Code: ICE (Code Series #1)

Chapter 48: Code ICE

Until a day came that I almost can't believe it.. na darating pala ang ganitong araw..

It's December 25th..

It should be our 16th birthday..

We should be celebrating..

But..

The gift for us isn't that great..

It's a curse.

'Cause we found a body of a girl that day.

Sa kababatuhan sa may ilog. Isa rin iyon sa dinadaanan ng tubig mula sa talon kung saan siya tumalon.

Halos hindi namin makilala ang mukha ng babae ng aming matagpuan.

Her skin was white.. just like Ice.. Ang buhok nito ay kasing kulay rin ng kay Izen. Their body figure is almost alike too. Ayaw kong maniwala na si Ice ang nasa harap ko ng mga sandaling tinitingnan ko ang bangkay. Ngunit suot niya ang suot ni Izen noong gabing iyon. Ang skirt ng Ertha Academy.. ang black sando ni Desire.. ang knee socks na itim at isang high cut na sapatos na itim.

And most of all.. her necklace.

Some of her body is in decomposition state already. Siguro ay dahil nawala na siya sa tubig.

We couldn't confirm if it's really Ice dahil hindi na nga makilala ang kanyang mukha at hindi na rin namin makikita ang birthmark niya dahil maging iyon ay na-aagnas na rin..

What was more tragic is the stab wound on her stomach.

Those detail can confirm that the corpse infront of us is her.

But we couldn't believe it.

We don't want to believe it.

So in order to confirm it, si Sir Harris na mismo ang nagcheck sa bangkay kung sino nga ba ito.

But even him can't believe the result.

It's confirmed.

It's Ice's body.

But no one grieve.

Walang magluluksa dahil sa mga puso namin, nararamdaman naming buhay pa siya. May this body is fake. But sir Harris check it by himself.

Ilang beses niyang inulit ngunit parehong resulta ang lumalabas.

It was really Ice.

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Months pass like a wind. Halos hindi namin naramdaman na umagos pala ang oras. Our world really stop. Ilinibing na ang bangkay na aming natagpuan. Sa lapida, Izen Caramel Edison ang kanyang pangalan because Sir Harris can't believe it. Ayaw niyang ipangalan na Snow ang bangkay.

Even I don't want that Izen to be named there.

Ice maybe Snow but she's still that Izen Caramel Edison we knew.

Seeing that name on the grave means Snow also died.

"Keeper.... the next time you will see me.. I'm no longer Ice.. Sa ngayon, ako pa si Ice. Isang Edison.. isang Autotrophs. But next time, I'm no longer Ice. After this, Ice will die. That's for sure, Keeper."

Her words remained on my brain.

Everything including that Code ICE she keep on saying.

therapeutic hypothermia..

A treatment for those patient who where revived from a cardiac arrest. A process where they will lower the body temperature to prevent brain damage after a cardiac arrest.