Our Promise (Friends' series #1) On-going

11

I'm still thinking of the sudden memory that flashed a while ago. What is that? Am I the girl in that memory? I don't even know if it actually happened in real life, and who's that boy who keeps on popping on my memories is he really related to the guy I am currently with? I have a lot of questions that I cannot yet answer, and I hope that I soon will seek for an answer.

"You're preoccupied, something's wrong?" I was brought back to my senses when Aki caught my attention.  Maybe I was so preoccupied that I didn't even noticed that we're already home.

After my sudden headache in the facade of the arcade, we decided to have a dinner in a fast food restaurant. Hindi na rin namin napansin na gabi na pala, its almost 9 pm.

"I'm okay, I just need to take a rest" saad ko bago bumaba sa kotse niya. "Thank you. Goodnight" I said and gave him a slight smile

Tahimik akong pumasok ng loob ng bahay na hindi ko na napansin ang dalawang sasakyan na madalas wala pa sa ganitong oras na nakaparada na sa garage.

"Oh my! Serenity, hija! San ka nanggaling?" Alalang bungad sa akin ni tita Jane.

"What's wrong, tita?" Kinakabahan kong tanong

"Nothing, we're just worried. Kanina ka pa hinahanap ng daddy at kuya mo, pareho silang napauwi ng wala sa oras nang malamang hindi ka pa nakakauwi" mahaba niyang saad.

"Mom, you're babying her too much!"  napatingin ako kay Natasha na kabababa ng hagdan at papuntang kusina.

Hindi ko na lang siya pinansin at bumaling kay tita "I'm with Achilles, tita. Where's kuya and dad?" I asked

"Upstairs, we cannot contact your phone that's why we were worried sick" she added.

Nangunot ang noo ko at nilabas ang phone sa bulsa ko to make sure if they really did, because all this time that I am with Aki, my phone did not ring. It really did not, I just realized now that my phone is dead.

"Lowbat po yung phone ko, that's why" paliwanag ko.

"Anyways, you need to show yourself to your dad and kuya"

I nod before heading towards the stair upto my father's office which I am certain that he's there right now. As soon as I reached dad's office I did not dare to knock and just opened the door

"Yvhan, tumawag ka na ng police-" my dad stopped when he saw me. "Oh goodness gracious, Serenity Aeyah Mignonette, where have you been?" Lumapit sa akin si dad at agad akong niyakap.

"Dad, I'm okay, I'm with Ace and my phone's dead so..." Humiwalay na ako sa yakap ni dad at tumingin sa kanila ni kuya, tinatantya ang mga expression nila.

"Next time, Sam, learn how to notify us. Sobrang nagalala kami sa'yo, lalo pa at hindi mo naman ugali ang umuwi ng late ng hindi nagpapaalam" pagsingit ni kuya. Halata sa boses niya ang dismaya, galit at the same time relief.

"Sorry, wouldn't do that again" nakayuko kong saad.

"Talagang hindi na." May authority sa boses ni kuya bago lumabas ng office ni dad.

Nilingon ko si dad na halata rin sa mukha ang disappointment but somehow relieved. "Sorry, dad!"

"It's alright now, Sam. Go and take a rest." Saad niya na ikinatango ko na lang bago lumabas sa office niya.

I was about to leave when I recalled our plan to stay on a condo. "Dad"

"Hmm?"

"My friends and I are planning to stay on a condominium for convenience, can I?" I was confident enough that he'll let me, since I always get what I wanted with just a proper permission.