Where is Xyrene

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Chapter 15: Hope

Paano kung yung taong minahal mo ng husto, yung taong pinaka importante sayo, paano kung sila pa yung makakasakit sayo?
Paano kung hindi mo inaasahan, na sasaktan ka nila ng ganun?

But what if, they didn't know that they've hurt you?

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Lumipas ang mga araw, ngunit patagal ng patagal mas lalong nawawala ang kulay sa mukha ni Kalirea.

Bawat araw ay nawawalan sila ng pagasa na magising ang dalaga. Palala ng palala ang kondisyon niya sa lumilipas na araw.

Paano sila magpapatuloy nang wala si Kalirea? Ang taong pinakamalapit sa taong matagal nang hinahanap. Si Xyrene.

Paano sila magpapatuloy kung si Eleven ay mapupunta sa bilangguan? Ang may pagmamay ari ng keychain na iyon.

Paano sila magpapatuloy?

"Esran...may bisita ka" sabi ng ina ni Esran

Matamlay na lumabas si Esran upang harapin ang bisita.

Agad siyang niyakap ng kanyang bisita. Akala ng kanyang bisita ay matutuwa si Esran dahil sa pagbalik niya.

Si Crystal na umuwi sa pilipinas para sa nagaagaw buhay na kaibigan.

"You don't look happy, I'm sorry." sabi ni Crystal at napayuko

"Sorry. Pero pwede bang umalis ka nalang?" Esran said with cold glare.

It was the first time Crystal has seen the cheerful, loud and ever so hyper Esran, be so cold as ice. It reminded her of Kalirea.

"Sorry talaga Es, sige ha. Alis na ako" Crystal said and left

Esran didn't know why she's acting this way. Nobody hurted her, nobody did anything do her.
But she knows something.

That Kalirea was living in deep pain, but couldn't help but smile everytime.

The whole squad is losing hope on Kalirea, but Esran couldn't. She couldn't quit hoping and she knows that she wouldn't.

Crystal, Xyrene and Kalirea were close. But Esran knew something was off and she realized it as soon as she met Kalirea.

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Iskuwad bente syete dos

Marco: Fuck you all. Sana kayo nalang yung nasa kama kesa kay Kalirea. Eleven sana mabulok ka na dyan sa kulungan. Wala kang kwenta

Crystal:  Marco tama na kasi.

Marco: bat ako titigil?! Bat ako titigil ha?! Hinanhanda na nila yung kabao niya kahit buhay pa siya!! Bwesit kayo.

Marco has left the conversation

Crystal: THEY DID WHAT?! SINO?!

Esran: @Alystra

Esran: yan oh minention ko na. Oh ano Alystra? Magkano ba yang kinita mo? Makapagsulat ka about kay Kalirea akala mo patay na eh. Ikaw patayin ko dyan.

Alystra: HOY ano ba ginagawa ko sayo ha?! At pumayag naman yung pamilya niya.

Esran: Bakit? Si Kalirea ba pumayag?

Alystra: baka nga hindi na gumising yun

Esran: Walang hiya ka talaga, peste ka!!!!

Iron: ingay naman. Nagaaral ako.

Crystal: isa ka pa Iron eh. Parang wala kang pake kay Kalirea

Iron: i care but im far and i know she'll live, i pray for her everyday. Di ka katulad mo demon ka kasi. :>

Alystra: asa pa kayo.

Esran remove Alystra from the group chat.

Esran: oh yan. Wala na yung totong demonyo guys:)

Crystal: guys pagusapan natin to. We need to do something

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What if the only person that was there for you, wanted to give up on you too?

Marco was angry, sad, and drained. There were too much emotions and he couldn't tell what he's even feeling.

He was blaming himself for not being able to be with her for the past few days. He should have been there.

He looked at her with tears running down his cheeks.

"Sana ako nalang yung nasaktan. Sana ako nalang yung nandyan sa higaan na yan. Sana ako nalang, kasi ang sakit sakit pala na makita kang nakahiga dyan na parang walang buhay." he said to Kalirea as if she could hear him.

Kalirea was his bestfriend. Ano nga ba ang mararamdaman mo kung ang pinakamatalik mong kaibigan ay nasa posisyon niya?

Masasaktan. Magagalit. Malulungkot.

"Kalirea, wag kang susuko. Marami ka pang plano sa buhay di ba? Sabi mo sa akin nung college, pupunta pa tayo ibat't ibang lugar sa pilipinas. You told me that you'll get married and I'll be you groomsmen. And that when I get married, you'll be organizing it. You told me that once we get older, we'll still be bestfriends."

"How can that happen when you're not waking up yet? How can that happen..."

Nagulat si Marco nang may humawak sa kanyang balikat. Lumingon siya at nakita si Esran na umiiyak din.

"Marco, sigurado ka bang bestfriend lang ang tingin mo kay Kalirea?" tanong ni Esran kay Marco

Napayuko si Marco, hindi makasagot sa tanong ni Esran

"Marco, sagutin mo ako" sabi ni Esran

"Oo. Bestfriend lang, di na hihigit pa" sabi ni Marco at nagpaalam kay Esran at umalis.

Esran felt so uneasy about it. Marco has been acting weird these past few days. Not because of Kalirea, but because of personal matters. She thinks that Marco is hiding something.

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Alystra on the other hand, didn't feel guilty on what she did, and Eleven is trying to talk to her about it.

"Alystra! Nababaliw ka na ba ha?! Di ka man lang naawa sa tao!" Sigaw ni Eleven kay Alystra

"Eh bakit?! Sila ba naawa sayo? They're the one at fault yet kay Kalirea sila kumakampi! And nakalimutan mo na bang idedemanda ka ng pamilya ni Kalirea dahil sa ginawa mo?!" Sigaw pabalik ni Alystra

"Alystra tanga ka ba?! Wala ka na ba talagang awa?! Kalirea could die! And the article that you published was insulting! Akala ko iba ka, katulad ka rin pala nung ibang tao" sabi ni Eleven

Nanahimik si Alystra at nagsososorry sana

"Have you ever thought about Brail? How you felt when he died? Masakit diba? You know how it feels, kaya dapat imbes na yan ang ginagawa mo, dapat dinadamayan mo sila." sabi ni Eleven bago umalis ng opisina ni Alystra

What a day.