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NOPI 41: Did you hear the rumor?

NOPI Chapter 41

Ed's POV

"Hey, did you hear the rumor?"

"What rumor? What is it?"

"It's been a year!"

"Hah? It's been a year? What do you mean?

"Isang taon nang hindi ginagamit ang meeting room sa girls' dormitory sa dorm 1, sa Star Dorm"

Pagkarinig ko palang ng dorm 1 ay agad na akong napahinto sa paglalakad saka tinignan 'yung grupo ng mga babae na naguusap sa labas ng room namin.

Nagbabalak pa naman sana akong tuluyang lumabas para pumunta sa canteen para bumili ng favorite na dessert ni Sephine dahil nilalagnat raw siya dahilapero nang marinig ko 'yung tsismis tungkol sa dorm 1 ay agad na akong napahinto.

"Ha? Ano bang meron sa meeting room ng dorm 1 ng girls' dormitory?" - student 1

"Alam mo ba kung anong meron sa dorm 1?" - student 2

"Of course! Do you take me for a fool? Mga estudyanteng may matataas na status ang nagi-stay dun!" - student 1

"And almost all of the dorm 1 is what?" - student 2

"It's mostly occupied by the Falcon cousins! They're the highest on the food chain if you talk of high statuses! Oh my god, is it connected to them? Are they holding a meeting? Huh? But wait, aren't they always holding a meeting? What's it for?" - student 1

"Shh. Atin lang 'to ha? I'm a part of the student council before and I heard about a nasty rumor about the Falcon cousins" - student 2

Nasty rumor?

"W-well.. It's not really that nasty.. I guess it's just.. Not normal" dagdag pa nung babae kaya naman napangisi ako

No one's normal here.

Pagka-isip ko palang non ay agad na akong natawa sa kaloob looban ko.

"They're all so beautiful and generous, fair and just, polite and neat and of course, very poised and graceful. But did you know that even though they're women, they're still Falcons?" napataas ang kilay ko sa narinig ko

Seems like I know where this is all heading.

"Alam mo bang may naglakas loob na awayin ang isa sa mga Falcon cousins a year ago? The Falcon cousins wouldn't really mind provocations of any kind pero nang mapunta na sa punto na masaktan ang isa sakanila? They will have a meeting on how to handle the situation and every time they do the said meeting.. Something big is expected to happen"

They have the blood of a Falcon after all. They are known to be the most ruthless, smartest, wisest and most cunning family in the country. But one things different, when it comes to family, to them, nothing's more thicker than blood.

Hindi sila katulad ng ibang mga pamilya na nagaagawan sa yaman, sa pangalan at sa kung anu ano pa.

"Ano bang nangyari last year? I haven't heard of anything serious though" - student 1

"That's because no one was allowed to say anything when they saw something happen. Kung anong nangyari last year, sapat na dahilan para magbagong buhay 'yung naglakas loob na kalabanin sila" - student 2

Napangiti nga ako pero agad na din namang nawala 'yon at kumunot ang noo ko.

Wait. Kung nagkaroon nga sila ng meeting.. Ibig sabihin ba'y may nangyaring masama sa kahit isa sakanila? Does that mean that something happened that surpassed their bottom line?

Could it be that somebody from the Falcon cousins are badly injured or perhaps...

Pagka-isip ko palang ng posibilidad na may nasaktan sakanila ay para akong nabuhusan ng malamig na tubig at agad nang natauhan. Agad ko nang kinuha ang bag ko't tumakbo papunta sa direksyon ng girls' dormitory, dorm 1.

"Ed! Hey!" bahagya akong napahinto ng tawagin ako nila Rico kaya naman lumapit na ako sakanila

"Where are you going?" tanong ni Rod

"Kung saan at kanino nakatuon ang tsismis" sagot ko kaya naman agad siyang bumugtong hininga't umiling na

"None of the Falcon cousins are answering their phones and did you forget? Males aren't allowed in the girls' dormitory" sagot ni Rico kaya naman agad akong tumango at agad na inikot ang paningin ko

Nang mapansin ko na halos lahat ng mga estudyante ay nagbubulung-bulungan ay isa lang ang nasa isip ko. I guess everyone knows about it by now.

"The Falcon cousins are smart, sensible and mature women who knows what they're doing. Kung totoo man ang tsismis, ibig sabihin lang non ay may nangayaring hindi kaaya-aya. Someone must have been hurt. I'm beginning to get worried" sabi ko saka ako napasuklay sa buhok ko saka ko sila tinignan isa isa at nang mapunta na kay Charles ang tingin ko na sa kasaluyan ay hawak hawak ang phone niya ay agad ko na siyang nilapitan

"Charles, bro, tinanong mo na ba si Sephine?" tanong ko dahilan kung bakit siya nagulat kaya naman nagulat din ako

"H-huh? Bakit ka nagulat? Anong nakakagulat sa tinanong ko?" tanong ko sakanya kaya naman agad niya akong sinamaan ng tingin at agad nang tumalikod at naglakad paalis kaya naman napatingin na ako kay Rico pero tinawanan niya lang ako saka sumunod kay Charles

Tinignan ko naman sina Rod at Ken.

"Apparently, the Falcon cousins together with Sephine.. Well, they spent the whole day yesterday at Joseph Lumiere Falcon's hotel" sagot ni Ken kaya naman napanganga ako

I see. He's being jelly again and for hell's sake it's with Sephine's brother.

*sigh

Ang sarap talagang sabihin at asar sarin siya ng walang bukas. Hindi pa ba sapat ang porsyento ng tiwala na kailangan ni Sephine kay Charles?

Susunod na sana ako sakanila pero agad ding huminto dahil tumigil si Charles sa paglalakad at agad na sinagot ang phone niyang kakaisang ring palang.

"Seph?" pagkarinig na pagkarinig naman non ay sabay kaming napahalakhak ng barkada

Fck, ang bilis non! One to two seconds at most! I can't believe him! He's totally smitten by Sephine! Hahahaha!

"Oh, nothing happened and they're all in your room taking good care of you?" tanong ni Charles saka niya kami tinignan ng masama kaya naman huminto na kami

"I see. So why were there a rumor about someone getting hurt?... The guard didn't let us in though... Really?... Okay... Be sure to get well soon... Yeah, uhm" sinilip kami ni Charles kaya naman pinanliitan namin siya ng mata pero inirapan niya lang kami sa tinakpan ang bunganga niya

"I miss you too" - Charles while grining like a fool in love

"........." - us

FCKTHISDOGFOOD!

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