CRIMES AND MYSTERIES 3: AKO SAPATOS

XIV. MISTAKES (PART 1)

XIV. MISTAKES

Balut na balot pa rin ng kumot ang buong katawan ni Jessy.  Nakakita na naman siya ng premonisyon.  Isa na namang kaklase nila ang nakatakdang mamatay!  Nakita na rin niya ang premonisyong ito noong kasama niya si Fille sa mall! Nagtatalo ang puso at isip niya kung ipagbibigay-alam sa CMG ang premonisyong iyon.

I better not.  Sinabi ko na kay Fille na pansamantala ko muna silang iiwan.  How could I help anybody if I myself am a wreck?  I need peace, just this once.  Anyway, they could do it.  Lou is brave anyway.  He’ll lead them all.

They could help him, inisip niya.

Ngunit anuman ang sabihin niya sa sarili niya, hindi pa rin matahamik ang kalooban niya.  She needs to do something.  Naisip niya ang bago niyang chatmate.  Malamang ay mapagaan na naman nito ang loob niya gaya ng madalas nitong nagagawa.  She logged in.

                Jessybaby: what a lonely world. I really, really miss him.

                Cursed_chatmate: hi

                Jessybaby: hello

                Cursed_chatmate: malungkot k n naman ah. Wag k ng malungkot.

                Jessybaby: I miss my soultalker

                Cursed_chatmate: soultalker?

                Jessybaby: that’s how I call my ex. And heck, I AM SO SCARED

                Cursed_chatmate: bakit naman?

                Jessybaby: do u believe in premonitions?

                Cursed_chatmate: no.  premonitions don’t exist in this world.

                Jessybaby: my premonitions always happen.  And I am so scared because i have been having a premonition about my classmate’s death.

                Cursed_chatmate: a guy classmate?

                Jessybaby: how did u know?

                Cursed_chatmate: just a wild guess. That’s what u call it.  Wild guess.  There’s no such thing as a premonition. :)

                Cursed_chatmate: ilang araw na rin pala tayong magkachat ah.  Pero hanggang ngayon, wala pa akong idea sa itsura mo

                Jessybaby: ako dn naman ah. Send k nga ng pic mo. :)

                Cursed_chatmate: picture lng pala eh. W8

Jessy couldn’t control her excitement.  Finally, makikita na niya ang itsura ni ‘cursed_chatmate’.

But before she received a picture from cursed_chatmate, isang message mula sa isang panibagong chatter ang natanggap niya.

                   Unknown: calling foreseer

                Jessybaby: who r u?

                Unknown: ako sapatos

                Jessybaby: huh?

                Unknown: rooftop, school, NOW!

Ano ang ibig sabihin ng mga mensahe ng unknown chatter na ‘yon?  At sino ito?  Naalala niya ang kinuwento ni Fille tungkol sa nakipagchat sa kanya na ang sabi raw ay sapatos siya.  Ito rin kaya ang unknown chatter na nakikipagchat sa kanya ngayon?  How the heck did this unknown chatter know she is a foreseer?

Something weird is going on, so she turned off her computer.  She decided to call her twin brother.

“Jeremy.  Nasaan ka ngayon?” tanong ni Jessy.

“Eto… kasama ko ang mga ka-jerjer.  Bakit?”

“Sa… sa school rooftop?” Jessy asked.

“Yup.  Listen, Jess.  We just saw something strange.  We’re just… I’ll talk to you later, Jess.  And whatever you do, do not open your computer.  There’s a cursed picture circulating everywhere… basta, basta, Jess.  I know I don’t make sense, but… I’ll tell you later, bye!”

“Hang on.  Jeremy!  Does that have anything to do with Jhake?”

Pause.  Then, “Y-yeah.  But we’re going there now.  Anyway, any idea where Fille is?  We couldn’t see her anywhere here.  Nandito lang yun kanina.”

“No.   God!  Jhake!  Jeremy, Jhake is… the next victim.  Please.  Save him!”

“Yeah, we will,” JR assured her.

“Wait.  Si… si Robin?  Is he okay?”

“Yup.  But Fille’s MISSING!”

The line went dead.  Napatingin ang natulalang si Jessy sa computer niya.

Rooftop, school, NOW!  Inuutusan ba siya ng unknown chatter na ‘yon na pumunta na sa school?  Paano nito nalaman ang nangyari sa school rooftop?