Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to the actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Credits to the owners of the photos I used. Characters mentioned in this story do not have anything to do with their personalities in real life. There might be grammatical and typo error, I don't proof read. (sometimes, lol)
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--Written by Vanilla--
**START**
20 minutes have passed at wala parin si Justin, and it's very unusual of him to be late. He hates being late, at lagi talaga itong nauunang dumating kesa sa kanilang lahat.
Pasimpleng tumingin si Ken sa digital clock na nasa dance studio nila, and he glanced back at his cellphone. He kept his poker face on para hindi mahalata nina Pablo that he's starting to worry. He intentionally keeps playing mobile games at high volume so everyone would think that he's busy playing.
They all looked at Pablo when his cellphone rang.
"O, Jah? Ano balita? Ha?" sagot Nito.
Ken glued his eyes to his phone, but he was all ears to Pablo.
"Ha? Saan ka banda? Tapsilugan? Siguro hindi mo na-check kaya nasiraan ka?"
When he heard what Pablo had said, pasimple siyang nag type ng message, then went back to playing mobile games again as soon as he sent the message.
"Sige sige, send the location. Magpapapunta agad ako dyan. Oo na, Oo na, wag mo na gamitin masyado phone mo baka ma-lowbat ka pa." bilin ni Pablo sa kausap sa cellphone.
Pablo sighs and puts his hands on his waist when the call ends.
"Nasiraan ng kotse si Jah, kailangang sunduin," Pablo told them.
"Sino susundo? Stell asked.
All of them looked at Ken, who was still busy with his cellphone. Alam niyang nakatingin ang lahat sa kanya, but he chose to ignore them.
"Ken," Pablo called, "ikaw na sumundo kay Jah. Ikaw lang kasi may motor, di ko dala yung akin. Yung service van naman natin wala din, nasa casa pa." he said.
But Ken didn't move; he slumped on the couch even more and looked at them with a bored face. "Ayoko." he simply answered.
"Ayaw mong sunduin si Jah?" Josh repeated, amused.
"Ken, ikaw lang pwedeng sumundo kay Jah." Pablo insisted.
But Ken did not flinch. "Ayoko. Iniiwasan ko na nga si Jah eh, diba ito yung gusto mo, Pau?" tanong niya.
Nagulat naman sila sa sinabi ni Ken; all of them fell silent. Stell and Josh gave each other a glance at sabay silang napatingin kay Pablo, who was just staring at Ken.
After a moment of silence, Pablo finally spoke. "Tama ka naman, Ken." he replied.
Wala nang ibang sinabi si Ken, he was so glued to his phone, then he secretly smiled when he received a reply galing sa taong minessage niya kanina pa. He is finally at peace at tuluyan nang humiga sa couch na kinauupuan niya.
Pablo, on the other hand, was walking back and forth, his mind was busy analyzing Ken's attitude. Alam niyang when it comes to Justin, they don't have to say it twice, nasanay silang laging available si Ken for Justin and his behavior right now puzzled him. He browsed his phone, trying to look for a person na pwedeng sumundo kay Justin, when his phone rang once again.
"Jah. Sorry, naghahanap pa ako ng susundo sayo." He immediately said, "Ha? Ah really? Nandyan na si kuya Yani? Great, great. Sige. Okay, ingat kayo. See you later. Bye." He was wearing a wondering look as he hanged up the call.
