Six o'clock nang napagpasyahan naming magkita-kita sa first building kung saan naka-locate ang library. Earie asked for my cellphone number kaya nama'y nagkaroon kami ng contact. Matapos akong sunduin ni Earie ay isinunod naman namin si Frey upang sabay-sabay na kami since sinabihan naman kami ni Isaac na nauna na raw sila.
I simply wore a striped sweater and a brown wool short with pockets and casually slipped on my ballet flats.
Samantalang si Earie naman ay oversized na black sweatshirt at nakashorts, and she is wearing a pair of high cut black converse shoe. On the other side, Frey wore a pink low-waist cotton pajama showing her belly button piercing and a cropped tank top with a pair of slide sandals.
Nang makarating kami roon ay nandoon na nga sila Ausell, Isaac, at Charteris. Mabilis na dumapo ang tingin ni Ausell sa suot na damit ni Frey at 'saka nagtaas ng kilay.
"What the are you wearing? You might as well go inside naked." I heard him murmured.
"Wala kang pakialam." Frey rolled her eyes.
Ausell is wearing a plain white t-shirt that's hugging his upper body and a pair of gray sweatpants, si Isaac naman ay nakasuot ng navy green na t-shirt at jogging pants, and here goes Charteris wearing a simple sweatshirt and a pair of sweatpants.
Napatigil ang tingin ko kay Charteris nang napansing nakatingin din ito sa akin, at ang lalaki ay hindi man lang nag-iwas ng tingin nang nahuli ko siyang nakatitig. Bakit ba ganito siya? Whenever we meet using our gazes, he shamelessly stares without having to stop the eye contact.
"Nakakuha ba kayo ng susi?" Asked Earie, nauna siyang lumapit kay Isaac.
Hindi na ako nakipagtitigan pa kay Charteris at ibinaling na lamang kay Earie ang atensyon. At the corner of my vision, I saw him cross his arms and smirked.
"Yes," Isaac answered. "Luckily, I captured the librarian's tickle." He chuckled.
I mean, who wouldn't? Isaac is attractive in his own ways. If you're trying to find good traits in Ausell, you would want to find bad traits in Isaac. I think that's the easiest way to describe him.
Hindi na kami nagtagal pa roon at umakyat na agad kami sa madilim na hagdan papuntang fourth floor, we shouldn't use flashlights dahil salamin ang nagsisilbing pader ng hagdan at tanaw na tanaw ito hanggang sa guard house, so para maiwasan naming mapansin ng guard ay iniwasan din namin iyon. Also, there are CCTV cameras, which Ausell and Isaac informed us beforehand, but we don't have to worry, dahil eksaktong ganitong oras ay kumakain ng dinner ang guwardya, ayon din sa kanila.
Sa pagkakaalam ko ay si Earie ang katabi kong maglakad paakyat, ngunit kung minamalas nga naman ako, naramdaman ko ang malamig na kamay ni Charteris na mahigpit na humawak pulso ko. I can smell his perfume and that's how I can tell it's him. Sinabayan niya ako sa paglalakad paakyat at gamit ang kanang kamay, he started tapping codes on my palm.
dash dash dot, dot dot, dot dot dot dash, dot, dash dash, dot, dash dot dot dash....
His finger tapping my palm tickled me a bit, but I was still able to read the words he's conveying through tapping, it said give me your number.
Given that he chose to use the tapping method to communicate with me, he must have wanted to avoid Ausell and the others hear or know what we are talking about. Although, I can also hear the others talking by whispering to each other na pinangungunahan ni Ausell at Frey.
Ako naman ang kumuha sa kamay ni Charteris ngayon and tapped some codes.
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High School Detectives
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