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Chapter 44: Next into History
Jeena's POV
We're now staring on each other. She's still creepy as she was when I first I met her.
"You and me. That's the only witness." She said coldly.
"Why Klaio? Afraid of something?" I confidently asked her. Alam ko. Alam kong may mga alam siya. Madami.
"Who should be afraid of a kiss?" Tanong niya sa akin. "If I were you, you should be afraid of your death." She said na ikinalingon niya sa paligid.
"Fine." I answered at aalis na sana pero may sinabi pa siya.
"That should be the last kiss of them Jeena, trabaho mo ang bantayan sila." saad niya at umalis na.
Yes, we saw them kissed. Kita ko rin ang pagalis nilang dalawa sa lugar na iyon. It was just an accident na sa pagmamasid ko ay nakita kong nanunuod siya. It's not my intention para magpakita sa kanya. Akala ko hindi niya alam na naroon ako pero bago man ako makaalis sa aking pinagtataguan ay agad niyang tinawag ang aking pangalan. She was staring on me that time. Kaya nagresulta sa usapan naming ito.
Anyway, hindi ko tinatangging may alam ako. Pero ang mga alam niya ngayon ang nagpapabahala sa akin. Inamin ko sa kanya na isa akong Guardian. But as a guardian. We have our own mission. At ang tanging may alam lang nito ay ang Council. Therefore, how did she knew that? Kilala ko ang Council. At alam kong hindi siya kabilang doon.
That thought, bothered me. Sino nga ba ang isang Klaio Satara Montello?
Klaio Satara's POV
I saw what happened on Fuschia and Armour. I hate it. It's not because I don't like Armour for him. It's because they can't be together.
Really can't.
Fuschia's POV
It's just afternoon at wala akong ideya kung nasaan na sina Satara. Anyway, I can handle myself. Naglakad ako ng naglakad hanggang sa narating ko muli ang parte ng mga gumuhong gusali.
The cafeteria was now starting to renovate. Beside of the building was a board plan of its renovation system. Well, Senator Alfonso maybe somehow corrupt. Proof? Its a big cafeteria compare then.
And the library? Until now, nakakalat pa rin ang ilang libro yet nakapatas na ang iba. At tulad ng cafeteria ay nasa tabi ng library ang litrato ng planong renovation nito.
Aalis na sana ako sa tapat ng library but something caught my attention. Back of the board plan were five carts containing saved books from the fire. But something differs from it. They have book labels. And I can clearly see the other books labeled 'Yearbooks.'
Interesting.
Third Person's POV
"How was my order to you?" Tanong ng kalalabas lang na lalaki sa isang silid.
"Sorry. I still need to lay low. My name is still burning." Makahulugang sagot ng isang dalaga habang nakatungo sa kausap nitong lalaki.
"Tss. Such a waste." Sagot nito sa babae habang nakatitig sa mga mata nito na animo'y nagpahatid ng takot at lungkot sa babae.
"Sorry Father." Mabilis namang paghingi ng paumanhin ng dalaga dahil umano sa nararamdaman niyang pagka disgusto ng ama sa kanyang sitwasyon ngayon.
"I don't accept failure and sorry is not enough." Saad naman ng ama niya at nagsimula nang maglakad palayo. Pero bago pa ito makalabas ng pinto ay may sinabi pa itong linya na tumatak sa anak niyang dalaga.
"Do this for me Hera."
Senator Alfonso's POV
"It would be revealed one by one. What do you feel?" Tanong ko kay Hades habang sinasalinan ng alak ang kopita niya.
"Why? What should I feel?" Inosente niyang tanong na ikinailing ko na lang.
We're in his office at kasama namin si Louise.
"If I were him, magsisimula na akong mag-memorize ng speech ko." Speaking of. Sumabat ang hindi kausap. This woman.
"Hindi ka kausap. Anyway, that's a good idea." I directly said to Louise with a match of wink. And what do I expect? A deadly glare. As if I'm scared.
"Back to Hades topic, I suggest you should prepare for your speech. A farewell speech to be exact." Mapangloko kong saad sa kanya na ikinangiti niya lang.
Well this man would really need some lines na hindi namin ikakapahamak. Knowing her daughter? Fuschia might even kill us because of what we've done.
This is hell. I mean she's hell.
Fuschia's POV
Ilang oras na pero heto at nagbabasa pa rin ako ng bawat pangalan sa bawat klase ng bawat libro na nasa harapan ko ngayon. Kanina pa akong nagbubuklat dito pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin nakikita ang bagay na hinahanap ko. After reading that diary a while ago, malakas ang kutob ko na may makukuha ako mula sa mga yearbooks na ito. After all, I also got the diary from this ruined library.
"Bingo." I whispered when I read the table of contents of one of the yearbooks I have in my hands.
"Miss Fuschia." I immediately closed the yearbook and stood up nang may isang estudyante ang tumawag sa akin.
What is she doing here? I thought students here are now prohibited.
"Sorry if nagulat ko po kayo. I'm one of the student council at nautusan lang po ako ni Miss Louise na ibigay lahat ng attendance ng bawat klase noong araw na iyon kaya po ako narito. I'm about to go out in this school nang mautusan naman po ako ng librarian natin na dalhin lahat ng librong nakapatas na sa department. But it turned out na nandito po kayo. Why are you here?"
After her explanation. Dalawang bagay lang ang masasabi ko. First, its good that she immediately explained herself and clear my questions. Second, madaldal siya. And that annoys me.
"It's none of your business." Cold kong sagot sa kanya na ikinatungo niya sa akin kaya agad ko namang patago na nailagay sa bag ko ang hawak kong yearbook at agad umalis sa lugar na iyon.
I'm heading to the place where Satara parked the car. Well, that's a bright idea for me. I have what I need, therefore there's nothing to do for roaming inside our school.
"Do you got some jack?" Lexine asked me nang dumating silang tatlo including Jeena.
"Yes I do have. What is it? It says I'll kill you if you don't shut your mouth." I said coldly at her at sumakay na sa passenger's seat ng kotse.
Annoying talkative ladies.
Lexine's POV
"Fuschia really have a sense of humor." Walang prenong saad ni Blairre na ikinangiti nina Satara. Psh. That girl is really hot headed.
"Well, let's just go." Saad ni Satara at sumakay na sa driver's seat kaya naman sumunod kami.
Ilang minuto lang ay nakarating kami agad sa headquarters dahil sa nangyaring hamunan sa pagitan ng aming grupo. After naming ihatid si Jeena sa pupuntahan niya ay may nangyaring pustahan na nagmula kay Blairre at Klaio.
"One package of bullets for me." Maligayang saad ni Satara nang makababa kaming lahat sa kotse at papasok na sa HQ.
Napangiti na lang ako nang maalala ang pustahang naganap. If Klaio can get through the red light, she'll have one package of bullets. And if she doesn't, then Blairre would have an access to Klaio's private file. But fortunately, Satara won.
"Enough for your victory. Let's go and start to do our works." Inis na utos sa amin ni Blairre na ikinatawa lang ni Satara maging ako.
But one person is out of her sense, dire-diretso lang sa pagpasok si Fuschia sa kanyang office at agad nagsarado ng pinto. That girl is hella crazy.
Lady K's POV
"How are you?"
"Still in mood to kill someone." I answered sa lalaking kaharap ko. This man never learned.
"Chill my lady. May balita pa naman ako sa iyo." Saad niya na ikinataas ng kilay ko which made him grin.
"Sorry my Lady, but I think this is bad news for you. Anyway, isang balita lang naman. You know Empire High? Of course you do. Well, it's library and cafeteria was bombed. By who? Well, it's my present for you."
"Damn you Alonzo." I said expressionless.
"Don't worry, Sooner or later. I'll give you what you want." Hearing it from him, alam ko ang ibibigay niya. I must say, its's a dead body.
"Then prepare. Sooner or later, your death too would come in front of you."
"Watch your words My Lady. It may turn out opposite. So you better pray." He said at umalis na harapan ko. That man. He's just lucky na may posas at kadena pa rin ako ngayon dahil kung wala, I'll rip his head off.
But it made me think. A prayer from a gangster? That would be ridiculous to hear but I really prays that our plan works together.
Help us Lord.
Fuschia's POV
I'm inside my office. Except for the yearbook na kaharap ko ay nasa kanan ko ang diary. I can feel na nandito ang lahat ng sagot sa tanong ko. My instincts never failed me.
I opened the page based from the table of contents. And there I saw the same thing kung bakit ang yearbook na ito ang kinuha ko among the yearbooks in the cart.
"Student Council: President Clark Hades Mendez
Vice President: Fred Alfonso"
"Silly competition." I whispered nang makita rin ang sunod na pahina containing the top ten graduates. But one thing was wrong.
My dad was only the second student. And the top student, was not stated. Tiningnan ko ang mga sunod na pahina pero wala pa din. Not until I saw their class picture. They were only forty but it was said that they were forty one.
Moreover, I thought of something. It was said in my mother's diary na sabay silang grumaduate ng barkada. But she's not even here in the class picture. Even her name in the class was not mentioned. And that made me doubt. Mystery sucks.
I'll almost closed the book pero natigilan ako nang mapansin ang isang litrato na sumakop sa isang kaliwang pahina. I opened it. And again, I saw the picture in the frame. (Refer to Chapter 9)
The painting of the lady in red dress. And still in the bottom left, it have the 'M' embedded. And in the right page of it, there's a caption.
"The legendary savior." I read at doon ko muli naalala ang mga nangyari. Starting from the day na nakilala ko ang grupo nina Armour. (Refer to Chapter 3) And the time na pinapili ako ni Ms. Louise.
It all connects.
At sa sunod na pagbuklat ko ng pahina ay wala na akong nagawa pa kundi agad tumakbo. The next page explains it all. Isa lang ang dapat kong gawin, ang pumunta sa dalawang lugar.
In the place where Armour had brought me, the Room of Paintings. And last, sa lugar kung saan nakita ko ang sunod na litrato sa sunod na pahina.
The two buildings which I can clearly saw from my dorm. (Refer to Chapter 2)
I should be there quickly, I need answer immediately.
Edited.