AMONG US I

CHAPTER 22: THE STRANGE FALL II

We took turns on staying inside her private room since dalawang watcher lang ang pwede sa loob. Sina Shaun at Hazel ngayon ang nasa loob samantalang kami naman ni Wave ay lumabas muna upang bumili nang makakain. Nakasalubong pa namin si Ms Pilgrim habang palabas kami. She said that she will visit Neon.

“It will be hard for us now to track down who will be the next victim of those psychopaths since they’ve already change tactics,” wika ko habang naglalakad kami sa labas. “I badly wanted to end this already.”

“I want the same thing,” he agreed. “I am so eager to find the mastermind behind all of these. I’ll surely give him a kiss from my fist.”

I chuckled. “Okay, okay. I give you the permission to that, but not too much, okay? I don’t want you to end up a monster like him.”

“Of course not,” sagot nito. “I’m not a psycho like him. Whoever he is.”

Pagkatapos naming bumili ay bumalik din naman agad kami sa ospital. Naabutan namin sa loob ng kwarto ni Neon si Ms Pilgrim. Inaayos nito ang mga dala niyang daisy sa isang vase na nakapatong sa bedside table. Humarap ito sa amin nang maramdaman niya ang aming presensya pero agad din naman nitong nilipat ang paningin niya sa nakaratay na si Neon.

“I don’t understand why these things are happening in Maple High,” she said while looking at Neon. “Whoever is behind all of this, I will make sure that he will suffer the same way as his victims. Ako mismo ang tatapos sa kanya.”

Nagkatinginan kami ni Wave. Ramdam namin ang galit ni Ms Pilgrim. Sino ba namang hindi magagalit kung isa isang pinapatay ang mga estudyante mo? Ms Pilgrim loves her students and treats them as her own. She’s the second mother of all Maple High students at masakit talaga sa parte niya ang mga nangyayari ngayon lalo na’t kami ang pinakamatagal na niyang nakasama sa Maple High.

“I apologize for the words. I just can’t help it anymore” Bumaling ulit ito sa amin at nginitian kami. “Anyway, I would like to discuss something with the two of you. I’m glad you both are here.”

Magkatabi kaming umupo ni Wave sa mahabang sofa samantalang sa single sofa naman umupo si Ms Pilgrim. Nakaramdam ako bigla ng kaunting kaba dahil parang alam ko na kung ano ang pag-uusapan namin.

“This is about the two of you. Sir Cavalor had told me about you, living together in Zivienne’s house,” anito kaya napalunok ako. “Don’t worry. I have no problem with that. Wave’s mom called last time to inform me about that and it’s not a problem as long as you know your limitations. I just can’t understand why Jhared is so persistent on separating you.”

“That motherfucker,” nanggigigil na bulong ni Wave. Inabot ko naman ang kamay nito at pinagsiklop ang mga daliri namin. Baka narinig siya ni Ms Pilgrim. Nakalimutan ba niyang Principal ang kaharap namin???

“Yeah. That perverted asshole,” gatong din ni Ms Pilgrim na ikinalaki ng mata ko. “Don’t be creeped out, Zivienne, but I guess he feels something for you… a romantic feelings for sure or something much deeper than that… an obsession.”

I showed them a disgust look. The thought of Sir Cavalor liking me is sulking. I can’t even imagine. Kung totoo man na gusto niya ako, nakakadiri. Kaya siguro niya pilit na sinisira kami ni Wave at pinaghihiwalay.

“Why me? I thought he was in love with Enara?” I said, totally exposing a thought that has been on my mind for long. I once caught Sir Cavalor confessing to Enara. Doon pa sa dating Science Lab. I even saw them kissingT_T.

We fell in silence. Parang may dumaang anghel sa harap naming tatlo. Nabasag lamang ang katahimikan nang bumukas ang pinto. Pumasok doon ang mga magulang ni Neon kasama si Sir Villejo. Panandalian pa silang nagulat nang makita si Ms Pilgrim. They greeted each other and talked about some matters regarding Neon, so Wave and I decided to exit the room. Binulungan pa kami ni Sir Villejo na pumunta sa rooftop kaya doon na kami dumiretso. Ilang minuto lang ang nakalipas ay dumating sina Hazel at Paris kasama si Donna. Sunod na dumating ay si Tobias. Maya-maya lang ay dumating na rin si Sir Villejo. Sinigurado muna niyang ligtas ang pag-uusap namin dito bago siya magsalita.