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Chapter 25
BAKA wala na tayong maabutan do’n.” I told Jirario, referring to the flag ceremony.
Dumaan kami muna rito sa classroom para iwanan ang mga bag namin. Exactly on the third floor of the first building, the faintest sound of the rowdy speakers at the auditorium was quite apparent up to here. I looked back at Jira from where he was seated. Kung anu-anong libro ang inilalabas niya at halos mahulog lahat ng mga papel at notebook mula sa kanyang desk.
“What are you still finding?” I asked impatiently as I peeped out the window and squinted at the slightest sight of the hall, yet seemed to witness students below the school grounds, running toward the direction of where the sound came from. “Holyshit! Bilisan mo, erp! Para makahabol tayo sa attendance!”
“Teka nga lang!”
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