CAMP HEAVELL

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The clock stopped ticking and the alarm suddenly went off.

It has been quite a while since we last heard this, kaya mas lalo siyang nakakarindi ngayon. Ewan ko ba pero parang mas lumakas at tuminis ang tunog ng alarm ngayon. Kung hindi siguro kami nakatakip sa mga tenga namin ngayon, mataas ang possibility na mabingi na kami sa kaputanginahang 'to.

Akala ko ba walang malay si Camp Captain? Akala ko ba kakampi na namin sila? Tangina. Bakit parang ganito pa rin naman ang sistema? Was it all for show? Ni-hindi ko na maintindihan. Tama pa bang pumayag kami na makipagkasunduan sakanila kahapon? Nakakainis. Parang scam lang 'yon.

Maya-maya pa ay tumigil ang alarm, "Himala at walang nalason sainyo." rinig sa buong dining area ang malakas na boses ni Jacob.

Ow, so it's him.

Sorry kaagad, Camp Captain. Crush pa rin siguro kita nang very slight.

"Pero paano niyan? Hindi niyo pa rin naubos ang pagkain. So, there's no other choice than filling that glass with blood."

I looked at Zara.

She said she'll do it.

She already volunteered a while ago kaya why must we bother have a meeting on who will give blood and who will drink it. The answer should be Zara. Hindi na namin kasalanan na nag volunteer siya.

"Zara, hindi ba sabi mo ikaw nalang?" New innocently said, gently pushing the wine glass near Zara. "Gaano ba kapuno?"

"Full glass." Jacob quickly answered.

So he's watching us now?

Putanginang 'yan.

Nakita kong nanginig si Zara sa sinabi ni Jacob. Hindi naman ako masamang tao or anything but is it okay if I say na natawa ako? That's what happens when you spoke too soon.

"Y'all want me dead?" she asked us, kind of pissed. "Isusunod niyo ako kay Zest?"

Everyone went silent. Ang hirap rin kasing makipag-usap kay Zara kaya ang iba ata pinipili nalang ring manahimik.

"Everyone of you will be a killer and an accomplice of the Zest's killer. Gusto niyo ba 'yon?" she continued to ask us.

"We should take turns nalang siguro." sabi ni Astro nang makahalata siyang natatakot si Zara. "Lucid Light and High Blitz, alternate."

I thought it would be a relay since magkakatabi na kaming lahat, nakapalibot sa mesa. But I guess, hindi mangyayari 'yon.

"But Zest is now dead." sabi ni Piri. "Hindi magiging equal. It'll be unfair for us siguro." dagdag niya pa.

Why does she look so pretty right now?

Fuck.

Hindi 'to ang tamang oras para diyan.

"Dodoble nalang ako." sagot ni Astro. "Tutal shot glass lang naman 'to, ako na ang bahala hanggang dito." sabi niya pa at tinuro kung hanggang saan ang ambag niya. If I'm not mistaken, it's almost 5 cm.