Sinclair Secrets

Chapter 21: Ellah's Pain

"Everybody not included in this conversation out to your rooms. Now!" I heard somebody ordered with so much authority.

Murmurs erupted. Ngayon ko lang napansin, ang dami-dami na palang nanunuod sa amin.

"Don't. Make. Me. Repeat. Myself." He roared. "Go. Now!"

Feet shuffled in haste and in a minute, the sound died and the coast cleared. Then I saw Zed standing a couple of feet away. He looked my way and his expression changed to something of deep worry and concern.

I looked away and dried my tears with the back of my fingers as I exhaled hard. He was immediately in front of me and cupping my face. I heard him cursed before he whirled around and stalked to Vaughn to grab him by the collar.

I gasped.

"What have you done to her?!" he growled.

Vaughn pushed him hard in rage that he stumbled backwards to the chairs. "Stay out of this and mind your own god*mned business," he said grimly.

"She's my business because she happens to be my friend. F*** you!" He kicked a chair away. But before he could get near Vaughn again, Steven had stepped in the way to hold him back.

"What thte f***, man! Ano ba talagang nangyayari sa'yot nagkakaganyan ka?! Ano ba talagang problema mo?! Tang'na dre mga kaibigan mo kami kahit ilang buwan mo na kaming di pinapansin ng matino! Why the f**k are you doing this!?" Steven yelled. Anger intense in his eyes.

"Yun na nga eh! Akala ko magkakaibigan ta'yo. Akala ko maiintindihan n'yo ko! I never expected you to do this! This whole thing is so f**king immature!" His deep voice reverberated through the empty hall that even Tasha flinched a couple of steps back.

Hozzai kicked a table in frustration that I held his arm even tighter. "Bulls**t dre! Pakinggan mo ngang sarili mong gago ka!?"

I had enough. Yung puso ko parang sasabog sa tindi ng emosyong nararamdaman ko ngayon. Yung luha ko tuluy-tuloy lang ang pagdaloy.

Nasasaktan ako.

Sobra.

I slowly stalked towards him. "You- you really think this is all because of you not hanging out with us anymore? You really think we didn't understand you? You really think we'd go ganging up on Tasha just because you chose to be with her?"

Iyak lang ako ng iyak sa harap niya. Looking deep into her eyes, my voice rising. "You really think we're some immature friends taking it on your new company just because we're jealous?! Bulls**t," I spat out with disgust.

He looked taken aback and gaped at me. He never expected me to cuss like that. But I didn't care. I was too far gone to give a d*mn.

"For a supposedly smart guy with the top one spot, you sure think stupid things too!" Insulto kung insulto pero gusto kong iparamdam sa kanyang sobrang nasasaktan ako. Na sobrang sinasaktan niya na kami.

"You've known me for seven years Vaughn," sabi kong dinuduro ang dibdib niya. Gusto kong ipaintindi sa kanya. "We've been best of friends for almost six years- You. Me. Patty. Steve and Hozzai. Pwede na rin siguro sabihing kilala mo na kami kahit papano, hindi ba? Sa tingin mo ba talaga magpapakababaw kami ng ganun?!?"

Then realization hit me and I faked a laugh. "Oo nga pala," I wiped my tears off. "How stupid can I get? You already told us you did. Didn't even think twice about it. Talk about six years of f**king friendship!"