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Prologue

Lia Lyria Madrigal's P.O.V

"Hey!", I called to the man who's as cold as ice. Drex.

He's been ignoring me since then but this time he can't. He shouldn't...I hope so. Nagdadalawang-isip man ay gagawin ko parin ito. I need his help to get out of there.....from our classmates. I know he's cold but I believe that everyone has a soft spot at them......I think.

Lumingon siya at bumungad sakin ang tamad at walang gana nyang mukha. Napaatras ako ng kunti. Delikado siyang tao at alam ko yun......alam namin. He's gazed were cold that it sent my collar bone chilling. Nanginginig na ako. "He's not just an ordinary student in this university. He's far from what you expected him to be...."

Naalala ko na naman ang sinabi sa akin ni Trix. He knows a lot about our university so hindi na kataka-taka na alam niya ang tungkol kay Drex. She's always telling me that I should keep myself away from him. Your eyes can easily be manipulated by his charming face but there's something inside him that is far from what you expected.....A demon.

Bumuntong-hininga ako. Nilakasan ko ang loob ko at naglakad palapit. Every step I take seems to be getting heavier. Nang ilang metro nalang ako sa kanya ay tinignan ko siya. Walang mababakas na kahit anong ekspresyon sa mukha niya. It was like a hole of nothingness.

"I-I just wanted to ask you one thing", Gosh! I'm stuttering.

Tahimik lang na tinignan niya ako. It seems like he's waiting for me to continue. That's good. Kumbinsi ko sa aking sarili. Bumuntong-hininga ako para pakalmahin ang mga nagwawala kong mga lamang loob. Gosh! Why am I being like this?

"I'm just hoping if you could help me?" Finally, I stop my stuttering.

Hindi parin siya umiimik at tila ba hindi ako naririnig kahit nandito lang naman ako sa harapan niya. God, what is wrong with this guy? Is he deaf? O baka nagbibingihan lang? God! He could just say so if he don't want to help me.

"If you don't want to help me just say so, I have another person who want to help me." Inirapan ko siya. Gosh! Why did I lie?

Maglakakad na sana ako nang magsalita siya. "Then why did you confront me in the first place then?" May diing pagkasabi niya. I stood at my position, waiting for him to continue.

"You can just confront that another person of yours. Why me?"

"He's busy right now so I can't confront him but, I will sooner or later"

"Then go! Go to him and ask him, let just hope you can get out of here.....alive", napaawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya. What does he mean?

Tumalikod siya at lumapit sa akin. Hindi ko alam ang dahilan pero ang bilis ng tibok ng puso. He lifted his eyes and meet mine. Coldness can be seen in his face pero parang nangibabaw ang lungkot sa kanyang mukha? I'm so confused. I've never seen him like this before kaya nakakapagtaka.

"You can't trust anyone in this campus Lia ..... especially that classmates of ours. You just can't. You shouldn't." Pait na sabi niya emphasizing the word that. Parang may pinaghu-hugotan siya. But, what?

"It's only me who you can trust. So don't dare ask me if I want to help you because from the beginning I've been craving to help you get out of this freaking university," napaawang ang bibig ko nang banggutin niya yun. Totoo ba yun? God! His making this even harder for me.

"W-What are saying Drex? I don't understand...."

"You don't have to understand Lia. It's okay. I'm always here...." nginitian niya ako bago ako tinalikuran. "...for you." He said at tinamikuran na ako.

I was frozen stiff, not knowing what to do next. This was so much for me to handle. God! What now Drex? What now? All I want is to just have an answer. Answer to my problems, but your just making it worse. Worse than ever.