Decrypting Ciphers Volume I (COMPLETED)

Chapter 8: The Peanut Case

Chapter 8: The Peanut Case

Lynch's POV

Pagkagising ko ay agad-agad akong nagbihis at nagtake-out nang dalawang kape. Medyo masakit ang ulo ko dahil medyo gabi na nang nakauwi ako pagkatapos ng paghatid ko kay Arya at ginawa ko pa ang mga assignments ko.

Nang nakarating na ako sa kanto ng dorm niya, biglang tumunog ang cellphone ko. I parked the car carefully before looking it up.

You thought I was done?

I've only just begun.

Ano? Ano na naman bang klase ng laro ito?

As if on cue, nagtext ulit ang unknown number.

I'm watching you. I know your weakness. I can always take her life.

Bumilis ang pitik ng puso ko. Is this guy serious? Dahil sa pangamba na nadampot siya, tumakbo ako papalabas at pumasok sa kanyang dorm. "Arya?" ika ko pero walang sumasagot.

Inulit ko ito, "Arya! Asan ka?" Those bastards! They took her! Akala ko talaga ay nakuha na nila siya. I sighed in relief when her figure came from the bathroom.

Gulat na gulat naman siya ng makita ako. "Napakaimpatient mo naman, Lynch. Eto na nga diba? Hay naku, ewan ko talaga sa iyo." Kinuha ko naman ang bag at mga gamit niya at mabilis na lumabas dahil ayaw kong mapagtanto niya na may kababalaghan na naman na nangyayari.

"Here." I handed her the coffee and stayed silent.

It's been three weeks since Marky's sister died. They held a small service for her memorial. Though it is still unbelievable that his father did that to him, I knew that he doesn't care much for Marion because she's just a daughter of another man. Still, it took Marky nine days to grieve over her and move on eventually.

It's been three weeks of peace and I wanted it to stay that way but I guess it wasn't meant to be.

I gripped the steering wheel tight and got to school really fast. I was tense. Hindi ko alam kung ano na naman ang gagawin nila kay Arya. Nang nagpark ako ay medyo pawis ako at muntik ko nang hindi namalayan ang mainit na palad ni Arya sa aking kamay.

"Are you okay? Kanina ka pa kasing ganyan." Nagaalala ang kanyang mukha kaya ayaw kong malaman niya kung ano talaga ang ipinagaalala ko. "Ahh, ito? Okay lang ako." The fact that I drank coffee really didn't help my nerves.

"I'm really worried for you, Lynch. Seriously, tell me if you're not feeling well or something."

"Thanks." Gusto ko sana siyang biruin na ang cute niya kapag nagaalala ngunit hindi ko maiwasan ang pangamba na dumadaloy sa lalamunan ko.

I took her bag and other stuff dahil ihahatid ko pa siya para makasigurong wala siyang ibang makasalubong.

"Hi, Lynch!" Oh, God! You have got to be kidding me. She just sprang out of nowhere like a mushroom. I ignored her and continued moving, pulling Arya closer to me.

"So, how was your morning? Gusto mong sumabay sa akin papunta sa classroom natin? Magtambay tayo doon." I internally groaned. I can't deal with two problems in the morning. "I'm so sorry, Althea. I'm kind of busy with my girlfriend here." Kapag titingnan mo ang nangyayari, mapapatawa ka sa mga expressions nila. Tila ba nalaglag ang kanilang mga panga sa sahig.

"Gi-girlfriend mo si Arya?" There was a pang of jealousy in her eyes. I didn't dare look at Arya, however. Baka saksakin ako sa puso. "You didn't know?" I faked sympathy for her and then, kinalabit ko ang aking kamay sa balikat ni Arya at hinila siya papalayo.