The Morgue Retreat House

3. The One Where Someone Gets Murdered

Kinabukasan, the bell rang so they all gathered at the dining hall for their breakfast. They were all speechless about the food. "Is this even edible?"

The food prepared was chicken soup, the soup tasted nothing like soup. It looked like half-cooked and the flesh chewy like gum. But some of them just ate it, dahil kundi nila 'yun kakainin, wala silang iba 'pang makakain kaya it left them with no choice.

After that, they all gathered at the session hall and they were talking about the spooky things that happened to each of them last night. "Alam 'nyo ba 'na kagabi, bigla nalang sumira ang pinto nga C.R. namin?" Nicole shared.

"Alam 'nyo rin bang may kumatok sa kuwarto namin kagabi? Pero if we opened the door, there was nobody outside." kwento ni Desiree.

"Eh! Sa amin, si JR ay parang nasapian! Nag-walang kibo nalang!" sabi ni Kyle.

They discussed about being a Christian and their beliefs the whole morning until 9:30 am and they took their break.

Michelle

She carefully looked at the pocket watch, it was still ticking. She had tried to remember who the man was, but it had not came to her, she couldn't remember who he was. All the memories of her childhood were vague and blank, all she could remember was the playful laughs, the walks to the beach with his father, and reading alone by the window.

She never had many friends as a child, she preferred to be alone in her room, reading. Sometimes she would collect shells and things that were left off to the shore.

She was laying down her bed, her hair damp from a bath. All she could do now was stay still and think about the infinite of possibilities of who could that man possibly be.

MK

MK went to the terrace alone, feeling the breeze lift her hair up. She was sitting alone, looking at the gentle waves of the sea as they break into the shores. It was a sunny day out, the clouds that had came yesterday, dispersed along with the cold winds along with it.

Drops of rain had began to drip around her, and began to increase. She went inside, but found a huge horizontal pillar with a space underneath that could fit her, she went inside the pillar, and held her hands out to feel the drops of rain falling to the ground. The shining illumination of light was visible as raindrops fell to the ground.

MK went at the terrace alone, it was retreat house, so course, it doesn't mean only one school will be there. Siliman was there too, they also took their recess.

Nath, a smart and famous student who studied at Siliman decided to take his snacks at the stairs going to the terrace, MK once studied at Silliman she knew Nath, actually he was her crush. Her first serious crush.

"Psst! MK!" Nath called her.

Oh, I recognize that voice, by any chance, is it him? Siya ba 'yon? She turned around and she was right! It was her crush, Nath. He was there, for real. Parang panaginip lang, pero totoo talaga.

"Nath!" She greeted. And jumped across, to hug him tightly. "MK, I didn't expected you to be here." he said.

"Me too," She replied with a sweet smile. "Why are you here alone?" Nath asked.

"No! Actually I'm not! There happens to be some else who's handsome and standing sa tabi ko." She replied.

"Wait, what?" He said,

"You are here! How can I be alone? When I'm with you." She said.

"I missed your jokes." He reminisced at their fondest of memories together.

He walked slowly towards MK.

"But, I miss you more." MK's mouth managed to slip off those words.

He then hugged her tight, never letting go of the moment.

The bell later ranged, and their sweet hug was interrupted.

"Bye, I have to go." MK said. Running off, leaving off Nath in the terrace, alone.

Nath

I miss MK so much! I think it is time to confess before it is too late. I taught. She stood near me, but I was too afraid to engage in physichal contact But the bell rang, and our sweet hug ended. MK later ran off inside. I missed it again! Ang bobo ko! I was left alone in the terrace. I sighed out of frustration, it was my last chance.

Sh!t.

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"MK! Easy! Easy! Why are you rushing so quickly? It's like the world is ending all of a sudden." MJ asked.

"I was rushing because the bell already rang." she replied.

"Huh? The bell didn't ring yet." MJ stated.

"But. . ."

The bell rang, and they were all surprised.

"Oh! The bell just rang, come on! MK!" She ran dragging her.

And the session continued.

Paulin

On her way back, she saw Jake was with someone, a girl alone. She felt na gumuho ang mundo niya na parang dinurog ang puso niya, pero basta, it was hurtful for her. It was like a thousand of knives were pierced around her back.

Bumalik siya sa session hall ng nagkasimangot, "Pau, anong nangyari? Is there a problem?" tanong ni Lovely kay Paulin.

"Hehe. Wala naman." she replied, with a fake smile.

At noon, they ate their lunch, and also in other classes. MK saw Nath and Paulin saw Jake, they too saw them. Paulin looked at Jake with sadness in her eyes and Jake looked at her with a black expression, while MK looked at Nath with curiosity and Nath looked at her regretfully.

Biglang tumayo si Jake at parang papunta sa table nilang Paulin.

"Uhm, is this yours? Reaneil Paulin Cañete?" Jake asked Paulin.

"Uh huh! That is my I.D. where did you find it?" She asked,

"On the pathway to your session hall." he replied, with a grin.

"Aw! Thank you. . . Jake." Sabi ni Paulin, and bit her lips. He didn't remember her, Jake winked at her, she blushed.