Broken Arrow of Fate (Broken Series #2)

Chapter 5

A/N: Nakapag-upate rin, a bit late because I have classes every Sunday na! (Grad school student na si anteh) But will make sure to do an update, twice a week:)

Birthday

I looked at Carlo when he gave me a gift at our Christmas party.

Hindi ako ang nabunot niya for the exchange gift na napagplanuhan ng section namin at wala rin kaming usapan na magbigay ng regalo sa isat-isa.

"What is this for? I told you that if you will give me a gift, I should give you one as well. Tapos ang usapan natin 'wag na mabigayan ng regalo, ayan tuloy wala akong regalo para sa'yo" reklamo ko imbes na magpasalamat.

"Wala talaga sa plano ko, pero nakita ko 'to kahapon at naalala kita kaya binili ko na. Alam ko kasing kakailanganin mo 'yan" paliwanag niya at huminga ako ng malalim.

This is probably bought by the money he saved from his allowance. I knew sayang, dapat hindi na niya binili kasi ipon niya 'yun. But then, alam ko din na effort niya ang pagbili nito para sa'kin.

And I am thankful for this gift, I am just surprised and sad that I don't have any gift for him because I didn't plan to buy one.

"I'll open it now" I stated and he smiled before he nodded.

Nasa may bench kami, tapos na ang party kanina sa room, nakauwi na ang iba sa'min, 'yung iba ay di ko alam kung nasaan. Si Esme nakauwi na rin at sabi ko sa driver ay ite-text ko siya kapag pauwi na ako. While my twin, she's with her best friend sa mall daw.

Huminga ako ng malalim bago sinira ang wrapper, sabi nila dapat daw sinisira ang gift wrapper e.

My eyes widen when I saw two different things inside the box.

First, a self-defense kit. I saw it once in social media, but I don't need it so I just ignored it. It is the kit with a small knife hidden in a form of a small comb, there is a taser in a form of a lipstick, there is a pepper spray, there is also something here that you can use to secure the lock of the door. There's an alarm and whistle too.

I took the kit and checked it. "You bought this?" I asked and I pouted when I even saw my name on the tools. "It is even personalized"

"Nakita ko lang sa mall nung sinamahan kita, habang naghahanap ka ng pang-exchange gift at di pwede si Esme, di ka rin masasamahanng kakambal mo. Nakita ko siya at kahit alam kong kaya mong protektahan ang sarili mo, alam ko pa rin na kailangan mo niyan. Kaya binalikan ko" paliwanag niya habang nakatingin din sa regalo niya.

The color pink is not really my favorite, but I love receiving gifts no matter what the color of the gift is.

"Is it pricey? Sa mall mo pa siya binili at personalized. I don't even have a gift for you" I sadly stated and he smiled at me.

"At binili ko 'yan ng hindi labag sa loob at bulsa ko. Binili ko 'yan para sa'yo at hindi umaasa na may matatanggap din akong regalo. Kaya wag kang mag-alala, just use it every day and I am okay" mahabang sabi niya at binigay pa sa'kin ang bracelet na kasama nung mga tools na 'yun.

"Ano namang ganap nito?" takang tanong ko at tumingin sa kanya.

"This is a tracker. Same shop and please don't ask about the price" I pouted and he chuckled. "As long as you will use it, then that's the gift I want to receive in exchange of that. And the tracker will be activated once you press this cross here. You old me once that you're not good in direction, at least when you get lost, I will be able to find you"