Xiara's POV
Ayaw kong tinatawag sa totoo kong pangalan. It reminds me of sh!ts I don't want to remember.
Xylene Iara A. Ramirez
Tss......
Papunta na ako sa classroom ko. Late na ako at sa kabutihang palad nasa 4th floor pa yung classroom namin. Yeah, I'm being sarcastic. And because our school is so wide and big we don't even have any elevators.
Nasa harap na ako ng hagdan na tila ba stairway to heaven. Ugh As if I have any other choice. Black will kill me if I skip class. Good thing I'm fit.
After 5 minutes nakarating na ako sa classroom namin. Buti wala pang teacher. Pagpasok ko sa loob pinagtitinginan ako at pinagbubulungan. Pero wala akong pake sa mga pinagsasabi nila kaya diretso akong umupo sa upuan ko sa likod.
"Kaano-ano niya si Black?"
"Siya ata yung right hand ni Black. Si Xiara."
"Si Xylene ay si Xiara!?" napatingin silang lahat sa akin. Napakunot ang noo ko. I hate attentions. Sinamaan ko sila ng tingin, iniwas nila ang kanilang tingin.
"Ngayon ko lang napansin. Magkamukha nga sila!"
Walang nakakaalam na ako si Xiara. Minsan naka disguise akong pumupunta ditto or make-up.
"Good morning class. You're quiet today. What a n-" natikom ang bibig nung teacher na kakapasok lamang. Sanay na sila sa mga ganitong ugali namin.
"Shut up. Just tell us the rules" sabat ng lalaki kong classmate. Natikom ang bibig nung teacher na kakapasok lamang. Sanay na sila sa mga ganitong ugali namin. Puro mga barumbadong gunggong ang nandito.
Napabuntong hininga si ma'am at wala ng nagawa kundi buklatin ang librong hawak niya. "Okay, the first rule is to obey the student handbook."
Wow, maninibago siguro ang lahat ng mag-aaral bukas. No one really obeys the handbook but now that Black is here change is coming.
"Second is... you must have a passing score in your exams. If you fail, you will mandatory attend the summer school with the supervision of Black herself" marami ang nag-react. Like duh , this is class C nobody actually studies here. But that's easy for me. Hindi naman ako bobo I just hate studying.
"She added a punishment for those who will attend the summer school. It will be located somewhere that light and air cannot pass through" dagdag ni sir habang tinitignan kami. Mukhang masaya siya ah.
Somewhere that light and air cannot pass through.... I'm guessing she plans to put them in the cage we built in an isolated island. Now that's intense.
"And the last?" tanong ng babae kong classmate. Hindi ko kilala eh. Wala akong kilala dito.
"The last is... " hindi naman obvious na mahilig si ma'am na mambitin noh?
"No students are allowed to kill inside the school premises"
Natahimik ang lahat. Well, that'll be a great change. Pa'no na yan. Naging tradisyon na ata nilang pumatay ng tao araw-araw. Kaya nga may sementeryo tong school eh. Nasa likuran ng building namin. Tambak na ang mga bangkay doon.
"So starting tomorrow we will be expecting you to become decent students.... Or gangsters."
Yeah right, because the demon is in our school. Pagkatapos ng mahaba-habang lesson didiretso na sana ako sa cafeteria nung biglang tumawag si Black. Sabi niya na pumunta daw ako sa 5th floor. Eh sa pagkakaalam ko eh hanggang apat lang na palapag itong building naming. Saktong nasa labas na ako kaya tinignan ko.
Meron nga. Grabe kailan pa?
Matapos ang ilang minutong pag-akyat ng napakahabang hagdan napatigil ako sa 4th floor. Inilibot ko ang paningin ko. Sa'n yung daanan?
Naglilibot-libot ako ng biglang may tumunog na elevator. Ay tanga. Nasa gilid pala.
Pagkarating ko sa 5th floor pumasok ako sa nag-iisang pinto. Wow naman parang bahay lang. nandito na ang lahat ng gamit pero karamihan computers.
Nagtungo ako sa mini sala na kinaroroonan ni Black. "So is this our new headquarter?" tanong ko sa kanya at umupo sa tapat niya. It's cozy and has a nice feeling to it.
"Yeah. Call the gang now. Tell them to come here"
Inilabas ko na yung phone ko at tinawagan yung mga yun. I'm sure aware sila na nandito si Black.
Black"s POV
"Parating na sila. Pa'no na yung division 3? Sino ang magte-take over?" tanong ni Xiara habang nakahawak sa phone niya.
"Jake" tipid kong sagot. Mabilis naman niyang tinawagan.
Pagktapos ng ilang minute may kumatok na sa pintuan. Pinagbuksan sila ni Xiara at pinapasok sa loob. Umupo silang lima sa tapat ko. Sa tumabi sa akin si Xiara.
"Woah, ikaw pala si Xylene, Xiara. Kaya pala kapag nakakasalubong kita palagi mo akong sinasamaan ng tingin" bulalas ni Sean. This guy is always talking. He's annoying but he has potentials.
"Shut up." Xiara glared at him.
Well, these are the leaders in each of my division groups. Mark is the leader of division 1, he is obedient, a good cook, athletic, and a professional assassin. Second is PJ, he's smart, silent, likes working independently, our hacker, and the leader of Division 2. Division 3 was led by the bastard Jeric but he's now dead, Jake replaced him. He's obedient and also smart. Division 4 is led by the dumbass talkative Sean. He gets on my nerves a lot of times. He's a Casanova, playboy, womanizer or whatever they call him. But his SO sociable side is useful in getting information. And last, the leader of Division 5, JP, he's PJ's brother. He's a sniper, an excellent killer, he's more on action than on brain, unlike PJ, he's silent killer.
"Hey where's J?" tanong ni Sean habang inililibot ang kanyang paningin sa lugar.
"Jeric?" tanong ni Xiara.
"I killed him an-"straight ko siyang tinignan dahil hindi manlang ako pinatapos magsalita.
"Good to know. I didn't even like that gu---" and in an instant sinapak siya ni JP. "Tumahimik ka nga. Nagsasalita si Black eh!" sigaw niya sa kanya.
"Kailangang manapak? Ang sakit nun ah" napasapo siya sa kanyang batok tas tumingin sa akin sabay nag-peace sign. "Sorry Black. Hehehehe"
Napapikit nalang ako at nagbuntong hininga. There are times I want to rip this guy's throat but I don't want to waste his talent. I looked at him coldly and he just smiled at me like a kid.
"Jake is the new leader of division 3. Do your job well as the leaders of each division" seryoso kong utos sa kanila. They know what will happen to them if the mess up.
"We still have no leads about the mission. You can relax yourselves for a while. Questions?" I asked while looking at them.
"What should we do about the game? It's nearing. We should have at least enough weapons for just self-defense" saad ni PJ na may pag-aalala.
"The weapons are not a problem. You shouldn't rely too much on your weapons PJ. It will not always save you, even from death" I looked at him. It just blurted out of my mouth.
They all looked at me. We all have something in common, our common denominator.
[pain]
"That's not the main reason why you're here" I snapped. I looked at them seriously. "You will all have an individual mission"
"Yes!!" they blurted out of joy
