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1st Person's POV
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After the Wednesday night party I missed, the whole class was talking about it. And they were really happy for the night they enjoyed all together. I was like out of the place. Pina-usapan pa nina Liezelle ang gabin gyun sa harap ko at alam kong pinparinggan lan nila ako dahil hindi ako pumunta. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ang close niya sa akin kahit ilang araw ko pa lang dito at kung maki-pag-usap sa akin parang magkakilala kami..
Anyway, next week is the deadline and we have few days left before we complete the research and maybe there's no reason to meet with Max again.
"I forgot my laptop. Do you have yours?", He asked while still writing.
Hindi ako nagsalita at nilabas nalang ang laptop na binigay sa akin ni doktora kahapon lang.
"Okay, just encode this first and I'll finish the categorizing", saad ni Max.
We are here at the campus garden. May kubo dito at tila hindi trip ng mga estudyanteng tumambay ditto. Sa rooftop ata ang trend ngayon.
Tambayan ba.
I am listening to him pero mas conscious ako sa mga tao sa paligid. Natatakot kasi ako na baka madamay ako ng mga kung sino mang nagbabantay kay Max. And as much as possible ay hindi ko dapat siya kinakausap o nilalapitan like what Mr. Crawl and doktora said. And that was impossible to do so dahil we are partners in this activity. Hindi ko sinabi sa kanila yun, so im being cautious during dismissal dahil anytime na sinusundo ako nina doktora o si Mr. Crawl ay baka nagkataong kasama ko si Max.
"Salamat pala ditto", I said at kinuha ang sandwich na binigay niya sa akin.
"Hmm.. By the way why are you acting weird?", saad niya while doing what his doing.
"Its obvious… even in front of our classmates. Are you isolating yourself now, after that friendly introduction on your first day?", he said.
HAiisst…
I cannot summon voice 911 now, so, I guess im speechless right now.
Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin kaya after 15 minutes, nag ring na ang bell and I just fixed my things so is he.
"Stop", Max.
"You have a watcher, better keep yourself as usual. Its Mrs.Jones, the nurse, she has your bracelet and been watching you on your first day"
I was like warned to better hide somewhere because someone is hunting me, more like, someone want's my head.
Pero ang nakakagulat ang bracelet. ANo ba talaga ang personality ni Max? Bakit parang kilala niya ako?
But hearing that warning, it was my first time to be scared at the same time helpless.
The nurse know me, how could I. Does Mr. Crawl ever know about this?
But?
"You, you've been watching me too?"
At sa muling pagkakataon, our eyes meet.
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3rd Persons POV
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Nasa rooftop si Max sa araw na yun together with his college fling na katatapos lang mag make out ng may tumawag sa kaniya ,ang dati niyang kasintahan na anak ng dean. Pinapasabi na ipaalam sa class president na e-tour guide ang bago nilang kaklase sa kanilang seksyon. At dahil siya ang vice president ng kanilang seksyon madali niyang pinaalam kay Leizelle na abangan ang new comer.
Tumingin si Max sa may tarangkahan ng paaralan at nakita ang pasimpleng bagong security guard ng paaralan na nakatingin sa kanilang direksyon. Isa sa mga taong nagbabantay sa kaniya. At napukaw ng kaniyang pansin ang isang babaeng naka-uniporme ng Sr.highschooler kasama ang isang dayuhang lalaking may bigote na nasa may 40's ang edad.
Napansin niya agad na nakasuot ang babae ng isang facial concealment. At hindi siya nagkamali na ang naka-disguise na estudyante ay walang iba kundi ang wanted na 18 year old na dalaga na nagkalat ang kaniyang wanted poster sa labas ng paaralan.
Max finally found his interest to the new comer and started to watched her from behind until they came together as a partner in one of there subject requirement.
Maliban sa bagong security guard ng paaralan, may dalawang kasama ang secret agent, ang school nurse ng highschool students na si Mrs.Jones at isang college student ng architecture department ang naririto sa Pilipinas upang hanapin ang mga Psychomutants na hindi pa nadidiskubre ng mga volunteer researchers ng joint project ng Intel.
At dahil marami-rami na ang mga hindi maasahang volunteer researchers, nagpadala ang Higher ops ng I.I.P upang kunin ang mga psychomutants at madala agad sa Midway Quarantine Island kung mapatunayan ngang sila ay subject ng procedure.
Namangha ang binata sa hubog ng katawan ng bagong estudyante at hindi niya maiwasan at masisi ang mga mata dahil sa kakayahan nto. Max already scanned and penetrated the physiques of almost every person he meet. At dun niya nakita ang suot ng bagong estudyante na bracelet na hawak ng nurse.
Mrs. Jones or the nurse , who seemed to had an idea about who she is.