HITMAN TONY'S SUMMER CAMP SURVIVAL GUIDE

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HIDE AND SEEK WITH A TWIST.

Fredo has hidden a basketball. Hahanapin iyon ng campers pero imbes na ilabas kapag nakita, kailangang magtago ang nakakita kasama ang bola.

The next person to find them would join them and hide anew. Hanggang parami na nang parami ang nagtatago at isa na lang ang taya. Kung kaninong team kabilang ang huling taya, that team loses.

Nagpulasan na lahat para maghanap nang pumito si Fredo. Nakitakbo na rin si Paisley pero hinagip ni Anton ang braso niya.

"Stay close." Anito.

"Hiwalay-hiwalay tayo dapat."

"E, baka kung saan ka na naman mapunta."

"Look, I'm really grateful you saved my life. If it weren't for you..." inisip niya ang mga magulang. Sisihin tiyak ng mga iyon ang sarili. Would they ever recover? Bumuntonghininga si Paisley, "But it's okay now. Fredo cordoned off the perimeter--" With a yellow tape. Bawal sila lumampas doon.

Bakit hindi iyon ginawa ni Fredo bago ang scavengers hunt? Paisley had a theory. Fredo was not able to because that wasn't the scheduled activity. Malinaw naman na sa kanila na ang mga supplies or materials ay nanggagaling sa opisina. Dinadala lang sa camp tuwing umaga ang mga kakailanganin kasama ng mga pagkain.

Pero binago ni Miss Carla ang naka-schedule na activity. Pinag-scavenger hunt sila kahit walang magagamit na palatandaan kung hanggang saan lang sila dapat.

That was dangerous. Kung malalaman ng mga magulang nila....napailing si Paisley. The parents would never know, sigurado siya doon. Hindi sasabihin ng mga counselors. Beside, their parents all signed a waiver. Ipinagkakatiwala ng mga magulang ang mga anak sa pangangalaga ng mga counselors at kung may mangyari man, walang pananagutan ang summer camp organizers.

Kaya nga walang magawa ang papa ni Jacob. His lawyer was still trying to find a way around that waiver, filing this and that petition. Pati ang private investigator na kinuha para hanapin si Jacob, walang makitang lead.

"I..uh..appreciate your concern, Anton--" she really did. It felt nice to have someone who has her back. People got that women empowerment thing wrong, laging sinasabi iyon ng kanyang mama. The power of a woman lies in being a woman. Simple as that. So, her mother said, if a boy offers to carry her things, let him. It meant she was powerful enough to have a boy wanting to do things for her.

Tiningnan niya si Anton, "But I'll be fine." Paniniyak niya. Wala siyang balak maghanap ng bola, magkukunwari lang siya. Her plan was to sneak in Fredo's cottage, find a cell phone and get a message to the old PI who was hired to find Jacob.

Jacob's father had dismissed the PI out of frustration. Matanda na raw kasi sobra, baka kaya hindi na mahanap si Jacob. Pinalitan ng mas batang private investigator.

But Paisley liked the old PI. He listened to her. He promised her he would keep digging for the truth.

Kapag nakakita siya ng cell phone, she would text and then delete the message as soon as it said 'sent'.

Bigla siyang binitiwan ni Anton, sumigaw ito, "Chi!" And ran towards their teammate.

Erik tripped Chi.

At sinadya iyon ni Erik. Pagkapatid kay Chi, tumakbo na iyon, tatawa-tawa.

Sumunod si Paisley kay Anton, "Chi, are you okay?" Tanong niya habang tinutulungan ito ni Anton makatayo.