Run, Amanda, Run [COMPLETED]

Chapter 22

Ang Ikadalawampu't-dalawang Kabanata:
For sanity's sake

AMANDA'S POINT OF VIEW

"Amanda, are you with us?" Tracey asked while we were in the midst of discussion about the series going on hiatus for the mean time.

"No. I'm not. This body is without a soul, if that's what you wanted to hear." Puno ng sarkasamong wika ko.

"I'm can literally slit your tongue any minute soon, Amanda Robles." She warned na inirapan ko lang.

Since two days ago, I've been really in a bad mood. Gio's on a business trip. Si Aeiou naman ay bumalik na sa New York dahil nga doon siya nag-aaral ngayon. Sabi ko na mag-aral nalang siya rito pero ayaw niya. Right now, she's staying in one of the Hernandez mansion in New York with my other cousins who are studying there as well, like Damascus and Spain. They are kuya Russia's younger siblings. Nando'n din si ate France na kambal ni kuya Russia at marami pa silang ibang kasama sa mansyon na mapagkakatiwalaan kaya kampante ako.

Gio's business trip will last for five days according to him. Pero eight days na, wala pa rin siya. And he also stopped updating me since two days ago. I tried calling him but he won't answer. I even called Rhys and he confirmed that he's with him.

Tinanong ko kung bakit hindi sumasagot o 'di nagre-reply ang kumag pero ang sagot lang, "ewan." Pagkatapos ay pinatayan ako agad.

My instinct tells that he's hiding something from me.

"Oh? True ba 'to?" Napalingon kami ni Tracey nang magsalita si Sam habng nakatingin sa phone niya.

"Ugh! Listen to me, women!" Tracey groaned pero hindi namin siya pinansin. Nilapitan ako ni Sam at pinatingin saakin ang tinitignan niya.

"Yullie's in Singapore too?" I curiously asked.

"Oh, not just Yullie, dear. Your boyfriend is in there too." She zoomed the photo, "see? But this was posted two days ago though."

She was right. Gio is having a toast with a bunch of people behind Yullie on the photo.

"But Gio said he'll be in Korea throughout the business trip!" Histerya ko.

"Well, that obviously means your boyfriend lied to you." Tracey said.

"And he's hiding something from you." Sam added. "What could that be, Trace?" Makahulugang saad ni Sam.

"We don't know. Asked the girlfriend." Tracey answered with wide smirk.

Darn witches!

I immediately got my phone and called Rhys.

[Hello, my shining Star, what do you need?]

"Tell your friend I'm breaking up with him and he won't see me ever again if he won't call me as soon as possible!" I shouted and ended the call without waiting for his response.

"Ooh, wild cat." Sam commented. I darted a glare at her to shut her up and went out of the veranda. We are currently in Sam's penthouse.

Paglipas lang ng ilang minuto ay nagsimula na ngang mag-ring ang phone ko. Definitely, it's Gio.

"So. Gumagana naman pala 'yang puchang cellphone mong gago ka." I started venting out my anger.

[I... uhm...]

"Where the fuck were you?!"

[Babe, calm down-]

"Shut up!"

[Okay.] Mabilis na sagot niya. Hinintay kong magsalita siya ulit pero wala na siyang dinugtong.

"Ano? Bakit hindi ka na makapagsalita? Nag-iisip ka na ba ng bagong sasabihin sa'kin na kasinungalingan?!"