Mágoa | SB19 Josh [SB19 Series #4]

FINALE - 28

Grace's POV

"Where's Josh?" I frantically asked Ate Cha as soon as I arrived at ShowBT. I had rushed there after Mhai had told me about the issues circulating in Twitter.

I was red-faced and breathless. My breaths hitching on my throat. I had the urge to vomit- vomit the mocha frappe and chocolate muffin that I just ate all over my shiny sandals.

Jillian, Mhai and I were having a catch-up session at a nearby coffee shop after we visited Doc Gab in their condo. Doc Gab was already 37 weeks pregnant and she's already experiencing the first pangs of birth pains. We opted to leave after hours of talking since we wanted Doc Gab to rest. She was due any time soon.

We also did not want to wait to see her water break. I think the three of us would vomit then the very pregnant Doc Gab would have to attend to us while her bag of water seeps through her legs.

I shuddered. It was not a pretty thought.

Mhai was scrolling through Twitter- just cause. She spat out her drink after reading through it.

"Shucks," Mhai said, wiping the corners of her mouth with a tissue.

"Are you okay?" I asked, her, handing more tissues. Coffee was dribbling on the side of her mouth.

On a normal occassion, I would have laughed at her. However, knowing that the issue could be about me and Josh, I had to keep my mouth shut.

"Sorry," Mhai mused.

"Is everything okay, ate Mhai?" Jillian asked. Jillian and I were looking at Mhai weirdly.

Mhai coughed a bit. "Uhhh... Twitter...Twitter's making me cough up my coffee." She blinked a few times as if dislodging the very thoughts that choked her.

"What about Twitter?" I asked. My heart was beginning to constrict. I remembered the previous night when we were bombarded with fans who were asking us if it was true that Josh and I got married.

I saw how worried the others were when that question was thrown out. Ate Cha's eyes had been on fire. It was like she wanted to haul us out of there immediately.

Mhai did not say anything. She only grunted in response.

"Is it about me and Josh?" I asked tentatively, afraid of what the answer might be.

Mhai was having a hard time answering my question. She bit her lip, hesitating. It only made me more anxious.

"It's about us, isn't it?" I asked again. My palms were slick with sweat. I was on the verge of panicking.

Mhai slid her phone across the table towards me. I was scared to peer at it. But I have to. I have to know what it was about.

I shouldn't have looked.

"Fudge," I said.

"This is bad," Jiliian whispered, peering from beside me. I could smell her warm coffee breath.

"This is bad for Josh," Mhai said.

My head whipped towards Mhai. "What does that mean?" I asked, my heart thumping like crazy. Is Josh in trouble now?

Why? Why did someone find out about us? Who was that Marites that decided to eavesdrop and eventually bomb it all over Twitter? Why can't they just side with us and keep it a secret too?

Why did he or she have to divulge it?

I wanted to find out who that person is and wring out their necks.

"Stupid marites," I hissed under my breath.

"Kalma," Jillian soothed, stroking my shoulder, trying to calm me down.