Three
"Letsh drink come hon! huwag niyo akong tanggihan"
Isang pasuray-suray na boses na tila isang lasing ang narinig nya mula sa maliit na singaw ng pinto. Alam na alam nya kung sino ang nagmamay-ari ng boses na ito. It's been two hell days, at hindi na ito ma-contact. Hindi rin ito umuwi sa mansion nila sa Maynila kaya pinuntahan nya ang condo nito, ngunit wala din ito doon. The witch didn't even go to work, kaya mas lalo silang nag-alala.
But then tumawag ang dating bodyguard ni Mariella at sinabing nakita nitong nasa isang bar ang kapatid nila. Imagine the relief she felt nang malaman nya nandito lang pala ang kapatid. Kaya iniwan nya ang trabaho agad na pumunta agad na pumunta sa bar na ito. Kailangan nyang makita agad ang kapatid, kung hindi ay bigla na naman itong mawawala, at mahihirapan na naman silang hanapin ito. Mas lalong maging mailap ito sa kanila kung magkataon. Bago paman pumasok ay nagpasya syang tawagan muna ang ina, dahil kung nag-alala sya, ay mas matindi ang pag-aalala nito sa kapatid.
"Ma, i found her"
"Oh God! thank you so much, my sweet." she heard her mother's breathe of relief."It's been two days"
Dalawang araw nang wala gaanong tulog ang kanilang ina, dahil sa kakaisip sa kapatid nilang si Jannah. Umalis ito pagkatapos ng hapunang iyon, dalawang araw na ang nakakaraan. At mula noon hindi na nagpakita sa kanila ang kapatid. Jannah needs to know that the agreement is not important to them, but it's shouldn't be taken lightly too. She heard their mom's little sob. Hearing her mother like, literally breaks her heart. Ang pamilya nya talaga ang kahinaan nya. That is why she wanted to be strong about all of this. The agreement didn't make her worried that much, though she knew too that they can never take it lightly, but most of all is what Jannah might actually do to herself.
"Dio mio, your crying again" nag-alala nyang sabi sa ina. "I called you so that you can now put your mind at ease"
bumuntong hininga sya." and not to heat you, crying like this""I know, sweetheart. But can you blame me?, You must understand how worried I am for your sister"
"we all are, and I'm sorry" humingi sya ng pasensya sa ina."I just don't want you so worked up,Mama. The last thing we want is for you getting sick, because of this?" nahilot nya ang sariling noo."I promise to bring her home tonight, alright? I really have to go, Ma"
"okay--okay, be home safe"
She zoned out for awhile at nanatiling nakatitig lang sa doorknob ng pinto at di malaman kung anong pagkumbinse ang gagawin sa kapatid, but again realized that she actually didn't really know how to bring Jannah home with her. Jannah is a headstrong woman, She has a mind of his own, at alam nito kung ang dapat gawin. She trust her judgement for that matter, lalo pa na hindi nito gustong pinipilit sa mga bagay-bagay. Knowing that drunk little witch inside, it will surely throw a fit. Kaya bago tuluyang pumasok ay huminga muna sya nang malalim at pagkatapos ay dahan-dahang nang itinulak pabukas ang pinto. Naabutan nyang nasa ibabaw na ng mesa ang kapatid at may hawak pang bote ng alak habang sumasayaw, habang ang mga kaibigan nito ay hindi magkamayaw sa kaka cheer sa kapatid nya. Sa takot na mahulog ito o di naman kaya ay makabasag pa ito ng gamit ng bar dahil aksidente nitong mabitawan ang hawak na bote. Kaya naman dali-dali syang lumapit.
Alam nyang kung hindi dahil sa kasunduan ay hindi magiging ganito ang kapatid. Kaya imbis na magalit,ay kailangan pa nyang unawain ito. But it is not just her sorella ( sister ) she is worried about, pati ang sarili ay kinailangan nyang alalahanin sa oras na ito. Kaya nga binilisan nya ang kilos, sa takot na sya pa ang maunang bumulagta sa sahig, because of hyper- ventilation. Though she already mentally counted five drunk ass on her way inside , it still doesn't change the fact that this people were unknown to her, and right now her introverted antenna is channeling its radar to her, giving her signal that this people were going to be a threat on her well being.
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