10: Karma

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DANI's POV


"Dani, sweetie, wake up."  Mom's voice soothed me. Then I felt my headache coming back.



Ginising ako ni Mommy, ibig sabihin it was already past my alarm clock and I'm gonna be late.



Medyo mabigat ang pakiramdam ko pero naalala kong kailangan kong pumasok. Dahil bukas na ang Leader's Debate.



Which means today is all about revenge.



"Do you want to call in sick, honey? Mainit ka pa rin." Sabi ni Mom at nagulat ako sa hawak niya sa noo ko. Her hands are a bit cold.




It's cold. Everything's cold.




"I can't miss today, Mom." Tumayo na ako kahit tumitibok ang ulo ko't parang barado na ang ilong ko. Ilang gabi rin kasi akong puyat.




"Kailangan mo ng pahinga, Daniella. Your Dad will me furious if I let you--"




"Mom, we talked about this last night." Pinutol ko ang sinabi niya. "You know how important this is for me. Malapit na elections. Bukas na ang debate. I can't afford to skip school."




She looked at me with such sad eyes. "Okay, then. Promise me na iinumin mo ang mga gamot mo't hindi ka magpapagod?"




I smiled up at her. "Promise."




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"DANI! DANI!" Sigaw sa akin ni Winona pagkapasok ko sa gate.



"Hi, Nona. Good morning."




"Ugh... Virus? Ew." She took a step back a little. Lately parang clingy si Winona at nagiging overprotective siya. "How are you feeling?"



"I'm good." Sagot ko. "Any updates?" Tanong ko sa kanya nang makalayo-layo kami sa ibang estudyante.




Winona informed me that Airen's crafting a wicked plan against me at may binayaran raw siyang tao para doon.



Hindi siya sure na narinig niya, pero sapat na 'yon para sa akin na malaman na sila talaga ang may pakana ng video disaster.




"About that, hindi ko napasok 'yung kwarto ni Kuya Airen last night para magimbestiga but I have other news!"




"Go, shoot." Sabi ko.




Lumapit kaunti si Nona sa akin para bumulong. "May na-trace na info ang kaklase ni Kuya Thomas about sa dummy account na nag-upload ng video mo."

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