Boulevard to Polaris (Virago Series #1)

until it's obscure

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
until it's obscure
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Even though a part of my jaw still hurt, Doctor Denuevo approved to discharge me from their hospital today. I stayed there for four days kasi ayaw niya pa akong payagang lumabas 'nung nakaraang araw.

I was bored since I'm alone, it just lessened since I was visited by my friends here and there, though no Gazer came around even though I expected him to at least come or call.

Inaamin ko, nadismaya ako kasi kahit minsan ay hindi siya bumisita o tumawag man lang lalo na't alam niyang naospital ako pagkatapos nilang pairialin ni Ashton ang pagiging bayolente kaysa magkausap nang masinsinan. 

Ngayong naalala ko na nang mas malinaw ang nangyari ay hindi ko maiwasang hindi magtampo sakanilang dalawa. Bukod sa sobrang sakit ng panga ko ay hindi nga rin 'ata tama na hinila-hila lang ako dahil sa selos nilang dalawa at pagputol sa dapat kong sasabihin. Ni hindi nila ako pinasalita at basta-basta na lang hinihila gayong wala naman dapat silang ipag-alala sa presensya ng isa't-isa!

Maybe it wasn't so bad to follow Vienna's plan. It just includes no phones, no thoughts for work and anything outside us, and we should just have fun. 

Now that I'm furious and I so badly don't want to talk to either of them, I should go with that plan of hers. Bahala sila.

Ako lang mag-isa nag-drive pabalik sa bahay ni Paris habang 'di pa dumadating ang mga dapat na bibisita sa'kin. I thought I'd surprise them and this is a good day for it since I don't want to think about anything related to Gazer, even the investor, and just want to have fun with my friends.  

"Omy, my Aster!" Isang mahigpit na yakap ang bumungad sa'kin nang makarating ako sa bahay ni Paris. 

Niyakap ko rin pabalik  nang mahigpit si Macie na gaya ng dati ay kulay orange garnet pa rin ang natural na kulay ng buhok.

Macie Rovanez is someone I met abroad when I became a conglomerate of a casino empire founder. Her Father is the founder, and I met her through him because he once threatened Macie that he'll sell her out to a business rival if she won't stop being so spoiled. 

We met because she bumped into me while bawling her eyes out and just like how thoughtful I am, I gave her a hand and a handkerchief. That's how our friendship started.

I always get friends in the weirdest way possible at dahil du'n ay medyo nasanay na rin 'yung iba kong kaibigan.

"How have you been?! Oh my god, I never expected to visit Philippines this way!" Napatili siya 'nung kumalas sa yakap.

Napatawa naman ako at sinabing ayos lang kahit na totoo ay hindi ko pinaalam sa iba sakanila liban na lang sa childhood friends ko na bumagsak na ang mga kumpanya ko rito.

"Still pretty, I see. You already found your man, didn't you?" I teased.

She winked, "I arrived three days ago. Left him in Ireland just like what Vienna planned. Anyways, let's go inside! Everybody's here!"

My lips formed an 'O' hindi dahil sa pagkabigla kung hindi dahil sa pagkamangha kung paano nabihag ni Vienna 'tong mga 'to na sumunod sa plano niya.