The Badass Girl in Whitehaven Palace

Chapter 43

"Why don't you visit your mom?"

We're here at Giovanni's safehouse. Kaagad siyang nagpunta rito matapos ang pangyayari noong nakaraang araw. Ilang araw na ang nakalipas pero hindi niya parin binibisita ang ina niya.

He's still bowing his head, alone at the corner. "She doesn't like my presence. Noon paman ay ayaw na niya akong makita pa, ang bumisita pa kaya sa kanya?"

I heaved a deep sigh.

"If you'll visit her, that doesn't mean you have to let her know. At least visit her when she's asleep. She's still your Mom even though she doesn't like you, Giovanni."

Tumingala siya sa akin. Doon ko lang nakita na namamaga pala ang mga mata niya. Doon ko lang napansin na umiiyak pala siya. Girlfriend niya ako pero hindi ko alam na umiiyak siya.

I stood up and sat down on his front. Doon ay maingat kong hinawakan ang ulo niya palapit sa akin at mahigpit na niyakap. I immediately rubbed his back when he sobbed.

"Everything will be alright, my Giovanni," I say in a slow, deliberate tone; comforting him.

How I wished everything will be alright.

Napapikit ako nang mapansin na mas humihigpit ang yakap niya sa akin. Hinalikan ko ang ulo niya, hinihimas ang likuran niya.

"Everything will be alright..." I say as I was also convincing myself with that words. That everything will be alright.

I am now driving Giovanni's sports motorcycle. I didn't allow him to drive especially when he's emotionally affected. We're on our way to the hospital to visit his mom. Finally, I had him convinced to visit his mom.

I smirked when I noticed how she hugged on me tightly. "You're enjoying hugging me, huh?"

He groaned. "It's not that this is the first time that I hugged you like this."

I was smirking on him when I saw the stoplight. I stopped when it changed to red. While waiting, I noticed Giovanni's watching someone on our side.

I opened the mirror to see the man he was staring at. It was a food delivery rider. I smiled halfly when the man on his mid-forties smiled at me.

Does Giovanni know him?

When the light changed to green, I closed the mirror before driving again.

"You knew him?"

He heaved a deep sigh. "He's Maynard's friend."

"Oh?" hindi makapaniwalang sagot ko.

"He was Maynard's favorite rider. Naging suki narin niya."

Tumatango-tango ako. I looked at the road and the next thing happened was quite quick and unclear. A dump truck lose the control and hit a motor on our front. I was just fortunate enough that I took a break fast than it should be. Kung hindi ko nagawa iyon ay baka nasalampak narin kami sa dump truck.

"G-Giovanni, hey, are you okay?" I asked him nervously, in trembled hands.

Fuck! I should've been more careful! Fuck! We're so close on the danger!

Natataranta kong inalis ang helmet ni Giovanni nang mapansin na hindi siya sumasagot. Nagulat ako nang mapansin na nakatulala siya, nakatingin sa kung saan. Sinundan ko ang tinitingnan niya at napansin na nakatingin siya sa lalaking nakabulagta na sa daan.

Napapatakip ako sa bibig ko. It was the rider. It was the guy who smiled at me earlier!

Marami narin ang nakiusyoso. Ang iba ay nakakumpol lang. Ang iba ay tumatawag na nang tulong. Ang iba ay sumisigaw.