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V22

As usual my team played the game nicely because we won again.

"Mariano you need to play tomorrow, our setter is injured," Del Torre informed me. Tumango lang ako habang pinagmamasdang inaalalayang tumayo si Marquez dahil na sprain n'ya ang ankle n'ya.

"Isa na lang ang game natin bukas tapos waiting na tayo for finals sa friday." We nodded in response and do our business again. Binuhat ko na ang bag ko at hinintay sila Karrie at Maycah para umuwi na.

"Walang baby Alder ngayon ah? Himala!" Karrie exclaimed and they giggle after that.

"May atraso nga, 'di ba?" si Maycah naman ngayon.

"Shut up you two!" I hissed and they silently laughed behind my back.

I wonder when will they stop talking just for a second. Simula no'ng maging ayos na ulit kami, walang segundong tahimik sila. Hindi sila nauubusan ng kaingayan kahit araw araw naman silang magkasama at nadadamay ako.

"May lakad pa kayo?" tanong ni Karrie.

"Yeah," I said kaya naman nagkanya-kanyang daan na kami. I went to library to talk to Nicole.

Nasa harap na ako ng library ng makita ko s'ya kasama si Noah.

"Nanalo?" tanong ko na kinatango nilang dalawa.

"We need to talk." And headed our way back inside the library. We went on the last shelves where students seldom go.

"Nicks, Marquez is using Alder as a pawn," I hissed.

"Hindi naman magpapagamit si Kuya, Yrra." Umiling ako bilang hindi pagsang-ayon. Alder is a kind guy and he doesn't know a thing about this. Hindi pwedeng magamit s'ya dahil panigurado...

Panigurado hindi ko kakayanin, he is the most important person to me right now. He changed me, or didn't he?

"You know your brother Nicks," segynda ko ngunit tumikhim si Noah kaya napalinhon ako sa kaniya.

"Yrra, just trust Alder, he knows how to handle himself," he said and sat on the floor comfortably in front of me.

"Hindi naman sa wala akong tiwala, Noah. She tried to put a bullet on Alder's head at magagawa at magagawa n'ya ulit 'yon," may riin kong sabi at umiwas na lang s'ya ng tingin habang nakatitig lang sa akin si Nicole.

"Then tell Kuya, Yrra."

How would I say that to him? Hindi pwedeng sabihin ko sa kaniya. It's already hard for me to open up. It's not a thing to brag about and to tell to anybody. Pwede namang maprotektahan sila ng wala silang alam. I don't want them to always worry about me. I don't want them panicking and limiting their actions just because they know a thing.

Para ko na ring dinamay sila sa kaguluhan ko. Tama na ang napalapit sila sa akin. And about Alder, in every plan I have in mind...he is excluded. Hindi ko siya pwedeng gamitin kahit na malaking tulong ang magagawa niya dahil alam kong may gusto ang babaeng 'yun sa kanya. And I don't want him to be used.

"I don't know what to do anymore, damn it!" bulalas ko. Naguguluhan na ako sa lahat.

What if my plan didn't go right? I'm doomed!

"Huwag kang mag-alala, as long as we can track him, it'll be alright." Napatango ako besides may bantay naman si Alder but... it still not enough!

"Chill, alright? We can do this. Just one more push and I'm sure everything will be alright," Noah said and patted my shoulder and started walking away.

"Come on, we need to go home."

"HUNTER bantayan mong maigi si Alder, just focus on him kahit 'wag na si Nicole," pagod kong turan at napahawak sa sentido habang kausap si Hunter sa kabilang linya