Crazy For You

CHAPTER 6

Kinabukasan nagulat ako ng pumasok si Mireille pero kakaiba ang kaniyang dating ngayon.

"Mireille!" tawag ko, nagmamadali akong lumapit sa kanya. "Okay ka lang ba?"

"Bakit hindi ka sumagot sa mga tawag ko kahapon? nag-alala ako," sabi ko, pilit na hinahanap ang mga mata niya.

"Yeah, I'm fine," sabi niya, pero kita sa kanya ang kabigatan. "Sorry kung nag-alala ka. Hindi ko lang napansin ang oras."

Napatitig ako sa kanya, nagtataka kung ano talaga ang nangyari. Sa gilid ng aking mata, nakita kong si Raden ay tahimik na nakatitig sa amin mula sa malayo.

"Wait here, Mireille." I said at lumingon muli kay Raden.

Ngayon ko lamang siya nakita.

"Raden!" Sabi ko at naglakad papunta sa kaniya.

"Ilang araw kitang hindi nakita."

"I'm sorry." Raden said.

"Okay lang pero sa susunod sabihin mo. I got worried kasi hindi kita nakikita sa campus."

"Yeah i will," he continued, his tone measured. "I was Just dealing with some family stuff the last few days."

He hugged me closer to him.

"Raden?" I asked.

"Hm? Let me hug you just once." He mumbled and i felt his head on my shoulder.

Hinayaan ko na lanang s'ya until i felt him mumbling something i can't understand.

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Pagkabalik ko sa classroom ay nakita ko si Mireille na nakakunot ang noo.

"I don't trust Raden." Bigla niyang sabi.

"Really? Why not?"

"I can't shake off this sense that he's hiding something."

"But Raden has always been so nice to everyone."

"I know, I know. And that's what makes this so difficult. But there's something... off."

"I don't know, Mireille. He's been a good friend to me so far."

"It's better if you keep your distance away from him."

"Pero-"

"I think it's for the better if you listen to me, Nyx. Parang may mali kay Raden."

"You're just being paranoid, Mireille."

"He's weird, Nyx." Sabi niya. "At napapansin ko rin na parang hindi pang kaibigan ang trato niya sa'yo."

"Maybe you're just stressed. Let's just change the topic."

I tried texting Lucas but there was no answer so i tried to dial his number.

He's out of reach...

I sighed and fixed the things on my study table.

I stood up and went to close the curtains. Pagkatapos non ay pinatay ko na ang ilaw ng lamp at pumunta sa kama para humiga. I grabbed the teddy bear na napanalunan ni Raden sa Arcade noong nakaraang linggo.