Her Twisted Mistake

Chapter 7

After four days of what happened in the party, hindi ako nakausap ni Carolina o kahit na sino sa tatlo kaya ngayong birthday ni Tito, papa ni Carolina, nagpasya si Carolina na mag night out kaming apat sa kanila. Mommy agreed when she heard it. 

Pagod kami ng natapos ang party. We retreated when the visitors came home. Nasa guest room kami dahil apat ulit kaming matutulog sa isang room. 

I was lying beside Juliana and was so tired my body wanted to sleep. 

"Sure ka ba, Sierra? Kung nakuha nga 'yon ng lalaki, dapat kalat na. Dapat nalaman ko na." Si Carolina. I just told her that the chip was taken by a guy in the party. 

Umirap ako. "Nakuha nga niya. Baka hindi niya tinuloy kasi binalaan kong mahirap kalabanin ang RAVENS."

"What does he look like?" usisa niya pa. 

"Eshhh! I don't know… gwapo, masungit…" 

Tumawa si Juliana. "Ang general ha. Salamat sa information mo." 

"Hindi kasi nakuha ng lalaki… Juliana. I'm just worried na baka iba ang nakakuha. I was told by my boyfriend na nag fail daw ang plan." 

I look at Carolina at halatang curious na curious siya kung sino ang nakakuha ng chip. Although I'm thankful the guy didn't proceed to his plan. Kasi safe kami. 

"Pero is it true?" biglang sabat ni Sheena. "That Franklin was seen with another girl?" 

Just like that, biglang nag shift ang usapan. Carolina gave up asking me about the chip. Ang mahalaga naman ay hindi natuloy ang plano ng APS eh. 

"I heard it. Grabi… he suddenly left the party. Tapos mababalitang may ka date siya bigla!" si Juliana. 

I close my eyes, thankful that I can now sleep. 

"Mitchell immediately left the party when she heard about it. May tumawag sa kanya bigla tapos biglang nawala… I think, she purposely did that para ma rumor na siya 'yong babae," chismis ni Sheena. 

"Sa Haven hotel daw. Sa may Cafe shop doon." Si Juliana. 

I open my eyes when I felt my phone vibrated. Agad kong kinuha at nang mabasang si Akari ang nag message. Umupo ako at sumandal sa headrest ng kama. 

Akari:

How are you? 

I inhaled and trapped air in my mouth. 

Ako:

I'm fine. Any update about the plan?

I then looked at the three as I waited for Akari's reply. 

"Wala bang nakakakilala sa babae?" tanong ni Sheena kay Juliana. 

Juliana shook her head. "Franklin's bodyguards were everywhere in the cafe. Walang nakakuha ng picture. And I heard the girl isn't known as a socialite…" 

I looked at my phone when it vibrated again. 

Akari:

I was not able to talk to others. How was your diving lesson? How long can you stay underwater?

Ako:

Six minutes. 

Almost immediately, Akari replied.

Akari:

That's great. Keep it up. Make it longer than that. 

When I saw Akari become unavailable on the qpp, ibinaba ko ang cellphone ko. Nahiga ulit ako. 

"Ikaw Sierra. May alam ka?" biglang tanong ni Sheena sa akin. Nakangisi siya. 

"Saan?" tanong ko dahil nasa kay Akari pa ang utak ko.