Chapter 31: Strangled and Naked (Development Chapter)

"Saan tayo papunta Zywon?", I asked him habang nakaangkas ako sa likod niya. Nais ko tuloy pagsisihan ang pagsama ko. God! He's a devil when it comes to driving this thing! I hope he doesn't violate street rules!

"Just keep your mouth shut until we arrive, Just Amber", wika niya at mas lalong pinabilisan ang takbo ng motor making me hold his body! Yuck, ayaw kong masabihan na tsansing but I don't wanna die this early!

"How long does it take before we arrive to wherever we're going?", tanong ko ulit sa kanya. Damn this guy! Hindi ba niya inisip na nakapalda ako?!

"About 10 minutes", tipid niyang sagot. Uh yeah, he doesn't want any questions. Ten minutes sa bilis ng pagpapatakbo niya. Why not make it an hour as long as we get there alive?

He pulled the vehicle in a fastfood's parking lot. What the hell? We're almost flying at sa isang fastfood niya lamang ako dadalhin? I thought he's bringing me to a life and death
situation, but a fastfood? Argh!

"Are you gonna eat?", tanong ko sa kanya. I handed him the helmet at agad naman niyang tinanggap iyon.

"Yup. Why? What do you think people usually do in a fastfood house, sleep?"

Hindi ko pinansin ang pamimilosopo niya. "You brought me just to a fastfood?", I asked, a little raising my voice.

"Oh, my apologies Your Majesty. Hindi ka ba kumakain sa fastfood? Sorry but my money says I can only afford here and not in those five-star restaurants", he said sarcastically and he darted his dark eyes to me. He's taller than me, making me lift my head a little para lamang sulyapan ang mukha nito.

"That's not what I meant, Stupid! Kinuha mo lamang ako para makasabay mong kumain?"

"Don't make it sound like I'm into you because I'm not. Two detective fools are enough. We'll discuss things while eating because I haven't eaten anything yet. Kung kakain ka, bahala ka. If not then good, makakatipid ako", wika niya at agad na pumasok sa loob ng fastfood. I took a deep breath bago sumunod sa kanya. Ugh! Nakakainis!

Umorder na ito at naupo kami na magkaharap sa pandalawahang mesa.
"Spill it."

He made a face to me at pinaglaruan ang mga tissue na naroon. "I can't. Hindi mo ba mahihintay na dumating ang pagkain ko?"

"Look Zywon, I ditched school for some reason and this is not one of them so you'd better not waste my time", I said impatiently.

"I ditched class too so it's a fair play", wika niya. His food arrived at maganang kinain niya iyon. Inilapag din ng crew ang iced coffee sa harap ko.

"Now tell me."

"Let me eat even five spoonfuls Just Amber", wika niya na ikinasagad ng pasensya ko. Is he trying to pissed the hell out of me because if he is, well he's successful! I'm so pissed!

"Alam mo bang naiinis na ako?"

He nodded. "Yes. You used to bite your lip a lot when you're pissed and you're doing that now so I guess you're pissed."

"Argh! Can I kill you?", lalo lamang akong nainis sa kanya. He chuckled at pinagpatuloy lamang ang pagsubo.

"Fine. Baka sabihin ng tao na pinapaiyak kita so I'll tell you our agenda for today's meeting", wika niya.

"I'm not crying."

"You're almost."

"Whatever. Just go on."

"It's all about that organization", wika niya. I knew it! It must only be that thing! Ibig sabihin ay hindi ito tumitigil sa pag-iimbestiga tungkol sa organisasyon.

"Genesis." Wika ko sa kanya.

"What?", naguguluhang tanong niya.

"Genesis is their name."

"How do you know?"

"Phobie told me."

Naibaba niya ang hawak na kubyertos. "So that's why they call themselves that they are the beginning of the biggest change and human revolution."

"And other news?"

"I guess they left Athena."

"I knew about it too." Mukhang walang saysay ang pinag-uusapan namin dito ngayon dahil alam ko na ang mga tungkol doon. Thanks to Math's handy invention.

"How?", nagtatakang tanong niya.

"I bugged them", sagot ko which made him swear.

"The fuck?! How?"

"Some sort of a personalized transmitter and wireless tap made by Math", sagot ko sa kanya. "I've thrown it inside their conference room."

He continued eating bago nagsalita."I admire your bravery", wika niya. "I wish I have those."

Heto na naman ito. He's showing his sad side. "Bravery is not something that you wish to acquire. You have it in yourself. It's just up to you if you want to use it."

"Amber, who's that guy?"

Sabay kaming napalingon ni Zywon sa nagsalita. It was Cooler! He's with a smirking Ryu, Mnemosyne and Artemis.

"Hi Amber!", bati ng dalawang babae sa akin. They kissed my cheek at ngumiti lamang ako sa kanila.

Zyw
on stiffened. He didn't expect some mafia member here in this fastfood chain. Knowing his mafia hatred, malamang matinding galit na naman ang nadarama nito sa mga sandaling ito.

"Amber? If I'm not mistaken, he's the guy from Athena other than Gray's bestfriend", Cooler said. "Amber are you cheating on me?"

"What the hell Cooler?"

Cooler chuckled. "Just kidding. But seriously Amber, what are you two doing here while wearing your uniforms?", tanong niya sa akin.

Sinulyapan ko si Ryu, he looks like he's not in his best mood today. If this is not a public place, malamang ay kanina pa nito tinutukan ng baril si Zywon knowing that he always do it whenever they see each other.

"Zeus, I'll wait for you in the car", wika ni Ryu at umalis.

"Babe! Wait— Oh, Amber. I have to go too", paalam ni Mnemosyne at agad na sinundan si Ryu. Nagpaalam na din si Artemis at ang naiwan na lamang ay si Cooler.

"Explain everything Amber", he said at nagpahalukipkip.

"What?", wika ko habang nakataas ang isang kilay.

"Just kidding again but Amber, don't see any other guy. Please?", he said at nagpuppy eyes pa akin.

"Hindi bagay sayo kaya tigilan mo yan. This is a meeting for a special purpose so if you don't mind Cooler, leave us alone", wika ko sa kanya. Mahirap na dahil baka ma-badtrip si Zywon sa presensya nila at hindi na sabihin sa akin ang mga nalalaman niya.

"That hurts Amber", Cooler said.

"Cooler—"

"Fine. I got to go. We're busy anyway. I'll call you later Amber", he said at nagpaalam. Bahagya pa niyang tinapik ang balikat ni Zywon na hindi halos makapagsalita. "Bye Dude."

Nang makaalis na si Cooler ay nasa angry state pa rin si Zywon. He really despises the mafia so much at sa tuwing nakikita niya ang mga iyon ay nilalamon ito ng galit.

"Zywon..."

"I will crash them", wika niya. Just as I thought. Nawawala ito sa sarili at ang iniisip lamang ay kung paano masira ang Vander Mafia.

"Can we please forget about them and continue with our subject a while ago?", tanong ko sa kanya. He grabbed the glass of water and drank all of it at saka pa lang ito kumalma.

"I agree. Those pests should be set aside for now and let's talk about them later", wika niya but he crumpled the table napkin on his side, tanda na hindi pa talaga siya tuluyang kumakalma. "Kailangan nilang pagbayaran ang pagiging miserable ng buhay ko."

"Ano nga pala ang ginagawa mo doon? I'm pretty sure na hindi coincidence kaya napunta ka doon sa pinuntahan namin kanina", tanong ko sa kanya. He's still on his uniform kaya malamang ay nagmula pa ito sa
Athena.

"The victim was a friend of mine", sagot niya.

"Ows, talaga? May friend ka?".
Masama ang tinging ipinukol niya sa akin kaya tumahimik na lang ako. Nakapagtataka naman kasing may kaibigan ito! He's like a child who always throws tantrum!

"I thought she's a victim of the organization. The student that they used as human carrier was also found naked so naisip kong konektado lamang iyon but after seeing the body, I don't think it's their doing. Sa ngayon ay mukhang wala pa silang ginagawa. Maybe they're trying to perfect the drug", wika ni Zywon. Yes, maybe he's right. The Genesis might be doing their best to perfect syntoxin.

"Why are you telling me all of this?", tanong ko sa kanya. I think he's up to something. I know this isn't an act of collaboration or alliance. Sigurado akong may kapalit ang impormasyong ibinigay niya sa akin kahit pa alam ko na ang tungkol sa mga impormasyong
iyon.

"This isn't the one that I wanna tell you", he said. Oh? Just as I thought.

"What?"

"Help me become closer to the mafia", wika niya. Napalunok ako ng sunod-sunod. See? He's just giving me the introduction about the organization but basically this meeting is really
about the mafia.

"You're asking the wrong person. You should have asked those four people who was here a while ago", wika ko sa kanya. Hindi ba talaga siya nadala pagkatapos ng ilang beses na
panunutok ng baril sa kanya ni Ryu?

"You know I tried to but that scarred man is not cooperating with me", wika niya. "Look Just Amber, I'm not asking you to introduce me to them, what I'm asking is I want you to infiltrate the mafia. Accept their offer as their reaper and —"

"Shut up Zywon. Gusto mo ba talagang patayin ako?" I'll become a part of the mafia? Ano ba ang iniisip ng taong ito? Pfft!

"Let me finish first Just Amber. You will infiltrate them, yes I know it's a suicide mission but I have a good proposal in return. I will infiltrate the Genesis too and that way we'll mutually benefit from each other", wika niya. "Yes, your life is on the line but mine as well."

"Sorry but I decline. I love my life", wika ko sa kanya. That's what I have kept in mind. If I love my life, stay away from anything that will harm me but I'm not following it anyway ngunit hindi ko rin pagbibigyan si Zywon.

"Naisip kong tatanggi ka talaga so I have a Plan B. How about I'll tell you about Genesis Organizational chart? You'll be surprise to know who's their Head Financer", wika niya. The organizational chart? He got that much about the Genesis? I was tempted to know about it but Zywon could be lying so hindi ko kinagat ang sinabi niya.

"You can't fool me."

"I'm telling you the truth. Now tell me, you wanna know about it or not?", he asked. Pinagtitinginan na kami ng ibang mga tao sa loob ng fastfood. Yeah right, you seldom see Bridle and Athena students together, wearing their uniforms and out at school during class hours.

"I'm not interested in being a reaper", wika ko sa kanya. "Killing is not my thing."

"Then let's forget the deal. Do you wanna know this information?"

"Hindi ako naniniwalang ibibigay mo ang impormasyong iyan ng walang kapalit", wika ko sa kanya. He's just trying to trick me.

"I swear, nothing in exchange but I'm sure if you will know about this, you'll make your own move and work with me", wika niya.

"Dream on."

"Do you want to know about it or not?"

I sighed. "Shoot."

He let out a dangerous smile. "Listen Just Amber. What you're about to hear is like a bomb dropped right in front of you...."

*****************

"Bestie?"

Napatingin ako kay Jeremy nang mahinang tinapik niya ang braso ko. "Kanina ka pa wala sa sarili. Anong problema?", he asked. Napatingin din ako kay Gray at Math na nakatunghay sa akin. Am I that spaced out?

"W-wala Je..."

"Mula nang dumating ka kanina ay ganyan ka na. Parang kang natrauma, tell me Bestie, ni-rape ka ba ni Zywo— Ugh. Aray Gray ha! Wag sa sikmura masakit dyan", he said. Mahinang sinuntok pala ito ni Gray.

"Amber, what's the problem?", he asked. It's three in the afternoon at wala kaming pasok sa subject kaya hinintay na lamang namin na pumasok ang sunod na guro.

Umiling ako sa kanya. His face really looked so worried. "Nothing. May iniisip lang ako."

Zywon's word is still ringing in my head at gaya ng sinabi niya ay parang bomba nga iyon sa pandinig ko. I'm not affected lalo na at hindi ko pa iyon nako-confirm but the thought of it still bothers me. Paano kung totoo nga ang sinabi niya?

"Baka nobo-bore lamang si Bestie. Baka gusto ng quiz ko, sige pagbibigyan kita Bestie", he said and grin.

"Oh, Jeremy they're kind of —"

"Ano Maya?"

"They're kind of corny."

"Wala kang paki", he said and smirked at her. "Sige ha, sagutan niyo to. Dito nakasalalay ang pagiging matalino ninyo."

"By puns?", Gray asked. Math and him both made a face at Jeremy but the latter just ignored them.

"Ano tawag sa puting gulay?", tanog niya.

"Labanos", sagot ni Math ngunit umiling si Jeremy.

"Mali."

"Hala! Bakit? Ano pala?"

Edi POTATO. Gets nyo? Putito
HAHAHAHA! Eh sa mas maputi pa sa Potato?", Jeremy said after laughing.

"Ano naman yan?", tanong ni Gray.

"Ay ang slow! Edi MASH POTATO! HAHAHAHA!"

"Shut up Puns!"

I smiled at them. Natatawa ako kay Jeremy, hindi sa mga jokes niya.

"Ano ang tawag sa boss ng mga potato?"

"Meron bang ganoon?", Math asked.

"Tinanong ko diba, kaya meron", he said and he rolled his eyes at Math.

"Shoot."

"Edi POTATO CHIP HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!", he
laughed so hard kaya napatingin na sa amin ang ilan sa mga kaklase namin. "Ito pa, sinong pusa ang may dark horse?"

"Hello Kitty?"

"Meron ba siya nun?"

"Baka si Doraemon", wika ni Gray at parehas naming tiningnan siya ng masama. Seriously?

"What?"

"Gray, Doraemon is not a cat", wika ni Jeremy. "Hindi siya pusa! Kahit si Hello Kitty ay hindi pusa! My God, ano na bang nangyari sa mga utak ninyo!"

"Uh, robot si Doraemon Gray", pagbibigay alam ko sa kanya.

"Ugh. I don't know. I don't watch cartoons. I used to watch National Geographic Channel o kaya ay Animal Planet", wika niya at sumandal. Uh? Saka lamang ako nagkainteres doon noong nag ten years old ako!

"Sino kasi Jeremy?", tanong ni Math.

"Edi si Kitty Perry! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA",
Jeremy burst out into laughter again. Oh, no good at all. "Ito, huli na talaga, what do you call a motorcycle that laughs?"

"Tanga. Walang ganun."

"Meron kaya. Ano nga kasi?", Jeremy said.

"Ewan."

"Ang effort nyo masyado ha. Next time, mag-isip naman kayo. Edi YamaHAHAHAHAHA!", he
said and laughed out loud. Yamahahahaha? The hell?

Tumayo si Math. "Ginutom ako sa kakornihan mo Jeremy. Let's buy some snacks", wika niya at hinila si Jeremy. Naiwan kaming dalawa ni Gray doon.

"Amber."

"Hmm?"

"Are you sure you're fine?",tanong niya sa akin.

I looked at him. His eyes tell me that he's really worried. "I'm fine Gray. Don't worry", wika ko sa kanya. I pressed my cheek on the table at tumingin sa kanya. My head lies on the table as I faced him and he does the same.

"Is Deltran courting you?", wika niya. Zywon courting me? Imposible!

"Of course not!"

"Anong pinag-usapan niyo kanina?", tanong niya ulit. I don't think it's the right time to tell him about it so I shook my head.

"Wala. Nothing important", sagot ko sa kanya. He roamed his gaze around my face, carefully assessing me if I am lying or not.

Of course I lied. Meron kaming pinag-usapan ni Zywon and that's what bothers me. Sa ngayon ay hindi ko pa iniisip ang tungkol doon but I hope that it's not true.

"Amber I know that this isn't the right time to ask this but can we go out some other time?"

His voice was serious so I tried lighting up the mood. "We're always going out. Madalas nga tayong magcut—"

"I mean just the two of us. You. And me. Tayo lang? No Jeremy, no Math. Just Gray and Amber. Can we?", he said as he looked at me sincerely. This is the problem with Gray, he's never bold with his words kaya hindi ko mawari kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin. I don't know if he's asking me on a date as a real date or just a friendly one.
Hindi ako nabigyan ng pagkakataong sumagot dahil biglang tumunog ang cellphone ni Gray. Agad niyang kinuha iyon mula sa bulsa at sinagot.

"Detective Tross", wika niya. My mind says he's not a detective anymore just like what he said. Pinanuod ko lamang si Gray habang kausap ito. Of course I cannot hear him from the other line but I sensed from Gray's reaction that the call was a serious one. Ilang minuto din silang nag-usap bago ibinaba
ni Gray ang cellphone. "That was Detective Tross, informing me about the strangled and naked case."

"May development?"

"Not yet but he wants me to investigate. How about joining me?", wika niya.

"Ang daya ni Gray, si Amber lang ang inaya!", biglang singit ni Jeremy. Inilapag niya sa harap namin ang smoothie at burger. "Sama kami!"

"Oo nga! Sama kami!", segunda naman ni Math. Okay lang naman na sumama sila. Besides, Tita Anabelle's mannequin case could be a clue to the series of murder.

"Fine!"

"Yes!"

"How about let's start the brainstorming now?", wika ni Math at kinuha ang isang papel at lapis. "Let's list the suspects for Tita's mannequin case and by that, we can identify the possible culprit for the strangled and naked case. And oh, by the way habang nasa kabilang kalye kayo ay inilibot ako ni Tita Anabelle sa mga kwarto sa taas. And the spot where they always found the mannequin is a dark corner."

"The darkness and the strangling in a furtive manner, those are essential to satisfy one's homicidal urges", wika ni Gray. "If my deduction is right, the culprit must have mental illness basing on those facts. When Tita Anabelle sent the mannequin away, humanap siya ng panibagong mapagdidiskitahan but none of the mannequins there could satisfy his needs so he opt for females who has mannequin-like bodies."

"Amazing Gray! It must have been that way!", wika ni Math.

"Uh, the son is a little bit suspicious. He had Asperger syndrome right? You said part of those who suffer such syndrome is having a repetitive behavior right? Who knows strangling mannequins is part of those interest", suhestiyon ni Jeremy na agad namang kinontra ni Math.

"My Kuya Arnel is not like that!", she hissed. "But yeah, we can't really tell." Isinulat niya ang pangalang Arnel.

"Eric, too. The trainee", wika ko. "He's so into black. Black is darkness", wika ko. They concede on my idea at agad iyong isinulat ni Math.

"How about the janitor Leo? May access siya sa shop kaya maaaring siya", Math said and listed down the name Leo. "Also, when I went to his quarter, andami niyang poster ng mga
nakahubad na babae!"

"He must be the culprit", Jeremy said. He was getting ecstatic over this simple discussion about the case o sadyang hyper lang talaga ito.

"We cannot conclude just by basing on those circumstantial evidences, we have to exhaust all the possibilities. Tita Anabelle said that the incident started about 2 weeks ago and if we account that, matatanggal sa possible culprit list natin si Arnel at madadagdag naman si
Rosauro, the doctor", wika ni Gray. He picked the marker and wrote the doctor's name.

"We cannot remove Arnel. What if ngayon lamang siya nagkaroon ng ganoong urges so he's still one of the suspects", wika ni Jeremy.

"Yeah."

"So we got four suspects, Arnel, the one with Asperger Syndrome, Eric, the Emo, Leo the Perv Janitor and lastly, Rosauro, the doctor", wika ni Math at hinarap sa amin ang whiteboard. "Do you know what I have in mind?"

"What?", sabay naming tanong sa kanya.

"Skipping class again. Tara!", she said and she picked her bag and made her exit. Agad naman kaming sumunod sa kanya. We headed towards Gray's car at pumwesto doon.

"Okay, makinig kayo sa akin", Jeremy said. "We can't let Gray take care of the guard baka ano namang lame na—"

Biglang tumikhim si Gray. "Aheeem."

"Wag ka ng pumalag pa Gray. Limousine won't work this time so let me handle this. Kapag umalis na ang guard, drive fast and straight okay?"

"Roger!"

"Okay then. Pupunta na ako sa guardhouse", wika ni Jeremy at lumapit doon. We waited for the guard to went somewhere and to our surprise, he really did! Nagmamadali itong tumakbo patungo sa gym at agad namang pinatakbo ni Gray ang kotse palabas ng Bridle. We picked up Jeremy at nagmadaling nagdrive palayo doon.

"How did you handle the guard?", curious kong tanong kay Jeremy.

"I told you to leave it to me. See? No sweat all", he answered with a wide grin.

"Paano nga?"

"I told him na may halos magpatayan na mga estudyante sa gym because of Lie Ann, the prettiest student in Bridle", sagot ni Jeremy.

"Lie Ann?", Gray asked.

"I haven't heard such name here in Bridle", dagdag ko.

"Me too. If she's the prettiest, I should have heard about her dahil magiging famous siya", Math said. We tried recalling a student with such name ngunit wala talaga.

"Ang tanga niyo rin ano. Wala kayong pinagkaiba sa guard na yun. Walang Lie Ann sa Bridle, duh", he said and he rolled his eyes trying to immitate me.

"Eh sino so Lie Ann?"

"Secret!"

"Je? Siya si Victoria?"

Agad itong umiling. "Hindi no! But Victoria, Lie Ann and me used to be childhood friends. Stop asking about my personal life nga."

Math made a face. "Ang arte."

When we arrived at Tita Annabelle's shop ay kinausap siya ni Math para sa plano naming paghuli sa salarin. Since the deaths happened in consecutive days, posibleng may mangyari din mamaya so we have to act as early as now.

The strategy that we made is that all four suspects will be invited to dinner and don't let any of them leave the place. Sa pagkakatanda ko sa narinig ko kanina, the murder took place
around 10 PM. Pumayag naman si Tita Anabelle and informed her boarders and the janitor, Leo.

We spent the remaining hours by studying the files that Detective Tross sent through email. It was the basic information about the three victims of the strangled and naked case which started when the naked mannequin case in Tita Anabelle's shop stopped.
For that reason, we concluded that the two cases are connected. Kung pagbabasehan din ang vicinity ng mga nangyaring murder ay hindi iyon kalayuan sa shop ni Tita Anabelle.

The first victim was Andrea Abarre, a tall and skinny girl at the next street. The second victim was Suzy Roja, a blogger and a college student who always join beauty pageants. Maganda ito at mala-mannequin ang pangagatawan and the latest victim was Claire Molina, a part-time model. Walang duda na kaya ganoon ang common sa mga biktima ay marahil sanhi ng obsession ng salarin sa mannequin.

When it was almost dinner time ay tumulong sina Math at Jeremy sa paghahanda ng hapunan habang nilibot naman namin ni Gray ang mga kwarto without Tita Anabelle's consent.
Okay, it's not allowed but we did visit the rooms at gaya ng sinabi ni Math, our grounds for connecting those four were rational. Leo got naked posters and magazines of skinny models. Eric's room was like a seance room at napakadilim doon. Doc Rosauro got animal anatomy figure model while Arnel has strange physical clumsiness and unusual behavior.

"You got much?", tanong ni Gray sa akin and I shook my head.

"Not even a little."

"Me too. Maybe we'll find out later", wika niya at niyaya na akong bumaba bago pa man kami mahuli nina Tita Anabelle o ng kung sino man sa kanila.

It was eight at night when everyone gathered at Tita Anabelle's dining room. Nagulat pa ang mga ito nang makita kami and they both gave us a different gaze na para bang iniisip nila na mag-ingat sa bawat galaw nila. The dinner's rather silent and awkward dahil hindi nagsasalita ang apat. They only talk if Tita Anabelle would ask them questions.

"Narinig niyo ba ang tungkol sa sunod-sunod na pagpatay sa mga babae? Naku! Kaya wag kayong basta-basta gagala. I heard that the victims are skinny girls. Thilde and Amber, mag-ingat kayo, nako! Yang mga katawan niyo, ganyan ang punterya ng kung sino man ang killer na iyon."

Parehas kaming napalunok ni Math. Yeah, we're not sexy like the latest model victim ngunit papasa ng pang mannequin ang katawan namin ni Math!

Bigla na lamang tumayo si Kuya Arnel at walang sabi-sabi na umalis doon. Maybe he hid himself in his room again.

"I have to rest too. Thank you for the dinner Tita Anabelle", wika ni Doc Rosauro at nagpaalam sa amin bago umalis doon.

"Ako rin po", Eric said at tanging si Leo na lamang ang natira doon. Ipinagpatuloy namin ang pagkain and we discussed the situation.

"It didn't work", wika ni Jeremy. "What shall we do now?"

"I think it's best to go back to Bridle first. It's almost ten", wika ni Gray matapos sumulyap sa suot niyang relo.

"I agree. We better go back tomorrow", wika ni Math.

"Uh, I have to use the CR first", paalam ko sa kanila.

"The CR is upstairs. It's a common CR but with two cubicles so do as you please", Math said at nagmadali akong pumunta doon. I peed and washed my hands on the lavatory.

Nakadisplay doon ang mga klase-klaseng gamit sa katawan para sa paliligo, paglilinis ng banyo at paglalaba. I watched myself on the big mirror. My eyes are dark, malamang kulang sa tulog.

As I was assessing myself ay bigla na lamang namatay ang ilaw and then someone grabbed me from behind and tried to strangle me! I fought back with all my might ngunit malakas ito. I was almost choking and I desperately grabbed anything and smashed it on my attacker. Humugpit ang hawak nito sa leeg ko and I struggled to hard to gasp for air! My God, I cannot stand being throttled! I grabbed something again at inihampas iyon sa attacker. Nabitawan niya ako saglit and that's when I was given the chance to scream.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"

My attacker grabbed me again and squeeze my neck. Itinapat niya ang mukha ko sa nakabukas na faucet and I almost lost conciousness. I bumped the bottles of cleaning products there
and spilled some of it. I heard Jeremy calling my name kaya binitawan ako ng lalaking may hawak sa akin. My heart was beating fast and I am almost out of breath. The attacker was not
there anymore and already fled out the CR.

Bumalik na ang ilaw and the door flung open at iniluwa niyon ang nag-aalalang sina Gray at Jeremy ngunit bago pa man sila tuluyang makalapit sa akin ay nawalan na ako ng malay.

#

-ShinichiLaaaabs.