Silent Sinister ✔

Chapter 17: Catrian's Lake

Chapter 17: Catrian's Lake

Pagkapasok ko sa aking next class ay laking pasalamat ko ng hindi nagtanong si Lizette kung saan ako nanggaling. She was busy texting someone on her phone.

"Who's the boy this time?" tanong ko sabay upo sa kaniyang tabi.

She was giggling. "The guy I met in the club."

Hindi na ako nagulat sa kaniyang sinabi. Of course, it's a different one. Looks like they didn't just had fun that night and they even exchange numbers.

Hindi na ako nagtanong pa dahil kung makiusisa pa ako ay alam ko na kung saan hahantong ang kaniyang kwento. She's the type of person that has no problem talking about her sex life. She's very vocal about it and that's what I like about her.

Our afternoon went on just like that. Lizette was happy because we don't have that much activities for this week like what we usually have. Minsan nga ay normal na sa iba ang magkaroon ng sampung activities bawat linggo. They can just go home and do their activities. In our case, after school we go straight at our work. Mahirap mag manage ng time kapag working student ka.

Lizette dragged me towards the small coffee shop in our campus. Pagkapasok namin ay wala na masyadong estudyante. Dahil siguro uwian na. The coffee shop is usually crowded in the morning dahil ganoong oras dagsaan ang mga estudyante.

Lagi kong nadadaanan ang coffee shop na ito kapag nasa west wing ang next class ko. But I never dared to go inside. There's only one reason. Their coffee price here is quite expensive. Halatang para lang ito sa mga mayayamang estudyante.

"Sigurado ka bang dito mo gustong kumain, Liz? Ang mahal dito eh." bulong ko sa kaniya.

She shushed me. "Don't worry I got my paycheck last friday. Two bottles of coffee and waffles won't hurt."

Hindi na ako nagpumilit pa. Well, it's her money anyways. Buti nga siya ay nakuha na ang sweldo niya for this month. Ako ay next week pa. Plano ko ngang mag-ipon muna.

After that, she did what she have to do. Just like she said, she ordered two cups of coffee and two chocolate flavored waffles. Pagkatapos non ay kaagad rin kaming umalis. The shop closes at five at mabuti ngang nakahabol pa kami bago ito magsara.

Ilang minuto muna ang nilinang namin sa paglalakad sa napakalawak na field ng eskwelahan bago kami nakalabas ng gate.

Mula rito ay agaw pansin kaagad ang matingkad na kulay abong kotse ni Cirrus. Nasa guard house siya at kausap ang isang gwardya. Nakatalikod siya sa akin kaya hindi niya ako nakita.

Nabalik ang tingin ko kay Lizette nang hilahin niya ako. Hindi ko napansing nakapara na pala siya ng taxi.

"Hey, you okay? Tara na." aniya.

Umiling ako bago kinalas ang pagkakahawak niya sa aking braso. Taka siyang tumingin sa akin.

"Ikaw nalang muna, Liz. May pupuntahan pa ako. Paki sabi nalang kay Tita Christine na baka ma late ako." paalam ko.

Kumunot ang kaniyang noo. "Where to?"

I'm sure that it's not a good idea to tell her where I'm going. Kapag nalaman niyang pupuntahan ko si Damien ay baka hindi niya ako tatantanan. She'll probably make a big deal out of it. I need to come up with a good excuse.

"It's just something urgent. Tita Viena wants me to buy her a important item." palusot ko.

She doesn't seem to mind it pero hindi na siya nagtanong pa. Sumimsim muna siya sa hawak hawak na kape at kumagat ng waffle bago nagpaalam na mauuna na siya.