Montreal High School

MHS: Seventeen

Heaven's POV

"Hala! Magkatabi sila!"

"Teka? Pano ba dyan napunta si Heaven?"

"Ewan, ang alam ko kay Skie, ayaw nyang trespasser sa kwarto nya"

"Eh? Pano yan? Mukhang nantrespass si Heaven?"

"She'll be dead?"

"Maybe not? Hindi naman kasi siguro makakapasok ng tuluyan si Heaven ng hindi nalalaman ni Skie. Malakas makaramdam yan"

"Anong gagawin natin?"

Pinilig ko ang ulo ko ng may marinig akong ingay. Ayaw ko sa ingay kung natutulog ako. Tumagilid ako at niyakap ang unan ko. Hmm, so comfy.

"Oh my gosh! Nakita mo yon?!"

"Yeah! Crystal Clear"

"What the eff! Ngumiti si Skie!"

"No! Not that! Heaven hugged Skie and the latter responded!"

"He even smiled"

Nangunot na ng tuluyan ang noo ko, why do I even hear murmurs? I slightly opened my eyes seeing three or four persons inside my room. Dahil ayaw ko ng istorbo, I sat up and looked at them blankly. Mukhang naramdaman nila ang tingin ko. Unti-unting lumalaki ang mata nilang apat. 

"What are you doing in my room?" tanong ko na ikinakunot nang noo nila. Did I even said something weird?

"What are you four doing at MY room?" napatingin naman ako sa tabi ko, I looked at Skie blankly, what is HE doing beside me?

Then when he smirked at me, memories last night or maybe kaninang dawn, ay nagflash sa utak ko. I gave him a blank look. "Why did you dragged me here?"

"Oh, so, you remember the memory at the veranda until here? So, how's your sleep? You even hugged me tight. Hm? That was my best sleep" he grinned widely. Blood flushed to my cheeks as I imagine how it redden. 

"Shut up, Skie. Or I'll kill you here"

"And you will get killed by the Mafia, remember you are at MY territory"

"And remember how you dragged me here. If I wasn't already sleepy that time I would've kick your ass"

"If you can!" 

Now this guy was annoying me. 

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Nasa dinning table na kami at kumakain ng lunch. And talking about being unfortunate, I was AGAIN beside Skie, kailan ba ako mahihiwalay sa kanya? I was asking Ian not Skie, why am I being partnered by Skie then? So, frustrating!

We are in the middle of eating when Sir John put his utensils down and get his wine cup as he shot us a question. "So, how's your step two last night?" he asked drinking the liquor and taking his time tasting the wine well.

I put my utensils down wipe my mouth, drink my cold water and answer his question. "It was a close caught. Luckily, we had the speed to frame up everything before getting caught. Somehow, as me and Skie get out the organization's main hall, a guy who has a signature smirk plastered at his face. He looks like between early 30's and mid 20's. And, I was bothered if he looked through our disguise"

I explained, Sir John just nodded, and internalized my words. After few minutes he finally spoke, "Drop the mission, hindi nyo muna itutuloy ang misyon, napagisipan namin ni Peter na masyadong delikado, kaya kami na mismo ang gagawa ng panibagong plano at hakbang. Paglabas nyo ng mansyong ito, gusto ko, wala ng babalik pa. Ng umalis kayo dito kagabi, tumawag si Peter at sinabing masyadong delikado ang pinagagawa namin sa inyo. At totoo nga, muntikan na kayong mabisto. Kaya, napagusapan naming itigil ito at kami na mismo ang gagawa ng hakbang." natulala ako sa sinabi ni Sir John, ano daw? Drop the mission? EH nasimulan na namin eh!

"But Sir--"

"No buts Heaven. Baka mapahamak pa kayo"

I-eensists ko pa sana na nasimulan na namin kaso tinignan ako ni Sir, his gaze was blank but it inflicted me fear. His gaze was menacing even though it was just blank, a shiver ran down my spine and it gave me goosebumps.

"Ye-yes Sir" 

I am a girl who wasn't getting afraid easily but, hey! Daddy and Sir John was different, daddy was a laid-back type, a jolly dad but when we started talking about business and stuffs, he was so scary and his gaze will easily shut you up. On the other hand, I don't know how Sir John is if he was in a father role but, being in a Mafia Boss role, his presence and gaze was like daddy will easily inflict you fear. So, I choose to shut up instead than insisting my thoughts.

The lunch went quiet and after that, Sir John ordered us to go back and finish our lessons that we skipped. Our whole day was staying in the room finishing our unfinished business. And it was so boring. Gabi na at nandito nanaman kami nakahilata sa aming higaan, hindi nanaman ako makatulog. This was the second time that I felt so awake in the middle of the night. Dahil parang may nagtutulak sa aking lumabas at pumunta sa park na lagi kong tinatambayan pumunta ako. Ng kukuhanin ko na sana yung jacket ko nakita ko yung phone ko. Should I bring this? Dahil parang may nauurge sa aking dalhin ko, I brought it with me. 

Ng ilalagay ko na sana sa bulsa ko ang phone ko, nahulog ang susi ng motor ko. Where did this came from? At dahil nagmamadali ako, isinuksok ko ito sa pocket ko. For safety, I brought my gun and it was still fully loaded. I leapt out from the veranda of our dorm and rushed through the park. Malapit na ako sa park ng may nakita akong shadows at silhouettes isang transaksyon nanaman ba? Mas lumapit ako at nagtago sa likod nang puno. I'm very good at hiding and eavesdropping. Never pa ako nahuhuli, but mukhang iba to.

"Ian"

"Taylor"

I was stunned. Ian? Taylor? 

Sinong Ian? Sinong Taylor?

Memories of Ian flashed from my mind. Hindi pwede, madaming Ian sa mundo, pero bakit pakiramdam ko ang Ian na ito ang nasa isip ko?

Namaga ang lalamunan ko at may nagtutulak sa aking makinig pa. Pinilit kong itago ang presence ko, lalo na at si Ian ang pinaguusapan.

Narinig ko pang nag salita yung Taylor.

"I missed you..."

Feeling ko nahati ang puso ko. Bakit, ako naiiyak? Bakit feeling ko yung Taylor na yan, si Ian na childhood friend ko ang sinasabihan?

"Stop it, Taylor. Umalis ka na."

That voice. It felt familiar. Where did I even heard that?

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Revised: April 01 2021