Final Approach (Aviación II) On-going

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Tears

Nahirapan akong hanapin sila Av at Dinara. Marami namang tao sa loob at umiinom na rin. Maaga pa kaya naman ay hindi masyadong maingay ang pinapatugtog na musika. Still upbeat but not enough to make you sway your body and dance wildly in the middle of the dancefloor.

"One negroni please," i sat on the bar stool and watched the crowd. Di na alam kung saan napadpad si Av.

Should i just leave? Di na magpapaalam at babalik na sa hotel? I can just text her that i am leaving.

Hawak lang ang phone. Hindi alam kung anong gagawin.

Where are you?
- Royce

I took a deep breath and just stare at it. Nang nakaramdam akong may tao sa harap sa akin I put my phone down the table and smiled at the bartender as he serve my cocktail.

"Thank you," i took a sip on it and sighed. Sayang lang ang oras ko rito na pwede ko naman na ipagpahinga nalang sa hotel.

I tried looking for my friends again pero wala pa rin.

I typed a message for Royce and just decided to enjoy the drink, sitting comfortably on the high chair.

Brioni: I am still in Miami. Sorry by the way i got so busy with Av.

Royce: It's okay babe, if you forgot about me that's fine.

Brioni: Noooooo

Brioni: I'm just busy.

Royce: Do you want something from Japan? I might stroll around later.

Brioni: Food.

Royce: And?

Brioni: Just food. A lot of it.

Binaba ko ang hawak na phone at sumimsim ulit ng alak. Seriously though baka aalis na ako at iwan na si Av. Gusto ko nalang humiga sa kama at manahimik sa kwarto.

I caught Nicco and Malik having a serious conversation close to the entry hall and the corridor leading to the private rooms. As far as I can tell, I didn't get any notifications from the chats telling everyone that they were all here, so seeing them here shocked me even more.

I feel like I've been left behind because I'm unaware of all of this. Even whether Av was aware that they were meeting here is unclear to me. Malik even placed a hand on his shoulder it's like an attempt to make sense to his brother.

He looks so good na parang pinaghandaan talaga ang gabi na ito. I doubt that he didn't planned going here.

Matagal kaming hindi nagkikita at nag uusap pero di maiwasan na maging kuryoso kung bakit nandito ang taong to.

Inubos ko ang aking inumin at inis na tumayo para makalapit ng kaonti sa kanila. Parang wala rin namang nakakita sa akin at wala rin silang idea na nandito ako. Mas napapaisip ako na talagang sadyang walang updates akong natatanggap mula sa kanilang lahat.

Walang nagsabi na nandito sila.

I stood in the back area on the left corner just enough na di ko mawala ang tingin sa kanila. Observing them...more like stalking him.

Then I noticed a girl I knew walking in the hallways toward the private rooms with a relaxed and assured motion, as if she had been here before. I kind of have a clue as to who it was, which makes me feel really uneasy and angry all at once.

As I stealthily approach the girl and follow her, my body feels extremely cold and sweats nervously. I dislike having to entertain the idea that my friends are deliberately avoiding talking about it, of which I was unaware of their existence!