Three days after kunin ko si Ralph sa bahay ni Tita Cristy, may tumawag.Nasa lunch room ako and was about to bring my food container to the sink nang magvibrate ang phone sa bulsa ko.
Hindi ko sinagot.
I was not expecting any calls at five minutes na lang ang natitira sa half hour lunch ko.
Kadedecline ko lang nang call nang mag-ring ulit ang phone.
Sino ba itong makulit?
Malamang scammers.
Sila ang matiyagang maghintay kahit pa at first glance eh alam mo ng suspicious ang number.
I am good at ignoring unknown numbers.
So good na minsan, kahit legit ang mga tumatawag, hindi ko nasasagot.
Ang katwiran ko, if they need me, they can always leave a voicemail.
Hindi ko pa din sinagot.
Tumayo na ako at binitbit ang mga hugasan sa lababo.
I had just turned the tap on nang may pumasok na text.
Nacurious na ako so I took the phone out of my pocket.
Number lang.
I glanced at the message and saw who has been trying to get a hold of me.
Before I learned about Kate's hospitalization and her engagement, hindi ko kilala si Andrew.
Wala na nga kasi akong social media accounts di ba?
Bakit ko paparusahan ang sarili ko by stalking her?
Hindi pa ba sapat na hindi siya maalis sa puso at isip ko kahit siya mismo ang nakipaghiwalay sa akin?
Hindi ko alam kung paano nalaman ni Andrew ang phone number ko.
Oh wait.
It's not a big mystery.
Pero why would Kate share my number with him?
Naikuwento ba niya ako sa fiancé niya?
If yes, bakit?
Ang isang reason could be because hindi naglalagay nang passcode si Kate sa phone niya.
Nabanggit ko na ito sa kanya dati.
Ang sabi niya, she has nothing to hide.
Ang rason ko, in case manakaw ang phone niya, hindi agad ma-unlock.
Hindi pa din siya naglagay nang passcode.
Nagtext ulit si Andrew.
Sagutin ko daw ang tawag niya.
May importante daw siyang sasabihin.
I'm sure he does.
But I was skeptical.
Bakit niya ako tinatawagan?
Before this happened, I didn't know he existed.
Pero kung magdemand siya ay parang matagal na kaming magkakilala.
Natapos kong hugasan ang baunan and his messages kept coming in.
During the eight texts, I learned why he kept texting nonstop.
I dried my hands with a paper towel, picked up my phone and called.
Sumagot siya agad.
I didn't bother to say hello.
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