NOPI Chapter 39: Sephine is Josephine!?

NOPI Chapter 39

NOPI 39

(Mirana and Caryl are introduced in Chapter 3. Classmates sila sa isang subject and also dorm mates)

Mirana's POV

"What happened?" tanong ni Violet nang makarating siya sa dorm nami't nakita ang kalagayan ni Sephine

May mga pasa siya sa katawan at namamaga ang kaliwang binti niya. Kunot kunot ang damit niya't hindi maayos ang lagay ng buhok niya. Hindi naman talaga maayos dahil napaka-kulot ng mga ito pero mas lalong gumulo dahil sa nangyari. Basag rin ang isang side ng salamin niya na sa kasalukuyan ay nasa katabing mesa ng kamang hinihigaan ni Sephine. Halata ring basa pa ang mukha niya dahil sa pagiyak niya kanina.

"Nagkaroon siya ng bangungot kanina dahil sumisigaw sigaw siya ng tulong kaya naman napilitan akong gisingin siya. Umiyak siya for almost 30 minutes straight after that ay nakatulog siya sa sobrang pagod" sabi ko't binigay kay Violet ang mga gamit ni Sephine na pinulot ko lang sa labas ng storage room kanina

"What the hell?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Violet at agad na lumapit kay Sephine at inayos ang buhok niya

"Wag kang magaalala, Pres. I'm a medical student. Nai-check ko na ang katawan niya't ulo and thankfully, konting bruises lang at isang injury sa paa ang natamo niya and luckily, even with the fall, her main body's fine thanks to her three-layered clothing" sabi ni Caryl saka siya lumapit kay Violet kaya naman agad itong tumango

"Meron pa ba akong dapat malaman?" tanong niya dahilan kung bakit tumango si Caryl

"Dahil nagulog siya sa hagdan, makakaramdam siya ng sakit pero panandalian lang. Kung ipapakonsulta niyo sa doktor ang nangyari, mga 3-4 days ay gagaling na ang paa niya't makakapaglakad na siya ng maayos ulit. I don't recommend eating spicy and unhealthy food for the sake of a fast recovery. Raw food should be better for the time being" agad na page-explain ni Caryl saka binigay kay Violet ang listahan ng mga kakalanganin nila para sa mga bruises ni Sephine at injury.

"Thank you for saving her. This was a big help," sagot ni Violet at agad na humarap sa amin

Hindi siya nagsalita ng ilang minuto at tila bang nagiisap ng malalim kaya naman hindi nalang din kami nagsalita.

"Do you know who did it?" nanigas kaming dalawa ni Caryl nang umiba ang tunog ng boses at asta ni Violet

She gave an impression of a fragile girl, based on her frail and petite appearance.. But now.. It was as if she was showing her real nature behind her mask.

Napakalamig ng mga mata niya't wala ni isang emosyong makikita sa mga mukha niya. She's not the same Violet as before, the happy and strict president of Royal Academy. Now.. Her eyes looked so calculating. She looked.. scary.

Like how Falcon tycoons and businessmen and women look like.

"Tell me," dagdag niya kaya naman napalunok ako

"I checked the security cameras and found the camera on all the floors blank, which was why I.. Well.." nagdalawang isip pa ako bago ko itutuloy ang sasabihin ko

"What? You what?" tanong niya kaya naman napalunok ako

"I won't get in trouble because of this, right?" tanong niya kaya naman agad siyang tumango

"You just saved an important member of my family, Mirana. Instead of trouble, this event could bring your family honor and privilege. Both of you will. You have my word on it" sagot niya kaya naman agad akong napanganga at agad na nagsalita

"I remembered that I put a camera on our dorm door. Our room was in front of the staircase, so I caught it all on tape. They miscalculated" sagot ko dahilan kung bakit niya pinakit ang mga mata niya

Mukhang nagiisip pa siya.

Nagkatinginan naman kami ni Caryl at agad na kaming napa-zip ng mga bibig namin.

What did she mean by 'an important member of my family'? Does that mean that they're friendship's close enough to be called as family? Ha? Grabe naman sila. Close talaga siguro sila kung ganun.

Anyways, putting up cameras without permission isn't allowed which was why I was hesitating in telling Violet about it. After all, not only is she a Falcon, but she's also the Academy's Student Government President. What I did was against the rules. But who could blame me? I'm the heiress of our security and safety company specializing in stuffs like this so I can't really help myself.

Why did I risk it and told her everything? Well, it's the Falcon family we're talking about! If they said honor and privilege, then they mean it! They're the most powerful family in the country!

Hindi naman nagtagal ay iminulat na ni Violet ang mga mata niya't bumalik na sa dati ang sigla ng mukha niya kaya naman nagka-goosebumps ako.

Para bang hindi nangyari at hindi namin nakita ang kabilang side niya kanina.

It's both scary and astonishingly amazing at the same time!

"I see. Can you give it to me?" tanong niya kaya naman tumango na ako at kinuha ang tape ko at agad na binigay sakanya

"Based on their voices, it's probably Nicole and her friends" dagdag ko kaya naman tumango na siya't agad na itinago ang tape sa bulsa niya

"Thank you for looking for me instead of calling security. It's very wise of you. It's a big help. Can I ask you guys a favor?" tanong ni Violet kaya naman sabay na kaming tumango

"Please look after her for the time being and call this number and tell them what happened" sabi niya't inilabas ang isang card at ibinigay sa akin

"And oh, after the call, be sure to keep quiet and do make sure to call me when she wakes up ,okay?" tanong niya kaya naman tumango tango na kami at tuluyan na siyang lumabas ng dorm

Matapos ng ilang minutong katahimikan namin ni Caryl ay agad kaming bumugtong hininga. That was crazy.

"Should we call the number now? Should we use your phone?" tanong niya kaya naman agad na akong tumango at inilabas ang phone ko at idenial ang number

Hindi naman nagtagal ay may sumagot na.

"Hello? This is Lucas. Is the Young mistress okay? What happened to her?" hindi ako sumagot at agad na tinignan si Caryl pero agad siyang nag-shrug kaya naman hindi na ako nagreak pa

"Uh. Is that young mistress.. Sephine Cruz?" tanong ko

"Yes. Corazon Josephine Cruz Falcon,"

"..."

We were both rendered speechless because of what we heard. It's not a name you can simple say out of the blue, after all, this person - Corazaon Josephine Cruz Falcon, was the only daughter and an heiress of the Main Branch of the Falcon Family.

May mga maririnig kang kwento-kwento sakanya bilang napakagandang babae, walang kapantay ang katalinuhan at hindi maipagkakailang napakabusilak ng puso niya.

"F-Falcon? Si Sephine po? N..nagkakamali po ata kayo" nauutal na tanong ni Caryl na mukhang parehas ang iniisip tungkol ko

"Uh, yes, Sephine or Josephine is a Falcon, the only daughter of the Main Branch of the Falcon Family" sagot ulit ng nasa kabilang linya

What Violet said earlier...

"You just saved an important member of my family, Mirana. Instead of trouble, this event could bring your family honor and privilege. Both of you will. You have my word on it"

So.. This is what it means?! Na talagang part ng family niya si Sephine?!

Napanganga kaming dalawa ni Cristelle habang nakatingin sa isa't isa saka tinignan 'yung babaeng-- 'yung nerd na mukhang walang kamuwang muwang sa mundo na nakahiga sa higaan ko ngayon.

She.. does have the temperament and aura that of a princess.. Of someone with a social standing. Yes.. she's beautiful, anyone can tell even with her style of clothing, hair, braces and glasses. She wasn't wearing make up, she was bare-faced but still she was very beautiful. Even the dirt and some blood from the incident didn't overwhelmed her beauty.

And oh, that's right! She's really really really smart too! Straight A's in all her subjects. From the Elite School and even here.

And she's.. She's really nice too.

But this nerdy get up and low-profile.. This.. this is unbelievable.

"A-ah, pasensya na. Pakiulit nga po ulit? B...baka mali 'yung idenial naming number eh" nangingig ang mga kamay ko't nangungurog ang bunganga ko habang sinasabi ko 'yon

"No, this is the correct number. This number is the number for the firm that provides elite assistance for the socialites. This number isn't our main number, it's a number exclusively requested for the Young Miss of the Falcon Estate, Corazon Josephine Cruz Falcon who goes on an identity known as Sephine Cruz. If someone called us using this number, we are tasked to tell this name - Corazon Josephine Cruz Falcon, right away. Now, can you start briefing us about what happened to the young mistress?"

Nagkatinginan kami ulit ni Caryl na nanlalaki ang mga mata.

I almost knew that we were thinking the same thing.

Mirana & Caryl: 'WHATTHEACTUALFCK!?'

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