#1:That Heartless Woman (Y.JW)

THW 21

Jungwon's Pov

After brushing my teeth nakaramdam ako ng pagod kahit na wala naman akong ginagawang bagay na ikapapagod ko.I wear the sleeping clothes that Jay hyung gave.I can also feel something on my feet kaya naman napansin ko itong namamaga.

"Not again..."

"Jungwon?Time to rest"

After staring at myself on the mirror inilangan ko nalamang ang sarili bago basahin ang tuyo kong labi.

I run in our bedroom at bumwelo upang talunan si Jay hyung na nakahiga't nagbabasa ng libro na pinahiram ni Estella.

"Ah!"daing niya

"Kamusta na daw si Estella?"

"She's already fine pero hindi muna sya makakapasok bukas"

"That's a good news for tonight"I was about to cover myself a blanket when Jay hyung suddenly asked something na ikinatigil ko.

"How about Astrid?"tanong nito saakin dahilan upang tignan ko sya sa mata.

"I still can't believe that she can push her closest friend"

"Nakita mo ba?"

Napalingon muli ako sakaniyang nakatuon parin ang mga mata sa binabasa.

"Do you really like Estella?"I laughed awkwardly as he put the book inside the small drawer beside our bed kung saan nakapatong ang lamp.

"Grabe naman 'yang tanong mo.Bakit mo pala natanong?I mean y-yeah"napautal pa ako sa aking pagsagot.

"I mean w-why not?Estella has a good heart at first I thought she's not because of Astrid"

"So Astrid is not?"I totally shut my mouth ng masabi ko ang bagay na 'yon.Masyado ba akong nagalit kay Astrid dahil sa nangyari kay Estella.I did not even listen to her explanation earlier.Napangunahan ako ng mabigat na emosyon.

"Didn't you think that Astrid likes you?"I burst out laughing at his words.Ano bang naririnig kong kalokohan?

"Kulang kaba sa tulog hyung?Gutom ka pa ba?"I felt really tired today siguro dahil din sa tinakbo namin si Estella sa hospital.

"Astrid?will fall to a person? That's impossible,hyung!"

"What?HA-HA! That's what I've noticed earlier.She did not even touch her food while watching both of you and she made an expression like she's annoyed"I just shook my head while he's still talking.

"No...HAHAHAHAA"halakhak ko.

"Jungwon!"napahina ang tawa ko ng isigaw niya ang pangalan ko ng pabiro.

"Listen ah.Alam mo ba ang mga motivation ng mga taong napaka impossible ng hinihiling?"

"Ano?"

"Walang imposible sa pwedeng mangyari---"

"Humiling ba sya?"

"Look, let's just say that Astrid is a heartless but it doesn't mean that she's a robot para hindi magkaroon ng feeling sa isang tao.She can still inlove with someone like you"

"Kakapuyat mo yan!Tignan mo 'yang eyebags mo oh"I pointed his eyebags habang nilalayo ang kaniyang mukha.

"Aish!You know what?Just go to sleep"Jay hyung said bago ako talikuran.I point his underarm multiple times till he shout.

"Yah!"I just laughed bago siya talikuran i suddenly felt tired after doing that thing kahit na hindi naman nakakapagod.

'Walang imposible sa pwedeng mangyari.I mean Astrid is not a robot...'
those words echoed repeatedly in my mind.I covered myself with our blanket trying to force myself to sleep.

"Hyung?"tawag ko but he did not respond maybe he is already sleeping or he is just wearing his ear pods again.I look at him but he's now sleeping peacefully.Mabilis talagang makatulog si Jay hyung lalo na pag walang ingay.

What if Astrid is really telling the truth at hindi lang ako nakinig?

Ugh!I can't breath properly.I sit for a while at napagdesisyunang kumuha ng tubig.This past few days napapansin kong pabago ng pabago ang mga nararamdaman ko sa katawan ko.

Is that it?

I gaze at our digital clock and it's already 11:03.

I'm going to Astrid.

"Where are you going?"Jay hyung said while his eyes are still closed.

Maybe he's just sleep talking.

"Jungwon?"

"H-huh?"

"Did you hear me?"

"Uhmm..."

Sunghoon's Pov

"Again,I'm really sorry Jaeyun"I said while still looking to Estella who's sleeping on the hospital's bed.

"Maybe I should the one who apologize?Hindi ko nakita yung pangyayari but I blame your sister."

"We"I corrected him.

"But Astrid can do that"I said as I cross my arms shooking my head.

He sighs while staring to his sister laying on the hospital's bed unconscious.

"Buti nalang hindi severe injury ang nangyari sa binti niya but she still need to rest in 2 days even that days is not enough maybe sa bahay nalang muna"

"Right"

"I don't know what happened to Astrid again,Sunghoon"

"Mom,Ako na bahalang kumausap mamaya kay Astrid.You shouldn't have followed us here."

"Sunghoon is right,Tita.Both of you need some rest na.Thanks for helping me you can go now.Lumalalim na rin ang gabi"

"Welcome Jaeyun and Thanks at the same time"

"Take care bro"

Mom cling to my shoulder while we're walking to the hallway palabas ng hospital.

"I think it's not right to leave Astrid in the house without listening to her"naparahan ako sa paglalakad while still looking on our way.

"You thought?Mali pa rin ang ginawa ni Astrid to the fact that she shouts to our maid and badmouthing her?Parang hindi sya tinuruan ng magandang asal!"pinagbuksan ko si mom ng pinto ng kotse before I get in and start the engine then I drove off.

Napatingin ako sa front mirror where I saw mom holding her head like she's having a headache.

"Mom,Stop thinking about what happened,okay?"

"You don't understand,Sunghoon.What if...what if biglang bumalik sa dati si Astrid?Nag uumpisa palang sya Sunghoon...You don't get it!"napahinga nalang ako ng malalim habang pinapakinggan ang nanginginig niyang boses.

We finally arrived safely sakto namang nakasalubong namin si Jay and Jungwon na kabababa palang ng kotse wearing their sleeping clothes.

"Jay?Jungwon?Anong oras na what brought the both of you here?"

"I want to sleep here"

"What!?"Jay said surprisedly looking at Jungwon.

"No,He's not"

"Ma'am Vhal!Sir Hoon!"dalawang maids ang dali-daling lumapit saamin at agad na binuksan ang gate.

"Why?What happened?"mom immediately run and push the door in her full force.Pagpasok namin sa loob the chandeliers are swinging at ang iba'y nagsibasag.

"Nagsisisigaw po siya kanina pa!tsaka po pinagbabato lahat ng chandelier."sumbong ng isang maid na halata ang sobrang kaba.

"Wow.May sapi nga si Astrid"nasiko naman ni Jungwon si Jay na nakapamewang habang nakatingin sa mga kalat na gawa ni Astrid.

Jungwon run upstairs na para bang may bumabagabag sa isip niya.

"Don't worry.Astrid is not a suicidal person"

"No!Sunghoon!Even she's a bad person that everyone knows you should still be aware sa mga bagay na kayang gawin ni Astrid sa sarili niya."when I took the spare key of her room,my mom gasped in surprise.

"E-eh?!"

"Nasaan si Astrid?!"mom shouted.