IDENTITY: TEN

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Alex

Nandito pa rin kami ni Sky sa so-called secret hideout namin at mukhang wala ata akong balak na bumalik sa boarding house. Pero wala akong magawa kundi ang bumalik. After all, nandoon sa boarding house ang mga damit ko, and I still have questions na gusto kong itanong kay Lola Vemine.

"We're leaving at 8:00. We don't want Lola Vemine to get worried," pagbibigay-alam niya at saka ako tumango bilang pagsang-ayon. I just stared at him. Wondering how he manages to survive at just a young age.

Why did he hide? Why didn't he come with me then?

"Mission."

"Huh?"

"I was given a mission. That's why I'm not with you the whole time."

"Mission? Pero walong taon gulang ka pa no'n!"

Hindi ako nakatanggap ng sagot mula sa kanya kaya nanahimik nalang ako. The room was filled with silent and it's getting awkward.

"Sinundan ko sila," tugon niya na kumuha sa atensiyon ko. "I followed them until we arrived at their headquart