MORNING GOOSEBUMP

This story was narrated to me by Ces, a friend. She was a graduate of the university here in Iloilo City.

It was 7 o'clock in the morning when she and her friend Mariel arrived at the university. It was so early for their first class at 7:45 am, and so they decided to proceed in the library which was situated at the very back of the university.

There was no one in the library except of the female student reading magazine. She was oblivious of their presence that the she never bothered to look. Her back on them.

Ces and Mariel sat down two tables away from her. There was no librarian yet and so Ces just leave her library card in the counter and borrowed magazines from the rack.

Shortly they decided to leave. They were already in the basketball court when Ces realized that she forgot her library card. She went back alone because Mariel went to one of their classmates.

At the library, Ces asked the librarian, who had just arrived, about her card.

"So it's yours." said the librarian. "When did you left it?"

"Kagaina lang sang aga ma'am (just this morning ma'am)." Ces replied Ces.

The librarian looked at her in puzzle. "Are you making a fool out of me?"

"No ma'am. Upod ko pa gani classmate ko 'di kagina (I was with my classmate when I went her)."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes ma'am. Actually there was someone here who came first before we arrived."

"What?" The librarian stood up. "When did you went in?"

Ces told her that they came as early as seven. The librarian got out of the counter and pulled her out of the library. Though appalled, Ces followed the teacher.

Outside, the librarian told her something that made her chill. "Inday, what you just told me was impossible. I came late here because we have a meeting. The library was locked until 8 o'clock."