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CHAPTER 47: CODE X!

Chapter 47: CODE X

GRAY IVAN SILVAN'S POV

I'm somewhat happy dahil ako ang magiging escort ni Amber sa kanyang debut. Galing kami sa main laboratory dahil sa suicide ni Ma'am Sera. A suicide forced and intimidated by X. My guess is that Ma'am Sera already knew his identity bago pa man ito nagpakamatay. I don't know how I should put it. Nagpakamatay o pwersahang pinatay.

The main lab is full of baffling codes left by Ma'am Sera herself for us to know about X's intervention in this case and I'm positive na nag-iwan din siya ng mga codes at clues tungkol sa katauhan ni X. I just can't let these three people with me know that I will be back in the crime scene later for further investigation. I cannot let my guards down. I don't want to risk neither Amber nor any other people na maaring idamay ni X. When I received the letter with a line from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character, which refers to Irene Adler, I figured out that X is really after Amber's life. Isa pa ay hindi sinasabi sa akin ni Amber na ilang beses na pala siyang pinagtangkaan ni X.

The big question there is WHY? Why is he after Amber's life? Why is he doing such things? I fucking don't understand why.

"Gray-chan! You're spaced out," Marion said and waived her hands in front of me. "The case is over, bakit tulala ka pa?"

I can't help but pout. A childish gesture but that's me. I'm weird at times kahit hindi halata. I keep my weirdness only to myself. You wouldn't believe it too but I'm also a mental cussing machine. I used to cuss mentally but I never voice out any of those. That's a big no-no. Isa pa kapag nalaman ni Mommy ang tungkol doon, I would receive a pinch on my cheeks.

"Gray-chan!" tawag ulit ni Marion sa akin. This girl is loud and annoying. She's too clingy and territorial. Oh, maybe not territorial. I should say envious. Ayon sa mga kaklase ko ay pinagbawalan sila ni Marion na magpapansin sa akin. I don't know why she did it though.

"Sorry. I'm just really hungry," wika ko sa kanila. I even took a spoonful of food and chewed it.

Amber was staring at me. I don't know what she's thinking though. That's one of the thing I hate about her. I'm good in deducing things yet I cannot deduce anything about her.

"Silvan, just make sure you'll be a good escort to Amber," wika ni Alonzo at tumingin kay Amber. "Special A, just tell me if this guy here does anything stupid, okay? I will give him my Saitama punch immediately!"

"I can handle myself," Amber said and that's a big lie. Of course she cannot handle herself that's why I'm protecting her. I just don't know how would she end up kapag muli na namang umatake sa kanya si X, indirectly.

"I'm not doing anything stupid with Amber," wika ko and Khael glared at me. This guy is my best buddy ever since. Well, he used to say I'm his best buddy but now I'm adopting his term. Magkababata kami and we were inseparable since then.

Inseparable? That's so gay but that's what we really were. Ngayon lang naman kami nagkahiwalay nang lumipat ako sa Bridle. That's when I realized that Athena High School was owned by Vander Mafia. It's one of their front institutions that will cover up their true business which is an illegal one.

I decided to transfer nang masyado na nilang pinapakialaman ang buhay ko. Cronus, my biological father, wanted me to join them. He said that my high IQ would be a great help to the mafia. I refused and he agreed on my refusal but he wants me to eventually visit him. This time ay tumanggi ako dahil pakiramdam ko ay kukunin lang niya ang loob ko and in the end, he would still want to used me for the benefit of the mafia.

I also met my brother Cooler. He is a year older than me. Pinipilit niya rin akong tumulong sa mafia and that's what creates the gap between us. I would have befriended him if only he got the same ideology as mine. But it's not. He thinks nothing but the mafia. Maybe it's because of our father's influence.

"I think you should go Alonzo," wika ko at tumayo. Ngayon ko lang napansin na ako pala ang pinakamatagal natapos kumain sa aking tatlo. Am I really that spaced out? Tumayo ako at lumapit kay Khael. I grabbed the collar of his uniform at hinila siya patayo. I used to wear such uniform too but that was before.

"Excited kang paalisin ako sa Bridle huh?" nakangiting tanong nito, kapagkuway tinabig niya ang kamay ko. Kung ibang tao ang nakatingin sa amin ay malamang iisipin nilang nag-aaway kami but we're not. In fact, this is our kind of bond. I like such relationship with Khael.

"Ihatid niyo naman ako sa backdoor."

Backdoor? It probably means the way which he used to avoid the guards. Yes, that's Timothy Mikhael Alonzo, the monkey. Noon pa man ay wala na itong takot umakyat sa kahit ano. I can still remember when we were eight years old, we used to play kites. My kite was caught on top of a big guava tree and I ended up crying. Bigla na lang niya akong sinuntok just to stop me from crying at pagkatapos ay inakyat niya ang puno. Parehas kaming pinagalitan noon dahil doon.

"Dumaan ka sa tamang daan," Amber said and she crossed her arms.

"But my car―"

"Edi puntahan natin sa labas kung saan mo iniwan. As simple as that," she said again at napangisi naman si Khael. I guess he really likes Amber. I never seen him exert effort just to get a good impression from someone especially a girl. Well, he used to have a crush on Megan Fox but she's too impossible for Khael.

Tumayo na sila at agad kaming lumabas ng cafeteria. Marami pa ring mga estudyante ang nakatingin sa amin. I can't blame them. It's too rare to see an Athena's student wearing Athena's uniform inside Bridle.

"Marion, Amber pakihatid niyo na lang si Khael kung saan man siya naka-park, please?" I said to them at nagtatakang tiningnan naman nila ako. I guess I need a lot of explainining to do.

"Why? Where are you going Gray-chan?" Marion asked.

"Hindi ka sasama sa amin Filter?" Amber said at sabay na napatingin sina Khael at Marion sa kanya.

"Who's Filter?" they asked in unison.

Amber rolled her eyes. She always does that. Routine na yata niya na ipaikot ang kanyang eyeballs. "Filter is Gray. You know, like the one we use in editing photos? Grayscale."

That idea is too lame but Amber is not good in cracking joke.

"I was thinking of a cigarette filter," Khael said.

"Mine was a screen. We can use that in filtering right?" wika naman ni Marion. I want to put my palm in my face. Geez people!

"Out with the filter thing! Bakit hindi ka sasama sa amin Silvan? Are you abandoning your best buddy now?" Khael asked. He even acted like he was hurt. Paano ko ba lulusutan to? I can't just tell them that 'hey, kayo na lang dahil mag-iimbestiga pa ako sa laboratory'. I cannot do that dahil paniguradong sasama si Amber. Knowing her, she's the stubbornest person that I have ever known.

"I-I'm..." Shit! I don't have any alibi.

"What?"

"I'm... I will..."

"Let me guess. You want to pop? Nasobrahan ka yata sa kain kanina eh. Ikaw ang pinakamatagal natapos eh," Khael said with a big grin. I guess I have no other choice but to ride in his silly and well, disgusting idea. I slowly nodded my head at natawa naman silang tatlo at lumayo sa akin. A major turn off! But who cares? As long as I can identify whoever is X, I don't mind no matter how off it is.

"Fine! Happy popping!" masiglang bati ni Amber at hinila na sina Marion at Khael. I watched them habang papalayo sila and when they're out of my sight, I immediately ran towards the main laboratory. Gaya ng inaasahan ko ay naroon pa si Inspector Dean. I texted him, to wait for me at the lab dahil magsasagawa ako ng further investigation. Mabuti na lang at pumayag ito.

"Bakit, may nakita ka bang kakaiba?" he asked me habang panay ang paglilibot ko sa loob. Nasa labas pa rin ang police ribbon na may nakasulat na POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS.

"Sort of. I'm not convinced na hanggang sa pagtuturo lamang na may kinalaman si X sa nangyari ang codes na iniwan ni Ma'am Sera. I'm sure that there is more."

Ipinagpatuloy ko ang ginagawa. It took me 2 hours but the only peculiar thing that I observed around was the chemical symbols na nasa pictogram. I'm not really sure if Ma'am Sera wrote it or some random students did, but I cannot drop the possibility na maaring codes nga iyon. I also noticed in the calendar that the number 3 was encircled. I wonder what's with December 3. Pwede rin namang reminder lang iyon dati ni Ma'am Sera para sa activities na gagawin niya noong December 3.

I just find it strange dahil kung reminder nga iyon, sana ay may ibang mga petsa rin na nakabilog doon. It's strange dahil tanging iyon lamang ang bukod-tanging nakabilog. It also seems that Ma'am Sera is not the type who used to mark calendars for reminders.

The day lasted but I'm still clueless of X's real identity.

***

Mabilis na dumaan ang mga araw and today was Khael's birthday. I cannot disturb him now dahil ayon sa kanya ay may exams siya. Maybe I'll just invite him to an overnight drinking at a bar. Iyon ang palagi niyang sinasabi sa akin dati. He wanted to reach the legal age and the first thing that he would do is that he will go to a bar and drink the night out. I wonder why he wished to do such thing. Like I said, Khael is quite weird at times. I texted him to wish him a happy birthday.

'Happy Birthday Dude. Let's drink the night out by the weekend.'

It only took a few minutes at agad itong nagreply. Mukhang nakaharap ito sa cellphone all this time.

'Thanks best buddy! Aasahan ko yan!'

Sinamahan pa niya iyon ng isang kissing emoticon. Tsk! Ang bakla nito paminsan-minsan. Tinawag pa akong best buddy. Oh well, I guess that's better than him calling me best friend. That's so freaking gay! Baka nagkataon ay masapak ko pa siya.

I went to school and nothing really happened. No cases; no notice from X, lahat ay panay leksyon. I always feel bored at school. Sinulyapan ko si Amber mula sa harapan ko. Her gaze was focused on the front ngunit panay ang pagsusulat ng kamay nito. She's not really writing; the truth is she's just doodling nonsense things.

Nabitawan niyaa ang hawak na ballpen nang mahinang siniko siya ni Jeremy. She gave him a deadly glare at tumuwid naman ng upo ang huli. I diverted my gaze into Jeremy. He used to be a nerd but now he's― well, he's still a nerd but not physically. Sa ngayon ay kinababaliwan nito si Sherlock Holmes. When I told him that he can borrow books from me, naging suki na siya sa room namin. He even likes to quote the book's line and that makes him suspicious. Jeremy used to quote Holmes and so as X. Hindi kaya siya si X? Ngunit kung siya man si X, he wouldn't obviously quote the book to us dahil magiging kahina-hinala ito.

Well I'm hoping that he's not X. I can't imagine him being the smart and cunning X.

***

I woke up feeling giddy the next morning. Well, happy birthday to me. Mom and Dad were not around dahil nasa abroad sila that's why she gave me her early gift which was the car. She told me that she's throwing a party for me kapag nakabalik na sila. I refused to so they decided na munting salo-salo na lang. Agad akong naligo at nagbihis para sa klase. I dropped by at the cafeteria to grab some cup of coffee because breakfast is not my thing. After I finished my coffee ay pumunta na ako sa classroom. Nobody knows about my birthday maliban na lamang kay Amber at Marion. Not unless ipinagkalat nila na kaarawan ko ngayon.

Pagdating ko roon ay wala pa ang guro namin. I glanced at my wristwatch. Limang minuto na lang ay magsisimula na ang klase. It's rare for our first period instructor to be late kaya nakapagtatakang wala pa ito. Iilan lang din sa mga classmates ko ang nandoon. I wonder where the others are. Pagpasok ko ay siya ding pagpasok ni Marcus.

"Nasaan ang iba?" I asked him.

"Faculty meeting ulit eh," wika niya at tuluyang pumasok. Faculty meeting again? I guess it has something to do with the incident at the laboratory at mga Yuletide activities. I went to my chair and I observed na wala doon si Amber. Wala rin ang bag nito.

"Happy Birthday Gray-chan!" sigaw ni Marion. Pinasabog niya ang hawak na confetti at kinuha ang maliit na cake na may kandila. Oh, thoughtful din pala ang annoying na si Marion. Yes, she's very beautiful, the kind that still looks gorgeous even though sweaty and messy. Nagtataka nga ako kung bakit ipinagsisiksikan niya ang sarili sa akin. I don't do relationships, I'm too young for that and besides, I agree with Sherlock Holmes when he said 'The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning'. As far as I can do, I cannot let anything destructs my clear reasoning.

"Thank you so much Marion, I really appreciate it," pasasalamat ko sa kanya.

"Shall I kiss you a happy birthday then?" tanong nito at unti-unting lumapit sa akin. I cannot push her away, that's very rude. Bigla na lamang tumunog ang cellphone ko. Saved by the bell!

Nagkaroon ako ng excuse na tumayo at umalis doon. "Excuse me Marion, I have to answer this call," paalam ko sa kanya at lumayo. The one calling was an unregistered number yet I chose to answer it than to receive Marion's kiss.

"Hello?"

"Hey, mind going at the gate and receive your birthday gift from me and Cronus," wika ng nasa kabilang linya. I'm sure it was that guy. Ayokong paghintayin siya kaya agad akong pumunta sa labas ng Bridle. I saw him outside, nakasandal ito sa kanyang kotse habang nilalaro sa kanyang mga daliri ang kumpol ng susi. Tumuwid siya ng tayo nang makita ako at agad na inihagis sa akin ang susi na kinuha nito mula sa bulsa.

"Ano 'to?" I asked him. That was actually a silly question. I know that it's a key.

"A key."

"A key for what?"

"Cronus' gift for you." Itinuro niya ang kotseng nasa likuran ko. When I looked back I was surprised to see the car. What the! It's a Porsche Carrera 4S Cabriolet! I'm not really a sucker for a car but it was a freaking Porsche! I cannot accept it. It's from his illegal transactions. I was about to toss back the key to that guy ngunit mas nauna itong magsalita.

"Don't ever think of returning it to me. You have no idea how much beating I get from Cronus kapag may ibinibigay siyang bagay sa iyon ngunit hindi mo tinatanggap. As of my gift," he opened his car's door and got something. It wasn't wrapped in any birthday wrapper kaya alam ko na agad kong ano iyon. It was a watch.

"That's the first watch I bought through my savings in my allowance. It's the same as mine at binili ko iyan noong nag-aaral pa ako sa Minnesota. Kung ayaw mo ay ibigay mo na lang sa iba," wika niya at sumakay na sa kotse. He started the engine and I was expecting na aalis na ito roon ngunit sa halip ay pumasok ito ng Bridle.

I stared at the watch. Katulad nga iyon ng suot niya. I felt guilty somehow. Maybe it's not his fault that we're born of an evil father but I still despise him. It's not his fault to be a son of Cronus yet it is already his fault that he did bad things as Cronus does. Tinanggal ko ang suot kong relo at isinuot ang ibinigay ni Cooler. Sinulyapan ko naman ang itim na kotse sa likuran ko. If Cronus is thinking na madadala ako sa binigay niyang kotse, well I'm not. I took a deep sigh at pumasok sa kotse and drove it inside Bridle.

Pagbaba ko ay pinagtitingnan ako ng mga estudyante. Yeah, I got a Porsche car from my mafia boss hell of a father. Muli kong nasulyapan ang kotse ni Cooler. It was now heading towards the main gate but this time hindi na siya nag-iisa. Kasama niya ang nakabusangot na si Amber.

Where the hell is he taking her? I was mentally torturing myself whether I should follow them or not. Ngunit naisip ko rin naman, why should I follow them? Ano ngayon kung magkasama sila? I decided to leave them alone and I headed towards the boys' dormitory. When I went to my afternoon class ay wala pa rin si Amber and I don't know why I am annoyed. Was it because I knew that she's with Cooler?

Sa tabi ko naman ay ang nakabusangot na si Marion. She waited for me to come back but I didn't. Ibinigay na lang niya sa iba ang cake dahil sa inis niya sa akin. I felt guilty somehow so I apologized and she immediately accepted it. Natapos ang lahat ng klase namin sa hapon na walang nagpapakita na Amber Sison. Not even her shadow! Agad kong kinuha ang cellphone ko and I dialed her number. Matagal-tagal bago niya iyon sinagot. Nang sagutin na niya iyon ay agad ko siyang tinanong without even greeting her.

"Where are you? Alam mo bang dalawang quiz ang namiss mo ngayong hapon?" Alam kong pinapaikot na naman niya ang eyeballs niya ngayon. Yeah, that's Amber.

"I'm home and I won't be around tomorrow too kaya magkita na lang tayo sa venue. Bye!" she immediately hangs up. I sighed. Palagi na lang niya akong binababaan ng telepono. Oh, hindi lang naman ako. Lahat yata ng tumatawag sa kanya ay binababaan niya palagi ng telepono.

I somehow felt relieved knowing na hindi na niya kasama si Cooler sa mga oras na ito. Tomorrow will be her debut and I was a little excited about it. Yes, just a little. I'm fond of her, inaamin ko. I want to protect her no matter what and I don't want her hanging out with any other guy. Not even Khael. I'm not entertaining any fond feelings though. Ewan. Hindi ko alam. All I know is that I don't want anyone for Amber.

Ngayon ko lang napagtanto! Amber didn't greet me. Alam naman niyang birthday ko diba? Why do I feel pissed about it? Kung hindi niya maalala na kaarawan ko ngayon, then fine! I guess I'll celebrate my birthday tonight with my roommates.

Pagdating ko sa dorm ay may nakalapag na regalo doon. Kanino naman galing ito? There wasn't any name of whoever sent in the small box. Hindi kaya galing ito kay X?

Bumukas ang pinto at iniluwa niyon si Jeff. I decided to ask him first if he know whoever sent the little box bago ko bubuksan iyon.

"Hey Jeff. Alam mo ba kung kanino to galing?"

"Ah, that box? Binigay 'yan sa akin 'nung roommate yata ni Amber na si Andi. Pinapabigay raw sa iyo eh," he answered at nang marinig ko na galing iyon kay Amber ay agad kong binuksan iyon. How stupid of me. Inisip ko pa naman na kinalimutan ni Amber ang tungkol sa kaarawan ko. When I opened the box ay bumulaga sa akin ang isang ipod na may kasamang earbuds. Mayroon ding note doon at agad kong binasa iyon.

"Happy Birthday Gray! I spent few sleepless nights just to think of what I should give you. Then I remember the time that you listen to my phone's songs and you praise my choice of music so I decided to download all my favorite music for you to listen to it. You can just delete them if you want."

-AmberJ

Naalala ko nga noong pinakialaman ko ang headset niya. It was during our community service. She slept on my shoulder at natanggal ang isang earbud na suot niya and I listened to her genre of songs which I really like too.

Agad kong kinuha ang ipod at headset upang pakinggan ang mga naka-download na music doon. I don't know how but I just found myself lying on my bed with my eyes closed and a smile plastered on my lips habang nakalagay sa tenga ko ang earbuds at pinapakinggan ang mga kanta mula sa ipod na ibinigay ni Amber.

That night, I brought Marwin and Jeff at the nearest restobar. Pagkatapos naming kumain ay umuwi na kami bago pa man kami maabutan ng curfew sa dorm. We were about to ride in my car nang namataan ko ang isang pet shop sa gilid ng kinainan namin. I asked them to wait for a while habang pumasok naman ako sa pet shop.

"Good evening Sir!" bati ng babaeng naroon. "Ano po ang hinahanap ninyo sir?"

I looked around. Marami ngang pwedeng pagpilian. There were white mice, fishes, rabbit, cat, dog, even a chipmunk. Alin kaya ang magugustuhan ni Amber dito?

"Ano ba ang magandang iregalo Miss?" I asked the lady. She smiled at me at tinuro ang isda na nasa fishbowl.

"Eto po Sir."

I don't think Amber like fishes so I dropped the fish from my choices.

"Ano pa?" I asked her again.

"Kung mahilig po sa reptiles ang pagreregalohan niyo, mayroon po kaming ahas."

Another No-no! Baka ma-flying kick ako ni Amber ng wala sa oras kapag nagkataong niregalohan ko siya ng ahas. And what's up with the saleslady? Walang kwenta ang inirerekomenda nitong pet na panregalo. I was about to leave the shop nang paulit-ulit na tinahol ako ng isang tuta. It was a white poodle. Malamlam ang mga mata nito habang nakatingin sa akin at panay tahol. I stared at the puppy for a while and he also stared back at me. That's it!

Muli akong lumapit at tinanong ang babae. "Miss, how much is this poodle puppy here?"

Pakiramdam ko ay ang tagal nang takbo ng oras. Today is Amber's birthday at mamayang gabi ang party na gaganapin sa isang hotel para sa kanyang debut. I was half listening to our teacher habang panay ang pagtuturo nito tungkol sa history. Gusto ko nang matapos ang araw at mag-gabi na upang makapunta na ako sa party ni Amber. Kung pwede pa lang hilahin ang oras ay malamang ginawa ko na.

"Gray, you look very uneasy. Excited ka na sa party ni Amber mamayang gabi?" tanong ng nerd na katabi ni Amber na si Jeremy. Is he an oracle upang mabasa niya ang iniisip ko? Kahit na natumbok niya iyon, there's no way that I will admit it.

"Of course not. Pagod lang ako."

"I'm so excited. I already prepare my black dress for tonight," komento naman ni Marion.

"Why black? Naglalamay ka ba?" tanong ni Jeremy kay Marion. Darn nerd! Kapag ba nagsuot ng itim ay maglalamay na agad? Oh as of my outfit for tonight, I already prepared a blue polo under a black coat. Amber's debut motif was blue so I choose blue as my polo.

"Tanga! Naglalamay lang ba ang pwedeng magsuot ng itim?" Marion asked him and he shook his head.

"Ewan ko sayo!" inis na wika ni Marion at hindi na ito pinansin.

These two have been enemy for few days and looks like they're enjoying it. Matagal din bago natapos ang araw but atleast it ended. Agad akong naligo at inihanda ang sarili ko. I have to look good tonight. Damn, that's too gay! Bakit kailangan kong pumorma? I'm just Amber's escort. It's not that she will introduce me to everyone as a boyfriend.

The invitation says that the party will start by seven in the evening at malapit na ring mag-alas syete. Nakahanda na ako and I'm on my way towards the parking lot. Bago ako lumas ng dorm ay nasulyapan ko ang malaking kalendaryo namin. There was a circle to the date December 11. I was the one who encircled it. Sinadya ko iyon upang gayahin ang nakita kong kalendaryo sa laboratory kung saan nakita ang bangkay ni Ma'am Sera.

The main lab wasn't sealed by now. Sa katunayan ay magdadalawang araw na mula nang tinanggal ng pulis ang naka-seal doon. Sa kakatingin ko sa kalendaryo ay may bumabagabag sa akin. We have a big calendar here at the dorm and it was really big compared to the laboratory's calendar.

Why do I feel uneasy? Is it because of excitement? Ako na rin ang sumagot sa tanong kong iyon. I felt uneasy because of this calendar here. Maybe I should visit the laboratory for a while. Sinulyapan ko ang suot kong relo. It was the watch that was given by that guy. It's still quarter to seven and a little tour to the laboratory wouldn't do any harm.

The lab was still open when I arrived there. The new in charge was Mrs. Roja, another science teacher but unlike Ma'am Sera, she wasn't a chemist. Pumayag siya nang sabihin kong may titingnan lang ako sa loob. I went first to the small calendar which was bothering me. Why was Dec 3 is encircled? Dahil maliit lang ang kalendaryong iyon ay Dec lang ang nakalagay doon sa halip na December. I stared at it ngunit wala talaga akong maisip na kung ano mang espesyal sa Dec 3.

I went to see the pictogram kung saan may nakalagay na malaking X. Who the hell is this X? He is really giving me a hard time. Napadako ang tingin ko sa mga nakasulat doon.

KHS. LiOH. NaOH.

Aren't they're chemical symbols? No. I'm positive that they're chemical compound symbols! I knew it since I'm good in balancing chemical equations as well as in naming chemical compounds. KHS stands for Potassium hydrosulfide. LiOH is for Lithium Hydroxide while NaOH is for Sodium Hydroxide. Something in my head popped. What's common with these three chemical compounds? Damn! My mind doesn't seem to function well.

Bigla na lamang tumunog ang cellphone ko but I ignored it. Ayaw ko ng istorbo kapag ganitong may iniisip ako. Nang mapatay ang tawag ay saka ko lang naisip ang oras! I immediately glanced at my watch. Damn it! It's fifteen minutes past seven. Ibig sabihin ay magtatatlumpong minuto na ako dito sa laboratory?!

Agad kong kinuha ang cellphone ko mula sa bulsa. 3 missed calls and 8 messages. All calls and six of the eight messages were from Amber. Binuksan ko ang mga mensahe niya.

'Where are you?'

'Gray?'

'Magsisimula na.'

'Are you on the way?'

'Graaaaay.'

May mga dumating din na bagong mensahe and it was from Khael and Marion at pareho nila akong hinahanap. The last message was a sad emoticon sent by Amber and I somewhat felt guilty. Agad ko siyang tinawagan but she wasn't answering. Marahil ay nagsimula na nga roon kaya abala na ito. Tinago ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa. Muli kong hinarap ang chemical symbols na nasa harapan ko. The laboratory's computer was open so I decided to do a little research. I typed potassium hydroxide which was the chemical used by Ma'am Sera to remove her hair easily as well as the chemical that she drank.

Agad namang nagload iyon at nagdisplay ng mga impormasyon sa naturang chemical. I read the data and I found the chemical compound that was written on the pictogram! Potassium hydrosulfide is potassium hydroxide's related compound which was its anion or a negatively charged ion. The Lithium hydroxide and Sodium hydroxide were related compounds if the potassium hydroxide and they were other cations or positively charged ions!

Saka lamang promoseso sa utak ko ang ibig sabihin ng kalendaryo. The 3 in Dec 3 was encircled but it doesn't pertain to Dec 3 itself! It must refer to the 3rd month of each year which was abbreviated in that calendar as Mar, shortcut for March! If we connect it with the chemical symbols which are the ions, it would be Mar and ion!

Shit! X is Marion!

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