The unrestrained lad, the ruthless rex, the united mad crowd, and the shameless cat buglarSabi nila 'your enemy's enemy is a friend', iyon siguro ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit animo may nagaganap na isang pagsulong ng iisang adhikain at pagkakaisa ng mga taong ni minsan ay hindi nya nakitang magkasama, its known that people of Hollows always mind their own business.
He eyed the crowd. Sa mga nakikita nyang pamilyar na mukha na mga naroon ay may isa na naman syang naabot na konklusyon.
That girl have already gone all over the place! Causing trouble a!
Mula sa grupo ay makikita ang isa sa namamahala ng kilalang restawran na matatagpuan sa silangang bahagi ng Hollows, naroon rin ang kilalang tutor ng mga kabataan sa kadalasang nagtuturo sa may kanluran ng naturang lugar, naroon rin ang may ari ng isang vetenary shop na matatagpuan lang sa hanay ng mga establisyemento sa norte ng Hollows, naroon rin ang kilalang hardenero mula sa privadong residencia sa timog at marami pa sila. All have knitted brows
"Pft."
Pilit na pinipigilan ni Forest ang muling mapatawa dahil ilang metro na lang ang layo sa kanila ng nagliliyab na grupo at nasa unti unti ng lumiliit ang distansya na halos maramdam nya ang tensyong nagmumula sakanila. But his cannot be restrained any longer, at biglang kumawala iyon ng mamataan nya ay ang ventriloquist ng parke mula sa likurang bahagi ng grupo iyon.
"Ahahaha! Good! This is too good, man! Hahaha!"
Nasa kalagitnaan sya ng pagtawa nya ng tuluyang tumigil ang grupong iyon sakanilang harapan. Pero ngayon kapansin pansin ang alinlangan kung magpapatuloy o hindi.They were running like mad with resolute looking face after the audicious girl who wronged them but now they are turned hesitant, not sure if they will continue their next step infront before this two certain inviduals whose in their way.
They would not dare...
After all, Hollows, as been said it's not an ordinary community. As for the reasons to be counted, that firstly, people are rule breakers. The second is that they maybe can be daring, but that only applies to the person of their equal or less, people of higher status than them, they could not, as they also aware of propriety, they know their place, they know when or how to act, a skill acquired in order to preserved their tiny life. They are rampant but organized, ironically. They could try but one must be prepared for the consequences. And now....
How could they! These two are of higher status or rather the highest! They life might be endangered!
"Let's leave Forest."Nasa ganoon silang pagninilay nilay sa buhay ng ng marinig nila ang utos na iyon mula sa isa mga ito kasunod ay tinungo ang sasakyang kanilang sadya at akmang papasok na roon.
They panicked. Naroon ang babae! That audicious girl might escaped!
"Wait! Teka! Sandali!" sabay sabay na sigaw ng grupo. Kayat natigil ito sa akmang pagpasok roon at unti unti, muli silang hinarap."And whats the commotion all about?"
.... At sabay sabay silang napalunok. Natahimik. Biglang nanlamig ang kanina lang na nag-aalab nilang mga damdamdamin!
Full of wariness no one dared to answer... or not.Just as seconds tick, from the corner side of now hesitant crowd, a little bit chubby guy step forward, and courageously stated.
"Thief! That person is hiding inside that car! Nakita ko! Nagtatago dyan ang magnanakaw na babaeng iyon!"
"Really now?"
"A-ah? Oo, y-yung b-babae. T-tago. K-kotse—-""Perhaps, are you saying I'm hiding such person in my car? Do I look idle to you?"
Cold sweat wet their backs. Na animo mapipiga na nila iyon sa damit at makakapuno ng salop.
"A-h. T-that...ee?" the little bit chubby guy's fatted belly trembles.
"Dare even to forget propriety? Waste my time and block my way? Hollows must have forgotten whose this rex is?"
The rallying crown tremble all together. Scared. But the little bit chubby guy, his belly may tremble but today he seems to have a little bit courage, must have been fueled by that certain 'raindrop' that hit his face coupled with his stolen beloved buns.
BINABASA MO ANG
I'm not a Loony!
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