The Library

Went Missing

Yvonne POV

Naka-upo lang kami sa classroom. Walang nag sasalita. Nagpapakiramdaman lang kami sa isa't-isa. Kaming pito lang ang natira sa classroom kasi breaktime at parang walang plano ang kahit isa sa amin ang magsalita tungkol sa nangyari kahapun. Tumingin ako sa katabi ko at parang ang lalim ng iniisip niya.

"Guys! Vacant tayo until lunchbreak. Wala daw si Ma'am History." Sabi nung classmate namin at umalis din agad.

Great! We have 3 hours to do nothing.

"Where are you going?" Napatingin ako sa nag salita. Si Drake na nakatingin sa nakatayo na si Xiara. Hindi niya sinagot si Drake at dumeretso lang sa pinto.

"Xiara" tawag uli ni Drake sa kanya. Huminto siya at lumingon kay Drake. I wonder if she knows how to smile or capable of doing any expressions at all.

"The Library" sagot niya and that give me shivers all over my drop dead gorgeous body.

"Xiara? Let me guess, you're going to the library." At nag surface si Blake sa labas ng pinto. "I'll go with you." Dagdag pa niya.

"You're still going to that creepy place despite of what happened yesterday?" Nag salita na rin si Sam.

"It's 10 in the morning. What could possibly happen?" Sabi ni Xiara at umalis na sila ni Blake.

"Hindi ba siya natatakot? What if hindi lang ang creepy scream ang marinig nila? What if sila na mismo ang sumigaw? What if-

"Zip it Von." Brix cut me off. He can't blame me. I definitely don't have the plan of going back to that place. Heck!

"Hey Sam? Tinanong mo na ba si Sir about the picture?" Tanong ko kay Sam at napatingin siya sakin.

"I'll ask him right now." Sabi niya sabay tayo.

"We're coming with you." Napatingin ako kay Brix.

"We are?" Tanong ko sa kanya and he drag me up.

Nasa hallway na kami patungo sa faculty room. Carly's wrapping her hands on her boyfriend's arm, Drake is walking beside Sam and si Brix na nakaakbay sakin. Huwag lagyan ng malisya. I'm used to it. We're buddies naman kasi. He's been around me for a while and I myself don't really have much of those so called bestfriends. I have lots of friends yes pero hindi yung parehas sa bond na mayroon si Sam, Kheara and Carly. I mean those three are unseparable for years that I know them

Nakarating na kami sa faculty room at dumeretso kami sa desk ni Sir Estrellado.

"Is there any problem?" Tanong ni Ma'am Flores. English teacher namin.

"Ma'am nasaan po si Sir Estrellado?" Tanong ni Carly na nakahawak parin sa braso ni Freddie.

"He still has a class." Sagot ni Ma'am na tumingin sa relo niya.

"We just want to ask him about something." Sam said.

"What is it? Maybe I can help you." Tugon ulit ni Ma'am.

Nagkatinginan kami. I know Sam is having second thoughts about it.

"It's about our class picture." Napatingin kaming lahat kay Brix.

Binigay ni Sam ang dalawang class pictures at tinignan naman ito ni Ma'am. I noticed her uneasiness the time Brix mentioned our class picture at natigilan siya pagkatingin niya sa mga ito or is it just me being paranoid?

"Anong problema sa mga 'to? They seem okay to me." She said pero mahahalata mo sa boses niya na kinakabahan siya.

"Look. This picture wala si Kheara while this one nandito siya. I clearly remember that we took that picture with her." Paliwanag ni Sam.