Chapter 3
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I've searched every pocket of my bag pero wala talaga.
No... Hindi 'yon pwedeng mawala. Walang pwedeng makabasa no'n...
Gusto kong maiyak dahil sa kapabayaan ko. Naiwan ko yata sa room kanina. Kinuha pala ni Jer ang bag ko kanina at baka hindi niya napansin na nahulog. Hindi niya rin kasi 'yon pwedeng mabasa.
Mas lalong nadagdagan 'yong pag-aalala ko. Kailangan ko 'yong notebook ko na 'yon.
Isang rason din kung bakit napakahalaga ng notebook na 'yon ay dahil sa tuwing naisusulat ko 'yong mga nararamdaman at iniisip ko, nababawasan ang bigat ng pakiramdam ko.
Tumayo ako saglit at kinuha ang isa ko pang notebook na kulay brown na may eiffel tower na design sa gitna ng cover.
This will be the notebook that will serve as my new companion. I will write down all my thoughts and feelings in here. No one will ever read whatever is written here. I, Lia Gonzales, have signed and agreed.
Pinirmahan ko sa ibaba ang sinulat ko.
Kung nasaan man ang notebook ko, sana nasa mabuti itong kamay.
Sinimulan ko ng sulatan ang bago kong notebook. I reflected all the things that happened today.
I am a prisoner in my own world. I wanted to end my life. I feel horrible whenever my past haunts me. I was at the edge of a building to end my miseries.
But this guy pulled me down. He saved me from ending my life.
He's so weird. He told me to trust him. How can I do that if I barely know him?
I don't trust anyone but Jer.
But...
Dane, you're so weird.
Why are you doing this to me?
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I've never been so nervous in my life after I lost my notebook.
Oh, my beloved notebook.
I wanted to know where that notebook is. Pati itong Dane na ito nakikisali pa sa sakit ng ulo ko. Tsk. How could I get more rest today? It's already 6AM in the morning. I haven't got enough sleep dahil sa lalaking 'yon. Hay!
What am I gonna do with that guy? I must get rid of him bago pa niya ako guluhin ng guluhin. I opened my laptop and tried to search his name on f*******:. Since hindi naman ganoon kalaki ang school na pinapasukan namin, I can easily search anyone dahil may isang group page kami na naka-add ang lahat ng mga student sa school namin. I typed his name in the search box and poof!
"Nasaan ang pangalan niya?" monotone na tanong ko. Nakakapagtaka naman. Sa pagkakaalam ko 'Dane' ang pangalan niya. How come wala siya dito?
Oo nga pala, I don't even know his surname, so how can I search him now? Medyo eng-eng ako ngayon wala pa kasi akong tulog. I sighed. Tatanungin ko ba si Jer? Sure akong alam niya. Ang kaso naman tulog pa 'yon. I sighed again. Paano na? Wait, bakit ko ba siya hinahanap?
"Don't tell me curious ka sa kanya, Lia?" I asked myself in disbelief.
Kinakausap ko na naman sarili ko. I freaking sighed again. "It's not that I'm curious. I just want to know his background, that's all," I told myself.
Great. I'm a stalker now.
Stalker na kung stalker. Curiosity kills na kung curiosity kills. Isa akong curious na tao kaya naman okay lang siguro. Wala naman masasaktan sa gagawin ko, di'ba?
I tried searching again and again but I still could not find his name. I also tried to view the profile pictures at baka sakaling siya iyong nasa picture pero hindi.
As I was searching him, my phone beeped. When I looked at it, I wanted to throw it away.
From: Dane
Daniel Mariano
What the heck? How did he--?
Mabilis pa sa sikat ng araw ang pagtayo ko sa kama ko at binuksan ang bintana ng kwarto ko. I searched every corner na abot ng aking mga mata ngunit wala akong makita ni anino niya. My heart was racing so fast it could kill me any time.
Kinuha ko ang phone sa kama ko at tinext siya.
To: Dane
Anong sinasabi mo?
Paano niya nalaman? Hindi kaya?
Multo siya?!
Ottoke?!
Okay, I just used Korean language. Fan ako ng KDrama, so, please lang.
My phone beeped.
From: Dane
I'm telling you my name, obviously.
Me:
I know that, geez. Hindi ko naman hinahanap ang pangalan mo, okay?
I was tapping the tip of my fingers on my lappy habang tumitingin sa phone ko from time to time. It took him a minute to reply.
From: Dane
Says the one who's active on f*******: ;)
What the?
Seriously? How did he--? Wait, does that mean, friend ko siya sa f*******:?
What?!
I searched him on my friends list and then--
"Omo!"
My phone beeped. But this time, tuloy-tuloy. Like someone is calling...
Nawala sa screen ng laptop ko ang atensyon ko nang mapatingin ako sa phone ko.
Tumatawag si Dane! Omo, ottoke?! My heart was racing so fast pwede na akong mahimatay. I sighed. What should I do? Should I answer it or not? If I answer it, I'm doomed!
"Hello?"
Silence. No one's saying 'hello' back.
"Hello?" I greeted again. Great, no one's answering me.
"Hey," he greeted back. The static of the signal was there, making his voice mysterious and... hot? Fudge, what am I thinking? Who would have thought na ganyan pala ang boses ni Dane sa phone call?
Lia! Go back to your senses nga! Seriously? At this moment ganyan ang mga pumapasok sa isip mo! Itigil mo 'yan! I mentally slapped myself to go back to my senses.
I was having a hard time reprimanding my very self due to lack of control in this situation. Every brain cells I have were poorly functioning.
I cleared my throat, "What do you want?" I asked with a demanding tone.
"You," he simply said with a husky voice. Huh? Me? A chill on my spine filled my back that made my body shiver.
"W-what did you just say?" I stuttered.
"Kidding," he laughed. That's when I rolled my eyes. What kind of a man was he? Ang ganda ng tawa niya. Ang sarap pakinggan.
Lia, what the fudge? Would you stop saying nonsense?
"What do you want ba?" inis kong tanong.
"We're going to meet today, have you forgotten?"
"May sasabihin ka ba? Pwede mo naman sabihin ngayon."
"Wow, you're playing hard to get," he chuckled. "I like that." I could sense his amusement even though we're just talking over the phone.
"Seriously, Dane? What do you want?" I was starting to get pissed right about now. Ang daming arte, eh.
"Wow, feisty as well. We'll go somewhere tomorrow," he said, and yes, I'm getting anxious about this.
"What do you mean?"
"Meet me at the park I've mentioned. You'll know the answer when you get there." I could feel that this was all wrong. This whole thing was totally not right.
"What if ayoko?"
"You'll regret not coming," banta niya. Parang lumayo siya sa phone at may ginawa and then bumalik ulit. "I saw a small notebook--"
"Okay, I'll meet you at the park, 7AM sharp!" nagmamadaling wika ko na akala mo takot maunahan. He chuckled and I wanted to slit his throat for not giving my notebook back. That guy! Ugh!
"Okay, madali ka naman palang kausap. I'll see you then," he said while his sexy voice was making me feel kinda hot. And then he hung up.
I felt violated. How could he do this to me? He's so mysterious and yet refreshing to be with. Unfortunately, his conceitedness was the thing that's making me annoyed towards him.
But still, I could feel the amusement from his voice. What was he up to? I was getting curious as to why he's doing this. Maybe he wanted a revenge from what happened yesterday? He shouldn't have saved me if he wanted something from me. I have nothing to offer because I am boring and I don't have any motivation to do the things I want. I feel so miserable.
As I browse his f*******: profile, he has a good family background. He's always smiling from whatever pictures I see. His posts are full of positive vibes. He's an outgoing person, I guess. He has a lot of friends and gets one to two hundred more likes to whatever posts that he posted.
I opened the recent photo he uploaded.
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