"Maxwell.." pagtawag sa kanya ni Reena Echaves na halata mong nagulat din "I didn't know you can dig this far. And perhaps its because of you" sabi ni President Maxwell habang nakatingin sakin bago tumabi kay Reena Echaves, we all fell silent when he came, no one dares to utter a word
"Hive came looking for her but she was never found, Alcain Wilheilm rarely goes here kaya naging madali lang ang pagtatago niya" sabi niya
"So alam niyo na po kung sino ang may pakana ng pagpatay?" tanong ni Gabriel kaya tumango sila "Kilala niyo po ba ang mga superiors o kaya ang boss nila?" tanong ko
"Kilala namin ang superiors but the boss? No one has ever seen him, the superiors are group of powerful men in different countries, they are the share holders of the school and I like the way you sneaked into my office yesterday" sabi niya kaya parang nabilaukan ako sa sarili kong laway sa narinig
"S-So alam niyo pala" utal ko at tumikhim "P-Paano niyo po nalaman?" tanong ni Trinity "I had a secret camera on the office" sabi niya
"Then why didn't you stop us?" sabi ni Nathan kaya na-curious ako, oo nga noh? Bakit hindi niya kami pinigilan? "'Cause I want you to know the one behind this" sabi niya
"Bakit hindi niyo po ba alam? Wilheilm said that St. Pristine is associated with Hive" sabi ni Gabriel "No, someone is the one behind it, someone in a higher position than me" sabi niya and that's where I fell silent
"You really look like Amy in many ways, you have grown to be a fine woman" sabi ni Reena Echaves na mukhang naiiyak na kaya kumunot ang noo ko
"We already met Agatha but that was fourty-four years ago, you might not remember me. We met at your parent's funeral, sinama ako ni Maxwell and there I saw you, a little girl crying and was like lost in a void that needs help kaya ganun na lang ang gulat ko when I heard rumors about a new student then saw you walking in the school hallway" sabi niya kaya natahimik ako then suddenly my head ached.
I was alone and empty and I hate the pity look they gave me, they died and left me, its like my world was shattered in pieces, where was my friends when I needed them?
"Hey Agatha" napalingon ako sa tumawag but she was wearing a cap kaya hindi ko makita ng mabuti ang mukha niya
"You'll be a good girl while your parents are away okay? And they always love you and always look at you from the heavens, they are still here" sabi niya at tinuro ang dibdib ko kung saan ang puso ko at dun na ako tuluyan napaiyak.
How could I forget? That day was the time I realized that I was not alone, that they were still there, watching me.
Napaawang ang bibig ko sa nalaman "Did you know that your mother was Neil's first love?" sabi ni Reena Echaves habang nakatingin sakin
"My father?" naguguluhang sabi din ni Nathan kaya tumango siya "Your mother and father had a relationship while Emerald just looked from a distant still hiding her feelings from your father" sabi niya
"Amy and Em was best friends so Amy sacrificed and did what was right, she let go of Neil to be with Em. She was devastated for many days until Dwayne came along" sabi niya
"Your father and mother was really close in the club at laging pinagseselosan ni Kuya Neil noon" sabi ni President Maxwell
"Your parents love story was confusing and are connected. Neil was a love sick puppy to get Amy back pero pinigilan niya ang sarili, Dwayne comforted Amy and Neil turned his attention to Em to forget Amy. Sa huli ay nagkagusto si Neil kay Emerald and si Amy kay Dwayne" sabi ni Reena Echaves at tumawa
"And if it was a coincidence, ang dalawang anak nila ay magkaibigan and let history repeats itself" sabi niya kaya nagkatinginan kami ni Nathan at kita ko ang pag-ngiwi niya kaya pinagningkitan ko siya ng mata
"Anong klaseng ekspresyon yan ha? Kuya?" sabi ko at hinampas pa siya, kung makangiwi akala mo nakakadiri akong species ah? This time ako naman ang pinagningkitan niya ng mata
"Don't call me that, nakakainis" sabi niya at rinig ko ang pagtawa nila "Your parents were the only ones who knows Ate Reena's alive" sabi ni President Maxwell
"Then sunod-sunod na ang namatay na ka-grupo namin, starting with Claire that died dahil sa pagnanakaw to Bea who died in breasts cancer" sabi niya and paused
"And seems like history repeats itself, we were once like you, excited and curious but look at us now, we are being hunted one by one" sabi niya
"That's why I picked you Agatha to help Journalists Club, I saw Amy and Dwayne in you, the look of curousity in your eyes and how you investigated the Hallie Edwards case by yourself" sabi ni President Maxwell
"The difference in our generation from yours, you are the only one who can change the broken past, you all stick as one" sabi niya kaya natahimik kami, we all stick as one?
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"Grabe pala ang mga pinagdaanan ng dating Journalists Club noh?" sabi ni Trinity pagkabalik namin sa clubroom
"Pero hindi ba kayo natatakot? What if history repeats itself?" sabi ni Gabriel then the room changed its atmosphere
"Was this all coincidence? Sa pagpunta dito ni Shantal, sa pagkamatay niya at pagdating naman ni Agatha that is connected to all of us" sabi ni Gabriel
"Its not a coincidence Gabriel" napalingon kami kay Nathan ng magsalita ito kaya tumango ako bilang sangayon
"He's right. This is not a coincidence but a game.." sabi ko and paused before looking at them in the eye
"A game of faith.." sabi ko na nagpatahimik sa kanila then my mind driftes off to Gabriel's words.
"Pero hindi ba kayo natatakot? What if history repeats itself?"
There's no such thing as What if, kailangan lagi kang sigurado. Pero baka sakaling mangyari nga yun. It will be the death of me.
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