Who are you Miss Dela Vega? (University Series #I)

Chapter XLIX

Danielle

Walang pasok ngayong araw, sinuspende ng university yung classes ngayon dahil sa nangyari kahapon. Madaming natakot at natrauma dahil sa nangyari. Sino ba namang hindi kung hindi lamang simpleng pagpatay mismo ang ginawa ng suspect? Lorenzo was murdered ruthlessly. Kahit ako naiisip ko padin yung katawan nya kapag pumipikit ako. I can't just erase that in my mind. It's just frightening to attend school now, buti na lang at nagsuspend agad after the incident.

But I'm still thinking about what I saw yesterday sa office ni ma'am. I dont wanna believe yet na kaya nya gawin yun but the evidence was there. Matibay yun na ebidensya in case ituro sya which is mangyayari talaga lalo na ganun na lamang ang takot nung bestfriend na nakakita mismo. Pero what's the connection between Blaire and Lorenzo? Why did she kill him? I need to know everything that happened that day, i need to search for info. Ayoko muna maniwala dahil lamang sa nakita ko. Ms. Dela Vega is innocent until proven guilty.

Hanggang ngayon wala padin akong balita kay ma'am, kahit isang reply wala pa akong narereceived. I don't know where she is right now. I want to see her and ask her directly but how. Wala din ako ng balita sa imbistigasyon na nagaganap sa school. I know for sure si ma'am ang suspect na ituturo.

Kinuha ko ang laptop sa tabi ko. I'm here sa room, wala pa akong masyadong tulog dahil sa mga naiisip at nangyari kahapon. I sighed at nagsimulang hanapin yung Lorenzo sa facebook. His name is Lorenzo Manansala according to student info na nakita ko sa computer ni ma'am. He's 20 and a 3rd year marketing student but why's he near the archi building? I search for his name and sht his name is trending na!

I scroll and scroll until i reach one specific tag and there it is, his best friend telling the story of what happened. I clicked for it and damn it's 100k reacts, 5k comments and 60k shares. Ang bilis kumalat ng balita.

Stephen Grante

I'm Stephen, in case you don't know me. I'm Lorenzo's best friend. My guy was brutally killed yesterday at our school. I was there at the crime scene. I saw the culprit. With pure honesty, without adding lies and not just assuming things without a solid proof, I will tell everything here.

Around 12 pm lunch break. Lorenzo and I went to the archi building as his girlfriend texted him to ask for food dahil busy ito sa pag gawa ng plates nya. We went there para ibigay yung pagkain, nothing more. Pagkatapos nun umalis naman agad kami dahil may class pa kami at 12:30 but after namin makababa bigla nagsabi si Lorenz na iihi daw muna sya saglit. There's a restroom sa tabi ng archi building diba? So he went there while I waited for him outside. Then suddenly someone approached me and asked me some questions which I found odd because why didn't she know those basic questions when she's studying at our school too? But of course i answered her without thinking about it. I just realized it after the incident. After a few questions umalis na sya. That's when i noticed na masyado ng matagal si Lorenzo sa restroom, so pinuntahan ko na sya at mallate na kami sa next subject namin.

Pero hindi ko inaasahan ang makikita ko. Blood was scattered on the floor. I was stunned and shaking when i saw him lying on the floor with multiple stabs. The most shocking and frightening part was seeing one of our university professors with a knife in her hand. She's staring at my best friend without any expression. She's a fucking demon cause how could she? How the hell is she staring at him that very moment without feeling guilty after what she has done? Out of fear, i ran as fast as i could to ask for help. By the way, please remember this name. TAZANNAH DELA VEGA, teachers of business management. Shes the culprit and the one who killed my best friend. The school needs to stop silencing us students for that goddamn reputation! This story needs to be heard! My best friend needs justice, he didn't deserve to die! He's kind, pure and nothing but one of the best people out there. Kailangan nya ng  hustisya! Tangina kilos din sana yung nakakataas no, wag nyo kami patahimikin dito!

There's a picture of ma'am after his long ass caption kaya mas lalo akong natakot sa kalagayan nya ngayon.

Wait. I paused.

I reread the last part. So he saw ma'am holding the knife but he didn't saw na sya mismo yung sumasak at pumatay? Something's ain't right. Something's fishy.

I refuse to read the comments section dahil alam kong puro pangbabatikos lamang ang laman nito. Hindi ko naman sila masisisi kahit naman ako, a part of me naiisip na baka nga si ma'am ang may sala. Sa nagkalat ba naman na evidence sa office ni ma'am. Pero may mali at aalamin ko ito. 

Ilang minuto muna ako tumunganga at nag isip nang tumunog ang phone ko. Napatayo ako bigla ng makita ang pangalan ni Blaire sa message notif. Oh my gosh, it's her!

Blaire sungit <3

**** st. Batangas. Meet me there.

Walang pagdadalawang isip na nagbihis ako at nag ayos. Batangas? Damn I hope she's okay lang. Medyo malayo layo din ang batangas pero kaya naman.

Agad kong pinasibad yung kotse at hinanap sa map yung sinend nyang address. Medyo nakahinga ako ng maluwag sa message nya. I'm glad she messaged me kung hindi baka hindi na talaga ako matulog pa. Wala pa naman akong tulog since kagabi kakaisip.

After an hour and half narating ko yung location na sinabi nya. Medyo tago ito kaya nahirapan akong hanapin. There's only one house here mula sa loc so I think eto na yun? Sa kanila ba to?

Nagpalinga linga ako para tignan kung may tao pero wala. Tanging ihip ng hangin at mga ibon ang naririnig kong ingay. Pumunta ako sa gate at pinindot yung doorbell sa gilid.

Makalipas ang halos isang minuto ay bumukas ang gate. Isang kasambahay ang lumabas.

"Goodmorning po ma'am. Kayo po ba si Miss Danielle?" The maid asked and I just nodded.

"Kanina pa po kayo inaantay ni Young Lady. Pasok nyo po yung kotse nyo" she added. She opened the big gate after that para maipasok ko ang kotse ko. I just thank her kahit naguguluhan ako. Young Lady? Is she pertaining to Blaire?

Halos mapanganga ako sa bumungad sakin. The heck? I was amazed nung makapasok nako. What the fuck? Guard house or maid house lang yung bahay kanina?

I drove for 5 minutes pa bago ko narating ang isang napakalaking bahay. Gagu walang wala yung bahay namin. She's rich as fuck?

Ilang kasambahay ang nakangiting sumalubong sakin at isinama ako patungo sa second floor kung asan si Blaire.

"Ma'am katok na lang po kayo" sabi ni manang Lucia, yung mayordoma ng bahay nato. I mean palasyo.

"Ay manang pwede po magtanong?"

"Ano po yun Miss Dani?" naguguluhan padin ako sa mga nakikita ko. All this time ang yaman yaman nya pala?

"Kanino po itong bahay?" ers nang pumasok kami ng bahay wala akong nakitang kahit isang pictures, puro lamang painting ang nakadisplay. Diba normal na sa isang bahay na magkaroon ng malaking portrait ng family pictures na nakasabit sa dingding o kaya naman kahit maliit lang na nakadisplay sa sala or kung saan na pwedeng makita ng bisita? But there was nothing but paintings and figurines.

"Kay Young Lady Tazannah po Miss Dani." She answered. Napakamot na lang ako ng ulo, mukhang naweweirduhan sakin si manang. Nagugulat ako sa mga malalaman ko!

After she left, I breathed deeply muna bago kumatok. Shet bakit ako biglang kinabahan. I know a couple of times  before I heard footsteps na papalapit sa pintuan. Kinuha ko muna ang phone ko para tignan yung sarili ko sa reflection. Tangina baka ang haggard ko na sa mahabang pagdrive.

Inaayos ko yung sarili ko sa harap ng phone ko nang bigla may tumikhim sa harap ko. Agad akong lumingon at tinago yung phone sa bulsa. My lips formed into a smile instantly. There she is in front of me. The woman of my dreams and the girl who's always on my mind 24/7.

Walang ano ano ay pumasok ako, sinara yung pinto at niyakap sya nang mahigpit. Damn! I miss her.

"Baby" I murmured.

"Miss me, Halverson?" She teased and hugged me back tighter.

"Sobra"