Getting Into Trouble [8]

Next morning at the bus station.

Dyosa and her mom will take a bus from agora cagayan de oro to south cotabato.

Carissa and Elvira helped them carry their luggage into the bus.

"I will miss you Dyosa" Carissa said as tears dropped down her eyes. This was the first time Carissa will be separated from Dyosa.

They took each other as sisters even though they are not sisters by blood but by heart.

"Don't cry. I will be gone for only three days not forever. Don't make me cry" she said, choking back her tears.

"I know" she said with a smile.

"Silly girl" she smiled and flicked her head hard.

"Ouch...That was painful. Is that how you will say your goodbye"

"Come here"Dyosa immediately hugged her tightly. "I will miss you"

Carissa hugged her back tighter as if she does not want her to go.

"Hey, it's time to go" Isabelle finally said.

"Can we spend a little more time with each other?" Carissa requested

"Don't act like a child.The bus will soon leave" Elvira said and Carissa's face darkened immediately.

They finally let go of each other and said their goodbyes and left.

At alvardo street, Binondo.

"They have left, right?" Mrs belen asked and drank the cup of water in her hand.

"Yes mama"

"How is Carissa doing? Now that her best friend is gone." Mrs belen asked with a worried voice.

"Sad. She was crying when Dyosa left"

"Poor child" she turned and looked at Carissa who was outside. Her face was sad and she looked at the busy road.

The road was quite peaceful and the children ran around with their kites. She smiled as she watched the kids.

She remembered when she was young, she will play hide and seek with Johanna and sometimes will run around with their kites.

Elvira walked to her and touched her shoulders, "Anak..."

She immediately stood up and smiled at her.

"Are you still thinking of Dyosa?"

She nodded her head.

"You can call her if you so much miss her"

"Nay, she might still be in the bus. I will call her later"

"Okay, then I will be going to work now. Take care of your Lola"

"Okay, I will nay" she smiled and her mother left for work.

Later at night.

"Carissa, I just left today and you are acting as if I have traveled for ten years now" Dyosa could not help but laugh at Carissa.

"Hey miss, why are you laughing?"

"Am laughing at you" she said and continued to laugh.

"It is not funny. I am bored here. No one to talk with...argh it is seriously boring" she threw herself on her bed.

"What about Ethan?"

"What about him?"

"You can call him if you are bored. I heard that he is your new friend" she said and began to laugh.

"What! Are you crazy? Why should I call him?"

"Because he is your friend"

"Yes, he is my friend"

"How did he become your friend? Tell me"

Carissa immediately remembered that it was Dyosa that told him what her best food was. " So you told him my best food, right?"

"Me? No I didn't. I don't talk to him so how could I possibly tell him what your best food is" she immediately denied.

"Don't lie to me. He told me it was you that told him"

"Damn it...he sure has big mouth. Did you threaten him to tell you?"

"No, I guessed and I asked him and he told me the truth" She began to laugh.

"Do you know that he actually like you?" she asked in a low voice afraid that her mother will hear.

"Of course not. I don't know" she continued to laugh but stopped immediately, "What did you say?" she wasn't sure what she heard.

"I said Ethan likes you so much. You know, he is so much interested in you that he ask me so many things about you. He loves you girl"

Carissa was speechless. She don't know what to say and how to react.

"Carissa, are you there?" Dyosa asked.

"Yes, I am"

"Did you hear what I said?"

"Yes"

"So what's your reaction? What do you have to say?"

"Nothing" she immediately said.

"What do you mean by nothing? I just told you that Ethan likes you"

"I know. Can we not talk about Ethan now please. So how is Tita Isabelle?" she decided to change the topic.

"She is fine"

"And your Lola? How is she?"

"She is doing okay. She was taken to the hospital today and now she is resting in her room"

"Okay. I have class tomorrow and I have to wake up early"

"Okay good night babe"

"Good night" the call ended and Carissa went to bed.

At Britespark International school.

Carissa was in her class copying some notes when Ethan came in. He was her senior. He sat in front of her.

"Hi" he smiled.

She looked up and remembered what Dyosa told her yesterday's night.

"Hey Carissa, I am talking to you"

"Oh sorry, what were you saying?"

"What are you thinking of? Are you okay?" he raised his hand and placed it on her forehead.

She immediately removed his hand, "I am fine"

"I heard that Dyosa is not around"

"How did you know? Are you a genius?" she looked at him in the face.

"Hahaha...of course not, she told me. I can't possibly be a genius"

"So you guys talk?"

"Yes"

"Oh okay"

The bell rang. It was time for lunch break. Carissa packed her books in her bag and they left the class together.

At south cotabato.

Dyosa and her mother went out to buy groceries in the market.

"Please package every thing for me" Isabelle said.

"Yes ma'am" the young girl gave her a white nylon bag.

"How much?"

"Four hundred pesos ma'am"

Isabelle brought out her wallet and gave her five hundred, "Keep the change"

"Thanks ma'am"

She turned and saw Dyosa looking at the other side of the road.

"Anak, what are you looking at?"

"Nay, look at that person" she pointed at a young man standing beside his bike. "He has the same features as Carissa's dad. He looks like Carissa's dad. I know my eyes will not lie to me this time. Is this Carissa's father?"

Isabelle moved closer to the man and her eyes widened in surprise. "This is Carissa's dad" She immediately remembered that Carissa's father is dead. "No,he is not. I am dreaming, right?" she rubbed her eyes and opened it widely again.

"Nay, do you think that Carissa's father did not died? Maybe he escaped that night"

"But why didn't he come and find his family?"

"Maybe he is protecting them"

"No this is not her father. This is not Elvira's husband. We are crazy, We are going crazy already or..." she held her face in her palm and screamed, "We are seeing ghost. Ghost, ghost" she screamed, pointing at the man.

Every body turned to her. What is wrong with her? Is she mad? Dyosa was embarrassed because of what her mom was doing so she dragged her away.

"Why is she calling you ghost Alex" Alex is the man they are talking about. The one that looks like Carissa's father.

Does he really looks like Carissa's father? Yes, he looks exactly like Nicolas. He has the same features as Nicolas but he looks younger than Nicolas when he was alive. Did he not die fourteen years ago? Miguel shot him twice and watched him die before he left. He was also buried.

"I don't know" Alex was flabbergasted when she heard her call him ghost.

"She might be insane" Cyrus said.

"Forget about that woman. Have you found the person that killed your parents?" he turned to Alex.

"No, not yet but I believe the person is still at large"

"What about your parents company? Why don't you just go and check on it?" Horace asked.

"No, I can't let anything distract me now. I will give justice to my parent's death before I go back"