Scarper House

2•3 - Not Just a Reunion

3 - Not Just a Reunion

"Euna."

"Euna."

"Euna."

Napabalikwas ako ng bangon nang marinig ang boses ni Sync. Parang napakabigat ng dibdib ko at paulit-ulit akong huminga nang malalim. Naramdaman ko rin ang mga kamay niyang umalalay sa'kin kaya lumingon ako sa kaniya.

"W-What happened?" nalilitong tanong ko. The last thing I remember was us having breakfast at Mrs. Lagdameo's vacation house.

"It's already past 9 PM, Euna. I think there's something in the food we ate," seryoso pero may tunog ng pag-aalalang sabi niya. "Trina's missing."

"What?" I looked around the room and found the others lying on the couch, the bed, the floor. Nandito nga kaming lahat, maliban kay Trina. "Where are we?"

"I think we're still at Mrs. Lagdameo's house." Tinulungan niya akong tumayo. "I also think we should leave."

Napatingin ako ng diretso sa mga mata ni Sync dahil sa sinabi niya. Hindi siya kasingtalino ni Tate pagdating sa academics, pero sa halos lahat ng bagay, siya ang pinakapinagkakatiwalaan namin. Siya ang pinakaresponsable kaya kahit buhay namin, sa kaniya namin ipinagkakatiwala. Noon.

Napaiwas ako ng tingin nang mag-init ang mga mata ko. "We should wake them up."

Una kong nilapitan si Dahlia saka marahang tinapik-tapik ang pisngi niya. "Dahli... wake up."

"Five minutes..." sabi niya sa inaantok pang boses saka tumalikod sa'kin. Napailing ako at napangiti.

"Dahli, we have to go. Come on."

"Euna—" Nagulat ako nang biglang bumukas ang mga mata niya na mabilis ding nanlaki nang makita niya ako. Bigla siyang umupo at yumakap sa'kin. "Euna."

"Y-Yeah, it's me." I hesitated at first, but I forced myself to hug her back. Guilt rushed through every part of my system as I realized that it wasn't just me who's still traumatized. I think my disappearance made things even harder for Dahlia. Saglit lang ay bumitaw rin ako. "Dahli, listen. Something's wrong. We have to find Trina and leave this place."

"What, where's Trina?"

Napalingon ako nang marinig ang boses ni Vito. He's the closest to Sync and I'm not surprised that he's the first person he woke up.

"She's not here," Sync answered.

"What do you mean she's not—" Vito looked around the room and stilled when he didn't find his favorite face. "Where the hell is she?"

"Were we poisoned?" Tate, being the Tate that he is, already assessed what happened as soon as he opened his eyes. Nakita kong tinulungan siya ni Vito na tumayo.

"I'm guessing sleeping pills," sagot ulit ni Sync habang ginigising naman sina Brix at Samuel.

Hinayaan ko nang si Dahlia ang gumising kay Niall, at lumapit ako sa natutulog na si Fleur. Ilang tapik lang ay nagmulat siya.

"Good morning."

I smiled for a second because of her innocent aura. She's the baby of the class before. Too pure for everything. "It's not a good morning, Fleur." I hate that I had to remove the smile on her face. "It's already evening, and we have a problem right now."