"Hindi ko alam," ang tanging nasabi ni Dylan habang siya ay tulala rin sa bagay na hawak ni Alec.
"No offense meant, bro. Pero kasi, you owned this thing and, all of a sudden, nakita natin ito na nandito --- kung saan may ganitong nangyari.
I mean, walang ibang tao na pwedeng ituro kung sino ang may gawa nito... kung hindi ang nagmamay-ari ng bracelet na ito," sambit ni Alec while glancing at Dylan. "Bro, kung hindi ikaw, paano mapupunta sa lugar na 'to ang isang bagay na pagmamay-ari mo?"
I agree with Alec. There's no one who we should suspect about this matter except from the person who owned the bracelet --- which happened to be Dylan.
Maski ako ay hindi lubos na mapaniwalaan ang mga nangyayari, yet I don't want to jump into conclusion hangga't hindi nakakapagpaliwanag si Dylan.
"Choice niyo na kung maniniwala kayo sa akin," Dylan caught our attention when he told that. "Ang totoo kasi niyan, Magi, kaya kita nakitang nasa tapat ng elevator kanina ay palabas talaga ako para hanapin 'yong bracelet na bigay mo.
Sinubukan kong hanapin sa loob ng unit ko pero hindi ko talaga nakita, kaya lumabas na ako para sana hanapin sa campus, when I suddenly bumped onto you.
Noong nalaman ko na urgent ang pupuntahan mo ay ipagpapabukas ko na lang sana ang paghahanap." He looked down and his voice suddenly broke. "Kaya lang 'di ko inaasahan na dito ko pa 'yan makikita."
If Dylan was stating the truth... What the hell? Did someone plan this? Again?
"Now I know," Alec said. "Just like how Eli caught a glimpse of both of you kissing in the rooftop garden... obviously, someone set this up."
Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng kamay ko habang unti-unting nag-s-sink-in sa utak ko ang lahat.
Her dirty tricks and plans are so childish and cheap. Sino pa ba ang gagawa ng ganitong ka-cheap na pakulo kung hindi si Trisha lang naman. She's trying to poke fun at us, and no doubt, she planned all of this para sirain ang tiwala ko kay Dylan.
"I trust you." I glanced at Dylan as I grinned at him. "Hindi ang kagaya ni Trisha ang kayang sumira sa tiwala ko sa iyo, Dylan. Her dirty games are nothing compared to the trust I have for you, and I'm rooting for you to not break it."
Tumawag si Alec ng mga pwedeng maglilinis sa libingan nina mama, and I just paid them cash in return.
Nang matapos ang paglilinis, I locked the gate and called for some person to secure the place. Wala na akong pakialam kung magtapon ako ng pera para lang may magbantay sa libingan nina mama, as long as I can assure that they are secured in that place.
I want them to live at peace, so I won't let anybody ruin that place… again.
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"Bago kayo sumabak sa paparating na hell week, allow yourselves to enjoy for the meantime. Faculty members have decided to launch a special activity that is open for all students exclusively registered in our campus.
That means lahat kayo ay pwedeng mag-participate sa activity na 'to just to unwind your minds from bunch of requirements and activities na kakaharapin niyo next week." Our professor wears her wide smile while talking in front, cheerfully.
Mukhang exciting 'yong pa-activity kemerut nila, kaya lang 'di ko maramdaman sa katawan ko na na-e-excite ako. Para akong naging manhid nang 'di ko nalalaman.
"Alam kong atat na kayong malaman itong activity, kaya ito na nga!" na-e-excite nitong sambit. "It is what we call, 'Treasure Hunt!'"
Mas lalong lumukot ang kanina pang lukot kong mukha nang marinig ang sinabi ng prof. So, ano 'yon? Gagawin niya ba kaming si Jake in the Neverland?
BINABASA MO ANG
Serendipity: Unearth My Fate
Teen FictionLOVE YOURSELF: THE SERIES 1 A college student, Magi Serrano, wants to seek justice for her grandmother's death. But her world go awry when Dylan, the man she loves, becomes the suspected person for the crime.
