Chapter Twenty One
Zace's POV
"What's the agenda now?" tanong ni Quirt.
"I am now changing the game plan. Instead of looking for a thing, it came up to my mind to look for a person instead"
Ano na namang nasa utak nitong tatay ko.
"So, the chosen target can be a winner if she'll survive after 24 hours. The rest of you will look for her, as usual. Rest assured that by tomorrow, this will be posted in the school's announcement boards. The reason why I gathered you here to inform you that the four of you will not participating this year's event"
We're all surprised. Is he sure of that?
"What if we'll participate?" Cley asked. I know he is surely afraid about Sica. We are too. If participating will help us save her, kahit na pagod na pagod na kami sa pakikipag away, we will not stand a chance para mapahamak siya.
"You'll be kicked out"
Lalo naming kinagulat yun. Shit.
Tumayo si dad at naglakad back and fort sa pwesto nya.
"I have also decided who will be the target. I found this person interesting."
"Who?" tanong ni Quirt.
Dad paused and looked at each of us. Fuck don't tell me.
"I know for sure you guys knows Xhesica"
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"Anong gagawin natin?"
"We're fucked up. Kasalanan natin tong lahat. I think dad knew that we're into Xhesica." Quirt added
"What do you mean?" tanong ulit ni Cley
"Isn't it obvious that we all liked her? Tsk"
The silence made it awkward. Now, aside from Arsen, there's us--shit nevermind.
"It's not yet guaranteed na yan yung rason. Maaari ring, he's aware about how Xhesica knew about tha kidnapping before. He's thinking that Sica is a Threat."
Di maaaring mapahamak si Sica. It's unfair to include her again sa katangahan namin. Kasalanan ko naman talaga to at the first place. Sana di ko na lang siya pinapasa.
"Kick her out in this hell" galit na galit na tugon ni Arsen. I can't believe he's now thinking mature perhaps siya tong atat na atat kay Xhesica. Maganda ang ideya niya. Though walang nagsasalita, we can't deny tha fact that we are all not happy that she'll leave but there is no option, yun ay ang paalisin siya dito hanggang di pa nagsisimula.
"How can we tell her? She's now trying her best to stay. She even came back after she knew everything" -Cley.
"Force here" mahinahong sagot ngayon ni Arsen. Any second by now, he'll burst to tears. Fuck. It's hard to let go a person like her but we have to.
"If that won't work, whatever it takes, we will save her" I added.
Sica's POV
"Good to see you back, Sica"
"Welcome back, Sica"
"Thank you!" hehe.
I am smiling but the truth is, wala akong maayos na tulog kakaisip sa ginawa sa akin ni Arsen kagabi. Walang segundong hindi nagpa-flashback yun, kahit na kaninang naghuhugas ako ng pinggan, nabasag ko pa ang hawak kong plato.
Paano na nga lang kung magkitq kami mamaya? Will she bring that up kung paano niya nilantakan ang pagkababae ko?
Oh my!
Paano kung ipagkalat niya yun? Ano na lang iisipin nila sa akin? Na mahalay akong babae? I didn't even.....
No. No. No.
Basta't yun na yun at wala nang susunod pang ganun.
"Good morning, Cley" bati ko sa kanya at umupo. "Ang aga natin ah"
"Syempre! Hehe."
Nanlaki na lang mga mata naming lahat nang makita si Arsen na kaakbay ang isang babae na papasok sa classroom. Sino yan? Transferee?
Nakataas lang yung kanang kilay ko habang tinititigan silang paupo. At naalala ko na naman ang nangyari. Edi mas mabuti! Para wag na niya akong pakealaman.
I rolled my eyes as I shook my head opening the book I am holding.
"What's wrong? Haha?" natatawang tanong ni Cley.
I realized how awkward my reaction. Oo nga, what's wrong? Bakit nga ba ako nakataas kilay?
"Ahh. Wala lang. Naaawa lang ako sa babae." my reason.
Don't feel bad. Kung may pakay man siya sayo, purong kamanyakan lang iyon. He is not worth it to feeling bothered for.
So anyways, to make the long story short, it was them who's with Arsen. They explained to me what really happened, na iba ang target nila, tapos ako ang napagkamalan niya. I don't have the same amount of anger for them, ka kasing bigat ng kay Arsen. I remember how they argue him para lang pakawalan ako and how Zace carried me to his car. I even thanked them for helping my way out from his filthy hands.
Poor girl, hopes she finds peace after.
"I wanna talk to you about something serious, Xhesica."
"Ano yun?"
"Bakit ka pa, bumalik? Despite of what happened?"
I cannot say anything about it. I must not say anything.
Nang makauwi ako sa Cebu, someone who appeared to be like a person with strong connections in our house para kausapin ako. God knows how scared I was for my parent's safety. Hindi ko pa lang siya nakakausap pero abot langit na ang takot at kaba ko.
He is a man, probably late 40's. Nakatuxedo siya at may pagkabstrikto ang awra niya. Sa porma pa lang nito ay alam kong konektado ang pakay niya sa Hughnorl.
Dumating nga ang oras na kami lang ang nagkausap at naiwan ako sa bahay dahil may lakad pa ang mga magulang ko.
"So Miss, Alfuente, can you tell us why you are dropping, Hughnorl? As much as I heard from your parents, they said that your reasons are you have low grades, and could not longer bear the stress. As I can see, you are a promising student as per your professors and instructors. We never heard any bad comments about you as a student, perhaps they commended you as a brilliant one. We have all the copies of your tests, quizzes and examination and those can really tell these people are telling the truth."
My hands were shaking. They knew I was lying and I can sense where this conversation will end up.
"I hope you were able to reread the school's rules and regulations specifically for scholars like you. Unlike the regular students who fully paid upfront their school expenses, scholars do not. Any violations made by both scholars and student will always undergo a trial and verdict will be decided by the board members us to either expell students"
"So why are you here for?"
"Miss Alfuente, we are here to personally hand over a request to return."
He handed me an envelope that is for sure the letter request. My goodness. I can't comeback there anymore!
"And what if I fail to agree?"
"You have to pay twice your tuition in exchange your freedom"
"What?! That costs 2.5 million pesos?" saan ako hahanap ng ganoong kalaking halaga? My parents earns 3 million a year kaya hindi ko kayang ibigay ang halagang yan. I don't want them to carey my burden dahil sa katangahan ko, ang piliin ang paaralang iyon.
"All the information you needed is written in there, Miss Alfuente or you can call the numbers as well to clarify if you have confusions."
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"Sica?"
"Oh. Ahh.. Hehe wala, ayoko lang magsinungaling kina mama at papa, kaya napagdesisyunan kong tapusin na lang ang isang taon ko dito at lilipat ako ng school after."
It means, I still have to stay a little bit longer here then.
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