Mean Girls and Bad Boys

✓ CHAPTER 52: Revealed

Lez

Nasaan na ba yung mga artwork ni Mien at ng magamit sa project ko? Lechugas naman oh! Masyado kasing iniingatan ang mga gamit kaya tagong-tago. Binuksan ko na lahat lahat pati yung side shelf niya, wala pa rin. Pumasok ako sa walk-in closet nila ni Emi and kinalkal lahat ng mga cabinet niya dun. Hanggang sa makalkal ko yung dulo ng cabinet, aba oo nga naman! Secured na secured na. Kinuha ko yung envelope na yun and one thing caught my eyes. It's a small elegant box. Okay, alam kong masamang mangalkal pero kinuha ko yun at dali-dali kong binuksan. A picture and a piece of paper was inside. Binuksan ko yung nakasulat sa papel and ito yung address na binanggit sakin ni Mien yesterday. She also told me na nandun daw nagtatago si Carina. Wait, speaking of Carina, siya kaya tong' nasa picture with Emi. Wait! Familiar sakin yung iba. Hmm, O_O! Fvck! Bumalik ako sa couch at binuksan agad yung picture na nakuha ko sa mga frames na nandun sa clinic.

I was right! The girl who was with Mien at the photo was also the girl with Ace at frame. Bakit ang gulo? All of them are wearing the same school uniform with us. Does that school even exist? Yung school na binanggit nila? I searched the school at google. San Carlos Elementary School. The result was none. The heck!! Why did they lie?

Wait, I hope na hindi sila yun. We mention too much to them para maging sila yun. I think I'm misunderstanding something here. Biglang bumukas yung pinto and I can already feel the presence of Ian. I hid the box and turn my laptop into my facebook. Naramdaman kong tumabi siya sakin but I didn't dare to look at him.

"Lez.." he called. What's with his unpredictable mood?

"Bakit?" I said and hindi ko pa rin siya nililingon.

"T-There's something I want to t-tell you."

Kumunot yung noo ko. Why nabubulol? May problema kaya tong' mokong to? "Ano nanaman yun at nauutal ka?" I said and he ... gave me a sigh?

"Rj, Vinz, Ace and I are your schoolmates in Annabelle Academy."

Wtf? So, my theory is true! I can't believe this and so I didn't respond.

"Sorry that they lied about it. It's just that we need time para umamin. And that is... kami yung apat na lalaking hinahanap ni Mien."

I--I don't know what to say. But all I can feel is that I'm betrayed. I'm with a people full of lies. But why is he saying this to me right now? Why did he confess purposely? I stop from what I'm doing and turn my head to him. "I know." I directly told him.

Shock was registered to his face. "H-how d---" Pinutol ko yung sasabihin niya. "By my research."

Nilabas ko yung box at inabot ko sa kanya. He opened it and he was shocked again. He look at me and direct him to look at my laptop and pinakita ko sa kanya yung no results na 'San Carlos Elementary School'. He was shocked again.

"Now, tatanungin kita. Why did you lie? Why you didn't tell us?" I asked him. Nagpipigil lang ako dahil feel ko, all this time, kasinungalingan lang ang pinapakita nila samin. It's so damn annoying!

"B-becau--"

"KASI ANO?!"

"Kasi natatakot kami."

"Natatakot? Mayroon pala kayo nun? Hindi manlang ba kayo matakot sa mangyayare nung nilagyan niyo ng lason yung food na ibibigay ni Mien sa mom niya? I didn't know that you can feel so scared at all." I told him with a disappointment face.

"No. Hindi yun ang ibig kong sabihin. Walang dumating na balita samin tungkol sa mom hanggang sa... Carina reported to us about sa nangyare and kamakailan lang din naman nalaman na si Mien pala yung.. madalas naming nabubully when we wer---"