LULLABY

Chapter 41 : Decision

Nilabas ko ang bote na ubos na ubos ang laman

"Ang topic natin ngayon... ay ang so called 'poison' na ito" sabi ko habang iniikot ang bote sa iba't ibang angles kaya nanlaki ang mata nilang lahat except sa amin ni Orio, Tyco at Elixir.

Si Orio, Elixir, Stacy at Tyco lang ang nakakaalam tungkol sa pag inom ko ng lason. Seeing the bottle really empty without a single remain of liquid made them shocked

"You.." Hindi na makapagsalita si Syriena kaya tiningnan ko siya while smiling

"Yes I did. I drank the remaining liquid earlier nung tanghali" sabi ko kaya napatingin nalang sakin si Neon

"It was just cold water nothing more, nothing less. If it was poison it would have affected me agad katulad nung kay Neon pero wala akong naramdaman na kahit anong side effects" paliwanag ko kaya tumayo si Neon dahil sa galit

"BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN DRANK THE SAME AMOUNT NA ININOM KO!" sigaw niya pero I looked at him with no expression whatsoever. Keep judging Neon, tingnan natin kung saan ka pupulutin

"Who said I didn't? Hindi lang same amount katulad ng iyo ang nainom ko.. Sobra pa sa amount na nainom mo" sabi ko kaya ngayon lahat na sila nanlaki ang mata except sakin. It was the truth.

Ako lang at si Kisha ang nasa SSG office earlier. I ordered Kisha to go to the library for me to get something at sabi ko rin na pag nakita niya si Stacy, ikwento sakanila kung anong nangyari kay Harmonia.

Pagkalabas niya ng SSG office. Naghahanda na akong maghanap ng ebidensiya kung paano malalaman kung sinong guilty incase na ayaw ni Neon tigilan na pag initan si Kisha and accuse her of killing him.

Nainis ako dahil I can't think of any idea. I tried to clear my mind by walking around sa loob ng SSG office. Ofcourse I can't think of any idea kung patuloy akong madidistract kaya I calmed myself. I noticed Kisha left her bag open. So, isasara ko na sana ng makakita ko ang same bottle. It was impossible kasi na kay Tyco ang bote ngayon so I assumed Kisha had a spare bottle. The bottle was also filled with some sort clear liquid like what Syriena described. Dun ako nakaisip ng idea. I took a picture of the bottle for evidence kung hindi pa maniniwala sila Neon and thought of another idea

It was wreckless pero I closed my eyes and chugged it without hesitation. Since may water dispenser sa loob ng SSG office I quickly replaced it with normal water before Kisha arrives. Pagkadating ni Kisha nag paalam ako na pupuntahan ko muna si Harmonia.

"W-what?" Neon stuttered

"Nakakuha ako ng isa pang bote na puno ng so called 'poison' sa bag ni Kisha. I secretly drank it at nilamnan ulit ng tubig para hindi niya mahalata. Then I saw Tyco, Elixir, Stacy at Orio na itratry rin sanang gawin ang ginawa kong uminom rin ng liquid na yun without everyone knowing sa science lab" paliwanaga ko sabay turo kay Tyco, Elixir at Orio na tumingin sa akin then pabalik kay Neon

"I took it from them and drank it. Tanong mo pa sakanila" Tiningna ni Neon at tumango lang ang tatlo

"But why are you risking your life just to know the truth?" tanong ni Neon pero tumayo ako at pinagpagan ang damit ko at tiningnan siya na nakakunot lang ang noo

"We're already risking our lives. We've been risking our lives ever since we met Gwen and I did this para hindi niyo na pag initan si Kisha and ACCUSING her that she poisoned you" paliwanag ko habang, emphasizing the word 'accusing' in the process habang tiningnan si Syriena na nakatayo lang rin at nakayuko. This btch really started everything huh?

"Who told you to even do this?" tanong ni Neon kaya nginitian ko siya

"Desisyon namin ni Scarlet ito. Na kung hindi ka makikipagbati.. then hahanap kami ng proof kung paano namin malalaman kung sinong guilty dito" paliwanag kong muli. We did this hindi lang para maprove na innocent si Kisha.  Our main goal is to find Gwen's murderer pero kung hindi kami magkasundo then we'll just end up getting haunted by Gwen for the rest of our lives. Pero mukhang hindi rest of our lives dahil hindi namin sure kung mabubuhay pa kami ng matagal if Gwen really haunted us... baka mamatay pa kami ng maaga dahil don.

I noticed Syriena ran away while crying while Neon was about to catch up on her pero bigla siyang natigilan.

"Tandaan mo. Kisha has been with us for years... and she's also a part of Xeilten right now.. Syriena is just your new girlfriend who'm you just met. Masyado ka na atang desperate sa pagmamahal" I explained and was about to leave when I heard him

"So... y'all really don't believe... Syriena do you? Y'all really teamed up with Kisha" Neon asked and I can sense that he's frustrated right now because he raised his voice a bit

"Correction, wala kaming kinampihan. Our plan was to prove who's guilty. If Kisha was guilty, I would even accept your girlfriend to be the new member of Xeilten as replacement kasi we can't trust a murderer. We wanted to prove who's guilty so we could get over it already para ipagpatuloy muli ang pag hanap ng evidence about sa muderer ni Gwen" hinarap ko siya at nagpaliwanag. Napayuko nalang siya at umiling with his hair a bit messy because he ran his hands through his hair countless times due to frustration, a habit of him that never changed

"So you're telling me my girlfriend's a murderer?" inangat niya ngayon ang ulo niya at hinarap ako pero hindi ako nagpakita ng kahit anong expression. Poor Neon.

"No... I'm telling you you're girlfriend is an accuser. Just because she saw it with her own eyes doesn't mean you have to believe everything what she said... did she gave you any proof na nilason ka ni Kisha?" tanong ko kaya tumahimik siya bigla at walang nagawa kundi umiling ng dahan-dahan

"See what I mean? If you'll excuse me, it's getting late. Y'all should go home na. See y'all at Monday ulit. Stay safe!" sabi ko kaya tumango ang lahat at isinakbat na ang bag. Naiwan si Neon na nakatulala dahil sa mga proof na sinabi ko sakanya.

I warned you Neon, nung mag didiscuss tayo..

You should have told your girlfriend to leave for a second when you had the chance...

TO BE CONTINUED..
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🖋 : [05. 20. 22]