MARK's POV
"Have you seen Johnny?"
I finished my champagne and stood up.
"Uh, Tita he went upstairs to take Doms in a room. Hindi pa po yata bumababa." Paliwanag ko.
"Huh? Dominique left with his Father. Kakauwi lang nila..."
Kumunot ang noo ko. Tinignan ko ang paligid pero hindi ko siya nakita. Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at sinubukang tawagan si Johnny.
"He's not answering, Tita. Baka po hinatid si Kitty?"
"Kitty?"
Bumilog ng bibig ko. Oh... don't tell me hindi niya ipinakilala kila Tita? Oh, hell no.
"Ah-"
Sumabat si Calvin. "No... I saw Kitty with Win sa labas. I think they left? Nakasakay sa sasakyan, kasama yata si Yuta."
Kakasabi lang ni Calvin pero biglang dumating si Yuta na nagmamadali. Huminto siya sa pagtakbo at huminga ng malalim. Basang-basa siya.
"Where's Johnny?" He asks.
Naguluhan ako bigla.
Nagkatinginan kami ni Tita. What's happening?
"I'm asking them too! Have you seen him?" He asks Yuta back.
Yuta brushed his hair. He looks so worried.
"What's happening?" Nag-aalalang tanong ni Tita.
Naguguluhan din ako.
"Tinawagan niyo?"
Tumango ako. "Hindi sumasagot."
Narinig ko ang sunod-sunod niyang mura.
Nagpaalam siya kay Tita. Sobra naman ang alala ni Tita dahil nagmamadali si Yuta. Sumunod kami sa kanya ni Theo at Calvin sa garden. Pumasok agad kami sa sasakyan dahil malakas ang ulan. Ano bang nangyayari?
The heck?
"What the fuck is going on?" si Theo.
"Let's use your car. Mark, kayo na ni Calvin. Hanapin natin si Johnny. His car is not here at umuulan pa! Baka mapaano yon!" Nag-aalala niyang sigaw.
Calvin cursed. "Bakit? Ano bang nangyayari kasi?"
"Eh, tangina! Nag-away yata sila ni Kitty! I was with Winwin kanina dito sa sasakyan. We saw her running in the rain and she's unconsious. Umalis sila gamit ang sasakyan ko. Win texted me to check on Johnny. Kanina ko pa hinahanap pero hindi ko rin siya makita at napansin kong wala nga dito ang sasakyan niya. God, damn it!"
Napanganga na lang ako.
What?
"We all know that he has a bad habit of drinking too much! And he bought his car! I'm sure nandito lang 'yon sa malapit! Let's go! Sa dulo kayo, kami sa kabila!" Sigaw niya sa kabilang sasakyan.
Pinaikot na ni Yuta ang pick up. Sunod ding pinaharurot ni Calvin ang ranger niya. We drove along the straight road. Sobrang lakas ng ulan. Where would he go?
Did they fight? But they're smiling eye to ears just a while ago! I barely know about her but she looks so kind and sweet. Bakit sila mag-aaway?
Nakarating kami sa dulo at kinabahan ako ng matanaw ko ang ilaw ng isang sasakyan. Calvin immediately stop the car.
"Damn, this man!" He shouted.
Bumaba kami hindi na nag-abala magpayong. Tama nga at sasakyan ni Johnny iyon. Nakita ko siyang nakaupo sa dulo ng kalsada.
What the fuck!
"Dude!" I shouted. "Why are you here!"
Tumawa siya.
Nakita ko ang tatlong bote ng beer sa tabi niya. The fuck? Is it this serious?
"I don't know..." Basang-basa siya ng ulan. "I don't know why I'm here... I don't know what happened..."
Nasisiraan na ba siya? Hinila siya ni Calvin patayo. Mabuti at may harang dito! Putangina baka mamaya biglang tumalon 'to dito sa bangin?
"Dude-" Calvin was cut off.
"Maybe... I'm so desperate..." Sabi niya pa.
"I don't even know her... him?"
Mahina ang boses niya kaya hindi ko marinig ng maayos. Mas malakas ang ulan at kulog.
"Listen, dude. It's fucking raining... and you're here drinking! Are you out of your damn mind?" Singhal ko.
"Fuck! You look horrible!" Dagdag ni Calvin.
Tumawa siya pero alam kong umiiyak siya.
Inalalayan namin siya papasok ng sasakyan niya. He keeps on murmuring. Hindi ko na maintindihan kung anong pinagsasasabi niya.
I don't know what happened but... this is the first time I saw him like this. Sana maayos... I don't like seeing anyone of us like this.
And what about her? We barely know her. I suddenly become curious about her...
It was good to know that my friend is into someone. But being like this... how come he's able to torture himself like this? There's a lot of better person if he wants to!
Talagang dahil sa kakakilala niya lang, nagiging ganito siya?
What is happening to them? This isn't the plot that we all wanted to know.
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p:s! check out mark's story too entitled "pagsamo"
ty!!! <3
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Fanfiction"To dance in time with the music..." √ Finished - January 18, 2022 √ Written in English and Tagalog √ Edited version • • • NOTE: The book is purely created in the author's mind. Some places in the book were real but most of it is not. This is not a...
