Rewind (Erityian Tribes Novella, #2)

09 - Books

This is weird. It's been weeks since that incident happened and somehow, something has changed. I've been reading the books that I bought last time and I have the same symptoms from one of the chapters about those feelings. I've been denying it for the last few weeks but when I see him, my heartbeat becomes erratic and my defense mechanism is to punch or slap him.

Naalala ko tuloy bigla ang usapan namin ni Akemi during the case a week ago.

'I have a question. Bakit ba parang may galit ka kay Hideo?' I asked because I always see her glaring at him.

'We're total opposites.'

'Mind you, opposites do attract.' That's one of the basic principles in science.

'Not everytime. Now, ako naman ang magtatanong. May gusto ka ba talaga kay Mitsuo?'

'There's no point in hiding it. Inaasar niyo na ako lagi eh,' I said and she looked surprised. Totoo naman. They've been teasing us since I don't know when and I think that's also a factor. 'At hindi naman ako slow para hindi marealize kung ano ang feelings ko sa kanya, though mukhang hindi niya alam. Of course, hindi pa ako nakakaranas magkagusto sa isang tao before since si Hideo lang ang lagi naming kasama, and I don't see him as a man. He's like an older brother to us.'

That was the time I realized what I feel for him, though I can't explain what exactly is this feeling. It's like looking at a mixture; you know that there's a combination of different emotions but you can't pinpoint the precise feeling at the moment.

Bigla ko ring naalala ang nangyari sa case na 'yon. Actually, I can't believe the conclusion of that case. Sir Kyo suddenly appeared and told us that we can't reveal the real killer to the humdrums. The guy at the park was the one who murdered one of the suspects but he got away. Sir Kyo said that that organization is large but elusive and there's only one thing to distinguish them—a black sun tattoo—and the Custos tribe is the one who's tracking them. Kaya nga no'ng sinabi ni Sir Kyo na may Custos agent na nagdisguise as police officer during that case ay nagulat kami dahil hindi man lang namin siya napansin.

Bumalik naman ang isip ko sa kasalukuyan at ako na lang ang tao rito sa dorm. Lumabas muna kasi si Akira dahil magtetraining daw sila ni Michiko. Tumayo muna ako at balak ko sanang magbasa na lang pero may nahagip ang mata ko sa bintana. Naglakad ako papunta roon at nakita ko siya.

"Mitsuo?" I whispered. Mula rito sa kwarto ay nakita ko siyang naglalakad papunta sa Intel Division.

"Anong ginagawa mo dyan?" Narinig ko naman ang boses ni Akemi mula sa likuran ko. Nakabalik na pala siya.

"Wala lang," I replied but she stood beside me and saw Mitsuo.

"Para kang stalker," sabi niya kaya napatingin ako sa kanya.

"Really?" I act like one?

"Yes and it's creepy."

"But Hideo's also doing—nevermind." Why is that guy never been caught?

"Huh?"

"Wala."

Nacurious naman ako bigla kung bakit siya pupunta ro'n at no'ng tinanong ko si Akemi ay hindi niya rin daw alam. What's his business in the Intel Division? Sino ang pupuntahan niya ro'n? It's quite suspicious.

After that ay siya naman ang tinanong ko tungkol kay Hideo, and as usual, wala pa rin akong nakuha. I don't know if she's denying it or she just doesn't have any idea about it but after reading those books, I can see more clearly the movements and expressions of a person, and looking at Akemi, I think she has feelings for Hideo.