Our Impending Sunset (On Hold)

Chapter 42 - Sit

"The fuck?" I cursed under my breath with my brows almost making a line.

Just to clear things up, I'm still naked when I read the text!

What the..

I know who that is and why would she want me to pick her up? didn't she have a husband? bakit ako?

My inner thoughts are still having a crisis whether I would go pick her up and just ignore the text dahil baka na wrong number lang.

But I read my secret nickname in the text. And so? Argh! fine.

"Eli?" done with wearing a windbreaker jacket, cap and mask then proceeds on the living room.

"Ganyan pala matulog ang isang ppop idol?"

"Hindi, baliw. I'm gonna fetch someone, you'd like to come?" I hold my car key under the pocket of my jacket.

"No, thanks ate." bumalik ulit ito sa panunuod.

"Alright then, I'll lock the door so don't open it unless ako yung papasok, get it? alis na ko, I'll be back in an hour."

"Yeah yeah. Drive safely."

Mabigat ang paang nilakad ko ang papuntang elevator. I breathed out deeply as I pressed the ground floor button. Why of all people? hindi ko tuloy alam kung matutuwa ba ko o ano. I should've just stayed and spent my time with Eli.

Bahala na.

My phone vibrated so I took it out of my pocket.

From: 63961748291
Hey! come quick!

From: 63961748291
Dirty nitwits are pestering me! I need you, now!

From: 63961748291
Celeste.

I clenched my jaw out of frustration. Ano ka kasing ginagawa ng putanginang asawa niya at hinahayana lang siyang maglasing nang maglasing sa pesteng bar na 'yon?! Ugh!

I aggressively pressed the button as if it's gonna open. Naman oh. Nang magbukas na ito ay patakbo kong pinuntahan ang kotse kong nakaparada at mabilis na pinaandar para puntahan si Miss Red.

Kapag may nangyaring masama sakaniya parang kasalanan ko pa? tangina lang nung asawa niya. Hayop.

Sa sobrang bilis ng pagpapatakbo ko ay parang wala pa atang kalahating oras nang marating ko ang bar na sinasabi niya. Pagpasok pa lang agad na naglibot ang mata ko sa paligid hindi alintana ang amoy ng sigarilyo at malakas na tunog ng music.

I walk myself around with my hands inside my pockets. Some are looking at me even naka mask na ko but I don't care.

Damn it, where is she?

May naaninag akong parang kumpol ng tao sa pabilog na couch so I didn't think twice para lumapit. And there, I finally found her.

Naabutan ko siyang hinihimas ang bridge ng ilong habang nakapikit. I just that hope she's okay.

I don't have time to check her up basta nakita ko lang na may kasama siyang mga babae at isa ron si Miss Kinsleigh. Naknam, pinaglololoko ba ko ng isang to?

"Miss." I hardly spoke which capture their attention. Napalunok ako ng laway nang wala sa oras. Naramdaman ko rin nagpag-angat ng tingin ni ma'am.

"Oh there you are!" Miss Kinsleigh stood up para lapitan ako.

"H-hi?" ano ba 'to. Sana hindi nalang ako pumunta.

"You really came! ang lakas pa rin talaga sayo ni Avis." sabi niya sabay ngumiti nang napaka lawak.

"I-I thought-"