Kissing in public, running through the fields wearing boxers only, and taking hard risk. How long can Ian and Keegan survive by the texter's commands?
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Mission #1 The unsolved case of the missing students in DumpWestern University was outrageous...
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*** CHAPTER 1
Ian
There's a fifty percent chance that my best friend, Niana, will receive a slap from what she's doing right now.
I sighed heavily and drop my fork into my plate.
"Have you ever heard the word eavesdrop?" I said trying to get her attention.
"Technically, yes!" proudly she response.
"And what you're doing right now is eavesdropping, right?" She gave me a sullen glance and turn her body into me. Nakikinig kasi siya sa mga usupan ng iba. Collecting lame news and bored issues.
"You're such a KJ, Ian," naiinis niyang sabi.
"KJ can save you from their slaps you know. Gusto mo bang masampal ha?" She just response me a dark glance at nagpatuloy sa kanyang kinakain na burger.
"Pero alam mo?" bigla niyang wika.
"What?" I ask in boredom.
"You remembered Tiffany right?" and I nod. The spoiled brat cheerleader in this school.
"Rinig ko, hindi naraw siya virgin." Binigyan ko siya ng kunot-noong tingin.
"Oo, rinig ko kanina. Sabi nila, sinuko naraw niya ang kanyang bataan noong last week foundation night,"dagdag nito. Oh yeah, I remembered that she almost undress herself from the audience because she is fucking wasted.
"And guess who's the guy?"
"Pryce."
"You're wrong. It's Liam." And I shocked. Liam Berlin? Yong tahimik na nerd pero may malaking pangangatawan? I thought Tiffany always bullied him with his witch gang. Pero akala ko may something silang dalawa ni Pryce? Medyo lumapit sa akin si Niana and smiled widely.
"And they also have a video." My eyes widen.
"Are you serious Niana?" kunot-noo kong tanong.
"Oo nga, Search mo sa pornhub, baka mahanap mo don," tawa nitong sagot at di ko napilang mapatawa din. Daming alam ng babaeng to. Mas lalaki pa sa lalaki ang kanyang isip.
Pero seriously, gusto naba nilang mag porn stars? Well, Tiffany always an attention seeker. And as I said earlier, she is fucking wasted. But for Liam, ngayon ko lang nalaman na may ganoon pala siyang side. Maybe nadala din siya sa temtasyon ng alak nong mga araw na 'yon at nagpadala sa libog.
We all have a dark side in our lives. Whether we are good or not, virgin or not virgin, in very mind there's always a hidden darkness.
"But what about Pryce? Akala ko ba may something silang Tiffany?"
"Hindi naman daw yon totoo. Naglaplapan lang daw silang dalawa." She directly answered me which I didn't expected.
"And speaking of her, she's here." Napabaling ako at nakitang papasok si Tiffany at ang kanyang mga kasama sa school cafeteria. Lahat ng atensyon ay nasa kanya pero para bang hindi niya nalang ito pinapansin. Wala naman talaga akong ikakagulat sa reputasyon niya kasi matagal na siyang ladlad. Believe me, with big boys comes with bad bitches. Dumampo sa aking isipan si Liam kaya hinanap ko siya. Nong nahanap ko, I saw him eating alone like he always did.
"Oh no, Celine is coming here," ani Niana kaya agad ko itong hinanap. Agad akong ibinalik ang aking atensyon sa aking kinakain na pasta nong nahagip ko ang mukha niya at nagpatuloy sa aking kinakain.
"Hi my Ian boo!" napapikit ako. Not again! Naramdaman kong may kamay na lumakbay sa aking dibdib at dahan-dahan na ibinaba ito. But before it could down more, I get her arms and slowly turned to her.
"What do you want Celine?" walang ganang sabi ko.
"You! Ikaw ang gusto ko. Ikaw lang Ian. Ikaw!" malandi nitong bigkas at tumabi pa sa akin. She then lay her head to my shoulders and hold my hands. Tumingin ako kay Niana at nakita kong ngumingiti lang ito. I gave her a help-me look but she just winked at me and continue eating her burger.
Bakit pa ba na-imbento ang salitang kaibigan kung hindi ka naman tutulongan.
Then suddenly, the bell rang. Mabilis akong tumayo kaya't kumawala sa paghiga si Celine sa balikat ko.
"We need to go Niana. Mala-late na tayo sa next class natin," diretso kong wika sa kanya.
"Pero---"
"Wala na tayong oras! Tara na!" dali-dali kong sabi at kinaladkad siya papaalis doon.
"Ian boo! My love! Wait for me!" rinig kong sigaw galing kay Celine. Tumingin ako kay Niana at sinenyasan siya na tumakbo. Tumango siya at kumaripas kaming dalawa sa pagtakbo. We take a lot of turn para hindi makasunod si Celine sa amin. At nong napagod kami, napagpasyahan naming sa park nalang kami magpapahinga kung saan malapit lang puntahan. Tutal, parang hindi rin nakasunod si Celine sa amin.
"Akala ko ba bisexual ka? Bakit parang diring-diri ka kay Celine?" sabi ni Niana nong maka-upo kami sa isang wooden bench
"Oo bisexual ako pero ayoko sa mga katulad niya. She is wasted like Tiffany!" sagot ko naman sa kanya at umihip ng hangin sabay bugha nito
"Ayaw mo sa babae na hayok na hayok sa tite? Magiging big time ka sa sarap," at mabilis ko siyang sinapak.
"Hindi ako katulad mo na manyak noh!" inis kong sambit.
"Wow! Hiyang-hiya naman ako sa lalaki na nadatnan kong gumagawa ng milagro sa kwarto niya," sabi nito kaya'y napa-irap ako. Totoo ang kanyang sinabi pero mabuti nalang ay nakatakip yong katawan ko sa makapal na kumot habang ginagawa yong milagro ko. I don't want her to see my manhood. Sino siya sinuswerte?
"Pero paano nayan? Diba papakasalan mo siya?" I ran my fingers into my head at minabuting sinandal ang aking likod sa aking inuupuan.
"Matagal pa naman at tska hindi ako papayag. Gagawa ako ng paraan para hindi makasal ang katulad niya," boung determinasyon kong sagot.
"Ikaw ang bahala," Niana said at isinandal narin ang kanyang sarili sa bench. Ilang sandali, biglang tumayo si Niana at aakamang lalakad kaya't pinigilan ko siya.
"Oh saan ka pupunta? May next class pa tayo."
"Next class my ass! Walang klase ngayong araw dahil may urgent meeting ang mga teachers para sa paparating na school alumni," tugon niya at tuluyang tumakbo. She's gonna ditch again! I just smiled at napagpasyahan na ipikit ang aking mga mata. She really got me!
Ang tahimik ng paligid.
Pero ilang sandali, naramdaman kong may umupo sa aking tabi. I opened my eyes at turned my head. My face went down after seeing whose person sitting next beside me.
"Bakit ka nandito?" inis kong tanong sa kanya habang nakatingin sa aking harapan. He's busy reading his book. Such a nerd! Lumipas ang ilang minuto at hindi parin siya sumasagot.
"Bingi kaba!" diin kong sabi. I heard he slowly closed his book so I decided to glance at him. He's seriously looking at me. His eyes painted with cobalt always distract me. Add his fierce eyes na walang ka emosyon kung makatingin
"You're distracted again." Napabalik ako sa aking diwa. I saw his lips smirked and slowly out his tongue and lick his lower lips. Did he say something?
"N-no I'm n-not," utal kong tugon sa kanya. I heard him chuckled and breathe calmly.
"You never changed. You're always distracted by my handsomeness." I tsked in annoyance at bumaling sa kanya
"Pity words. Alam mo bang masamang magsalita ng hindi ng totoo," panlaban ko sa kanya. He then moved his body towards me and leaned his face into mine. My soul suddenly froze by what he did. And I could feel his warm breath into my nose.
"Saying words aren't true is wrong. So, what if, I'll say that I want to kiss you right now. Will it be wrong?" huskily he whispered. Napalunok ako malalim. His eyes kept looking fiercely to me and I don't know what that looked is all about. When I my soul interact again, tinulak ko siya para makalayo sa akin.
"You shocked Ian?" I heard he said. Bumaling ako sa kanya and response a glare bago napagpasyahan na tumayo at umalis papalayo. I went to the nearest library and absorb all the things what happened earlier. That's the first time he came to me again. The first time he talked to me again. I inhale and exhaled in surrender before lied my head into the table.
Maybe a short slumber won't be bad.
Naalimpungutan ako nong may naramdaman akong may tumatapik sa aking balikat. When I open my eyes, bumungad sa aking mga mata ang mukha ng librarian. I almost scared in hell. Ang lapit kasi ng mukha niya sa akin.
"Magsasara na kami, ilang oras kanaring nakatulog," malditang wika niya sa akin. From the back of my hand, I gently wiped my eyes.
"Sige po. Aalis napo ako," sabi ko sa librarian at tumango lang ito at naglakad papalis. Before I decided to leave, I checked the time and I noticed that I was asleep for like 5 hours.
Nong nakalabas ako sa library, nakita kong unti-unti ng dumidilim. Ang tahimik na ng paligid at wala na akong estudyante na nakikita. I exhaled in thankful because I remembered that I put my things in my locker before going to the cafeteria earlier. So, I decided to walk slowly.
Pagkaraan ko sa park, naalala ko naman yong nangyari kanina. I tsked in pissed and continue to walk. Pagkarating ko sa gate, nahagip sa aking mata ang pangalan ng school sa itaas nito. DumpWestern University: a prestigious school where students can be everything. Dreams will come true and many achievements you'll reach. But all things had its ugly side. And not all amazing are beautiful within.
Nagpatuloy ako sa paglakad hanggang sa malakabas ako ng school. I saw taxis and cars passing by. Nong tumingin ako sa right side, nakita kong bukas pa ang coffee shop. Maraming pumupunta don dahil masarap ang latte nila. Naisipan ko namang bumaling sa left side and there, I saw a girl student just walking all alone. Suddenly, a fast van passed by. Nainis ako dahil sa bilis nito. But what I not expect is when the van stopped near to the girl who I mentioned earlier. Then after it, three men suddenly came outside. With curiosity, I walked to the path where they are. But I froze out when they started to attack the girl. I couldn't move by what I saw. My body suddenly stepped backwards and gulped.
"Tulong!" I could hear the girl cries. Bumaling ako sa kabilang side at nakita kong wala ng dumadaan na sasakyan. For pete sake's! Bakit ngayon pa?!
Malapit sa akin, may isang puno kaya napagpasyahan kong pumunta doon. Sneaking secretly, I saw how they dragged the girl but it continues to fight even she's helpless. But after a moment, the girl just went unconscious after putting a blue towel to his face.
Nararamdaman kong namamawis na ako. Gusto kong tumulong pero ayoko ring mapahamak. I bit my lip and rashly get my phone to call the cops. But it's too late because the van rapidly drove away. I tried to catch what's the plate number but I see nothing. Pagkatapos non, umalis ako doon sa puno at nabitawan ko ang aking cellphone.
What I do was a shit. I let a group of unknown people kidnapped a girl. I was a dumb to not even do a single action just to save that poor girl from disaster. I'm bullshit
Umiling-iling ako at kinuha ang aking cellphone at ibinalik sa aking bulsa. Drowned by shame, I continue to walk and set my mind to forget what I saw earlier.
Yeah, just forget it Ian. Just forget what happened.
