Disconnected (ON GOING)

Disconnected: Part 04

OKAY? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? My feet didn't even take a single stride because I was so astonished.

Napatitig lang din siya sa akin habang nakaangat pa'rin ang kamay. I can't believe what I'm hearing! What a little world we live in! Why does the world always seem to find a way to catch up with us?

Nakaawang pa'rin ang labi ko habang hindi makapaniwala sa nangyayari. I can't believe the one person I despise the most and the one person who brings me peace is the same person.

The guy i wish to vanished and never pestering my life again and the guy that i always love to talk even it's just through notes are just fucking one person! Lord, anak mo rin naman ako pero bakit parang pinaparusahan mo ako? I can't remember i did a sinful action last month and this week.

Why lord?

I was drown with my deep thoughts while looking at him, still didn't accept his hands when Maureen called me.

"Hey! Ri! Ri! Your phone is ringing.." tawag nito sa attention ko. I blink once and change my gaze from Mr. Stalker to Maureen.

"H-huh?"

Nagtatakang tumingin siya sa'kin at tsaka nangaasar na ngumiti.

"Sa kakatitig mo kay Dagwood hindi mo na namalayang tumutunog 'yang Cellphone mo. May tumatawag sayo! Gising babae!" Sabi niya sa akin. Napalunok ako at tsaka tumingin mo na kay Dagwood at tsaka natatarantang kinuha ang Cellphone sa bulsa ko.

Gamit ang isang kamay ay nanginginig na kinuha ko ang cellphone ko.

It's Janet.

"Hel—" I froze when i heard her crying.

"L-lor..." She sob. Kinabahan ako.

"H-hey, Janet. What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Nagalalang sabi ko. She cry even more. Shit.

"L-lor, please come to my house. I n-need s-someone to t-talk to.. please..." She cry while begging me to came to her.

Agad na tumango ako. "Im on my way, just wait a little minute hmm? I'm here Janet, I'm always here. Wait for me." I ended the call at pagkatapos ay napatingin ako sa lalaking nasaharapan ko at nagulat ng makitang naka angat pa'rin ang kamay nito. What the hell?

I look away and look at Maureen who is now confused of what happening. Pumunta ako sa counter at tsaka kinuha ang gamit ko.

"I-i need to go. My friend need me Mau. I'm sorry." Dali-dali kong sabi.

Nilagpasan ko ang lalaki at nakita ko ang pagkabigo sa ekspresyon niya. Narinig ko rin siyang huminga ng malalim. I was holding the door knob while looking at his back.

Before walking approaching his place, I close my eyes and take a big breath. I grabbed one of his hands and placed my cap on it just as he was about to put them down.

Nakita ko ang gulat at pagtataka sa mukha niya. We look at each other in the eyes.

All I had to say before leaving the bookstore is, "Gave me that back."

When I got in, I was half-running towards Janet's room in their house.

I'm afraid. I am more than close to Janet among all of them, in fact, Janet is my first friend among them. Janet and I went to high school together, it was only in college that we met Kael, Sam, and Andrew. Then, while we were in our second year of college, Krizel appeared at our table and asked if we wanted to be friends.

And I'm worried right now. Janet is a suicidal person. Kilalang-kilala ko na siya at kapag ganitong may problema siya ako lagi ang tinatawagan niya. I'm always in her side whenever she's at her worse, I'm always at her back everytime she fall. I'm always here. I can't lose another one. I can't lose janet. I will never ever lose another person closed to my life....again.