PLUNDERER CHIC (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER FORTY ONE

When Zel and I parted our ways. I  suddenly stopped infront of my department's building when I saw the guy who was looking at me while waiting at the entrance. He smiled at me dahilan para magmukang binudburan ng asin ang mga babaeng nasa paligid. Napailing nalang ako at nagpatuloy palapit sa kaniya.

"Shit? Is that the nerd?"

"Ibang-iba na siya ngayon!"

"OM-jesus! She look so different, her aura is a lot different than before!"

"Ang hot."

"She's a goddess."

Napa-irap nalang ako dahil sa mga naririnig ko sa paligid at sa mga na dadaanan ko.

"Good morning." Ice suddenly said ng makalapit ako sa kaniya.

"Morning, kanina ka pa?" Tanong ko naman. It's been days, and ngayon lang ulit kami nagkita.

"Nope. Not really." He answered as we started walking upstairs.

"I heard your father was at the hospital." He suddenly said which made me glance at him.

"Oh... Yeah." Tanging sagot ko lang, since I don't know what to tell him. How did he knew? What happened to paps is confidential. So I don't know where he heard that.

"Is he okay?" He asked again and I just nodded.

"How did you know?" I confusedly asked, since I wanna know where did and what he heard.

"Dad told me. He had a business meeting with Chairman Mc Blaire and the other businessmen, when the incident happened... It wasn't publicly stated, right?" He said as he glance at me. Tumango lang ako at tumingin sa dinaraanan namin.

"Sorry, hindi ko sinabi." I mumbled. I feel so ashamed, he called me yesterday but I didn't even told him what happened, I even lied.

"It's alright. I understand." Napatingin naman ako sa kaniya after what he said. He gave me an gently smile so I smiled back.

Ng makarating kami sa classroom ay nandon na sina Alexus, Joellen and Allyza at halos makasabay lang namin ang prof, kaya agad kaming umupo sa mga upuan namin.

Napapasulyap ako kay Ice dahil sa pinag usapan namin kanina. I really feel bad, I haven't told him what happened to paps but he found out, and I even lied when he asked when called me. But at the end, he even waited for me at the entrance and told me he understand. Sana ganon rin kadali pagnalaman niya ang buhay na mayroon ako. I hope, hindi pa sinabi ni Tita Rose ang tungkol sa family namin. Gusto ko na ako ang mag sabi, pero na tatakot ako.

"That's all for today. Good bye everyone, happy lunch break." Nakangiting sabi ng last prof namin this morning before she finally went out.

Inayos ko naman agad ang mga gamit ko habang naririnig ko ang bunganga ni Joellen at Allyza, isama pa si Alexus.

"Let's go." Ice suddenly announced kaya nagsimula silang lumabas habang ako ay nasa likuran kasabay si Ice.

"May gagawin nga pala ako." I finally said, kanina ko pa gusto sabihin sa kanila na hindi ako makakasabay sa lunch break namin. Since I wanna do the investigation thing.

"Huh? Pano ang lunch mo?" Joellen confusedly asked, at lahat sila ay napatigil sa gitna ng stairs habang nagtatakang nakatingin sa akin.

"Ahm..." Ano bang magandang alibi! Jusko naman.

"I will be having lunch with my cousin, may importante kasing pinapagawa si paps." Sagot ko sa kanila at tumingin kay Ice na kalmado lang na nakatingin rin pala sa akin.

"Cousin? Paps? You mean your father?" Sunod sunod na tanong naman ni Allyza.

Hays... Cousin my ass.

"Yeah... Clayd's my cousin." Sagot ko which made then gasped.