UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: William Myriad

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William POV

Where is Leila!? She didn't answer my messages. As much as I wanted to wait for her outside this room, i would really do it but she is not yet around I guess.

Discussion overload. If I am a typical type of a student, you know, the nerdy one, the focused one, I think I would really appreciate this discussion. But I am not the typical.

I am thankful that I successfully overcame that freaking discussion. Saktong pag-ring ng bell ay ang pagdial ko sa cellphone number ni Leila.

It rang five times already and no one is answering. Naalala ko ang isa pang pangyayari kay Leila noon. Ganito rin iyon, she is not answering her phone. No, Not again. Please!

Oh! Come on. Answer, Lei.

I tried dialling her phone again but it just keeps on ringing. Argh!

When I hit the call button for the nth time, I really tried my best to put some patience on it. Well,patience is a virtue, they say.

After ringing almost ten times, she finally answered the phone. I sighed in relief knowing that she's safe. Wait-

"L-Leila?"

I felt like I was placed on a mountain of ice. I was froze for a minute. Trying to stay calm. I call her name once again. I need to confirm it.

"L-Leila, w-where are y-you?"

I can hear the laughter of a guy in the line. No! No! Leila!

Mabilis kong ibinaba ang telepono ko at tumakbo palabas ng Light Academy. No, Leila!

Leila POV

I d-don't know. Still, I don't k-know. What in the world is he doing here? Bakit? Paano niya nagagawa ito? Ganoon ba siya kalakas? Mariin ko na siyang pinagkatiwalaan. Minsan na niyang nasira ang tiwala ko. May balak ba siyang sirain ulit? Ang daming nabubuong tanong sa isip ko.
Bakit siya nandito? Nakalaya ba siya? Nasaan si Libra?

"Oh, sweet honeybunch, you're awake." Malambing na utas niya.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at dinuraan sa mukha. No, not again.

Tumawa siya ng pagkalakas-lakas, naging seryoso at humagikhik ulit.

I did not know na nakalaya si Lyndon mula sa bilangguan, nasisiraan na ito ng ulo, alam ko. Kaya sa susunod na makatakas ako rito, sa mental na ang abot niya.

"Let me tell you a story, love." Rinig ko ang pagiging sarkastiko ng boses niya sa pagbanggit ng mga endearments na iyon.

Napayuko na lang ako at ngayon lang napansin ang nakagapos kong kamay sa likuran, ganon rin sa aking paanan. Hindi kagaya ng dati, nasa maliwanag na silid naman kami ngayon. This time, wala na si Libra at ang iba pa nilang kasama nuon.

"Once upon a time there was a tiny castle with a princess and a prince."

Tumikhim siya at pinandilatan ako.

"The prince ordered the castle to implement a royal ball. With that ball, the prince assigned a band or an orchestra to play a good classical music in the day of the ball. The princess insisted to play piano keyboard because she won the first place in their royal piano lesson and she wants to gain more attention from the people. Indeed, she want some attention or popularity."

"When the royal ball came, the whole city gathered in that castle. After the ball, the princess remained as the pianist of the band."

Yun pa rin ang dahilan niya, ang sunod-sunod na pagkamatay ng mga band mate namin at ako parin ang sinisisi niya.

Kumuha siya ng isang kaha ng sigarilyo at kumuha ng isang stick mula rito at sinindihan at pinagpatuloy ang kwento.

"Months have passed, the princess' bandmates died, from the vocalist to the guitarist. From the drummer to the guitarist. Until she was all alone."

Tumikhim siya at nagsalita.

"You know what will happen next?" Hinigit niya ang buhok ko at napa aray naman ako sa sakit na dinulot no'n.

Bago niya tanggalin ang pagkakasabunot niya sa aking buhok, nakatanggap ako ng malakas na sampal galing sa kanya. Ganitong ganito rin iyon.

"The princess was accused a-ah no, the other bandmate believed that the princess was the killer. And as a punishment to the princess, the prince, her one and only prince, set her in a punishment. A death sentence!" Nanlalaki ang mata niya habang sinasabi ang huling salita na para bang nananakot siya.

"Well, honey, sad to say but that's the end. Isn't it amazing?like a bedtime story? A fairytale? A fiction story!?" Nasisiraan ka na Lyndon.

"Well, let me tell you, this isn't the right time to linger with that fairytale, we should do it for real! Right? Great!" Dahan-dahan siyang lumalapit sa akin habang pumapalakpak.

Wala akong napapansing baril, kutsilyo o kahit ano mang pwedend maging sanhi ng pagkamatay ko.

Humarap siya sa akin at may sinabi.

"Well, I don't want this to end up here."

Nagkaroon ako ng lakas na magsalita.
"W-What do you m-mean?"

Lumapit ang mukha niya sa akin.

"You will die slowly honey. Slowly but surely." Nakangising saad niya.

Nanindig ang balahibo ko sa takot. Is he going to chop me into pieces? Is he going to rape me? No! Cut that! He will going to kill me slowly.

"Well, I will not torture nor slaughter you dear. I will just let you suffer from hunger and thirst! Literally."

Napaawang ang bibig ko.

"Follow me."

Pagkatapos noon ay tumawa siya.

"No, I mean no, not now. HIHIHIHIHI."

Crap! William. Please save me!

"I'll bring you to the climax and you will be kidnapped! Hahahahahahaha... HIHIHIHI...HIKHIKHIK."