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Fifty Seven*

FiftySeven*

EDCEL's POV
Kanina ko pa pinagmamasdan si Raquel. Simula nang magstart ang klase, iniiwasan na niya ako. Hindi ako sanay na iwasan niya dahil simula noon, lagi na siyang nakadikit sa akin.

Even though I know her feelings, I pretend that I still don't know.

I'm just afraid, I guess. Like Aisha, nakidnap na din ako noong bata ako. And because of that, I lost my trust on people that's surrounds me. This is the reason why I always investigate their background and also why I am conscious about them.

And I have also this so called fetish on mystery about oneself. That's why I really really like Aisha.. she's the exact example of mystery. Her birth and family is really mystery. I want to know who she really is.

Oh. Raquel looks at me.

Argh. She glared at me. Why? Did I do something wrong again? Wait.. I didn't do something to her.. Tss.

"Uy. Ang aga nakasimangot ka."

"Daryl, Why aren't you sleeping?" Tanong ko. Kanina lang tulog 'to e. Hmm.. Daryl was one of the mystery that I liked. Wanna know why he likes sleeping so much? Haha.

"Why are you grinning like that? May naiisip ka na namang evil plan no?"

Binatukan ko nga. "Para namang sinasabi mo na ang sama kong tao! I'm not." Hindi naman talaga ako masamang tao e. I'm just born like this. I want to meddle in someone's life. Because they are mystery to me.

"Oo na. Alam ko namang hindi.. Haha."

Siya naman ang ngumingisi ngayon. Tss. Now I know why this guy, have been with me all this time. To tell you the truth, I had no friends since kindergarten. People easily got scared to be with me.. first, because I am rich, second, because I am super smart.

Sa paraan ng pagsasalita ko, hindi ko alam na may nasasaktan na pala ako. Masyado akong prangka kung magsalita kaya minsan ang ginagawa ko, nagsasalita ako beyond words. Yung tipong malilito sila sa sasabihin ko at iisipin nilang mabuti kung ano yun. At dahil doon, I've been labeled as weird guy but seriously, I don't care.

Pero minsan, hindi ko mapigilan ang pagkaprangka ko. And that's why I hurt her. That girl, who is obviously in love with me.. but now she's been avoiding me.

"Hey Daryl, Have I been to much on her?"

"Kanino? Kay Aisha ba? Sa tingin ko naman hindi. You're only concern that's why.."

"Hindi siya ang tinutukoy ko."

Napakunot ang noo ni Daryl. "Eh? Kung hindi siya.. si Raquel ba?"

I nod. Slowly... and once again.. I look at her. She's talking to our classmates. She's been smiling to them while to me.. she's only frowning.