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𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟗 ; 10B

ALEXANDRA'S

—; August 18 2020, 3:00 PM

Yes, we know that Dominic needs space, but we didn't knew that leaving us is the space that he meant. I don't know what came through Dom's mind to just suddenly decide on leaving us, I can't with him anymore.

Without him, we started on finding Ted King Jr. With the large city, we would have a hard time finding that specific man. It may be too impossible, but we must try at least.

"Uhm.. excuse me? Do you perhaps know a man named Ted King Jr.?" I heard Kiel asked one woman who's busy chatting with her friend. The woman turn around and I swear to god, she was starstruck with the man in front of her. I don't know, but I felt like my blood suddenly boiled out of anger. I just looked away, but still tried to listen to their conversation.

I don't know why Kiel asked that freaking girl, since it seems like she is not a local resident of this city. Halatang-halata naman sa itsura nung babae, mukhang hinog na amerikana. Punyeta ka talaga Kiel! Wag mokong lalapitan mamaya!

"Uh... N-no, I'm s-sorry." the woman replied. I noticed that Kiel smiled at the lady, expressed his gratitude and was turning to leave when suddenly..... the girl reached him out once again.

"M-may I uhmm... k-know your n-name?" nag-aalinlangan pang tanong nung bruhang babae na iyon. I just hissed in anger and tried to walk away, mukhang hindi rin naman napansin ni Kiel ang pag-alis ko— and that action of his made me fucking more angry.

I tried to walk away, when suddenly I bumped in a very hard wall.... wait, wall? Is it really a wall? But I'm near the city roads, there's no walls here.

I tried to look where I bumped, only to get surprised to know that I didn't bumped in a hard concrete, but in a hard chest instead.

"Are you okay?" I heard him asked me. I couldn't utter a word not because I was starstruck by him, but because of shock. I was about to reply when an arm snaked on my waist and grabbed me away from him. I looked behind, only to find out that it was Kiel. Then the scenario of earlier flashed in my mind.

Punyeta, sabi wag mokong lapitan!

I removed his hands on  my waist at nauna nang maglakad. I heard him shout my name, but I didn't bother to look back. I don't have time with him now, dun nalang siya sa babae niyang mas maselan pa sa hayop.

I just felt someone grabbing me hand, and hugged me. If he thinks that his actions would affect me, it would not... uhm.. maybe it will, but I am still angry so di pa rin magbabago ang isipan ko. Bahala siya jan.

"Love, what's wrong?" maamong tanong nito sa akin. Hindi ko siya sinagot, bahala siya. But then, I noticed the stares of people at the both of us. That made me totally conscious, pota nakakahiya!

"Bitawan mo nga ako!" hasik ko sa kanya, and tried to remove his arms snaking on my body, but I still failed. It seems like I don't have a fucking choice, but to do this.

I punched him hard on his stomach, enough for him to remove his arms on me. He hissed in pain, and I walked away again. Not far from here, I spotted a police station. Maybe, those people in there would help me finding the man named Ted King Jr.

As I entered the station, many people, including polices, are busy with their own stuffs. I went to one of the polices, at kinalabit ko ito kaya ito'y napatingin sa akin.

"Tarvitsetko mitään?" it asked me, and I don't know what it fucking means. Natulala lang ako sa kanya at hindi sumagot. Narinig ko nalang siyang tumawa ng mahina, at ngumiti sa akin.

"Foreigner?" he asked me, and I immediately nodded. He smiled and walked on one of the police counters and sat there. I just stood there, watching him silently. "What um.. you need?" nag-aalinlangang tanong nito sa akin. "I want to find where is Ted King Jr. Can you help me?" I politely asked him.

He gave me a paper, with a list of names and their addresses. I tried to look into those names one by one. There are many names in this list, until I finally found it.

Ted King Jr., Haltiavuori Forest.

What a weird location to build a house, but whatever. Finally, we know the exact location where to find that man. I thanked the man and turned around, only to find out that Kiel was here this whole time.

I just walked past him and went outside and got a cab. I entered and Kiel also, as I asked the driver to drive us going to Haltiavuori Forest.

Mr King, hopefully you can help us.

• • • • ❖ • • • •

This forest is freaking huge! That's all that I can say.

I think we arrived here about an hour ago, but we are still in the middle of the woods— lost and don't know where to go. It's just the two of us here, which is kind of awkward. Kanina ko pa siya hindi pinapansin, ganun rin naman siya. We just remain quiet as we walked this never ending forest.

"Alex." rinig kong tawag niya sa akin. Just like what I did earlier, hindi ko pa rin siya pinansin. I heard him call my name a few times, until he became quiet.

"Shit!" I just felt myself being pushed in a big tree, and arms trapping me from escaping. I look into his eyes, and all I can see is anger and confusion. He stayed like that for a few minutes, so was I. Not until a tear escaped his eye, until he starts sobbing.

I can't hold it anymore, and I hugged him tight. I thought to myself that I should've understand him better. I just acted rude to him without even hearing his explanation and viewing his perspective.

Pinunasan ko ang mga luhang tumutulo sa kanyang mga mata, but my eyes also became teary as well. He chuckled as he also reached out to my face, and wiped out my tears. He smiled at me sweetly, and that made me more guilty on what I had done to him. "Sorry." that's all that I've said, and I was hugged again by him. We just spent our times here, as we are both hugging and sobbing.

"Who are you?" a voice suddenly halted us from what we are doing.