Ghost Girl

Haunt # 2

Haunt # 2

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"Balita ko kaklase mo raw si Wesley Montes?" my twin sister, Millie asked as she stormed inside my room.

Of course, I ignored her, which I pretty much do often. Well, we do ignore each other and don't actually talk unless we need to. And if not for the fact that we are identical twins, we would have pretended not to know each other when we are in school. Then again, we hardly come across each other naman, so...

"Kinakausap kita, Mandy," she said irritably.

I looked up. "I'm busy," I said in a bored voice.

"I don't care. Just answer my question—kaklase mo ba talaga si Wesley Montes?"

"And if yes?"

"Oh, shit. I should have taken Fine Arts," she muttered.

I fought the urge to laugh. Fine Arts? She can't even tell the difference between square and rectangle.

Hindi ko na siya pinansin while she continued ranting about how unfair it is that I get to have Wesley Montes as a classmate.

I rolled my eyes. I don't even know him and don't get it why girls were screaming all over for him kanina sa school. I mean, so what if he's in a band? Glacier? Ano 'yun? 'Di ba yelo 'yun?

Millie was now cursing me under her breath, but I continued to ignore her.

My twin sister and I are not close. Sobrang magkaiba kami and because of our differences, we do not see eye to eye at hindi talaga kami magkasundo. Even when we were still kids, palagi kaming nag-aaway hanggang sa napagod at sumuko na ang parents namin sa kasusubok na paglapitin kaming dalawa. They used to say that twin sisters are supposed to have a bond that is stronger than with anyone, pero bukod sa parehong mukha at dugo that Millie and I are sharing, wala kaming kahit na anong konek.

She left my room while still muttering under her breath. Mabuti naman at umalis na. Makakapag-concentrate na ako sa assignment namin about La Soianna Manor.

While reviewing the files, which Frederick turned-over to us, napansin kong we really have a long way to go. Walang masyadong details at information na ganoon ka-reliable para sa Hunt. Then again, siguro mas okay na nga ito. At least if we started from scratch, mas mararamdaman namin talaga ang fulfillment.

As I browsed through the files, I noted that the last known owner of La Soianna Manor was Seraphina de Saavedra, the only child of Solomon and Vivianna de Saavedra—the first owners of the manor. After her, wala ng nabanggit na iba. It's possible that she died as a spinster. Pero puwede rin namang nagkaroon siya ng sariling pamilya, pero hindi iyon nabanggit sa mga dokumento.

I sighed. Never mind for now. I don't think meron akong mapapalitaw just from the documents na hawak-hawak ko. Kailangan kong makatunton mismo sa manor at magagawa ko iyon finally on Saturday.

Iniligpit ko na ang mga files at nag-prepare for bed. I usually sleep at midnight, pero dahil I talked more kanina than I usually do, pakiramdam ko ay naubusan ako ng energy.

And to my annoyance, dinig na dinig ko pa rin sa isip ko ang makakabuwisit na tilian ng mga babae kanina sa klase.

Wesley Montes.

A creature from who-knows-where just arrived in our class.

How unfortunate.

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Maaga akong pumapasok. Ako ang nauunang dumating sa klase everyday.

So why... why may pumalit na sa trono ko?