"Eyy, look whose back?"Naagaw ang atensiyon ni Misha nang marinig niya ang sigaw ng isang lalaki. Magkasabay sila ni Lucien na napatingin sa pinanggalingan ng boses.Nakita nila sina Francis at Gio na kasama sina Dale at Cedric. Nagulat pa siya nang biglang dambahin siya ng isang lalaki. Magsasalita na sana siya pero biglang may humablot sa katawan na nakayakap palayo sa kanya. Si Lucien iyon na nakakunot ang noo kay Cedric, ang lalaking yumakap sa kanya."What the f, dude?" Inis na tanong ni Lucien kay Cedric."See? I told you that fxcker became protective of her." Narinig niyang natatawang sabi ni Gio.Nakita niyang lumapit sa kanila ang tatlo. Nakangiting tumango sa kanya si Francis at si Gio. Si Dale naman ay pumwesto sa harap niya at naglahad ng kamay."Hi, I'm Dale," tipid na sabi nito.Sa grupo ng kaibigan ni Zephyra, si Dale ang pinakaseryoso ayon kay Eveline. Ito daw ang tinuturing na kuya ng grupo dahil ito ang pinakamatanda at may sense of leadership. Ito din ang naging c

Hindi alam ni Misha kung matutuwa o maiiyak siya dahil sa pinaggagawa ng mga kasama niya. Maraming kinuwento ang mga ito tungkol sa mga nakaraan nila. Baka daw may maalala siya kung ikukuwento ng mga ito ang mga nangyari na nabura ng memorya niya. They were so enthusiastic reminiscing their memories together and it kinda made her mood sour but she didn't make it obvious. Medyo nagseselos din siya dahil kahit nakikinig lang siya, mukhang masaya talaga ang buhay ni Zephyra na kasama ang mga kaibigan nito. Zephyra was blessed with a loyal family and friends which she doesn't have. She had friends before but she never have friends like Zephyra has. She had a family but she lost them in the end.Kung iisipin niya, malungkot ang buhay niya kung hindi niya nakilala si Charlie. Charlie was her everything but she ended up losing him too.Kung hindi siya si Zephyra ngayon, hindi niya maisip kung anong klaseng pamumuhay ang merun siya. It's still nice to borrow her identity, to borrow her best

Lucien was woken up by the ring of his phone. With his eyes remaining closed, he lazily reached for his phone on the bedside table and answered the call directly without looking at the caller's id. "I fxcking hate you. Go die." A woman's voice sounded before the call abruptly ended. He was startled. He got up and looked at the caller. It has Zephyra's name on it. What was that?He dialled the number but it was rejected. He called her again but she rejected it again. What is wrong with her?Racking his mind thinking what he had done, he got up from the bed and went next door. He pressed her doorbell and then knocked three times.No one answered. He knocked again and called out for her name. She didn't open the door but he received a call from her which he immediately answered. "Hey, what did I do?" he asked quickly."I called the wrong person. Don't worry about it and go back. Sorry for disturbing your sleep.""You sounded really angry. Who was it?""It was no one... ugh"He was

Lucien Clive Harrison. He was a victim of a massacre when he was just eight years old. His whole family were murdered and he witnessed the bloodbath with his own eyes. "Oh God" natutop ni Misha ang bibig sa nabasa niyang files.Binigay sa kanya ni Eveline ang mga files bago ito umalis kanina. Ang naunang files na nabasa niya noon ay mga basic information lang pero ang hawak niya ngayon ay mas detalyado. Ang mga files na binabasa niya ay ang mga detailed profile ng mga kaibigan ni Zephyra. Kakaumpisa pa lang niya at pinili niyang unahin ang files ni Lucien pero ang karumal dumal na trahedya ang agad niyang nalaman. Sumikip ang dibdib niya habang binabasa ang impormasyon.Ang ISHA ang nagrescue kay Lucien na nakita nilang sugatan na nagtatago sa kabinet. Ang may gawa ng massacre ay isang grupo mula sa isang malaking sindikato. Isang politiko ang tatay ni Lucien na may magandang reputasyon. And because politics is such a filthy world, killing is inevitable.ISHA took him in. Pinakain,

Pagsapit ng gabi, may kumatok sa suite nila ni Lucien. Pagbukas ni Misha ng pinto, nakita niya sina Cedric, Francis at Gio."Z! You busy?" nakangiting bungad ni Gio.Umiling siya at pinapasok ang tatlo sa loob. "Not really. You three got here together?" Mukhang kakarating lang ng mga ito sa Malibu. "Yeah. We are staying next door. I share a suite with Francis. Cedric is all by himself," tugon ni Gio na napatingin sa paligid na parang may hinahanap."Lucien's sleeping," sabi niya. Mukhang si Lucien kasi ang hinahanap nito. "Huh?" nagtatakang saad ni Cedric. "Isn't it a little early for a sleep?""We drove around and did some sightseeing here and there. Guess he got tired driving all day," sagot niya na may mahinang tawa. "What? You two played around without us?" Nakasimangot na sambit ni Cedric."Bro got jealous?" Nakangising singit ni Francis na nakatingin kay Cedric."What the fxck are you talking about?" sabat ni Cedric.Gio sighed. "Children, stop it. We are here to invite them