Chapter 18 ♦ Seat... and a Message?

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Tulala si Harper habang nakaupo sa isang stool sa loob ng café.

Garden style ang interior ng café at may munting lansdscape sa labas kung saan may mga naka-display na mga artificial flowers. Bermuda carpet din ang sapin nila sa sahig. May mga nakasabit ding iba't-ibang kulay ng butterfly sa ceiling. At dahil aircondition, amoy na amoy sa paligid ang kape at cream, honey at vanilla.

It's her breaktime.

She's thinking about what happened last time.

It was Trixie Velvet.
Rich and of course, a brat.
Also the one who made her stay in the university, memorably hellish.

Isa sa mga mahilig mang-asar sa kanya, hanggang sa umabot sa puntong sinaktan sya nito.

She's dead, not just that- the report says, she was killed brutally by an unknown suspect.

It's either a he or a she.

Wala naman daw nawala sa mga gamit nito at wala ding ebidensya kung sino ang maaaring gumawa nun sa kanya.

No evidence, means no suspect.

The image as her body laced with cuts, lingered in her mind.

'That was sick, who could've done it?'

"Harper, are you okay?"

It's Klea, asking her and worry is visible in her eyes. She raised her thumb saying, 'okay'.

Iniwan na rin sya ni Klea para asikasuhin ang iba pang mga customer. Wala pa si Privy dahil mamaya pa naman ang shift nito.

Pero, bigla syang napatingin sa pinto ng pumasok ang mga pamilyar na lalake.

Harper held her breath, for a second, when she saw the last person entered.

Ram Sebastian.

Nitong nakaraan madalas nya ng makita ang mga ito sa university. Madalas din nilang kasama ang gang nito lalo na kapag breaktime.

And good to her- she's gaining a lot of fans- note the sarcasm.

'What are they doing here?'

Natigilan sya ng mapatingin sa pwesto nya si Apollo, ganun din si Ram.

'Damn.'

She cursed realizing about how she look right now, nakaayos nga pala sya ngayon, na never nyang ginawa kapag pumapasok sya sa SCZU.

She used to be a plain-Jane, to avoid attention.

Pero, kahit wala naman syang gawin nakukuha nya pa rin ang atensyon ng lahat dahil sa pagiging super plain nya.

She bow her head, praying silently. But maybe the gods, didn't hear her prayers when she saw multiple shoes, in the floor- in front of her.

"Harper?"

"See? I told you, dude... that's why, she look so really familiar."

Rinig nya pang sabi ni Apollo.

Wala syang nagawa kaya humarap sya sa mga ito, and wave her hand, saying, 'hi'.

"Hey," that cold voice.

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