"Wala, iha. Nagbibiro lamang ako. Kalimutan mo na lamang sinabi ko."
Peur nodded. Ganoon na lamang din ang kaniyang ginawa.
"Tito, can I ask? Well, I'm already asking, but it's just making me curious."
Tumango ito. "Go ahead. It's okay."
"I'm still confused. How those things that invented by Tito Tofino works? Nawalan ako ng malay kanina because of staring on the clock. I mean... Paano nangyari 'yon?"
"It is because of Tofino's intelligence. He invented drugs, well let's just say, a medicine. A powdered medicine that can't be seen by just using your vision. It is smaller than dust but when your eyes feel it, you will surely be a hundred percent unconscious."
"Alam kong mahirap intindihin. Ngunit sa madaling sabi, iyon ang nagsisilbing paraan para matigil ang paggamit ng isang tao ng mga ipinagbabawal na gamot. There's an invisible laser on every thing that was invented. That laser can be scanned your eyes in just a second. At kapag matagal mo iyong natitigan, kusang lalabas sa hangin ang pulbos na iyon at diretsong tatama sa 'yong mga mata. You'll be unconscious for an hour at pagkagising na pagkagising mo, you will vomit every negative drugs that was inside your system. Nabubura no'n ang pagkagusto ng isang tao sa paggamit ng droga. Mawawala sa sistema nila ang kinasanayan at babalik sa normal ang kanilang pakiramdam."
That is so amazing! She wondered why she didn't vomit when she woke up. But then, she remembered.
Hindi pala ako drug addict. Bakit ko ba naisip 'yon?
Peur chuckled to herself.
"That explains everything..." Dahil sa kawalan ng eksaktong mga salita na akma sa kaniyang nararamdaman, iyon na lamang ang naging sagot ng dalaga.
"By the way, iha. Your father is here," saad nito. "He was so worried when I called him. Let's check out my personal CCTV."
Ipinakita sa screen ng laptop ng kanyang Tito ang mga naganap. The three of them were laughing and talking about some stuffs. Until they heard a knock on the door. Before Guillaume opened the door, Peur's father left. Dumaan siya sa isa pang labasan mula sa loob ng silid.
And then another scene was shewed in the screen. Sa labas iyon ng bahay sa may bakuran. Dimensio was running very fast hanggang sa makarating siya sa kusina para uminom ng tubig. He is really an athlete. Pinagtawanan nila ang kanyang ama.
Hanggang sa naroon na rin ang binata sa kusina. They burst into laughter when they saw Guillaume's epic face when he was shocked by Dimensio's presence.
Ngunit hindi inaasahan ng dalaga ang mga maririnig. She heard everything. The confession. The man to man talk. And lastly, she heard about someone's name. Everything.
"Ma chère..." kinakabahang pagtawag sa kanya ng ama-amahan.
And as she reminisce, she remembered what's the reason why her 'gom accompany her to her Tito Guillaume's office.
Her heart suddenly thudded. May pag-aalangan siya na magtanong.
Why am I feeling this?
Hindi iyon matigil. Habang tumatagal ay palakas iyon ng palakas. Binalot ng kaba ang dalaga ngunit lakas-loob siyang nagtanong.
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