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"The fuck!"
Agad tumakbo si Lyca papunta sa pinanggalingan ng boses habang ramdam ang presensiya ni Jeru na nakasunod lamang sa likod niya.
"Judge?" Jeru said amused, brows furrowed a bit upon drifting his eyes on Judge, who was laid flat on the ground, with garbage scattered around along with him.
Naglahad ng kamay si Lyca kay Judge. "Okay ka lang?"
Judge didn't reach her hand, leaving it hanging and Lyca embarrassed. Napakagat-labi si Lyca at minabuti niyang itago na lamang iyon. Judge got up on his own and wiped himself clean. There were a lot of chaff particles hanging on his shirt, he even have it on his hair too. Inabot iyon ni Lyca.
"Anong ginagawa mo?" Judge asked, grumpy and still busy wiping himself up.
"Just tissues... it stuck on your hair. Kinuha ko lang."
Judge glared at her. "I can do it myself." At pinagpagan nito ang ulo. "May roon pa?"
Umiling siya. "Wala na."
"What are you doing here?" Jeru asked, confused. Napaatras pa ito. "Damn you stink!"
Sinamaan ito ng tingin ni Judge at hinampas ng tissue. Nakailag naman kaagad si Jeru.
"Saan kayo?" Biglang tanong ni Judge.
"Papuntang Seven Eleven," si Lyca na ang sumagot dahil mukhang walang balak sagutin iyon ni Jeru.
Nagpalipat-lipat ang mga mata nito sa kanilang dalawa ni Jeru, kalaunan ay tuluyang huminto ito sa kaniya.
Sumingkit ang mga mata ni Judge. "Ba't kayo magkasama?"
Both puzzled, Lyca and Jeru looked at each other, brows creased and with mirroring confused eyes.
"Are you following us?" Jeru asked curiously.
Napaubo si Judge at agad napailing. "Why w-would I do that?"
"Maybe you're just..." Jeru shrugged. "A nosy dipshit."
"I was just roaming around." Giit pa ni Judge. "Hindi ko kayo sinusundan."
Napabuntong hininga si Lyca. "Pauwi ako. Sinundan ko si Jeru papuntang seven eleven para hindi ako maligaw," paliwanag niya rito.
Judge's brows creased. "Uuwi ka?"
She bit her lower lip, too guilty to utter sorry.
"Right, you snuck out. Ganyan ka ba magthank you?"
"Sorry but I really need to go—" Napapikit siya. Her head. It was pounding, bad and painful.
She felt like throwing up as her it throbbed even more. It worsen when her wrist watch started beeping again. It was dinning loud as it showed the familiar fleeting red lights, until flashes of scenarios came flooding before her eyes.
