Dormisteryo

15

"Well, let him tell us what we need to know? Perhaps I need to start," tumayo si Nessi at naglakad papunta sa harapan.

She looked at me and her red jacket became the center of my attention.

"So Kent, ang pangalan ko ay Nessi, I'm a communication art student and if you know Clyde," kumindat siya sa akin. "I knew something about him that could help you with your mission. Masasabi kong lahat tayo rito ay may kaniya-kaniyang edge sa paghahanap kay Casey and I did my own job to do that for Cris. Kahit na gustong-gusto ko yung attention na binibigay ni boss sa akin ngayon, I cannot lie, nagseselos pa rin talaga ako kay Casey nang lubusan," she pouted.

"But that won't change the side whose I'm on. Kahit na karibal ko ang gustong hanapin ni Cris, I'm going to help him find out what happened to her. And you as our group's double agent, I want to say that Clyde is an open book as well. Mahilig siya sa symbolism! And if you want to get deep into him—pun intended! Well, you better talk to him about symbols and whatnots," aniya.

"Speaking of that, gusto kong malaman ninyo na bumili si Clyde ng padlocks para sa amin. At ako lang yung natatanging binigyan niya ng kulay pulang padlock, if he's into symbolism, what do you think that means?" I asked her.

Nessi smiled. "Quite subtle. Marami kasing ibig sabihin ang kulay pula. And knowing Clyde, alam kong hindi niya iyon ibibigay sa iyo nang gano'n lang. Based on how I read Clyde's actions, he strucked me as the guy na maraming nalalaman, nerdy, alam mo na, typical stereotype ng mga genius, and if I were to say, all actions na gagawin niya ay may meaning. Now, back to your question, kung binigyan ka niya ng pulang padlock, then that means he's passively giving you a sign of aggression. Ano bang ginawa mo para bigyan ka niya ng gano'n aber?"

"Well, noong hinahanap ko kasi yung computer science laboratory para hanapin si Ray, nagkasalubong kami ni Clyde sa daan. He pointed to me where to find the lab at feeling ko baka dahil doon eh pinagsususpetsahan niya ako," aniko.

"You better be careful with them, ayaw kong mabulilyaso itong plano natin. If I needed you as my double-agent, kailangan hindi nila malaman na nasa panig ka namin," sambit ni Cris.

"Wait, so bumili na sila ng padlocks?" ang tanong ni Ray.

"Oo, bumili na sila ng padlock para sa mga drawer nila. I'm sure hindi na sila mananakawan dahil doon," ang sabi ko pa sa kaniya.

"Tingin ko nga," medyo malungkot na turan ni Ray.

I know he was in the mood on stealing briefs from my dormmates pero hindi ko naman sinasabing natutuwa ako sa ginagawa niya. But seeing his disappointment felt quite guilty, since I'm the one who initiated with the plan to buy our own padlocks in unit 16.

"What if na-misinterpret lang ninyo si Clyde? Malay naman natin kung iyon lang yung kulay ng padlock na available di ba?" Hirit naman ni Kyle.

"Girl, you don't know Clyde like I do. Isang beses nga binigyan niya ako ng poster ng bulaklak na black dahlia eh, he means bad about me. We were never been close at ramdam ko yung inis niya sa akin whenever I show off against him, " Nessi squinted her eyes as she look to Kyle.

"Puro lang naman kasi kayo assumptions," depensa pa ni Kyle.

"Fine, let's take it this way. Kung tama si Nessi that Clyde shows aggression to Kent, then how will we handle this?" ang sabi ni Cris sa amin. "We need to prevent him on sabotaging our mission. Kung hindi magtitiwala si Clyde kay Kent, then Kent will not be able to find out what happened. Hindi sila magkukuwento kung ano ba talagang nangyari noong gabing iyon. "

Kung alam lang nila, palagi ngang iniiwasan nina Kurt yung topic na iyon whenever I bring it up. It's like a taboo that they won't speak anyone about with.