa epek ang mukha.... GRABE HINDI BAGAY!!!!
"Sige na, Chloe.... ", Sabi ni Alex ... Instead of the evil smile, she now wears
her puppy dog face....
I rolled my eyes....
Oh Gosh this girl!
Itong babaeng to, dapat hindi model ang profession e, dapat actress!!!
"Please, please, please. Kawawa naman kami ni Sky. Kung hindi mo kami sasamahan,
dalawa na lang kami. Hindi ka ba naaawa sa min???? "
What da..... Anong drama to????
Napanganga lang ako....
I looked at Sky. Umiwas ng tingin. Feeling ko nagpipigil ng tawa...
"Si Josh na lang isama nyo.... " sabi ko pointing at Josh.
Tinignan namin si Josh, parang walang naririnig... as in.... Parang nasa ibang p
laneta na... na kahit umulan, kumulog, kumidlat, magka-tsunami... DEADMA!
"He's gone." Alex said.... " he's physically here.. but other than that. Kapush!
!!! We can never make him do anything if he's in that state.... I bet, he's alr
eady in limbo.... Tsk... tsk... tsk... " She said while shaking her head.
"Kaya... Dahil napakabait mong kaibigan...as in suuuuppppeeerrr dooooopppper lov
able and caring friend... hindi mo kami iiwan sa ere!!!!"
Oh Gosh... pakonsensya epek naman ngayon?
Tinaasan ko ng kilay si Alex...
" Gaganti na naman ba kayo sa Varsity team? " Tanong ko.
Alex just smiled like a dog....
I rolled my eyes....
"Hindi ka na ba natuto? C'mon. Ang tagal hindi nagbatian ni Charles at Zia... A
t hindi ka pa rin ba na-trauma sa mga ipis at daga? They're not the type of pers
on who backs down... Don't you think that if we're going to do something again,
they'll just pass?..." I said, hopefully they will see reasons...
"Ikaw naman... Hindi naman masyadong ganti ito... slight lang... Promise! Let's
say.... Katuwaan lang!" Alex said...
Bakit ba wala sa vocabulary nitong babaeng ito ang 'Give Up' ?
"Sige na... In just two weeks, magbabakasyon na... puro aral na tayo... This is
just a stress reliever.... PLEAASEEEEEEE! I love you talaga Chloe! You're the be
st cabin mate ever!!!! As in.... ummmmm" hmmm mukhang nauubusan ng pang suhol hi
hihihihi.... " Ummmmm,,, did I mention that you're are sooooooo gorgeous... love
lovable.. Ummmm... So stunning... So sexy.. Sooooo.... "
I put my palm up to her face as a gesture for her to stop....
Ano bang gagawin ko dito sa mga ito? Talaga naman!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!!!
I crossed my arms to my chest and looked at her intently.
"O sige.... " I said
"YEHEYYYYY!!!!" sabi ni Alex hugging me.
"Wait.. wait... wait... wait.... On one condition.... "
"Anything!"
Anything daw... if I know, hindi rin naman tutuparin.... Why do I have to consen
t with whatever she wants? Ang lakas kasi ng convincing powers! Kanino ba nagman
a to!
"First, this is the last time. " muntik pang magprotesta pero inunahan ko na sya
" I mean it Alex. Last na to... "
She shrugged... "Ok..."
"Second.... Hindi natin idadamay si Charles."
"BUT..... " mukhang may sasabihin pa sya pero biglang tinikom na lang nya ang b
ibig nya at ngumiti ng nakakaloka.... " Ok... anything more?"
I shook my head....
"OK!!!! Now let's go!!!" she said giving me an eco bag full of pearl teas.... Co
rrention nga pala, sago na nga lang pala.
I walk beside them as we headed to the trees near the picnic tables...
"Ano bang gagawin natin dito?" Tanong ko...
"Ganito lang yan..." Sabi ni Alex... at sumipsip ng pearls using her straw... "d
on't swallow the pearls.... Tapos aim the straw to your target... then blow....
" ginawa nya yung sinabi nya and the pearl (sago) went flying on air... "In oth
er words... spit the pearl as hard as you can... and remember... aim at their ha
ir..."
AAAARRRGGGGGG! Yucky!!!!!
I made a face and Alex just smiled sweetly at me....
"Ay! I almost forgot!!!! Sky.... Did you bring that spiky green things? Yung mga
kinuha natin kahapon sa damuhan?"
"Ay oo nga pala!" Sky ran to our picnic table and when she came back, she is hol
ding a plastic bag full of green spiky things.... Yung parang mga kinuha sa damu
han...
"Anong gagawin natin dyan? Wag mong sabihin na gagamitan din natin ng straw yan!
No way!"
"Silly you! Syempre hindi. Ihahagis lang natin yan sa mga ulo nila... Basta lagi
ng sa buhok... Ang hirap tanggalin nyan... hahahahaha! Just to add a little more
spice. "
"Hey! I can already see one of them.... Hurry up and climb those trees!" sabi ni
Sky... " I'll take this one" sabi nya at nagsimula na syang umakyat sa isa sa m
ga puno.
"OK Chloe. This is your tree... " tinuro nya sa kin yung puno na malapit sa kin.
.. "I'll take that one. Remember... Unti-unti ang pag release natin ng mga pearl
s.. yung tipong hindi nila mararamdaman. " humagikgik sya.... Tuwang tuwa na sa
kalokohan nya....
Before I climb the tree I looked at Alex one more time.... " This is the last ti
me... and I mean it.... "
"Got it.... " Tumalikod na sya at umakyat na sa puno...
I looked at the tree. This is... I've never climb a tree in my entire life... P
ero nung nakita ko namang inakyat ni Alex at Sky yung puno,,, parang ang dali-da
li lang...
I sighed...
Ok... How hard can it be???
Isinukbit ko yung eco bag ko sa balikat ko at nagsimula ng umakyat...
Ok.... Just one branch at a time...
This is harder than I thought... Bakit nung sila alex ang umaakyat, parang wala
lang? Parang ang dali-dali? Am I really that out of shape???
Then suddenly.. I missed a branch
"WOOOAAA!!!!" Shocks! I almost fell!!!!! I held on to a branch as if my life de
pended on it....
"HEY! Be careful!!!" Sigaw ni Sky....
Kumakabog ang dibdib ko.... What have I gotten myself into again!?
I tried to look down but Alex stopped me....
"Hey Chloe!!!! Don't look down! You'll get dizzy!"
OH GOSH!!!! I just closed my eyes and calmed myself....
'Ok, I can do this... How hard can it be? ' I thought, trying to convince myself
....
'One step at a time... you can do it.... '
After much effort, I think I'm already high enough to be hidden from the people
below... I've settled in a good branch..
Haaaayyyy salamat!!!! Huminga ako ng malalim.... I did it!
I smiled.... Kahit ba pag-akyat lang ng puno... achievement ko na rin ito! Heheh
ehe.. Ang babaw! hehehehe...
Now we wait....

After a few minutes, unti-unti ng dumadating ang mga varsity team... And to my d
ismay, kasama pa rin si Charles... I was hoping that he won't show up. Para hind
i na sya madamay...
The best that we can do is iwasan na lang sya... Then I'll just talk to him late
r... I just hope that he'll have an open mind. And besides, hindi naman ganun ka
-grabe yung prank na to kesa sa ginawa namin dati.... And just in case, Sky and
Alex will not keep their part of the deal, I will make sure that they will apolo
gize...
May meeting ata yung varsity team.. Medyo serious ang pinag-uusapan...
Nakita kong sumenyas si Alex.. Tinuro nya yung plastic na naglalaman nung spiky
green things...
Kumuha sya ng konti sa plastic nya at ibinato sa isa sa mga varsity team, nakaka
tawa lang at dahil siguro sa seryoso ang pinag-uusapan nila, hindi ito naramdama
n... Humagikgik ng tahimik si Alex na para bang tuwang tuwa sa galak!
Si Sky nagsimula na ring maghagis...
Kumuha na rin ako ng spiky things.. Pero sinadya kong walang matamaan.... Hindi
naman nila malalaman kung may tinamaan ako o hindi.... Hehehehehe
We've continue throwing things at their head until nothing is left in the plasti
c bag. Meron din akong tinamaan pero mga 5 lang.. Mabuti naman....
Maya-maya pa.. nakita ko na si Alex na inilabas na yung mga sago.... She aimed a
t one of their heads and shoot....
Eeeeewwwwww... Tinamaan yung isa. This time, naramdaman na yung tama... Tumingi
n tingin yun varsity player sa paligid... Pero nagtaka sya, dahil wala naman sya
ng nakitang tao.... We tried our best to hide ourselves with the branches and l
eaves of the tree.... Nang wala syang nakitang tao, ibinalik na lang nya yung at
tensyon nya sa meeting nila...
Halos mahulog-hulog sa puno yung dalawa sa tuwa... Pigil na pigil ang pagtawa...
.
Ipinagpatuloy nila ang pagshoot ng sago sa ulo ng varsity players. Nakisama na r
in ako... hehehehe... Wala lang... Nakakatawa e... hahahahaha! Especially yung r
eaction nila kapag nararamdaman nila yung mga sago... At the same time, napansin
nila yung mga inihagis naming mga spiky thing. Hirap na hirap silang tanggalin
yung mga iyon sa buhok that some of them are cursing already....
Kapag tumitingin sila sa taas.. nagtatago kami... hehehehehe.. Ang kulit!
The problem is.... Idinamay talaga ni Alex si Charles.... If I can see it right,
parang si Charles talaga ang tinarget ni Alex! Pasaway talaga!
"HEY YOU!!!!!" sigaw nung isang player....
OH gosh!!! They've discovered us!!! OH NOOOO!!!!!!
Isa sa mga players ay inaakyat na ko sa puno!!!!
"Josh!!!! Josh!!!! DO SOMETHING!!!!" I said at the top of my lungs trying to get
Josh's attention... Pero wala... Nakasubsob pa rin sa libro na parang walang na
ngyayari sa paligid!...
Oh Gosh! We're dead.. I'm dead....
Hala malapit na sya!!!!
Then something happened....
Biglang may parang tumama dun sa player... Nakita ko na parang may sumabog na pi
ntura sa damit nya... Mukhang malakas din ang impact kaya nawala ang balance at
nahulog sya....
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag... The thing is... Hindi ko alam kung mare-relieve ako
o maawa sa kanya...
Looking at the guy on the ground full of paint, I can't help but wonder.... Was
that a paint ball? Pero kung paint ball yun, bakit napakadaming pintura naman an
g kumalat. Dapat konti lang yun a, pero bakit buong katawan nya napuno ng pintur
a???
I looked at the direction of Sky.... She was holding a big paintball gun... But
it is definitely not an ordinary paintball gun, sa laki nito, may glowing effect
pa! Where did that came from?
Naalala ko na may bitbit yung dalawa na malalaking back pack nung umakyat kami n
g puno kanina.... So.. Iyon pala ang laman non! At bakit hindi nila ako binigyan
?
PASAWAY!
Well anyway, I just hope that they will do the job in keeping those guys from cl
imbing my tree!!!!....
"Beat that!!! Suckers!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!" Narinig kong sigaw ni Sky...
"Wooohoooo!!!!" sabi ni Alex na para bang tuwang tuwa... Habang nag-t-trigger h
appy na yung dalawa aiming for the guys who are running around for cover!
PARANG WAR ZONE!!!

That goes on for a few more minutes until I saw the varsity team give up...
Dapat lang naman sigurong mag-give up sila. Punong puno ba naman sila ng sago at
pintura. I just hope na hindi gumamit ng totoong pintura yung dalawa, kung hind
i... hindi ko alam kung anong resbak na naman ang gagawin sa min nitong varsity
team...
I looked around....
Oh Gosh! Si Charles, punong puno din ng pintura. Umiiling iling sya...
Oh no.. he looks pissed....
Ok, there goes our peace treaty....
Maya-maya pa ay unti-unti ng nawala ang mga varsity team. I know that they gave
up for now, but I really think that we should be on guard... From the look of C
harles' face, he could be planning a comeback anytime soon....
When we see that the coast is clear. Bumaba na si Alex at Sky sa puno...
Punumta sila sa puno kung saan ako nandon....
"Hey Chloe!!! Did you have fun or what?" masayang masayang sabi ni Alex...
Natawa na lang ako.... O sige na nga... I admit.. I had a good time too... Nakak
atawa lang kasing tignan yung mga guys na nagtatatakbo....
"Ok girl, baba ka na. The coast is clear!" sabi ni Sky....
I looked down....
O Gosh!!!! Mas challenge ata ito kasa sa pagbaba!!!
"Ummmmm... Teka a.... I don't think I can!" I said panicking
Nabago din ang mukha ng dalawa... They looked concerned....
"Don't look down.... I-gu-guide ka na lang namin.... " sabi ni Alex...
"Ummmm..... ok... "
I closed my eyes, trying to calm myself again... Kinakabahan ako... What if I fa
ll??? Hala!!!! Oh no!!!!
"Hey girl! Don't panic! You can do this...." Sabi ni Alex... " Just breath... Ku
mapit ka sa trunk... There's a branch on your left feet. "
Oh Gosh! How pathetic I must look! Bumaba lang ng puno hindi ko makaya! Ano ba n
aman!? Pero natatakot talaga ako. Baka mahulog ako.... I can see my hands shakin
g and I tried to calm it down....
Sinundan ko ang mga instructions ni Alex. And after a few minutes nakahinga ako
ng maluwag ng maramdaman ko na lupa na ang tinutungtungan ko....
Napaupo ako sa damuhan dahil sa sobrang relieved...
"Hey! Galing mo!" sabi sa kin ni Alex hugging me....
I smiled at her.... "thanks! "
Binitawan ni alex at sky yung mga bitbit nila at naupo sa tabi ko.....
"You did great!" Sabi ni Sky...
Kung alam lang nila na kalahati ata ng mga sago ay tinapon ko lang... Well, they
don't have to know that... hehehehehe..
"Yes you all did great" said an unfamiliar male voice....
Napatingala kami.... Hindi namin namalayan na napalibutan pala kami ni Charles,
Dyllan at Allen!!!
We were caught off guard!!! Akala namin nakaalis na sila. Baka nagtago lang at n
aghintay ng pagkakataon para makalapit sa min!!!
STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!
Now we have to pay the price!
"Get off me!!!!" Sabi ni Alex ng bitbitin sya ni Charles at ilagay sa balikat ny
a.... "Put me down!!!!!"
Alex tried to kick Charles but he is fast at parang bale wala ang mga suntok at
sipa sa kanya....
Si Sky naman nag-ninja moves at nakatakas, leaving Allen on the ground in pain..
.
Tatakbo na rin sana ako ng maramdaman kong may bumubuhat sa kin! At katulad ni A
lex, isinampa din ako ni Dyllan sa balikat nya. At lahat na ng nakikita ko ay na
kabaligtad....
"AAAAAAARRRGGGGG!!! Put me down! Put me down!!!" I said hopelessly... Unlike me,
I was totally helpless.... Wala naman akong alam na mga ninja moves, and I'm we
aker than those two....
Nakaramdam ako ng pagsisikip ng dibdib ko... At nararamdaman kong umaakyat ang d
ugo sa ulo ko.... O gosh... I'm going to be dizzy!
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
Not now please!!! I prayed...
"Please Dyllan... Please put me down.... " Tried to reason with him.... "I'm sor
ry talaga to do that to your team....
Pero hindi sya umimik.... Dire-diretso lang sya sa paglalakad.... He is so stron
g.. Parang walang ka-effort effort and pagbitbit nya sa kin....
"Where are you taking us? "
Hindi pa rin sya umiimik....
Sinubukan kong i-level ang ulo ko... pero maya-maya lang ay hindi ko na rin kina
ya....
"Please Dyllan... Please... Put me down...."
My chest pain is getting worse.... At hindi nakatulong ang pagkakabaligtad ng ul
o ko.... I can now see black dots and I can feel that I'm going to faint....
Nag-pa-panic na ako....
"We're almost there.... " sabi ni Dyllan.. his voice sounding sinister....
Narinig kong may nagsplash!!!! At nasilip ko na tumalon si Charles sa pond... ha
bang bitbit bitbit pa rin nya si Alex...
"YOOOOUUUUU CRRREEEEEEPPPPPP!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Sigaw ni Alex.... "AAAAAA!
!! PALAKA!!!!!"
At narinig ko ang tawa ni Charles....
At tumatawa na rin si Dyllan...
I know he's going to toss me at the pond also... but I'm in no condition to swim
!!!
I'm getting dizzier by the minute.... I only have one last chance to plead....
"Dyllan, please... I'm not exactly feeling well.... Don't toss me there... Pleas
e..... "
"We warned you not to cross us.. You should thought about that before you did th
at to our team... Now it's time to pay.... "
"NOO!!! Please... I'm not feeling well... Please... Dyllan!!! " Before I could s
ay anymore.... Unlike Charles na kasamang tumalon sa Pond... si Dyllan, inihagis
lang nya ako!
I braced myself from the impact.... I could have handled the cold water and all
those disgusting things but my chest is killing me!
The moment I hit the water and felt the ice cold water.... Everything went blank
....

Dyllan
I can't help but guffaw at the sight of them....
Galit na galit si Alex kay Charles.... While Charles put some more water lily in
Alex head... May nakitang palaka si Charles at inilagay sa likod ni Alex....
Nagsisisigaw ni Alex... and her face!!! PRICELESS!!!!
I looked around.... She should be out right now....
Bigla akong kinabahan....
Where is she????
"Chloe?"
I frantically scanned the area....
"CHLOE!!!"
Nakita kong lumutang sya kanina... Pero na-distract ako kay Alex at Charles....
And right now, hindi ko na sya makita!!!!
Something is terribly wrong!!!
Without thinking,, I dove at the pond...
Hinanap ko sya..... pero sa dumi ng tubig, ang hirap makakita sa ilalim....
WHERE IS SHE?!
I went above the water to get some air and I dove again....
To my relief, I FOUND HER!
I immediately wrapped my arms around her and get her out of the water....
Pag-ahon namin sa pond.. Alex ran towards her...
"Chloe!! Chloe!!! OH GOD!!! Do something!!! She's not breathing!!! OH GOSH!!!!!"
Inayos ko ang pagkakahiga ni Chloe and I performed CPR....
"Breath Chloe.. please.... " I said..
This is all my fault. Bakit ba hindi ko pinakinggan sya kanina!? She was pleadin
g!!!
WHAT HAVE I DONE?!
Alex is now crying. I've never seen her soo frightened. This is bad. This is ver
y bad....
Chloe is still not moving. She is sooo pale...
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP!
After a few more round of pumping her chest and breathing in her mouth.. She fin
ally stirred at nilabas nya ang tubig sa bibig nya....
Napahinga ako ng malalim....
"Thank God!" I said with a sigh of relief....
I scooped her up and held her in my arms...
She's already conscious....
"I'm sorry... I'm sooo sorry.... " I said to her ears....
She's not responding.... I checked on her...
She's breathing but her eyes are close....
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE! Get your hands off her... " Sabi ni Josh.. I've ne
ver seen him mad before...
He jerked me away from Chloe...
He checked her pulse....
"I know your conscious... Just nod if you're having chest pains..." Tanong ni J
osh kay Chloe....
She nodded...
"Do you have your meds with you? Is it in your bag?"
She nodded....
What!? She's under medication??? Is she telling the truth when she said that she
's not feeling well?!!
"Alex! Get Chloe's bag as fast as you can!" Sabi ni Josh kay Alex na mabilis na
tumakbo...
Tinignan ako na matalim ni Josh pero hindi nagsalita...
I'm trying to grasp everything that's happening.... Now I know that there's more
to it than drowning...
Dumating na si Alex at agad na ibinaligtad ang bag ni Chloe... all her things ar
e now in the ground.... Hinanap namin yung mga gamot at nakita naman namin ito..
Luckily may bottled water din doon...
Iniangat ni Josh ang ulo ni Chloe at isinubo yung gamot sa kanya.
Pagka-inom ni Chloe ng gamot, binuhat sya ni Josh....
"We have to get her to the clinic. Alex, ikaw na bahala sa mga gamit nya"
"Wait, I'm coming with you.... "
Napahinto si Josh at tinitigan ako ng masama....
"Leave her be... You've caused a lot of damage already... Just leave her alone..
. " and with that, he turned and walked away, carrying with him the most preciou
s angel, I've ever laid my eyes on...
Matindi pa sa suntok ang naramdaman ko. Now that I've realized the impact of wha
t I've done.

















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~~Chapter 11~~
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Chapter 11
"Ok Chloe, you can change into your regular clothes now... "Doctor Jin said, ang
pinsan ni Joshua. Tumayo ako sa hospital bed and went inside the changing room.
Dr. Jin arrived 2 days ago, and since then, I had a series of check-ups and test
s. Kumpleto naman ang mga gamit sa clinic ng Falcon, kaya hindi na namin kailang
an pang pumunta sa mga hospitals sa town. Ooopppsss, correction.. Mas high tech
pala ang mga gamit dito compared sa mga high end hospitals sa Manila. And since
Josh's family is one of the board of directors of Falcon, Doctor Jin is allowed
to check me out here with no questions ask and with full confidentiality.

It has been 3 days since the "pond" incident pero ngayon lang ako pumayag magpat
ingin. Before pa kami makarating sa clinic non, I struggled for them not to take
me there. Pinilit kong tumayo sa pagkakabuhat ni Josh just to prove to them tha
t I'm ok, though my body says otherwise. Dahil alam ko, once na malaman ng clini
c staff ang kalagayan ko, they are going to immediately inform my mom. Knowing h
er, susugod kaagad dito yon at ipipilit na iuwi ako.

Not now... Not now that I'm already coping up with my studies. And I'm having s
o much fun here with my newly found friends that I can actually hang out with. M
alapit na rin naman ang bakasyon... What is 2 more weeks? After ng finals, I can
rest. And maybe I can fully recover. Masyado lang siguro akong na-s-stress. Pah
inga lang ang katapat nito.

After so much arguing with Josh and Alex, pumayag din sila. Iniuwi nila ako sa
cabin pero minonitor nila ako, up to the wee hours of the night. And the fuss th
ey all did! Grabe as in grabe! Daig ko pa ang taong naghihingalo kung alagaan ni
la! Ang OA!

Josh demanded his cousin to be here as soon as possible, despite of his very hea
vy schedule. Grabe, sobrang nahihiya ako sa pinsan ni Josh! Imagine, papuntahin
all the way from South Korea just to check me out! And to think that he's one of
the finest and in demand cardiologist in their country! Hello! Ang sarap lang
batukan ni Josh!

I told him not to make so much fuss out of nothing. Sabi ko nga sa kanila, na-s-
stress lang talaga ako. Pero hindi talaga matinag!
Well to be honest, ayoko din talagang magpa-checkup. Parang ayoko ng malaman ang
totoo. Cause deep inside I have this gut feeling. Kinakabahan talaga ako. I kno
w that something is terribly wrong with me again.

I sighed... But I know I have to face the truth.
I walked out of the changing room after checking myself out in the mirror.

Naabutan kong naguusap ng seryoso ang magpinsan. Nakakunot ang noo ni Josh, mukh
ang seryoso talaga ang pinag-uusapan nila, I've never seen Josh like that. Hindi
ko maintindihan ang sinasabi nila dahil Korean ang medium nila...

Napansin nila akong dumating and Dr. Jin smiled at me. He motioned me to sit dow
n opposite josh in front of his desk....

"So how are you feeling?" Tanong nya...

"Hmmmm... Good. The herbs you gave me worked wonders.... "I said smiling.

Napakabait nyang doctor, yung feeling mo na mapagkakatiwaan mo talaga nya ng buh
ay mo. Hindi katulad ng mga doctor ko na ang susuplado na ang susungit pa!

"Doc... Thank you so much for everything, I mean, you really don't have to do th
is. Josh is just being paranoid. But I really do appreciate it... " I said. Look
ing at him, he's too young to be a doctor whose so in demand. Parang nasa 23-25
lang sya. Siguro genius din ito katulad ni Josh. Maybe it runs in the family? An
g g-gwapo na, matatalino pa. Ang yayaman pa! Wow! Their family must have it all!

"Don't worry about it Chloe, the pleasure is all mine. And besides, Jung-Hwa's
right. You remind us so much of our dear Chun Hei..."

Jung Hwa? Chun Hei?? Sino yun?

"I told you a hundred times not to call me that.... " Josh said na tipong asar n
a asar.

Biglang tumawa si Dr. Jin.

"I know. I know. You hate it. I just want to tease you."

Tinignan ko si Josh at ngumiti. Jung Hwa pala a... hehehehehe.. May pang asar na
ko dito. hehehehehe....

Napansin ako ni josh na may maitim akong balak.

"Don't you even think about it." Banta nya sa kin. Pointing his finger at the mi
ddle of my eyes... Maduling-guling tuloy ako!

"What? " I said pretending to look innocent while shoving his hands away from my
face, and smiled sweetly.

Tumayo na si Josh.

"I'll take you to your class... "sabi nya sa kin, medyo irritado.

Tumayo na rin ako. Pero humarap muna ako kay Dr. Jin.

"Thank you. Thank you so much. " I said shaking his hand.

"As I said, the pleasure is all mine. It's really nice meeting you. I'll see you
later? We can discuss about the result. It will be out in an hour before it is
released. But you still have classes?"

"I'll be out in 3... I'll drop by here after that. Hopefully, everything will be
ok?" I said hopefully.

He just smiled...

I'm still positive that nothing will go wrong. I hope and I prayed.

"I'll bring her in later... " Sabi ni Josh sa pinsan nya...

I protested.

"No Josh... You have classes. Sobrang nahihiya na ko sa mga ginawa mo. Kaya ko n
amang pumunta dito mag-isa."

"No big deal I can do away with some absences and besides, I already have perfec
t scores is all of my classes. Formality na lang itong next 2 weeks. Excempted n
a rin naman ako sa mga final exams."

Grabe talagang talino nitong taong to. Sa sobrang hirap ng mga klase dito, exemp
ted na sya! Kung pwede nga lang humingi kahit kapiranggot ng utak nito!

"Ok. I think that's settled. " Sabi ni Dr. Jin... "See you both in a few hours.
And Chloe... No more stress. Josh, keep an eye on her... "

"Sure will... " sabi ni Josh

Paglabas namin ng clinic. Parang nakaramdam ako ng pagkakaba. It's as if somethi
ng bad is going to happen.

Dyllan

I have to talk to her but her friends are making it so impossible!
Ihinagis ko ang bag ko sa tabi ng upuan ko. I took a set and run my hand thru my
hair in utter frustration.
Bantay sarado kahit saan sya magpunta! Ano sila, mga gwardya sibil?
How am I suppose to know what happened? They didn't even give me a chance to ap
ologize!

"Chill man... " sabi sa kin nung katabi ko sabay tapik sa balikan ko.

Tiningnan ko ng dahan yung katabi ko habang nanlilisik ang mga mata ko. How dare
he touch me when I'm in a foul mood?!

The guy backed off when he saw my face...

"Sorry man.... "

Good... He knows his place at binaling ko na ang attention ko sa professor ko, b
ut I doubt kung may papasok sa isip ko. I am so preoccupied with Chloe for the p
ast few days since the "pond" incident...

Hindi mawala wala sa isip ko ang mukha nya...
A chill ran into me when I remembered her frail body. She was not breathing!
Just the thought that I was responsible for almost killing her send pangs to my
chest.

What a monster I've become. Why did I let that happened?! Bitterness? Pride? Wha
t for? Revenge for making me felt so helpless a few years back? Dahil pinaramdam
nya sa kin yung rejection.

I have lived with rejection all my life. Pero nung ni-reject nya ako, parang pin
atay nya ang puso ko. I looked at girls as toys since then and I made it to a po
int to hurt them before they hurt me.

STUPID! PLAIN STUPID!!!!

Just remembering her in my arms after doing CPR, I've realized that I wasn't com
pletely over her.

I shook my head...

These feelings are too confusing. I'm not ready to face some of it yet, but righ
t now I'm trying to swallow my pride and I just want to know what happened? I kn
ow, I should have done it in the first place. I just hope I'm not too late...

For now, I need a plan to penetrate all of her self-appointed guards.
That won't be easy. I just hope that Charles can help me.
For now. Maybe I'll take a detour to the science building.

Chloe

Tinignan ko ang relo ko.Hmmm... Parang ngayon lang na-late si Josh a. Dati naman
kapag may sinabi syang oras, 5 mins. before the time andon na sya. Pero ngayon,
10 mins late na sya. Hmmmm... Baka naman hindi nakatakas sa klase nya. Sabi ko
naman kasi sa kanya na ako na lang mag-isang pupunta kay Dr. Jin.

Well anyway, wala naman akong magagawa kundi intayin sya. Yun lang baka mainis s
i Doc sa pagka-late namin.
Nakaupo ako sa hagdanan ng entrance ng Science Building. I stretch out my legs a
nd inhaled deeply.
Medyo kinakabahan ako sa result ng medical ko. The sooner na makausap namin si D
r. Jin the better.
Asan na ba tong si Josh? Ano bang nangyari sa kanya? I looked at my wristwatch a
gain. I'm getting tipsy... Kinakabahan kasi ako e....

"Hey there." a guy said to me from behind.

I looked behind to see who's the owner of the voice.
I inhaled sharply....
What da!!!!
Never kong inakala na maliligaw sya dito sa Science Building!

"D-Dyllan? Ww-What are doing here?"

He smirked and sat beside me...

"Hello to you too. "

"Ummmm.... "I said looking around hoping na mag-appearing act na si Josh.

As if sensing my discomfort. He said, " I don't mean any trouble."

Yeah right! Ano na naman kayang klaseng insult ang ibabato nya sa kin? O saan na
naman kaya nya ako balak itapon ngayon.

Tumayo ako. Hoping to escape. I don't want any trouble. Not now when the doctor
says that I have to cool down.
Nararamdaman kong nagsisimulang magpalpitate ang puso ko.

"I gotta go. " sabi ko pero bago pa ako makahakbang hinawakan nya ang kamay ko p
ara pigilan ako.. Dahil sa pagkakabigla ko at pagkakahatak nya sa kamay ko, natu
mba ako sa kinauupuan nya.

OHHH MYYY GOOOSH!!! ANO BA NAMAN TONG NANGYAYARI SA KIN?! MAY SUMPA BA TALAGA AK
O?!
Napapikit ako....

OMG!!! Natatakot akong ibukas ang mga mata ko. Baka makita kong nakasimangot na
naman sya at insultohin na naman ako.

"Chlow. Are you alright?"

Chlow? Why is he using my old nickname??? Chlow ang tawag nya sa kin during our
high school days. And those are really the good times.

And his voice... It doesn't seem mad.
NAGHIMALA NA BA ANG LANGIT???
I tried to open one of my eyes... Sisilipin ko lang kung galit sya.

Hmmmm... Concerned??? What da!!! Anong nakain nito???

Idinilat ko na ang dalawang mata ko at narealize ko na nakaupo pa rin ako sa kan
ya!!
OMG!!!!

Bigla akong tumayo sa pagkakaupo ko sa kanya...

"Oh gosh! I'm sorry... I didn't mean to stumble. But I really have to go."

Tumayo din sya at pinigilan na naman nya ako.

"Wait Chloe.... I just...."

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!!!! " napalingon ako. Just in time that Josh snatched me
out from Dyllan's hold.

Nakita kong dumilim ang mukha ni Dyllan.

"Stay away from her. I just need to talk to her... "Sabi ni Dyllan...

"You don't have any business with her, after all the things you have done! You h
ave no right to even talk to her!"

I've never seen Josh this mad! And I tell you, it scared the hell out of me.

I looked at Dyllan. What is it that I see in his eyes? Regret? Guilt?

Biglang may naramdaman akong kirot sa puso ko. Napahawak akong bigla sa dibdib k
o. Tumalikod ako kay Dyllan at humarap kay Josh.

"Josh, let's go please..." I said. Napansin nya siguro ang pagbago ng mukha ko.
And his anger turns into concern.

"Chloe are you alright? Are you in pain?"
I shook my head... But in truth.. I have a hard time breathing right now.

"What's wrong?" narinig kong Tanong ni Dyllan...

Inakay akong papalayo ni Josh.

"None of your concern Dyllan. Just stay away from her or else, we'll get a restr
aining order... "

Lumingon ako kay Dyllan.
"I'm fine Dyllan" I tried to smile... "Just go... "

His face looks confused... Tumalikod na ako at nagpatuloy na maglakad.

I don't want him to know... I think it's better that way....

***
Unti-unti kong dinilat ang mga mata ko.
Have I been sleeping???
Where am I?? Tumingin ako sa paligid...
It looks like a hospital.
Nakita ko na may nakakabit na aparato sa katawan ko.
May isang monitor doon... May pusong tumitibok sa screen....
Is that my heart????
Then I remembered that Dr. Jin put me to sleep. Masyado daw akong stressed, para
kumalma ang puso ko. At para na rin mamonitor nila ako gamit ng invention ni Jo
sh. Kung ano ano ang ikinabit sa kin.
Kaya pala na-late si Josh ay ikinarga pa nya yung mga gadgets nya sa sasakyan. H
indi nagkasya kaya humiram pa sya ng van sa school.

So that's my heart... May kung ano anong mga nakasulat sa monitor. Hindi ko nama
n maintindihan. Mag-iimbento nga naman si Josh.. Nasa Korean language pa! haaaay
yyy!

I closed my eyes again trying to relax. I can't help but remember Dyllan. What t
he heck is he doing in the science building? Anong gusto nyang sabihin sa kin? M
ay binabalak na naman ba sya?

I squirmed at the thought.

Suddenly, may narinig akong abnormal beepings sa mga machines.

Ano yun???

Maya-maya pa ay biglang pumasok si Dr. Jin at Joshua.

"Are you alright?" Tanong kagad ni Joshua.

I was confused.
"What?? Ummmm, medyo sumikip lang ng konti ang dibdib ko. I'm fine really. "

Nakatingin si Dr. Jin sa monitor looking serious
"Why? What's happening? Is there something wrong?? "Tanong ko kay Josh.

He looks at his cousin. Dr. Jin just smiled. But he can't fool me. I can see som
ething wrong in his eyes. I've seen it dozens of times from my past doctors.
I tried to smile at them. I tried to calm myself. Dahil nakikita ko na baka kaya
nagwawala ang mga beeps sa machine dahil sa nararamdaman kong pananakit ng dibd
ib ko.

May kinuha na gamot si Doc at pinainum nya sa kin...
"Try to relax a bit, ok?" sabi ni Josh...

Maya-maya pa ay wala na yung beeping sounds sa machine.
Nakaupo si Josh sa tabi ko looking so worried.
I smiled at him....
"Hey..." I poked him in the forehead. "Stop worrying about me.... "

He tried to smile but failed.
"You know... I've been thru this before. I know that look. My mom has been givin
g me that look for years... " He looked at me surprised." I know you're covering
something from me. You can tell me. I'm a big girl. I can handle it." I said co
ntinually smiling.

If there's something wrong, I might as well know it and face it. If it is that b
ad, I have to deal with it...
Nagkatinginan silang magpinsan. Then they talked in Korean again. Then they were
silent.
After a few minutes, kumuha si Dr. Jin ng upuan at umupo sa kabilang side ng bed
.
From the looks of their faces, I just know that what they're going to tell me is
more on the negative.

I braced myself. Kailangan tanggapin ko kung ano man ang sasabihin nila sa kin.
"I was hoping that you'll call your mom first. But Josh said that you don't want
to let her worry and it will upset you more."

Tumingin ulit sya kay Josh. Then he looked at me again.
"I know that you're confused right now, because your heart should've functioned
properly after the transplant. But from what I've seen, your past doctors have o
verlooked something from the heart. I don't blame them, because it is almost imp
ossible for it to detect."

Ok... So there really is something wrong with my heart.
"The thing is... Some nerves are dysfunctional, it was triggered by stress, anxi
eties... You name it... And I'm guessing that you had a lot of that lately, base
d from Josh."

Ok, so kinuwento nyang lahat ang mga nangyari kay Dr. JIn. I shrugged... Maybe i
t's better that way at least Dr. Jin knowns what I've been putting up with the p
ast couple of weeks.
"The thing is... your heart is starting to deteriorate... And...."
Deteriorate? Does he mean, my heart is failing again???
I held my breath..... I knew it.....
He sighed...
"We need to find another donor as soon as possible..."





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~~Chapter 12~~
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Chapter 12
Chloe
I have learned to accept my fate before. How hard can it be for the second time?
I sighed and I tried to smile.
Wala namang mangyayari kung magmumukmok ako diba?
Kailangan ko lang na lakasan ang loob ko.
I will be fine. I promised myself.
If I only have a few more months to live, then I'm gonna enjoy it as much as I c
an!
"YES I WILL ENJOY MY LIFE!!!", or at least the remainder of it.

It has been 2 weeks since Dr. Jin told me the bad news. Sa una hindi ko alam kun
g anong mararamdaman ko. Matatakot? Malulungkot? Magagalit?

But then again, after sooo much thinking and reflecting. I decided to be happy..
.. and to be grateful.

Grateful for having my life prolonged just a little bit longer. Grateful for ent
ering the most awesome university in the country. Grateful for meeting my super
fabulous friends! I wouldn't trade them for anything!

I zipped my suitcase and I sat on it.

It's vacation time!

Tapos na ang 1st sem. I can say that I finished it with flying colors. Ang hirap
ng mga exams promise!!! Torture talaga mga teachers dito! Feeling ko talaga, na
g-eenjoy sila sa pag-to-torture sa min! Well... At least I know I did a good job
, and I congratulate myself for that. I thought with a satisfied smile....
Tumayo ako at binuksan ko ang pinto ng terrace ng kwarto ko. Ang lamig!!!! But I
don't mind... I pulled my jacket tighter. I stepped out in the cold and I enjoy
ed the cool air. I just want to feel the cold atmosphere of Baguio. I inhaled de
eply, enjoying the scent of the pine trees.

Hindi ko alam kung makakabalik pa ako dito. Hindi ko alam kung hanggang kailan t
atagal ang puso ko. Kahit isang sem pa....

Hinawakan ko ang malaking antique pendant na nakasukbit sa leeg ko. It rested at
the spot where my heart is.

Josh...

He really did get out of his way for this. I smiled....

Kung titignan mo ito, parang ordinaryong antique pendant lang ito. But this piec
e of device already saved me a couple of times. It's not only a monitoring devic
e wherein Josh and Dr. Jin can actually see the condition of my heart from their
tablets. Kahit nasa south Korea na si Dr. Jin, he can actually monitor it and d
o something about it. The pendant also exerts some kind of energy whenever i fee
l stressed and volts whenever I'm in the verge of a heart attack. Kapag may nara
ramdaman akong tingling sensation, alam kong may energy na lumalabas from the pe
ndant. Then after a while I feel calm... Kung minsan nga nakakatulog ako. Buti n
a lang at hindi ako inaabutan ng antok sa exams!

The pendant can actually regulate my heart, but unfortunately, Josh's invention
haven't come to a point to heal my heart...

Dr. Jin said that it can give me time but he doesn't know up to when. They said
that we have to find a donor and fast. The sooner that I have the transplant, th
e better. My heart is deteriorating faster than expected. The pendant can help b
ut they don't know up to what extent...

Dr. Jin said that he'll inquire the donors internationally but I declined to the
ir surprise. Muntik na nga akong away awayin ni Josh, pero I stood my ground.
I had my chance. Alam kong ang daming nag-aabang ng donor. I already had a trans
plant, kaso, sumablay nga lang. But nevertheless, I have to consider the lives o
f others. Hindi lang naman ako ang nangangailangan ng puso, marami pang iba. The
y also deserve their chance. I already had mine.

So I guess... I'll just enjoy what's left of my life.

I told the truth of my condition to the rest of the gang. Nakakahalata na kasi s
ila kung bakit ako palaging pumupunta sa clinic at inuuwi ni Josh na tulog na tu
log. Bago kasi umalis si Dr. Jin, araw araw nya ako tine-therapy. It is some so
rt of an eastern way of treating a patient that puts all the positive energy in
my heart. It is sooo toxic that I ended up sleeping like a rock.

Nung nalaman nila ang totoo, they hugged me and they cried. But I just told them
that I won't be going anywhere soon. I really don't know what's the truth in th
at. But just enough not to make them worry, I just let them promise to keep my c
ondition a secret. Dahil ayaw ko malaman ng school, dahil kapag nalaman nila, si
guradong makakarating sa mommy ko. Ayokong matulad nung dati na ikinulong na lan
g nya ako sa bahay. I don't want to be that lonely anymore.

If I'm going to die, I might as well do the things that I haven't done yet. Stil
l go to regular school and enjoy the company of my friends like normal people do
.

One thing they did that really touched me... One time, dinalaw nila ako sa clini
c just before the session started. Each one of them held out a piece of paper.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko ng mabasa ko ang mga papel. They've enlisted themselves
as an organ donor. And Dr. Jin will process their ID's.

Nagloko pa nga si Sky, sabi nya na kapag may sumabutahe sa kanya, automatic na m
abubuhay na ako.

We all laugh...
I really appreciate their gesture as a support for my predicament. It really bro
ught tears to my eyes. But I'm really hoping that nothing will ever happen to an
y of them. They are very special. And in the short time that I've known them, I'
ve grown to love them as my true siblings.

I sighed and I looked at the star filled the sky.

Napakaganda ng mga stars dito sa Baguio. Parang mas malalaki, mas maliliwanag at
parang mas malapit sila compared sa mga stars sa Manila.

I'll be going home tomorrow. But after a week, sasama ako sa resort nila Alex sa
Ilocos. Kinulit ko na si mommy hanggang pumayag. Josh is a bit skeptical about
it, but after consulting it to Dr. Jin and gave his consent, ok na rin sya. And
besides, nakamonitor naman ang heart ko e.

I'm just hoping and praying that I will still last longer, just enough for me to
finish another semester.

I looked around... Kahit na madilim, i can still see the beautiful outline of th
e university.

I will come back. I have to....

I promise myself that this will not be my first and last semester.
That's when I realized that tears are coming down my eyes...


Dyllan

I think I'm getting paranoid. No. I AM PARANOID! Almost to the point of desperat
ion.
I've been trying hard to talk to Chloe but it's getting impossible.
Palaging may nakapalibot sa kanya. Her friends are always sticking to her like g
lue. Palagi ko syang inaabangang lumabas sa science building but it seems that s
he's getting out on different exits. One time I almost got close to her, pero ma
y mga humaharang at pumipigil sa kin. Hindi ko sila mga kilala and from the look
s of them, parang hindi sila estudyante dito sa Falcon. It may be one of Sky's
secret guards. And I'm guessing that she charged them to keep an eye on Chloe.

I know that something is terribly wrong. I've been following her. Yeah, I know,
I looked like one of the creepy guys whose stalking a girl. Pathetic, I know. Bu
t I was just hoping to have a few moments with her. To talk to her and ask for f
orgiveness. And also to straighten things out.

Nakabisado ko na nga ang schedule at routine nya. Classes in the morning up to e
arly in the afternoon. Then she will go straight to the library and Josh will pi
ck her up there and they will go straight to the clinic. And after that what's b
othering me, everytime that she goes out of the clinic. Josh will be carrying he
r fast asleep. And when she gets to her cabin. The girls will always make a fuss
!!!

THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENING TO HER!!!

And I run out of time.

This is the last day for this semester. Bukas mag-uuwian na for the sem break. H
indi ko naman alam kung saan nakatira sila Chloe dahil lumipat sila ng bahay. In
formation is very confidential in this school. Kahit gaano ako kalakas sa headma
ster, hindi ko mapiga kahit address o number man lang ni Chloe sa registrar.

I am so pissed off and frustrated. I feel so helpless! I hate myself for feeling
like this.

It's the middle of the night, I'm lying in my bed. I tossed and turned trying to
sleep off my frustrations.

ARRRGGG!!! I give up! Kahit na anong gawin ko, hindi ako makatulog! All I can th
ink of is Chloe!!! Even if I tried pushing her out of my mind, thoughts about he
r keeps coming back!!!

I stood up. There's no use in trying to sleep when I'm feeling this restless.

I took my car keys and went out. Bahala na kung saan ako mapadpad. I just want t
o get out!

After a few minutes, I found myself parked just a few meters away from Chloe's C
abin. They've just moved back 5 days ago, they have finally controlled all those
pests that we put in there.

Napailing ako.
I shouldn't have started it. The war with the Barbie dolls.
Look what I've gotten myself into.
Now it's impossible for me to go near her!!!
"Damn it!" sabi ko sabay ang hampas sa manibela! I shouldn't have let my bittern
ess get the better of me!

I gazed at her bedroom balcony. Madilim na. Natutulog na siguro sya.

How I wish I can talk to her before she leaves tomorrow. I just want to straight
en things out. To ask her forgiveness then I'll leave her be. Maybe all I need i
s closure. So both of us can move on.

As if, someone heard my plea. I suddenly saw the door of her balcony opened and
she went out. I can see her outline in the dark. I really can't help but be capt
ivated by her everytime I saw her. That's how strong her effect is on me. That's
why I tried my best to get her out of my system to the point of hurting her!!!
Napailing ako sa mga nagawa ko sa kanya. I was such a fool. I just hope that she
will still have the heart to forgive me.

I got out of the car. This is my chance. I won't let it pass...


Chloe
I was so focused on my emotions. I didn't realized that I was no longer alone in
my balcony until I heard someone whispered my name.

"Chloe.... "

What? I held my breath and turned around!

"MY GOD!!!!! Dyllan!!!! " Napahawak akong bigla sa pendant ko. I can feel it vib
rating and exerting some energy.

"What are you doing here? And.... How.... " napatingin ako sa baba. Inakyat ba n
ya ito? Napatingin ako sa kanya... "You.... You climb your way up here?"

He smirked... " It wasn't so hard... "

I rolled my eyes. His usual cockiness is at it again. Talagang hindi pa rin nagb
abago itong lalaking to.

"What are you doing here? You shouldn't be in here. You should go... " I said.

"Not until we clear some things out. We need to talk... "

"We shouldn't be talking. Josh forbid me--- " hindi ako natapos sa sasabihin ko
when he interrupted me.

"What's with you and Josh?" sabi nya ng nakakunot ang noo.

Anong problema nito?!
"Nothing! He's just looking after me." I don't want to tense up further. I close
d my eyes and counted to ten... The pendant is actually doing it's job to calm m
e down.

"Are you alright?" He said with a lot of concern in his voice and I felt his han
ds on my shoulders. Napansin nya siguro na nagbagong bigla ang pakiramdam ko. He
is so close. I've never been this close to him for years. I can smell his usual
perfume that I love so much. And it felt.... It felt.... Good?... Oh gosh! I'm
loosing it again!

Hindi ko kaagad sya sinagot. I have to calm myself down. Think rationally for I
am sooo irritated with my feelings towards him right now. Bakit? Bakit ganito pa
rin ang epekto nya sa kin??? After all he's done to me? I shouldn't feel anythi
ng for him!!

It took a minute or two for me to handle my emotions. Ng maramdaman kong medyo k
umalma na ako, I looked at him. The moment I saw his handsome face so close to m
ine, it feels like High School all over again. The good times that I treasured s
o much when we are still close. It's as if the old Dyllan is back. My bestfriend
...

I smiled at him...

"I'm fine..."

We just stared at each other without saying a word... As if both of us are remem
bering remnants of our past...

"I'm sorry Chloe...." he whispered...

I searched his eyes....
He looked genuinely sorry...
I saw his pain...
I saw the regret in his eyes...
I saw his concern...

Hindi ko na matagalan ang nakikita ko sa mga mata nya. It is full of emotions an
d it's overwhelming me! Tinanggal ko ang mga kamay nya sa balikat ko at tumingin
ako sa malayo.

"Oh Dyllan, you don't have to. It's ok. I'm fine. And you are forgiven..." I too
k a deep breath... "you can go now. I have to go to bed. Maaga akong susunduin d
ito bukas.." I said dismissing him. Papasok na ako sa loob ng kwarto ng hawakan
nya ulit ako sa balikat.

"No.. Not until we've cleared things up...."
Hinarap ko sya ulit...

"You have to go. Wala na tayong dapat pag-usapan pa. I forgive you and everythin
g you've done to me and my friends. Wala na yon. Kakalimutan ko ng lahat yon. Ju
st go... Before we wake up Alex... You know that she's armed and dangerous. You
don't know the weapons she's hiding in her closet.."

"Do you think I care about that? About my safety?" he said while running his han
d thru his hair. And the way he did it makes him even more attractive...

Ano ba naman to!!!! I am trying my best to push him away and all I think is how
attractive he looks!!!! I'm sooo doomed from infatuation till the day I die!!!!

"I have been waiting for the right time to talk to you. To the point that I have
been stalking you for weeks!" He chuckled without humor... "Now that I finally
have you here with me alone, do you think that I will let it go that easily with
out clarifying some things?" Huminga sya ng malalim as if he's trying to calm do
wn... "What happened to you? Bakit bigla ka na lang naglaho? You didn't even had
the decency to say goodbye? Not even a text message!"

"Look Dyllan... I don't owe you any explanation. Not then... Not even today... I
'm sorry... But I don't want to explain myself to you... Look.. Just go please..
."

Umiling sya....
Silence....

"Pinaglaruan mo lang ba talaga ako?" He said, his voice full of venom.

AWWW! That stung!

I closed my eyes and held my breath. I tried my best to hold back my tears. When
I thought that I've composed myself. I looked at him.

"Iyon ba sa tingin mo ang ginawa ko sa yo?" I said but my voice is quivering...
"I never intended to leave you hanging... But I don't have a choice!"

"Then what? Anong nangyari? Bakit bigla bigla ka na lang nawala?! If you hate me
that much, why did you not tell it to my face!"

"I don't hate you! That's the least that I felt for you!"

"Then what Chloe? What happened? What happened between us?! I thought we had som
ething!!! "

We had.... We really had!!!!!

Gusto ko sanang isigaw iyon... Pero pinigilan ko ang sarili ko.... I don't want
to confess... Not now! Not ever!
I have to calm down. I can now feel the volts coming from from the pendant. At k
apag naramdaman ko yon. My heart is already at an alarming stage. Hinawakan ko a
ng dibdib ko.

"Look Dyllan, if I tell you the truth will you let it rest?"
Ayoko sanang sabihin sa kanya ang totoo. Pero para matapos na to.

"Fine..." sabi nya....

"Promise me... After tonight.... After I tell you everything... Will you leave m
e alone?"

Hindi sya kumibo.

"Promise me Dyllan!"

"Fine! If that's what you want, so be it..." he snapped.

Silence....

"Just don't say a single word until I'm finished. "

He was going to protest but I interrupted him.

"Not a single word..." I said with a stern face...

He shrugged...

"Whatever you want." sabi nya at sumandal sya sa dingding.

Pumunta ako sa kabilang side ng balcony at sumandal din sa pader. I look far awa
y. I don't want to see his expression when I tell my story.

Ok. Saan ba dapat ako magsimula??

Tinignan ko muna sya. I can see the trouble in his eyes... But still... He is pa
tiently waiting for me to speak.
I have to get over this... I have to spill out the truth.

I took a deep and look away...
"I lied. "

"What?" he said irritated.

"I said...Not a word... or do you still want me to continue?"

He shrugged....

"Shoot..."

Umiling ako. He's always the impatient one.

I recalled our elementary days. Even on those days. I was already attracted to h
im. He was sooo cute but he was sooo grouchy. Napaka-moody... Bata pa, parang ga
lit na sa mundo. I always smiled at him, hoping that I can chase his gloom away.
I know I was successful a few times, because I caught him smiling back at me. T
hat's when I thought that his grouchy self was only a facade.
I smiled at the memory.

"Remember when we were little... We were inseparable???" I said..." how I miss t
hose days. But I know, we weren't always like that. Nung kakatransfer mo pa lang
, para ngang lagi kang nandidiri sa kin non. Alam kong mataba ako non. At noon p
a lang gwapo ka na" I laughed... And I heard him chuckled...

"You're such a moody boy. Kalalaking tao, hindi maintindihan ang ugali." I laugh
ed again..."But not until the time I broke down. Do you remember that?"

I suddenly looked at him. He looked back at me and he nodded.

Tumingin ako sa mga bituin...

"After I went back to school. I lied to you and I kept on lying to you. I don't
know why I can't bring myself to tell you the truth... Maybe because, at last, y
ou're already opening up and I don't want to chase you away. And maybe because w
e're finally friends? Or maybe I'm just ashamed of my condition. I don't know."

I looked at him again and he looks confused...

"I told you I had asthma attacks." umiling ako...."But I didn't... I don't have
asthma... I never had..."

Here it goes...

Tumingin ulit ako sa langit...

"My grandfather died of heart failure. Unfortunately... I inherited it. But what
's more, I was born with a weak heart. Since birth I've been struggling with it.
.. That day when you tore up our project, I had a major heart attack then... But
as you can see... I recovered. I never had one after that... We were hopeful t
hat I've outgrown it but we were wrong."

I touched my heart.

I'm slowly beginning to feel hazy. The pendant is doing it's job to keep me calm
, to the point of putting me to sleep.

I have to finish my story before I went blank. Para matapos na to.

"Remember when I walked out on you? The night of our prom? I had the worst heart
attack in my life... I almost died..." I paused. "Luckily, they found me a dono
r that night and they immediately performed a transplant."

I heard his gasp. But I refused to look at him...

"I never had the chance to call you. I was out in a coma for 5 months... And whe
n I woke up, I was already in the States... I got hold of my cellphone after a f
ew months when my mom thought it was ok for me to contact some of my friends..."
I looked at him..." Ikaw ang unang tinawagan ko."

I looked at him and it looks like he's in pain at hindi ko matagalan ito, I look
ed away immediately.

"Unfortunately, you changed numbers... I called all our old friends... Pero wala
ng nakakaalam ng number mo. Nagtransfer ka na daw at hindi nila alam kung saan k
a hahagilapin. I tried to trace you, even sa facebook. Kahit alam kong wala kang
hilig mag-social networking... I tried my luck... Pero as you can see... Hindi
pa rin kita nahanap."

I Paused.

"Chloe...." He said but I stopped him...

"I'm still not finished Dyllan..."

Silence...

"When I first saw you here in campus... I was so intimidated by you. I thought i
t will be best for you to not know of my existence here in school..."

Tinignan nya ako ng nakakaloka. "So I was scared of you... You are really intimi
dating... So shoot me. "

I chuckled. And looked away again... "Unfortuntely, we meet again... And you ch
anged! You changed a lot!"

"I'm sorry about that... I regretted most of the things I did, especially to you
... I'm really sorry Chlow..."

"As I've said earlier... I already forgave you. No reason for me to have any gru
dge."

I'm really starting to feel dizzy.

"Can we continue inside... I can barely hold myself up... " I said while I'm ya
wning. I have to fight the pendant a little more. Just a little more. Then I'm d
one...


Dyllan

Pumasok kami sa kwarto nya... Umupo sya sa kama at inayos ang mga unan para magi
ng sandalan... I can see that she's trying to fight off her sleep.

I can't believe what I heard! Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko...

I am suck a FOOL!!

I thought badly about her. I judged her before knowing the truth.

Gustong kong yakapin sya. Ask for her forgiveness over and over again... I'm so
ashamed of what I did... It is unforgivable...

And yet. She forgive me.. Without holding any grudges!!! How could I think badly
about her!

Umupo ako sa tabi nya.

If only I could rewind the time.... If only I knew. But that is no excuse for wh
at I did. Just the thought of the things I did to her rips my heart out... She d
idn't deserve it... I am so ashamed of myself...

"Chlow...." I wisphered.... "I'm so sorry...." I closed my eyes and I held her h
and..."I didn't know.. I'm so sorry..." I feel like my heart is ripping off my c
hest. Maalala ko pa lang ang mga nagawa ko sa kanya. I feel like a monster!

"Don't worry about it.. As I've said, I don't hold any grudges..." she smiled at
me and that makes me even more horrible... Kahit na gaano kasama ang ginawa ko
sa kanya mabuti pa rin ang trato nya sa kin!!

"How can I ever make it up to you?" I asked...

She yawned again... she looks really sleepy but she's trying hard to fight it.
"I just need a favor..."

"Anything..."

She sighed...

"I need to be emotionally stable right now... I don't need any more complication
s... The thing is Dyllan..." She paused... "whenever you're near... Kulang na la
ng maghyperventilate ako..." She chuckled..."I don't need that right now... I'm
trying to prolong my life just a little bit further..."

Nagtaka ako... She said she already had a heart transplant.

"What? I don't understand...."

She closed her eyes.... But she kept on talking...

"Yeah... I had... ummmmm.... We just found out that my new heart is defective.."
she chuckled again then shrugged... "Maybe I'm really meant to die young..."

No!!!!!

I stared at her in disbelief...

She's dying?
"This..." She said showing me her big pendant... "Is keeping me alive... So it s
eems... It's regulating my heart... Keeping me stable. Josh gave it to me. So he
and Dr. Jin can monitor me.... "She said in staggered sentences. She's slowly d
rifting off to sleep.

"Josh is right. I don't need complications right now. I don't know how long I ha
ve. Weeks.... Months.... I don't know. So I ask you... to... just keep your... d
istance... it's best for both of us... please..."

How can I keep my distance??

Hinintay ko ang iba pa nyang mga sasabihin... I didn't notice that I've been cle
nching my fist so hard that it almost turned to white....

I've waited for a few more minute... She was already silent. She's asleep.

"Chloe.." I got close to her and I held her.... She's breathing heavily..

I stroke her hair. How could I have done those horrible things to her. I really
feel like a monster.

"I'm so sorry... "I whispered...." I didn't know.... Bakit ikaw pa..."tears are
now coming down my eyes. I don't care if I look pathetic. I don't want to let h
er go... Baka kapag bumitaw ako, mawala na lang sya.

"You can't die... "I whispered.

I held her heart... I can feel the vibrations coming from the pendant.. Now I kn
ow.... Josh is keeping her safe. He found ways to stable her....

Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras ako sa kwarto ni Chloe. She slept like a rock. She
didn't notice that I was holding her till first showing of the sun.
But then again, I have to go... I can't afford to let Alex see me.... Baka maghy
sterical yon, makasama pa kay Chloe....

Before I went out... I searched for her cellphone.

And thank God I found it.

I dialed my number thru her phone, para magreflect ang number nya sa cellphone k
o.

I hugged her one last time and planted a kiss on her forehead.

"I will keep my distance. But I'm sorry Chlow... I can't let you go..."












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~~Chapter 13~~
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Chapter 13
Chloe
"Who the heck are you texting again!!!!!" Sabi ni Sky at biglang hinablot ang ce
llphone ko....
"Hey!!!!! Give that back!" sabi ko pero biglang tumalon sa likod ng salas....
AAARRRGGGGG!!!! Talaga naman tng babaeng to, kahit kelan talaga.... NAPAKAPASAWA
Y!!!!
Nagtatatakbo si sky paikot-ikot sa guest house nila Zia. Nag-ninja moves pa at i
nakyat ng mabilis ang mezzanine at kinalkot ng kinalokot ang cellphone ko..... W
e've been in Zia's house for about 3 days, we haven't planned on having a vacati
on here... it just happened.... My mom forgot to tell me that she has a business
meeting at LA and she has to leave the day after I arrived home... ang solusyon
nya... isama ako sa LA... The thing is.... Ayokong sumama.... Sobrang boring do
on.... And she'll just leave me in my hotel room... not to mention that I have a
n appointment with Dr. Jin... he'll be coming from South Korea before we go to A
lex's Resthouse in Ilocos...
Kaya ayun... to the rescue sila Zia and the rest of the gang.... They came to my
house unannounced and charmed my mom.... And I must admit,,, they are very effe
ctive on the charming part.... Coz, first.... Their families are ver prominent..
.. And from their looks... mukha naman silang mapagkakatiwalaan... especially if
Alex and Sky tried their best to look as innocent as possible.... Natatawa na n
ga lang ako deep inside... parang suuuuuppppeeeerrr bait nila alex at sky nung k
aharap ang mommy ko..... if she only knew kung gaano kasutil yung 2 yun... hahah
ahahahaha!
Kaya eto kami ngayon at ginugulo ang guest house nila Zia...
Currently, nasa photoshoot si Alex for an ad campaign sa Makati... si Zia naman
is at the mall with her mom, buying supplies and all those foods... at para kam
ing mga pacman dito, hindi ko nga akalain na agad agad naming mauubos lahat ng s
upplies dito sa guesthouse ng 1 araw lang.... grabe makalamon ang mga babaeng yo
n! Nagtataka lang ako... bakit hindi tumataba???? Malamang na maraming alligator
sa katawan! Hahahaha! Josh nakasubsob ang mukha sa computer at kung ano anong e
nhancement sa program ng pendant ko ang ginagawa.... Which is good because I can
't feel anything anymore aside from the tingling sensations that the pendant emi
ts. Sabi rin ni Dr. Jin, via video chat, that report from the program is better
than expected.... But still, the option for a transplant is still their priority
... Joshua on the other hand is trying his best to fix me, dahil alam nyang hind
i ako pumapayag sa transplant.... I just cross my fingers that he'll figure some
thing out.
Kung yun 3 busy-busihan.. kami naman ni Sky naghahabulan! Worst part... I can't
keep up with her!!!! Hindi ko naman sya pwedeng habulin ng habulin, hihingalin n
a ko.. papagalitan pa ko ng feeling gwardya sibil na si Josh.... You may think t
hat he's harmless... but nooooo!!!!! Grabe! Ang higpit pala nyan!!! Kulang na la
ng lagyan nya ng sensor lahat ng kilos ko... as in daig ko pa ang preso.... Kahi
t ngayong nakatalikod sya at kung ano anong ginagawa sa computer, he knows that
I'm chasing Sky...
He looked at me and glared at both of us and I rolled my eyes....
Naupo na nga lang ako sa couch and pouted....
"Josh... if you don't want me to chase her.. then do something! Get me back my c
ellphone!!!!" I said irritated....
DEADMA!!!!
Arrrrgggg!!! As usual!!! GRRRRRR!!!!!
"Sky... if you do not give me back my cellphone this instant.. I swear... I'll..
... Ummmm.... I'll..... "
"You'll what Chloe... " She said playfully and she stick her tongue out at me...
.
I rolled my eyes.... Haaaaaaayyyy... kung batang isip lang talaga ang pag-uusapa
n.... Number 1 si sky.... Or tie sila sa number 1 spot ni Alex....
"Hmmmm..... ibibigay ko naman to sa yo e .. but not until you tell me kung sino
ang kausap mo... ang weird mo kasi this past few days.... Pindot ka ng pindot ta
pos bigla kang hahagikgik o tatawa! Ano ka nababaliw?" she said reading my text
messages!!! "Hmmmm..... 'Good morning pumpkin....' Pumpkin daw!!!! Ano ka kalaba
sa!!! Hahahahahaha!!!" Arrrrggggg!!!!! Loka-loka talaga to!!! "' How are you tod
ay????' ANG SWITIK NAMAN E!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"She said trying to change her
voice imitating a guy.... " Hmmmmmm .... 'Superman.....' sino sya??? Feeling su
per hero?"
"WHY YOU!!!! That's private!!!!!! " Susugurin ko na sana sya ng biglang hawakan
ako sa bewang ni Josh at iniupo ng matino....
"Calm down ok..... look..." sabi ni Josh at tinuro yung graph na nasa monitor...
. Ooooppppssss.... Medyo abnormal....
"and you..." sabi ni Josh kay Sky... " Give that back... it's rude to snatch one
's cellphone... "
"Not until you trace the number..."
Nagtitigan lang silang dalawa.... It's as if their challenging each other.... At
ayaw parehong magpatalo!
"I have better things to do than trance a prepaid account.... And besides, whoev
er that is, is doing a good job in making chloe's heart stable.... "
Kumunot ang noo ni Sky.. ako rin nagtaka.... Bakit alam nyang prepaid yung numbe
r....
Biglang natawa si Sky.... " And you are telling me that it's rude to get other p
eople's cell! E nauna ka pa palang pakialaman yung cellphone ni Chloe! Curious k
a rin ano!!!! "
Napakamot na lang ng ulo si Josh... at napangiti...
"Sorry Chloe.... I have to find out who you're texting... "
I looked at him in disbelief.... But on second thought... I shrugged.. gusto ko
rin naman malaman kung sino yung mystery man... bigla na lang kasing nagtext yun
.... Parang naligaw lang... sinabi ko na lang na wrong send.... But he texted ba
ck... mukha namang mabait and he makes me laugh... I know it's bad to communicat
e to a total stranger but my curiosity got the better of me... I asked so many t
imes kung anong pangalan nya.. tawagin ko na lang daw syang superman.... Coincid
ent naman na fave ko si superman.... Laitin nyo na na pero gusto ko talaga sya..
.. Kaya iniimagine ko na lang na ang kausap ko ay si Clark Kent... ang gwapo kas
i nya don sa Smallville... hihihihihihihi....
"Soooo... did you find out anything??? " tanong ko...
"It's prepaid.... " sabi lang ni Josh at bumalik na sa computer nya...
Nag-ninja moves na naman si Sky at tumalon mula sa mezzanine.... She landed on t
he couch.... Umiling ako... I really can't get enough of this girl! sobrang hype
r!
"Nothing.... "
"Huh!!!! " Sabi ni Sky at lumapit kay Josh... "You are one of the most gifted br
ains in the universe and you haven't found anything????"
"So???? " Sabi lang ni Josh....
"I can't believe you!" Sky said leaning on Josh so that their heads are just inc
hes from each other.... " You are the one who's soooooooo overprotective with C
hloe and all you have to say is So???"
"Ummmm guys.... " Sabi ko.. trying to break them up.... Baka naman kung saang aw
ay mauwi yan... but knowing Josh... hindi nya papatulan si Sky.... Or so I hope.
... Medyo maraming stress si Josh lately,, baka mainis....
"So what, sky? " Josh smiled wickedly.. he knows that he's irritating her... at
mas lalo ngang nairita si skya sa ngisi ni Josh... "all I know that he's using a
local prepaid sim but he's outside the Philippines.... Just let it be... I thin
k he's harmless.... And as I've said.... Whoever he is, he's making her happy an
d stable... that's my main concern.... Nothing else... I won't waste my time tra
cing him... " sabi ni Josh at tumingin na sa monitor. Ignoring Sky completely...
.
"But aren't you curious enough?"
"Nah..... "
Nairita ng bonggang bongga si Sky.... "Catch" sabi nya sa kin at ibinato sa kin
yung cellphone.... Ibinalik nya ang pansin nya kay Josh "Harmless daw a... tigna
n natin.. kung may ginawang masama yan kay Chloe... KASALANAN MO!!!! Everything
that you're working on will go down the drain if something happened to her!!!! M
akapag-swimming na nga lang.... "
"Ummmm sky... promise I'll be fine and besides... nabasa mo na rin naman yung ib
ang text... mukha namang mabait diba?"
She looked at me seriously.... "Ok.. whatever.... Just be careful.... Hindi ka d
apat nagtitiwala ng ganon ganon na lang sa ibang tao.. mas lalo na sa mga hindi
mo kakilala... you don't know their intentions.... " Tumalikod sya..."Concern la
ng ako... "
Na-guilty naman ako...
"Thanks Sky.... Promise... I'll be cautious... "
"Whatever... " at lumabas na sya papuntang pool.
I Sighed... tama naman si sky e.... pero ...... hmmmm..... sobrang curious lang
kasi ako sa kausap ko.... Kaya parang hindi ko magawang i-ignore ang mga message
s.... It is also one thing that I can tell everything with a total stranger....
Actually naikwento ko na sa kanya lahat ng mga pinagdadaanan ko.... Hindi ko nam
an kasi sya kilala and vice versa.... No use in trying to hide anythings.... Hin
di naman kami magkikita ever...
But I'll try again to ask his name.... baka sakaling sagutin na nya ako....

Me: 'Hey... Do I really have an idea who you are? What's your real name???"
It took him a few minutes to answer...
Superman: 'You'll know my secret identity.... Superheroes don't reveal their tru
e self.... "
Me: 'As if..... ang kapal ng mukha mo.. pangangatawanan mo talagang superhero ka
?! Ano nga..... what's your real name?'
Superman: 'alright... your getting paranoid.... Just don't tell anybody that I'm
.... '
PUTOL!
Me: 'Can you text that again? Naputol e... please.... =)'
Superman:' I said..... I'm Clark....... Clark Kent..... LOL! Always at your serv
ice Ma'am! =)'
AAAAARRRRRGGGGG... ang kulit!!!!!!!!
Me: 'what's the big deal of not telling me your name? it's as if we'll ever meet
....'
Superman: 'let's just leave it this way... in that case we can be ourselves and
talk about anything under the sun... I love talking to you and I don't want that
to change... to ease your mind.... I'm definitely harmless... really.... '
O sige na nga... as if naman mag-me-meet kami....
Napangiti na lang ako.... Hindi ko alam kung bakit panatag ang loob ko sa kausap
ko... I really do feel that he's harmless... it's as if I can say anything to h
im.... Maybe that's the wonders of texting... you can't see who you're talking t
o.... Siguro,,, ganun na nga yon...

***
"We're home!!!!" Sabi ni Zia, entering the guest house with 3 maids in tow, carr
ying bags full of foods and supplies...
"Ang dami naman ng pinamili nyo! Parang apat lang kaming guest nyo dito a... " s
abi ko...
"Oo nga 4 lang kayo.. pero naubos nyo na kagad yung pagkain ng 1 araw lang na go
od for 5 days! Dadating na naman si Alex mamaya.... Hindi matigil sa kakanguya y
on!"
Natawa ako... kung sabagay... tama sya... hindi nga tumitigil ng kakanguya iyon.
..
"And besides.... My mom doesn't want us to "starve"... especially that guy... "
Sabi ni Zia na tinuturo si Josh na nakasalampak sa libro na kinatulugan nito...
"Hay si josh.... " sabi ko habang umiiling... "He's been working too hard... na-
g-guilty naman ako.... It's suppose to be his vacation too and all he does is re
search, research, research.... "
"Hey...." Sabay yakap ni Zia sa kin.... " Don't feel like that.... Ako man, kung
ganyan ako katalino, I'll do the same thing... and besides... You're not the on
ly one who'll benefit from it... kapag nasolusyonan nya yang pasaway na puso mo.
... Others, like you, will benefit too... just think of it that being Josh and D
r. Jin's genea pig will benefit mankind... "
"HAHAHAHAHA! Ano ba yun!" I said amused at her way of thinking.... "I'm feeling
much better actually, what they're doing must be really effective.... I hope tha
t they will rule out the transplant.... "
"Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best.... BTW... Where's Sky... "
"Nasa pool.... Nagkainisan sila kanina ni Josh.... Ayun... nag-walk out.... "
Umiling si Zia... "Those two.... Anyway.... My mom said dinner will be ready in
a few minutes.... Do you want to come with me at the main house? mukhang wala ka
ng kausap dito.... Yung isa tulog.. yung 1 nagsisintir... "
"OK.... Sure...."

As we walk our way to the main house... I can't help but admire my surroundings.
.. the place is like a personal haven.. the garden is well maintained... mukhang
mahilig sa nature ang family nila Zia... I met Zia's mom and she is sooo beauti
ful, she looks like an angel... the older version of Zia.... Simple, Napakabait
and very accommodating... noong una nahihiya ako sa kanya but she went out of he
r way to make me comfortable... She is so kind... no wonder si Zia ay napakabait
din... she took after her mom...
"Kelan ang balik nila Charles at Tito Zack.. Would they be joining us in Ilocos?
" tanong ko...
Pumunta daw sila Charles sa England together with Tito Zack... May inasikasong n
egosyo and they're trying to tie some business deals with one of the most promin
ent families there...
I really admire Charles... Whenever school's out, negosyo ang inaasikaso... Sabi
ni Zia na Hindi naman sila inuubliga ni Tito Zack, pero kusa silang tumutulong.
I really admire their family... They're very ideal
"Subukan lang nilang hindi sumipot sa Ilocos... Lagot sila kay Ninang Tanya....
" Bigla syang natawa... nagtaka naman ako.... Terror ba sya?
Tanya Ramirez Fajardo, the very famous super model/photographer. The mom of Alex
, now the owner of Models Inc.. the most prestigious modeling agency around the
world... She's very accomplished and for that, mukhang very intimidating...
"Nakakatakot naman yun.... Nangangain ba ng buhay yon? "
Natawa na naman sya.... Mas lalo tuloy akong nacuroius...
"You'll meet her soon... you can judge for yourself... "
"E yung Daddy ni Alex? Parang napaka intimidating. Parang ngayon pa lang nahihiy
a na ako sa kanila... " palaging laman ng business and lifestyle magazine si Mr
. Andrew Fajardo... The Fajardo empire has really grown big as in BIG... and the
one responsible is Alex's dad...
The magazines refer to Alex's parents as the power couple....
"Si Ninong Andrew? Faade lang ang mga pinapakita nya sa press.... Kunwari lang yu
ng stone face na yon.... Kung malaman mo lang yung love story nila ninang Tanya.
... Malalaman mo na pusong mammon pala sya.... Well... let's just say that our m
oms change the life perspective of the most powerful men in the continent.... "
she said smiling....
I've read about their families.... Yes they are intimidating, dahil sa mga accom
plishments nila.... I just hope that Alex's family is just like the Montemayors.
Despite of all the riches, they remain to be down to earth and people oriented.
... Pero base from Alex's personality, who is soooooo down to earth makulit at i
sip bata.... You can guess the personality of the parents from their offsprings,
diba.... I hope...
We entered from the backdoor and into the kitchen....
"MOM WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????" Sabi ni Zia the moment we saw her mom in the k
itchen...
"Why? This is my kitchen.." Sabi ni Tita Charlie...
Kinuha ni Zia yung frying pan na hawak ni Tita Charlie....
"Ma.... Diba ilang beses ka ng ban dito sa kitchen?"
"I'm just going to fry some of these... " She said referring to the French fries
in the kitchen counter....
"Hayaan mo na sa mga chef yan.... Iyan nga ang puropose ni Dad kung bakit nila h
i-nire sila para hindi ka na papasok dito sa kitchen.... "
"Well, susubukan ko lang naman.. para kasing madali lang... I'm just going to fr
y it.. nothing else.... "
"Remember the time that you are going to fry something? And the whole kitchen ex
ploded..... " sabi ni Zia....
"That was a long time ako.... I know.. I'm better than before.... "
"Don't risk it na lang Ma.. or else I'll call Ninang Tanya... susugod yon dito..
. "
Natawa na lang si Tita Charlie....
Hala!!!! Mukhang terror nga ata yung mommy ni Alex... nagawa pang panakot ni Zia
sa Mommy nya....
"Alright, alright.... Hi Chloe.... Don't mind Zia.... Paranoid lang lang.... " S
he said leading us out of the kitchen.... "Doon na lang tayo mag-intay sa salas.
... I think dinner will be ready in a few minutes.... "
Nagpunta kami sa salas... the place is full of beautiful paintings and I was so
mesmerized by them...
"You like it?" tanong ni Tita Charlie... habang umuupo kami sa couch...
I nodded...
"You can have one if you like.... Just choose your favorite... " She said smilin
g... at nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko...
"No.no.no.... Naku po.. nakakahiya naman.... Hindi na lang po... I really can't
accept such an expensive gift... "
Natawa si Tita Charlie...
"Hindi expensive yan..." Sabi ni Zia...
Hmmmm? Panong hindi expensive... sa estado ng buhay nila, imposible naman na mum
urahin lang ang mga nakasabit na paintings dito...
"My mom painted them.... " Zia said proudly...
"What??? Really po??? Grabe po!!!! You are so talented!!!" Sabi ko.... Sooo amaz
ed...
Tita Charlie just smiled at me... " Hindi naman... Hindi pa ako papantay kay Pic
asso... Hahahaha"
"But they are sooo good.... Buhay na buhay... " Sabi ko...
"Gusto nga ni Daddy na i-gallery yang mga yan... napaka dami pa nga sa studio ny
a... you should check it out ..."
"Dadating din tayo dyan... kapag nakaipon pa ko ng mas marami.... " sabi ni Tita
Chalie...
"I know it'll be a success.... " sabi ko....
"Sige ma.. kung hindi mo pa i-gallery yan.. i-po-post na naming ni Chales yan sa
internet at i-a-auction naming!"
Natawa lang si Tita Charlie....
"Hmmmm... on second thoughts... you can have 2 or three auctioned, and let me kn
ow the feedback... para malaman ko kung pwede ko na talagang i-gallery ang mga y
an.... "
"OK!" Zia said excitedly.... " Basta hati na kami ni Charles sa mapagbebentahan
a! hahahahaha!!!"
"Baka Php 100 lang mabenta ng 1 nyan... " sabi ni Tita Charlie...
"More like Php100,000..." Sabi ko... " It's really good po.. and I know my paint
ings.... " I smiled
"Thanks Chloe.... You gave me more confidence.... We'll see... "
Tumayo si Zia.... " Wait lang a... I'll just get my cellphone ... I'll inform Ch
arles.... So we can make plans.... Papagawa na rin ako ng site.... " She said ex
citedly... " Dad will be thrilled!!!" at iniwan na kami ni Tita Charlie...
"She's just like that when she's excited about something... parang walang bukas.
... "
"You should be really proud of them... " sabi ko...
"very... They're more than treasures to me.. " she said looking at me intently..
.. She's so beautiful talaga... so elegant and regal.. parang hindi makabasag pi
nggan... pero wag ka... kwento sa kin dati ni Zia na takas girl din daw ang momm
y nya at kung saan saan napapadpad, kasama ng mommy ni Alex....
"Chloe... I hope you don't mind... and I really don't want to intrude... but the
re's something I want to tell you.... "
Hala..... ano kaya yun....
"Ummmm... ano po yon?"
Lumapit sya sa kin....
" I knew that Zia, well, not just Zia, but all of you are hiding something.... D
on't get me wrong... I don't want to intrude, but I think it is something import
ant and base from my observation for the past few days that you are here... that
it has something to do with you health?"
Bigla akong napahawak sa pendant ko....
"How.... 'm mean po... How.... Did... " I stammered...
"How did I found out? " She said smiling.... As if she's encouraging me to open
up and that there's nothing to be afraid of....
"Well,,, let just say that I am a very keen observer.... And at one point I over
heard a conversation that you Josh and the doctor from the videochat are convers
ing about your heart.... "
Oh Gosh!!!! She knew.....
"Please... Tita.... Please don't tell my mom.... We are doing everything naman p
o to make it better.... " I begged...
"Oh Chloe.... " Lumapit sya sa kin at niyakap ako....
Napaluha ako..... it's as if I was really comforted by her embrace.... Because I
can feel her sincerity...
"Please po tita, I beg you... wag nyo pong sasabihin sa mommy ko.... "
"Why? I mean, she's your mom and she has the right to know if her child is in da
nger or something.... Is it that grave? "
I nodded my head... at ikwinento ko sa kanya lahat ang sitwasyon ko.... At ang r
ason kung bakit ayaw kong sabihin sa mommy ko...
Natahimik sya... trying to understand my situation....
"I know what you feel.... Alam kong ayaw mong pag-alalahanin ang mommy mo.. and
I know that you want to enjoy the rest of your life especially now that your cou
nting your remaining days ..."
Nagbuntong hininga sya....
"But look at it also on the parents point of view.... If Zia has a terminal illn
ess at binibilang na lang ang araw nya... tapos malaman ko ito, huli na.... It w
ill surely break my heart... I really don't know what I'll do.. dahil masasayang
ang mga oras n asana ay mas pahalagahan.... Kung natatakot ka na ilayo ko nya s
a mga kaibigan mo... then maybe should let her see your side... I'm 100% positiv
e that she'll understand.... I'm a mom too.... "
Huminga ako ng malalim... tama si Tita Charlie.... I just assumed na ilalayo nya
ako ... hindi ko pa naman nasubukan na kausapin sya ng masinsinsan....
I wiped my tears.... And I looked at Tita Charlie with great admiration....
Charles and Zia is very blessed to have a mom like her....
"Thank you Tita.... Pagdating po ni Mommy from the States.. I'll tell her everyt
hing and make her see my point of view so that we can meet half way.... "
NIyakap nya ulit ako...
"That's my girl.... "
"Pero , since wala pa naman si Mommy dito,, I might as well make the most of my
time and enjoy our vacation at Ilocos... "
She chuckled....
"Yeah, you do that.... You have all your friends to take care of you and you can
add me on the list.... And yur Tito Zack... "
I Smiled.... Feeling ko talagang nadagdagan na naman ang pamilya ko....
"Thank you po.... "
"Ok... sige enough of the drama.. baka sabihin ni Zia pinaiyak kita.... She can
also be very protective... "
Tumayo na sya....
"Mind if you call Sky and Josh? Alex won't be spending the night. Tumawag sa kin
si Tanya, her mom.... Na-extend ang photoshoot... kaya hindi dito matutulog si
Alex... we can eat na.... "
"Sure po tita.... "
Lumabas na ako ng main house at pumunta na ako sa guest house...
I can't help but smile... feeling ko sobrang gaan ng loob ko.... Tita Charlie is
really sensible.... She made me see things.... Oo nga naman... I've been selfis
h for shutting out my mom from the things that's happening to me....
Now I knew better.... Lahat naman ng mga bagay napag-uusapan....
I entered the guesthouse.... Madilim... siguro tulog pa rin si Josh... at siguro
si Sky nasa pool pa rin...
As I entered the living room.. I stopped on my tracks at nanlaki ang mga mata ko
....
What da! Hindi ko ineexpect iyon a!!!!
Josh is still dozing off in front of the computer while sky is holding the book
that Josh was reading earlier on her right hand.. Sky is leaning on Josh... And
she's kissing part of Josh's head!!!!!!!
OOOOHHHH MMMMYYYY GGGOOOSSSSHHHH!!!!!!!
SKY HAS FEELINGS FOR JOSH!!!!!!








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AN....
Thanks Cassandra for the edits..... and.....
Thanks ms. ass_kicker29 for putting up the FALCON UNIVERSITY FB GROUP!
buhay na buhay ang group.... keep up the good work! and for those of you who hav
en't enrolled yet.. eto po ang link...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/368898226545146/
maki gulo na lang kayo anytime
hindi ko pa po alam kung kelan ang next UD..... baka matagalan ulit.... soooo BZ
right now..... abangan nyo na lang ang mga susunod na kabanata...
anyways... there's a new character here..... hulaan nyo na lang kung sino sya in
the future.... :)

Chapter 14

Chloe

"We are all riding together and that is final..." Tita Charlie said firmly while
Alex pouted.

"Bakit ba kasi hindi na lang ako nakasabay kila mommy? Nandito na pala ang kumag
na yan... May bitbit pang maligno!!!" Alex whispered to me.. Referring to Charl
es and Dyllan, who are now comfortably sitting at one of the couches...

"Just get over it Alex. You're being so childish." Charles said nonchalantly.

We were riding the Montemayor's private bus going to Ilocos. Everybody agreed th
at it'll be more fun going there on the road rather than flying... Pero nag-deto
ur sa airport ang bus at pi-nick-up si Charles at Dyllan, na kakalanding lang ng
private plane nila from UK. Tito Zack was also there pero may kailangan pa daw
syang tapusin sa office kaya susunod na lang daw sya bukas, sabay na daw sila ng
Daddy ni Alex.

Ang akala kasi ni Alex, na sasabay na lang sa chopper sila Charles kila Tito Zac
k bukas, kaya mas ginusto nyang sumabas sa bus kesa sa mommy nya na nauna na kah
apon sa resort.

They were shocked when Charles and Dyllan climb in the bus... Ayun, nagsintir ng
nagsintir si Alex kaya pinagalitan ni Tita Charlie... hehehehehe.... Capable d
in pala syang magalit.. hehehehe

"What's with you and Charles? You treat yourselves like siblings before..." Sab
i ni Tita Charlie sitting at one of the couch beside Charles and Dyllan.

"Not anymore Tita... Ask him why.... Alika na nga, Chloe, doon na lang tayo sa b
edrooms." Sabi ni Alex at hinila na ako papuntang rear ng bus, kasunod ni Sky.
I looked back and gave an apologetic smile at Tita Charlie... Charles is right,
Alex is really acting so childish... I looked at Dyllan whose busy texting someo
ne... I shrugged.. Hindi rin naman nya ako pinapansin simula kaninang dumating s
ila, just a simple nod to acknowledge my presence, pagkatapos nun, wala na.....
Well, at least he's doing his part of the bargain... But why do I feel depressed
about it?

Alex threw herself at one of the bunk beds and I sat at the bed opposite her....
Sky climbed at the bunk bed on top of Alex...

Naiwan si Zia kasama sila Tita Charlie. At si Josh naman, as usual, nandon din,
at walang kamalay malay sa mga eksenang naganap dahil nakasubsob na naman sa lib
ro ang mukha... Sobrang nag-co-concentrate sa binabasa nya... Masyado syang engr
ossed.... I don't blame him.. Mukhang may nadiscover syang solusyon sa heart ko
and Dr. Jin is so excited about it, he can't wait until they've implemented the
enhancement on my pendant. Hindi na nga sya uuwi, aantayin na lang daw nya ang p
ag-uwi namin para may ilagay sa puso ko, and that means a very long syringe that
will pierce my heart.... Nyiiii!!! Naiisip ko pa lang natatakot na ko... But if
it can save my heart from deteriorating.... Why not? Sabi ni Josh, with the hel
p of the little thing that they will implant on my heart plus the pendant, it wi
ll work wonders and repair my heart. And in due time, pwede ko na i-let go ang p
endant... Dr. Jin said that my heart will be as good as new... I really hope tha
t it'll work...

Hmmm.... Speaking of Sky and Josh.... I haven't confronted Sky yet about what I
saw on Zia's guesthouse... Nung nagpapansin ako, kunwari wala akong nakita.... H
ehehehehe... I have to get to the bottom of this first bago ko sya komprontahin.
Ang galling nyang magtago ng feelings nya, who would ever know that she likes J
osh? Come to think of it, maybe that's the reason why Sky keeps on bullying Josh
because she's actually catching Josh's attention or maybe she's just hiding her
true feelings... But what about Josh? Why does he keeps on tagging alone with A
lex and Sky? May feelings din ba sya kay Sky? O baka naman kay Alex??? Hmmmm...
.. This vacation is starting to sound interesting....

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Sabi sa kin ni Sky...

"Hmmmm??? Nothing...." I said.... Pero nginitian ko sya ng nakakaloka....

Ooooppppsss... May nag-text....Hehehehe.... That saved me from a confrontation..
..
I picked up my cellphone and I smiled when I read who it came from...
Superman: Hey beautiful, what are you up to?

"Alam ko na kung sino na naman kausap nyan. Wipe that grin off your face.. You l
ook like a cheshire cat! It's ridiculous!" sabi ni Sky and I stick my tongue out
at her and laughing at the same time.

"Hmmmp... Inggit ka lang... Dahil may ka-text mate ako..."

She rolled her eyes... "Whatever.... Just bear in mind what I told you earlier..
. If he's a scum, then I'll hunt him down... You have to tell him that... I can
have other means in tracing that maniac... Josh is not the only one around who c
an do that..." She said at humiga na sya, leaving me and my superman in our own
world...

Hay nako.. Whatever!
Humiga din ako...

Me: I'm off to Ilocos with my friends... and you?

Superman: On vacation...

Hmmm... Sabihin ko kayang tine-trace sya ng mga kaibigan ko... Ano kayang magigi
ng reaction nya?

Me: You're still out of the country?

Superman: How did you know?

Me: Well.... Ummm... You know.... My friends are really curious about you.... I'
m really sorry... But Josh tried to trace your number and he said that you're u
sing a local prepaid sim but you are out of the country....
Ano kayang sasabihin nito?
I've waited for a few minute...
hala!!! Hindi na ata sumagot!!!

After a while biglang tumunog yung cp... At dalidali kong pinindot...

Superman: Do you already know who I am?

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag.. He's still talking to me... Thank God!
Me: Actually.... no... But I don't know if Josh already knows, and he's just kee
ping it for himself... He didn't give any information except that you are not ar
ound the country. Are you someone that I know? Are you from Falcon University or
something? Are you one of my classmates? Do you know me personally or have we c
asually met?

Superman: So many questions pumpkin! Hahahaha!
Me: Hey, I'm just curious.... C'mon.... Can you spare me just one answer? Kahit
ano sa questions ko, mamili ka na lang.. pleeeeaaseee....

Minutes have passed pero hindi pa rin sumasagot....
AAARRRGGG! Ano ba!!! Napaparanaoid na ako ng bonggang bongga!

When I almost texted him na wag na lang nyang sagutin ang mga tanong ko, bigla n
aman tumunog!
WEEEEEEE!!!!!

Superman: I'm from Falcon.. And who would not know the beautiful Chloe Vega... Y
ou are quite popular around campus... Especially the time when you crash landed
from the sky... =)

OH SHOCKS!!! He was at the football field when we've crash landed in Josh's beet
le!

Me: OMG!!!!! You saw me???
Superman: Who would ever not? The whole school was there...

"OHHH MYYYY GOOOOSSSHHH!!!!" I squealed!!! At bigla na lang naramdaman kong suma
lpok ang mukha ko sa isang unan.

"SKY!!! What the heck!!!" I said...

Tawa ng tawa si Sky... "If you can only see yourself in the mirror!!! Parang kan
g hindi matae na bulate dyan!!! Kinikilig ka na naman dyan sa feeling superman n
a textmate mo!"

"So???? So what kung kinikilig ako? Inggit ka?" I said teasingly and I looked at
her meaningfully...
Sumimangot sya...

"Bat ako maiinggit?! Wala akong pakialam sa mga lab lab na yan!" Tumalikod na na
man...
Oh Well..... Tignan lang natin Sky... Walang pakialam a...

Tumabi sa higaan ko si Alex...

"So, what's the news about your secret admirer?? Did he spill already?"

"Ano ka ba? Hindi ko sya Secret Admirer... Text mate lang..."

"Whatever... Ano na??? Umamin na ba?" she said excitedly...
"Hindi pa... Pero taga FU sya... And he knows me...."

"AYYYY SSHHHOOOCCCKKKSSS!!! He could be anyone!" Hehehehe... Kinikilig .. hehehe
hehe.... "Call him!"

"No way!"

"Call him!!!" she persuaded me again...

"Nooooo waaaaaayyyyyy!.."

"What are you scared of??? Mabuti nga yan na alam natin na taga FU, so ibig sabi
hin.. He's not a psycho stalker. But wait.... How can we be sure that he's our s
chool mate?"

"Pretty sure... He saw us land with Josh's beetle... And who would know that but
us? The law abiding citizens of FU! Wala namang nakakalabas na balita sa FU dib
a? " I said giggling...

"Now I'm really curious... Give me that!!!" At hinablot ang cellphone!!!

"Alex!!!!"

"Just tell me that you're not in the least bit curious and I won't call him...."

Hmmmm.... Yeah.... I'm really curious... But I really don't know if I want to kn
ow his true identity... He could be my geek classmate... That will ruin the imag
e that I've had in my mind! Or he could be one of the royals.. or the more popul
ar guys... or.. or...

But before I could decide... Alex already pushed the call button....
"Hey!!!"

I tried to grab my cellphone but she shoved me away....

"Stay put ka lang dyan.... Ako bahala sa yo."

"Hindi sasagot yan...." Pero pano kung sumagot? My curiosity got the better of m
e, kaya inintay ko na lang din kung sasagot o hindi....

Nag-intay kami ni Alex. Pero dumiretso sa voice mail...

She tried again...

"Isa pa... Kapag ito hindi nya sinagot, wag mo ng i-text ito kahit kelan... Ni-
redial nya yung phone...

We waited again.. Mukhang didiretso na naman sa voicemail.. Sa tagal na di sinas
agot... Oh well....

"Hello...."

OMG!!!! Sumagot!!!! "AAYAYYYIIIIIIII!!!! OMG Give it to me! Give it to me!!!!" b
ut Alex shoved me away again...

"Ano ba! I want to talk to him!" Sabi ko....

"Wait, wait, wait...." Sabini alex.... "hey superman...."

Sinenyasan ako ni Alex na idikit yung tenga ko at the other side of the phone...
So both of us can hear the other end....

"Hey....."
Ayyyy shocks kinikilig ako!!!! His voice is deep... As in sexy deep... But isn't
it a little too deep???

"Chloe here... So superman....What's your real name? Para naman hindi awkward...
"

Silence at the other end....
"You're not Chloe... You're alex... I know Chloe's voice..."

Napanganga kaming dalawa....
"What the!!!" sabi ni Alex....

'Well, if you don't mind... You might as well give back her phone so I can talk
to the REAL Chloe and not the poser..."

"POSER DAW!!!" Alex shrugged and gave me my phone back... "kausapin mo na nga ya
n...."

I was hesitant at first... Ano bang sasabihin ko sa kanya? nyiiii... Kinakabahan
ako....

"H..Hi?"

"Hello Chloe..." AYYYY SHOCKSSSS!!!! OOOMMMGGG!!!!

"Hello Superman... ummmm... ummmm...."
He chuckled....

"I don't really know what to say... This is just too sudden... Ito kasing si Ale
x..."

Alex just made a face.. At inilapit nya ang tenga nya sa likod ng phone...

"It's good to hear your voice...." sabi nya... His voice is really unusually low
....

"Yeah... Same here.... Finally I can put a voice behind the text and know that y
ou're real and not a robot... ummmmm..." what can I say?? Hala!!! I ran out of t
hings to say!!!!

"Hey Chloe.... As much as I really want to talk, but I really have to hung up no
w... I have some important things to do...."

"Ummmm sure.... Nice talking to you..."

"Same here...." and he hung the phone....

Tinitigan ko lang ang cellphone..... OOHHH MYYY GOSHHH!

Si Alex naman tili ng tili! Hindi mapakali!!!!

"Oh my gosh Chloe!!! His voice is sooo sexy!!!!"

Binato ni Sky si Alex ng unan!

"Quit squeeling!!!! You're giving me a headache!!!!"

Tinignan lang ng masama ni Alex si Sky...

"You have got to meet him!!!!!"

I hesitated...

"I don't know if I want to..."

"What are you scared of?" She said... "Look... You don't have to worry about any
thing anymore.... Josh and Dr. Jin are doing wonders to your health. Even they t
hink that you will survive this... Look at you! You can climb the mountain or do
some strenuous activities and you won't even budge! You'll stick around for a v
ery very long time.... For that I'm sure.... Soooo... That means you may no long
er be afraid of relationships... right?"

I looked at Alex...
True... I'm getting better....
But am I ready to be emotionally attached to anyone?
What about Dyllan?

Oh Gosh!!!! Dyllan... I still have feelings for him.... But I'm intrigues with S
uperman.... He's been my constant companion especially during my ordeal times...

ANO BA TO!!!! AS IF NAMAN!!!! Textmate ko nga lang tong si Superman!!!! Kung ano
anong iniisip ko!!! Ang kapal naman ng mukha ko! Hahahahahaha!!!!!

Bahala na.... We'll see what will happen when school starts again... If he wants
to us meet, then good. If not, then be it.

As for Dyllan... hmmmmm .... Oh Well..... BAHALA NA TALAGA!


***

"Yehey! Pagudpud na!!! We're almost there!!!" Sabi ni Alex.

"Are we having fun yet?" Sky said sarcastically whose obviously not masking her
boredom.

Hindi naman nakakapagod masyado ang byahe, since the bus is very comfortable...
well.. Wala lang naman akong ginawa kundi matulog maghapon... hehehehe..

Josh is constantly checking on me, just to see if I'm not stressed....

After a few minutes....
"Are we there yet?" A more obnoxious Sky said.

"AAAAARRRRGGGGGG!!!!!! You're killing me!!!!" Sabi ni Alex na obvious na naaasar
na...

Natatawa lang ako dito sa dalawang ito.... Ang cute nila!!! Hahahaha!

"You keep on repeating that question over and over and over again!!!! I swear Sk
y.. One more word and I'll throw you off the cliff!" sabi ni Alex.. "Remind me n
ot to take her to a long drive... EVER!!!"

Hala! Nainis na rin si Alex...

I giggled... E kasi naman... Yung buong duration ng travel naka-stuck lang kami
sa kinalalagyan namin. Sino ba naman ang hindi ma-bo-bore?

Josh put his arms on my shoulder....

"Don't be overexcited..." He said warningly... But when I looked at him... He ju
st smiled.... "But don't worry... I got it covered." He said pointing to his tab
let, where I can see a monitor of my heart.

I smiled at him....

"I'm really feeling much better Josh... and... I never got to thank you for ever
ything that you've been doing to me. I really really really appreciate all of yo
ur efforts. I don't know how to thank you enough...."

Ginulo gulo nya ang buhok ko.

"Just be better.. That's all the thanks that I want.... And.. You can enjoy as m
uch as you want... Just don't take off that pendant..."

"Sure I will!!!! Thanks!!!" And I squeezed him....

Huminto na ang bus...

"OK! At last! We're here!" Sigaw ni Sky.

Tumayo na si Josh at pumunta sa harap ng bus....
When I turned... Nakita ko si Sky na ang sama ng tingin sa kin!!!!

Oh Boy!!!! Hala lagot!
Pero bigla nyang binawi at nginitian na lang nya ako....
Tumalon sya from the top bunk bed bitbit ang bag nya.

"Tara na!!! I can't wait to get down!!! I'll race you all to the beach!!! " she
said at nagtatatakbo palabas..
"Gabi na a! Is it safe to swim at this hour?!" I shouted. As I gathered my thing
s....

Nagtatakbo na rin si Alex.... "HEY!!!!! I"MMMM COMMINGG!!!!"

Umiling na lang ako..... Oh well... Bahala sila kung gusto nilang mag-night swim
ming... Basta ako.. I want to rest... We have the whole week to enjoy the beach.

Si Zia inaantay ako pagbaba ng bus....

"Are you going to swim too?" tanong ko kay Zia...

"Nah.... We have the whole day tomorrow.... Ganyan lang talaga yang dalawang yan
... Parang hindi nakakakita ng beach... Everytime that we go out of town... When
ever we touchdown, nag-uunahan silang dalawa lagi sa beach.... No matter how ear
ly or how late we arrive!"

"Tradition?"

"Ewan ko ba... More like kabaliwan..."

Natawa kaming dalawa....
Knowing Alex and Sky... Puro kabaliwan talaga yung dalawa...

Bongga ang resthouse... Parang pinagdikit dikit na bahay kubo.... Tropical na tr
opical ang arrive ng resthouse what's good about it is.... It is surrounded by
a river like pool that we have to cross a small bridge to get to the main house.
When we entered the mainhouse, I noticed that the river-like pool was extended
inside towards the living room with a little waterfalls that makes the ambiance
so nice and warm....

So I'm guessing that if you want to take a deep, then the easy access to the big
pool is thru the river pool... nice... very nice....

I smiled and I saw a wooden swing.... I went towards it and sat down.... Just in
time when I heard my cp beeped. I took it out and smiled when I read that it ca
me from superman.

Superman: How's my favorite girl?

Namula ako.... Ano daw!!! May nalalaman na syang ganon!
Me: Ako ba ang tinutukoy mo? I'm no longer a girl... Mind you...

Superman: Yeah. I know.. You're already a beautiful lady....
Me: Tigilan mo nga ako! Hindi na kita sasagutin kung bobolahin mo pa ko!

Superman: LOL! Ok ok.... No more of that.... But I feel like you're smiling righ
t now.... =)

I didn't realize that I AM SMILING LIKE AN IDIOT!!!!

Me: Of course not! There's nothing to smile about....
Superman: Ok... Whatever... LOL... Anyways, I just want to check on you... But I
have to go.... Gud nyt.... Hope you'll dream about me.... =)

Me: Stop teasing me!!!! LOL :P... Anyways.. Gudnyt....

Tinago ka na yung cellphone! Gravy!!! I can't keep myself from smiling!!! Nyiiii
!!! Ano ba tong nararamdaman ko? I mean... Is it even possible???? Kinikilig ako
sa taong hindi ko kilala? Like I haven't met him or something!?

Tumunog na naman yung cellphone ko....

Superman: Your night will really be sweeter if you'll dream about me?

AAARGGG! Ang bolero talaga!
Me: Sorry... I can't possibly do that..... How can I? I can't put a face on that
dream... Maybe.... We can meet after the break?

AAARRRGGGG!!! I can't believe I've texted that! Pano ba magbawi ng text!!! Tin
akpan ko ang mukha ko!!! I've never been so forward before!!!! Ano bang nakain k
o!!!!! NAHIYA TALAGA AKONG BIGLA!!!!

Me: Just kidding! Just kidding!!!! Forget I've said that!

Superman: I would love to meet you..... Can't wait till the break's over... I'll
be looking forward to it....

"OHHHHMYYYYGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shrieked!!!!

Nagtinginan sila sa kin....
OOOOPPPPSSSSS!!!!

Nakita kong tinignan ni Josh yung monitor nya and he looked back at me.... And h
e mouthed the words 'WHAT THE HELL!!!'

"Oooopppps.... Sorry.... Just got carried away.... Ummmmmm.."

Zia just smiled and she mouthed the words 'Superman?'

I nodded... Feeling ko sobrang pula ng mukha ko!!!! Shocks! Nandito pa man din s
i Charles at Dyllan.... I can see a knowing look from Charles at si Dyllan naman
... deadma.... Hmmmp! BAHALA SYA! Kala naman nya sya lang ang gwapo sa mundo! Hi
ndi ako maghahabol sa yo no! Kahit magaling na ko!!!! Chura mo lang!!!! hmmmp!!!
!

I was so absorbed with confusing thoughts about Superman... Then my thoughts swi
tched back to Dyllan.... Ang gwapo kasi ni Dyllan.... Nakakainis... Pero.. Pano
kung gwapo din si Superman? And based from the text messages... He seems to be a
very nice and caring guy. Unlike some people I know... Like that guy who's so e
ngrossed with someone on his phone... Napansin ko na kaninang kanina pa sya text
ng text... hmmmp! Baka bagong girlfriend nya.

My thoughts were cut by a commotion....

"LET GO OF ME!!!!!! YOU FREAK!!!!!" May nagsisisigaw na bata... Maya-maya pa ay
dumating si Alex at Sky na may bitbit bitbit na batang, siguro mga around 7-8 y
ears old.... Ang weird, because he's wearing a combat attire with matching helme
t with grass on it and face camouflage.... Karga karga ni Sky yung bata whose tr
ying to kick her, pero magaling umiwas si Sky.... Sa kabila naman... pingot-ping
ot ni Alex yung tenga ng bata.

Sky and Alex on the other hand, looks like they fell on a trap or something. The
ir bodies are covered with mud!!!!

"What happened?" tanong ko... At lumapit ako sa kanila....

"Mom!!!!!!!!!!! Mom!!!!!!!!!! HELP ME!!!!!" Sigaw nung bata....

Naawa naman akong bigla sa bata as he struggled from Sky and Alex.... Kahit na g
anon ang sitwasyon I can see that he's such a cute boy!!!!

"Let him go Alex.. Nasasaktan na sya" I said....

"You don't know what this stupid kid did to us!!!! He deserves more than that fo
r his punishment!" Galit na sabi ni Alex....

Lumapit na rin si Zia at nagwawala na yung bata. Pero I have to give it to him..
.. Hindi sya umiiyak.. Nilalabanan lang nya si Sky at Alex.... Pero malakas kasi
yung dalawa kaya hindi sya makakawala...

"That's enough you two... Let him go..." Sabi ni Zia.... "And what have you done
this time to make them so angry like that?"

"Ate Z, ate Z! It's not my fault really!!!! They're tresspassing! That's why the
y look like that!" the boy said...

"TRESSPASSING MY ASS!!!! You deliberately did that because you know that we will
be out there on the beach!" Galit na sabi ni Alex at mas lalo pang piningot ang
tenga...

"What going on around here!" Lumabas sa living room si Tita Charlie kasama nya i
s none other than the famous Tanya Ramirez....

OMG! She's better looking in person than in pictures! Na star struck naman ako n
g bonggang bongga!
"Mom! Mom! They're killing me! " sabi nung bata.

KAPATID SYA NI ALEX!!!!!

Tinaasan sya ng kilay ng mommy nya....

"Let go Alex..." Iyon lang ang sinabi at pinakawalan ni Alex yung bata.

"So.... What happened? " Tanong ni Tita Tanya...

"They're going to kill me, ma! I swear... They grabbed me and they pushed me and
they almost took out my ear!!!! Look ma!!!! It's all red.. I know that it's alm
ost detached!!! Mom!!!! You have to get me to the doctor as quickly as possible!
!!!!" mabilis na sinabi nung bata.... With matching actions at panlalaki pa ng m
ata yun!

I giggled...
It's quite obvious that he's over exaggerating things.
Alex and Sky crossed their arms on their chest looking as annoyed as ever!!!

Alex rolled her eyes....

Tita Tanya looked amused but is trying her best to keep straight face.

Tinignan nya si Alex... "As much as I want to hug and kiss you right now... But
you're all muddied and dirty.... So what happened to both of you?"

"Nothing much.." Alex said sarcastically... "He just booby trapped the entire ou
tside ground ladies shower room cabin at the beach.... He dug up a hole full of
mud and snakes!!!!"

"Those are not snakes!!!! Those are just worms. You panicked that's why you thou
ght they were snakes!" said the kid...

"SNAKES!" Gulat na sabi ni Tita Charlie....

"Those are just worms! Promise!!!" tinaas pa nya yung kanang kamay nya! Trying h
is best to look innocent....

Mukhang mas matindi ito kesa kay Alex a! hahahahahahaha!

"If those are just worms..." Sabi ni Alex.. "Then what do you call this!" Inilab
as nya yung isang ahas na patay na....

"Oh My Gosh!!" I said and I stepped back.

Pinandilatan naman ng mata ni Tita Tanya yung bata....

"And what's worst is... I got bitten!" Sabi ni Sky....

"Adriaaaaaannnn!!!!" sabi ni Tita Tanya...

Biglang lumapit si Josh kay Sky at tinignan yung kagat ng ahas.

Kinuha ni Josh yung ahas kay Alex... At napabuntong hininga...
"No need to worry... It's not poisonous..." sabi ni Josh.

"That's what I thought..." Adrian said mischievously.

Tinignan ng masama ni Alex, Sky at Tita Tanya si Adrian....

"Ooooopppssss....... Hehehehehe...." sabi ni Adrian.... "Oh I remembered somethi
ng!!! I need to do my homework!" he attempted to run but Tita Tanya caught him.

"Not so fast young man...." sabi ni Tita Tanya.... "We need to talk about this..
.... ALONE!!!"

Tita Tanya held Adrian's wrist para hindi makatakas..

She looked at Sky.... "I'm so sorry about this..... I'm calling the local doctor
to see thru your wounds...."
"No need Tita, it's just a bite and it's not poisonous... So, no need to worry..
.."

"Just to make sure... I'll still call the doctor. And I think , both of you need
s a shower...."

Tumingin si Tita Tanya sa kin.... Namula naman ako.. hehehe still star strucked
e.... hehehehe

"You must be Chloe.... I heard so much about you...." she said smiling at me....
Hindi naman pala sya intimidating... Kanina lang nung nagalit kay Adrian... "So
rry about this... Ang ganda ng welcome namin sa yo... Commotion!!!! Well anyway,
I'll deal about this little man and we'll have a proper welcome party later....
"

"Thank you po... And nice meeting you po.... and ok lang po, sanay na po kami sa
commotion...."
Natawa si Tita Tanya... ."Yeah... That I heard... Anyways, see you in a few.." P
aalis na si Tita Tanya ng lumingon sya ulit.. "Feel free to roam around and make
yourselves at home...." hinila ni Tita Tanya si Adrian papalayo.

Sky and Alex have gone to their rooms.

May pumasok na maids at dinala yung mga gamit namin.... At inaya na kami sa mga
room assignment namin...

Magkasabay kami ni Zia....

"Wag kang ma-cu-culture shock a... It's has always been like that, whenever Alex
and Sky are around Adrian.... He's a good boy... Pero masyado lang nagseselos s
a attention ng ate nya.... Kapag kasi magkasama yung dalawa, hindi na masyadong
pinapansin ni Alex ni Adrian. Kaya ayun... Kung ano anong ginagawang prank...."

Natawa si Zia....

"Hmmmm.... Mukhang magaling sa pranks ang pamilya nila a!"

"No comment on that.... Hahahahaha!"

Natawa na rin ako....

This is vacation is starting to get interesting. I just hope na walang war na ma
ngyayari.... I just have to keep my fingers crossed....















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~~Chapter 15 Part 1~~
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Maikli lang it...

Chapter 15 part 1

Chloe
"Dad.... are you even listening to me?" Alex said exasperatedly.
We are having breakfast together with the Fajardo's and Montemayor's... They've
set up a long table beside the pool area overlooking the sea... the place is soo
oo breathtaking. It almost look like paradise! Hindi ko masyadong naapreciate yu
ng lugar pagdating namin kagabi.. madilim na kasi.. but looking at my surroundin
gs right now, all I can say is wow! I have got to explore the area... Alex said
that there's a small waterfalls somewhere at the rear of the resort, and it is c
urrently under development.... Pero pwedeng magswimming if we want.... Nilalagya
n lang daw ng mga hut and all those things.... It's a private resort and it's no
t open for public. Ginagamit daw itong madalas for, of course, family gatherings
and company team building... minsan daw nagphoto shoot dito si Tita Tanya,, but
that has been the first and the last... masyadong nasira yung paligid,,, kaya h
indi na nila pinayagang gamitin yung lugar.
Tito Zack and Tito Andrew (naki-tito na rin e.... hehehehhe), arrived very early
in the morning. They travelled as the first streak of light came into view. The
y arrived even before we got up. And now Alex is arguing something about a rule
on a certain competition...
I was a bit lost about what they are talking about... It seems that the rest of
the gang knows about it and are all up to it.... I learned that the gang was a c
onstant guests by the Fajardo's and Montemayor's on their getaways since they've
met in their first year in Falcon U. And that includes Dyllan, since he's Charl
es' best friend. Kaya nga masyadong at home na sila sa mga Fajardo at Montemayor
... parang extended family na sila...
"DAD!!!" sabi ni Alex sa daddy nya who is now sipping his coffee while reading t
he newspaper...
"I still can't see any valid reason for you to want to change the rules... " He
said firmly to his daughter without taking his eyes off the newspaper...
"Dad, do I have to go thru with it .....aaaallll overrrrrr againnnnnn????"
"yeah dad..." Sabat ni Adrian... " What she's suggesting is crap... " and he smi
led menacingly at his ate.
"You are not included in this conversation... heck... you're not even included
in the game!!!"
Adrian stick his tongue out at his ate...
Tinaasan ng kilay ni Alex si Adrian... at tinitigan ng matalim...
"You used to be sooooo cute and adorable... what happened to you?" Tanong ni Ale
x kay Adrian...
"Well... I just became MMMOOOORRREEE Cute and MMMOOOORRREEE Adorable!!!! HAHAHAH
AHAHAHA!!!!! And you can't get enough of me! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" he said with match
ing eye and hand gestures pa yon.... and I giggled....
Alex rolled her eyes... Adrian looked at me and smiled... He's such a cute kid..
. I would love to adopt him as my sibling if alex doesn't want him...
"Of course you are MMMOOORRREEE Cute! And MOOORRREEE Adorable Right now..." Sabi
ni Tita Tanya while hugging and tickling her youngest... "Especially if you are
being a good boy.. " Dagdag pa nya.. patting his head...
"I Am mom!!! They're the one who's causing trouble,,, not me!!! " he said pointi
ng his finger to Sky and Alex while trying his best to look innocent...
Ibinaba ni Tito Andrew yung binabasa nya...
"I heard what happened, young man.... " Sabi ni Tito Andrew trying to look ster
n ... but.. what's that amusement in his eyes? I wonder...
"Don't pull another prank on your Ate or else.... " Tito Andrew said and Adrian
nodded...
Tito Andrew Lifted his newspaper again..
" but to other people... and most especially bullies.... " He shrugged "Well.. b
e my guest and make them suffer!"
Namilog ang mga mata ni Adrian at parang nabuhayan ng dugo!
"YEAH DAD!!!!" and they did a high five!!! Nakita kong umiling iling na natatawa
si Tito Zack and Tita Charlie...
"ANDREW!!!! DON'T START!" Scolded Tita Tanya.... "Those are not the things you s
ay to children! Wag mo ngang ipasa sa anak mo ang pagiging spoiled BRAT mo!!!"
Natawa si Tito Andrew at niyakap si Tita Tanya...
"You know that I'm just kidding.. right?" He said.... He hugged Tita Tanya and k
issed her at the cheek .. at talagang naglalambing!!!! SHHHOOOCKKKSSS! Ang Sweet
pala nya!!!! Ibang iba talaga sya in person against all the right ups and inter
views!!!!
"And you young man.... "He turned back his attention to Adrian... "Behave .. you
know that there are certain punishments to bad behavior... "
"I know.." he said with a fallen face... "but Dad... can you reconsider that gam
e station that I'm eyeing when we went to Japan? PLLLLEEEAAASSSEEEE..... " Andri
an pleaded... with matching praying hands pa and puppy dog eyes.... Hahahahahaha
! ang cute nya talaga... especially if he's faking his angelic face.... ANG SARA
P NYANG KURUTIN!!!!
"That's depends... we'll see... "
Adrian pouted...
"Enough of that... so dad what do you say? "sabi ni Alex.
"About what? About Arian's game station?" Tito Andrew said teasingly...
"Noooo!!! Daddy naman e... I've been going on and on and on and on about it, and
you're still not giving me a decent answer!"
Ano kayang pinguusapan nila?
Confusion must be written all over my face when I heard Zia Whispered to me...
"It's some sort of a game between two groups... usually... mom and dad have thei
r team while Tito Andrew and Tita Tanya have their own... then they're going to
draw lots on the members of the team... At first it was just a simple valley bal
l game. And since everybody had fun, dinagdagan ng obstacle course.... Then, pad
agdag ng padagdag yung mga games and tasks hanggang sa nauwi sa Amazing race....
I really don't know how it evolved, but everybody is so into it that we're all
looking forward to it... heck, It already became a tradition! And our vacation i
s definitely not complete without it... Dad and Tito Andrew even hired professio
nal game planners to put it all up ... which is a good thing, para fair sa laha
t. At hulaan mo kung anong prize.... " she said amused....
Hindi ko namalayan, that Zia is no longer whispering.. and everybody in the tabl
e is listening to what she's saying...
Ang bongga naman nitong mga pamilyang to.. sila-sila lang pero may sariling set-
up ng Amazing Race at professional game planner pa!!! hmmmm.... Ano kayang premy
o nito.... As super rich as their families... siguro matinding premyo yun....
"Ummmm.... Trip to Hong Kong?" sabi ko....
Nagtawanan silang lahat at nagtaka naman ako.... Hmmmm siguro small time yung Ho
ng Kong para sa kanila....
"No ate Chloe... guess again!!!" Adrian said in a sing-song voice...
"Is it a thing or something?" Tanong ko...
"Pwede.... " Sabi ni Zia....
"A car? "
"Of course not... " sabi ni Alex...
Ano kaya???
"Ok .. there are millions of things around this glob that could be a prize.... S
abihin nyo na lang kasi!" I said smiling...
"Ate Chloe... you'll love it!! Promise! Kaya .. sasali tayong dalawa!!!!!!!!"
Mas lalo akong na-intrigue sa prize....
I looked around the table and they are all wearing this amused look....
I kept on wracking my brains.... Ano kaya????
"Maybe in a few years, you can.... " sabi ni Tita Tanya kay Andrian...
"why not now? Can I be in your team ma?? " sabi ni Adrian
"Hmmmm......... " sabi ni Tita Tanya habang nag-iisip kung isasali si Adrian o h
indi.
"So what's the prize? I asked.... " when I can no longer contain my curiosity an
d nobody tries to enlighten me...
"You'll be surprised!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha! " Sabi ni Alex...
"Wag na lang natin sabihin sa kanya .. para surpise! " sabi ni Sky...
"Ano ka ba Sky! Binitin mo pa! " GRRRRRR.....
"You'll see na lang ate Chloe... basta.. if you'll win.. bigyan mo ko a!!! " sa
bi ni Adrian... " Kapag kami naman nanalo... bibigyan naman kita.... "
"Wow that is so sweet Adrian.. Sabi ko na nga ba, mabait ka e... " Sabi ko.... A
nd he beamed at me.... Was that a blush????

"Hmmm... we're uneven if Chloe will join us.... " sabi ni Tito Zack... " Maybe A
drian can really join... he's a tough kid and very intelligent as well.. he may
be a good asset to the team.... "
Teka... I still don't know if I can join...
I took out my cellphone and texted Josh... though he's just a few seats away fro
m me.. I don't want others to overhear what I'm going to ask....
Me: Josh.... Can I?
Narinig kong tumunog ang Cellphone ni Josh and He took it out....
Josh: I'll talk it over first with Jin...
Nakita kong may tinawagan si Josh and then he silently spoke in Korean....
Katabi ni Josh si Dyllan... napatingin sya sa kin.. and I smiled...
He smiled back then look away....
THE HELL!!!! Ano ba yan! Masyado naman nyang sineryoso ang distance na yan!!! HH
HHMMMMPPPPP kala mo naman kung sinong gwapo! GGGGRRRRR!!!!
Hmmmp... sino ka ba... ha... Dyllan!!! Since I'm getting better.. hindi ko kaila
ngang aksayahin ang panahon ko sa taong suplado na, hambog pa... AT BABAERO PA!!
!!!
Tumingin na lang ako sa direksyon ni Alex... who's nagging her Dad... ang gusto
nya kasi, gawing Boys vs. Grils ang competition...
Alam ko na rin naman kung bakit... kasi ayaw nyang maging kakampi si Charles...
ewan ko ba don... ayaw na lang kasing patawarin sila Charles para Masaya na laha
t.
"Why Dad? " tanong ni Alex...
"Simply because... all girls cannot stand a chance against us.... "
"Dad!!! That is so sexist!!!!"
Nakita kong tumaas din ang kilay ni Tita Tanya....
"A ganon!" sabi ni Tita Tanya kay Tito Andrew, as if She's challenging him... "W
E. don't. stand. A. chance. Against. You????? Duh! Did you hear that Charlie? ..
... Ang yabang nyo naman!" She said na nakataas pa rin ang kilay with her arms c
rossed at her chest...
"Well... Sweet.... " Tito Andrew said with that naughty smile on his face.... "J
ust stating the facts.... "
Nginitian din ng nakakaloka ni Tita Tanya si Tito Andrew....
"Is that a challenge??? " tanong ni Tita Tanya.
"No.... but I'm just being fair here... We're just giving everybody here to have
a fair chance of winning... kung all girls kayo... you don't stand chance....
" at inakbayan nya si Tita Tanya....
"AAAAAAAHHHH ...... ganon pala....... " Tita Tanya said in her mocking tone....
Hmmmm mukhang hindi natitinag si Tita Tanya a....
"Ok... so. Dahil minamaliit nyo kami.... Then... we just have to prove ourselves
... right girls!!!" Tita Tanya said....
"WWWOOOHHHOOO!!! Way to go mom!!!" Sabi ni Alex whose jumping for joy!
Tumunog naman yung cellphone ko
Josh: Masyadong straineous yung activities... you can join in running around and
doing the mental challange... but you cannot join in the physical challenge...
I'll talk to Tito Zack and Tito Andrew.... Just to alert the game masters.... In
other words.. .pwede kang sumali, pero salimpusa ka lang....
Me: Yahey! That'll be good enough!!! THANKS JOSH!!!
I looked at him ang gave him my biggest smile....
Napatingin naman si Dyllan at biglang kuminot ang noo....
Hmmmmpppp.... Simangot-simangot ka dyan... kala mo cute ka? HINDI ANO!!!
"Teka... Pumayag na ba ko?" Sabi ni Tito Andrew " Hey Zack,,, pumapayag na ba ta
yo?"
"No... " Sabi ni Tito Zack na nakangiti.,...
"Oh Gosh!.. are you afraid that we'll beat you and your manly egos?!" Tita Tanya
said teasingly....
Grabe! Ang kulit pala ni Tita Tanya!
"Anong masasabi mo Charlie.. at minamaliit tayo ng mga lalakeng yan!!!!???? "
Natawa si Tita Charlie... "Awww.. come on Tanya,, don't start.. I know they mean
t well... but come to think of it.. why not? Diba? Wala namang mawawala.. win or
loose... we're all just having fun here... "
"Come on Dad!!! Pumayag ka na! for how many years that we've been doing this...
ngayon lang natin gagawin to!" Sabi ni Alex.
"yeah sweet.. are you chickening out on me???? " Tita Tanya said mockingly... GR
ABE ANG KULIT NI TITA TANYA!
Tinitigan ng matagal ni Tito Andrew si Tita Tanya....
"Ok.... If that's what you want.... Sige.... " Sabi ni Tito Andrew
"WOOOOHHHHOOOOOOO!!!! You're dead!!!!" Sabi ni Alex at tinuro turo si Charles, D
yllan at Josh....
" Dream on Alex.... " sabi ni Charles...
May binulong si Tito Andrew kay Tita Tanya.... At biglang namula si Tita Tanya a
t natawa si Tito Andrew....
Pinalo-palo ni Tita Tanya si Tito Andrew "You'll see!!! You'll go down!!!!" Sabi
ni Tita Tanya...
Mas lalong natawa ng malakas si Tito Andrew...
"Game on sweet,,, GAME ON..... "




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~~Chapter 15 Part 2~~
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AN...
Super bitin po ito....
hinati ko na lang ulit.. so there will be a c15c.. hopefully I can upload it in
a few days... HOPEFULLY!!!!
Thanks to jeign11 for helping me out on the game plans.. there is another girl w
ho suggested a game that I considered... unfortunately I can't find her post!!!
I will thank you na lang when I find it!!!
For those of you who are asking for the fb site of the falconians... enroll na p
o kayo!
http://www.facebook.com/groups/368898226545146/
pa-add na lang po kayo sa mga admins....
and to the admins and op's good job on the group!!!!

Chapter 15b
Chloe....
I'm shivering..... not just with the cold salty wind but mostly with anticipatio
n....
It's 3:00 in the morning and I just got out of the guest cabin which is located
at the sea.... We are about to assemble at the beach in thirty minutes... I thin
k everybody is already awake, nakabukas na mga ilaw nila sa cabins nila.. naunah
an ko lang silang lumabas.
I decided to wait for them at sumandal ako sa railings..
I smiled as I looked at the sky.... I said a simple thanks to God for allowing m
e to enjoy this vacation... for this is the first time I will ever do something
so challenging... although we have decided that I will stay on the sidelines dur
ing tougher challenges... Tito Zack and Tito Andrew are very considerate... They
were informed of my condition but Josh assured them that I will be fine... ther
e will be necessary precautions.... Tinawagan pa nga nila si Dr. Jin and they ha
d a video conference with him.... Grabe... para akong nagkaroon ng instant daddy
sa kanila,, dalawa pa!!! They promised to support Dr. Jin and Josh's research a
nd experiments, para mapabuti ang condition ko.... Dr. Jin already ruled out the
transplant unless something unexpected will happen that will shut down my heart
..... I just hope that nothing like that will happen for I can feel that I'm rea
lly getting better everyday....
While still looking at the sky, I heard footsteps coming toward me... haaaayyyy.
... It's about time na may lumabas na sa kanila! It's almost time to be at the b
each....
I smiled at the person whose coming towards me.
"Just the right person I was looking for... " he said smiling...
"Josh.... " I said
"Excited?" he said... Hmmmmm.. he's extra cheerful? Bakit kaya? He's smiling lik
e an idiot....
"Sobra.... " I said...
"Obviously... " He smirked.... " are you wearing your swimsuit underneath your t
opper? "
"Yeah.. why?" sabi ko na nagtataka....
"Good" Josh said.... And he suddenly turn me around that he was facing by back a
nd without warning he took off my topper!!! And the coldness of the air suddenly
hit me!
"JOSHUA!!!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!!!" I said trying to turn around for
me to take back my topper... but he held in place...
"Hey relax! I'm just going to put another pendant on your back.. This will reall
y help a lot.... it's like boxing your heart into place.... A double precaution.
.. "
"Oh.... Why didn't you tell me.. bigla bigla mo na lang tinanggal yung topper ko
!" I said while I felt him plastering a cool metal at my back that it makes me s
hiver.
"Sorry.. I was just excited... I just talked to Jin and what the heck!!!! Why d
idn't we think of this before!" He said.. sounding so excited... while putting a
few more plasters at my back.
" Ok.. turn around.... " I did what he said then he gave me a flashlight
"Can you hold this flashlight and focus on the pendant please.... "
He plastered the pendant on my chest.... At yumuko sya so his face is right in f
rom of my chest....
"OH GOSH... josh.. this is waaayyy to awkward for me.... " I said while I felt m
y face heat up.... His face was just too close to my... AHEM..... this is waaaay
yy to much for my liking....
"Hey.. steady on the light... I'm adjusting things here.... You'll thank me late
r when I'm done.... "
My jaw dropped!!!! If anyone sees us... EWAN KO NA LANG!!!!!
AAAARGGGGG!!!! ANO BA TONG TAONG TO!!!!!!!!
I took a deep breath ...
Ok.. he's just my brother...... I know that he's not a maniac or somethings....
And he's just excited to execute a certain experiment and I'm his lab rat....
"2 pendants.... Why didn't I think of this before!!!" He said talking to himself
.. "It's really like doubling the protection and boxing it out of danger..... "
then he blubber something in Korean.... Hala.. he's already lost in his own worl
d... While I'm here feeling as awkward as ever!!!!
"Just hurry up ok.... Someone might see us and they'll get the wrong impression.
...... "
Napatingin syang bigla sa kin...
"Uh... sure... Sorry.... " he said as if he suddenly understand the awkward situ
ation... I'm guessing that It hadn't crossed his mind???!!!
Yeah... that's Josh.... So dense!!!!
" Sorry Chloe.... Almost done... " bigla nyang minadali yung ginagawa nya.
He adjusted something on the pendant and secured it again with plasters.... "Jus
t to make sure... " He said assuring me....
" All done!"
I looked at his art work and groaned... " So this is what ironman feels like...
"
He smiled... "It'll work wonders... trust me... and.......... You look cute..."
he said while pinching my nose.. then he called someone on his cp then walked aw
ay... I'm guessing.... He's talking to Dr. Jin....
I feel kindda funny right now... ticklish funny.... But I can fell a lot of ener
gy coming from both of the pendants... it's like rejuvenating energy to my heart
.. and there's this sudden adrenaline rush!!!
"Woa!!!" I said out loud as I put on my topper again....
"So... it seems that you and Josh are getting o lot more cozier than usual? " so
meone said in a veerrryyy sarcastic voice.
I jumped!
"Gosh Dyllan!!!! You're giving me a heart attack!!!!" I said while putting a my
hand over mu chest....
Suddenly he looked concerned, at lumapit sya sa kin.... "Are you alright?" he sa
id.. holding both of my arms, as if he's trying to support me...
OF COURSE I'M NOT!!! YOU'RE WAY TO CLOSE FOR MY LIKING!!!!..... I thought to my
self..
I took a deep breath.... I got goose bumps all over, not because of the chilly a
ir.. but I guess... because of his touch?
Oh MY GOSH!!!! Ano ba namang klaseng epekto meron ka sa kin Dyllan!!!
"I'm fine.. I'm fine.... Really.... Ginulat mo naman kasi ako e!..... Just don't
sneak on me like that again.... " I said..
He smiled.... "Sorry.... " he said,,, but his hands remain in my arms....
Awkward moments na naman! But this time,, my heart is racing double time!
Ummmm... is this some kind of adrenaline rush? Or is it some kind of effect fro
m the pendant?
Pero nakakapagtaka.... I don't feel any chest pain.... In fact... I feel like I'
m on cloud nine....
Is this how it feels? I'm kind of confused right now....
Nakita siguro ni Dyllan yung reaction sa mukha ko at tinanggal nya ang pagkakaha
wak nya sa kin....
Sumandal sya sa railings katabi ko.... His eyes piercing thru me... as if he's t
rying to understand me...
"Are you really up to this? Would you really be ok? "He sounded genuinely concer
ned and it really melts my heart....
"Yeah... I guess so.... " I said trying to calm myself... " Josh got me covered.
.. "
And with that statement.. his face clouded...
"Hey.. it's not what it seems..." I quickly said... but why do I have to explain
to him? He's not my boyfriend or anything... "He's just taking care of me.... I
t's his experiments that gave me hope... And with that I'm very grateful" I loo
ked at him straight in the eye.... " Will survive this Dyllan... It's just that,
, I never thought that I can have a third shot in life without robbing other peo
ple of their chances to have a new heart... Well... I'm just feeling so grateful
for everything that Josh is doing.... "
Silence....
I really don't know what's going on in his mind.... He looks relieved and yet I
can see something in his eyes that I cannot understand...
I straightened up....
"So! Dyllan... " I said cheerfully.... " May the best group win!" I said offerin
g my hand for a handshake....
I also straightened up, smirking.... " You don't stand a chance.... But don't wo
rry.. hindi naman naming kayo masyadong gagawing kulelat... konti lang..."
ANG YABANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASSSAAAARRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then suddenly he took my outstretched hand, but instead of shaking it like a usu
al human do,, he raised my hand to his lips and kissed it gently.....
Napatulala na lang ako sa ginawa nya.... I just felt my jaw dropped....
He looked up at me and gave me a genuine smile that made my legs a little bit wo
bbly....
"Ummmm.... I... aaaa... " I stammered while withdrawing my hand from his... "I g
otta go.... " I said a little bit disoriented...
He seems amused!!!!
AAARGGGGS ! How can you be so stupid as to let him see how affected you are!!! H
ay nako Chloe!!! I thought as I scolded myself....
Lalaki na naman ang ulo nyan!!! GRRR!!!!
Tumalikod na ko sa kanya.... " Gotta go.... See you later... "
"yeah... I'll just wait for Charles... "
I Shrugged and went on my way....
GRRABBBEE!!! He really knows how to woo girls!!! Napaka babaero kasi!!!! At eto
naman ako... affected much!
I can't deny tmy attraction to him,,, but .. I don't know.... He's bad news....
Baka naman makaligtas ako sa heart failure pero hindi ako makaligtas sa heartbre
ak...
Better be careful Chloe..... I said to myself...
***
We are now here at the beach.. halos kumpleto na kami, the game planners are als
o here.... Si Tito Andrew at Tita Tanya na lang ang wala..... I wonder what's ta
king them so long....
I saw Tito Zack glancing at his watch... Nakayakap sya kay Tita Charlie whose ob
viously shivering.... He rubs his hands on her arms... while kissing her forehea
d....
AY GRABE NILALANGGAM AKO!!!!!! NYIIIII KILIG MUCH!!!!!! ANG SWEET NAMAN NILA!!!
And to think that they're that sweet even after so many years of being together!
Gosh! How does it feels like to have that kind of relationship!!! As in, you can
see that they are so much in love with each other... the way they gaze and held
each other.... It is definitely not an ordinary love....
"Ate Chloe....." I heard someone calling me in a sing song voice that broke my l
ine of thoughts... " Don't drool.. hahahahahahaha!!!!"
Natawa ako.... And I looked at the cute little boy whose now in front of me...
" I'm definitely not drooling.... "
"You do.. hahahahaha!!! But don't worry... you'll get use to them acting that wa
y.... I mean.. they're always like that.... And it's disgusting!!!" Adrian said
making a face....
Mas lalo akong natawa!!!!! Bata pa nga talaga!
"Wait for a few years and you will definitely change your mind.... "
Nag-isip sya....
" Nah! I won't... It's gross!! "
"You're sooo cute.... " I said pinching his cheeks,, nakakagigil talaga tong ba
tang to!!!! Then he smiled broadly...
"You're nice... unlike some people I know.... " Sabi nya... " And you look cute
too.... Can you be my girlfriend??"
My jaw dropped!!!! He doesn't like cheesy things and yet he's asking me to be hi
s girlfriend! My Gosh! Kanino ba nagmana to!!!!!
"I thought it's gross???" I said... laughing! Iba tong batang to!!!
"I don't think that it's gross to have a friend who happens to be a girl.... " h
e said smirking....
Oooohhhh.... I seeeeeeeee.... Ok... hmmmm.... Now I understand that he wants to
have a "Girl" friend.... Well, ok... why not?
"Sure Adrian.... It's a pleasure to be your 'girl' friend'" I said...
" you mean it!!" He said excitedly that he's jumping for joy! Wow... this kid is
supppeerr hyper....
I nodded...
"yehey!!!! " then he skipped away chanting " Chloe's my girlfriend" over and ove
r again....
Huh!
I put my hands on my hips... while looking at Adrian go further away from me....
Teka... parang naisahan ako don a.... Umiling na lang ako....
Hindi ko narinig na nasa tabi ko na pala si Alex
" Hey Girl.... Just a warning.... " sabi ni Alex and she's grinning... " He's no
t harmless... "
Natawa ako....
"Yeah... I figured.... But he's still cute... " I said...
"Whatever... " Sabi ni Alex whose also laughing... "Masyadong nagmana kay Daddy
yan... and speaking of dad.... IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!"
We saw Tito Andrew coming towards us with Tita Tanya on his back, giving her a p
iggy back ride....
Oh no... mukhang madadagdagan na naman ang mga langgam sa paligid!! I said shaki
ng my head...
As they neared us... nakita kong medyo inaantok si Tita Tanya....
"Hey sleepy head.... Off you go... " Sabi ni Tito Andrew while putting tita Tany
a on her feet while she yawned...
"Ma! Wake up! Matatalo tayo nyan!"
She let out another yawn.... \
" Your Dad's a cheat! He kept me up all night!" Tita Tanya said said while slap
ping Tito Andrew's chest...
Tito Andrew shrugged.... "Not my fault... you fell for it... "
Alex just rolled her eyes.... And she said under her breath... "Here we go again
!!!!"
Ok.. wala na akong naintindihan... at mukhang ayokong maintindihan....
Tito Adrew Clapped his hands loudly to get all of our attention...
"Ok People.. I think we're all here! Let's turn it all over to the game master?
"
We gathered around the game master....
I looked around... Nakakatuwa naman... complete with medics, bodyguards and even
cameramen and a lot of crew... parang totoong game ito a!!!! hehehehehe....
"Ok good morning to all of you.... Are you all excited!? "
We cheered!!!! I can feel the energy from this place!!!
"And by the way.... For the first timer.... Chloe.... I'm Edmund, your game mast
er " He said while smiling at me... "
I Smiled back
"Ok guys.. so we made some last minute revisions to games, for this would be the
first time that we're going to do an all male and all female teams.... "
and both teams cheered.. nag-asaran pa.... guess who kung sino nangunguna sa pan
g-aasar.... Sino pa ba kundi si Alex at Sky.... But this time.. they have a coun
terpart.... Who's equally obnoxious or more!!!! Sino pa ba kungdi si Adrain!!!!
"Ok guys... calm down .. calm down.... " sabi nung game master na tawa ng tawa s
a mga kalokohang pinag-gagawa nila....
"Ok.. just like before... we only have 2 groups unlike the real amazing race....
For every stop, you'll be given instructions for a task... after you've finishe
d that task.. you will be given a clue to where you will go and how to go to the
next stop, it will go on and on until you've reached the finish line... so, we
have physical and mental tasks.. the instructions will tell you how many members
are required to finish a certain task.... If you violate a procedure you will b
e stock for 15 minutes on your pit stop. The first group to reach the finish lin
e will be declared as the winner! "
"And Chloe...." Said the game master looking at me... "We have medics all around
the place.. so if you feel something... you can stop.... It will definitely not
harm your team... that goes to Adrian too... "
"I will not quit!" sabi ni Adrian....
"Of course you won't.." Sabi ko...
"hey girlfriend.... I know you won't quit too.. right? " He said grinning at me.
...
Natawa na lang ako...
"Girlfriend!!!" Sabi ni Alex....
"A friend who happens to be a girl!!" I said explaining to Alex with a knowing l
ook...
"Oh.. is that so! " Sabi ni Tanya at kiniliti si Adrian...
"Stop it mom!!!! "

"Ok... places everyone.... Please go to your respective mats.... "
There was two huge mats, one for the boys and one for the girls... the mats are
surrounded by torches, which is very helpful,, since it is still dark....
The game master glanced at his watch.... While the rest are doing some stretches
for warm ups....
"I'm giving you a few minutes to do your warm ups at e
I did the same... not exactly knowing what to do.... Can you blame me? This is a
ctually the very first challenging thing I ever did in my entire life... hmmmm w
ell... not including all the pranks I did with the Barbie dolls.... I laughed at
the thought....
"I got your back ok... " Hindi ko nakita na lumapit na pala si Josh sa kin.... A
t may kinabit na relo... " If you ever feel something funny or any chest pains w
hatsoever.... Just push this.... " may tinuro syang button sa relo... "It will a
lert both me and Jin... "
I smiled at him "Thanks Josh.... " He smiled back and went back to his group...
Suddenly I felt like someone is looking at me.... Hmmmm... I turned around.....
oooopppssss si SKY!!! There's something in her eyes that cries out..... I'M JEAL
OUS!!!
Hahahahaha! Kaloka lang kasi... ayaw pang amin... well.... Bago ko sya paaminin.
.. parang kailangan ko munang paaminin si Josh na suuupppeerrr manhid!
Well.... I'll do something about that later... for now... we have a competition
to win!
"Ok Guys!!!!! Are you ready????"
We all cheered!!!!
"The race begins now!!!!!!!!" Inabot nya yung Tita Charlie at Tito Zack yung mga
envelops..... We gathered around tita Charlie and we all read the instructions.
...
CLUE: Go to the parking lot and you will see five boxes.. each box contains a ke
y for a particular vehicle that you will use as transportation to your next loca
tion... pick one and try to unlock the vehicle.... You will find your next clue
inside.
"Come on Let's GO!!!!" Sigaw ni Alex... and all ten of us rushed our way to the
parking lot....
Naunang makarating si Sky... then she fished out one key....
As I looked at the parking lot.... May 5 na sasakyan na nakapark doon... 1 Honda
Civic, 1 pickup, 1 van, 1 jeep (yung pampasaherong jeep) , 1 beetle(yung new mo
del not like josh's beetle),
"I hope we get the Honda!!!" I said.. It's big enough for 5 of us and It's faste
r than the bigger vehicle.... Sky tried the Honda and it won't budge!!!!
"Can we get another key?" Tanong ni Sky sa game master.... Pero umiling sya...
"Just try the other vehicle sky!" Sabi ni Alex... "We need to rush and get the c
lue!"
Charles was the one trying to unlock the vehicle for the guys team.... He tried
to unluck the pickup and it won't budge too... heheheh... at least they won't ge
t that...
"Not the beetle!!!! " I said in frustration.. when Sky tried to unlock it... and
we all sigh in relief when it won't budge....
Sky went to the pickup and when she turned the key it unlocked!!!
"WOOOHOOO!!!! We get the pickup!!!! Get in! Get IN!!!" Sabi ni Tita Tanya whose
getting in the driver's side...
Once we're all seattled... binasa na naming yung clue...
CLUE: Go to Pagudpud Public market and look for stall # 35.. there you will get
your next clue....
"Fasten your seatbelt!!!" Pinaandar na ni Tita Tanya pick up.... And she zoomed
out of the parking lot in too much speed!!!!
OMG!!!! Parang naiwan sa parking lot yung puso ko sa sobrang bilis ng takbo!!!!!
Nagkamali ata si Tita Tanya.. baka akala nya Airlplane tong sinasakyan naming!!!
! OMG!!! I don't wanna die!!!!
Nauna kami sa mga guys nakaalis ng parking lot.... I wonder what they got for t
he vehicle...
Out of nowhere bigla bigla na lang may sumulpot sa beetle na akala mo sinisibat
din!!!!
OHHH MYYY GOSSSHHH!!! They're riding the beetle!!! At mukha silang mga sardinas!
!!
"That looks uncomfortable!" Sabi ko....
Nagtawanan kaming lahat....
"Kapit kayong lahat!" Sabi ni Tita Tanya... she stepped on the accelerator at ma
s lalo pang bumilis yung sasakyan!!!
Mabilis din yung kabilang sasakyan... Tito Andrew was driving. ...
Ano ba tong mag-asawang ito? Race car drivers ba sila???? Parehong walang balak
magpatalo! Until Tita Tanya got the lead at nagpagewang gewang sya para hindi ma
ka-over take si Tito Andrew....
Suddenly we made a sharp turn.....
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOOOMMMMMMGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ang akala ko tataob kami!!!!!!!!! But Tita Tanya is in full control!!!! We skidd
ed and drifted.... And came into a full stop in front of the wet market!!!!!
"WAY TO GO TITA!!! THAT'S ONE HELL OF A RIDE!!!!" sigaw ni SKY!
"Woohooo!!! Nice mom!!!" Sabi ni Alex.. who is now getting out of the car....
"Go ahead.... Susunod na lang ako" Sabi ko while holding my breath.... "I'll jus
t catch my breath.... "
"yeah me too..... GIRL!!!! YOU'RE GETTING WORST BEHIND THAT WHEEL!!! " Sigaw ni
Tita Charlie....
"I know you love me! HAHAHAHAAHHA! " sabi ni Tita Tanya kay Tita Charlie.... " L
et's go na girls! Sunod na lang sila.... " Tita Tanya said to Sky and Alex at tu
makbo na sila papasok ng palengke....
The beetle suddenly stopped beside the pick up at mabilis na nakalabas at tumakb
o papasok yung mga guys.... But Tito Zack opened the door of Tita Charlie.... H
e has a huge grin on his face...
"You alright? " Tanong nya kay Tita Charlie.... " Hindi naman lumabas ang trauma
or something?"
"No... that was ages ago.... Grabe naman kasi yang si Tanya.. hindi na nagbago..
.. Aaa.... Correction pala.... Nagbago sya.... SHE;S GETTING WORST!!!"
" I know.. that's one crazy stunt out there.... " Sabi ni Tito Zack na natatawa.
..
"Hindi naman kasi Ferrari yung gamit nya.. pinalilipad nyang ganon.... This is n
ot made for racing!"
"Tell that to Andrew.... I've never seen a beetle go fast like that.... " sabi n
i Tito Zack at inalalayan si Tita Charlie pababa ng sasakyan....
Bumaba na rin ako...
"Are you still up to this Chloe?" Tanong ni Tita Charlie who looked concerned...
" I was just stunned... but I'm ok now.... And of course.. I'm still up to this.
... "
Sabay sabay na naming hinanap yung stall.... We got stall # 35 and the guys got
stall # 36... magkatabi...
"MY.. oh my... it's the fish section!!!" sabi ko....
Pagdating naming don... naka-apron na sila... nagkakaliskis ng isda si Tita Tany
a yung tatlo naman, nagtatawag ng customers....
Sa guys section naman.... Natawa ako kay Tito Andrew .. he looks disgusted at th
e fish... konti na lang mukhang masusuka na!!! hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maselan pala sya!!!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!....
NIlapitan naming yung team mates naming...
"So what are we suppose to do?" tanong ko kay Alex...
"We have to clean the fishes... and we have to quickly sell all of these..." sab
i ni Alex.... "I think it's 30 to 40 kilos lang naman.... "
"OK.. I'll help Tita Tanya.... " I can see that she's very skillful....
Tinuruan nya ako.... And in no time... mabilis na kaming nakakapag linis ng mga
fish.... Nakita ko sa mga guys na si Tito Andrew is supervising the guys na lang
and he's holding his nose.... They are doing a very bad thing in cleaning the f
ishes pero parang mas mabilis silang nakakbenta!!!!
OMG!!! Kaya naman pala... the guys are using their undeniable charms to get cust
omers.... Ang nakakinis mas maraming namimiling mga babae!!!!!
"Hey Alex!!!!" Sabi ko.... At tinuro ko yung mga guys at maraming nakapalibot sa
kanilang mga babae....
Tumaas ang kilay ni Alex... " A ganon... well.. two can play that game.... " Lum
apit sya kay Sky... " hey Sky.. isn't it getting hot in here???? "
Nagkaintindihan silang dalawa at muntik ng lumuwa ang mga mata ko ng tanggalin n
ila mga toppers nila revealing their bikini tops!!!! At sympre as sexy as those
two..... all eyes are now on them!!!!!!....
"Great idea Alex... " Sabi ni Tita Tanya whose taking off her topper also!!! And
OH MY GOSH!!!! Even at her age.. she really has that killer body!!!!! "Hoy kayo
ng dalawa! Makisama kayo!!!" Sigaw nya sa kin, kay Zia at kay Tita Charlie....
"I can't believe I'm going to do this!!! " Sabi ni Tita Charlie while taking off
her topper and revealed her beautiful body!!!!
"Ummm Tita Tanya... can I pass? I looked like Iron man.... "
She smiled at me... " Yeah.... You're exempted.... I sighed in relief....
This time ang daming dumumog sa stall naming mga lalake.... At pakyaw pakyaw ang
mga isda!!! Nagpa-charming ba naman ng bonggang bongga si Alex at Sky!!!!!!!! B
ut if someone made a move on them.. they sure kicked their ass!
Hindi rin nakatiis si Tito Zack at Tito Andrew and they went to Their wives and
covered them....
Tita Charlie appreciates the gesture pero Tita Tanya glared at Tito Andrew.. ng
medyo nakalayo si Tito Andrew.. ibinuhos ni Tita Tanya yung pinaglinisan nya ng
isda kay Tito Andrew!!!!!!!!!!!
EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! YUCKKKYYYYY!!!!!
"What the hell is wrong with you woman!!!" Sabi ni Tito Andrew at nagtatatawa la
ng si Tita Tanya.... "A ganon!!!"
Niyakap ni Tito Andrew si Tita Tanya at pinahid yung malansang tubig sa kanya!!!
!!
"Get away from me Andrew!!!! Yuck!!!!"
Dinampot naman ni Tita Tanya yun mga Kaliskis at ipinahid sa mukha ni Tito Andre
w....
It's hilarious....
"Are they always like that?" Tanong ko kay Tita Charlie... but I can't help but
be amused.... They look like kids whose having fun! Si Tito Andrew talaga nakak
atawa... masuka-suka sa amoy ng mga isda!
"They are actually getting worst each year.. " Sabi ni TiTa Charlie na natatawa
na sa pinaggagagawa ng 2...
"Come on mom!!! We've sold the last piece!"
"Alright!! Way to go Sky and Alex!!!" sabi ko...
We all went to the person in charge and handed him the money from the sale... in
abot naman nya yung next clue...
CLUE: With the use of the public transportation... find your way to King Fisher'
s resort... look for the resort manager to give your next clue.... There are a f
ew bills inside the envelop.... I guess.. that will be our fare....
"Alright! Let's go!!! " umalis na kami....
"Bye guys... " Sabi ni sky sa mga lalake... na may natira pang konting fish....
But We have to hurry dahil ang bilis din nilang makapag-dispose!
Paglabas namin sa palenge... nagtanong tanong kami kung paano pagpunta sa King F
isher's resort... good thing about being in a group full of beautiful ladies...
maraming gustong tumulong... Nagtanong tanong ng directions si Tita Charlie and
in no time... we are riding a jeep going to the resort... syempre pa-charming si
Alex at naconvince yung driver na hindi na magsakay ng iba... kaya parang priva
te transpo na rin ang nangyari....
"Eyyyywww.... I smell like a fish!" Sabi ni Tita Tanya.... " Feeling ko sirena a
ko!"
"Kasalanan mo yan!" Sabi ni Tita Charlie and we all laugh....
This is my first time to ride a jeep... I appreciate the wind coming right in fr
om the open window.... Tumingina ko sa labas.... Kaunti na lang ang mga bahay sa
paligid... what caught my eye is a ferris wheel!
"An Amusement park in the middle of pagudpud?" Sabi ko na nagtataka....
"That's not an amusement park" sabi ni Tita Tanya... na medyo natatawa dahil par
a nga naman akong walang kamuwang-muwang.... " That is what you call PERYA..."
We all looked at her at nagtataka kami kung paano nya nalaman ang mga bagay baga
y na ganon...
"Wag na kayong magtaka... " Sabi ni Tita Charlie... " Alam nyo naman na kapag na
kakatakas yan,, kung saan saang lugar lumulusot... "
"Really?" tanong ko kay Alex.
"yeah.. muntik na ngang iposas ni Daddy yan nung minsang nag-jeep... "
Natawa naman ako don.. I never thought!!!
"hey.... " sabi ni Sky...na halos pabulong " maybe we can check that out later o
r tomorrow??? " sabay turo don sa lugar na may Ferris wheel...
"Do you think that's a good idea sky? "
"Takas lang tayo.. kayo naman... para na nga tayong preso sa Falcon... ang hirap
kayang tumakas don.... At least here I know that we can get past the bodyguards
... "
" I still don't think that's a good idea... those bodyguards are there for a rea
son.... " I said...
"KJ! Minsan lang to.. in just a couple of weeks we will go back to FU... makukul
ong na naman tayo don... wala namang amusement park doon... and .. aren't you cu
rious enough? "
Nag-isip ako sandal....
Curious? Oo naman... saan ka ba makakakita na local na amusement park.. "perya"
as tita Tanya referred to it....
"Ok sige.... " Sabi ko "as if naman na may makakapigil sa yo.... "
"Got that right... " Sabi ni Sky... "You persuad Zia.... Goody two shoes kasi ya
ng pinsan mo!" sabi ni Sky kay Alex...
"No problem.. kung ayaw nyang sumama.. e di tayo na lang... basta wag kang mag-b
-back out" sabi nya sa kin " you already said yes... " sabi ni Alex....
Tumango na lang...
Haaayyy.. here we go again!!!! Napa-oo na naman ako!!!!!
"Is that the guys!!!!"
Natanaw naming na may paparating na napakabilis na jeep....
"Oh my Gosh that's them!!! " Sabi ni Alex.." Manong paki bilisan!!!!! They're ga
ining on us.... "
Ala ayan na sila!!!!!!!! Kumapit ako ng husto dahil binilisan na ni manong drive
r ang pagmamaneho....
OH MY GOSH!!!! WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!!!!!!!!!!!!
(To be continued...... )





















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~~Chapter 15 part 3~~
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Chapter 15 Part 3


Dyllan


"Doon sila nagkamali..." I said smirking.... And Charles agreed with me...


They may have outsmarted us in the market but they jumped in the first jeep that
they saw that will take them to the resort without taking in consideration if t
he jeep is in full condition... Tito Zack and Tito Andrew was very in particular
with the condition of the vehicle and the driver even if it took us a few minut
es in the scrutiny... But the wait was really rewarding when we overtake their j
eep.. And the looks on their faces.... Hahahahaha! Priceless! This proves that g
uys are really smarter than the babes....
We dashed at the pavilion the moment we've reached the resort... The girls are s
till nowhere in sight...


"Sorry na lang girls.... But I think that we'll win this one...." I said out lou
d at natawa na lang silang lahat.... Agreeing to what I've said...


The manager gave us the clue and we've gathered around Tito Zack as he read it a
loud...

Clue: For each member, grab a tag from the table at the back entrance of the pav
ilion... Choose between 'something that flies' and 'something that crawls' then
go to the resort's restaurant and give the manager your tags...


We went to the table with wooden tags spread on it...


"So we have to choose..." I said...


I would prefer something that flies... Maybe the challenge would be sky diving o
r something...
If it is something that crawls.... We may crawl into the mud... Not that I don't
mind having mud all over me but I would prefer something that concerns flying..
..


As we find our way to the restaurant, I found out that almost all of us took the
'something that flies' tag, only Adrian took the 'something that crawls' tag...
That kid! I think he enjoys crawling on muds.... I chuckled deep inside when I
remembered him calling Chloe his girlfriend! I would have strangled him but then
again... He's just a kid.... Maybe he just has a huge crush on her.... Who woul
d blame him... Chloe is just extra ordinary beautiful....


"Hey Dyllan... snap out of it!" Charles said slapping my back...

"What!?"


"You're lightyears aways! Kanina pa kinukuha ng manager yung tag mo... But it se
ems that your mind is somewhere else.. Or I think your mind is wondering on the
other jeep?" Charles said teasingly...


"Yeah right... " I just shrugged him off....


"No need to hide anything from me, man... We didn't go all the way to London to
reconnect with your family just to use their connection to find a heart donor fo
r Chloe.... And man... that grandma of yours... she's really scary.. But I reall
y think that she likes you... She wouldn't go all out in helping you if she does
n't."


Scary? That's just half of what she is! She's mean, snobbish and a whole lot of
bad adjectives... That's because she's the matriarch of the Thompson Family, one
of the elites of UK. Not exactly in line with royals but acts as one because ev
en the royals bows down to her because of her prestige and money. It took a lot
of will power on my part to go to my dad and ask for an audience for my grandma.
.. She has a lot of influence around the continent and she owns a lot of hospita
ls not only in UK.


Good thing is, Tito Zack offered to help with the front of establishing his busi
ness in UK... The Montemayor group is gaining reputation around the globe and gr
andma is just too eager to connect her business with him. She also learned of th
e construction company that my brother and I established and in just a span of 3
years, it is now the fast rising construction company in the country and its re
putation is spreading... With companies like the Montemayor group and Fajardo gr
oup as a client, many more will follow...


When she learned of my accomplishments, she now saw on a different light and was
too eager to help me out... But I don't exactly know how sincere she can be, bu
t as of the moment... I don't care if she'll be a good grandma that she's suppos
e to be as long as I can get what I want, and that is to find Chloe a new heart.
..


I can't bear to lose her... I lost her once... I can't afford to lose her twice.
.. So when I found out that Josh found a way to remedy her ailment... I was sooo
relieved that I can give Josh whatever he wants!


"Lower your voice man... Josh might hear you...."


"So what if he hears us... He's been all out too when it comes to her, you might
as well collaborate with him, since I think he's doing an ok job on Chloe's con
dition... Or do I smell something rotten.. Like the big J?"

Tinignan ko sya ng masama...


"I have nothing against Josh..." I said looking at josh, whose pre-occupied at s
omething in his cell phone, or is it his monitoring device on Chloe... "In fact,
I'm very grateful... when everything's ok.... We can be very good friends...."
I looked at Josh still pre-occupied "Very good friends indeed..."


"Ok guys.... For those of you who have chosen the tag 'Something that flies...',
please occupy the table at the right side... and for those of you who has chose
n the tag 'Something that crawls' please occupy the left... "


Pumunta na kami sa table on the right side... while Adriane went to the left...
There are ten covered plates on the table....


"Please sit down" sabi ng manager... "The food in the plate is considered a prov
incial delicacy.... You have to eat everything in the plate... o kahit na 75% of
it... at the count of 3, sabay sabay ninyong buksan ito..."


Ah ok... So, this is not a physical game.... I can definitely eat anything under
the sun, how hard can this be? And he said that this is a delicacy...


"Ok guys, at the count of 3, open you plate..... in 3.... 2....... 1.... Open i
t!"


"What the!~ @#@$%^@$%^^" I almost jumped when I saw what's inside the plate!


"Is this even edible??!" Sabi ni Tito Andrew....


Nakiusisa din si Adriane kung ano yung mga nasa plato namin.


"HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!! That's Batman!!!! You get to eat BATMAN!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
!!!!! Can I exchange mine with that???"


"Yeah, more like Count Dracula.." sabi ko, referring to the bat that on my plate
.... Whew... How am I suppose to eat this! With the fangs and all...


Even Josh is making a face!


"Is this even edible?" Tito Andrew asks the facilitator whose obviously trying h
is best to hold on the bile in his throat... It's not a secret na mahina ang tya
n ni Tito Andrew when it comes to exotic foods...


"Hey dad, exchange na lang tayo... You can have mine.. I already tasted it.. And
it just tastes like milk... Maybe you can do better in this..." We all looked a
t Adriane's plateful of white fat chunky maggots....
He already tastes that! That kid knows no fear even in gross foods!


"Sorry, people.... You can't exchange foods. You will eat what you picked... or
else you'll have a 10 minute penalty..."


"Oh God.... This is so gross...." Sabi ko... "Mind over matter.... Mind over mat
ter.... Let's just pretend that this is a steak...."


"Eat now guys... The girls are here!"


I closed my eyes and did what I thought... Just pretend that this is a steak not
batman!



The moment I put the spoon in my mouth... I half expected myself to throw up....
But instead...


"Hey... this is good...." I said and Josh looked at me as if I'm getting out of
my mind.... "Really guys... try it! It taste like adobo... just don't look at th
e fangs!"


"Hey mom! Hey mom.... Look at what we're eating.... What did you get? " Sabi ni
Adriane. So I guess that the girls are already here....


"OH MY GOSH!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!!!!!!!!!" Tili ni Alex... napatawa na lang
ako....


"Hey Sweet.. Are you ok?" That was Tita Tanya talking to Tito Andrew... and when
I looked at them.. It seems that Tito Andrew is now ready to puke!


"Oh DAD!!!! Get out of here!!!" Sigaw ni Alex....


OK.. One down... What do we expect! Mahina talaga ang tyan ni Tito Andrew.... Na
gtatatawa naman si Tita Tanya.. Inaasar pa ng husto yung asawa nya....


"That'll be a 10 minute penalty..." Sabi ni Tito Zack... "So hurry up guys... We
have finish this all up, para hindi naman tayo masyadong mahuli.... And for all
we know, they will all puke as well! Hahahahahahaha!" We all laughed...


But it turned out that they have a more solid stomach than we have....


Josh is trying his best to finish the bat, though at times it looks like he's go
ing to puke as well....


The girls finished the food before Josh did without any penalty! And we still ha
ve to wait for another 10 minutes before they will give us the clue.... Nagsisin
tir na si Adriane at sinisisi yung daddy nya!


"It's all your fault Dad! How hard can it be to eat that bat! Yeah it's scary an
d all that... It looks like an impakto or something... But I bet it's even more
fun to eat it, just to show whose more big and powerful and all that! But you pu
ke all over the place!!!! AAARGGGGG!!!!! This is so frustrating!!! And now... lo
ok!!!! They're gone!!!! What's gonna happen to my male ego!"


"One more Adriane and you can kiss your game room goodbye..."



Mukhang napipikon na si Tito Andrew a. hahahahaha! Bigla namang natahimik si Adr
iane...


Alex and Sky took the opportunity to tease us again.... What do you expect from
those girls? Mas magtataka pa ako kapag hindi nila kami inasar.... I crossed my
arms on my chest as we watched them leave with the clue...


I didn't know what has gotten into me just before the girls leave. "Hey Chlow...
"


I guess she didn't expect me to call her for she was surprised when she looked b
ack at me....
Oh God... How could anyone be so beautiful! I smiled... She always seems to get
the better of me...


"Be careful ok?"


She smiled and she just nodded.. But I saw her cheeks put on a little shade of p
ink....
When they were out of sight, Charles nudges me in the stomach....


"You got it bad man... You got it bad..."


"Shut up.... "




Chloe



The creepy crawlers are not that bad... Katulad nga ng sinabi ni Adriane.. It so
mewhat taste like milk... Wag mo lang talagang titignan, kundi mandidiri ka.. Li
ke what happened to Tito Andrew.... Boy! That was hilarious! And Tita Tanya did
not help at all... Tinawanan pa ng tinawanan ang asawa.... Haaayyy.... Well, com
e to think of it... It really was hilarious!


"Ok Girls...." Sabi ni Tita Charlie.... "The clue said that we have to find our
own way... again.. to The windmills located at Bangui...."


"We have to find our own transpo again?" Tanong ni Tita Tanya...


"Yup, but we can no longer use the jeep that we rode on our way here.... So let
's go girls... 10 minutes lang ang advantage natin sa mga guys... We have to mak
e the most out of it!!! GO GO GO!"


We dash out of the resort and found out that the only transpo that we can get ar
e tricycles...


"O gosh.... What if they found another means of transpo?" Tanong ko...


"Ma'am, wala po talagang ibang magsasakay sa inyo dito kungdi mga tricycle lang.
.. Kaya po sumakay na po kayo." Sabi ni mamang driver...


"Ok sige.. No choice na rin naman tayo e.... hop on girls...." Sabi ni Tita Char
lie....


"Maybe it'll be better if we take 2 tricycles? Para hindi masyadong mabigat at m
as magiging mabilis... and.... Look... 3 na lang ang natitira ditong tricycle...
. If we get 2, mapipilitan silang magsiksikan sa 1 tricycle..." sabi ni Alex.


Napangisi naman kaming lahat!. Hahahahaha! I just can't imagine... 5 tall and mu
scular guys inside the tinsi winsi tricycle! Hahhahaha!!! Sayang paalis na kami.
.. Hindi na naming sila makikita... hehehehehe.....
Kung sabagay, nagawa nga nilang pagkasyahin mga sarili nila sa beetle e... heheh
ehehe..... I'm sure na magagawan na naman nila ito ng paraan... heheehe.....


Magkakasama kami nila Tita Charlie at Zia sa 1 tricycle... I begged them na paya
gan nila akong sumakay sa likod ng driver... I haven't rode a trycicle before, s
o gusto ko lang ma-experience ito ng bonggang bongga!


"Basta kumapit ka lang ng mabuti... Pero wag mong kakapitan si Manong driver a..
Baka hindi ka na pababaain nyan! Hahahahaha! " Sabi ni Zia....


"Hmmmppp ikaw talaga!!! Sige manong tara na po! Paki bilisan lang po a.. At pani
gurado may mga hahabpl po sa amin.. Kung manalo po kami sa race.... May kiss po
kayo doon sa color red ang buhok..." Sabi ko kay manong driver habang tinuturo k
o si Sky na nakasakay din sa likod ng tricycle....



Napansin ata ni Sky na tinuturo ko sya at dinilaan nya ako....


Natawa naman ako sa babaeng yun! Utak bata talaga yon!... Well, that's makes her
sooo interesting nevertheless.. Hindi lang utak bata, reckless and war freak pa
! But she is really a true friend.... As in talagang ipaglalaban ka nyan ng pata
yan, ano man ang mangyari.... Pero wag naman sanang umabot sa ganon..... hahahah
ahahaha!!!!!



Malapit na kami sa Bangui and still no sign of the guys.... This is really good.
.. At least malaki ang head start namin....


We stepped out of the tricycle and ran the moment we've reached the windmills...
The facilitator handed the clue to Tita Tanya...


Clue:
There are 15 Windmills... and for each windmill, you have to solve a puzzle, a p
roblem or a riddle. A puzzle piece will be given for each correct answer.... Yo
u have to solve it on chronological order.... After solving all the problems, pu
t together all the puzzle pieces to get your next clue....


"Ok girls... Let's put our minds together and solve this as fast as we can..."


"How hard can it be? We have the brightest girls in Falcon gathered up here!" Sa
bi ko and we all cheered....


But it turned out that the problems are harder than we thought!!!!!


"O Gosh we're sooo doomed!" Alex said after we've finished our eighth windmill..
.. "The guys are here! And the questions are getting harder and harder..."


"Just concentrate ok... we can do this...." Sabi ko.... "I think we're all doing
fine...."


That's what I thought until the guys started answering the questions at napapatu
lala na lang ako.. dahil yung mga questions na sinagutan naming na almost 7 to 8
mins each... Wala pang 2 minutes nasasagutan na nila!!!!!


OO NA SIGE NA! SIGE NA! PINAGSAMA-SAMA NA NGA ANG MGA MATATALINO!!! Not to menti
on the genius is there!!!!!!!!


"Is this even fair?" sabi ni Alex....


"Just concentrate Alex!" Sabi ni Sky, dahil halos si Alex lahat ang nakakasagot
ng questions.... "We need you to concentrate!


"OK! OK!!!!"


But After the 13th windmill, na-overtakan na nila kami!!!!


"Sorry Chlow... But this one's on us...." Binulungan ako ni Dyllan bago sila pum
unta sa 14th windmill.... And it sent chills all over my body!


What the heck is the matter with that guy!!!!! Is he flirting with me? Matapos n
a hindi nya ko pansin pansinin sa bus tapos ngayon may pabulong bulong pa!!!! GG
GRRRR!!!! Is he just trying to distract me??? Well.... It's working!


"Don't let him get to you... He's just trying to bully you again..." Sabi ni Sky
whose looking daggers at the guys...


"Hurry and solve the puzzle... Don't mind them...." Sabi ni Alex...


The last 2 riddles has been a piece of cake but the guys are already gone by the
time we put together all the puzzle pieces.... We read together the next clue..
.


Clue: Find your way back to the Fajardo Resort and go to the waterfalls. Use the
car at the parking lot.



"Finally! A car!!!!" Sabi ni Alex. "At least hindi na tayo maghahanap ng sarili
nating transpo! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!!! Hindi pa naman sila masyadong nakakalayo!
!!"


We ran towards the parking lot and a facilitator gave us a key to a Honda Civic.
..


"Do they get the same care as we do? Baka naman Ferrari ang binigay nyo sa kanil
a a!" Sabi ni Tita Tanya whose now opening the door at the driver's side....


Oh Gosh! Mukhang lilipad na naman ang puso ko nito!!!! The way she's driving lik
e a maniac!


"No ma'am same lang po kayo ng kotse..." Sabi ng facilitator.


"Whose driving? Is it Mr. Fajardo?" Tanong ni Tita Tanya...


"Yes. Ma'am."


"Get in! Get In! Andrew also drives like a demon. Kung yung beetle napapalipad n
ya... Honda pa kaya! BILIS!!!" Sabi ni Tita Tanya....


As soon as the last door closed, parang biglang sinibat yung kotse! And we haven
't even buckled up our seatbelt!


"OOOOHHHHMMMMYYYYYGGGGOOOSSSSHHHH!!!!" Sabi naming lahat!!!


"Just buckle up while you do your shouting!" She said laughing.... "Hold on to y
our horses!!! Hindi tayo papatalo kay Andrew!"


"Can this car handle all the speeding!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Napasigaw ako
when we went to a very sharp turn!


"TANYA!!!!!!! YOU'RE GOING TO GET US KILLED!" Sabi ni Tita Charlie whose face lo
oks ashen....
"Hey.. I've been doing this all my life... Chill out girl! " Sabi ni Tita Tanya
kay Tita Charlie na parang wala lang...


"Yeah, you should see her on the tracks, she makes the pro's eat dusts! She can
even beat Uncle Slate who's unbeatable in car racing..."


"WOW! SCARRY!!!" Sabi ko.... "OOOOHHHHMMMMYYYYGGGOOOSSSHHHH!!! Watch out!!!!!!"
Sabi ko ng mag-overtake si Tita Tanya ng blind curve at may sumalubong na truck.
.. Pero bigla na lang naikabig ni Tita Tanya and we're all safe...


"THAT IS SOOOOO RECKLESS!!!" Sabi ni TiTa Charlie... "Don't you do that again!!!
!"
Nagtatatawa lang si Tita Tanya....



I Might as well close my eyes and pretend that this is just another roller coast
er ride...


It only took us a few minutes before we reach the Fajardo resort... And the guys
have just arrived !!!!!


"Way to go Mom!!!" Sabi ni Alex... "We can still beat them!!! GO!GO!GO!GO!"


Nagpaiwan ulit kami ni Tita Charlie.... "Go Ahead... We'll catch up later.... I
think my knees are still on Jell-O state..."


"Don't be too long OK..." Sabi ni Tanya and the rest of the group ran to the nex
t destination....


May lumapit na facilitator asking us if we need their assistance or if we need a
medic or something....


"Just water please.." sabi ko while getting out of the car... "And please tell m
e that there will be no of this car drives!!!"


Natawa yung facilitator... "Wala na po ma'am... 2 more games na lang po siguro a
nd we're done..."


"Thank God!" Yes... This has been interesting... but scary!


We walked our way to the waterfalls at the rear of the resort.... This is really
one interesting place..... It is well maintained... Everywhere you see, there's
a garden full of blooming flowers... This is just sooo magical...


When we reached the waterfalls, I gasped at what I saw!!!


"WOW!!! This looks like a picture coming out from a fairytale book!!!! Oh My Gos
h! This place is soooo wonderful!!! "


It is not a very big waterfalls but what's interesting is, the bottom of the fal
ls looks like a pool and everywhere you look there are different kinds of bloomi
ng flowers on different shades and colors... The trees surrounding the place add
to the beauty of the place...


"I can definitely live here all my life..." I said...


"Yeah... " Sabi ni Tita Charlie... "Ilang beses ko ngang kinukulit si Tanya na i
benta na lang sa min itong place na to, kahit triple the price.... Pero ayaw tal
agang ibigay...."


Ako man siguro.... As magical as a place like this... Kahit 5 times the original
price, hinding hindi ko ito ibebenta!



They are already in full swing on what they are doing... It seems like Alex and
Sky are diving on the water falls and they are bringing out tiny bottles out of
the water... Adriane and Charles are the ones whose doing the diving on the guys
' team... And I can say that Adrian is one heck of a swimmer!!! He's faster than
any of them!


"So what's the game?" Tanong ni Tita Charlie kay Tita Tanya ng makalapit na kami
sa kanila...
"For our team... We have to get all 50 red bottles from the water, 2 members at
a time only... We can tag other members kung napagod na... But it seems that the
y are doing an ok job on it... And besides.. Those two are the most powerful swi
mmers on our team."


Ng makita ni Tito Zack si Tita Charlie dali-dali lumapit niyakap nya si Tita Cha
rlie... "You look so pale... Are you alright?"


"Just had another fright from you-know-who and you-know-what..." Tita Charlie sa
id with a frown.... "We almost got crushed by a ten wheeler truck!"


"Almost Tita... almost.. " Sabi ko. "But Tita Tanya seem to be really in control
of the wheel.." trying to make light of the situation for Tito Zack looked a li
ttle bit more worried than earlier...


"Over taking on blind curves is really reckless...." Sabi ni Tita Charlie....


Napailing si Tito Zack... "Don't worry hon. I will no longer let Tanya drive you
anywhere..." He said Smiling.... "But come to think of it... how many times hav
e I ever told you that line? At wala pang 1 linggo, nakasakay ka na naman kay Ta
nya...." he said teasingly....


"Totoo na talaga to... hindi na talaga ako sasakay kay Tanya..."


"OK..." Tito Zack said, with a hint of humor in his eyes.... Parang he does not
actually believe her...


Well anyways.... Itinuon ko na lang muna ang pansin ko sa game and it seems that
Adriane is no longer in the water... Napagod na siguro yung bata.... And Dyllan
is now in his place.... I happen to have my gaze on him just in time that he wa
s emerging from the water... and OHHHMMMYYYYGGGGG!!! He looks like a greek god!!
!!! He has the perfect muscles at the right places.... Grabe pang pyesta ng mat
a!!!


"Hmmmm..... Why the dreamy face Chloe?" I almost jumped at the teasing voice bes
ide me.....


"Shocks Zia! Don't scare me like that!"


"Ang ingay ingay ko dito, hindi mo ako napansin... Masyado ka kasing absorbed dy
an!" sabi ni Zia at tinignan din si Dyllan.... "Well, I can't blame you for that
..." She smiled teasingly...


I blushed furiously....


"You like him don't you?" Tanong nya sa kin na may halong pagbiro...


I chuckled.... I like him?


"Hmmmm..... I don't know Zia... I really don't... I mean... look at him! He look
s like a Greek god or something, any girl would be foolish enough not to like hi
m or fall head over hill over him... but......" I trailed off...


"Yeah... The big but...." Zia said looking at me "Seriously Chloe, I really thin
k you're hiding something.... I know it's none of my business and I know that yo
u're quite interested with your text mate, but I can see the way you look at Dyl
lan... it's something else..."


Umiling-iling ako.... "I don't know Z, I guess I really like him but... the way
he treated me in Falcon." Umiling ulit ako... "It's as if I was a witch... well.
.... I may not show it but it really cuts me deep.... And it makes me want to l
ook at the other way."


"Yeah, that was something else...."


I shrugged.


"Actually, nagtaka din talaga ako sa treatment nya sa yo e... He wasn't like tha
t..."


"Yeah, I agree.... But let's not talk about him now.... Coz for now.... I want t
o meet my superman!" I said dreamily.... "I wonder..... "


Natawa sya.... "Baka naman si Josh lang yon!! Hhahahahahahahahaha! Pa-super-supe
rman pang nalalaman!"


"Wenks!!! How can you say it's just Josh!!! May romantic side ba yong kaibigan n
ating yon?"


Nagtawanan na lang kami at tinignan namin si Josh whose been tagged by Charles a
nd is taking off his shirt right now....


Parehong nanlaki ang mga mata namin ni Zia....


"OH MY GOSH!!" Sabi ko.... "Is he capable of growing muscles like that!!!!"


"I don't know that he can be that gorgeous.... Now.... I changed my opinion of h
im, crush ko na sya, promise" natatawang sabi ni Zia... habang nag-dive naman si
Joshua...


"Crush mo na rin! Ako rin! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!"Nagbibirong sabi ko..... " WOOOHO
HOOO... I LOVE YOU JOHUA!!!' Sigaw ko...


Nakisali na rin sa biruan si Zia.... "MAHAL NA RIN KITA JOSHUA!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH
A!!!!!"


I suddenly I looked at Sky whose standing at the big rock while Tita Tanya was t
he one who took her place.... She was looking intently at Josh, with a huge grin
on her face....


"Want to know a little secret?" Sabi ko kay Zia...


"Hmmmm.... Mukhang alam ko ang sasabihin mo...." She said with the goofy smile o
n her face...."


"Hmmmm.. mukhang may alam ka a.... hehehehehehehe...."


Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa at bigla na lang kaming natawa!!!!


"Oh gosh! You know!!!!!!" Sabi ko....


"Of course I know!!! She's my cabin mate for years! And I bet that she likes him
the moment she laid her eyes on him!!!!"


"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!! Talagang dalaga na si Sky!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
!!!"


Bigla na lang tumingin ng matalim sa min si Sky... As if nalalaman nya ang pinag
-ku-kwentuhan namin....


"Ooooppppsss... Baka naririnig tayo..." I whispered....


Tumahimik din si Zia... at ibinaling na sa iba ni Sky yung pansin nya....


"How about Josh..... Does he feel something for her?" Tanong ko....


"It's still a puzzle to me... Ang hirap hulihin nung lalakeng yon... Parang sobr
ang manhid e.... Well, he's always there hanging around us.... Kahit na binubull
y sya ni Sky.... But he never as in never gives us a hint if he likes one of us.
... I mean... Grabe din magkandarapa ang mga babae sa kanya but he never shows t
hem interest... Or even give them a second look. The only one that I can say to
have his full attention is...... you...."


Tumaas ang kilay ko.... "Well, that is because, I am his lab rat..."


She shrugged.... "Yeah... Ang galing magtago ng lalakeng yan.... But wait..." Sh
e said as if she's trying hard to remember something.... "wait, wait, wait, wait
... I remembered something.... Hmmmm... Last year when we went to Singapore, we
girls are having a deep in our private pool at the penthouse and Josh was at his
usual self, buried in a book... I went inside the kitchen to get some chips and
when I got back... he was looking intently at......" she gave me a knowing look
.....


"OH MY GOSH!!!!" I shrieked!!! Grabe kinikilig ako!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!


"Yeah... You can say that again... OH MY GOSH!!! But that was only a second, but
it was the first time I ever caught him... never again... so I'm really kind of
doubtful if I read him correctly....."


"Napaka masekreto naman kasi! I mean, what's wrong with having a crush on someon
e?"


"Ewan ko ba..."


"Hey!!! Get up you two!!!" Sabi ni Sky na parang nakakahalata na "Tigilan nyo na
nga yang tsismisan nyo!!! We're down to the last bottle!!! We have to get read
y!"


"How about the guys?" I asked...


"They're also down to the last one...." She said and she gave me a mischievous g
rin.... "But I bet we'll be the first one out of here...."


And true to her words, Alex emerged from the water holding the last bottle....


"WOOHHHHOOOOOO!!!! Way to go Alex!!!!"


We gathered all the bottles and went to the facilitator who counted all the bott
les and gave us our clue....


CLUE: Go to the beach in front of the rose pavilion. All members should particip
ate in the last obstacle course.... First one to finish the course will be decla
red the winner!!!


"Sorry guys!!!!" sabi ni Sky... "I think that girls are the better species.... H
AHAHAHAHA!!!! BYE!!!" And she blew them a kiss....


Nakasimangot si Adriane na nakatanaw sa min habang papalayo kami...


"Don't worry Adriane... if we win... I'll impart the prize to you remember..." I
shouted hoping that will make him smile just a little bit.... Pero mukhang masa
ma talaga ang loob...


We ran to the beach and saw the final obstacle course.... There lies at the midd
le of the beach is a verrrryyyy large inflatable obstacle course complete with m
ini pool and slides... at take note... hindi tubig ang dumadaloy sa mini pool at
slides, kundi slime! Like in Nickolodeon!!!!


"EEEWWWW..." Sabi ko... "This is one heck of an obstacle course.. I can just ima
gine myself full of eeecky slime after this..."


"It'll be fun!!!! So come on girls!!! Hurry up and let's finish this!!! This wil
l be our winning moment!!!!" Sabi ni Alex na sobrang excited!!!!


But before we went inside.... The facilitator gave us our last minute instructio
n...


"You're team should be intact inside the course ... Walang iwanan.... and comple
te 5 of the flags... which you will find inside... it is very slippery... so bet
ter be careful! When you reach the exit lie down all the flags... if it is incom
plete, you all have to go back and find the missing flags.... After you've compl
eted the flags.... Just run into the finish line!"


"WOOOHHHOOOO!!! Come on girls!!! They're coming!" Sabi ni Tita Charlie... Kust i
n time that the boys are now running at our direction!!!!


We went inside and we frantically looked for the missing flags as fast as we can
.... Pero grabe, it's really hard to move inside, with all the gooey and icky st
uff!!! Grabe!!!!! And there are times that we have to climb and the slime keeps
pouring down on our direction...


"This is impossible!" Sabi ko "How can we get up there without sliding!!!"


"Hey... We have to put our minds and our strengths together... This is teamwork!
!!" Sabi ni Tita Charlie...
Pinauna namin si Sky... with all her ninja moves... She found her way at the top
of the inflated platform.. And from there on... she helped Alex... and in no ti
me we all get at the top and got the flag hanging at the top of the pole...


That was the hardest of the course... At madali na naming nakita yung last 2 fla
gs...


We were so excited when we exited the course complete with 5 flags... The guys a
re still inside... and we're guessing that..... THIS IS NOW A SURE WIN!!!!!!!!!!
!


We all held hands and we ran our way, happily at the finish line....


After a while.. The guys crossed the finished line....


We all cheered!!!!



"WOOOOHHHOOOOOW!!!!"


"We are the winners!!! We are the champions!!!" We all cheered!!!!


We are all Ecstatic!!!! I mean... we beat them!!!! We beat the tough guys!!!!! A
ND IT FEELS SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!! Even with all the slime and icky icky stuff, we a
re all very very happy!!!!


We girls are jumping up and down when the game master stood at the middle of the
group.... I think he's ready to declare us the winner....


"Hey... hey.... May I have your attention please..."

But Sky and Alex keeps on teasing the guys.... At natatawa na lang si game maste
r....


"HEY HEY HEY!!! PLEASE! I have some very important announcement to make..... So
settle down please..."


The game master motioned one of the facilitator to come and he is carrying a lap
top....
I wondered... yung laptop kaya yung sinasabi nilang prize... I wonder....



"Ok... Team girls arrived at the finished line at exactly 5: 18pm.... And the g
uys arrived at exactly 5:28pm!"



We girls all cheered!!! And I looked at Adriane whose pouting!


"I should declare the girls the winner........."


"WHOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOO!!! "


"YEAH!!!!"


"ALRIGHT!!!"


We continued to cheer.... But the game master held his hand....


"WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!......"


Bakit?


"BUT........ if you please all turn your attention to the monitor...."


We all gathered to the facilitator who's carrying the laptop...


"At one point... the last bottle of the guys came missing at the waterfalls....
So we investigated immediately by gathering the videos around... and we found so
mething very interesting...."


Pinaandar nya yung video... "As you can see... a certain redhead got one of the
guys bottles and placed it on their side of the water, that made the guys had a
tough time finding their last bottle....."


"CHEATER!!!!' Sigaw ni Adrian....


"Ooooooopppppssssss..."Sky said plastering a guilty grin.... "hehehehehehehehehe
..."
Dyllan and Charles gave her a nasty stare..... But she just shrugged it off...


"So with that, the girls will have a 10 minute penalty, just like the guys had t
heirs when Mr. Fajardo didn't eat the bat...."


"So... in that case..... " sabi ni Tito Zack....


"For the girls... Their arrival time is 5:18 plus the 10 minute penalty... That
makes their official time 5:28...... SO.................. BOTH TEAMS OFFICIALLY
ARRIVED at 5:28pm!!!!! That means..... IT'S A TIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


Halos lahat kami napanganga.....


It's a tie???? I can't believe it!!!!


IT'S A TIE!!!!!!!!!!!!


While everyone's in a state of shock... I went to Adriane and I carried him!!!!


"Hey handsome!!!! We both won!!!!" sabi ko.... And Adrianne laughed and I think
that breaks the ice....
For everyone now is laughing.... Well... we still can't believe the result... bu
t I guess we can live with it....
"PASAWAY KA TALAGA SKY!!!" sabi ni Alex... but this time she's joking... pinahid
ni Alex yung mga slime sa mukha ni Sky.... At nagtawanan na silang lahat....


When everybody died down.... Napansin ko na may bitbit na malaking eco bag na yu
ng game master....


"So I guess this one is for all of you.... " Sabi ng Game Master...


"Give it to Chloe!!!" Sabi ni Charles.... Para namang nakakaloka yung ngiti nito
!!!


"We know you've been waiting for this.." sabi ni Joshua....


Ano ba to!!! Bakit ba parang nakakaloka mga tingin nitong mga taong ito!!!!


Inabot sa kin yung malaking eco bag...


Adriane is jumping up and down! "You're going to love that ate Chloe!!! Basta...
I also have a part there a.... We also won!!!"


"Open it! Open it! Open it!" They cheered.....


I opened the big eco bag and lo and behold!!!
They all cheered while laughing!!!!
Natawa na rin ako..... Because.... The prize is an eco bag full of ............
...........








GOYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!























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~~Chapter 16~~
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AN
Sobrang ikli lang po nito.... sumosobra na ka-bz-han ng lola nyo....
This is just some sort of Bridging chapter para mas maintindihan nyo yung next c
hapter... walang mangyayari dito kaya sobrang bitin pa rin...
SORRY PEEPS!!!! Sobrang BZ talaga ng lola nyo, at lately wala akong time magsula
t.. kaya hindi ko pa alam kung kelan ulit ako mag-u-update....
But still.. I will try my best to update after a few days...

Chapter 16
Chloe
"Interesting.... " Dr. Jin said thru video chat... He's currently looking thru m
y heart via his monitor, with the use of a tubelike gadget that Josh placed over
my pendant...
" I know... " Josh said with his Cheshire cat smile....
Then they converse again in Korean....
Ok.. sige... sila na lang ulit ang nagkakaintindihan.... Blah Blah Blah Blah Bla
h....
While having their meeting.... I relaxed myself in the reclining chair and close
d my eyes...
I'm still exhausted from yesterday's activity but it has really been a blast! I
never participated in strenuous activities in my entire existence... and it was
worth it! Thanks to these two... I was given the chance....
And from the looks on their faces.... I think they've discovered something,, and
I'm assuming that it's great news... I hope....
After a while...
Josh poked me and I opened my eyes...
"Sleepy head.... Did you drift off or something?" he said smiling... "Jin is as
king you about something for the hundredth time....
Oooooppppssss.... Mukha ngang nakatulog ako... hehehehe
"Sorry.... " I said... I looked at the monitor and Dr. Jin is just smiling at me
....
"It looks like you've strained yourself too much from yesterday's activity?" He
asked...
"Yeah.. I guess so...." I said a little bit worried... " Did I harm myself.. is
there something wrong?"
"The thing is.. you look exhausted.... " Dr. Jin said....
"Is it bad?" I said with my anxiety building up.... Josh looked at the monitor,
but he still keeps his smile on his face....
"ummm... well.... I don't know .." Umiling-iling pa sya....
"Oh my Gosh! And I thought I was getting better cause all the while I didn't fee
l any chest pain.... Ummm ...I .... Do I need to rest or something? Or what can
I do to make myself better again??" I said more panic than before....
"Feel any chest pain right now?"
Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko....
"No.... I can't feel anything.... Is that bad???"
"ummmm.... Interesting.... " Iyon lang ang sinabi ni Dr. Jin and he drifted off
to his computer.... "Interesting..... " He said again, talking to himself.
What are they talking about?
Tapos nag-converse na naman sila ng Korean....
HELLO!!!!! As if I'm not here whose freaking out if something went wrong again a
nd they're just conversing in alien language!!!!!
"Ummmm hey.... Hello... guys..... Ummmm... " I said... waving my hands just to c
atch their attention.. but unfortunately, they are more interested in their own
planet!.... and I don't think that they are planning to talk to me in another li
ght year....
Suddenly I felt a hot flash emits from the pendant...
"Woa!!!! What's that!!!" Napasigaw ako....
"Ooopppsss sorry... sorry... " Sabi ni Josh at may ginawa sya sa computer at big
la ring nawala yung init sa pendant....
"hmmmmm ... interesting.... " Sabi ni Dr Jin..... GRABE A!!! WALA NA BA SYANG IB
ANG SASABIHIN KUNDI 'HMMMMM INTERESTING!!!!'
Major Gosh!!! I'm freaking out here!!!!!
"Just relax a bit, I'm just making some adjustments.... " Sabi ni Josh while tap
ping on his computer...
"Sure... " I said. Well ano pa nga ba ang dapat kong gawin kundi mag-relax... at
mukha namang wala silang balak na kausapin ako....
After a few minutes.... I didn't realize that almost drifted off to sleep when J
osh spoke to me...
" Chloe.... Are you feeling a little bit drowsy?"
"Well actually, kung hindi mo ko kinausap, mukhang parating na ko sa wonder land
.... " I said trying to to shake off the drowsiness in my system.
Tumango-tango lang sya....
"OK Chloe.... Here's the thing.... "Dr. Jin finally said and I immediately panic
ked.. "Hey... take a deep breath.... " And he chuckled.... "There's really nothi
ng wrong.. I promise.... "
"But, what's all this? Why are you making me sooo nervous? " I asked....
"Well, let's just say that, I'm just testing you.... "
Ganon! Hihimatayin na ko dito sa sobrang kaba! PASAWAY!
"ok.... " he still said chuckling... " I can see that you have anxiety right now
.... But..... can you feel any chest pains?"
Yeah I'm nervous as hell!!! Pero... teka lang.... hmmmm....
Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko....
TEKA NGA!!!
"Oh gosh! I should be having a heart attack right now! But..... Oh Josh! What ha
ve you done to me!!! "
Nagtawanan yung magpinsan....
"My point exactly.... " Sabi ni Dr. Jin.... "You were so exhausted yesterday and
now, We've tested your nervousness and anxiety and still, no chest pains.... "
"Oh my gosh! Does this mean.. that..... I'm healed??" I asked,, feeling the joy
is swelling over me....
"Not yet.... Don't be too excited.... But we're getting there" He said smiling a
nd I can feel that he's also excited.... "I think this is really a breakthrough!
That double pendant has done wonders to your heart.... Ok so... what were going
to do now is..... " he said then he's gone from the monitor....
What? Is he really talking to me... where the heck did he go???? LUMAYAS NA LANG
NG BIGLA????
"Ummmm Josh.... Where the heck is he??" But before Josh answered, Dr. Jin is the
re again in the monitor.... "Ooopppsss... sorry about that... I just have to get
this thing.... " He said putting up another monitor..... "Ok this is your heart
a month ago.... " Now I can see my heart.... I don't really know what is normal
and what is not so.... I just pretended that I know what I'm seeing.. heheheheh
e... I don't even know what's wrong with it.... Hehehehehe
"Ok.... " I just said and I smiled....
"Ok so, this is your heart now.... " then I can see my heart but this time, I re
ally do think that it is more alive than the other picture that he showed me...
and I can visibly see a force of energy wrapping around it.... "The energy that
you can see is the work of the pendant.... What I didn't expect is... It's regen
erating the part that was dysfunctional.... "
"Ok..... ummmmm" I said.. Hindi ko sya masyadong naiintindihan, but base from wh
at he said... It sounds good? " Don't it mean I'm healing... "
"You are fast healing.... " Sabi ni Josh smiling.....
"O gosh! Really!!!!" I said.. I feel that I'm going to explode from all the good
feeling that I am experiencing right now....
"But right now, we are putting up a lot of energy into your heart, up to your to
lerance level.... that was the Volt you felt a few minutes ago. "
"I was just testing, kung hanggang saan yung kayang tanggapin ng puso mo.... Sor
ry about that.... " Sabi ni Josh...
"OK... good thing is.... This treatment will fully regenerate your heart... than
ks to Josh's research ... we may no longer use this very big syringe.... " He sa
id smiling showing me the very ugly syringe, and I just cringed from the sight o
f it....
"This thing surely looks beastly.... " I said...
"Yeah.... If things go the way we expected... say goodbye to it.... "
"Oh my Gosh!!!! "I said, holding on to my pendant.... "You really are a life sav
er.. both of you.... " Oh my,, I'm really close to tears right now.... "How can
I thank you....."
"Don't thank us yet... " Sabi ni Josh
"Ok Chloe... We are going to put the second pendant on your back.... The thing i
s Chloe.... You have to listen carefully..."
"Ok...." I said... "I will do anything! Just say it!" Masyado ata akong na-over
excite! At natawa silang magpinsan...
"Actually you can still do some strenuous activities... I know you are on vacati
on so might as well enjoy it.. It won't do anything to your heart... even if you
jump off the cliff... "
"Ano!! Hindi nga magagalaw ang puso ko.. patay naman ako!"
Tumawa ng husto si Dr. Jin....
"Well, I know that you understand what I'm talking about... What I mean is.. You
can do whatever you want, as long as that pendant stays in its place.... You ca
n't take that off for 2 days.... It's water proof, so you can swim if you like..
. or go skydiving if you want... AS LONG AS IT STAYS ON TOP OF YOUR HEART...."
I understand... wow... so I'm still going to enjoy myself at the same time, the
healing process is on going!..
"This is really great.. both of you are really great,,,What more can I say,,, I
really can't thank you enough... "
"No Chloe.... Thank you... " Sabi ni Dr. Jin " If you didn't agree with the trea
tment,,,, we would not discover all of these and you've actually helped a lot of
my patients and a lot more heart patients.... "
"I don't know what to say.... " I said my voice cracking....
Silence....
"So Chloe... Josh will plaster both of the pendants in place.... It will only be
for 2 days... and I will be waiting here in Manila for your arrival.... Actuall
y... I'm very excited about this.... "
Josh is now plastering the pendant at my back... After that, he turned me around
... then he started plastering the pendant on my chest....
OK.... Awkward moments na naman.... And as usual.. si Mr. Manhid.... Wala lang.
... haaaayyyy....
I can feel my face heat up... so.. just to take my mind off what josh is doing,
kinausap ko na lang si Dr. Jin..
"Ummm doc.. what will happen If I accidentally remove the pendant.... "
"That is out of the question.... I mean it must not happen no matter what... Bec
ause this stage is very crucial.. we are putting a lot of energy on your heart r
ight now.. if the pendant is removed, your heart will go on over drive and you'l
l have a massive heart attack... so, as I've said earlier... DO NOT REMOVE THE P
ENDANT... "
"I will be careful, I promise... " I said and Dr. Jin Smiled...
"I know you will... you're not sky in anyway.... " He said teasingly... " Right
Josh??"
I Chuckled.... Aba... hmmmm.... May alam kaya si Dr Jin??? Hehehehe.... Mukhang
kailangan kong chikahin to pagdating sa Maynila a...
"What?" Sabi ni Josh looking annoyed at Dr. Jin.. Bigla naman tumawa si Dr. Jin.
..
"Whatever..." Sabi ni Josh.... " Sige na... pwede ka ng umalis... I'll just talk
some more to Jin... "
Tumayo na ako....
"Thanks again doc.. For everything.... And josh" I said turning to Josh and I hu
gged him.... " You are my life saver.. literally.... Thank you.. thank you.... "
I said feeling the tears in my eyes....
Josh didn't say anything... he just hugged me back.... "It's nothng.... I'm the
one who should thank you... for in some ways.... you brought my sister back to l
ife... "
We stayed like that for a few minutes....
"Hey! Can I have a hug too!!!" Dr. Jin said loudly grabbing our attention.... Ti
nanggal ko na yung pagkakayakap ko kay Josh....
"Not just a hug.... You deserve a kiss!!!!" I said...
"How about me? Where's my kiss.... " Josh said teasingly....
"Well,,, " I said naughtily... "I think you'll enjoy a certain redhead kissing y
ou instead of me.... " I ran into the door before Josh can even react....
Bago pa ko tuluyang makalabas ng pinto, lumingon ako kay josh and his face is be
et red! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
AYUN! For the first time may reaction!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Huli ka!!!!!
"Bye!!!! " I said in a sing song voice... and blew him a kiss....
Wait till Zia hears about this.. hehehehe.....










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~~Chapter 17~~
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AN... Sorry ulit... bitin mode....

Chloe
"Hello girlfriend!!!!!" A very excited Adrian greeted me the moment I went out o
f the main house...
Well, kelan ba naman hindi naging excited at hyper ang batang yan??
"Well, hello there cute boy... what are you up to this very beautiful day?" I sa
id pinching his cheek.. kakagigil talaga tong batang to.. napaka-cute!!!! Malama
ng na super gwapo nito pag laki...
"Nothing much.. I'm just heading for the beach, I'm going to try the new jet ski
... how about you? You seem extra happy? Are you happy to see me?"
"Of course I'm always happy to see you..." I said smiling at him... "Have you se
en Zia?"
"Hmmmmm..... They were at the beach a while ago, together with the rest of the g
irls..."
"Ok... I'll head that way....Are you going there as well? Sabay na tayo? " I sa
id...
"yeah!"
We walked out of the beach together... It's already 3 in the afternoon... I spen
t most of my morning in bed...
Sobrang exhausted ako kahapon... nagising na lang ako, lunch time na.. then afte
r that, Josh and Dr. Jin checked me out.... Pero ok lang.... I got the greatest
news ever!
"Hey Ate Chloe.... "
"Yes Adriane? "
"Do you think I'm Good looking?"
Napatingin ako kay Adriane... "Of course you are... you're the cutest kid I've e
ver known!"
He pouted.... Naku, mukhang hindi ata nagustuhan ang sagot ko a.. hehehehe
"Cute, are for poodles.... I'm far from looking like one... everyone refers to m
e as cute.... I'm far from being cute.... " He mumbles....
"OK.. let me rephrase that... you are the most good looking kid I've ever known.
... " I said
Teka mukhang hindi pa rin satisfied a.... ano bang gusto nitong batang to?
"In just a few years, I'm no longer a kid... and my dad never calls me a kid....
I'm already a young man!"
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Ang kulit nitong batang to a!!!! and super smart...
I tried my hardest not to laugh cause obviously, he's dead serious.... Well, I n
ever thought that he doesn't like to be called a kid! Malay ko ba!
"Ok , Adriane, you are obviously the most good looking 'young man', I've ever co
me across this planet... and probably the smartest!" I said giggling... and this
time, he showed me his biggest smile....
"You are soooo cute!" I said pinching his cheek again....
"Cute are for poodles!!!"
Natawa na ako ng tuluyan.... "Ok.. gotcha! "
We walked our way to the beach and I can see that the guys are riding the waves
while the girls are lounging at the beach....
"Do you like me ate Chloe?" He said in a small voice....
"Of course I do, you know that..."
"Will you marry me?"
ANO DAW????!!!! Teka nabingi ata ako don a,, tama ba ang narinig ko???
Napatigil ako ng lakad at napatingin ako sa kanya... ang ngisi nya about hanggan
g tenga!!!
Grabe..... sutil ata tong batang to a... does he knows what he's talking about?
Hmmmm mukhang ginu-good-time lang ako nito a.... PASAWAY!
"Hmmmm... Adriane... don't you think that you're waaaaayyyy to young to be think
ing about those things? And besides I thought girls are gross??? "
"I'm not talking about now.... And yeah, some of the girls I know are really gro
ss, like ate Sky for example... I don't like her ... but you're different... so
will you marry me?"
WEIRD!!!!
Naptawa na lang ako ng malakas... grabe naman kasi mga iniisip nitong batang to.
...
"Stop laughing at me! " He said....
I tried my best to restrain myself.... " I'm sorry, I'm sorry.... "
He pouted....
"Let's just sit for a while ok..." I said at umupo kami sa isang open cottage...
.
"ok Adriane... First of all, you shouldn't be thinking about things like that...
. You're too young to think of those things... crushes are fine... and I bet you
have a huge number of crushes.. am I right? "
"Nah!!! They like me.. but I don't like them... "
I smiled... "Crush ng bayan ka pala.... Why am I not surprised... " I said teasi
ngly,,
He smiled this time...
"And you know, I', 9 to 10 years older than you are... maybe you're just infatua
ted with me,,, I know it will wear off... baka sa susunod na pagkita natin,, hin
di mo na ako crush... "
"No way! I really like you! As in reaalllllyyyyyyy!!!!!" He said overly exaggera
ting again....
I laughed....
"You're really really pretty.. I've never seen anyone like you.. reaaallllyyyy..
.. We'll ate Z is really pretty too,, but she's like my sister.... So I've ruled
her out... "
"Do you really like older women? "
Nag-isip sya.... " Hmmmmm..... yeah... "
Ok.. weird talaga....
Hmmmmm..... Ano bang sasabihin ko sa batang ito!
"OK Adrian... I know you'll get over it in a matter of time.... Guys like you ar
e very much fickle minded.... And in time, I know that you'll meet your special
someone who is fit for you... " He tried to protest but I held my palm up to his
face to stop him from talking... " BUT... I'll make you a deal.... "
"What deal.... " He Asked, too excited for my liking....
"ok... when you reached your 21st birthday and you still have this crazy crush o
n me... and If I'm still not married and doesn't have a boyfriend by that time..
... Oh Gosh... I will be 30 by that time!!! ... well anyway.... IF that time com
es... then MAYBE... I will CONSIDER you.... " I said Emphasizing each words...
"But can't you just say that you'll just marry me by that time? "
Natawa na naman ako... GOSH! This kid is so persistent! Kanino ba talaga nagmana
tong batang to!
"Well, you can just take it or leave it... That's the best that I can offer... "
I said....
Nag-isip sya.... Hahahahahah! Ang cute ng thinking face nya.... Well, I bet... T
his kid is really gonna break a lot of hearts someday...
"Ok deal Ate Chloe.... You'll see.... I will still like you by that time!!!" He
said standing up... " Can I have a kiss.. just to seal the deal!!!" He said misc
hievously..... and his eyes are glowing!!!
PASAWAY TONG BATANG TO A!!!
"Kelan pa nagging kiss ang mag-seal ng deal... It should only be a hand shake!"
I said laughing while holding out my hands....
He pouted again.... And I pinched his cheeks... " You are sooooo cute.. and so s
mart.... Just don't break a lot of heart while growing up, ok.... "
"I swear, I won't break your heart ate Chloe.... "
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You are really a handful.... Siguro palaging sumasakit ang
ulo ng mommy mo sa yo... "
"Me? I'm adorable!!!"
"HAHAHAHA! I bet you are... "
"So where's my kiss... "
"Hmmm.. you'll get it... IF.. I fall in love with you.. "
He smiled like a cat again.... " I bet you will someday!!!" He said matter of fa
ct...
Napailing na lang ako....
"We'll see Adrian.. We'll see.... "
He started running towards the beach.... Then He looked back... "YOU WILL ATE CH
LOE!!!!"
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Very persistent!
I looked at him until he reached the beach...
That kid.... Nakakatuwa.... He's really the little brother that I always wanted.
... Kahit na makulit, sulit, napaka lovable naman... I wonder why Alex and him h
ad their differences.... Hmmm.. kung sabagay.. lahat naman ata talaga ng sibling
nagkakaroon ng clash... esp, kapag halos magkapareho ng ugali...
"How about me.. can I get to have a kiss too?"
I jumped at the sound of the voice that's coming from behind me... it was soooo
close, that a whisper is audible enough for me to hear it loud and clear...
I turned around to see a him smirking ...
"Dyllan!!!" I said.... " Don't scare me like that!!! "
I took a deep breath.... " Why are you always sneaking out on me!"
He just shrugged
"Maybe because, I want to see you off guard... you look so bueatiful especially
when you looked surprised... "
My Gosh he's so close.... And he is WITHOUT a shirt with salt water still clin
gs to his body! MY EYES ARE VIOLATED!!! Damn Him!!! Why does he look like a gree
k god for crying out loud!!!!
My heart skipped a beat and I can feel my face heat up!
ARRRGGGGG!!!!! HE IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!!
I looked away trying to hide my blushing face... grabe!!!! I am sooo transparent
!
"Alam mo ikaw... hindi na natanggal yang kapilyuhan mo a!" I said sarcastically.
... Kunwari lang ang taray tarayan para lang hindi mahalata ang tunay kong narar
amdaman....
"I know that that's one of the things that you like about me.... " He grinned...
Huuuuuuwat!!!! Loko to a!.. ano feeling nya may gusto ko sa kanya???? KAPAL NG F
ACE MO!!!!
Napailing na lang ako at tumayo... " Find someone else to annoy... I don't want
to ruin this perfectly beautiful day.... "
"Wait Chloe.... " he said and he stopped me from going by holding on to my hands
....
SHOCKSSSS!!! Static ata ako!!!! Bakit parang may kuryente akong nararamdaman sa
pagkakahawak nya sa kamay ko....
I looked at his hands whose holding me firmly...
"Please don't go.. promise... I'll behave.. " he said giving me a sincere smile.
..
Ooo...kaayy...
I slowly took my hands from his and sat down again...
"I'm just confused.... What does that kid has that I don't ?" He said almost pla
yfully..
Natawa ako... " Are we really having this conversation?"
He shrugged... "Just curious... and besides I can't think of anything to start a
conversation."
Ok so he really want to talk nothing with me.... Hmmm....
"Adrian is cute, unlike you... " I said grinning....
"That hurts... "
I giggled... I like this Dyllan... he reminds me of MY DYLLAN, when we were stil
l in high school, carefree and sweet... The Dyllan in college is scaaarrryyyy!!
!
"He asked me to marry him!!! Hahahaahaha!!!" I can't help but laugh! Grabe naman
talaga si Adrian!!!!
But Dyllan looked annoyed... "That kid.... " He just said.. pero ako tawa pa rin
ng tawa....
"Actually mas gwapo pa nga sya kesa sa yo nung bata tayo!!!!" that look in his f
ace made me laugh out louder!
"Ok sige.. laugh all you want.... Still I know you can't resist me.." He said sm
irking....
"WEh!!! Di rin!" I said sticking out my tongue... " Ang pangit pangit mo!"
"Am I?" Tinignan nya ko ng pailalim.... And that makes him look more attractive!
Ano bang pinakain ng nanay nito nung bata sya, bakit naging ganyan kagwapo!!! SH
OCKS!!!!!
"Without a doubt!"
"hmmmm.... That makes it more challenging.... "
Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay... "Challenging for what??"
He just stared at me and it makes me feel soooo awkward...
Grabe.. MATUTUNAW AKO!!!!!!
"To make you fall in love with me.... "
Huh! Lasing ba to?????










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~~Chapter 18~~
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Chapter 18
Putol putol ang mga nangyayari sa pagsusulat ko.. kaya instead of 1 chapter.. na
ging 2 o 3.. well anyways... at least i can find time to write... kahit maikling
chapter lang... =)...
abangan nyo na lang ulit next ud.. dahil hindi ko pa rin alam kung kelan....
I'm definite now that I'll overshoot my intended 20 chaps...
magrarambol din yung mga intended books.... becuase of new ideas... BAHALA NA!

CONFESSIONS... =)

Chloe
To make you fall in love with me......
To make you fall in love with me......
To make you fall in love with me......
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! I'M GOING BONKERS!!!!!!!!!!
"HOY!!!!! KANINA KA PA A!!!!! " sabi ni Sky sabay batok!
"ARAY NAMAN!!!! Kainis ka a! MASAKIT YON !!!!" Sabi ko
"para ka kasing bulate dyan na hindi mapakali!!!! You're soooo annoying!!!!" Sky
said grinning like a Cheshire cat.... As in nang-aasar lang talaga!
"Ang bigat ng kamay mo a! kung makabatok ka! E ano ngayon kung nag-d-day dream a
ko... at ano ngayon kung kinikilig ako... at least I'm honest with my feelings.
.. unlike someone I know.... " sabi ko at tinignan ko sya ng pailalim.... "Right
...Josh? " I said smiling menacingly without taking my eyes off sky...
Sumimangot bigla.... And what is that I see!!!!! Is that a blush!!!
OH MY GOSH!!! BULLSEYE!!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
"What?.." A disoriented Josh asked looking up from the book he's reading....
As usual.. si Mr. Manhid, walang kamalay malay....
"Wala!" Sky snapped.. " Go back to what you're reading, narinig mo lang yung pan
galan mo, akala mo naman ikaw ang pinag-uusapan!"
"Bakit ka galit?" taong ni Josh...
"I'm not mad! Mind your own business!" She snapped again... uyyy.... Ano yun.. .
defense mechanism,, kunwari galit para lang maitago ang tunay na nararamdaman...
I Giggled....
Josh just shrugged and returned to his book...
It's almost 6pm . Josh Sky and me were longing at the couches in the middle of t
he pool...
Zia and Alex are in the main house.. May Family meeting ata... pero bakit kasali
si Dyllan? Pamilya ba sya? Hmmmm.... Whatever...
Tumabi ako kay Sky at niyakap ko sya.... Tinignan naman nya ako ng masama....
"You're so hot headed!.... I'm just playing around!" I said... mas lalo kong hin
igpitan ang pagkakayakap sa kanya and I rested my head in her shoulders....
"You want me to be honest with you sky?"
"Honesty is the best policy.... " she smiled on her corny joke....
Kinurot ko sya ng mahina... " Ikaw talaga... puro ka talaga kalokohan! No, I'm s
erious.... I'll be honest with you... but you also have to be honest with me...
"
Parang nag-isip sya... I think she's weighing the idea.. And I know that she hav
e a pretty clear idea on where I am heading... She's a smart girl and I know tha
t she can put 2 and 2 together....
"You know something... that... I can tell" She said pointedly...
I straightened up and looked at Josh across from where we are sitting...
"Do you think he can hear us?"
"I doubt that... When he's in that state,, he's in his own world... "
Siguro nga... I thought looking at Josh's thinking face...
I gave my attention back to sky...
I lowered my voice so that I she can only hear me...
"Remember when we were at Zia's guesthouse? When I went back to call both of you
to dinner?"
Sky nodded...
I smiled...
"Actually..... I saw something.... "
She rolled her eyes and smiled sheepishly....
"Sinasabi ko na nga ba!" She said putting her hands on her face... " Because aft
er that,, you keep on looking at me in an odd way!"Umiling-iling sya.." I haven'
t even told Alex... and you knew!"
"Why are you so embarrassed about it? I think it's cute.."
She pouted... " Look at him Chloe? I bet a million dollars that he doesn't give
a damn.... Nagkakadarapa na nga lahat ng mga babae sa kanya... may pinansin ba s
ya? Wala! That's why he keeps on hanging around with us because he knows that we
only look at him like a brother.... Tapos eto ako ngayon... having more than a
brotherly feelings for him... arrggg! I feel so pathetic right now... " She said
and I sense a desperation in her voice...
Ok.. I think that this is the right time to tell her what I've discovered earlie
r...
"I think I disagree.... " Tinaasan nya ako ng kilay... "I do think that he is al
so capable on liking someone..." I said smiling mischievously...
"Someone like you... I mean, look at the amount of time that he is spending on y
ou... wala na syang ibang inisip kundi yung kapakanan mo... Chloe this... chloe
that... kamusta na kaya si chloe? Is she taking her meds? Is she wearing that pe
ndant? "
Jealous Much! I never thought na ganon pala ang nararamdaman nya... kaya kung ma
kapang -asar at makabatok, wagas na wagas!
"Tutal we're being honest with each other right now... O sige.. aaminin ko na...
I like him.. I like him a whole lot... he's different from any other guys... "
She sighed... " Nakakainis nga e... doon pa ko sa abnormal nagkagusto... " She l
ooked at me straight in my eyes and I can see sadness there... " I also admit th
at I'm sooo jealous of you... you're the only one who got his attention ... "
Niyakap ko ulit si Sky... I have to give it to her... she's really something.. S
he doesn't get her jealousy in between our friendship...
"Oh Sky... please don't feel like that... na-g-guilty naman ako... "
"Pakiusap ko lang sa yo... If he really likes you... don't break his heart... I
know you like someone else, but can't you see that he deserves to be happy as we
ll?" she said...
Grabe pala itong si Sky! Kahit na ganon ang feelings nya kay Josh kaya nyang ipa
ubaya sa iba, basta lang maging Masaya sya!
Oh MY GOSH!!!!
"I love you na talaga Sky! Grabe ka! In love ka talaga!" I squeezed her...
"Manahimik ka nga! Ang kulit mo a... baka marinig tayo nyang si manhid!"
Tinagnan kong bigla si Josh, but he is still engrossed with what he's reading...
"Ok Sky... we're being totally honest with each other right now.... Ok here goes
... " I said... " Yes I like Josh... BUT as a brother I never had.... And... I d
o think that he's also in love with someone else.... A red head in particular...
" I said smiling...
Kumunot ang noo nya at tinitigan nya ako ng masa...
"It's true!..." I said... "I learned a lot of things about him in the amount of
time that we spend with each other... One of those things is.... I am like a sis
ter to him... he became close to me because, I remind him of his sister... and j
ust a few hours ago.. Dr. Jin and I teased him about a certain red head.... And
he blushed! I'm telling you the truth! THAT GUY IS CAPABLE OF BLUSHING!!!"
Namula din si Sky.... She's blushing too!!! Hahahahahaha!
"Parang ikaw... hihihihihi! You're all red right now... "
She took one of the throw pillows and smacked it in my head!
"ANO KA BA!!! Ang brutal mo talaga!"
But she's smiling right now...
"Hay nako! Let me continue it ok!.... "
She nodded...
"Well, ilan bang red head ang kilala namin... diba ikaw lang... and mind you....
Dr. Jin knows something.. because, He's the one who started the teasing... "
Silence.... As if she's trying to absorb what I just said....
"What do I do now?" She said.... This is the first time that I've seen her so un
sure about herself...
I just shrugged...
"I don't know... maybe just be yourself and we'll see what will happen? Sorry I
can't give you a good advice right now... wala pa akong experience sa mga ganyan
!" Natawa kaming dalawa...
"True! True!" Sabi ni Sky " That I know because whenever Mr. D is around,, you g
et all tensed and pathetic!"
I scowled...
"I do not! That is so Absurd!"
"Yes you do.. you look like a love sick puppy... you're so transparent! Obvious
na obvious na may gusto ka don sa hinayupak na yon!"
Now it's my turn to blush...
"Am I that obvous?"
She smiled... " Only to me, I'm a very good observer... "
"Ows talaga!" I said teasingly... " Bakit hindi mo na-detect na may gusto sa yo
yung nerd na yon!"
"Shut up!"
I was about to tease her again but Alex came running towards us.... At maya-maya
naman ay sumulpot na rin si Zia...
"Hey hey hey!!!! GOD NEWS MATES!!!" Sabi ni Alex na sobrang excited!
"Don't Alex! Parang wala kang narinig sa mga sinabi nila!"
Sinimangutan ni Alex si Zia...
"C'mon.. This is our chance!"
"No way!... I'm not going thru with it.. bahala kayo pero.. I am not covering fo
r you!" Sabi ni Zia..
Both Sky and I looked confused...
"Teka, teka.. Do you mind enlightening us before you two take each other's throa
t?" Sabi ni Sky..
Zia just rolled her eyes ...
"My parents and Her parents together with the brats, naming, Adriane, Dyllan and
Charles are all spending the night at a certain hotel... Binebenta kasi yung Ho
tel kila Tito Zack and they would like to see if it is going to be an asset.. an
d they brought Dyllan, for him to inspect if the hotel needs renovations or some
thing.... Well, to make the long story short! We are all alone! And we can do wh
atever we want!!!!!" Alex said excitedly!
"Namely? " I asked skeptical...
"I mean! Hello Chloe! Remember OUR plan to visit the carnival! THIS IS OUR CHANC
E!!! Nangalahati ang mga body guards na nakapaligid! Hindi tayo masyadong mahihi
rapan tumakas! And I know I can ask an accomplice to sneak out one of the cars..
. "
"No!" Sabi ni Zia...
"Wag ka ngang KJ! Kung ayaw mong sumama di wag... Chloe has promised to join us.
.." I tried to protest... " You are not allowed to back out!" Alex said... at na
nahimik na lang ako.. hmmm.. curious din naman ako sa carnival na pupuntahan nam
in.. hey, who wouldn't be? It's not everyday that you would see a carnival in th
e middle of nowhere... I guess, my curiosity got the better of me... and besides
.. Dr. Jin said that I can do anything as long as the pendant stays in place...
Sa amount ng plaster na inilagy ni Josh... Imposibleng matanggal yun... unless s
omeone will intentionally take it out... which is not going to happen... that I
know...
"Ok, Ok I'm in, if Josh is in... " I said...
"Josh!" Tawag ni Sky... pero hindi tumingin.. nasa limbo pa rin! Hay nako si Jos
huang manhid... hehehehe.. " Joshua!" Wala Pa rin... Hinagisan ng Throw pillow n
i Sky... at biglang napatingin si Josh kay Sky...
Uuuuyyyyy.. hehehehe... and sarap asarin... pero saka na lang.. hehehehe... this
is not the right time to tease those two...
"You are going with us... " Sky said in her commanding tone...
"Whatever... " He just shrugged... and He went back to his reading...
"OK! That makes the four of us... mag-isa ka lang dito Zia... Are you not scared
?" Alex said teasingly.. pero hindi nagpatinag si Zia...
"I'm not going... If you're going to break the rules... count me out... " She sa
id and she walked out...
"Zia.. wait!" Sabi ko... Susundan ko sana pero pinigilan ako si Alex...
"Hayaan mo sya... KJ naman lagi yan e... masyado kasing masunurin... but don't w
orry,,, I know she won't squeal... hindi naman tayo masyadong magtatagal... titi
gnan lang natin kung anong meron don... and we can go elsewhere.... " Sabi ni Al
ex... sounding so rebellious...
"JUST BE HOME BEFORE 12!" sigaw ni Zia out of nowhere....
"We're on!" Alex said with her evil smile....










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~~Chapter 19 part 1~~
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Chapter 19 part 1

Hinati ko na lang, ang haba na e.....
Chloe
This is definitely not your usual carnival! A lot different from Disney, Enchant
ed Kingdom, or even star city... Though it is different... it is very intruiging
... very intruiging indeed.

Like any other amusement park, they have their own rides, pero konti lang... the
re's the usual ferries wheel, merry go round, at yung tinatawag nilang cater pil
lar...
There's also this freak shows. We went inside due to curiosity... mermaid daw pe
ro obvious na obvious naman na fake! May tinatawag pa silang aswang but it's obv
ious that the person had an accident that deformed their faces... nakakaawa lang
sila, because their taking advantage of their deformities, just to earn money..
.
The games that they have? It's very unusual I haven't seen or played them before
! Like for example, there is this huge table that have squares inside... then yo
u are going to toss a coin, if it landed inside one of the squares then, you'll
double your money!! Naubos nga yung barya ko don! Noong una nananalo ako, but af
ter that, naubos na rin yung mga barya ko, pati yung mga napanalunan ko... paran
g slot machine kung kumain ng pera!! Buti na lang barya barya lang...
Then there's this booth that you're going to toss a pingpong ball.. if it shoot
s.. then you're going to have a certain prize! Alex was good at that... ang gali
ng! Walang bola na hindi pumasok, kaya nung nakakarami na kami ng prize, pinakiu
sapan na lang kami ng may-ari na kung pwedeng wag na kaming maglaro.. hehehehe..
.
And there's this 4 different colored squares in the table, you're going to put
money on the color that you want. Then you're going to spin a wheel,,, they call
ed that roleta... then if the pointer points to the color where you put your mon
ey, you're going to get a certain prize!... ayun... parang slot machine din na n
agkaubos ang mga barya namin...
Nakakaloka na nakakatuwa! It is a very simple carnival, but you'll be entertaine
d a lot! And the food that they have.... Kakaiba talaga! Favorite ko yung corn n
a nilalagyan ng cheese powder... si Sky at Alex naman halos ubusin yung barbeque
na intestine... kadiri nga pero sila dalawa, sarap na sarap...
Well, Josh is having a good time too... too intrigued din sa mga nakikita nya. P
inapagalitan nga sya ng mga operators dahil gusto nyang hawakan yung mga levers
ng mga rides... Kung titignan mo kasi, parang junk yung mga metals and yet the r
ides are functioning very well... but, in my personal opinion, I really don't th
ink that it's safe to ride those things...
"Shall we or shall we not?" Tanong ni Alex... while we are looking at the ferrie
s wheel go round and round...
"Mag merry go round na lang tayo." I said " It's safer than that... " I said poi
nting at the Ferries wheel... " If that thing stopped, then we'll be trapped in
the air."
Parang nag-iisip yung 3...
"But look" sabi ni Sky " If that thing stop, there is a way for us to go down...
What do you think Alex? "
Alex nodded.. then she smiled... "I think you're right... It would also be more
thrilling... "
Here we go again... "If you want to ride that thing... then count me out... I'm
on my way in having my full recovery, I don't want to jeopardize it... right Jos
h? " I said looking at Josh but it seems that he's preoccupied again with the co
ntrols of the ride... "HOY JOSH! Nakikinig ka ba? Are you with us! "
Napatingin syang bigla sa min and he smiled that stupid smile...
"I think it's safe enough for us to ride it... " He said and I opened my mouth t
o protest pero naunahan nya kong magsalita.. "I know it's all rusty and all that
but looking at the metals, I think it's strong enough for another 157 turns...
so by the time that we'll ride it, it'll be safe for another 148 turns... basica
lly, the ride consist of 8 to 9 turns... so I definitely know that we'll be safe
for the duration of our ride... "
Napatulala kaming lahat kay Josh... ano yun! Na-compute na nya kagad lahat yon!
"Geek!" I said...
He just grinned sheepishly...
"So what are we waiting for! Let's go get our tickets... " Sabi ni Alex, and tog
ether with Sky, they went to the ticket booth to buy us our rides...
Naiwan kami ni Josh sa entrance ng Ferries Wheel...
"I hate you... " I said... " I don't exactly do rides you know... "
" I can tell.. maybe there's a first in all things... might as well enjoy it...
'
I made a face and he just laughed....
Hmmmm..... teka.. tama si Josh... I might as well enjoy this.... BUT....
Tinignan ko ng pailalim si Josh...
"What?" Tanong nya na parang nawawala na ang amusement sa mukha nya.. " What's g
oing on in that pretty little head of your? Are you thinking of doing something?
"
I pretended to looked shocked... " Are you comparing me to Sky? Do you think tha
t I would do something sinister? "
He looked at me as if He's trying to figure me out.. "No... but.. I know that yo
u're planning something, I can smell it.. or I can see it in your face... There'
s this twitch in your mouth whenever you're thinking or planning something"
"Do I do that always... "
"I seldom see that kind of thinking face, that's why I find it very unusual... "
"Unusually cute? " I teased trying to get him to think of something else...
Well, he's right... I'm planning something that will benefit both of them... Pro
blem is... I'm not a good a schemer as the likes of Alex... or maybe I can get h
er to my side...
If only we can put those two in the same ride.. then I'll be satisfied.. and bes
ides... Josh needs to be honest with his feelings with Sky also....
Dumating na yung dalawa and they handed out our tickets...
"Alex and I will ride first.... Just to see if we are really safe... " Sky said.
..
"You don't need to worry about us Sky...." I looked at her knowingly .. tinaasan
lang nya ako ng kilay...
We waited for the ferries wheel to stop... just when the wheel is slowing down,,
, hinatak ko Si Alex papalayo...
"We'll be back a few minutes...
"Help me find that cotton candy.. I just want to taste it.. I need some distract
ions in case I panicked.. you know... " I said putting on my sincerest look....
Sky just shrugged and bought my excuse while Josh looked daggers at me...
"Uh... ok .. sure... " Alex said without a single hint of what's going on...
I took my time walking... parang namamasyal lang sa park... nagturo, turo pa ko
kunwari sa mga booth na nakahilera.... But that got her suspicious.... She's sma
rt... napapansin nya talaga, even the smallest detail...
"Ok Chloe... If you're stalling just to get your ass off the wheel, I'm sorry si
ster, but you're riding on that thing.... " She smirked and held my wrist and pu
lled my back to where the ride is....
"Wait! Wait Alex.. Hear me out... just for a minute ok.... " I said trying to ro
ot myself on the ground...
"Scaredy cat!!!! C'mon!. I promise.... You'll be safe.... " She said trying to d
rag me again...
"It's not about me! PROMISE! For a very smart girl like you... YOU ARE SOOOOO DE
NSE!"
Ok so that caught her attention....
"Me Dense? Are you really referring to me or that Brainiac?"
"Haven't you noticed something? Or anything? You have been with them for 2 years
.. and you honestly didn't noticed the chemistry between those two.... Gosh! Eve
n Zia noticed!"
She looked at me incredulously.... "Really? "
"Go on look at them!"
Hindi naman kami masyado nakalayo, kaya natatanaw pa rin namin yung 2....
AYUN! Binatukan na naman ni Sky si Josh.... But Josh just laughed it off...
"Look at them! The way Sky smiled at Josh... She never does that to any other gu
y.... And look at Josh... He never acts like that about you, Zia or even me....
"
Tinitigan ni Alex yung dalawa, and both of them are playfully teasing each other
... but the thing is.. both of them are beaming...
"Look at them Alex.... They both like each other... and believe me,, there's not
hing brotherly or sisterly about it.... "
Natahimik lang si Alex... as if she's putting 2 and 2 together.... Parang naggin
g eye opener sa kanya yung mga sinabi ko....
Then She slapped her forehead with her palm...
"WHY DIDN'T I EVEN NOTICED!!!"
"Because you're also dense? "I said playfully... " Now I can say that brilliant
minds are soooo MANHID!"
Natawa na lang Si Alex....
"So. What are we going to do now? " Tanong ni Alex...
"I was really hoping that you'll figure that out... since that is your forte...
"
Nakita namin na tumitingin na sa paligid yung dalawa... at kinuha ni sky yung cp
nya at maya maya lang ay tumunog na yung cp ni Alex...
Sinagot ni Alex yun CP nya and I think that Sky is creaming her lungs off...
"Chill Sky... you know Chloe.... She's very good with directions... " She said i
n a sarcastic tone
Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay and she just gave me an amused look...
"Naglilihi ata ito e... gusto talagang may cotton candy... pagbigyan na natin...
go on with the ride... Mamaya na kami sasakay ni Chloe.... OK... enjoy... " She
said teasingly!!!
"HA! PASAWAY KAYO A!!!!" Sabi ni Alex while putting the phone on her pocket... "
At ikaw... " she said playfully pointing a finger on my forehead... " Bakit ngay
on mo lang sinabi?"
"I was waiting for you to find out... or at least, waiting for Sky to tell you..
. but can't you see! This is a great opportunity.... "
"And wow! What an opportunity! Hahahahahahaa!!!!! Do you really want Josh to pro
posed on a PERYA! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Well.. hmmmmm tignan na lang natin mga develo
pments... kapag hindi umamin.. then ... let's do it my way.... "
She put her arms on my waist... " Alika na nga... let's just try the other rides
.... " Iwanan na muna natin silang dalawa hanggang magpropose!"
I put also my arms around her waist and we walked around the carnival....
While we were going around in circles... trying out some foods and other stuff,
I noticed some guys staring at us....
At first I waved it off... kanina pa naman simula ng dumating kami na titig na t
itig mga tao sa min, yung tipong parang nakakita ng mga alien... I know we stand
out a lot... para namang ngayon lang sila nakakita ng mga babaeng matatangkad!
Until we've reached the caterpillar...
"This looks fun!" Sabi ni Alex... "and you don't need to worry.. dahil nasa grou
nd lang naman sya... " She paid again for the tickets at pumila na kami...
May apat na lalake na pumila din sa likod namin...
I discreetly looked at them...
I really have a bad feeling about this... Simply because,, they don't look like
the locals around.... Matatangkad sila and from the looks on their faces.. paran
g mga hindi Pilipino....
Huminto na yung rides at sumakay na kami...
Maybe I'm just being paranoid... e kami nga,, mukhang out of place din dito.. ba
ka naman mga foreigners sila na na-intruige din dito sa Carnival... E kami ngang
mga Pilipino din, tumakas pa kami para lang makarating dito...
Just relax and enjoy the ride... I scolded myself... and I think that this ride
is safer than the ferries wheel.... Nagintay pa kami ng konti habang pinupuno yu
ng ibang mga carts...
My Cellphone vibrated inside my pockets...
I pulled it out and smiled when I read the sender....
Napansin pala ako ni Alex... "Hulaan ko! Si superman yan ano!"
I just smiled and opened the message...
Superman: Hey beautiful, Miss me?
Me: di in! bakit kita ma-mi-miss? I still don't know you.. I can't put a face on
you text messages and calls.... So.. why should I.. and besides... I'm distract
ed enough not to think of you...
Superman: That breaks my heart :(.. but I think that I can fix the whole mystery
thing .. and I can't wait for the next semester to start...
"AYYYIIII!!! He's really going to reveal himself na" Sabi ko... " I can't wait..
Ano kayang itsura nya!!! AYYYIIIII"
Inagaw ni Alex yung cellphone ko at binasa yung text... Then again... tinawagan
na naman nya si Superman.... I tried grabbing the phone away from her but she pu
t her hands in my face at tinulak akong papalayo...
"Alex ano ba!.. Give me back my phone!" I demanded and I can feel the ride movin
g slowly....
"Hello!" Alex demanded...
I tried to look for a seatbelt or something... pero wala!
"This is not safe Alex! There's no seatbelt!" I said almost panicking....
"Do I know you!?" She demanded again on the phone... " Speak up or else!"
Bumibilis na yung caterpillar.... Humawak ako sa tubo na nasa harap namin...
Ano ba ito... is this ride suppose to move this fast!
"OH MY GOSH ALEX!!!!" I Squelled!
"of Course she's right here... " Sabi nya kay superman na parang hindi natatakot
sa rides... hindi man lang kumapit, at parang kampanteng kampante lang...
Nalulula na ako! Bakit ang bilis!
I held on more tightly and I closed my eyes....
NAKAKAHILO!
"Shocks Alex! Mamamatay tayo dito... pahintoin mo na!!!"
But I guess she's not paying attention...
"I KNOW THAT VOICE!!!! KILALA KITA!" nakikipag usap pa rin sa cp, na parang hind
i nanganganib ang mga buhay namin
"ALLLLLEEEEXXXXX!!!! ANO KA BA!!! PUT DOWN THAT PHONE!!! KUMAPIT KA!!!!"
" E ano ngayon kung tumakas kami? Are you going to squeal like a baby? " She sai
d being more sarcastic.... And it seems that she's getting mad!
"Bakit ko sasabihin kung nasaan kami??? Sige magsumbong ka... SUMBONGERO!!!! SE
E IF I CARE!" She said and she hung up the phone...
Nakita ko na hindi pa rin kumapit si Alex,, sumandal lang sya and she crossed he
r arms in her chest...
"BUMABA NA TAYO!!! THIS IS REALLY FREAKING ME OUT!!!" I Shouted....
"OK! OK! Stop being hysterical... " medyo nakalimutan na nya ang pagka-asar nya
kanina sa kausap nya at medyo natatawa na sya sa itsura ko.. I can't blame her..
. I think I look pathetic...
She signaled the operator to stop.... At unti- unti namang huminto yung caterpil
lar.... I can see that the others are looking so annoyed at me...
Yumuko ako.. nahihiya ako... I know.. I'm such a chicken.... While waiting for t
he ride to fully stop.
Bumaba na kami nung huminto yung caterpillar.... Mukhang galit sa kin yung ibang
customers.. kaya naglabas na lang ako ng pera para bayaran yung operator... par
a hindi na pababain muna yung iba.. And I was relieved na pumayag yung operator.
...
"Ayan kasi! Ang duwag duwag!" Sabi sa kin ni Alex na tatawa taw ang bumaba kami
sa rides...
Namula ako ng husto... " I'm not like you.. you know... I'm not really gutsy"
She put her arms on my shoulder... " I know,, that's why we're so overprotective
when it comes to you...."
Tumunog yung cellphone ko... that's when I realized na nasa kanya pa pala yung c
ellphone ko.. but instead of giving it to me, she answered it...
"Don't call her again.... And don't pretend to be someone else.... " I tried to
grab my cellphone, but she's just to quick for me... and she continued to talk t
o the person on the other line....
"No I'm not giving this back to her,, until ....... " But before she could finis
h what she's sayang.. someone grabbed the cellphone out of her hands....
I looked at the man who took my cp and I gasped when I recognized the four big
men from the caterpillar rides...
And before Alex could react... the 2 big men restrained her and injected a syrin
ge in her arms...
"ALEX!!!! " I screamed!
Nanlaban pa si Alex... she kicked the man who injected her with God knows what..
. and the man was down in the ground in no time... someone grabbed me by the wai
st and put his hands on my mouth so that I can't scream...
Napansin ko na hindi na lang sila apat... ang dami na nila.... And from the look
s of them... they all look like foreigners...
"Chloe!" Alex tried to get to me.. pero parang nahihilo sya.... " NO!" Alex look
ed frantically around... I think she's looking for Sky...
Napaupo si Alex looking groggy,, then after a few seconds.... She passed out...
"She's down... " Sabi nung 1 lalake... " She's really a handful! "
Nagtataka ako.. bakit walang tumutulong sa amin.... I looked around... napapalib
utan pala kami.. hindi lang sila apat.. ang dami pala nila! At imposibleng may m
akakita sa min dahil sa laki nila, natatakpan nila kami!
"Ang you sweethear... I't nighty night for you too... " Sabi nung lalakeng nakah
awak sa kin... "You look beautiful girl.... Or do you want to play around some m
ore?"
"Stop that... we still need them so that Sky will go with us willingly." Napansi
n ko na may lumapit sa amin na isang lalake.. he's good looking for his age... s
iguro he's in his mid to late 40's.. he look dignified.. but he looks sinister..
.. And the way he looks at me.... I can see the hate in his eyes....
I jumped when someone inserted a syringe in me....
After a few minutes... my eyes are getting blurry.. and I felt suddenly light we
ight...
Before I passed out I heard the man say... "Just take a picture of them... and f
ind Sky.... Get the Korean guy.. but leave sky for the meantime... I'm be the on
e to approach her.. It's payback time... FINALLY!"

AN
Sky's POV is next....



















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~~Chapter 19 part 2~~
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Chapter 19 part 2
Dyllan
"Hey man, where are you going?" nagtatakang tanong ni Charles habang nagbibihis
ako ng pang-alis...
"Something's off man, " I said while trying to trace Chloe's phone using the GPS
... "Those girls,,, you leave them for a while and they go crazy! Immature is an
understatement! I can strangle them for the rest of their lives!" I'm so pissed
off, simply because they can't seem to follow simple rules.... Tito Zack and T
ito Andrew had made them promise not to go out. Haven't they realize that rules
are implemented for their own good! THOSE GIRLS!
"what are you saying? You're talking in riddles.... Mind if you enlighten me?" C
harles said sitting up in the bed.
Charles and I were longing in our hotel room after we've made a thorough inspec
tion of the building... I was tired after the inspection whose in dire need of
renovation... but all of it are now gone after that crazy call...
"They went out... " I said
Charles chuckled..." you mean the girls? " he said with a little bit of amusemen
t in his tone...
What's wrong with him? Is he not bothered or something? I thought in disbelief.
Bumalik ulit sa pagkakahiga si Charles... " I already expected that... It wouldn
't be them if they didn't bend some rules, especially with Alex and Sky? Parang
hindi mo naman kilala yung mga yon. And by the way, how you know"
"I called Chloe,, or rather,,, Alex called me." I said..
Napahinto si Charles at napatitig sya sa kin ng masama.
" Alex called you?" Nagtatakang Tanong ni Charles...
I smirked... I know what's going on in his mind " Don't get paranoid, man... Ale
x called me thru Chloe's phone thinking that I'm the man of steel... "
A smile broke in his face. "that'll be interesting..."
"And she already knows who I am... " nagulat si Charles....
"I thought you're not going to reveal yourself until the start of the semester?
" Natawa si Charles... " I guess she caught you, well, I wouldn't expect anythin
g less... "
Naalala ko yung phone call and it sent chills to by body... " That's not what I'
m bothered about.... "
As if Charles sensed my worries. I can now see the concern in his face...
"When I talked to Alex, they're in some sort of an Amusement Park, and I think t
hat they are riding one of the rides there, for Chloe is screaming at the top of
her lungs... " I chuckled at the thought, knowing Chloe. She's such a scaredy c
at. But actually, that's one of the things I like about her... It just shows tha
t she needs someone like me to take care of her. "But what's bothering me is the
second call, It's as if someone grabbed the phone then the line went blank and
I can no longer reach them. Good thing, I tracked down the location before it we
nt unregistered... "
Napatayo si Charles... " We should really look into it... "
Nagpalit lang sya ng t-shirt and he grabbed his keys....
" I still don't want to alert your parents about this... this can just be parano
ia... It can be something... or it can also be nothing.... " Sabi ko habang luma
labas kami sa kwarto...
" Let's just cross our fingers, and wish that all this is nothing... " pero naka
kunot na ang noo ni Charles.
"Hope you're right... " I thought... but I have a very bad feeling about this...
.

Sky
She's such a terrible liar.... I smirked at the thought of Chloe...
Cotton Candy my ASS!
Can't she even think of a better excuse?
Ewan ko din ba dito kay Alex.... She always gives in to the angelic pleas of tha
t girl.... Nasisira ang pagkamatalino nya....
But.... I gotta give it to Chloe.... A for effort... hahahahahaha!
Josh and I are still going round and round the ferries wheel.
Looking at him... nakasandal lang sya with his hands behind his neck. His eyes a
re closed and he has this stupid smile on his face... It as if he's really enjoy
ing the moment...
Hmmmm... magaya nga....
I leaned back, I put my hands behind my neck and closed my eyes....
Hmmmm.... I feel so relaxed....
Para ngang nakakawala ng problema....
A smile formed in my lips....
I wish it can always be like this....
Relaxed.... Carefree....
Especially with Josh beside me....
Just thinking about Josh right beside me brings warmth to my heart....

My feelings for Josh.... It wasn't always like this....
The first time I saw him,,, I thought he was just a good for nothing geek who li
kes to hang out with us because we scare the hell out of the girls who wants to
have a piece of him ...
At first, hindi ko nga maintindihan kung bakit ang daming nakakandarapa sa atten
tion ng lampang iyon... but as I get to know him... hmmmm gwapo din pala, I mean
.. GWAPO PALA!
But there's more to him than big brains and good looks.... He cares.... Kahit na
tinatawag naming manhid, we all know that he cares for us... look what he'd don
e to Chloe... He spent all day and all night perfecting that pendant! Minsan nga
nahuli ko na 48 hours na hindi natutulog para lang maayos yung invention nya, b
ecause he's so worried about her! Especially during the time that Dr. Jin said t
hat Chloe needs to have another transplant and Chloe refused... He went out of h
is was to find a cure to her without another transplant... that's how he is and
that's how he'll always be.... And that's what I love about him...
Love?
Napadilat akong bigla at napatingin sa kanya!
Love him?
Nooo way!!!!!!
I'm Attracted to him... no more no less.... IYON LANG..... wag nyo ng ipilit!

Oh gosh! Who am I kidding!

Unti-unti ng huminto yung Ferris Wheel at isa-isa ng nagbababa na ng mga tao...
Well, I guess this ride never last... hindi ko pa man din nakakausap ng masinsin
an tong geek na to.

"HOY! Gising na! nagbababa na sila!"
"I'm awake... " He said without opening his eyes...
"Umayos ka dyan! Anong feeling mo, bahay mo to? " sabi ko at siniko ko sya sa ta
giliran....
Natawa lang sya....
"Uh c'mon Sky... let's just enjoy this, it's not everyday that we're this close.
... "
Ano daw?
Namula na lang ako.... Pero sumandal na ulit ako.... Baka dumilat pa to at makit
ang namumula ako... kapag nag-comment yan, at pinagtawanan ako... IHUHULOG KO SY
A!. Mataas-taas din ito at suguradong may paglalagyan sya.. hahahahahaha!
We we're now at the top of the Ferris wheel when it stopped to unload the person
at the other side of the wheel....
"You know what? " Josh said " I can never seem to grasp the beauty of the Sky...
. "
Huh? Ano daw?
He looked at me and he smiled then he turned his head back to the sky...
" It never fails to amaze me.... Powerful at day, mysterious at night,,,, though
it's dark and eerie, sparks of light shines thru the night... you may think tha
t you know it all, but beyond what you see, is a depth that cannot be fathomed..
.. " Then he looks at me with that intense gaze of him.... " I thought I figure
d it out, but the more I learn, the more I'm intrigued... there's more than meet
s the eye... and I'm beginning to be interested.... So interested.... "
Huh? Ano daw!!!!
HINDI KO SYA MAINTINDIHAN! LANGIT BA TALAGA ANG TINUTUKOY NITONG UNGGOY NA TO!
I can feel the heat in my face kaya umiwas ako ng tinging...
"Ano bang pinagsasasabi mo dyan! Alam mo... alam ko na matalino ka ha! Pero TIGI
LAN MO KO SA MGA PINAGSASASABI MO! Anong bang problema mo at masyado ka bang sen
ti ngayon!"
Natawa sya... " Wala lang.... this is the first time kasi na sinamahan mo ko sa
mga rides.... Wala lang talaga.... I'm just enjoying myself.... Maybe we can do
this again on a better carnival or something.... "
Huh? Ano daw!!!!
Is he asking me on a date or something!
WWEEEEHHHH@@@@!!!!!! Hindi rin!!!!
SI JOSH!!!!! WEEEHHHHH!!!!!
Epekto ba ito ng perya? Nababaliw na rin ata ito....
Before we know it, we are already at the bottom of the wheel and we are already
discharging it....
Naglakad na kami papalayo ng rides and I can believe that I enjoyed it.... Kahit
papatayin ko si Chloe sa pag-set up nya sa min... hehehehe... I can say that I
enjoyed it.... Kahit na hindi naman kami nag-usap ni Josh... just his mere pres
ence is enough to last me a Thousand words....
"Hey Josh.... Thanks... "
Nagtaka sya....
"For what? "
"Nothing.... For just being there..... " and before I know it, lumapit ako sa ka
nya and gave him a peck on the cheek....
Napatulala sya.... Hindi ko na nga mabilang kung ilang minute sya nakatitig sa k
in.... Nabigla sya....
NABIGLA DIN NAMAN AKO! Hindi ko alam kung anong pumasok sa kukote ko at ginawa k
o yon!!!!
YEAH! WAY TO GO SKY! PERFECT! I thought sarcastically.... AAARRRGGG! Sinira mo
ang gabi! GALING MO TALAGA SKY! HANGA NA TALAGA AKO SA YO! THE BEST KA TALAGA! A
NG TANGA-TANGA MO!!!!
Just to cover up my uneasiness.... I put on my sarcastic mask....
"Hanapin mo na nga lang sila! Doon lang ako sa mga maingay na yon.... " Tinuro k
o yung mga nag-b-bingo.... " Puntahan nyo na lang ako don.... Sige na alis na! b
aka kung saan na lumusot yung dalawang yon!"
Hindi ko na sya tinignan at dire-dretso na ko sa may mga nag-b-bingo....
Nung maratin ko yung bingo, umupo ako at imumpg umpog ko ang ulo ko sa lamesa...
..
YOU'RE SOOOOOO STUPID SKY! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WIL
L JEOPARDIZE YOUR FRINDSHIP! Paano kung wala naman syang gusto sa yo... e di awk
ward moments kapag magkikita kayo!!!! ANG GALING MO TALAGA SKY! ISA KA TALAGANG
HENYO!!!! I scolded myself....
"Umm miss... bibili po ba kayo ng cards?' May nagtanong at napatingin akong bigl
a sa taong nagsalita....
"Anong pinagsasasabi mo!!!" bulyaw ko don sa lalake at mukhang napaatras.. natak
ot ata....
"Ummmm aaaa... eee... kung hindi po kayo maglalaro,,, ummmm may mga gusto pong u
mupo,,,, baka pwede ko kayong tumayo na lang! "
Napatingin ako sa paligid ko... may mga nag-aabang nga sa kinauupuan ko....
"Give me a million.... " I said....
"Ha! Ano po? "
"Sabi ko biglan mo ko ng 1 milyon! Are you accepting VISA or MASTER CARD? " I sa
id sarcastically....
Napakamot ng ulo yung lalake.... "Naku ma'am Sorry po.... Wala pong ganyan dito.
... "
Napakunot ang noo ko at tinitigan ko sya ng masama.... "You're not accepting car
ds? " Kinuha ko yung wallet ko at naglabas ako ng 5 thousand at nilapag ko sa la
mesa.... "just give me whatever's equivalent to that amount... "
Napangiti yung lalake at kinuha yung pera.... Umalis yung lalake at maya-maya pa
ay bumalik dala ang gabundok na cards....
Napanga-nga ako.... " Ano yan??? " Tanong ko....
"Ummm ma'am, ito po yung katumbas ng pera na binigay nyo.... " inilapag nung lal
ake yung mga cards sa table,,, yung iba nagkatapon tapon na nga....
"Aanuhin ko yan? " I said rolling my eyes....
"Ummm ma;am.. ilalaro nyo po ng BINGO"
"Anong akala mo sa kin TANGA! pinaglalaruan mo ba ko!"
Natakot na naman yung lalake..... at nagbuntong hininga na lang ako.... "O sige
na,,, sige na.... turuan mo na lang ako.... "
The guy looked relieved and he taught me how to play the game, and in no time, I
was enjoying myself.... 5 cards lang ang ginamit ko, yung iba pinamigay ko na l
ang... maduling duling na nga ako sa 5 cards, e yung gabundok pa kaya.....
Sa tinagal tagal kong naglalara... wala man lang tumama kahit na 1! Yung mga car
ds na pinamigay ko kanina pa BINGO ng BINGO! Until I got frustrated and gave up.
...
I looked at my watch.... Where the heck are they!!!! I've been playing for quite
some time now, and they haven't arrived!
I looked around but I can't see them.....
baka naman sumakay na naman ng rides.....
BAHALA SILA.. Hindi ko sila hahanapin... sila ang pumunta dito!

"Waiting for someone....... ADRIANNA?"
Bigla akong kinabahan sa boses na narinig ko.... It's been a while since I last
heard that creepy voice... And there's only one person who calls me by that name
....
Napalingon akong bigla....
"No way!" I gasped....
" Why my dear niece? You thought I'm dead?" and he let out an evil laugh....
Nanlisik ang mga mata ko.... " what the hell are you doing here? what do you wan
t?"
He shrugged....
"Walk with me... let's have a chat..."
Tinitigan ko lang sya.... "In your face... " hindi ako umalis sa pagkakaupo ko..
.. Manigas sya kung akala nyang susundin ko sya!
"Uhhh.... Where's the love... don't you miss me?" He said threateningly....
"I don't miss your evil schemes...." I said in a very low voice.... "you finall
y showed your face.... After all those failed attempts... you're going to do the
job yourself? "
He smiled.... " I intend to finish the job this time... and I will do it right..
. " he smiled..
I smirked... " You wish... you can't handle me or any of your goons.... "
"I learned from my mistakes and I intend to do it right this time.... You see,
I've learned your weakness.... "
"I don't have a weakness.... " I said confindently....
"Yes you do... " He said taking out his phone and showed the screen on my face..
.
Para akong biglang binuhusan ng malamig na tubig sa nakita ko....
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!"
Natawa sya... " Language, language my dear neice.... Now, if you don't want them
to die... I suggest that you come with me... WILLINGLY.... "
I looked at my uncle with all the hate in the world.... He got me... thru my fri
ends!!!!
"If you hurt even a single hair on any one of them... I swear... "
I stood up and walked beside him....
"Uhhh... c'mon child.... Let's pay a visit with your friends.... And while we'r
e at it.... let's have a video chat with your Dad.... "























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~~Chapter 20 a~~
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Chapter 20 a
Chloe
Have you ever experienced something so terrible that you just wished that it nev
er happened and all of it was just a very bad dream?
I'm fully awake now but my eyes are still closed and I refuse to open them, afra
id of what I might see... afraid of my feelings... afraid of what had transpired
was all true...
It's been a week now and I know I'm in the hospital and my whole body hurts, esp
ecially my heart where I can feel the new stitches from my recent operation. I w
as wondering why I'm already awake, the last time, it took me 5 months to wake u
p.... Maybe it's because of the cold metal in my chest.... My pendant ..... it
was placed just above my beating heart...
My heart?
This is not my heart........
Even though my eyes are shut... I can feel hot tears streaming down...
I don't have the right to own this heart!!!!
Just the mere thought of it tears me up into pieces.... and my mind keeps asking
, why?
Why?!!!!!
If I can only turn back the time..... if only.....

ONE WEEK BEFORE
"Chloe, Chloe, wake up!"
I was in deep sleep... and a voice is continually calling me over and over again
, until I was in my full consciousness...
I opened my eyes and looked around...
"Where are we?" I asked.
Madilim ang paligid.
It's as if we're in a basement or something... Then I noticed that I was lying o
n the cold floor.. I tried to get up.. pero ng itutukod ko na ang mga kamay ko p
ara bumangon ay napansin ko na nakatali ang mga kamay at paa ko...
"What the! What's going on here!"
Then it all came back to me... there were men who took us by force to God knows
where! Nakaramdam ako ng takot....
"SHHHHHH! Ano ka ba! magigising mo yung gwardya!" I heard Alex whispering....
My eyes had adjusted to the darkness and I can see a silhouette of Alex trying t
o crawl beside me. Her hands and feet are also tied... I looked around, the room
is full of dust and craps, and from the looks of it, I guess we're all alone i
n this room... somehow, that gave me a little relief.
"What happened? " I asked again but this time I'm whispering...
"I don't exactly know... but this is bad... this is really bad... they took my c
ellphone and there's no means of getting help from the outside world... " alex s
aid irritated...
"I don't have my cellphone either.... Oh gosh! Are they going to put us in ranso
m or something?"
"Not unless we get out of here before they did that..." She said smirking... Iba
ng klase talaga itong si Alex... we're already in a very dangerous situation and
still,, she has that confidence in her!
"Oh yeah... ummm... let me just remind you that we're all tied up and you just s
aid that the door is guarded, do you have a teleporting device that I don't know
of? " I asked sarcastically....
"How I wish I have.... Unfortunately that project of Josh was put in the shelf w
hen he concentrated on healing you... oh well.... you're more important than tha
t.... We just have to figure out how to get out of here... " sabi nya na liling
on lingon.. na para bang nag-iisip kung saan kami pwedeng lumusot.
"AHH ok... I was just kidding about that teleporting device... so meron na palan
g ganon si Josh???" I said..
"You won't believe half of the things he's trying to create... anyway... Chloe..
. can you reach inside at the back of my belt... I have a pocket knife there....
They took all of my weapons... iyan na lang ang natira... "
"weapons? You mean you're armed? "
She smiled... "Of course, I never sneak out without protection... you know... yo
u'll never know when you're going to experience things like this... it gets in h
andy.... You should also learn self defense... I've been having training ever si
nce I can remember.... "
I chuckled... "I'm glad you're my friend and not your nemesis... "
Tumalikod si Alex sa kin. "Now get that knife out of there and put it in my hand
s... I'll do the rest... "
"Ok" and I tried my best to reached out for the knife behind her belt...
"Oh Gosh, this is harder than I thought.... " I said, when it seems that the kni
fe won't budge...
"Masyado ko ayang natali ng mahigpit... just keep on pulling it... it will give
in eventually.... "
Just when I almost got it loose, the door flew open!
Dali-dali kaming humarap sa pinto just to hide what we're trying to do, and Than
k God, walang napansin yung goon....
"The girls are awake! " the man said with a sinister smile... "Good, someone's h
ere to join you... "
Dalawa pang goons ang pumasok at bibit bitbit nila si.... JOSH!
"Oh God! Josh!!!!! " I cried when I saw him. It seems like they beat the crap ou
t of him!!!!
Nagtawanan yung mga lalake....
"He's just a waste.... He doesn't even know how to fight!" sabi nung isang lalak
e... and they threw Joshua inside landing just inches away from our feet...
He's conscious.. but I bet he's in a lot of pain from the looks of his bruises..
.
"What the hell have you done to him!!!" Alex screamed!
"Nothing.... We just taught him how to be a punching bag!" At nagtawanan yung mg
a lalake...
"Josh... Josh... " I said on the verge of tears.... " Please say you're ok... ca
n you still bear the pain?"
"I'm fine Chloe.. don't worry... just give me a minute to recover... " He said
silently.
Hinarap ni Alex yung mga goons.
"Hoy kayong mga hinayupak kayo, mga wala kayong atay at balunbalunan! " Alex sai
d na galit na galit....
Nagtinginan sila na parang walang naintindihan sa sinabi ni Alex...
"What did you say?" Tanong nung 1 lalake....
"Sabi ko..." sabi ni Alex na nakataas ang kilay. "ang papangit nyo!"
Nag-antay ng reaction si Alex, mukhang tinitignan nya kung naintindihan nila ang
sinabi nya....
Tinignan na lang nila ng masama si alex at nagkibit balikat...
"Whatever.... You're all be dead in just a few minutes.... So if you're cursing
us or something.... IT DOESN'T MATTER!" at lumabas na sila ng pinto at binalibag
pasara ito.
Oh gosh, that gives me the creeps!
"Are they really meaning to kill us all!" I said.. feeling so afraid...
"Not if we can help it... now Chloe... just get that knife out of my pants.. and
hurry!" Alex said "We have an advantage now... they can't understand our langua
ge...." She said smiling...

"Tulog ka muna sandali Josh.. just regain your strength... Alex and I will figu
re out a way to get out of here... "
Tumango lang si Josh... "I'll just doze off for a while and I'll be as good as n
ew... "
He's really hurt... we have to hurry up and get out of here!
And where the hell is SKY!

Dyllan
"This is the exact spot where the GPS is pointing." I said
We are in the middle of an amusement park. We looked around but didn't see any o
f the girls...
Kinakabahan na talaga ako. Something's not right.
"They're not here." Sabi ni Charles whose also looking worried.
We've already tried all of the girl's cellphones and even Josh, but nothing, the
y are all out of coverage area. And that alone tells us that they're in trouble
but we no longer have any leads.
"We have to find them, no matter what... Chloe.... She's still under treatment,
what if something happened to her?" I said.
I let out a frustrated sigh.
"Wait.... Remember the pendant Chloe's wearing? " Charles said...
"Yeah, that was suppose to repair her heart, I just hope that whoever took them,
will not take it away from her." I said...
"Well.. Zia told me that Josh use to monitor Chloe's condition thru that and she
also told me that Josh can also pinpoint the exact location of Chloe, so that t
hey can easily find her in case of emergency! " pareho kaming napangiti ni Charl
es.
'We have to get Josh's laptop!" I said. "Let's go!"
Kinuha ni Charles yung cellphone nya...
"No... mas makakatipid tayo ng oras.. " He dialed a number ... " Ipapakuha na la
ng natin... "
"Do you trust any of the servants to do the task?" Sabi ko na umiiling...
"Not the servants.... " Sabi ni Charles then he held up his hands in my face to
make me stop talking...
"Zia... listen carefully..."
Zia? How did he know that she's not with the rest of the girls!
Oh yeah.... Twins.. I bet they have this sort of invisible connection just to kn
ow that if one of them is in trouble or not.... That's still a mystery that I co
uld not or never will comprehend....
"Get Josh's laptop, the one that he's using for monitoring Chloe.........Don't a
sk questions for now,,, just do what I say and I'll answer all of your questions
when you get here... I'll send you the location... We'll call dad later.....ok.
... just get here as fast as you can.... And.. be careful...."
He hung up...
"Ok that's weird... how did you know that she's not with them?"
He just shrugged.... " I just know... now we wait... "

Sky
"Oh! After all the trouble you've been thru... my dad's not even on line! Hahaha
hahahaha!" I faked a very terrible laugh, with matching sarcasm and all that...
para talagang maasar ang uncle ko.
I was tied behind the chair, facing a computer. My idiot of an Uncle wants me to
video chat my dad, without him knowing my dad's secret account.... WHAT A STUPI
D PLAN! MORON!
Bad thing is... he beat the hell out of Josh just to get the secret account... a
nd that made me furioius.... He's not gonna get away with it... that I promise..
.
After I get loose... he'll pay for what he had done...
My hands are almost loose from being tied....
Yes... Me, the one and only Sky Amanar is all tied up and they got all my weapon
s including my new Hello Kitty gun!!!! I'm really going to beat the crap out of
them if they put even a single scratch on it!!!!
But what they don't know that I have a secret compartment in my watch wherein it
has a blade inside and I have a pocket knife at the back of my belt.. I just ho
pe that Alex did the same... I taught her how to be armed at all times... but un
fortunately she's not allowed by her parents to carry a gun, she's still a minor
, but I already taught her how to use one without anybody knowing... I need her
skills right now for us to get out of here alive and we need to consider Chloe's
delicate condition. We have to get her out of here as soon as possible, if one
of those goons see that antique medallion on her chest, they won't hesitate to g
et it, for I know that it cost a fortune. And these guys are mercenaries!
But I still need time, my hands are still not loose, and I have to get someone a
rmed beside me so that I can grab their weapon....
I was counting the number of guys that holds us so that I can calculate on how w
e're going to take them down... there were 10 of them who captured us,, I have c
rippled 1 and injured 2 when they were trying to force me inside the house... so
that leaves them 7 plus my uncle. But they are heavily armed, so we better be c
areful... I just hope that alex is up to the exercise.... A very good addition t
o her training .
I just have to distract my Uncle till I'm loose and get the right chance. What b
etter way for doing that is to piss him off....
"I already called his secretary and told him to be on line in 5 minutes if he st
ill value his precious daughter... " he said.
"Maybe he's still in the bathroom,,, you know.. dropping the bomb... he won't ge
t on-line for an hour... we'll as you all know... he values his bathroom time...
you know what I mean.... Oh! I know that you know what I'm talking about for yo
u spend more time there... do you still have a problem with... hmmm... you know.
... " I wink at him trying to be annoying...
Alam ko namang sobrang pikon nitong taong to... kaya mas lalo ko syang pipikunin
....
"Shut up!!! If you want to prolong your life!!!" He said gritting his teeth....
"Oh.. how many times have you attempted for my life... 10? 15 times? Tsk... tsk.
.. tsk... that's what I like about you, uncle... you never give up.. even if you
fail dozens of times... but you're still trying... why can't you get it over yo
ur head that you cannot get what you want?" I said trying to sound bored...
"I'm going to get what I want now... you see... I found out your weakness.... If
I can't take you down... then I'll do it with your friends.... " I smirked at m
e and I almost lost my stone face on that....
Pinag-aralan na nga nya talaga ako.... He already knows that I really value my f
riends.. kaya dinamay na ang mga ito!
Even though I feel like ripping his throat off... I need to calm myself down so
as not to get him suspicious of what I'm doing with the rope in my hands... I'm
almost done.. just a little more time...
"Oh... I have a question... " I said... " Marami pa naman tayong oras magkwentuh
an... mukhang matatagalan pa si Daddy... hahahahaha!!!!"
"Speak in English!" I growled...
"Ang pikon mo naman Uncle.... Oh Gosh! I forgot that you can only our native ton
gue and English! "I said mockingly... " Forgive me Uncle, I forgot that you're a
moron!"
Namula sya ng husto at halatang galit na galit! Teka konting gatong pa....
"Oh yeah... I forgot! Hahahahahaha! You don't get the goods genes for you're not
even an AMANAR!" I fake another laugh and that pulled the string...
He was immediately by my side and slapped me!
MASAKIT YON A!
I glared at him!
"You little bitch!!!"
"Surprise! Surprise! I know your secret...." Tinignan ko sya ng pailalim....
"Did Lucian told you that?" He said referring to my father....
"Why would he tell me that? I did my own research, because despite of all the th
ings that you did to our family, he still believes that you will change and stil
l considers you a BROTHER!!!!"
"He deserves everything I did to him! Even if he loose you... that is still not
enough for all the pain that he caused me!"
"And you deserve everything? HELLO!!!! You're delirious! You want the Amanar for
tune but you're not even an AMANAR!"
"Yes I'm not an Amanar... but your precious family took everything from my famil
y! Your grandmother took everything from us.... Our family fortune... the lives
of my parents who can't stand the shame of loosing everything that they decided
to end their misery... the Amanars just took me in because they only wanted to m
e as a security for keeping in tack all the fortunes that they accumulated thru
my parents!"
"You are soooo misguided... " ano bang mga pinag-iiisip nitong taong to... base
from what I saw when I was growing up,,, my grandparents treated him like a real
son... He was so full of fury and bitterness that he didn't see all that!
"And to top it all!!!! Your father took away the only girl I've ever loved!!!!!"
I look at him in disbelief.... "My dad??? Hello?? He is one of the most sought a
fter man in the world even at his age, not just because of money and prestige bu
t also in good looks and in manners... why would he take someone from you when h
e can have his own pick from all the women whose dying to be my stepmom! " I rol
led my eyes in disgust....
Ayun lang, since my mom died when I was very little,, he doesn't took notice of
the women surrounding him... parang feeling ko na wala ng balak palitan ni daddy
si mommy. Masyadong nyang minahal si mommy at hanggang ngayon, hindi sya maka-m
ove on....
"I was the one whose engaged with Claudia.... We were about to get married when
he abducted her and took her away!!!!" He said.. and I was so surprised that I c
an feel all the pain that he is keeping inside! When finally they came back afte
r 2 years..... she was already pregnant with YOU! And she doesn't want anything
to do with me!!!! "
"Wha---- WHAT!" I said in disbelief.... "What the hell are you trying to say! Th
at is definitely NOT TRUE!!!! My mom and my dad met here and got wed here in the
Philippines, they settled here until she was pregnant, and they decided to go b
ack to Romania so that I will be born surrounded by the Amanars.... " I said mat
ter of factly... " nd my Mom was never engaged with anybody but my dad,,, for th
ey told me that she was sooo in love with him..... you really should check on a
quack.... "
"That's what they told you! Have you ever confirmed it to your mom??? OF COURSE
YOU DON'T! BECAUSE SHE ALREADY DIED!!! AND THAT WAS YOUR FAULT!!!!" he went clos
er to me and the on his face was total anger "SHE DIED BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!!!! YOU
WERE THE ONE WHO IS SUPPOSE TO DIE NOT HER!!!!!! "
"SHE DIED ON A CAR CRASH!!!! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!! "
"LIES! LIES AND MORE LIES!!!!!
Bigla na lang tumawa sya!!!! Grabe! Baliw na sya talaga! WE ARE DEALING WITH A L
UNATIC!
"But at least, I got a little bit of revenge when I took away your sister and le
ft her for dead!" Bigla na namang nagtatatawa!
"Now I can say that.... YOU ARE REALLY INSANE.... You should be inside an asylum
!"
He looked at me menacingly....
"Have you ever straightened all your facts, my dear niece? Have you ever confron
ted your grandmother or even your father about the past???? "
Come to think of it... I never even bothered....
"NO YOU DIDN'T! because you are soooo busy being the AMANAR princess that you do
n't give a damn to what really happened... you didn't even bother going deep in
finding out why I keep on trying to kidnap you and TRYING to kill you! NO! you d
idn't asked questions... because to you.... This is all a game!"
Kumunot ang noo ko.. he's right... I didn't give it much thought for all of this
because for every kidnapping is a challenge for me... a game of skills,,, stren
gth and wit... he's right.... I never given it much thought.... And what the hel
l is he talking about a sister????
"No I didn't give it much thought.. because... it's a waste of time.. you know..
. " I acted cool but deep inside there are so many questions... " And what about
the sister you're talking about? I am an only child.... "
"That's what they told you so that you won't look around for your long lost sist
er... they know you value your family and that you would do anything to find Rha
in... "
"So my little sister has a name.... Rhain???" ang galing talagamg magimbento nit
ong Uncle ko na to.... I am sky and she is rhain... because my my is Cloudia...
"Cloud" for short.... Ang galing! But sorry to say, hindi pa rin ako naniniwala
sa kanya....
"You don't believe anything I told you,,, don't you?" he said...
"Why should I? My family is more trust worthy than you are.... " I said .....
YES!!!! Natapos ko na tanggalin yung tali ko sa kamay... I'm free! But I still h
ave to wait for the right timing.. so I still have to pretend that I'm all tied
up.. And besides.... I'm having a very mind boggling conversation here....
"Trustworthy.... Let's see if you still think of your family that way... you can
confirm it now if you want...." He said motioning for me to look at the laptop.
... " Ask your Dad yourself... "
I looked at the monitor and like as my uncle said.... My dad is already on line
and from the looks of it.. it seems that he heard our conversation a while ago..
..
My Uncle went beside me and took out a gun and pointed it in my head....
Good.. the gun is within my reach.
"Tell the truth Lucian or I'll blow the brains off your precious daughter... "
I looked at my dad and it looks like crap... he is so tensed...
"Don't worry dad.... I didn't believe a word he said.... " I shrugged and preten
ded to look bored so as to lessen his tension....
He took a deep breath.... "I'm so sorry Sky... but what he said was true...."
I looked at him closely and what I saw shocked me.... HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!!!
"What the... Dad??? I don't believe this.... Just tell me that he's delusional..
. he's a lunatic.... I'll believe you... for I don't have a reason to believe an
y of his lies.... "
"Who's the liar Lucian? Huh? TELL. HER. THE . TRUTH!" My uncle said angrily....
"We just protected her... " He said...
OH MY GOSH! He's really telling the truth???? MY GOSH!
"Tell me that I don't have a sister..... " I asked
He remained silent....
I was on the edge holding my breath waiting for his answer.....
"ANSWER HER QUESTION!" My uncle growled....
"I was meaning to tell you, but I want to find her first..... "
"OH MY GOSH IT IS TRUE!!!"
"I'm sorry sky.... "
I can't believe it... he lied to me.... What am I suppose to believe now? Nangi
niglid ang mga luha ko... it took me all the will power not to let it drop...
"Sky please..... part of what your uncle said is true but the way he looked are
all twisted.... The Florea's, your uncles family, was in heavy debt and they wen
t to us to save as much as we can so that Dimitri will still inherit something..
. we tried to save as much as we can and took over the company so that it will r
ecover... "
My dad looked at my Uncle...
"We were saving your company Dimitri, so that someday you will take it over... t
he Florea's are good friends but they just took a wrong turn... and instead of f
acing the consequence,,, they took the cowards way out and took their lives...
"
"LIAR!" sigaw ni Uncle
"I'm telling the truth.. you can ask the board of directors if you want... "
"How about mom.... And my sister??? Do I really have a sister? "
"Your mom.... " Huminga ng malalim si Daddy... " Yes... she was engaged with you
r uncle when I met her.... "
"WHAT!!!!" I said in disbelief.... "You mean what he said was true? I can't beli
eve this dad! "
"You only heard his part of the story.... Yes, she was engaged with him when I m
et her... but the moment we've set our eyes with each other... we fell in love..
.. "
"NOOO!!! NOOO!!!! She was mine! She was all mine and you tricked her!!!! YOU TOO
K HER AWAY FROM ME!!!"
"I was determined to leave that night,,, the eve of your wedding... I was alread
y in the airport... but... she followed me.... "
"LIAR!!!!!"
"Would I lie at this moment? My daughter is in danger!!! I am telling the truth
Dimitri! I was going to bring her back but she said that I was the one she loves
... and, you really have to forgive me.. because... I love her so much that I ca
n't leave her behind, knowing that she loves me as much as I love her... "
That did it.... My uncle broke down.... He slumped in the floor and I can't beli
eve that.... HE'S CRYING...
Napatitig lang ako sa kanya... I was also confused... the amount of information
was just sooo much....
I have a sister.......
"SKY!" Narinig kong tinawag ako ni Daddy.... "Now sky! Now!"
I snapped out of my trance ... oh yeah... I still need to get out of here....
"We'll talk dad... LATER.... " I said.. giving him a meaningful glare... and in
the blink of an eye, I grabbed my uncles gun and knocked him unconscious....
TO BE CONTINUED......
AN...
Bitin muna... tinatamad pa akong magsulat e.... hehehehehe





















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~~Chapter 20b~~
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AN.
This Chapter is dedicated to VANDA.... The winner of Falcon got talent....
I was suppose to give her something in kind (a starbucks card in particular) , b
ut unfortunately.. she's not from the Philippines....
So... as a prize.... Inilagay ko sya dito sa story na to.... Ehehehe... I hope y
ou like it VANDA ( you can pm me your username so as to make the dedication offi
cial)!
CONGRATULATIONS!


Chapter 20 b
Dyllan
"Finally!!! It really didn't take you forever to get here! "I said sarcasticall
y and Zia looked at me with daggers...
"I'm so sorry your highness! I'm not a race car driver to get here in just a mat
ter of seconds! Quit being a drama queen! Now is not the time to unleash your ve
ry pleasing personality you know... we're all in this together!" Zia said a litt
le bit sarcastic than usual...
Nagulat ako sa reaction ni Zia... She's usually nice.. but tonight, she's a litt
le bit cranky. I can't really blame her for that... for the situation is grave r
ight now.
I sighed...
She's right... we are all in this together... the tension is just getting the be
tter of me.. Patience is really not my virtue...
"I'm sorry Zia... I really didn't mean to spat on you like that... "
She shrugged and she put josh's laptop at the hood of the car...
She looked at me...
"Dyllan, I know you're really feeling edgy right now.. but we need to be level h
eaded, if we want to find them."
She's right,,, i should really tame the monster in me...
"Chill guys, now's not the time... we need to find them and fast... " Charles sa
id while waiting for the computer to boot up.
Zia looked at Charles.
"I called Dad.. and I think by now he's having the authorities arrange a search
team, but I doubt that they will get here on time... alam mo naman kung gaano ka
bilis ang sistema ng mga police... esp in this local area... " zia said frustrat
ed...
"We just have to do our best if that is the case... " charles said. "I'll call D
ad again, maybe we can arrange for our bodyguards in manila to be transported he
re, baka mas mabilis pa yon kesa sa ma-organize ang search team ng mga police...
and we need Tito Andrew to do one of his miracles right now..."
Charles took out his cellphone talked to his dad while we wait up for the comput
er to boot up.
When the computer boot up, the look of frustration is very much evident on our f
aces....
"Shooot! Why did we ever think that Josh will just simply let anyone access his
things!" I said, getting more frustrated by the minute... "I slammed my fist at
the hood of the car...
The computer was not just password protected... we just need Josh's iris and thu
mb to access the computer!
"Arrrggg!!!! How are we going to find them! if we search the area, it will be li
ke searching forever... and I don't think that we have that time!"
The situation is now getting into me... I feel so hopeless... What if Chloe is i
n a very bad situation right now, and we can't do anything?
"We just can't stand here and do anything.... we have to do.... " I said but I
was cut short by a voice behind me....
"Hinahanap nyo ba yung mga babae? " A creepy voice said.... and with the creepyn
ess of it... I felt the hairs at the back of my neck stood up!
Hindi namin namalayan na may ibang tao na kaming kasama.... o, tao nga ba ?????
Lumingon kaming lahat, kung saan nanggaling yung boses ng nagsalita....
I know I'm a brave man.... but just this very moment... i thought my heart went
out of my rib cage!
"Aaaaa!" napasigaw si Zia at namutla... nakahawak sya sa dibdib nya....
Tinuro ni Zia yung babae.... "Si..... si..... SADAKO!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
!!!!"
Si Charles naman, tumawa ng tumawa!
"hey... hey.... Calm yourself down ! she's human!" lumapit si Charles kay Zia at
inakbayan...
When I realized that she's not a monster.....Natawa na rin ako sa reaction ko...
How PATHETIC!
But I really have to commend the girl... her costume is awesome... parang totoo!
"Sorry, sorry po... Hindi ko po sinasadyang takutin kayo... " HInawi nya yung bu
hok nya sa mukha,,, though there are scary make up in her face... she looks more
human now than a few minutes earlier...
"That's ok... " I said... " But why are you dressed like that?"
" sa horror booth po kasi ako.... "
So that explains it!
"Sorry a..." sabi ni Zia ng mahismasmasan na... " That costume is really realist
ic.... You scared the hell out me!" natawa na rin sya... " What's your name? "
"Vanda po... " She said...
"hi Vanda... you said earlier about the girls? " I said...
"Opo... ang hinahanap nyo po ba yung 3 babaeng matatangkad at magaganda, meron d
in na 1 lalake na koreano?"
With that being said... I began to feel hope...
"yes... nakita mo ba sila? We don't know exactly what happened but we're guessin
g that they are in trouble... "
"Kanina po kasi paglabas ko sa horror booth.. may napansin po akong mga lalake n
a nakapalibot sa 2 babae... parang hindi po maganda ang nakita ko, kasi sinaksak
an nila ng pampatulog yung mga babae tapos po, binitbit po palayo... "
I knew it! My gut instinct is right... they are in trouble...
"Anong itsura ng dumampot sa kanila?" Tanong ni Zia...
"Para pong mga taga ibang bansa.. hindi po sila Pilipino. " sabi ni Vanda
"Hindi Pilipino... who could they be?" Ask Charles, who's deep in thought right
now...
"Ummm guys... you know that Sky often gets in trouble, right???" Sabi ni Zia...
I chuckled... " Yeah, like all the time... " I said and she glared at me....
Yeah, I know... it's not the time to be an ass.... But sometimes, I can't help i
t.
"Well.... " She continued... "rumor around campus circulates that she has been k
idnapped dozens of time and she is actually armed all the time.... Well,, that i
s not actually a rumor... it is a fact... "
"Really? So has she really killed somebody?" I asked in disbelief.... I really t
hought that was only a rumor that they made up, just to buildup her killer perso
nality.
"That I haven't confirmed but it's very possible, because... for some twisted re
ason.... her Uncle wants her dead ... and I am guessing that he is the one respo
nsible for this, if what vanda say is true, and the kidnappers are foreigner....
It must be the goons of Sky's Uncle. "
"And now... dinamay pati si Chloe, who's in no condition to be put up in this ki
nd of situation!" I said angrily...
"Don't you dare blame sky on this Dyllan... It's not her fault!"
"Yeah right.... " I said sarcastically. "If anything happens to her....
"Guys... guys.... This is not the time for that..." Charles said... " I know tha
t we are all under pressure here but we have to put our heads together if we wan
t to get them out of this situation... alive!"
Nagtitigan kami ni Zia and we had our peace without uttering a single word...
"Pwede po akong tumulong... " Tumingin kaming lahat kay Vanda... "Sinundan ko p
o sila kanina... sa may malaking bahay, malapit lang po dito... pwede ko po kayo
ng samahan.. sinilip ko po yung bahay kaya alam ko rin po kung saan nila ikinulo
ng yung dalawang babae saka Koreno... pati na rin po yung babaeng pula ang buhok
. "
That's the greatest news We had so far...
"Way to go Vanda! Lead the way! " I said...
And without wasting another minute... we followed Vanda to where they are keepin
g the girls....
Chloe.... We are on our way.... Be safe....

Chloe
"Almost there! Just a little bit more... " Alex said excitedly.. "we'll get out
of here in no time..."
I smiled... kahit na kinakabahan pa rin ako, I am very positive that we'll make
it out of here alive... I have faith in my friends, but I'm also worried about J
osh... I think he is in so much pain...
I looked at Josh. His eyes are closed... I don't think that he's asleep, the way
he constantly stirred... maybe he's just regaining his strength.
"Hey Josh. Are you OK.. Don't worry,,, we'll take you to the hospital as soon as
we get out of here... " I said silently...
Binuksan ni Josh ang mga mata nya... and he tried to give me an assuring smile..
. "Don't worry about me... I'll be fine... I can bear the pain... It's you I'm w
orried about.. you should'nt be in this kind of situation... " He said, and he t
ried to get up... "Listen Chloe.. no matter what happened, you should hold on to
that pendant of yours... don't loose it... ok?"
Nangingilid yung luha ko.... Alam kong masakit ang katawan ni Josh ngayon pero a
ko pa rin ang inaalala nya....
"Basta Josh... Paglabas natin dito... itatakbo ka namin sa ospital... I don't li
ke the look of those bruises... " I said...
"I'll be fine.... We'll be fine... " he said...
"of course we'll all be fine.... " Alex said.. grinning at us while showing us t
he rope that used to hold her hands... " Have a little faith to your friends...
hindi naman ako papayag na mabulok ang mga beauty natin dito "
That's Alex... giving light to the situation kahit na namimilgro na buhay namin
...
Lumapit sa kin si Alex para tanggalin yung tali ko sa kamay.. "Alex... unahin mo
ng tanggalin yung tali sa kamay ni Josh... He really look uncomfortable."
She looked at Josh with concern... "Oh Man,,, they really beat the crap out you,
mukha kang talong! don't worry... cute ka pa rin... Igaganti ka namin ni Sky...
wag kang mag-alala.... " and she began to untangle the rope .
"geez alex... I'm not totally helpless you know... " He said sarcastically...
"hey,,, I'm just kidding.... Pero cute ka pa rin talaga.. wag kang mag-alala...
samahan ka namin sa gym para hindi ka na cute.... Gwapo ka na!"
"Shut up!"
I giggled... at least maski papano nababawasan ang takot ko dahil sa pagbibiro n
i Alex....
While Alex is untangling the rope on Josh's hands.... Hindi namin napansin na un
ti-unting bumubukas yung bintana... Napansin na lang namin na nakabukas na pala
ang bintana ng pumasok ang hangin sa loob ng basement....
Natuon ang pansin pansin ko sa bintana... at dahil sa nakita ko ay naramdaman ko
na tumayo ang lahat ng buhok sa katawan ko!!!!
W....ww....wwwwwhhhiiitteee LLLLAAAADDDYYYY!!!!!!
May white lady na pababa sa bintana!!!!!!1
"OOOHHHH MMMYYYY GGGOOOS!!!!!" hindi ko sinasadyang mapasigaw pero may pumigil s
a kin ng takpan ang bibig ko!...
I tried to struggle!
"SHHH.... Chloe.... SHHHHHH... It's just me..."
I heard a familiar voice....
Sya ba talaga yun????
Tumalikod ako sa lalake na nasa likod ko....
"Dyllan!!!" I whispered aloud...
He held me tightly and I felt safe in his arms....
"You're alright,,, you're alright... " he said as if he's trying to assure himse
lf....
I don't know if I'm going feel relieved or more scared because they have put the
mselves into trouble....
"Dyllan.... How did you find us? " I asked and I let my head rest on his chest
...
He released me and looked at me.. He smiled...
"We had a little help from an angel.... " he said looking at the white lady!!!!!
My heart skipped and I moved closer to Dyllan seeking for protection...
"yyy... yyu.. you mean to say... you have a ghost as a guide!"
He chuckled again and held me tight.... "Hey.... Don't be scared.... She's not a
ghost.... She's just a girl in costume... "
I looked again at the ghost... I mean.. girl....
At the same time... Charles and Zia are coming down at the window....
"Hi!" The ghost said.....
"Ummm... hello... " I said a little bit shakey....
Lumapit si Alex sa multo "You cute little thing... " Alex said hugging the girl.
... "and you are?"
"I'm Vanda po.."
"Don't call me 'Po'... Matanda ka pa sa kin... " Alex said... "Just kidding... n
ice meeting you. Even on this very unpleasant circumstance."
Vanda smiled and I noticed that despite the very make-up, she looks young and be
autiful.
Tinuon ni Alex yung pansin nya kay Charles na nakababa na sa bintana.
"Hey... " She said addressing Charles. "Got a phone? I need to call dad"
Charles handed her his phone...
"We already called them and they're on their way here... but you might as well t
alked to him for he was really pissed..."
Alex gave him back his phone... "Ummm.. I think I'll talk to him later... "
Takot si Alex... pasimuno kasi....

The door suddenly opened and in came the 3 goons...
"Oh my God.. they heard us!!!" I said, suddenly scarred again. My hands are stil
l tied.. we haven't got the time get it loose....
I looked at the mean men and they are anything but amused.
"So, your friends decided to join you... " he blurry man said.... "More guys to
torture.. this will be fun.... "
Dyllan shove me at his back and made a protective a stance.
I noticed that Charles moved closer to Vanda and whispered something to her....
Napansin ko rin na natatabigan ni Alex at ni Charles si Vanda at hindi pa napapa
nsin ng mga goons ito.
They are planning something....
"Josh... can you ran? " Dyllan whispered to Josh...
Josh nodded...
Nagkatinginan si Dyllan at si Charles at tumango si Charles...
Without warning.... Tumabi si Alex and Charles... and right on cue... tumalon si
Vanda sa mga goons.. scarring them to death....
If this is just a prank.. I could have laughed my heart out... 3 big goons are s
carred out of their wits!!!!!!
"Now!" Sigaw ni Charles...
Alex and Charles charged the goons in full force... and because the goons are ca
ught unaware,, they have received a major blow from the 2...
"Let go Chloe! " Sabi ni Dyllan dragging me out of the basement...
"Wait! Wait! Wait! We can't leave them!"I said worried!
"They can handle themselves.... I've never known anybody whose better in martial
arts than the two of them combined... well, except for Sky, of course. "
"But what about Zia, Josh and Vanda?"
"Our major concern is to get you out of harms way, you are in delicate condition
... Zia also knows martial arts so she's not totally helpless.. and I know that
they can take care of Vanda and Josh.... Just please... trust me on this... Help
is on the way... Tito Zack and Tito Andrew already know our exact location, the
y will be here anytime now with the authorities.... we just have to get out of
here and get you to safety..."
"OK.. " I said and we ran while finding out way outside....
This place is huge... It was an old abandoned mansion... and it's kind of hard t
o figure out where to go...
"Look!" I said... "I think that's out way out... I said... I can't point at the
big double doors because my hands are all tied up!
Dyllan look around trying to figure out what I'm referring to... ang dami kasing
passageway at maraming pinto... pero iisa lang yung double door na nakita ko sa
paligid....
"C'mon Dyllan!" I ran towards the door... If I can't point it to him.. then he m
ight as well follow me...
But before I could reach the door... someone grabbed me by the waist and lifted
me off the ground....
"DYLLAN!!!"
"NOOOO!!!!" Sigaw ni Dyllan... "Get your hands off her!"
The goon pointed a gun on my temple!
"One more step boy and your girlfriend is a goner... "
"No... please don't kill me... " I said...
Then came out another goon from behind!
"Just let her go!!" Sabi ni Dyllan.. " If you want money.. I can give you everyt
hing that you want... just let her go!"
Just then... we heard sirens outside ..
Papalapit ito ng papalapit.
"DAMN!!!!!" galit na sabi ni lalakeng nakahawak sa kin.. mas lalo pa nyang hinig
pitan ang pakakahawak sa bewang ko... and I know that it's going to bruise...
"S**T! We're surrounded! " Sabi nung isang goon na tumingin sa bintana...
Just then,, Charles, Alex, Zia, Josh and Vanda came into the room...
"Just give up! And hand over Chloe... I swear.. if you hand her over... I will t
alk to my lawyer to lessen your sentence..."
Nagtatatawa parang loko-loko yung lalakeng nakahawak sa kin...
"And go back to prison???!" I've been in and out of it.. and trust me.. It's not
a pleasant place to live... I'm not going back there and she's our ticket way o
ut! BACK OFF!!!!"
May dumating pang isang goon.. 3 na sila... and they all looked panicked...
"They're all over the place man!!!! How can we get out!"
"She will help... and the rest of you back off, if you don't want to see your fr
iends brain blow into pieces... " Sabi nya sa kasama nya... Tinanggal nya yung
pagkakahawak nya sa kin sa bewang...
"Please... just let me go... " Tumutulo na ang luha sa mga mata ko.. I am soo sc
arred... I didn't imagine my life to end like this...
"Let her go! My family is very rich! We can give you anything that you want, my
father is a very powerful man.. jet let her go!" Sabi ni Alex...
"You kids are so nave... " He said and he gave me a head lock... at dahil don nap
ansin nya ang suot kong kwintas... tinignan nya ito, at inusisa...
"Luck is on our side.... " Sabi nung lalake... " We already have a hostage and t
his will pay for everything that we need....
"NOOO!!! NOOO!!! You can't take that!!! PLEASE!!!!! " I said helplessly....
Nakita ko sa mga mata ng kaibigan ko ang pagkatakot!
"DAMN IT! DON'T TAKE THAT OFF HER! HER LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!!!"
The goon smirked... " Is that how valuable this is??? So this must cost a fortun
e then!" then he held the pendant in his hands... and my heart palpitated.... I
felt nauseous...
He was ready to take the necklace off me when we heard another voice coming from
behind my friends...
"Ok you sleaze ball.. you you're thru pestering my friends.... Get the hell out
of here before I torture you to death... " Sky said smirking pointing a gun to t
he man whose holding me... I've never seen her more dangerous than before... I
can see the fire in her eyes and it's anything but amused...
"You!"
"Yes me! " Sky said and her smirk grew larger...
"But how??? "
"Haven't you know by now that my Uncle is a looser... you shouldn't have wasted
your time following him... look what he has gotten you into??? Tsk, tsk, tsk...
and he's in the room where you held me... SLEEPING!HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Sky looked at Dyllan "Dyllan... magpapaputok ako, kunin mo kagad si Chloe.... "
Hindi nga pala nakakaintindi ang mga ito ng tagalog!
I saw Dyllan hesitate...
"Kaya ko silang tamaan kahit madilim dito... magtiwala ka lang" sabi ni Sky...
Dyllan nodded...
"Hanggang tatlo.... Isa.... Dalawa.... Tatlo!"
Nagpaputok ng tatlong beses si Sky... tinamaan ang lalakeng nakahawak sa kin pat
i na rin yung 2 kasama nito.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! " Napasigaw ako sa sobrang takot... akala ko ako ang
tinamaan.... Pero wala naman akong naramdamang masakit!
Pero and hindi ko inaasahan... nakahawak pa pala yung lalake sa pendant ko... at
ng bumagsak sya ay nahila nya yung pendant ! Napigtas ang kwintas at kasamang b
umagsak ang pendant sa lalakeng humawak sa kin.....
Napahinga ako ng malalim... parang kasamang napigtas ang puso ko ng mawala ang p
endant sa katawan ko....
Napaluhod ako.. habol habol ang hininga ko!
Ang sakit ng dibdib ko!!!
At napaluhod ako...
"NOOOO!!!! Chloe!!!! Nooo!!!!" Narinig kong sumigaw si Dyllan... at nasalo nya a
ko....
Nagdidilim na ang paningin ko.... "Dy.. Dyllan.... "
"Chloe just hang on.... "
Hindi ko na alam ang mga nangyayari sa paligid ko.. Parang unit unti akong hinuh
ugot ng kadiliman....
"Don't leave me Chloe!!!!"
AAAARRRGGGG!!!! Ang sakit!!! Ang sakit-sakit!!!!! "
Hindi ko na alam kung sino-sino ang nakapalibot sa kin...
Nagkakagulo.. pero walang nagre-register sa utak ko....
hindi ko na alam ang mga nangyayari... may bumuhat sa kin, inilabas ako at ipina
sok sa Ambulance....
"JIN! JIN! ...............We'll fly her there.. just be ready ........... I don'
t know!!!!!!!!! Just do your best to find that donor!!!!! We need it now!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!! " I heard Joshua shouting... panicking!
I felt someone holding me hand.... " Hold on Chloe.. hold on... "
Hinahabol ko pa rin ang hininga ko....
"I love you Dyllan.... " I tried my best to focus my eyes on him....
I smiled....
And everything went black...
SKY
All hell broke loose when I fired the shot!
I didn't know that he was still holding on to Chloe's pendant!!!!
"NOOOO!!! CHLOE!!!!! CHLOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed...
I was so shocked when I saw her get down on her knees.... Her body went limp and
she laid on the ground.....
"NOOO!!!NOO!!!" I shook my head....
Napatulala na lang ako....
Nagkakagulo ang paligid... I saw the police... Tito Zack and Tito Andrew smashed
the door and went inside...
"I didn't mean it.... I didn't know that he's holding the pendant.. if I only kn
ew... I wouldn't have pulled the trigger.... " I whispered but Nobody's paying
attention to me right now... they are all around trying to save our golden girl.
...
For the first time... I felt tears in my eyes....
Memories suddenly flash before me....
Memories that was kept in my head for a very long time...
My mom.... She was protecting me... I was about to be shot.. but she stood in fr
ont of me ....
There was crying.... I was crying.... And a little girl was also crying not too
far from us....
A little girl.... We have the same flaming hair... the same eyes ,, but she look
s younger than me....
"YOU!!!!" my uncle shouted
Why is he also crying!!!! " You made me do that you little wench! "
He picked up my mom and he was crying!!!!!!!
My uncle looked at me .... " I'm going to make you suffer! I'm going to take awa
y your little sister.... I'm going to feed her to the dogs!!!! I'll let you go f
or now.. but I will hunt you!!!!"
I was trembling with fear....
"MOMMY!' But she's already dead....
Then my Uncle took Rhain , my sister!...
"SKY!! SKY!!! HELP ME!" She was crying so hard....
I stood up bit my uncle in his arms....
"You little bitch!!!" He wince in pain then he shove me hard.....
I hit my head in the pavement....
And that was the last memory I had on that day...
Until now....
I have a sister!

I stood up... namalayan ko na lang na wala ng tao sa paligid....
I was so wrapped up with myself when the memories came flooding back in my head.
...
I have to find my sister.... She's somewhere here in the Philippines... cause no
w I remember that My mom brought us here in this country on that fateful day....
But for now.. I have to help Chloe....
This is my fault....
I took out my phone and dialed my Dad's number.... If anyone could help... he's
the man.... His influence is far greater than anyone I know.. he can produce th
e heart that Chloe needs...
"Dad.... Dad... I need your help... I need a heart.... For Chloe... " I didn't e
xpect that I was choking in tears...
"Hey... honey... OK...I'll do what I can.... "
"Now dad.. She needs it right now!"
"OK... "
Just then I heard a click on the gun...
"Did you ever think that you can outsmart me like that... Little Princess!" My b
lood ran cold....
So my Stupid Uncle regained consciousness....
I was soooo mad at him right now that I want to strangle him right then and ther
e....
"You stupid prick!!!!! "
He laughed evilly... " I still have the upper hand... "
"I should have killed you... " I said gritting my teeth...
"You should have when you have the chance.... Who's stupid now!!!"
Tinitigan ko sya ng matalim...
"Put your gun down Adrianna... and be a good girl... "
I learned that in this kind of situation.. you should obey your captor, and make
him think that you're vulnerable.... " what he didn't know is that I picked up
a gun from one of his goons and put it at the back of my jeans....
"I'm always a good girl.... " I said .... I can take him.... And this time I wil
l no longer hesitate.. uncle or not.. I will do it this time! I just need him to
be distracted...
"Say goodbye now.. Adrianna.... " He said...
I know I can duck... knowing that he is has such a foul shot... pathetic!
"...........to your boyfriend..... "
And before I knew it.... The gun was no longer aimed at me.... But he was alread
y pointing it to JOSH!!!!!
He look as shock as hell!!!"
I never knew fear until now!!!!

"NO!!!!!!"

He is pulling the trigger.... And before I could even think.... I ran.... To wh
ere josh is standing....

I reached him....

Just in time when I heard the shot....


And I felt the most agonizing pain..............................................
.....................

I saw my uncle stiffen and went out of the house....

I felt my life sucking out of me as I fell on the ground....
So this is how Chloe felt....
DAMN IT!!! THIS PAIN SUCKS!!!!
I felt like drowning ....
I cough.... And cough....
With every cough.... Blood came out of my mouth....
This is bad.....
My strength is draining rapidly from my body....
"Sky... SKY!!!! Breath.." Josh said... He took out his cellphone.... "Get back h
ere as fast as you can!!!! SKY WAS SHOT!!!! "
Darkness is trying to envelop me...
I tried hard to stay conscious....
I chuckled.... " This .....is... it.. Josh.... I never thought..... I will end u
p like this.... "
I cough again....
"Don't say that... you'll make.... "
I tried to smile....
This is the end of the line for me... I just know it....
As I embrace my fate..... I felt calm.....
I put my hands on Josh's face....
"Promise me...... you will give my heart to Chloe.... "
Umiling-iling si Josh
"NO!!!! NOOO!!! YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE!!! I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!!"
I smiled again.... I don't know where this peace comes from... regardless of the
pain I am feeling right now....
"I had a good life.... No matter how brief it is.... I only have one regret....
"
Hindi napigilan ni Josh ang lumuha.... " Don't say this... sky... you're strong.
... Stonger than anybody I've ever know... You can survive this.... YOU HAVE TO!
!!!!"
I cough again.. and this time... more blood came out of my mouth....
"Shut up ............ let me say what I have to say... I don't think that I will
last longer..... "
I felt Josh trembling..... and my heart sunk....
"The only thing............. that I regret..... Josh...... is not telling you...
... "
I cough and couch.....
I don't have much time.... I can feel the life is draining from my body!

"SKY!!............. please hold on... they'll be here in a few more minutes....
"
"I ............ love .............. you .......... With......... all............
. My ............heart........... "
Even with my eyes closing.... I can see that he was shocked... then the shock tu
rn into hurt....
He held me tighter...
"SKY... you can't do this to me... "
My body is giving in....
I feel so cold.....
"SKY!!! YOU CAN"T LEAVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!"
With my last strength.... I lifted both of my hands and cupped the face of the p
erson I love......
"I love you too!!!!!!!! " he whispered....
My heart swelled....
That was the loveliest thing I've ever heard....
Then I smiled....
" Goodbye Josh..... " I whispered......

AN....
OK.... Kill me now!!!!! =)























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Chapter 21
Alex
I put on the finishing touches to sky's nails.... I'm painting her nails pink an
d I inspected my work of art...
"Hmmmm... something is missing.... Teka.. wait lang Sky a... " sabi ko at pumunt
a ako kung saan nakalagay ang handbag ko at kinuha ko yung favorite nyang glitt
ery nail polish....
I applied it and inspected it again... this time, I'm satisfied...
"Ayan! Just as you wanted it... Ewan ko nga ba sa 'yo. Ang astig astig mo, tapos
pink ang favorite color mo! How lame! Hindi naman bagay!" I pouted "parati ko s
a yong sinasabi na ang bagay sa yo talaga, color red.. as in velvet red.... Para
terno dyan sa nagliliyab mong buhok... "
I took out my favorite brush and started brushing her hair... I want it to look
soft and silky...
"I always tell you to brush your hair.. hindi ka talaga nakikinig sa kin! Ang ga
nda-ganda pa naman ng buhok mo... Kahit walang ka-effort effort... rich and sil
ky pa rin sya.. ayun lang... sobrang kulang sa pansin ang beauty ng buhok mo...
buti at hindi nagtatampo yan sa yo... As I've always tell you...you should go to
the salon more often... It will not bite you, you know... sabi ko naman sa yo,,
kapag alaga ni Mother Reyna ang umasikaso sa yo, you are in good hands.... " Pa
tuloy ko syang pinagagalitan tungkol sa pag-aayos nya... ang ganda nya kasi e...
hindi lang makuhang mag-ayos... and her hair is all natural... some says that
she just dyed it... but nooo.... It's really all natural and I'm so envious to t
he nth power!
I shrugged... "well,,, kung sabagay.. guilty din ako sa ganyan... "
I continually stroke her long hair... lumalabas na ang shine sa buhok nya,, and
with that I am pleased...
"I always wanted to have a hair like yours... Kundi lang talaga ako napigilan ni
Mother Reyna,, baka matagal ko ng napa-dye yung buhok ko.. para terno tayo... "
"Remember the time when we first met? First day ko around Falcon non diba, and I
wanted to be Zia's roommate... " I laughed at the memory....
I was so stubborn at that time and soooo hard headed... kung anong gusto non kai
langan masunod! Alam kong charming ako, both to guys and girls, they just can't
seem to resist me... and I always use that to my advantage...
"Grabe... I remember using my charm on you that day, and asked you to move to an
other cabin... grabe.... pa tweetums pa ako non! Hahahahahaha! Alam ko kasi na e
ffective yun kahit kanino... pero IKAW! Ewan ko ba!!! Hindi ka talaga taga earth
.. alien ka talaga... hindi tumalab ang charm ko say o! Tinitigan mo lang ako mu
la ulo hanggang paa.. then you walked out and ignored me! Well, nobody as in nob
ody does that to me! You know.. I tried to smile when you did that,, pero deep i
nside, bwisit na bwisit ako non sa yo! BRUHA KA!!! Kung alam mo lang ang mga tum
atakbo sa utak ko non... baka hindi lang titig ang ginawa mo sa kin..."
"Remembered how much I pestered you after that? I never said this to you before,
, but I promised myself that I will make your life a living hell if you don't gi
ve me what I want.... " umiling ako...
"I was such a spoiled brat! Bitchy.. as you put it... "
"That's why I followed you like a dog... " I smiled... " Hmmmm.. come to think o
f it... I really have to give it to you... ang haba pala ng pasensya mo??? Kasi
ilang araw din akong sunod ng sunod sa yo... annoying you to the highest level..
. and yet,,, you just ignored me??? Hmmmm.... "
Then I remembered what she did to me.... And I laughed out loud....
"You beast!!! Remember what you did to me????"
After two weeks of pestering her.... I guess she already had enough...
One afternoon when I was visiting Zia and Sky came home, looking so exhausted...
I told myself... This is my chance....
So I started pestering her again...
Kinukulit ko talaga na lumipat na sya ng Cabin...
I followed her around the Cabin being sooo annoying... using my most annoying vo
ice ever!
Then the time came that she couldn't take it anymore....
"Oh my Gosh Sky... Remember what you did to me???!!!! GRABE! MUNTIK NG MATANGGAL
ANG ULO KO SA PAGKAKABATOK MO!!! And I remembered staring at you with my mout
h wide open while holding the back of my aching head.... I mean... I REALLY CAN'
T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT! NOBODY DOES THAT TO ME! And worst.... YOU PUT A KITKAT I
NSIDE MY MOUTH AND YOU......... YOU... YOU LAUGH SOOO HARD! I was never humiliat
ed in my entire life! I mean ... I am Alex the super model .. the daughter of An
drew and Tanya Fajardo and nobody crosses me!!!! Mas lalo mo pang nilakasan yung
tawa mo ng magtantrums ako!!!! "
Sa sobrang galit ko non... I attacked her... I was very confident of my martial
arts skills... and I want her head for treating me like crap...
So after a few minutes...
She is pinning my head on the ground with the use of her feet....
"Wala pala akong sinabi sa yo... Isa kang amazona!"
I smiled at the memory...
"Who would ever know that we'll end up as friends.. the best of friends.... "
I let out a very long sigh....
"I haven't told you this before..... but you taught me a lot of things.... First
on the list is.... Being humble.... Well,, fame got the better of me back then
and I thought that I was untouchable.... You proved me wrong .... Very wrong....
and with that I am thankful... "
Eto na naman... naiiyak na naman ako.....
Pinigilan ko ang luha ko ...
Tumalikod ako sa kanya at kinuha ko yung isang malaking box...
"Hey sis... look what I got for you!!!" I opened the box and took out a very lov
ely pink gown... "Kahit na favorite ko to... I'm going to give it to you.... Gra
be... ang tagal mong kinantahan sa kin to! Pero kahit favorite ko rin ito.... I'
m going to give you the honors of having it.... And look..... I brought also the
shoes that you really like.... "
I put down the gown and the shoes at the nearby chair....
I looked at her beautiful face...
"You will be proud of me sis.... Ang galing ko mag-make over! You look so wonder
ful... you look so beautiful.... "
I touched her face....
And this time... I can no longer hold it back....
Sobrang sakit na ng dibdib ko.....
Tears keep on streaming down my face....
As I touched her hair... her face... her arms.... Her hands.....
And finally her heart.....

It's cold.....
It's empty.....

The way my heart is cold and empty right now.....
I feel so empty....
There's a big hallow in my chest right now.....
And I don't know how it's going to be filled again....

She's soo many things to me....

My mentor...
My best friend....
My partner in crime...
My sister....
Not just a sister.. but more like a twin....
She is very much a Fajardo and I am very much an Amanar....

She's lying there...
so cold ....
So still.....
So peaceful...

" I want you to be beautiful.... I want to remember you looking so breathtaking
.... Like you've always been"

Dahan- dahan kong isinuot sa kanya yung gown.... So afraid that she will break..
.

"I never thought that the time will come that I will be doing this..... "

My voice cracked and more tears flowed from my eyes....

"as hard as it s.... I don't want anybody touching you..... they don't know who
you are and what you want..... I want you to have the best of everything......
you deserve it.... "
I finished putting on the gown...

I took the shoes and put it on her cold feet.....

She looks amazing...
"You look beautiful Sky..... your dad will be so proud... he's already here, he
's with my dad right now.... waiting for me to finish my here... "

For the final touches....
I took off my earrings... and put it on her....

I took off my necklace and clasp it on her neck....

And finally.... I took off the ring that she's wearing and exchange it with my
ring....

I held on to her ring that is now place on my finger....
"Sky.................... you will always be my best friend..... "
and with that I broke down.....

I can't believe she's gone....

Wala na sya.....

With the realization that I'm no longer going to see her, stabbed me full force
in the heart that I thought I can't breathe....
Niyakap ko sya....
"We have so many plans..... we were suppose to travel to Europe during our Chris
tmas Vacation.... Pumayag ka na nga na mag-model din kay Mother... para magkasam
a tayo diba.... My family was suppose to spend New year in Romania with your fam
ily.... "

"bakit? Bakit kailangan mangyari ito?????"

I feel so lost.....
I cried for my lose.....
It's soooo hard to accept it....
Even if I tried my best to accept the facts... my heart refuse to admit that she
's really gone.... For good....

Someone put a hand on my shoulder...
"Alex.... " soft whisper .
I looked up and saw Charles.. standing right beside me....
"Charles..... " I chocked on my words.... "She..... she's... she's really gone..
.. "

He wrapped his arms around me.... Giving me the much needed comfort... and I cri
ed my heart out.....

I cried and I cried.. until there's no more tears in my eyes....
Charles just held me close without saying a word...
He comforted my with his silence while continually stroking my back.

After a while of silence.... I finally regained my composure....

I brushed my tears away and tried my best to put on a brave face... Sky doesn't
want me to be weak... I have to be strong... like she was always strong for me..
.
"She may be gone... " Charles said... " but the very special part of her is stil
l alive... she is still with us..... her heart is still beating ... strongly, I
might say, just like we knew her.... Because of her strength... Chloe is very mu
ch alive.... "
He held my chin and raised my head to make me look at his eyes...
"We haven't lost anybody, Alex.... " Charles smiled. "Josh and Chloe is alive be
cause of her.... And Sky is alive because of Chloe.... We still have them Alex..
."
I rested my head on Charles' head...
"Yeah... we still have them.... They are very much alive... "
And with that.. I smiled....













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~~Chapter 22~~
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AN
I was suppose to upload this tomorrow, together with chapter 23 ( the final chap
ter for this book).. but unfortunately... inaantok na ako at hindi ko natapos yu
ng final chapter...
I'll try to finish it ... and hopefully it will be uploaded tomorrow....

Yes! malapit na po itonng matapos.. konting hinga na lang... yung book na pinaka
-aabangan nyo ng lahat!
=)
BTW.... I have decided not to give Soft copies anymore... inaayos ko pa man din
iyon.. so I can distribute it to those who want it.. but unfortunately. may mga
nagdistribute ng SC without my consent... ganon.. ganon na lang pala yun....
SO... I HAVE DECIDED....
NO SOFT COPIES!!!!!!
Chapter 22
Chloe
I slowly opened my eyes, very much aware of all the pain in my chest and all ove
r my body.
The room is dimly lit, I let my eyes adjust to the room before I looked around..
.
I'm in a hospital.
There's a machine attached to me with lots of monitors.
What happened? Why am I here?

My throat feels like sandpaper.. I need water...
I tried to get up but I feel like all the energy is drained out of my body... a
nd this pain in my chest... it's almost unbearable!
I tried to speak, but what that came out of my mouth was a silent groan...
"She's awake!" that sounds like my mom...
I looked at my left side, she was just sitting there. Her eyes are full of tears
.. tears of happiness? Tears of relief?
"Mom...... water..... " I said, relieved that I can already talk even if it soun
ded like a croak. But I guess my mom understood for she stood up immediately and
got a bottle of mineral water.
She opened the bottle and put a straw into it and helped me get up...
Getting up is so painful... I feel like I've been run over by a truck!
I drink a few gulps of water and it gave a relief but my chest is still giving m
e a hard time.
my chest....
I put my hands over my chest and felt a cold metal on top of it...
The pendant..... I looked at it ...
Suddenly, it all came back to me.. the memories crashing to me like a tidal wave
!
The kidnappers...
The goons...
My friends...
The guns...
Dyllan....
The last thing I remember was Sky shot the man behind me and I was falling to th
e ground!
"What ..... happened????"
I looked at my mom and tears are now falling down from her eyes....
She just shook her head and held my hands.... unable to speak.
Just then the door opened and Dr. Jin came in with a man beside him... His face
is not familiar, I haven't seen him before. He doesn't look like a doctor... but
what caught my attention is his grief stricken face... he looks worse than my m
om... It's like he never slept in days.
"How are you feeling? " Dr. jin said smiling at me.
" I... don't know.. There's so much..... pain .... in my chest... what happened
? "
They didn't respond. My mom, Dr. Jin and the man just looked at each other, it's
as if they're trying to converse with their eyes...
Just then the door flew open and in came Dyllan and Zia.
"Oh my Gosh! You're alright!!! Thank God! " Zia said with tears falling down fro
m her face...
I tried to smile but I feel that something is off here...
"Zia.... Dyllan... "
Dyllan came and he smiled...
" you're alright.... " he said, his voice cracking... " I really thought we lost
you... "
And for the first time.. I saw tears coming down from his eyes...
I was so shocked! The great and mighty Dyllan...... CRYING!
I tried to reach for his face but I was too weak to do so...
Dyllan sensed what I was trying to do, so he held both of my hands and kissed it
...
"Thank God you're alive.. thank God... " he said over and over again while holdi
ng both of my hands tightly.
Hindi ko na rin napigilan ang mga luha ko...
I let it flow, though I'm still confused on what happened and I still need to pu
t some puzzle pieces in place for me to understand why they are acting like that
.
So.. even tough men cry.. but Dyllan don't usually show his emotions openly like
this and for everyone to see...
Dr. Jin cleared his throat to get our attention.
"Ummm... I know you're all relieved to see Chloe awake right now.. But I would r
eally like to check her out, so If you'll all excuse us for a minute..." Dr. Jin
said and he looked at my mom and the man beside her " but mommy and daddy can s
tay... " he added , trying to light up the mood...
Daddy?
I looked at the unfamiliar man...
Is Dr. Jin referring to him?
"Ummm doc.... I believe that my Dad is in the states... he's not.... " I tried
to say but Dr. Jin cut me off...
"I know, I know.. We'll explain everything to you later... now, Zia, Dyllan.. I
really don't mean to be rude.. but you can come back later... "
Dyllan squeezed my hands then he kissed the top of my head...
I was shocked... he had never showed me so much affection before... it's as if h
e's no longer holding his feelings back. It's now out of the open for everyone t
o see, and he's not ashamed of it! Or am I imagining things?
I know that the emotions in this room is so intense, but I can't help feeling so
elated right now because of Dyllan, he makes me feel so special... Kulang na la
ng kiligin ako!
" I'll be back... we'll talk later... don't go anywhere... " He smiled then wi
nked at me...
" As if I can go anywhere... " I said playfully...
And with that, he's gone out of the room with Zia...
The man sat beside my mother while Dr. Jin checked the machine attached to me ..
he also checked both of my wrist where there are two antique bracelets attached
to it, which I haven't noticed earlier...
"What's this? " I asked " Parang ngayon ko lang nakita to... "
"That one of Josh's additional inventions, to make your pulse stronger... he jus
t made that a few days ago, to make you recover faster... you'll be as good as n
ew in no time.. "
Josh.. always my lifesaver...
"How's Josh by the way? The last time I remember, he was covered with bruises! D
id they checked him out? "
Dr. Jin just nodded but didn't say a word...
"How long was I out? What happened? " There's so many questions that needs to be
answered but they are not giving any information! What's with them? Nagtitingin
an lang sila?
"Mom... " I looked at my mom, pleading...
Then I looked at the man,,, his aura radiates power, but the way his shoulders a
re sagged and the look of grief in his face, he looks like a defeated knight.
What happened to him?
When I looked closely at him, some of his features seems familiar... his eyes...
It looks like sky's , exactly the same color and shape. His hair.. some part of
it is graying but it looks like dark red...
Red?
"Ummm sir? I know I haven't met you before but are you related to sky? "
Parang napalunok sya sa sinabi ko and my mom took my hand and squeeze it...
"anak.. there's something we have to say to you... " She looks at Dr. jin " Doc,
is she ok? Ummm, I mean, Fine enough to know the details? "
Tumango-tango si Dr. Jin... " Her recovery is great, better than we expected. He
r heart is coping up real fast. It's strong and it is adopting in her body so fa
st like it's really at home. "
Huh? Anong pinagsasasabi ni Doc?
Nakita kong napapikit ng mata yung lalake, tumango sya at napahinga ng malalim.
Now I'm really confused...
"Chloe... This is Lucian Amanar... Sky's Dad..." My mom said
So that confirms my theory... but what is he doing here? and where is Sky?
"You two know each other? How come no one mentions it? Does sky knows? "
Dead air...
My mom looked at Dr. Jin pleadingly...
Dr. Jin took a chair and sat at the other side of the bed...
"Chloe.... There's something you have to know..." Dr. Jin said....

***

2 weeks later
Tears are falling down in my face as as I lay down the bouquet of flowers to Sky
's grave...
"Sky...... " I choked.. "how can I thank you enough? "
Hindi ko talaga akalain... she was so alive when I passed out...
I could never have imagined!
It was like a nightmare...
I'm alive because of her...
Her body may be down there, but her heart is beating strongly inside of me, maki
ng me alive...
Hindi na dinala ng Daddy ni Sky ang remains nya sa Romania, at dito na sya inili
bing sa Pilipinas katabi ng Mommy nya.
Her dad told me that she's more of a Filipina rather than a Romanian. How much s
he loves the Philippines and her friends, that's why he decided to burry her in
the land that she loves...
Her grave is at the top of the hill beside a very big tree. The tree was planted
by sky when her mother died, sort of a remembrance...
Now her heart is planted inside of me....
I can't help but cry again... hindi na ata matitigil ang mga luha ko....
Tito Lucian touched my shoulders...
"Please, don't feel bad... because you are actually giving us a huge favor... "
He said...
My mom and Tito Lucian were the ones who accompanied me to Sky's grave...
Dyllan wants to come but his Dad asked him to go back to England before school s
tarts. He doesn't want to leave my side, but I persuaded him. This is actually h
is chance to make amends with his family, now that his grandmother finally ackno
wledge his worth.
He waited until I was discharged from the hospital before he went to England...
It's only been away for a few days and I already missed him so much. Araw- araw
ba naman na magkasama kami.. paano ba naman na hindi ko sya ma-mi-miss...

"Chloe... " Tito Lucian said.. and I looked up at him... " One of the things tha
t I had believed in my lifetime is ... you have to accept fate. Life has never b
een easy not for me and my family. "
Huminga sya ng malalim at naupo sa grass, katabi ko.
My mom excused herself and went to the car to get some refreshments for us.
" I lost my wife when Sky was still so young... Her little sister, Rhain, disap
peared on the same day, we haven't found her up to now, I just hope that she's s
till alive.... And now .... I lost sky too... I feel like an orphan right now...
" He tried to chuckle but failed miserably. There's so much pain in him, but be
cause he's a fighter, there is so much hope in him and he didn't give up on life
like other people who crumbles on the first sight of difficulties...
Now I know where Sky inherited her strength...
But because of you... you extended her life.. and for that, I'll forever be tha
nkful... "
Tumulo na naman ang mga luha ko....
"Sky..... " I touched my heart.... I can feel it beating... beating strongly....
Pumping life for me.. making me alive...
I have to take care of her... like she's taking care of me right now...
"Sky will forever live inside of me, I'll take care of her, like she's still ali
ve... "
Tito Lucien smiled at me teary eyed... " Thank you Chloe... thank you... "
I wiped my eyes and I smiled...
" I know you already have a father.. but would treat like a father too? For Sky'
s sake? It will really means a lot to me."
"Opo.... Thank you po... " I said and I hugged him....
"Thank you... thank you... you can call me popsi if you want.... Just like Sky u
sed to call me when no one is around... "
I laughed....
" Ok Popsi it is... "
We both laugh at the nickname... It's so unlike Sky to call her dad like that...
"I really hope that you'll find your other daughter... " I said...
"I know we will... our leads are close... "
"But what if she.... "
"I know she's alive.. and she's out there somewhere... In time... we'll find her
... "
Just then my mom came with the basket of goodies...
She spread a blanket and we all sat there...
Parang nag-pi-picnic lang kami... yung parang old style na picnic, and I'm actua
lly loving every minute of it.
Though the emotions are high,, I really can't help but feel good...
Sky will always be here.... Looking after us.. she will always be alive inside o
f me...

I looked at my mom and I looked at tito Lucien... hmmmm... pwede???
Nagkukwentuhan si Mommy at si Tito Lucien. They seem to get along very well, ka
hit na sandali pa lang sila nagkakakilala...
Then it clicked!!!
'Hey Sky.... You can help me do one of your tricks.... If you know what I mean..
. " I smirked at the thought " we're still recovering from loosing you but in du
e time... i know that we'll all be happy.. and if we will play the cards right..
.. we might be calling this... A FAMILY... '
















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HAPPY READING!

Chapter 23
Chloe

I looked at my watch.... And I double checked the text message I received early
this morning....

Superman: I'll be waiting at the rose garden at 5

It's 4:35... and I'm already here at the rose garden...
Excited much ang peg! Wehehehe...
Hindi naman masyado... slight lang...
Well,, I don't have anything else to do... I've finished all my assignments and
research... wala na kong ibang gagawin kaya pumunta na ko dito...
O yeah.. sige Chloe.. sinong binola mo?? Palusot pa kasi??? Trying to justify w
hy I'm here this early???
Patawa.... I thought.. scolding myself...
Talagang tinapos ko lang talaga ng maaga lahat ng dapat kong gawin.. hehehehehe.
...
Would you blame me?
Masyado akong naiintriga dyan sa superman na yan!


It's been a week since the opening of the semester...
Busy busihan na naman ang mga peg naming mga Falconians!
As usual! Ano ba naman ang bago... FU has been built to torture students and the
y housed the best torturers in the world! The profs here are soooooo sadistic!
But I'm thankful for the distractions. The tortures takes my mind out of the glo
omy aura of my gang. let's just say that, it has never been easy since Sky passe
d away... Hindi pa rin kami nakakarecover.
Zia keeps herself distracted by burying herself with her books, kapag tinamad na
magbasa, nawawala na lang bigla, dala-dala yung skates nya... It's really not e
asy for her. She's been her cabin mate ever since she entered FU... And right n
ow she's all alone in that cabin. for Tito Lucien doesn't want anybody to occupy
Sky's room.. Actually, he wants me to move over, but I declined...
I can't leave Alex... she's very vulnerable right now... sinisisi nya sarili nya
sa mga nangyari... sabi nya... kung hindi sya aya pumunta sa perya at naging pa
saway noong araw na yon,, hindi sana mamamatay si Sky... She shuts everybody out
and refuse to talk to anybody... I know she needs a friend right now, and that'
s the reason why I can't leave her.. pero ang hirap... Palagi na lang syang naka
kulong sa kwarto... she eats alone to God knows where... kapag umalis sya sa uma
ga, hating gabi na bumabalik, waaaay past the curfew... I know she's really good
in sneaking but I'm really scared for her. She's really not herself...
I just hope that we can penetrate her shell... or at least someone whose stubbor
n and persistent enough who can bring her boundaries and defenses down... someon
e like..... hmmmm .... Charles???
I smiled at the thought... para kasing may something e.... I am a keen observer.
... Hindi lang ako masyadong nagsasalita... but the way he acts lately ..... wel
l,, let's just say that I'm excited to know what will happen next.... Eto naman
si Alex... kung gaanong naman naging katalino... super naman ang pagkamanhin!

Nalulungkot lang ako.... Because, ever since that tragic night... I haven't seen
Josh... tinatawagan ko sya.. pero palaging patay ang cellphone... no show daw t
alaga sya... even on Sky's funeral... It must have really hurt.... Grabe.. I rea
lly want to be beside him right now... I know that he needs a friend... but he's
nowhere to be found.. . I talked to Dr. Jin about it... he said to give him tim
e... ganon daw talaga si Josh, nung namatay din yung kapatid nya, naghybernate t
alaga.. he doesn't want to talk to anybody... Now, sky is gone... he must really
be in pain right now.
I sighed...
I just hope that I can talk to him soon... I'm so worried about him... he doesn'
t have anybody... hindi pa maganda ang relationship nya sa parents nya.

Si Dyllan naman... isa pang missing in action!!!! GRRRRR!
Simula ng umuwi sa England.. hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin nagpaparamdam!!! Grrr
r!!! Kakainis... pa-sweet-sweet pa sya kunwari sa hospital... pa-ayaw-ayaw pa da
w umalis... e ngayon kahit 1 tawag wala! As in WALA!! NOTHING!!!!! NADA!!!
Hay nako.. bahala sya sa buhay nya!!! Akala mo kung sinong gwapo!!!! Anong ine-e
xpect nya? Habulin ko sya!!!! hello!!! Hindi ako maghahabol sa taong walang pak
ialam!!! I've done my part... I texted him, over and over again... I keep on cal
ling him, but it seems that his cp is out! He doesn't even have the decency to c
all me, just to check out on me if I'm still alive!
Hmmmmpppp!!! Marami pa naman dyan.... Akala nya kasi sya lang ang gwapo!!! Pwes!
Marami kayang gwapo dito sa FALCON!!!!
Katulad nito....
Si SUPERMAN ng buhay ko!
Well... alam kong hindi ko pa sya nakikita... pero na-iimagine ko.. hehehehehe..
..
He kept me company this past few days...
MABUTI PA SYA!!!! Unlike someone I know... na umalis lang ng bansa.. hindi na na
kaalala!
Buti pa si superman, maya't maya talaga ang text... hindi pa talaga matapos ang
1 minuto.. may text na kagad!
HINDI KATULAD NG TAONG KILALA KO!!!! MAGALING LANG MAGPA-PRESKO!!! GRRRRR!!!!
Hmmmp! Change topic na nga... at naiinis lang talaga ako kapag naaalala ko yang
DYLLAN na yan!
Akala nya papansinin ko sya.. manigas sya!

Tinignan ko ulit yung relo ko....
4:45
A few more minutes and I'll finally meet him!
OMG kinakabahan ako.. hehehehehe.... Ano kayang itsura nya?
Well, kahit na ano pang itsura nya,, ok lang.. hindi man sya kasing gwapo ni Dyl
lan, wa me paki,,, alam ko naman na mabait sya,,, and that's all that matters...
He seems sooooo sweet... well that is according to his text messages...
Grabe nga... sobra ngang nakakakilig yung ibang mga text nya.... Sino ba naman a
ng babaeng hindi kikiligin sa kanya...

Tumunog yung cp ko...
Superman: I'll be late in a couple of minutes... Our prof held us hostage again!
I'll make it up to you... I promise...
Me: It's ok... don't worry...
Superman: I'll fly myself there, just as soon as this prof takes his leave... or
you can just rescue me if you want...
Me: Sure... if only I just know who I'm rescuing...
I smiled... pasaway.. hehehehe...
Superman: Ah .. I forgot ... well... the mystery will be lifted in a few minutes
... please wait for me.. ok...
Me: As if I'll pass the chance to finally meet you... I'll be be waiting...
Superman: gotta go.. see you in a few... The creepy prof is looking at me like h
e wants to eat me....
Natawa na talaga ako...
Me: yeah,, see yah!

Ibinulsa ko na yung cellphone ko... and I took out my IPAD... well... I guess I
still have time to do some leisure reading...
I opened my IPAD and went straight to WATTPAD...
Oh goody! Ms. Walang Magawa, my fave author by the way, has updated Crescent moo
n! Ano na kayang nangyari kay Kat at kay Don Juaquin? I could just imagine the g
uy... sana ganon din ang itsura ni superman sa personal!
I took my time reading the update... The story is very intruiging! Nakakabaliw!
I wish I can go back in time for I am very fascinated with the Spanish era! The
culture is so rich, nagtataka lang ako kay Kat bakit hindi sya makatagal! Maybe
I'll ask Josh if he has a time machine! Then I can go back in time.
I was so engrossed in reading kat's adventure when somebody took a seat beside m
e...
I know that this is a public place so, it's no big deal kung may maupo sa tabi k
o, kahit ba ang daming benches sa paligid at wala namang katao-tao. ewan ko ba s
a taong ito at sa tabi ko pa naupo...
medyo umurong ako ng konti.. just to give the person a space...

"Chloe... " with the sound of his voice.. bigla akong napatingin dito!

"OH MY GOSH!!! JOSH!!!! "
He smiled....
I was so relieved to see him that I wrapped my arms around him....
"Hey.... "
Maluha-luha ako...
I untangled myself and smack him in the shoulders...
"Ano ka ba!!! Don't you know that I'm soooo worried about you! Hindi ka man lang
tumawag! O Hindi mo man lang buksan yang cellphone mo! Don't do that to me! I'm
getting out of my mind worrying about you.... " I said...
Napabuntong hininga lang sya...
I touched his shoulders lightly..
" Josh... are you Ok? "
I looked at me, at muntik na akong mapaiyak sa nakita ko sa mata nya.. the pain
is so intense, halos hindi ko ito matagalan...
"I don't know... "
"Josh.... "
Silence...
I don't know how to comfort him .. I don't know what are the right words to say
to him... just to make him feel a little less burdened...
I ended up resting my head on his shoulders...
I just want him to know that I'm here for him... if he's not ready to talk, at l
east he knows that he has a friend who's here, patiently waiting for him to open
up...
He took both of my wrists and examined the antique bracelets that I still wear..
.
" Don't take this off till I come back.... "
Napatingin akong bigla sa kanya...
Till he come back?
"What do you mean? Are you going somewhere? Aren't you enrolled this semester?"
He didn't answer my question ... He just looked away.
He's hurting... I can feel it...
"Josh.... "
He tried to smile at me, but his eyes betrayed him... the pain is so deep... pa
rang tumutusok sa puso ko ang nararamdaman
"Josh what can I do? Let me help you.... Please... "
He has done so much for me, I just have to do something for him...
"There's one thing you can do for me.... " josh said...
"Anything... "
He looks deeply into my eyes...
"Take care of Sky... "
tear came down in my eyes
"yes Josh... " I said and my voice broke .... "I will.."
He wiped my tears...
" Don't cry Chloe.... I want you to be happy.. I want Sky to be happy... "
I tried to smile...
Tumayo na sya...
"I have to go... "
"But where are you going? Can you just stay here... how about your classes... "
I said standing up... gusto ko syang pigilan... alam kong kailangan nya kami nga
yon..
"I already have dozens of diplomas.... "
"Josh.... Please stay... "
He held my hands... " I will be back... I just don't know when... I just have to
find myself again... but I promise.. I will be back... "
"Promise talaga? "
"Promise... now cheer up... "
"Kainis ka kasi e! " I said smacking his arms...
"A hug? " Josh said smiling raising his arms wide...
I immediately wrapped my arms around him.. and he lifted me up and twirls me aro
und and around!
"HEY!!!!! Put me down! Nahihilo ako!!!"
Pero mas binilisan pa nya ang pagikot sa kin until we heard someone cleared his
throat...
He stopped spinning me around and he put me down...
I looked at the person who owns the voice...
"Dyllan? " I said wide eyes...
" Hey man... " josh said acknowledging him.
"Josh.. it's been a while... " Dyllan said, his voice unusually low...
Josh just nodded...
"I'll be on my way, I just dropped by to say good bye to chloe... " Josh said "
take care of her man... "
Dyllan nodded...
"Take care Chloe... " He said starting to walk away..
" Keep in touch.. ok?"
He just waved his hand and walk away...
"Bye Josh.. " I whispered... While looking at his retreating back...
Dyllan cleared his voice again and I looked at him...
Tinaasan ko lang sya ng kilay at naupo sa bench... kinuha ko ulit yung IPAD ko..
I pretend to read,,, pero sa totoo lang I am sooo distracted... feeling ko kasi
umuukit yung pagkakatitig ni Dyllan sa kin...
Hmmmp... inis pa rin ako sa kanya...
So.. he finally made an appearance huh..
He ignored me...
Now, I'm going to ignore him!!!
MANIGAS SYA!!!!
"Chloe... " He said...
May nagsalita ba???
Nabibingi ako.. wala akong narinig...
I continued to read the story in my IPAD... but I can't get myself to focus on w
hat I am reading...
He sat beside me...
Tinalikuran ko sya...
How rude of me.. I know... but I don't care... Inig-nore din naman nya mga text
messages at calls ko... Why not I do the same with him... Childish ako??? So wha
t! I don't care!
Hindi kumikibo si Dyllan... Is he waiting for me to talk to him?
Well... sorry.. that will never happen...
Asan na ba kasi si superman? Kung hindi ko lang talaga sya iniintay, kanina po k
o umalis dito!
Tumunog yung cellphone ko... speaking of the angel.... It's superman...

Superman: Hey, still there?
Pati ba naman to, iindyanin ako??
Me: yeah.. still here... waiting............... still under hostage?
Superman: not really... can you call me after 2 minutes...
Me:ok .... sure...

I can feel it.. I can really feel it... he's going to stand me up... bakit hindi
na lang kasi sabihin na ireset na lang ang meet up namin... I thought feeling f
rustrated.
"hey chloe.... "
I raised my palm up to his face to stop him from talking...
"don't talk... I'm pissed with you right now... you can go back in ignoring me
for I'm no longer interested in talking to you... " I said... " and I'm waiting
for somebody... so please... shoooo.... "
Kainis naman kasi tong lalakeng ito!!!
I looked at him.. mas lalo pang pinagbutihan ang pagkakaupo.. walang balak umali
s? Tinatarayan ko na nga e...
Tumingin sya sa kin.. at nginitian ba naman ako ng nakakaloka?
Grrrr... inaasar pa ko?? Pasaway talaga to a!
"Look... I'm really meeting somebody.. "
"Si josh? Umalis na sya a... " he said " are you and josh.... I mean.. is there
something going on between the two of you??? " he said his face clouding.. paran
g may galit? Bakit???
" Josh... He's like a brother to me! I'm just concerned about him, ok... Just pl
ease.. go away.... I'm really expecting somebody... "
This time... he is now wearing his trademark smirk.... that annoying smirk! At
parang nang-aasar pa!
" Josh... " I said.. " He was unexpected actually... " medyo naging sad ang tono
ko ng maalala ko si Josh... and Dyllan looked at me questioningly...
"I'm expecting someone.... And that is not you... " I said... at tinaasan ko sya
ulit ng kilay..
"Oh come on Chloe.. I know you miss me... " Dyllan said teasingly...
Wow grabe umiral na naman kayabangan nito!
What's with him in FU... talaga bang yung ego nya dito abot langit??? Dahil ba s
ikat sa sa campus! I want the Dyllan who took care of me in the hospital... not
this Dyllan whose so full of himself.. kainis!
"I'm sorry Dyllan... I don't miss you.. not one bit.. for someone had occupied m
y time and kept me company when someone I know, didn't even bother to text me,,
kahit isang beses man lang!"
He chuckled...
I glared at him! Nang-aasar!!!
"You look even more beautiful when you're angry... kaya nga mas lalo akong na-i-
inlove sa yo!"
AAARRGGGG!!!! Ginagalit talaga ako nito!!!!
"You're really affected aren't you? " tanong nya at lumapit sya sa kin... " that
just means to say that your feelings for me is very deep.... "
AAARRRGGG!!!
"Ang kapal ng mukha mo!!!! I don't have feelings for you! "
"Really? " Dyllan said, at mas lalo pa nyang inilapit ang sarili nya sa kin... U
p to the point that I was already pinned at the bench's arm rest...
"I am meeting someone... so if you may.. just leave... now na.. bago pa dumating
yung ka-date ko... "
"I'm not leaving.. not until you kiss me first.. " he said and his smirk grew wi
der...
Shoot!!!!!
Ewan ko ba sa taon ito! NAKAKAINIS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL NA TALAGA!!!!!

Oh wait a minute, I think my 2 minutes is up... I have to call superman...
"Ok Dyllan.. sige... dyan ka na lang... sabay na lang natin intayin yung ka-date
ko.... " Nginitian ko sya ng nakakaloka at inilabas ko yung cellphone ko...
He just shrugged , at inayos pa ang pagkakaupo nya...
At wala talagang balak umalis!!!!
Ok sige... let's both my mystery man...
I opened my phone and looked for superman's contact number and I pressed call...
.
I looked away when I heard the other line ringing.... Eagerly anticipating for h
is answer...
Aba at nagriring din ang telepono nitong katabi ko.. sino naman kaya ang tumataw
ag sa kanya? His new girlfriend? That's why he never contacted me!
Teka! Bakit ba nakatuon ang pansin ko sa kung sino man ang tumatawag sa pasaway
na to... bakit ba hindi na lang ako magconcentrate sa tinatawagan ko... for all
I know.. superman could be my future boyfriend...
I just have to ignore this stupid baboon... at bakit hindi nya sinasagot ang tel
epono nya? Baka talagang bagong girlfriend nya yon a!!! at ayaw nyang mabuking k
o sya!!!!
Sa tagal na nag-ri-ring... nag-not attended na tuloy yung cp ni superman...
Kainis! Sumagot ka nga!!!! Mas lalong umiinit ang ulo ko!
Isa na lang.. one last try.. or else... aalis na ako...
I redialed the number and it ringed again...
Basta last na to...
"ang ingay ng cellphone mo! Sagutin mo na nga yan! For all I know... nag-iintay
na say o yang GIRLFRIEND MO!!"
"Jealous much?"
"Of course not! Sino ka ba? I'm more interested in the person I'm calling... "
He shrugged and he took out his phone and answered his phone...
At the same time.. the other end of my line has received my call... Tumalikod ak
o kay Dyllan...
" Hello? Superman?? " I said...
" Hello Chloe... "
Parang huminto ang puso ko!!!!
My jaw dropped!!!!
That voice???
Tinignan ko ang cellphone ko... tama naman... this is superman's number....
Why the heck did I hear Dyllan's voice?????
Unti-unti akong lumingon sa katabi ko....
"the look on your face..... PRICELESS... " I heard dyllan and superman say at
the same time....
'OOHH... MMMYYYY GOOOSHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!..... OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dyllan held up the phone in my face... and there's my name on the caller ID ....
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS... IT'S YOU! IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOU!!! Oh my gosh!"
Pinalo-palo ko ang braso nya... and he laugh out loud!
"Nakakainis ka talaga!!!" sabi ko...
"You like me... " he said.. putting his arms around my shoulder...
"THE HELL I DON'T!"
"You do.. and you know it.... Stop pretending that you don't because I know that
you do. And I have text messages to prove it... "
I crossed my arms across my chest.. grabe! Naisahan ako ng bonggang bongga nito
a!!!!
"All those things I said before!!! OH MY GOSH!!!! And to think that I was tellin
g all my secrets to you!!!!" Tinakpan ko ang mukha ko!!!
OMG! Sobrang kahihiyan ito!!! Waaaaa!!!!
"Chloe... chloe... "
I shook my head, still not removing my hands on my face....
"Chloe look at me... "
"Wala na kong mukhang ihaharap sa yo... "
Pinilit nyang tanggalin yung kamay ko sa mukha ko...
"Hey.... "
"What... "
"Listen to me... and listen carefully... "
" I don't really like you... " he said seriously....
Ano daw!!!! He went thru all those trouble and he doesn't even like me!!!
I rolled my eyes and started to get up....
Ano pa bang ginagawa namin dito?
GOSH I'M SUCH A FOOL!
Pinigilan nya akong tumayo...
"What? Just stop fooling around.. I have enough heartaches to last me a lifetime
... "
"Hear me out ok.. "
Ano pa nga ba... e ang higpit ng pagkakakapit nya sa kin.. makakawala ba ko nito
???
" I never liked you ............... because... I love you... I always have.... "
he said.
Nanalaki ang mga mata ko...
He traced my face with his fingers... and he put away some stray hair from my fa
ce...
" Chloe... I love you... "
Nakatitig pa rin ako sa kanya.. hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala....
Napahinga sya ng malalim...
"I don't want to pressure you... I can wait... even if you get tired of me... I
will still wait for you.... "
Is this true?
"You and superman.... Are the same person..... "
Tumango sya....
Kaya pala ganon na lang din ang attraction ko kay superman... kaya pala ganon na
lang ako kiligin sa mga messages nya... he has always been Dyllan... the only m
an who has ever occupied my mind... and my heart.... !!
I smiled at him...
"Oh Dyllan... you've waited for so long.... " I said
" I can wait forever... that's how much I love you... I will never grow tired of
waiting even if it takes me a lifetime... you will always be my Chloe... "
I smiled....
" And you will always be my superman.... My heart will only beat for you........
..... I love you too.... "
He smiled....
And very slowly... our lips met... FINALLY!

AN...
Wala na pong epilogue ito... I'll go straight to book 2
Next stop.... CHARLES AND ALEX!!!!!!!

http://www.wattpad.com/story/8836479-falcon-university-book-2-on-going
THANK YOU ALL FOR READING!!!!