A Puzzle From The Past (finished)

~CHAPTER 11~

i can't believe that worked, now all i need to do is send the information to the mastermind

"what took you so long hun?"

i looked at the owner of the voice and it made me smirk "hun?, seriously?"

Jm walked out of the dark side of the dining room "kidding"

"gaano ba kalaki ang yacht nato?" i asked

she looked around "big enough to trap those two, kung may weakness man si Alexa driving yon"

"bagay nga sila, Hiro can't drive... and if he tried he will crash"

she laughed "bagay sila"

i handed her the recorder "gagana ba to?"

"yeah, they like each other... ayaw lang nilang aminin" she said while merging the 2 recordings together

i walked next to her "why are we forcing them again"

"the least we can do is make them both happy before Alexa's parents make her resign"

she sounds sad, i have never seen this side of her

"pinaplano pa lang naman eh, di pa sure kung matutuloy" i tried cheering her up

Jm sighed, she looked straight to my eyes "i know her parents more than anyone in this squad, ako ang leader ng Unholy Trinity because Alexa's parents asked Mr. Kim... i'm in this squad to keep Alexa from seeking something her parents have been hiding from her"

she looked back at her laptop and finished merging the audios

"keep it, wag mong ipapakita sa dalawa hanggang hindi pa tapos tong plano naten" she handed me the usb containing the confessions

"something her parents have been hiding" i repeat

~ALEXA POV~

"im gonna murder you Val!!" Marisol yelled

everyone is in my room, except for Jm, Kyle and Hiro... where the hell are they?, don't tell me Jm told Hiro about my confession

the door opened "were here"

Kyle and Hiro entered, without Jm

"im safe"

"safe saan?" Val asked

i looked up and saw Ysol and Val stopped chasing each other, and the others looking at me

"nothing" i said then smiled

they all continued and i stood up... i was about to leave the room when Kelly called me

"pasaan ka Alex?" she asked

i looked back only to see all of them looking at me "hahanapin ko lang si Cap"

they all nod and i left

i walked around looking for her... 'where are you Jm'... i walked up to the top dec to get a better view

i looked at the back of the yacht only to see her dipping her hand on the water

"trying to face her phobia i see" i said to myself... i walked down and sat next to her

"anong kailangan mo?" she immediately asked

i sighed "well it's rare to see you stay here"

"i saw a dolphin following the yacht so i came down here to see it closer" she said while her right hand is still dipped in the water

i sighed once again "i hope you didn't tell him"

"i didn't, don't wory"

ok im calm nown, i don't want him to do that yet

"you have to tell him yourself" she said out of nowhere

i looked at her "theres no way"

"yes way... look, i know tita wants to make you resign... i just want you to be with someone you actually like before"

"how did you know that" i asked

she stood up "think about it" she then left me alone here thinking about what she said

"to be with someone i actually like?"

should i actually accept that offer, should i actually tell him myself... no thats crazy, i sighed, anytime now this yacht will reach the port

the ocean makes me calm and think everything through... i need to make my descision right here, right now

i walked up to the top dec and think things throughly

after 20 more minutes we finally reached the port

all of us went our seperate ways since we each have a car waiting for us at the port

i looked at my driver, 'well he said i could ask him about anything'

"Kuya Justin?"

just a reminder this dude is only 3 years older than me and he is so handsome, 'kung hindi lang magagalit sina mama eto na siguro jinowa ko'

"yes Ms. Takahashi" he replied

i smiled a little "i already told you, pede mo akong tawaging Alexa"

"yeah, so ano yung tanong?" he asked

he has been my driving since he turned 18 and yet he knows me too well

"imagine this, you like someone but youre not certain that she likes you too... you only have a few weeks maybe days to confess because your parents are taking you somewhere else for 10 years, mag coconfess ka ba?"

he looked at the rear-view mirror then back at the road "for me, aamin ako... i don't care if she likes me or not, as long as i don't have a burden to my heart while away for that long... im fine"

"what if you two end up liking each other?" stupid, why did i ask that

he smiled "then we love each other, actually kung maging kami man sa mga natitirang oras bago ako umalis and mahihintay nya ako for 10 years, that means it's true love"

hes right... maybe i should confess

i was about to thank him but he continued talking

"that 10 years apart, yan ang susukat ng pagmamahalan nyo, it will test if you two ar actually meant for each other or if that person is just passing by your life"

i smiled at him "thank you kuya Justin, i could have never ask for a better guardian"

he glanced at me "guardian?, im 3 years older than you, i'm basically a brother you know"

i laughed "i know, pero isa ka na sa mga taong nag alaga saken so i consider you a guardian"

he just smiled and continued driving

now i know what to do, thank you kuya Justin

~Published-11/24/21~