Chapter 5: Unknown Juncture
Miki
They gathered in the long table matapos iyong sabihin ng babae. Nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataong punain ang opisina nila.
Their space isn’t big nor small. I think it’s suitable for at least fifteen people. It looked cozy and formal at the same time in white and brown theme. May malaking couch sa gilid ng long glassy rectangular table. May mga cubicles sa ‘di kalayuan at mga indoor potted plants gaya ng ferns at cactus. Maraming mga post-it notes at kung anong papeles na nakapost sa dingding at notice boards.
Yeah. I’m really in an elite school's student officers’ office.
Nagfist bump ang lalaking may tirik na buhok at si Matt. Nagkabiruan pa ito.
The girl in gray hair ay busy na ngayon sa laptop nito. The light brown haired guy na may blangkong tingin ay abala sa iniinom na kape. Habang ang lalaking may suot na necktie na animo’y scarf ay malagkit ang titig sa lalaking nakasalamuha ko sa police station.
Nakapangalumbaba ito at nagtaas ng isang kilay nang malingunang naka tingin ako sa banda niya.
While the cheerful girl in front of the white board remain her eyes fixed on me. She smiled wider when I looked at her.
Nanatili akong naka tayo malapit sa pintuan nang maupo na sila.
Everybody looks comfortable now.
When they realized I stayed there, my face looking uninterested when the truth is I’m really confused being here, they just looked at me with fascination and indifference.
It was a moment of awkward silence as I stood there.
I probably looked dumb.
Nagkamot ng ulo si Matt at mabilis akong iginiya sa isang upuang katabi niya kaharap ng parihabang lamesa. It’s a table I imagined suitable for a committee meeting.
Why am I even here? I looked so out of place.
“Ah hehe. Dito ka na maupo,” bulong na suhestyon ni Matt.
The way he smile is assuring yet uneasy.
Nanatili ang paningin ko sa lamesa. I am aware that everybody except that cheerful girl were throwing dagger looks on me.
Hindi ko sinadyang mapa angat ng tingin when the guy on the police station shifted on his seat. I stared at him as he placed his elbows in the table at humilig doon. He stared back at me.
The deafening silence and staring contest broke when the cheerful girl cleared her throat na dahilan upang mapalingon kami sa kaniya.
“Miki Ichida, right?” she asked for a confirmation.
Tumango lamang ako. She smiled and her eyes went somewhere else, sa mga papel na hawak niya habang nagsasalita.
“You’re probably confused why we invited you here. I’ll enlighten you with that later on after introducing the group to you. But before anything else, I want to you to know that everything we will discuss right now is confidential.”
Confidential?
In my peripheral view, I saw the tanned girl went inside the office mula sa pintuan. Matahimik din itong sumilip sa nakababang blinds ng bintana. Nang makuntento, ay pasimpleng umupo at nakinig.
“As you can see, we are Gunoja University’s school officers. But before that, we’re also a group. This is Jiro, the sergeant-at-arms, together with Raja.”
Inilahad niya ang kamay sa banda ng lalaking umiinom ng kape na may blangkong tingin at sa kakarating lang na babae.
“Si Matthias, ang kaklase mo, the P.I.O.” She looked at the annoying guy beside me.
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