THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF ROOM 302

CHAPTER 17: HEAD TO HEAD COMBAT BETWEEN GAIA AND TSUKI

"How does it feel to be Cupid's soldier?"

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𝙵𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙸𝙽𝙴

Napahikab ako habang nagtuturo si Ma'am ng Math sa harap. Hindi naman dahil ayoko sa Math. Kung tutuusin pa nga, gugustuhin ko pang aralin ng mag isa ang Math kaysa makinig sa lessons dito. Wala akong maintindihan dito

Ilang linggo na din bago nangyari ang lahat. Si Nico, Nicole, Jared, Kyle, Stephen, Althea, Gabriel, at Cedryk ay nilagay sa hall of fame ng school to honor their deaths. Hindi pa naman umatake ang mga murderers na ito and I mean us due to other issues we have outside the school

Hindi lang naman kasi ito ang pinaglalaruan namin

May iba't iba kaming negosyo sa ibang schools at sa underworld kung saan hinahandle ni Alexandrite. Most of them were assassinations and bombing places. All connected to killing and murdering people, as usual

Hindi namin siya makalaban dahil sa kapangyarihan na hawak nito. Malay mo, mamaya nakabulagta na ako

Pumasok ako sa loob ng library. Nakakapagtaka dahil masyadong madilim, siguro dahil masyado pang maaga

I was surprised to see Naomi, reading a book about History. She wasn't wearing her uniform and I know something was wrong

Is she going to discard me already?

"Francine" tawag nito sa akin. I glanced at her coldly "Alexandrite" I called back. She chuckled sarcastically "It's Naomi. Not Gaia nor Alexandrite but Naomi"

I raised a brow "What the hell are you doing, Naomi?" I asked. Ibinaba niya ang libro sa lamesa at kinuha ang isang itim na bagay na ikinataka ko

At bakit naman siya may dalang baril?

"I always wondered how you never received a punishment when it comes to missions like killing. Did Alexandrite know na may ginawa kang kalokohan?" tanong ni Naomi sa akin habang iniikutan ako

I snickered "Just get to the point, Naomi. Don't waste my time"

Idinikit niya sa sintido ko ang dulo ng baril. I hissed at her "Watch it, fool. Masyado kang agresibo. Is this about Artemis?" naiinis kong tanong sa kanya

Mas lalo niyang diniinan ang pagkakadikit ng baril sa aking ulo "Shut your damn hole" she angrily said. Nagulat ako nang bigla niya akong sipain sa likod kaya naman napaluhod ako

"The Great Tsuki still fell down on her knees. Ayus-ayusin mo ang mg desisyon mo sa buhay dahil hindi ka makakaganyan sa akin. Tandaan mo, katauhan ko pa rin si Alexandrite. You can't remove that title from me unless Alexandrite removes it, do you fucking understand, Tsuki?"

"Oh so now you want my respect? Kung tungkol lang to kay Artemis then rot in hell, Naomi. I don't give a fuck if you like her if she's interested in me" Sinipa niya ang mukha ko, which caused my face to bleed. This bitch, pasalamat siya hindi nasira yung ipin ko ha!

"Tch, I should've killed you when I had the chance when Nico died. Well, it's fortunate for me that I can kill you right now" Naomi uttered and shoot me. I coughed blood. Hindi ito gaanong gumawa ng ingay dahil nilagyan ni Naomi ng silencer ang baril

"F-Fuck you, Naomi...! G-Go to hell..!" sigaw ko sa kanya at hinawakan ang kaliwang paa niya, tackling her down which caused her eyeglasses to fall from her face. I crawled on top of her and punched her in the face. I then held her by the neck, choking her in the process

"Y-You bitch, thinking you could defeat me..." Naomi weakly said and held my wound, which made me wince in pain. Nabitawan ko naman siya at ininda ang sugat ko kaya dumapo ang kamao niya sa aking mukha

Sunod sunod ang pagsuntok niya sa aking mukha kaya naman nanlabo ang aking paningin. Kinuha ko ang ballpen na nasa bulsa ng palda ko at sinaksak siya sa braso dahilan ng saglit na pagtigil ng mga atake namin

"B-Bitch..." she mumbled

"A-Asshole..." I muttered

Tinanggal niya ang madugong ballpen sa braso niya at kinuha ang sirang salamin. Napaluhod akong muli dahil sa pagod at pagkaubos ng dugo. Napansin naman ito ni Naomi at lumapit sa akin

Lumuhod siya sa harapan ko at ngumisi "This is the reason why you can't beat me, Francine... You always won't win against me... You're weak and pathetic, thinking you could win against a veteran..." she lightly slapped my cheek as teasing to wake me up, standing up in the process

My blood boiled at the action but I was too tired on fighting. Unti unting nanlalabo ang mga mata ko. Napansin ko pa rin ang pag lagay niya ng sign, siguro sinabi niyang wala ang librarian para walang pumasok sa library at makita ang bangkay ko

I coughed blood as I noticed that my blouse was stained in red blood, my blood. Narinig ko ang pagsarado niya ng pinto

I sighed. Fuck this bitch. Fuck this life. Fuck everything that happened in this damned lifetime. I don't deserve this. I don't deserve dying like this

Narinig ko ang pagbukas muli ng pinto at ang pagbuhat ng isang pigura sa aking katawan bago ako mawalan ng malay