Death University

Chapter 65

Zaya,

Go to my dorm tomorrow at noon. Don't be late, okay? I'll be waiting for you.

From the one that loves you, Dark.

My heart is beating so fast. Parang sasabog ito. I feel like melting. Hindi ko mapigilang mapangiti. Parang umaabot sa langit ang ngiti ko ngayon.

Pero ano naman kaya ang rason ni Dark kung bakit niya ako papupuntahin sa dorm niya? Ngayon niya lang ginawang imbitahan ako ng may sulat... What is he planning?

Matagal pa bago ako nakatulog dahil bumabagabag sa isip ko yung sulat ni Dark. And I'm not surprised anymore that he was able to enter our dorm. He had a darn key.

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I woke up at seven-thirty and right now, I'm combing my hair. I just finished taking a bath and it's past eight already. I don't know pero kahit walang pasok ngayon, maaga akong nagising. Probably because of my body clock at the moment.

I want to go to the library to get some cook books. Para kasing nawalan na ako ng mga ideya kung ano-ano na naman ang mga lulutuin dito sa dorm namin. From Monday to Saturday, bukas ang library and it opens from eight until five. It's probably open by now.

And we're low on foods. Kailangan na namang mag-grocery. Si Julia ang magro-grocery tapos ako yung pupunta sa library. And after I pick a cook book, I will go straight to the grocery store so I can help her out. At sabay kaming aalis ngayon.

"Wala ka ng may naiwan, Zee?" Tanong ni Julia ng nakalabas na kami mula sa dorm at ilo-lock niya na ang pinto.

"Wala na,"

We then parted ways and I went directly to the library while my best friend went to the grocery store.

Nang makarating na ako sa library ay dahan-dahan akong naglakad papasok. May kaba akong nararamdaman. And I know where this came from... The memory of me, stealing the book, came rushing in. Matagal na akong hindi nakapunta dito pero hanggang ngayon, naiisip ko pa rin ang aking nagawa. But I shouldn't be sorry about what I did. Tama lang 'yon. Because if I haven't stole the book, I won't be able to figure out that I have the power.

"Good morning, po..." Sabi ko ng makita si Mrs. Minnea. I made my voice firm as possible.

She just gave me a small smile while she was arranging some books. Right then and there, I can sense something was wrong. Based on how she acts right now, I can sense she's not in a good mood. Ayoko ng kausapin pa siya at tanungin kung bakit ganon siya umasta. She might yell at me for questioning her.

Agad akong humanap ng cook books at hindi ako nahirapan sa paghahanap. There was a lot of cook books. There are so many I can choose from. Hindi ko maabot yung ibang cook books dahil nasa pinakamataas na parte kaya yung mga naaabot ko lang yung kinuha ko.

I found two thick cookbooks. The others were thin so I chose the thick ones so there will be more food recipes.

"Mrs. Minnea, I'll borrow these..." Sabi ko sa librarian.

Wala naman siyang imik at may isinulat lang. What's wrong with her? Bakit ba siya nagkakaganito? But I shouldn't ask her. She might burst her anger at me or anything.

When she turned her back on me, I think it's the cue that I should go. Tapos na siya sa pagsusulat at tinalikuran na niya ako. As I have said, I couldn't talk to her or even ask her if I could already go. She really is not in the mood.

Lumabas na ako at hindi na ako nag-aksaya ng oras doon sa library. I went straight to the grocery store.

Natagalan pa ako sa paghahanap kay Julia dahil ang laki nitong grocery store. I couldn't even contact because we don't use phones here. It took me minutes before I spotted her. She was in the dairy section.