Friends
"Oh, aalis ka na agad? You won't join us for breakfast?"
Monika stopped from walking towards their front door as soon as she heard her mother. Ayaw kasi nitong hindi pinapakinggan. Since childhood, they were trained by their parents to follow house rules - including answering if asked.
"Mom, I'm busy. Besides, I have class by 8." Bakas pa rin ang antok sa kanyang boses.
She was about to go out when a thought crashed inside her head. I thought magsasabay kami ni kuya because he's early, too.
"Where's kuya? I don't see him kanina pa. Thought he had an early class."
Luminga-linga pa ito sa paligid, ngunit walang senyales ng kanyang kapatid.
That's weird. Like her, her brother also values time and an early bird on top of that.
"Left early. Di man lang natulog yun."
Well, his kuya is a monster and so dedicated in acads. He loves his books so much. Maybe they're his girlfriends.
"You sure you won't stay for another 10 minutes? What will you eat then?" Nag-aalalang sambit ng kanyang ina habang nagsasalin ng mga hotdogs sa pinggan. Maybe for Dwight.
Upang hindi ito mag-alala pa at tumigil na, sinagot na lang niya ito.
"I'll just grab something from the café outside. I really need to go. Later?"
"No. Ni hindi ka nga natulog kagabi. Patulog na ako pero ikaw, abala pa rin sa laptop mo. What did you do all night? Update your story again? You are no longer a SHS student. Freshman ka na baka nakakalimutan mo."
Now, she's screwed.
How did she know? I remember closing and locking the door before I write.
Umalis na lang si Monika para hindi ma-late sa klase. Major subject ang first class, so she needs to be there agad. Mahirap magkaroon ng demerits.
Isang chocolate croissant lang ang inorder ni Monika sa café na pinasukan niya. She didn't bother asking to reheat it kasi she only have an hour before the class starts. Traffic pa naman.
As soon as her ass landed a seat, her professor walked inside the room. She's thankful na hindi siya na-late pero haggard agad simula pa lang ng araw.
After the 2-hour lecture, agad na pumanhik siya sa next subject at sa susunod pang mga subjects. Tuloy-tuloy ang naging discussion ng mga professors kaya hindi na rin niya nakain ang biniling tinapay.
Tsaka niya lang naramdaman ang labis na gutom when her break started. Her stomach was rumbling and shooting pain, but still she managed to find a seat at the cafeteria.
Ilalabas na niya sana ang croissant na binili kanina kaso mukhang nawawala ito. Hinanap na niya sa buong bag pero wala pa rin. Must have left it somewhere nung naglabas ako ng mga gamit sa bag.
Now, she's screwed.
Just after realizing that her food has gone missing, a woman sat beside her. Wala siyang ganang pansinin ito dahil sa labis na gutom na nadarama.
"So, did she kill him or not?" That voice sounded familiar.
Okay, the woman got her attention. She looked beside her and shocked of who she saw.
Kat?
"What?" Confusion was visible on her voice, aside from pain.
"You know? Betty? Silent assassin?"
أنت تقرأ
Familia Fontanilla
قصص عامةA series of lies, deception and betrayal scars the seemingly perfect relationship of the Fontanillas. Truth. Fidelity. Family.
