he back of her neck. Hindi na niya kailanga'ng lumingon upang malaman kung sino ang dumating a

sk and he plopped down on it. "I never thought I would live to say the day you miss

, mabuti pa'ng umalis ka na." Kunwa'y ingo

e she would like to share the happiness she felt, it was with Duke. Kahit pa hindi na niya sa

nce to actually witnes

Nakaguhit ang nanunudyong ngiti sa gwapo nito'ng mukha, and Anika felt a g

are and seemed to cherish her a little bit more than the other four. Marahil dahil nag-iisa ito'ng anak, and all the affection he might have devoted to a younger sibling he had lavished on her. Na siya n

r happiness, she smiled at Duke before hitting him in the

O

o'ng hindi ako maru

actually capable. And keep your voice

a. "What do you want, Duke?" Bawi niya sa kamay sabay irap dito. "Apart

studying with my own two eyes."

e pretended to be busy with her writing. Tiniis niya ang bumango'ng pagka-ilang sa kanyang dibdib at pagbilis ng tibok ng kanyang puso. Her feigned indifference lasted

t smile, at pakiwari ni Anika

hat?" Maang n

got niya. "How am I supposed to concentra

y a day of discovery. Marunong ka pala'ng mahiya,

r desk, causing him to drop his handsome

i nito'ng

nga sa

that temper of yours." Hag

pen. "Ngayon kung tapos ka na sa pambu-bwiset sa 'kin, pwede ba'

ate's been cancel

abuntong-hininga. "So another

me sound s

way you do the tires of your Wrangl

Duke said, his tone a trifle sardonic.

ce on his cavalier use of women. Sa loob ng isang taon nila'ng pagkakaibigan, Anika had developed a pragmatic

ch on his bedpost. Karamihan sa mga baba nito ay hindi agad natatanggap ang sinapit sa mapag-laro'ng palad ni Duke. Some begged for just another encounter. O

thirteen, unable to bear the chronic womanizing of the richest real estate developer in the land, Arturo Braganza. It was Duke who found he

what happened. Iisa ang pananaw nito sa mga babae. Maliban marahil kay Anika--

tuwa siya o hindi sa nais

owning. "Hey. 'Di ba dapat pagkatapos ng

not stopping you. And I certainly will not sugarcoat what I want to say just to accomodate your feel

quality. Why do you think I put up with your na

a ito ng haw

. In his brief moment of triumph, Anika hit hi

ami ka na!"

hindi ka tumigil sa pambub

na." He said with a pout, r

si Anika sa binata. May kung

taka naman ni

nalik ang atensyon sa libro'ng pinag-aaralan niya kanina. Dama niya ang mga titig

aga sa pag-aaral." Komento nito. "I'

ent quickly spreading through at his word

m bag na gamit nito tuwing basketball practice. "

gin na tanong niya dito, dama ang magkahalo'ng tuwa para s

ny ditching here. I just... cance

tudy?" She asked

t nito ang tingin sa madilim na Research Section. "Akala ko, kailangan mo ng makakasama dito," Dagda

abalaghan ang nangyayari dito. It's not ghosts that're haunting this place. But students who can't help themse

nika felt her heart skip a beat, natabunan iyon ng inis sa isipi'n

red one of the trystin

er rising with every word. Muling naglaro sa kanya'ng isip ang mahalay na eksena kanina. But this time, she was seeing Duke instead of Marcus in he