Of The Shattered Compass

Chapter 49: Plan

                    ANDREAU KEAST

"Here comes trouble," Ash with his singsang tone.

"Wala bang magsasalita sa inyo? Didn't I deserve to be answered?" pagtutuloy ng tanong ni Cali.

No one dares to talk. No one dares to stare at him straight in the eye. As helpless as he is, Cali walk towards Storm. He knew where to go and who'd to ask when everything seems impossible.

Storm had this abnormal personality, when shits get rough, he'll make it easier by saying the truth, not minding the inconvenience it may cause, he'll spill it out without even blinking.

"What the hell is happening here?" Cali is now asking the lazy original western leader.

Mula sa pagkakasandal habang nakapikit ay napadilat ang tinanong, may band-aid pa siya sa noo, paniguradong may pinanggalingan pa siyang away.

He looked at Cali like giving a "do you really want to know the whole truth" look and Cali is waiting for an answer, seriously.

"Are you really asking me now?" Storm ask while still lazily leaning his back on the wall.

"Yeah, tell me the truth," sagot ni Cali.

"W-oah, W-wait, wait, Kuya pwede bang umupo ka muna? Hindi mo man lang ba kakamustahin muna ang mga kaibigan mo?" pigil ni Chance sa nakakatandang kapatid pero hindi siya pinansin nito.

"Cali," sa wakas ay nagsalita si Rheiko. Sinimulang ihakbang ang mga paa at bigla nalang niyakap mula sa likuran si Cali.

From his heating phase that's going to explode, Cali's temperature level automatically recede back to its zero freezing point. Rheiko's unexpected hug quench the fire that's starting to dilate inside Cali.

Hinawakan ni Cali ang kamay ni Rheiko na nakayakap sa kanya at napangiti.

"Seriously? This is disgusting," Ash hissed.

I saw Kade clench his fist and out of disappointment he walked out through the door with anger written all over his face.

"Do you still want me to spill the truth?" tanong muli ni Storm.

"Can we talk?" biglang salita ni Rheiko kaya't hindi agad nakasagot si Cali.

Hindi pa man nakakasagot ay hinila na niya si Cali palabas at naiwan kami sa loob ng room na para bang mga extra na iniwanan ng mga bida sa isang pelikula.

"Hindi man lang tayo tinignan ni Cali?" Jett stated with huff.

"He only sees Rheiko, Kade and Storm. So, congratulations Lopez kasama ka na sa mga lovestory na ginaganapan nila," salita ni Hymn na nasa tono ang pagkadismaya na hindi man lang sila pinansin ni Cali sa pagdating nito.

"Intindihin niyo nalang si Cali, he'll smile for a while now, but soon he'll be in pain and feel in vain so don't ruin and snatch their moment. Just shut up, that's the very thing you could give Cali as of now," salita naman ni Draco habang naglilipat ng pahina ng libro niya.

Lahat ay natahimik sa sinabi ni Draco. Tama siya, wala kaming mabibigay na iba kay Cali kundi ang pananahimik namin sa katotohonan, hindi namin siya kayang tulungan. Kung sila Tito Nalu nga ay nag-away na at walang nagawa, kami pa kaya? Imposibleng may makaisip ng paraan, tanging pakikipaglaban lang nilang dalawa ang solusyon at ang pagsuko ni Kade na mukhang hindi mangyayari sa ngayon.

Kade will do anything just to get what he wants, if its not the top spot or the genuine obeisance from all sides of compass, it should be atleast, Rheiko.

"Tulungan niyo naman ako, paano natin mapipigilan ang kasal nila Kade?" tanong ni Chance sa lahat, hindi alintana ang ibang estudyanteng nakikinig.