Love and Friendship (On-hold)

Chappy 52

Nathan's P.O.V

Nakakabwisit talaga yung gagong yon. Dapat talaga tinuluyan ko na yun! Maswerte siya na pinigilan ako ni Bata na wag na yon tuluyan. Kung hindi lang talaga ako sinabihan ni Pia na hayaan na lang yon, siguro iginulong ko na yun pababa ng bundok!! Aish!!

Tinignan ko si Bata na kasalukuyang buhat buhat ko pa rin. Namamaga ang mata niya at halatang galing sa iyak. She's not okay. Somehow she also feels too warm. And probably... hindi niya agad makakalimutan ang nangyari kanina lang.

"Bata..."

"Hmm?"

"Can you reach my phone in my pocket?" I asked her. I need to call someone and my hands are full.

"Sure." Hindi na siya nagtanong kung saan nakalagay yung phone ko at kinapa na lang ang bulsa ko. Halatang pagod. I felt her hand going into the left side pocket of my slax. "Found it." She took the cell out and showed it to me.

"Okay... Now dial Paul's number." She looked at me confused. "Don't ask. Just do it." Napailing na lang siya sa sinabi ko and she started twiddling with my phone. Then I heard a ring from it, yup, she definitely did what  I said to her. "Okay, can you please hold it up to my ear?"

"Okay." Then inilapit niya ang cell sa may tenga ko. Makatapos ng ilang rings ay sumagot naman siya. Nagulat ako dahil ang lakas ng tunog ng narinig ko. What the hell is happening over there? Parang may nakakatakot na ambiance at suspense music sa kabilang linya.

[Hello, Nathaniel? Asan kayo? Kasama mo na ba si Pia?]

"Yeah. We're together right now."

[Good.] Then bigla akong nakarinig ng sigawan. Oh mukhang nagsasaya sila doon. [Hahaha! What a bunch of cardy cats. Tsk tsk. So what's up? Napatawag ka?] Unti-unti ko namang nasisilayan yung bahay nina Brylle. Finally we're almost there... nakakapagod na ring maglakad. Lalong-lalo na't buhat-buhat ko si Bata.

"I just wanted you to know what happened." I stated at napatingin naman ako kay Pia. I don't know if she's listening or not. Nakayuko lang siya habang hinahawakan niya yung phone ko sa tenga ko. But I still have to tell them about this. Kung hindi lang talaga ako nahuli ng dating, siguro hindi to mangyayari sa kanya.

[Why? Anong nangyari?] I can tell that he became more wary at mas lalong naging attentive sa sinasabi ko.

"Si Pia..." I said to him at mas lalong humigpit ang pagkakahawak ko kay Bata. Sht! It's just so hard to say something like this and remember everything! Hindi ko mapigilang mainis.

[W-what happened to her?] He has all the right to worry.

"Pinagtangkaan siya... kanina." I found the words to say it. Naramdaman kong biglang humigpit ang pagkakakapit ni Pia sa leeg ko. Damn, so that means she's listening. Bigla akong nag-alala when I felt her hand started to tremble. Ohhh damn... I messed up again. I freakin' fcked up.