Mistake of a Heartbeat

Heartbeat 09

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Its already Monday and here I am busy in school because it's the exam week. My birthday will be on Saturday so after all this stressful exam week eh may break naman kami to relax for a bit and especially birthday ko pa this weekend.

The next day my parents called. "What are your plans on your birthday, Son?" Mom asked.

"I'll probably just call some of my closest friends then stay on our resort po," Sabi ko.

Before we went back here in Metro, the construction of the resort were still ongoing pero ngayon ay open na at tapos na.

I want to have a break dito sa city life and go back to our province to refreshen up a bit even just for 3 days or so. It's my 21st birthday after all. My parents will surely invite lots of guest but I oppose to that.

"Okay, just tell me what you want then we will provide it all. I know you don't want to spend a lot just for this but your dad and I insist." She said and I just agreed to that.

I went home Wednesday night and saw Kuya sitting on the sofa. "Hey, tita said that you have plans to go back in the province on your birthday. Why didn't you tell me? 'Di ba ako invited?" He said na parang nagtatampo pa na hindi ko sinabi.

"You're busy Kuya. Invited ka naman kung wala kang work, you're overreacting again," Sabi ko dahil OA niya talaga minsan.

"Can I invite them?"He asked. What? Them? Oh yeah, them. "Sure Kuya as long as they are not busy then okay," I just agreed to it para wala na itong masabi.

"Of course were not busy coz it's your day and we want to be there!" He said happily. His mood shifted from being grumpy to excited one.

"When will you go? Are you going to drive or be with your friends' car again?" I want to drive my car ngayon para solo ko lang. "Ill drive my car Kuya. Ill be travelling by Friday after lunch," Sabi ko.

"Okay. We'll travel at night after work para walang iisipin sa short vacation," He said. May work naman pala medyo tanga din ito eh, just kidding.

We don't have classes till Wednesday so that's good, but we'll probably go back in Metro still by Sunday. Friday came and here I am packing my things. Jeff and Clark will use one car and they will travel by dawn para umaga na daw sila makarating sa probinsya.

I dialled Kuya Nick's number upang magpaalam na bibiyahe na ako ngayon.

"Kuya, I'll travel now going to the province para bago dumilim ay nakarating na ako," I said.

"Okay, Seb. Be careful sa pagdadrive, this is a long-drive remember that. Ingat. Kuya will be there tomorrow or by dawn."

"Sige Kuya. Ingat din sa pagdadrive. Ill call when I'm there already."

"Si Grey ang magdadrive. Damien will be using his car same with Dominic. Kaming tatlo nina Thomas dito sa sasakyan ko."

"Okay Kuya." And at that I ended the call and went out of the condo to the parking area.

I drove going to our province but I sense something wrong na parang may sumusunod sa akin. A white van is following me in the expressway and that's weird kaya mas binilisan ko ang patakbo sa sasakyan para maungusan sila ng todo.

The van were left at nahuli na. I arrived in our house at around 6:30pm and they welcomed me excitedly.

"Sebastian! Welcome back, Son!" Mom and dad greeted me then the twins came along with them. "Kuya! We missed you so so much." Zach and Talia said in chorus. I'm so happy with that welcome that even our housemaids greeted me. They aren't just housemaids though, they're our family too.