QUADRO

Chapter Diyes

ANNABELLA'S

At last, nakauwi na rin ako. Sh*t, ang lagkit ko na. I really need to take a bath. Did they survive the half day without me? I'm sure naka survive 'yon. I am not mad anymore to be honest.

While I was changing my clothes, my phone dinged. Someone or maybe the one of the squad sent a message in our group chat. Bago ko muna tignan, tinapos ko muna magbihis.

Kinuha ko ang phone ko, I opened it and I wasn't wrong. Elizabeth sent a message in QUADRO.

Elizabeth : Annabella, Michaela. Something happened to Narcy! Nakita siyang duguan sa daanan papunta sa kanila. Tinawagan ako ng guardian niya na she's in a private hospital right now. She's in coma😭

Another message popped up, this time it's Michaela.

Michaela : Sino ang gumawa nun sa kaniya?! What happened? Naaksidente ba siya? Did someone tried to kill her? Oh my goodness!

Elizabeth : She was stabbed 3 times daw according sa sinabi daw ng doctor. It was way too brutal.

I typed my reply.

Annabella : Glad she survived.

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Elizabeth : Saan ka nagpunta kanina? Bakit hindi ka na pumasok? We were worried about you. Can we go to the hospital ngayon? Let's visit Narcy.

Michaela : Sige, sasama ako.

Annabella : Sa susunod na lang ako sasama. Or I can visit her next time. I have some stuff to do. Be careful.

I locked my phone off. Hindi na ako nag atubiling tignan ang reply nila.

Huminga ako ng malalim and a sudden irritation crept in my system. I balled my fists.

Kinalma ko na lang ang sarili ko. Later on, I took my bath because I decided to sleep early. It was just a lie na may gagawin ako. Bukas ko na lang sila kakausapin. I am tired. I dozed off.

ELIZABETH

Pumasok ako sa school ng maaga, sobrang aga. My eyes were puffy. I cried so much last night because of Narcy's situation. Si Michaela din iyak ng iyak kaya I consoled her.

Bella wasn't with us last night when we went to the hospital to visit Narcy. Kaming dalawa lang ni Michaela ang nakapunta doon.

Honestly, it's not what bothers me. Sino ang gumawa noon kay Narcy? Anong motibo niya kung bakit ginawa 'yon kay Narcy? Walang puso ang gumawa noon sa kaibigan namin.

May connection ba 'yon sa nangyari sa school? Sa tatlong teacher? Iisa lang ba ang may gumawa noon?

Hindi ko na alam. Tuloy-tuloy lang ang paglakad ko habang naka tungo. Ngunit napahinto ako ng may nakita akong sapatos sa harap ko kaya tumigil ako. Tinignan ko kung sino ang may ari.

I am a bit surprised na it was Hanz. His eyebrows knitted na para bang sinasabi niya na parang may mali sa akin.

This guy. Minsan hindi ko alam kung bakit medyo malapit sa amin. Is he perhaps the one who-- no, no. It's impossible.

Hindi ko namalayan na umiling-iling na pala ako. Kaya mas lalong kumunot ang noo ni Hanz.

"Good morning. Are you okay? Something's bothering you?" He asked laced with concern.

"I am not really sure. My friend, Narcy, she's in coma. She was stabbed 3 times last night while she was on her way home." sabi ko at tumulo ulit ang luha ko.

Hanz look so worried. He didn't dare to wipe my tears or offer me a handkerchief. He let me cry. He didn't interrupt my cries.

Nang tumigil na akong umiyak, Hanz tapped my shoulder and smile a bit.

"I hope you're feeling better now. Don't worry, everything's going to be alright. Narcy is strong, I know that."

Tumango na lang ako sa kaniya and smile too. Nakita ko siyang tumingin sa likuran ko kaya tumingin din ako sa tinignan niya. Nakita ko si Michaela at Annabella na papunta sa aming gawi.

Nang naka lapit na silang dalawa sa amin, Michaela look so down, it was visible in her eyes. Wala muna ang pagka bubbly niya. Here under eye bags looks so puffy. Tumingin naman ako kay Annabella na nakatingin lang sa malayo pero binaling niya ang tingin sa amin.

"Tell me later kung saang hospital dinala si Narcy. I would like to pay her a visit," Annabella said to me kaya tumago ako sa kaniya.

Binaling niya ang tingin kay Hanz at kumunot medyo ang noo and shrugged her shoulders off.

Hindi talaga magka sundo ang dalawa. Bakit kaya?

MICHAELA'S

Gusto kong kiligin, gusto kong mag saya, kasi nakita ko ulit si Hanz pero hindi ko magawa. Uunahin ko ba ang kilig-kilig kung nasa hindi magandang situation si Narcy? Hindi maganda pakinggan, nakaka pangit.

Kung sino man ang may gawa noon kay Narcy, mas masahol pa siya sa hayop. I wish karma will hit him/her sooner. Sana siya na lang ang nasa sitwasyon ni Narcy.

ANNABELLA'S

Tinignan ko muli sila. Ang dalawang babae ay may bahid talagang pamumugto ng mga mata sa kakaiyak.
But who the hell stabbed Narcy?

May nakaaway ba siya? Pero Narcy is not like that. May saltik man sa utak 'yon minsan pero hindi niya gawain 'yon.

Bumuntong na lamang ako ng hininga. A deep one.

"Let's go. Mauubos lang oras natin dito kakatayo," sabi ko at nauna na lumakad. I know they will follow me. Bahala sila kung gusto pa nila mag chismisan.

HANZ (SHORT POV)

It's okay author if I have only a short point of view. At least, pinagbigyan mo ako.

A : Shut up! I will cut your breath off. Baka isunod kita. *Ngumisi*

Kidding Hahahaha Ehem, I will be serious now.

Kapag kasama ko ang apat, I feel amazed. They may have differences pero they seems too close with each other. They have strong bond of friendship.

Michaela, she's bubbly and fun to be with.She's cute. Narcy, on the other hand, she is cool, she can say whatever she wants to say. Her humor is unique. While Elizabeth, she's a bit quiet, but she can catch up with our conversations kapag nagsasama-sama kaming lima sa iisang table. She seems to be mature, I can see that. Lastly, Annabella. She caught my attention. She's more quiet, sassy, nagsasalita siya but not that long. Malayo palagi ang tanaw, sometimes I could get some glimpse of her looking outside the window during our P.E class.

It's like there's a wall between us two, maybe pati saga kaibigan niya. Parang may gusto akong malamn sa kaniya, she has this aura that she's hiding something from us. I want to know and dig more about her.

TO BE CONTINUED.