K, The Stalker [Zendguge Series 1]

E X P L O S I O N

CHAPTER 8

THE NEXT DAY, Cheese and Vanilla prepared for their last day in the place and took photos together. This time, she was careful to her surroundings to spot who could be that person looking over her. She knows it wasn’t Vanilla who they/he/she could be watching. It was her.

“Tahimik ka ngayon, Cheese? Mamimiss mo ang beach?”, pagtatanong sakaniya ni Vanilla nang mapansin hindi siya nagdadaldal.

“Wala ka bang naramdamang kakaiba kaninang umaga?”, she asked.

She was in a deep thought. Is it him? Who could be watching her?

“wala naman. May naramdaman ka ba?”, now Vanilla was serious. When Cheese makes this face, this means something is wrong.

“Okay.”

Iyon lang ang sinabi ni Cheese at hindi na muling nagsalita at pinakinggan nalang si Vanilla.

Nang makarating sila sa airport at nakasakay na sila sa eroplano, hindi parin siya mapakali. She could really feel that someone is watching her and she couldn't spot who could it be and she really has a feeling about this.

Ilang oras ang nakalipas ay nakarating na sila ng Manila. Sinabi ni Vanilla na ihahatid muna daw siya nito sakanilang bahay.

She was in the middle of thinking deep when Vanilla suddenly grabbed her hand.

“C-Cheese.”

Napalingon siya kay Vanilla at nakita ang kaba sa mukha nito kaya napaupo siya ng maayos.

“I think, someone is tailing us.”, ani nito kaya agad siyang napalingon sa likod ng kotse at may nakitang isang racing car na nakasunod sakanila.

“Go to the left.”, utos niya kay Vanilla at sinunod naman siya nito pero nakita niya sakaniyang mga mata ang pagliko rin ng kotseng nakasunod sakanila.

“Drive fast!”, agad na naman niyang utos kay Vanilla at sinunod naman siya nito.

“Damn it! Magpalit tayo ng pwesto.”

This is it. This is what she had been thinking. Someone is following her around. She exchanged position with Vanilla and drove as fast as she could.

Buti nalang at malayo pa ang kanilang destinasyon kaya iba’t ibang shortcut nalang ang kaniyang pinasukan hanggang sa nakarinig sila ng malakas na pagsabog.

“Sumabog ang kotse, Cheese!”, agad na balita ni Vanilla. “Stop the car!”

She stepped on the brake and then they went out the car to see the explosion. It’s real. The car that was tailing them exploded. Cheese was planning to corner it but then it was too late, they couldn’t find out who could it be.

Nilibot kaagad ni Cheese ang kaniyang mga mata sa paligid at may nakitang drone na papalayo. Tinitigan niya lang ito dahil alam niyang hindi niya iyon mahahabol.

“Someone just helped us, Van.”, ani niya habang pinapanuod ang kotseng sumabog.

“We are followed since we are in Palawan. This car might be one of them but it exploded so sudden. It means, there’s one who came after them too, to help us.”, she elaborated, looking at the disappearing drone.

Is it grandfather?

Bumalik sila sa kotse at siya na ang nagmaneho hanggang sa nakarating na sila sa bahay ni Cheese at umalis na rin si Vanilla para bumalik sakaniyang apartment.

Nang makapasok siya sakaniyang kwarto ay agad niyang niligpit ang kaniyang gamit bago magpahinga. She was still thinking about that. If it was her grandfather, he wouldn’t make a move as public as that.