Kidnapped (A Romance Story for Filipino Wattpadders)

97: Promises

Gabby

Tinawagan ko ulit yung policeman na sumagot sa phone ni Casper before.

"Miss, ang sabi po sa report na binigay sa amin, comatose daw po si Mr. Casper Blake. Kaano-ano niyo po ba siya?"

"Kababata niya po ako." I answered dumbly.

Comatose. Comatose si Casper.

"Mas mabuti po na contakin niyo yung mga kamag-anak niya. O kaya kayo mismo ang pumunta sa ospital para malaman yung kondisyon niya." He said.

I asked for the name of the hospital and I was supposed to hang up but I have to ask one question. Just one question.

"Ano pong nangyari sa gumawa nito kay Casper?" Tanong ko.

"Hindi pa po sila nahuhuli. Iniimbestigahan pa po namin yung mga nangyari. Gising na po yung kapatid ni Mr. Casper Blake kaya pwede na po namin siyang tanungin." Sagot niya.

"Once the person is caught, anong mangyayari?" I asked cautiously.

"Bakit po? May ideya po ba kayo na taong pwedeng gumawa nito?" The policeman asked.

I almost panicked. "No. Wala po." I answered.

"Kung makakapagbigay po kayo ng kahit anong testimony, kung merong may galit sa biktima, makakatulong yun. Kung sino mang gumawa nito, masasampahan yung taong yun ng maraming kaso. Depende kung sinadya o hindi. Pwedeng reckless driving, o attempted murder."

Attempted murder. That's right. Attempted murder. And not just once, but twice. Sinubukan ni Mom na ipapatay si Amber dati. Attempted murder.

"Sige po. Salamat po." I told the policeman before hanging up.

I felt my eyes brimming with tears. Casper's in a coma. He's in a coma... Ano nang gagawin ko?

Sunud-sunod yung mga naramdaman ko. First, sadness. Then guilt... Then anger... Pano nagawa 'to ni Mom kay Casper?

I got up from my bed and went out of my room. I went downstairs to Mom's office.

I did not even knock. I just barged in.

"Mom. Let's talk." Sabi ko.

She looked up at me. Her desk is cluttered with documents. "I'm busy, sweetie. Let's talk some other time."

"No. Let's talk now!" I shouted.

"Gabrielle. Is there a problem?" Tanong niya.

"Yes. There's a problem Mom. You're a criminal!"

"Ano bang sinasabi mo?"

"I know everything Mom. Alam kong sinubukan mong patayin si Amber dati. At alam kong sinubukan mong patayin siya ulit. But you know what happened?" I stopped. I looked at her confused face and started crying again. "By doing that, you hurt Casper! You hurt Casper Mom! How could you do that?"

"Casper?" She asked as she got up from her seat. Lumapit siya sa 'kin.

"Casper's my best friend! At dahil tinutulungan niya si Amber, nadamay siya! Nadamay siya sa kagagahan mo!"

Sinampal niya ko. It made me stop for a moment. I felt even more hatred for her.

Hinawakan ko yung pisngi ko and looked up at her. "You're a criminal Mom! You're a criminal!" I shouted.

Tinawag ni Mom yung mga maids at pumunta sila sa loob ng office.

"Bakit mo dinamay si Casper? Gisingin mo siya! Gisingin mo siya! Hindi siya dapat yung nandun. He shouldn't be the one who's in a coma. It should be you!" I shouted at her. Hinawakan ako ng mga maids para hindi ako makalapit kay Mom.