DETECTIVE FILES. File 1 (Published under PSICOM)

CHAPTER 40: HAZARD

Chapter 40: Hazard

Kasalukuyang nagle-lecture ang terror naming guro sa Math na si Ma'am Laid. I was yawning secretly all the time. Gosh, I'm so sleepy! Truth is I want to spend my whole day sleeping in my bed at the dorm but I cannot miss school again. Nag-absent na kami kahapon at ayaw kong umabsent ngayon. When I glanced at Gray on my back, he was slouching on his seat too at panay rin ang hikab niya. Marahil ay parehas kaming napuyat dahil sa pagkagulat nang malamang ang sikat na hacker na si Apollo ay si Ryu.

"Saan kayo galing kahapon ni Gray? Parehas kayong hindi pumasok. Nag-date kayo?" pabulong na tanong ni Jeremy. His gaze was fixed on the board, marahil ay upang hindi siya mapansin ni Ma'am Laid.

Hindi agad nagsink-in sa utak ko ang sinabi niya at nang napagtanto ko iyon ay hindi ko mapigilang mapalakas ang boses.

"We're not dating!" I hissed at him. Nababaliw na ba siya? Ako at si Gray? No way! "There's no way Gray and I will be dating!"

Nagulat din sina Gray at Marion na nasa likuran lang namin at naririnig kami. "What? You're dating Amber, Gray-chan?" malakas ang boses na wika ni Marion. She even stood up from her seat.

"Ano ba ang pinagsasabi ninyo?" gulat na tanong ni Gray. Oh, now everything's messed up! Blame Jeremy for this!

"Don't date anyone or else," Marion said pouting. Napatayo naman si Gray at hinarap ito. He looks pissed. They say na magbiro na sa lasing, 'wag lang sa bagong gising. Oh well, on our case, wag magbiro sa mga kulang sa tulog. Makakatikim talaga si Jeremy at Marion sa amin.

"Or what?" Gray asked her at nagsukatan sila ng tingin. Binigyan ko rin ng deadly glare si Jeremy. He started all of this.

"Or. Just or," wika ni Marion at tiningnan ako. "Saan kasi kayo nanggaling kahapon Amber?"

I was about to answer her nang may dumapo na eraser sa mesa namin. Sabay kaming napalingon sa nagbato niyon. It was Ma'am Laid. She was standing with her arms in her waist. I can sense her angry aura. Mukhang nakalimutan namin na nasa harap pala siya.

"Kanina ko pa kayong apat tinatawag! You even stood up in the middle of my class! The four of you, GET OUT!"

Nagulat kaming lahat nang sumigaw ito. Nakayuko ang iba naming mga kaklase. Ayaw marahil nilang madamay sa galit ni Ma'am Laid.

"You didn't hear me? I SAID GET OUT! OUT NOW!" she shouted at agad kaming lumabas bago pa ito atakihin. I don't know if she had a heart disease o ano basta ayoko lang na baka ma-high blood ito at matuluyan.

"Oh, anong gagawin natin ngayon?" Gray asked nang makalabas na kami.

I hate this! This is the second time na napalabas ako sa klase ni Maam Laid. "Uuwi ako ng dorm. Matutulog ako," wika ko at akmang aalis ngunit nagsalita si Jeremy.

"You can't. Almost 20 minutes na lang ay Chem na natin at may lab tayo ngayon," he said at saka ko lang naalala. Yes, we will have our laboratory later. Mabuti na lang at malapit ng matapos ang Math period namin nang pinalabas kami.

"Kasalanan mo talaga ito Nerd!" wika ni Marion kat Jeremy.

"It's your fault Marion!" Gray said.

"No one's fault! Wag kasi kayong makikinig sa usapan ng may usapan."

"Fine! My fault. I'll treat everyone at the cafeteria," Jeremy said.

Nagpatiuna na siyang lumakad at nang napansin niyang hindi kami sumusunod ay nilingon niya kami. "Ano pa ang hinihintay ninyo? Minsan lang akong manlibre."