Chapter 7: Isolated Victoria Abbel's Point of ViewThe whole ride was awfully quiet. Ganon naman palagi, wala nang bago doon. He's the type of man who speaks fewer words.When we reached the garage, binilisan kong umalis sa loob ng kotse niya. I was really wondering why he's staying with us. Is this a lame joke? Trevor Dmitri is really living with us now? Akala ko ba ay sinusumpa niya ang pagkatao ko pero tingnan mo nga naman ngayon, he's here."Tori," he called my name when I'm about to get inside the house. Geez! Why does he keep on calling me Tori?! I'm now starting to hate my name. The way he pronounced my name is like he was seducing me with his words. And I told myself that I shouldn't fall for his schemes because I'm so done. Totoo nga ang sinasabi nilang may limit ang isang tao. Humans are weak, they get tired, and they get exhausted from something. I wish I have superior powers that can remove all the feelings I have for Trevor. Sana paggising ko, wala na siya sa isipan ko. S
Chapter 8: The Singularity2 days before Dean's deathVictoria Abbel's Point of View"Damien is staying here? Wow. That's new." Her name is Carla and she's the one who is responsible for cleaning the house. At ngayon naman ay nandito siya para maglinis ng buong bahay. May hawak itong trash bin na puno ng gusot na mga papel."I got a lot of trash from his room." Carla is a blonde woman and she's in her late fifties. Good thing she can still manage to do all the cleaning in our house. Palagi naman siyang may kasama maglinis, I don't know if it's her daughter or niece. I don't bother asking. That explains why she's holding a trash bin. That must be Trevor's trash.Ibinaba ko ang baso na may tubig at lumapit sa kanya."It's not Damien. There's another man residing here and now he's staying at Damien's room." Kinuha ko ang trash bin kay Carla at nagulat naman siya dahil sa ginawa ko. Kahit ako ay nagulat dahil sa ginawa ko."Ohhh, another brother of yours?" She asked while looking at me wi
Chapter 9: Fucked UpVictoria Abbel's Point of View"You bought a lot of things, should I still buy groceries?" Bungad sa akin ni Carla. May hawak itong purse at mukhang aalis na upang bumili ng stocks para dito sa bahay. When Trevor and I reached the driveway, I hurriedly went out and walk straight inside the house. That's where I saw Carla."Just go Carla, I bought this for myself." I said, niyakap ko ang mga binili ko at dumiretso sa loob ng kwarto. I put everything on my bed. I was planning to eat all of these. Maganda mag stress eating ngayon, lalo na sa sitwasyon ko. I open my laptop ang started watching a series in Netflix. Hindi ko namalayan kung anong oras na, kaya pagtingin ko sa orasan ay nagulat dahil alas diyes na ng gabi. Kaya naman pala, natapos ko na agad ang isang season. Oh shit! I mentally cursed when I realized that I forgot something. Hindi ko pa pala binibigyan ng pagkain ang nanay ko! She must be starving.I hurriedly went downstairs. Nakapatay na ang lahat ng i
Chapter 10: The CodeA day before Dean's Death Victoria Abbel's Point of ViewHanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin mawala sa isipan ko kung ano ang sinabi ni Trevor. How can he say that I am fucked up as he is? I didn't even know to myself that I am fucked up. Kahit habang naghahanda ako papuntang school ay iniisip ko pa rin ang sinasabi niya. Why is he always there, making my mind confused. He is so annoying and confusing at the same time.But the only question that I couldn't answer until now is: Why is he here?He can't be here. And why now? The idea of him being in the same place with me is chaos."I see you are spacing out in my class Miss Stanislaski." Nakuha ang aking atensiyon nang biglang banggitin ni Mrs. Roosevelt and apelyido ko. I didn't even know that I am spacing out. Nasa akin na ang atensiyon ng lahat and I started to become uncomfortable to my seat."Sorry." Sabi ko na lang at bumalik sa pagsusulat. Good thing I didn't saw any sign of Dean right now. Sa tuwing nakikita k
Chapter 11: The DinnerVictoria Abbel's Point of ViewNagulat ako nang biglang may kumatok sa pinto. I get all the notes scattered on my bed and hid them under the pillow. I even hid the remaining crumpled paper under my bed by kicking them."Bakit?" Sabi ko agad nang mabuksan ko ang aking pinto."I mean, why?" I said when I saw Carla in front of my door. Nagulat kasi ito dahil sa aking pagtatagalog."I'm going home, now. The dinner is served, eat when you feel it. I also got my salary today, thank you." She said. Tumango lang ako sa kanya at hinintay na siya ay umalis. I just really wanted to decipher the codes right now, na mula sa mga scratched paper ni Trevor. I felt like I'm invading his privacy but I'm Tori Abbel. I am always curious and I always find a way to satisfy my curiosity.Pagkatapos umalis ni Carla ay lumabas na rin ako to have dinner. Pero pababa pa lang ako ng hadgan, I saw Trevor across the room and met his eyes. Hindi pa rin ako nasasanay na dito na nakatira si Tre
Chapter 12: WarmthCurrent DayVictoria Abbel's Point of ViewTumingin ako kay Trevor at tsaka bumalik ang aking tingin kay Nikos na hanggang ngayon ay hindi maalis ang kunot sa kanyang mukha."The Dean guy is dead," Nikos repeated. I stiffened from my place. Everything is coming to me right now. The blood from Trevor's shirt, the weird notes from Trevor's trash bin, Trevor's words by saying he will make me prouder, and Trevor's way of trying to read what's going inside my head.With a bored look, Trevor sipped from his hot coffee and sat down comfortably in the chair.Nang mapansin ko ang dugo sa aking kamay ay agad akong tumakbo sa sink upang hugasan agad ito. Kahit ang suot kong damit ay nagkaroon ng stain ng dugo. After thirty minutes, I heard a car parking in our garage. It was Nikos, who's drunk and wasted. Nakita ko siyang humiga na lang sa sofa at hinayaan. Where did they go last night?"Victoria, say something please. Hindi ako sanay na ganito ka katahimik." Nikos said while
Chapter 13: The ConfrontationVictoria Abbel's Point of ViewI looked at Trevor walking towards the two police officers. Hanggang ngayon ang lakas pa rin ng tibok ng puso ko dahil sa maaring mangyari sa kanya. Everything is just coming back at me. The moment when he asked me to accompany him to the hardware store, the things he bought there, his scratch papers, and about last night when I felt the something sticky on his shirt. And that is blood! It's so weird. And now, the news about Dean's death broke out and everything is just messed up. For God's sake, there are two police officers at our freaking door! At mas lalong hindi ako makapaniwala na parang wala lang na nakatayo ang mabutihin kong pinsan. "No! Trevor is not here!" Bigla na lang lumabas ito sa aking bibig. Kaya naman napatingin si Trevor at Nikos sa akin. Nikos looked me as is he's asking what game I am playing at right as of this moment. But what could I do? Turn Trevor in? No way. I couldn't believe myself. Ilang beses
Chapter 14: The StarTrevor Dmitri's Point of View"That's why you shouldn't let your friend become your coworker." I put my hands on my forehead and didn't even bother to say a word."Oh on the second thought, he's not even a friend but your manager." I was really stupid for hiring someone I know as my manager. I need someone to organize all my stuff and shits. Like handling all our finances, making schedules and many more.My record label becomes so demanding that I have to make music every now and then and travel to the world to promote my music together with my bandmates. Hindi na sumagi sa isip ko na gagawin sa akin 'yon ng manager ko. He fucking stole money from me. His name is Jim and we used to be bandmates way back in middle school.I should have listened to Nikos and not hired someone I'm closed with. But shit really happened. Those who will fuck you from ay ang mga taong kakilala mo pa. Damn."Do you want to press charges?" Tanong sa akin ni Nikos habang pinaglalaruan sa ka