The illustrations are not mine. These are created by idol Aeonix. He's a very cool artist! You can follow him on Twitter. :)
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"Jace, ganyan ka lang dali!" sigaw ni Hani sa kaibigan at agad na kinuha ang kanyang cellphone. "'Wag kang gagalaw!"
"Okay? Anong meron?" tanong ni Jace. "Hani, bilis. Nangangalay na ko."
"Ito na, Sir." Itinutok ni Hani ang camera ng kanyang cellphone kay Jace at kinunan ang kaibigan. Nang matapos ay ipinakita niya ito sa kaniya. "There! Naks, model ng bottled water!"
"Gosh, pwede nga! But you're so pawis, Jace," biro naman ni Aria. "And please can you wear your shirt na? It's getting hot in here na e. No offense."
Napatawa lamang si Jace habang nakatingin sa litrato. Maya-maya, napatingin sa tatlo si Jonas na tahimik na nakaupo sa gilid ni Jace.
"Anong mayroon?" Napatingin sya sa hawak na cellphone ni Jace at kinuha ito. Agad namang napa-busangot ang kanyang mukha nang makita ang litrato. "Photobomber naman ako. Bakit hindi nyo ko sinabihan? Tingnan nyo, nakabagsak pa buhok ko d'yan!"
"Okay lang 'yan. Si Jace naman focus ko e, hindi ikaw!" giit ni Hani at nilabasan pa ng dila si Jonas.
Umirap na lamang si Jonas. "Edi wow, Haning mukhang mani!"
"Isip-bata!" singhal ni Hani.
"Ano bang meron sa buhok mo't lagi mong tinatalian?" tanong ni Jace. "Ayos naman ang buhok mo dati ah?"
"Wala lang, Bro. Para maiba!"
"Sibuyas," saad lamang ni Jace na sinundan ng tawanan ng tatlo.
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"Hey, bitch!"
Emily came out of nowhere, which made Jace startled by her arrival.
"I told you not to show your pandesals when you're in public! You'll give those girls some nosebleed," she added, laughing maniacally.
Jace narrowed his forehead. "Ano bang sinasabi mo? I wasn't doing anything."
"Okay, here. Drink this up." Emily handed him a soda in can. "How's your adventure with the monster going?"
"Pa'no mo nalaman 'yun?" asked Jace. "Do you know anything about what happened to Joy?"
Emily choked herself upon hearing that name, coughing in air.
"Emily, please tell me what happened. I don't know who to trust anymore," said Jace.
Emily laughed in disbelief. "That's okay. You can't just trust anyone here, even yourself."
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"Picture muna bago pumatay!" Jay turned to Percy, lending the cam. "Percy, bilis! Kunan mo ko!"
Percy scoffed. "Dude, are you serious? We need to get going. And please, wear your wig."
"Yeah? I'm serious," said Jay, sarcastically. "Bilis!" He suddenly paused and looked around as if he was looking for something. "Fudge, I need the baseball bat for this one."
Percy annoyingly scratched the back of his head. "Wala tayong baseball bat! Iniwan mo sa Dimsdale Drive! Kay Nanang 'yun e, bakit mo ba ginawa 'yun? That's our only trophy!"
"Whatever. We still have Kuya for our trophy," said Jay.
"Fine!" Out of jealousy, Percy stood in front of Jay and focus the camera on his face.
Jay shouted, "Oh, game na! Bilang ka ha?"
"Damn this kid," he mumbled, rolling his eyes. "Get ready. . . Say 'cheese' in three. One, two, three!"
The camera flashed and Jay jumped eagerly. "Wow, nice! Thanks, Percy!"
"Well, I'm here to make you happy."
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Again, these illustrations are not mine. And these events are (medyo) out of context. Hahaha. Kalokohan lang 'to.
Thank you for reading!
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