Chapter 36

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Chapter 36--- She’s Back!

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THIRD PERSON’S POV.

Maagang pumasok ng JMU si Fritz. Nasa gym ito ngayon kasama si Louise at nag pa-practice. Mag-iisang linggo na sumula ng mangyari ang insedenting iyon. They found out na hindi pala si Kinneth Roy Ortuso ang lalaking iyon. It’s his cousin, Tom Ferrer. He’s a former student of JMU, pero huminto ito dahil kailangan nitong magpa-rehab due to drug addiction. Ang I.D na ginamit nito ay ang old I.D ni Kinneth na ni-report nitong nawala.

About Kinneth, he is innocent. Wala siyang kinalaman sa ginawa ni Tom dahil nawawala na ito sa katinuan. The school also found out na nadisgrasya ito on that same day and good thing ay naligtas ito sa kapahamakan.

‘‘Fritz, where do you plan to go on a vacation this summer? Italy again?’’ Tanong ni Louise, para mabasak ang katahimikan sa kanilang dalawa.

‘‘Mind your own business, Louise!’’ May diing pahayag ni Fritz at malakas na hinagis ang bola sa board ng ring at sinalo bago i-shoot ang bola sa ring.

‘‘Chill, madaling araw palang ang init na ng ulo mo. I’m just asking, ‘cause you need to loosen up a bit.’’

‘‘Well, thanks for asking but I don’t need it!’’ Tapos ay malakas na nagdribble ito patungong kabilang ring.

‘‘Bahala ka!’’ at napabuntong hininga nalang ito.

This past week kasi ay panay practice ito. Tapos abala rin sa mga trabaho nito bilang student council president. Hindi lang ‘yan. Nag re-report din ito sa company nila ngayon, dahil wala ang Ama nito. Imuuwi pa ito ng trabaho, to make himself busy. In-short... he’s being workaholic.

‘‘Alis muna ako, I’ll buy some food.’’ Paalam ni Louise dahil mag si-six na ng umaga at hindi pa ito nakakapag-almusal. Malamang ganun rin si Fritz.

Napapa-iling nalang si Louise na naglalakad dahil hindi man lang nag abala si Fritz na magsalita. Siya nalang ang nag-aasikaso sa kinakain nito dahil nakakalimutan na nitong kumain minsan o talagang nag hu-hunger strike ito. Papalabas na ito ng gym ng may nahagip ang paningin n’ya, kaya lumapit s’ya.

‘‘What’s up now, babalik kana ba?’’ Ngumiti lang ito sa kanya bago tumungin kay Fritz na padabog na nag sho-shooting.

‘‘I know you did this for a reason. What ever that reason is...you need to talk. He’s so fvcked up.’’

‘‘Wala namang rason para gawin n’yang miserable ang buhay n’ya. If you really love a person or atleast trust that person, then there’s no need for you to get fvck up! All he need to do is believe and wait for me, no matter what it takes.’’ Mahina ngunit may diing pahayag nito.

‘‘He’s been left behind once, that is why he acted like that.’’

‘‘Bakit s’ya lang ba? I been through worst than that. I TRUST him, that’s why I cameback. I thought he believed in me, but I guess...I was wrong.’’

‘‘Wala akong kinakampihan. You were both my friend and I want you to be happy. Look at you, nakakakain kapa ba ng maayos? You shrank alot from the last time I saw you.’’ Malalim na humugot ng hininga si Louise pero nag-iwas lang ng tingin ang kausap nito.

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