As she is wiping the glass door, she happened to see a street sweeper. She gulped as she stared at her broom.
Dawn bit her lower lip, reminiscing how she lost herself that night.
She always has the thought of ending it, but never she imagined that she could actually do it.
She is always scared to hurt herself, and now that she already did, she got more scared of herself. She is capable, she can actually end her life without the help of others.
If Dominick wasnt there, she will not stop. And if he was not there, she won't be able to produce tears.
It intrigues her how she managed to look weak in front of him. How she is not building up her walls for Dominick. It is weird to feel all her emotions just when he is there.
It is a struggle for her to cry. If she could, she would choose to cry than save all her tears. She wants to relieve all her burdens as fast as she could but not being able to cry makes it hard for her to move out of the misery.
She must thank Dominick for being there, at least give him credits for making her cry.
Kailangan lang naman niya sigurong umiyak, hindi ang saktan ang sarili niya.
Miller went straight to his senior with a smirk on his eyes, "Big hit ka talaga, boss!"
"Nakita mo na rin? Boss hindi ko alam na wild ka pala!" Panggagatong ni Jared.
"Naku boss kung maisipan mong gumawa ng tiktok account at magthirst trap, sisikat ka nang sobra sa buong mundo!" Miller exclaimed.
"Baka may alter account ka, boss! Follow kita," panggugulo pa nito habang nakatingin sa phone. "Grabe ang charisma mo, boss! Kinikilig ako kahit hindi naman ako ang kasama mo rito sa picture!"
These people are some of his friends that are also part of the gang. As the recruitment starts in this campus, Dominick witnessed how determined they were to be part of the gang. He himself was the one who did all the process of initiation just for him to prove that these two are worth it.
"What is it?" He is busy looking for reference book in the library but then the two started to make noises.
"Hindi mo alam? Kalat sa campus ang picture mo na may kasamang babae sa gymnasium. Anong ginawa niyo sa loob? Ha?" Natatawang sambit ni Miller.
"Ginawa ba namang private resort ang campus pool, iba ka talaga, boss!"
He looked at the picture. Seems like he just captured it from a random bulletin board. "Where is it?"
"Kinuha ko na boss," Miller took out the pictures and gave it to him.
"'Wag kang mag-alala, ang tingin naman ng lahat ay nilandi ka lang ng babae. Tignan mo, siya lang naman ang walang pantaas. Dito pa sa isang picture pinigilan mo s'yang hubarin lahat 'di ba--"
"Did she see it?" He immediately asked, cutting Miller's words.
"Aba'y malay ko boss! Hindi ko naman 'yan kilala--" he stopepd talking after meeting his glaring eyes. He is not in the mood to joke around.
"Sorry na boss," he apologized.
"Gago, malamang ipapakuha yan ni boss Nick sa atin kasi exposed ang mukha niyang pogi. Baka akalain ng iba ay taken na siya kahit ang totoo ay nagtry lang ang babaeng ito na akitin si boss, 'di ba boss?" Sambit ni Jared habang binabatukan si Miller.
He purposively blocked her view from the window because he sensed that they are being watched that time. But the photos are captured last academic year, graduate na siya ngayon sa kaniyang pre-law. Hindi nito alam kung bakit pa kailangang ilabas ang napakapribadong bagay na ito.
"Get rid of all the copies. She must not see this shit," he told them. "Fuck," he face palmed.
"Sino ba iyan? Iba pa ba 'yan sa nakapost sa social media na picture?" Napatingin silang dalawa kay Jared dahil sa sinabi nito.
"What the hell was that?" He asked.
"May viral na picture boss, pinost sa freedom hall ng campus. Sandali, hanapin ko," sambit ni Jared habang nagso-scroll sa kaniyang phone.
"Ito boss oh, ikaw 'yan eh, ikaw lang ang may polong ganyan kasi customized 'yan para sa'yo," he pointed out as he gave the phone to Dominick.
SVT U CONFESSION HALL
I stayed until 2:00 AM sa study room na few blocks lang from gynmasium and guess what I saw, ang Law Student na si Dominick na galing sa pool with a girl! They both look messy tapos nakapatong pa 'yong uniform ni boy sa balikat ni girl, take note, both polo and blazer ito ah! For sure may nangyari sa pool!
from: anon
There attached a picture of his back following her steps outside the hallway. He felt a drop of emotions as he reminisce how helpless she was at that moment. Even she herself cannot believe what she did to her body.
Violence, that's what happened in the gymnasium.
He wonders if she is alright.
Dawn barely shares secrets to him, she just cries, but he clearly doesn't know anything about her, and he doesn't want her to worry about this stalking thing.
"Help me locate who the fuck leaked and captured these," he asked the two.
"Aye aye boss Nick!"
"Pero ang sexy ah--"
"Jared!"
"Sorry na boss, sexy ka rin naman,"
On the other side, her body still aches and her phone is already broken. She asked her manager if she could borrow her phone just for her to write down all her contacts in a paper so that she can save it for her next purchase of phone or for emergency.
She knows that she is way safer inside her work. It comforts her and it also entertains her.
If she only knows that Dominick and his siblings intended the shop to be protected for the sake of her safety.
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[a/n: hello! I apologize for my absences, but since Joshua updated on his instagram, parang deserve ko rin magparamdam sa inyo huhu. Anyway, these are the portrayers of the characters present in this story. Take note that you must not affiliate these fictional characters to real people, let your imagination work but do not put it in reality. Thank you!]
Joss Dominick
Juan Jaiden
Miller
Jared
These characters are all part of the Maverick group, a notorious gang founded by the Clara Family. It's genesis is in the University where Dominick and Jaiden are enrolled, and all the recruitment, application, and initiation is being processed inside the campus.
Sila muna, will add more if there will be more😭