"Gray. I know"

No way. What threw it off? Was it that my stares were too obvious or that he knew all along? Well, that's my reputation ruined until the end of the school year.

"Know what?" I asked. I'm shaking. Why? I don't know. I'm crazy!

"That you have the second pouch!" he exclaimed. Okay, what?!

"What!? No! What pouch?" I asked. Of course I gave a sigh of relief that he didn't know of my identity but confused because he asked me about the second pouch. And that's when I was reminded of what I wrote in the note:

Made with love for the one who is love. I stare at you with a bible verse written in my body.

I held back a laugh at the thought. I should've really written specifically if it was a thing or a person. Once Vince showed me the note, I told him to look behind the scroll that's hung on the side of the room with a bible verse written on it. He did and he found the second pouch.

Okay so the last pouch is with a person now. It's with Ivory. And this is what I've written in the note:

Numbers and letters combined, hard times are not encountered. The unicorn of the orient, the FABULOUS friend. This is where your journey will end. The third pouch is at hand.

I then looked at him and observed the room. He might have guessed that this one is in fact human because of the word friend. And fabulous is how Ivory describes herself. He thought for long and approached...

Denver.

What.

The fact that that note referred to Denver was far from possible. Let's break down the facts: 

1. Denver hates math, especially algebra.

2. He can't even solve an equation without banging on his desk. (Like me)

3. Unicorn? Okay what? As far as I know, Denver is a dog!

4. Fabulous. Denver has an awful lot of swagger and he's fabulous. What on earth.

I tried to hold in the laughs that were daring to get out of my mouth but failed miserably. I laughed so loud that everyone gazed in my direction even Denver and Vince. Me being the genius that I am, pretended that I was talking to someone on my phone to eradicate all awkwardness. "That's so funny! He did that? HAHAHAHA!" I laughed.

Good thing my laugh at the so-called telephone conversation wasn't fake because that could blow it all off. After that, they all went back to what they were doing and I went back to observing Vince and Denver. I could barely hear their conversation so I moved to another chair which was nearer but also just far enough to hear and see them.

"...you. Bring it out!" Vince yelled.

"What the **** are you talking about?" Denver asked.

"The pouch! I know you have it! It said so in the note I have here!" Vince brought out the note which Denver snatched from him and as he read, he became more confused. He faced Vince and punched his arm.

"Ow! What the-- why!?" Vince yelled in pain.

"Why are you even my friend!? I'm not a unicorn!" Denver yelled in anger.

"But it said friend and you were the first one that popped in my head." Vince said while scratching the back of his head.

Stupid. Amazingly stupid.

"Stupid. Amazingly stupid." Denver said while shaking his head.

Exactly.

"Anyway, this looks more like Gray. He looks like a unicorn." he suggested.

Seriously!? Well, I am referred to as a unicorn by Ariana and Ivory but numbers and letters? The two of them are stupid but, God do I love these idiots.

The two of them then approached me and I spoke before Vince could even open his mouth. "If this is about the pouch again, I swear, I'm going to punch you." The two of them held their hands as if they were getting arrested. Without a word, Vince gave me the note. I pretended to read it and think of the possible person for this.

"Hmm. It may be Janette or Ivory. I mean, they both love Math but I think Ivory would fit the unicorn and the fabulous part since she's part of The Baecons." I said which brightened both their faces. Vince thanked me and grabbed Denver to look for Ivory. 

They then found Ivory eating by the buffet table and forced her to reveal the pouch and when she did, Vince jumped for joy. He opened the pouch and waved the 100 peso bill in the air. He noticed another note attached to it.

Oh come on. You don't think I stopped there didn't you? This is what I put in the note:

Congratulations! The next part will be finding out who I am. The one who gave you everything right from the start. I'm your handsome friend who can slay you in just a blink of an eye. Good luck revealing my identity!

The rule for the challenge was that if you have opened the gift that you've written in your wishlist, the giver is free to reveal his/her identity and that all follow-up gifts won't be counted. So that is why I found that it is time to finally reveal myself and give him my follow-up gift.

I watched as the two of them thought who the mystery giver is.

"Who could this be?" Vince asked.

"I mean, it could be anyone. Let's run through all our male friends." Denver suggested and Vince nodded in response.

Hmm. Let me join this guessing game.

"Let's see" Vince started. "Jet?"

What. Well, Jet is a little bit mysterious but seriously, no. 

"No. Dustin?" Denver followed.

Are you kidding me?

"It must be Gray then!" Vince yelled.

JACKPOT! Finally they got it. 

I positioned myself on the chair with the gift behind me to wait for them to approach me when suddenly,

"Nah. He's not capable of even doing this type of thing." Denver answered.

Really?

"Well, you're right. I mean the wrapping on this thing is amazing."

Because my mom wrapped those.

"And he's predictable to the gut."

"He's our friend though."

"But is he handsome?"

OH COME ON. REALLY!?

I stood up from my chair with the gift at hand and approached them. I could feel the aura of anger surrounding my features. When I approached them, I gave them each a good smack to the head which they responded with cusses. Vince with fact and Denver with spit.

"YOU IDIOTS I CALL MY BROTHERS. IT'S ME, OKAY!?" I yelled and they both laughed.

"Bro, we knew it was you the second we read the note!" Vince laughed.

"Bro--hahaha. We--hahahaha coul--hahahaha see you watch--hahahaha us!" Denver laughed. 

The two of them held their stomachs from their gut-busting laughter.

"Okay, shut up. Now, Vince. Here you go." I said as I handed him the paper bag.

They both stopped laughing and Denver and I watched as Vince opened the bag which contained

"A jar of verses!" he exclaimed, a smile formed in his face. "Thank you bro! You would not believe my anger the second I found the first jar shattered into pieces! Thanks!" and with that, he hungged me. Yes, hungged. A combination of hung and hugged. You know those dance pieces where the girl hangs on to the guy while hugging him? That's how Vince did it.

I hugged him back and Denver joined in to form a group hug.

"Let's see each other on the 22nd okay?" Denver asked.

"Yes!" Vince and I exclaimed.

Encounter, here we come.

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I'm back after a long slumber! Hahaha. Thank you for bearing with me and understanding. This week is just tiring. We've been given work here and there and I participated in several contests which I am thankful for. 

I know that I have said that the next update is on Friday but I will release it today. I really need to speak to you.

This week, our country, the Philippines, is struck by the super typhoon "Lawin" (it's what we call it here). As of now, there are places which is in Signal nos. 4 and 5 which is destructive. If you're reading this right now, the Philippines needs your prayer. Let us pray for the Filipino people to have protection and strength through this storm.

I know that it's a super typhoon but God is greater! 

Let us also pray for our brothers and sisters all around the globe who are experiencing their own storms. 

There is power in prayer guys. Remember that faith can move mountains. 

Let us all join in prayer for the protection of our brothers and sisters and let us pray that the super typhoon will weaken so it doesn't cause much damage to the next country it hits. 

Stay safe, take care.

God bless you :)