ATM 2:A True Madness (FBS#1)

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Sorry for the long wait...

SAMANTHA flash a satisfying smile to herself as she look at all the things she prepared for that night. She wants to surprise Angelo a dinner-date in their own house. From different dishes down to the simple yet elegant set-up of the chairs and table.

Pagkatapos mag-ayos ng sarili sa kwarto ay agad siyang bumaba upang tawagan ang cellphone nito. She don't have her cellphone yet so she will use the telephone.

Napangiti siya. Sinaway niya pa ang sarili. This is not the first time that someone will buy her a cellphone but that someone is no other than her husband.

She had to remind herself that Angelo has a collective amnesia. Their relationship made a huge progress, she must say.

Binitiwan niya na ang telepono at babalik sana sa kusina to check if there's something she forgot ng hindi sinasagot ni Angelo ang tawag, when the telephone rang.

She pick-up the phone after letting a long sigh.

"Samantha!"halos mapatalon siya sa gulat sa pagkakabanggit ng pangalan niya sa kabilang linya.

She knows who called but then she had to make sure."Dad?"she quickly discard the disappointment she felt."Good evening-"

"Did you and Angelo talked already, hija?"kumunot ang kanyang noo sa nahimigang pagkakataranta sa boses nito.

"Pauwi pa lang po siya."sagot niya."Why, dad?"tanong niya. Bahagya pa siyang nakaramdam ng kaba sa mga susunod na sasabihin nito.

"Angelo called and he's mad, Sam!"ang kaninang malakas na pintig ng kanyang puso ay dumoble. Kahit na hindi niya pa alam kung ano talaga ang nangyayari ay binubundol na kaagad siya ng matinding takot.

Surely, it's because she don't want to ruin what they have now. They're just starting and she can't afford to lose him. No...

"W-why?"nanlamig ang kanyang buong katawan at parang naduduwag na siyang malaman kung ano man ang sasabin nito sa kanya. She has a hint, though.

"I don't know how he knew about you running the company but I'm sure his mad about it!"hindi na siya makagalaw ng makumpirma niya ang kanyang hinala.

Narinig niya pa ang ilang murang namutawi kay Apollo na halatang pinipilit ding ikalma ang sarili."I know from the very start that this will be a bad idea! "wala nang iba pang pumapasok sa kanyang isipan. She's not yet ready for it. If only she knew that it will happen this early, kinausap niya na sana ang asawa tungkol dito noon pa.

Maybe she has her reasons of hiding it from him, but the fact that he heard it from other people made her legs tremble. Ayaw niyang maging dahilan ang kanyang paglilihim para mawasak ang kanilang magandang nasisimulan. She's itching to explain it all to him.

She's not sure what exactly the time is now. But, sure, she already spent three hours or so waiting on the bench outside their house. Still, there's no Angelo.

Kanina, tinawagan niya na ang mga kaibigan ni Angelo to ask them about him. Nagtatampo pa siya sa mga ito ngunit wala na siyang iba pang pwedeng pagtanungan tungkol sa asawa. But even them don't know where he is. Napag-alala niya pa yata ang mga ito.

"We will find Angelo for you, Sam. Just please don't worry yourself too much. Take a rest and don't leave the doors and windows unlock."nadarama niya din ang pagkataranta sa boses ni Aiden. Magkakasama ang mga ito sa bar ni Cliff at nalaman niya ring tinanggihan ni Angelo ang paanyaya ng mga itong mag-inuman dahil daw maaga itong uuwi.

Where are you now, Angelo?

Hindi man ipahalata ng mga kaibigan ni Angelo sa kanya, alam niyang nag-aalala na rin ang mga ito para sa kaibigan. To think that Angelo's nowhere to be found.