The Way He Smashes Her Heart

Chapter 51: Tikbalang's Identity

"Guys, I think I found the answer."

"Really?" agad na lumapit si Tristian and take a look at the information I found. Janice, Mikie, and Rica followed. I showed them the page where could be the possible meaning of NHL. When we are about to read...

"Students!" habang abala kami sa book ay biglang pumasok sa eksena si Sir Cris. We greeted him. "Good Morning, Sir."

"Ang sisipag niyong mag-aral ah. Imbes na nasa gym na nagsisipag-laro ay andito kayo sa library. Anong meron?" wow, students in the library means masipag mag-aral. But I need to tell him kung ano talaga ang ginagawa naming lima. Kinalabit ko si Tristian to answer for me.

"Sir sa totoo lang po, may hinahanap lang po kami. Debale, nahanap naman na po yung needed information." he said calmly.

The teacher looked carefully at the book that we were holding. Nag-taka siya na kung bakit nagbabasa kami ng mga books na belong sa College department. Nasobrahan yata daw kami sa sipag. Sir Cris told us not to read those kind of books dahil baka sumabog daw ang mga utak namin.

"Elnor, I found something!" Rica handed me a sport magazine.

"What is it?" I looked at the magazine curiously. It is said in the title, "National Hockey League", acronym for NHL exactly. Well, that maybe a clue. It can help. Hmmm....
I stopped and I raised an eyebrow, "Kian doesn't play hockey."

Then, Rica gave me an "Oops!" then went back to the books to look for some pieces of information. While the three girls are busy, I caught Sir Cris warning Tristian about his grades outside the library. Dahil naka-activate pa rin ang tsismosa mode ko, I hid behind a wall and listened to their conversation.

Bagsak daw ang grades ni Tristian sa Values. Well, obviously dahil nang-aasar siya minsan pero hindi na ngayon. Napansin ko din na bumabait na rin siya or how can I explain this? Like... he is changing.

"Nga pala, ibigay mo ito kay Elnor." Sir Cris said as he hand something to Tristian. Doon ay bumalik ako sa loob ng library, pretending that I am reading. That is also the time when Tristian entered with a sad look on his face. When he goes back scanning to the books, I tapped his shoulder.

"Ok lang yan. Bawi nalang sa susunod na quarter." I said, encouraging him.

He smiled, "Paano mo nalaman? Nakinig ka noh?"

"Nah, nevermind. I have my ways."

While I'm reading, Tristian handed me a black box. Iyon yata yung ipinamimigay ni Sir Cris for me. I take the box and I observed something at it's texture and smell. It's kinda familiar. It seems like I recieved this kind of box before. Kailan nga ba?

"Tikbalang." I whispered at myself while I started opening the box.

"Tikbalang? S-sino yun?" Tristian asked curiously.

"Stalker niya yun." Mikie replied.

While opening the box, it seems kinda different. Unlike the other boxes that Tikbalang gave me, itong box na hawak ko ngayon ay walang kadesign-design. As in plain lang, walang mga tricks while you open it. Basta pag-bukas mo ay yung letter na agad ang makikita mo. Sa may takip nito ay may nakadikit na note. Sabi dito: "Huwag mo ito ipakita sa iba. Tayo lang ang nakakaalam."

Hmph. Medyo may pagka-private ngayon si Tikbalang. Anyare sa kanya? No choice ako ngayon. To follow the instruction, gagawa ako ng isang effective palusot.com sa mga kasama ko dito sa library, especially Tristian.