R O O M 16 (Sixteen Series #1)

Part 4

FOUR

What in the living hell is happening?!

Lumingon ako sa babae nang may nagtatakang mga mata. Shane was already gripping her bag tight while covering it in front of her against the girl.

"A-ah?" Napakunot-noo ang babae sa nakita niyang reaksyon naming dalawa.

"A-alas...nakikita mo siya diba?" Shane glanced at my direction with tearful eyes. She's scared.

Napalunok ako at lumingon ulit sa babae, I flinched because she was still looking at me.

"What do you mean?" Tanong niya habang nakatitig na ngayon kay Shane.

"S-she's not a ghost, right?" Hindi siya pinansin ni Shane dahil na rin siguro sa takot dahil sa akin lang nakatu-on ang atensyon niya at hindi sa babaeng nasa harapan niya.

"Ghost? Who? Me?" The girl looked at Shane, offended. The girl smirked, "Oh, so you think I'm a ghost after seeing that I look like that girl student from room 16?"

She's teasing Shane. Napahinga ako nang maluwag pagkatapos maintindihan ang ibig sabihin niya. Shane is really a scaredy cat. Palagi akong nadadala bigla-bigla sa emosyon niya. This is bad. Looks like I'm spending too much time with her.

"A-aren't you?" Nanginginig paring sagot ni Shane.

Napangiti ang babae at unti-unting lumapit kay Shane. She raised her hands and held Shane's bag na hanggang ngayo'y ginagamit parin ni Shane na panangga mula sa babae.

"Wah!" Sigaw ni Shane at mas lalong umatras.

"Hey, stop that." I scolded. Lalo na't mas lalong nanginginig na si Shane

Tumayo nang maayos ang babae. "Hey, sorry for scaring you but I'm not a ghost," sambit nito habang may ngiti sa kaniyang labi.

"If I am, lumusot na sana ang kamay ko sa bag, diba? Look, I'm not even transparent." She added.

Shane hesitated if she'd look or not. Sinalubong niya ang mata ko na nagtatanong kung totoo nga ba ang sinasabi ng babae. I smiled and nodded at her. Assuring her that it's okay to look.

Unti-unting binaba ni Shane ang kaniyang bag at tumingin sa babae. She really scanned the girl if she's indeed transparent or not. Napahinga siya nang naluwag pagkatapos masigurado na hindi ito multo.

"Yah~ I really scared you, huh? So that means I do look like my sister a lot? Hmm." Sabi niya at umupo sa tabi ni Shane.

"S-sister?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name's Kiara. Kiara Gonzales. I'm 17. Nice to meet you." Ngumiti siya at nilahad niya ang kaniyang kamay kay Shane. Shane still looked hesitant but was also afraid to act disrespectful, so she accepted the girl's handshake.

"I-I'm Shane. Shane Alvarez and this is Alas— I mean Ace Dela Cruz. My cousin." She introduced.

"Oh, so you two are related, huh? Hindi halata." Ismid ni Kiara.

"So...how are you related to the girl that look like you from room 16?" Panimula ko.

"Ah...she's my sister, twin sister," sagot niya.

"R-really?" Shane asked.

"Yeah. Hindi ba halata sa mukha ko?" Tinuro ni Kiara ang mukha niya at ngumiti.

"By the way, you are so cute. Mind if I touch your cheeks? It looks so soft and fluffy, looks like a mochi. Makes me want to bite it, hehe." She's pertaining to Shane.

Napa atras ng kaunti si Shane pagkatapos marinig ang sinabi nito.

"And? Why are you here with us?" Diretso kong tanong.