Chaining Lockets

Kabanata 4

Kabanata 4

Boredom. I hate boredom.

I sighed loudly, mabilis na dumapa sa kama at ibinaon ang mukha sa unan bago sumigaw doon. I kicked my feet, kulang na lang ay magwala sa kama dahil sa sobrang boring.

Ayos lang sana ang grounded pero ang walang kausap, hindi ayos sa akin! I am paranoid again, staring at nothing and imagining things which I really hate.

Ayaw kong mag-isa, ayaw kong walang kausap. Ayaw kong hindi nagsa-shopping at ayaw kong walang ginagawang pagkakaabalahan!

Wala silang lahat, they're in their works now, si Chiel at Dad sa firm, si Mom sa kompanya niya and Adira's in law school, nagpapakamanang na naman sa kakaaral tapos ako...mag-isa rito.

What am I supposed to do? Scream? Cry or laugh alone?

I rolled again on my stomach, mabilis kong kinuha ang phone ko at nag-scroll sa social media. My forehead creased when I saw a new post from Jellie, ngumuso ako, natantong kuha lang iyon kagabi dahil sa date na naka-indicate.

It was from a high-end bar and she's with some of our other friends, katabi niya rin si Samatha roon, may hawak na mga baso ng alak.

I read the caption and it says "Complete!"

Complete what? Complete friends? But I wasn't there...baka ibang complete siguro.

I smiled afterwards and heart the post before watching their stories and replied.

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Enjoy, guys! Hindi niyo ako inaya :(

Not a moment later, she saw it and replied.

Jellie Ramirez: Oh, sorry, Crest! We tried calling you pero off ang phone mo.

But my phone was never dead...but maybe the signal?

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Ah, baka nawalan lang ng signal. Anyway, grounded din kasi ako for now. You know Dad.

Jellie Ramirez: Oh, really? Is this about the stealing incident?

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Not really, napagbintangan lang naman ako. I would never do that, paano mo nalaman?

Jellie Ramirez: Heard it from our friends last night. Nakita ka raw pero of course, maniniwala ba kami? No! Haha!

Jellie Ramirez: 'Tsaka naisip nga namin ni Sam na baka 'di ka talaga makasama sa amin kasi nga dahil diyan kaya hindi ka na namin minessage sa messenger :)

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Ah, alright! One week max lang naman 'to, nandito lang ako sa bahay tumutulong.

Jellie Ramirez: Okay! Sama ka sa next gala! And like I told you, ipaglaban mo ang freedom mo. Naku, nakakatakot na 'yang grounded mo na 'yan, baka sa susunod cut na ang cards mo. You can decide for yourself na, don't let others rule you. YOLO, right? Walang YOLO believer ang dapat grounded haha!

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Dad won't do that, gigil lang siguro kasi nag-bar ako.

Jellie Ramirez: My Dad wasn't like that, okay lang sa kanya basta masaya ako. You trust them too much, they'll cage you for sure and stop your freedom. Bahala ka, ikaw din. Basta, I warned you, huh? I was just concerned girl.

Crest Veronica Sandejas: Thanks for the concern! :*

Jellie Ramirez: Welcome! I gotta go, Crest. Sam's calling, we're going shopping! Wishing you're here!