Our Family's Secrets

Chapter 15: Trouble?

-Steph-
Basically. I was surprised on Krystal's confession about her sister not wanting to talk about her and Tyler. Oo. Sometimes, she's so serious. Pero ang ipinagtataka ko lang, bakit ayaw niyang mag open up about her and Tyler?

"Lalim ng iniisip mo, Unnie ha." Bati sa akin ni Krystal as she sat beside me.

"I'm just worried about your sister. You know, she's not the type to hide something from us." I answered. Nag nod naman siya. She knows her sister too well. Hindi talaga nagtatago si Jessica ng kahit na ano from us. Ever since we were young, lahat ng secrets niya sinasabi niya either sa akin or kay Krystal.

"Baka naman it's something personal. Para sa kanila nalang ni Tyler" sagot sa akin ni K. Siguro nga.

"Hay nako. Ayokong ma stress! Tara at mag mall tayo." She then laughed.

"How? We don't have your body guards around." Sagot ko sa kaniya.

"Akong bahala. Jarvis!" Tawag ko sa secretary ko.

"Yes, Ms.?"

"Pa ready yung sasakyan. And 4 body guards. Tell them na we're going out and code number 3." Utos ko at nag nod naman siya.

I asked Krystal to wear something na public won't recognize her and sumunod naman siya. Habang ako naman, I decided to take a bath and wear something to disguise myself. My baby's starting to  grow in there. Can't help but smile.

So anyway, code number three means our body guards needs to stay 3 meters away from us when we go out. Kailangan hindi rin nila suot ang mga uniform nila para hindi sila makilala.

I decided to bring my red Lamborghini aventador. Well of course, dahil kasama ko si K, she'll be driving.

"Keep your head down my dear cousin." Sabi ko sa kaniya at ngumiti. We're both wearing caps, jeans, and nerdy glasses. Hindi na kami nag suot ng mask dahil masyadong obvious yun.

"Where should we go first?" Tanong niya sa akin.

"Hmm. Zara!" Then we went inside a booth.

Nag hanap kami ng mga pwede sa amin and for our boys. Then we went sa dior. She said she wanted to buy some stuffs for her soon to be nephew or niece.

"How about this shirt?" She showed me a red shirt na may naka print na 'My Mom is a Superstar' then smiled.

"I can feel na ngayon palang, magiging spoiled sayo ang pamangkin mo Auntie Krystal." I said then laughed. I agreed on her. Kaya naman agad na niyang binili yung shirt.

Next stop, H&M. She said she wants to buy a dress for her niece. Yes. Niece. Gusto niyang baby girl ang first born ko. Naku naku.

After buying stuffs from several boutiques, we decided to go to starbucks for some coffee. My order, famous Belgian waffle with chocolate dip then caramel macchiato.

"Nakaka inis sila no. Si Kuya Leo pa yung nag sabi na family day ngayon tas aalis din agad for office." Reklamo niya sa akin then took a sip from her coffee.

Totoo naman eh. Kuya Leo said earlier that he wanted this day to be our family day. But an hour after Jessica left, they both received a call na kailangan sila sa office ni Yvan. So naiwan kami ni K sa bahay. We got bored. Dahil pati si Khun pinatawag sa office.

"Hayaan mo na. We belong to this kind of family. Hindi ka na ba nasanay?" I said then smiled at her. Well, the scenario earlier is really normal. Sanay na kami dun.

"Do you think age Jess has a problem?" Out of the blue na tanong niya sa akin.

"Ewan ko. Kayo ang laging magkasama diba?" I asked back.

"Alam mo ate, recently kasi she always talks to someone on the phone. A he. Ang tawag niya nga 'baby' eh. And that's unusual. Because I never heard her call Tyler with an endearment." Pag uumpisa niya. Ako naman just continued nodding.

"Sometimes naman, text lang. Minsan nangiti siya kapag may ka text siya. Tas minsan naman, she'll look like she received a death threat kasi biglang ino off niya yung phone niya sabay higa." She added.

"Yeah. Nao observe ko din actually yang ka weidohan ng ate mo. Natatakot nga ako kasi baka balang araw bigla nalang tayong kainin." I joked to lighten up the mood.

"Nako ate. You're right." She said then laughed.

I felt strange kaya naman I looked around. I have a feeling na parang may nakatingin at naka subaybay sa amin kanina pa.

"Is something wrong, ate?" Krystal asked.

"Nothing." I said then smiled. Pero inside, hindi ako mapalagay. Why do I feel like something bad will happen?

"Unnie. Wait lang ha? I'll just answer this call."

"Where the hell are you two?" I heard on the other line.

"Unnie? Nasa mall kami. Kasama ko si Ate Steph." Krystal answered. Ah. Baka si Jessica.

"Umuwi na kayo. Right now. And if you see Cherreen there, iwasan niyo. Umuwi na kayo. Please lang. I'll send some bodyguards right away."

"Huh? Why avoid her? We're with 4 bodyguards." Sagot ni Krystal sa ate niya. Maya maya pa, nilapitan kami ng mga bodyguards namin.

"Ma'am. Sorry po, pero kailangan na po nating umalis. Code #5 po mam." The bodyguard say as he lead our way outside.

Wait. Why all of a sudden? Code #5 means that we're on emergency. That there are threats nearby.

"Basta. I'll tell you when you get home. Sundin niyo lang ang mga bodyguards niyo--- ah! Andwe!" Was the only words we heard before we lost Jessica.

"Hello? Unnie?"

"We lost her." Naka rating na kami sa parking lot at nagulat kami when a car stopped in front of us. Mga BG na pinadala ni Jessica.

"Ma'am, you'll have to ride with us. Utos po ni Ma'am Jessica." Sumunod nalang kami at sumakay na sa sasakyan. What's happening?