Vesper Valdis
"An abandoned apothecary?" I asked the president, confused.
"The chairwoman of the student body personally requested an investigation," sagot niya.
Napakunot ang noo ko. Si Cinth? Ano na naman bang pinaplano niya?
"You have any idea about this?" tanong ni Lorenzo.
Napailing ako. "No, sir."
He just looked at me like he expected my answer already. "Remember to trail far away from us," he then commanded.
"Understood, sir."
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Palihim ko silang sinusundan ni Zane gaya ng utos niya.
Cinth? What else do you know?
You hated the president so much yet you asked for a favor. You couldn't possibly take your pride just like that.
Unless she has another motive.
That's how Hyacinth works.
Naglakad pa sila hanggang sa marating nila ang border.
We have a strict rule to never cross the border.
Ang palatandaan na andun ka na sa border ay ang mga kakaibang statue.
"Onyx."
Tinawag niya ako bigla kaya nagpakita na ako. Inutusan niya akong magmasid sa apothecary.
It's far beyond the border. But the president has given a command.
And Lorenzo's words are absolute. The law.
"Yes, sir." Hindi na ako nagdadalawang isip na pumasok sa napakalaking tower.
Hindi ito nakikita sa village dahil natabunan ito ng malalaking kahoy at bundok.
As I went inside, the hair on my nape suddenly stood up.
There was an eerie silence, a complete darkness.
Pero sanay na ako sa dilim. My sight adjusted right away.
I hurriedly checked every floor, in every place, in every room.
No time to waste.
That's our motto.
Sobrang alikabok. Nagkakalat din ang mga gamit sa sahig.
Naalala ko bigla ang mga sabi-sabi tungkol sa lugar na to.
It's somewhere in the 1900s. Bigla nalang daw nawala ang lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho dito. As if they vanished in thin air.
Tanging mga basag at sirang kagamitan nalang ang bumungad sa kanila.
At dahil dun, inabandona nila ang apothecary.
Bigla nalang may kumalabog kaya napahinto ako.
Napapitik ako sa ere ng ikalawang beses. That's our code from the nightguards. It asks confirmation if a fellow night guard is around.
Baka pinapasundan ako dito ni Lorenzo.
The other party should respond with three clicks.
But nothing. A dead silence.
Ibig sabihin, ako lang ang nandito.
Naalarma ako. So, what was that?
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