The Girl In The Gangster Academy

Chapter Four

Together

A L E X A N D R A

"What flavor do you want?''tanong ni Nathan kila Al at Nash.''Chocolate please''sabi ni Nash.''Strawberry'' sagot ni Al.Ang sakit ng ulo ko.''How about you,Alexa?''tanong niya. ''Vanilla''sagot ko.Sinabi na niya ang order namin.Pagkabigay sa kanya ng order namin ay isa isa na niyang binigay sa amin yun.

*A few minutes later

Naubos na namin yung ice cream when we decided to go to the zoo.

@The Zoo

Hinatak ni Nash yung kamay ko habang si Al naman ang humatak sa kamay ni Nathan.''Hey...slow down'' sabi ko.Nasa isang part na kami ng zoo na kung saan makikita mo yung lion.''You two see the lion?''tanong ko. ''No/Yes''sabay na sabi ni Al at Nash. ''Hop on,Al''sabi ni Nathan sabay tapik sa balikat niya.Naupo naman sa balikat niya si Al.''Hey!Hold on,okay?'' sabi niya.''Yipee''sabi ni Al. Lumipat naman kami sa ibang part ng zoo.

Nasa balikat pa rin ni Nathan si Al. ''I'm tired''sabi ni Nash.Tumingin ako kay Al.''Al is already sleeping''sabi ko. ''Let's go home na''sabi ko at hinawakan ang kamay ni Nash.

@Home

Dito pa lang sa labas rinig ang sigawan sa loob.I open the door and let Nash went inside first.''Where ar---''naputol ang sasabihin ni Kuya ng nasa loob na kami.Nagbu-blurr na panigin ko.''Where did you go?'' tanong ni Kuya.''We just went for a st---''naputol ang sasabihin ko ng bigla akong nanlanta at napahiga sa lapag.

''ALEXA!''yun na lang ang last na narinig ko.

N A T H A N

''ALEXA!''sigaw ko.Dahan dahan ko binaba si Al at pinahawak siya kay Natalie.Dali dali akong pumunta sa pwesto niya.I lift her up and brought her to the sofa.Kinapa ko yung noo. ''She's so hot!''sigaw ko.I remove my coat and put it on her.Nilagyan namin siya ng bimpo na binasa ng malamig na tubig.''Where did you go naman kasi,Kuya?!''tanong ni Natalie.''It's not their fault,Ate''sabi ni Nash.''They just come with us''sabi naman ni Al.''We just went to the park and zoo''sagot ko.

''You knew that she has sick''sabi ni Alex.''I know but...''pinutol ko muna ang sasabihin ko.''Eonni's!Oppa's!Eomma!Abba!It isn't their fault''sabi ni Al.''Ate Alexa didn't want to break her promise''sabi ni Nash.''It wasn't his fault''biglang sabi ni Alexa at naupo.

A L E X A N D R A

''It wasn't his fault''sabi ko at naupo. ''You hardheaded girl''sabi ni Ate Ashley at lumapit sa akin.''Why did you go out when you know that your sick?''dagdag pa niya at niyakap ako. Si Ate Ashley ang taong pinakamalapit ako.''You all know I don't break promises,right?''sabi ko."All right since they're home safe...why don't we just enjoy our vacation?"sabi ni Dad. Lahat sila ay naghiyawan while me and Nathan are just sitting."Thanks" sabi ko."No problem"sabi niya.

I stood up and went to my room.I'm gonna take a rest muna.Nahiga ako sa kama at natulog.

A S H L E Y

Nag-alala kami kay Alexa.May sakit kasi eh tapos lumabas pa.Ang tigas talaga ng ulo nun.Pero okay na...she's here safe and sound."Tito why don't we have a pool party tomorrow?" tanong ni Andrei kay Tito."If thats the birthday boy wants"sabi ni Tito at inakbayan si Andrei.Napatingin naman ako kay Andrea na kapatid ni Andrei sa sulok na tutok na tutok sa cellphone niya.

I approach her and sat beside her. "Hey!What's with the face?"tanong ko at tumingin na rin sa phone niya.May apat na lalaki at si Andrei."This is Andrei,right?"tanong ko at tinuro yung picture ni Andrei.They look like a gang."Yeah...it's brother"sagot niya.I look at her eyes.Where is she looking at?I saw her looking at the person who's at the left side of Andrei."Do you....like him?"tanong ko.Napatingin naman siya sa akin ng gulat."O-Of cour-se n-not"nauutal niyang sagot. "You like him"sabi ko."I told you I don't"sabi niya at nilipat na sa ibang topic yung picture."I'll help you...You know I don't want you to get hurt,right?"sabi ko.She looked at me. I saw her face...almost crying.I just hugged her and she hugged me back.

Naputol ang dramahan ng may nag-doorbell."I'll get it"sabi ni Natalie. We heard three voices of boys and two voices of girls."Don't worry"sabi ko at kumalas na."Come on!Let's see what Alexa is doing"sabi ko at tumayo. Sumunod naman siya."Guys!Wait for me"sigaw ni Natalie.Huminto muna kami at hinintay siya.Sabay sabay kaming umakyat.

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