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Not Safe

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Steinhart Sevilla Pov

Marahan kong inilahad ang papel na natanggap ko kasabay ng maliit na sobre na may nakatatak na XO. Inabot niya iyon at tiningnan nang mabuti. May kinuha ito sa kanang bulsa ng itim na palda, isang manipis na cellphone na kulay asul ang kulay. May mga pagtipa itong ginawa habang nagsimulang magsalita si Nimrod tungkol sa nangyari, at kung paano ko nalaman ang mensahe sa likod ng sulat at iyon ang dahilan kung bakit nandito kami sa clubroom niya para makahingi ng kumpirmasyon.

Our eyes met. I looked into something rather than her eyes and bowed my head. Nimrod was the one who answered and said that we found it inside my locker, then he pointed at me.

"He broke it!" he said with a hint of cheerfulness behind his voice.

The girl smiled at us and asked, "What was the hidden message on the code?"

I handed the other paper where I wrote the hidden message. She grabbed it from me and the mysterious girl read it silently while nodding. The girl looked at us, especially at me and said that it was correct.

"Yes!" I whispered.

The girl walked near the table and said that the read every second letter was definitely the method to apply and solve the code.

I wanted to jump from the second floor because I finally broke a code within a minute which I couldn't do until now in my entire life. My heart was beating so fast. I was beyond happy, but I was interrupted when I saw a picture of a male student. It was taken last year, bathing in his own blood, his face was crushed, and stabs from a sharp thing could be seen in the different parts of his body.

Dead.

I looked confused at the girl, asking what the picture was all about.

"He received a code like yours. Be careful, you're in danger," she said, seriousness was written all over her face.

I felt the warm hand of Nimrod behind my back. I didn't know if that helped at all, but nonetheless, l was glad that he was trying to calm me. The atmosphere inside the club room became cold, not like the first time we entered. It brought shivers down my spine and the deafening sound of silence that l was hearing or maybe it was only me.

What the girl said was playing over and over inside my head. I couldn't stand properly and my knees were shaking. I was incapable of taking even a single step.

As crazy as it may sound, but I felt like my whole world stopped, I did not know why I received a threat like this. I was a good student, I never got in trouble, there was nothing wrong with me, I think?

My mind was a jumbled mess right now, I couldn't think straight. Everything felt strange after I blocked out unexpectedly.

Nimrod said to me that XO Club was an unofficial and troublesome club that was ruining the students' lives. I think they were the suspect behind this—threatening innocent students.

Hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang malalalim na paghinga ang ginawa ko para maging maayos ang pakiramdam ko—ito ang ginagawa kong paraan para maibsan ang kaba na naghahari sa sistema ko. Ngunit ang tanging paraan na naiisip ko at pinanghahawakan nang matagal na panahon ay tila nawawalan na ng silbi dahil masyadong malakas ang epekto ng mga nangyayari sa akin. Sinubukan kong isipin na maaring akong matulungan ng club na ito kahit na wala akong interes at alam kung paano at ano ang ginagawa nila rito. Isang bagay ang sinabi sa akin ng babae, na may paraan pa para makaalis ako. Kailangan ko nang magtago sa malayong lugar. Sa una ay ayaw kong maniwala, dahil sino ba naman siya para magdesisyon sa kung ano ang gagawin ko? Ang kaso, nang maalala ko ang litrato ng lalaki na namatay rin dahil sa sulat na pareho naming natanggap, wala na akong ibang pagpipilian kundi ang tanggapin ang kapalaran ko.

Pero makakaya ko bang magtago habambuhay?

What I received was not a joke. They said that the XO Club was dangerous and no one wanted to cross their line.

"If you're thinking of joining this club, I'm sorry, but you can't. You're not safe here," the girl said with a hint of pity in her voice.

How did she know that?

I was quite shocked that she knew what I was thinking. Was she a mind reader or something?

Maybe it was just written all over my face.

"No, I am going to face this! I am not a coward." I will join this club and help her solve the cases and crack some codes that need to be solved.

Natigilan kami sa pag-uusap nang marinig namin ang isang ringtone na nangangahulugang may tumatawag. Kaagad namang sinagot ng dalaga ang cellphone nito at hindi namin intensyon na marinig ang usapan nila ng taong nasa kabilang linya.

"Uncle."

A minute passed and I was surprised when a smooth and soft hand wrapped around my right wrist. It was the girl, she was pulling me out of the room. She said that there was an emergency in the faculty office, and that she needed to close the room.

Her hand felt like heaven. I pulled back my hand because of the electricity that l felt. It was an overwhelming feeling.

She looked at me curiously, she was about to open her mouth, but Nimrod sudderly volunteered to lock the door. She handed the silver keys to Nimrod, the latter inserted the keys to lock the door.

Narinig muli namin ang pagtunog ng cellphone nito, may panibagong tawag na naman siya. Kinuha niya ito sa bulsa at sinagot ang tawag.

"Kailangan ko nang umalis," mabilis nitong sabi at hindi na nag-abala pa na kunin ang susi na inaabot ni Nimrod sa kaniya.

Dahil sa naguguluhan kaming dalawa sa nangyayari ay hindi kami nakakilos kaagad, hanggang hindi na namin makita ang babae sa corridor.

Nimrod and I looked at each other and quickly ran to catch up to the girl, but the girl instantly disappeared behind the doors. We stopped and bent down, holding our knees, trying to catch our breaths. Straightening up, I leaned on the white wall of the faculty office. I was wondering why such a girl could run that fast. She was so mysterious or maybe she had some urgent things to do. How was I even going to return the keys?

May mga klase pa ang ibang estudyante. Nabalitaan din namin na may biglaang meeting ang teacher namin kaya hindi na siya nakapasok pa sa section namin ngayong araw. Hindi namin namalayan na nasa faculty office na kami. Kung dito pumunta iyong babae, ano ang gagawin niya sa opisina ng mga teacher at principal?

"Magandang araw. Ano'ng ginagawa n'yo rito?" tanong ng principal.

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