POTION ✔

Chapter 43: Watches and Stitches

Watches and Stitches

Ariana's POV

"Guys, alam niyo na ba 'yung kay Alexis King?"

Napatingin sa akin si Jaxxon nang banggitin ng kaklase ko ang pangalan ni Alexis. Lumapit ito sa kaibigan niya at bahagyang inurong ang upuan palapit dito. Nasa loob kami ng room at hinihintay ang pagdating ng instructor namin.

"Oo naman! Napanood ko kaya sa balita." Sagot ng isa.

"Iyang hinahangaan niyo, mukha ngang anghel, but it turns out he's a complete asshole." Singit ng isang lalaki sa harap nila na nakikinig sa usapan ng dalawang magkaibigan.

Sumimangot naman ang dalawang babae at inirapan ito. "Parang hindi naman magagawa ni Alexis 'yon. Ang bait kaya niya."

"Akala niyo lang 'yon. Nasa loob naman pala ang kulo." Sagot ng lalaki.

"Tsk. Basta hindi ako naniniwalang kaya niyang gawin 'yon." Depensa pa ng isa.

Looking at Jaxxon beside me, he already have his hand clenched in a fist but before he could snap, I touched his shoulder and shook my head no. Thankfully, he let go and just leaned against his seat closing his eyes and crossing his arms.

"Sino kaya 'yung estudyanteng nasa balita? Baka isa lang sa mga patay na patay kay Alexis. Perhaps, she only accused Alexis kasi baka hindi siya pinatulan ni Alexis. You know, to save her dignity—" Biglang napatalon sa gulat ang magkaibigan nang sipain ni Jaxxon ang upuan nila.

Galit na napalingon sa likuran ang magkaibigan ngunit napatigil nang malamang si Jaxxon ang sumipa sa mga upuan nila. Pinanlakihan ko nalang ng mata si Jaxxon at bumulong.

"You promised." I whispered, reminding him of our deal yesterday about keeping his fists inside his pocket.

"F*cking noisy." Jaxxon spat instead of giving them a crude comment or threatening them. The two girls turned around never spoke another word again.

Everyone was fooled by Alexis' kindness and charisma including me so I cant blame them if these girls still believe that he's innocent. Beside me, Jaxxon still has his eyes closed but his brows are furrowed and I know he's trying to calm himself. Everytime he hears Alexis' name, I know he's getting work up. I could still vaguely remember how furious Jaxxon that night, how Alexis was almost unrecognizable from all the blows he received from him. He almost killed him and I know he still wants to.

Pagkatapos ng klase ay nasa cafeteria kami ni Jaxxon nang biglang magring ang phone nito.

"It's grandpa." Sambit nito at sinagot ang tawag. Tumango lang ako at nag-excuse si Jaxxon upang lumabas dahil medyo maingay sa loob.

I watched him walk away with a smile, happy to know that he's talking to his grandfather now. Ni minsan ay hindi niya mabanggit ang tungkol sa lolo niya pero ngayon ay nag-uusap na ang mga ito. Although the reason why Jaxxon is finally acknowledging his grandpa is to help me with the case, I'm still happy because at least he's recognizing him now.

Naputol ako sa pag-iisip nang biglang bumungad si Cherry at si Drey. Nginitian ko ang mga ito ngunit bigla nalang akong niyakap ni Cherry ng mahigpit.

"Ow! You're gonna break my limbs." I joked but my smile banished when I saw her teary eyes. Umupo siya sa tabi ko salamtang si Drey naman ay sa harap.

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." She sobbed.

"Huh? Bakit?" Nagtatakang tanong ko nang mag-umpisa itong humikbi.

"We heard about what happened. And we're very sorry kasi kami ang huling nakasama mo sa party. Dapat hindi ka namin iniwan. Damn, we're very sorry Ariana." Hinawakan ni Drey amg kamay ko na nakapatong sa mesa. Bahid ang sobrang pagsisisi sa mga mata nito habang nakatitig sa akin.