The Love Letter

Trick

Kim

Papunta na kami ngayon ni Ulyses sa fourth floor. Bakas ang pagkabahala sa mukha niya.

"Oh my GOD! Kim, hindi ko talaga ito alam." He said. Patuloy pa din kami sa paglalakad. Papasok sana kami ng elevator ng may nakawheelchair na unang pumasok.

"Let's use the stairs. Puno na ang elevator." Sabi ko.

Gumamit kami ng hagdan patungo sa fourth floor. Nasa second floor kasi ang room ko. Pagdating doon, hinanap namin ang room 405. Nakita namin ito sa pinakadulo ng hallway. Tumakbo ako papunta doon ngunit pinigilan ako ni Ulyses.

"Kim wait! Baka mapano ka." Sabi niya.

"My mom is in trouble. I have to save her." Tumakbo na ako papunta doon at binuksan ang pinto.

The room was so dark.

"Mom?" I asked then I heard someone.

"Mmm." That someone said. I'm sure it was my mom.

"Mom? Nasaan ka?" I asked again. And again, I heard her say something.

Then the lights turned on. Nagulat ako dahil puro dugo ang higaan at dingding ng kwartong iyon. I'm sure my mom was still alive, I heard her.

Pati ang mga kurtina ay puro dugo rin. The place was so disgusting. Ulyses beside me held my hand.

"Sinong nandiyan?" He asked.

"This place is disgusting." I said while looking at the walls. But what wonders me is that walang amoy ang dugong naroon.

"Let's get out of here." Sabi ni Ulyses sa akin.

"But my mom, ayoko siyang iwan dito." I said.

"What if that was a trap?" He said.

He's right, what if the letter was just a trap to finally kill me?

"Let's get out." I said and he nodded at me. He was about to open the door when someone locked us from the outside.

"Hey! Open the door!" We shouted. He was right, this is really a trap.

"Open up!" He said while pulling the knob. Balak niyang sirain ang pinto but to no avail.

"Someone! Help!" Paghingi namin ng tulong.

"Saklolo! Tulungan niyo kami!"

"Pakiusap! Tulong!"

"Please! Help!"

Just then, may narinig kaming kaluskos. We turned around to see our classmates. And what surprised me is seeing Beau holding a bouquet of flowers with mom beside him.

"Anong ibig-sabihin nito?" I asked. Beau stepped forward and gave me the flowers. He smiled at me. Then someone played a very romantic song. Hindi ko alam kung anong title basta romantic. Then, kinakantsawan na kami ng classmates ko.

"Ikaw ba ang nagbigay ng mga death threat na iyon?" I asked again.

"Oo." Maikling sabi niya.

"Then what is the meaning of that?" I asked.

"I love you." Kumunot ang noo ko. Ano ba ang koneksiyon ng I love you sa mga letters na iyon?

"Real death awaits. Take the R. Fourth floor, room 405. Take the F. Use the heart. R means I and F means U. Put them together. I ❤ U." Sabi niya.

***

(A/N: Kung hindi naintindihan, suriin to.)

R- Real death awaits.
❤
F- Fourth floor, room 405.

Use atbash code where:

A-Z
B-Y
C-X
D-W
E-V
F-U
G-T
H-S
I-R
J-Q
K-P
L-O
M-N

R= I
❤  ❤
F= U

Gets???

***

So, it was a love letter? But why? Wait, he loves me?

"Are you for real?" I asked still confused.

"Yeah, and I want to tell you that, I like you before, I love you now." He said.

"Why does it have to be this way?" I asked angrily. This is no joke. He doesn't know that I was worried. He tricked me. Or maybe he just want to surprise me.

"I thought this would surprise you." He said at yumuko.

I felt sorry for him, nag-effort siya tapos here I am, nagalit. Anyway, it was his fault. Then, I saw him wiped somthing from his face. Umiiyak ba siya?

Parang sinaksak ang puso ko dahil sa nakita kong reaksiyon niya. Then, there was silence. The romantic song was gone. The cheers were gone. And I felt guilty. Nag-effort siya tapos hindi ko tinanggap.

Yes, I was surprised because of this. It made me smile but I guess, I was too harsh. Then, I found myself hugging him.

"Thank you!" I said my face buried in his neck. He was to shocked to move. But then, he hugged me back.

"Pwede ba kitang ligawan?" He asked.

I was taken aback by what he said. Ngumiti ako at umiling, "I'm sorry pero kaibigan lang ang kaya kong mai-offer sa iyo. I think it's better that way."

"Ay, sayang naman."

"Nag-effort pa naman si Beau."

"I understand." Sabi ni Beau at nginitian ako. "Siguro hindi pa ito ang tamang panahon. Alam ko din na siguro dahil playboy ako kaya hindi mo ako gusto. Pero, gwapo naman ako diba?"

"Ang hangin ha."

"Totoo naman diba? Uy, aminin."

"Oo na gwapo ka na." Napangiti na lamang ako.

"Gwapo nga, basted naman." Bulong niya pero rinig na rinig ko pa rin.

"Ako na lang kasi Fafa Beau." Sigaw ni Ulyses sa pabaklang boses kaya nagtawanan kaming lahat.

-THE END-