A Love That Started With A Gift (COMPLETED)

Chapter 29

"NAKALAGAY NA KANINA yan diyan sa pinto natin. May pangalan mo kaya pinasok namin," wika ni Jane kay Welcy.

Nagtinginan sila ni JD. Maayos naman ang pag pack ng kahon. Pero hindi alam ni Welcy kung dapat ba siyang maging kampante.

"Do you know kung kanino yang isa? Dalawa eh," Ate Ivine ask Welcy.

"Its for me," JD said.

"How did you know?" Sandy ask.

Hindi sumagot si JD. Tumingin ito sa kanya na seryoso ang mukha.

"S-shall we open it?" Welcy ask.

Tumango ito. JD open the first box. Hindi alam ni Welcy ang dapat na ireaksyon niya ng makita ang laman niyon. It was like before. A doll covered with blood.

Napasinghap ang mga kagrupo niya. Napahawak si Ate Ivine sa kamay ni Welcy. JD close the box and close his eyes and kicked the other box away. Nabuksan iyon at saka lumabas ang isang manikang may hawak na patalim na may dugo.

"P-paano niya nagawang magpagawa ng mga ganyan?" Jane ask.

"Okay, that's enough. Itatapon ko na to," wika ni Manager Shin.

Wala ni isang nagsalita sa kanila. Naluluha na si Welcy dahil kinakabahan siya. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang binabalak ni Marian.

Bumitaw siya sa hawak ni Ate Ivine at saka tumayo. Pumasok siya sa kwarto niya at nanghihinang sumandal sa pader malapit sa pinto.

"Hon?" narinig niyang tawag ni JD sa labas sabay katok sa pinto.

Hindi pa man niya nabubuksan ang pinto ay pumasok na ito. Niyakap siya nito nang makita siya.

"Hey, are you okay? Tinapon na ni Manager Shin ang mga yun. You don't have to worry, okay?" anito sabay hagod sa likod niya.

"I-I'm scared, JD," umiiyak na wika niya.

"No, no, I'll deal with it. You don't have to worry. Andito ako, I won't let anything happen to you, okay?"

Naiiyak na tumango siya. Alam niyang hindi doon nagtatapusan ang paghihiganti ni Marian. Kapag nalaman ng mga tao, alam nilang gulo iyon dahil ang mga fans ang gagawa ng gulo kapag nalaman nila.

LOCAL NETIZENS SPECULATE that there is something wrong going on between Red Violet's Welcy and the woman who slapped her inside the shop 2 months ago. The latter's agency hasn't gone through a word about the issue and remain silent. The fans flew in range when they knew that the lady named Marian was G7's JD's ex-girlfriend who was making a fuss.

They joined forces in commenting on the lady's accounts without hesitations. But the lady doesn't seem affected by those harsh comments and just keeps on posting happy photos of hers and other things.

See those comments and decide for yourself to whether join the fans or just have symphathy for the couple.

Naikuyom ni Aki ang kamay niya. Kasabay niyon ay hinampas niya ang mesa. Napatingin si Welcy at Ate Ivine dito.

"Aki? Bakit?" tanong ni Sandy.

Nasa café sila at nag-aalmusal. Hindi nila kasama sina Jane at Yassy. Jane is taping her latest hosting show, while Yassy went to school for her scheduled class.

"I'm going to kill her," mahinang wika nito sabay kuyom ng kamay.

"Huh? Sino?" nagtatakang tanong ni Welcy.

Ipinaharap nito ang laptop sa kaniya. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya ng mabasa ang laman ng isang international kpop news website.

"There is really no way to hide that anymore," Sandy said.

"I'm going to kill her," Aki said.

"Calm down, Aki. Hayaan na muna natin-"

"Hayaan? Ate no! Kilala ko si Marian, she is not just the type of girl na hindi titigil hangga't hindi niya nakukuha ang gusto. Kung nagawa niyang paghiwalayin sina JD at Welcy noong mga highschool pa kami, magagawa niya yun ngayon. Pero kapag hindi, gagawa siya ng gulo lalo na at sikat na sila ngayon," nanggigil na sabi ni Aki.

"Aki," saway niya dito.

"Oh come on, Wels. Huwag mong sabihin na gaya ng dati hahayaan mo-"

Hinawakan niya ang kamay nito sabay iling. "JD and I already talked about that. As long as kaya namin, hindi namin kayo idadamay. Ayoko na pati kayo madamay."

"Damay kami dahil wala siyang papalampasin na kahit na sino na involve sa inyong dalawa."

"Aki, please, can we-"

"You didn't know because you weren't there."

Napatingin siya dito. "W-what do you mean?"

Sa pagkagulat niya ay namamasa na ang mga mata nito. Hindi rin alam nina Ate Ivine at Sandy ang gagawin. Aki is crying.

Pinunasan nito ang mga luha. "You flew to Canada that's why you didn't know. JD also didn't know because he auditioned as a trainee same as me."

"Ano ang hindi ko alam?"

"Dahil maimpliwensiya siya noon, at leader ng biggest social group ng campus natin, she had me abducted without everyone knowing it. Akala ko kakausapin niya lang ako, gaya ng sabi niya. Pero hindi ko lubos akalain na magagawa niya sa akin iyon. She fired out cigarette in my arm."

"Pinaso niya ako, Welcy, dahil hindi niya magawa sayo dahil umalis ka na. Pero dahil malapit ako sayo, she did it on me. But after that, I haven't told anyone, not even my parents. Dahil ayoko ng gulo, and that, ayokong malaman mo para wala kang poproblemahin."

"When I heard that you had an accident there, I was so flustered. Hindi ko alam kung papaano kita mapupuntahan because I am so busy. And that is why I keep on caling you through video calls para magawa mo akong maalala. And I was happy when I knew that you joined SME, and you remembered me as your highschool best friend. But what happened in the past made me realize na hindi ko na sasabihin ang ginawang pagtorture sa akin ni Marian at ng mga kagrupo niya, because you don't havr to know," mahabang wika ni Aki.

"I'm sorry. Sorry dahil hindi ko alam," aniya at niyakap ito. Napaluha siya dahil wala talaga siyang alam. At hindi niya lubos maisip na ganoon ang kayang gawin ni Marian.

"This is insane. How can she do it? Sinong baliw ang gagawa ng ganoon," Ate Ivine said.

"Baliw nga siya, ate. Dahil mga baliw ang kayang gumawa niyon," turan ni Sandy.

"May pakiusap ako sa inyo, at sana pumayag kayo," aniya.

"What is it, Wels?" tanong ni Ate Ivine.

"Stay out of this," seryosong sabi niya.

Nalukot ang mukha ni Aki. Napailing si Sandy. Ate Ivine just look at her.

"I knew you'll said that, but no," Aki said.

"Aki."

"No, Wels. I'm in, at ayokong gawin niya ulit sayo ang ginawa niya dati. It will make sense kung hindi lang kayo ang sosolba sa problema na yan. Dahil kahit ano pa ang gawin niyo, damay pa rin kami sa kung ano man ang plano ng loka-lokang yun," wika nito.

"True," sabi ni Sandy.

"Maybe you should not do this alone, Wels. We can do back up," Ate Ivine said and held her hand.

Bumuntong-hininga si Welcy. What else will she expect, they're her friends. Baka nga tama ang mga ito. They need back up just in case.

"Salamat."

"So, what's the plan?" Aki ask.

"ISN'T IT FUN? Magkakasama sila habang nabuksan ang mga reaglo natin?" nakangiting tanong ni Marian kay Lucy.

Natawa ito bago uminom ng wine. "I wonder what will happen next. So, what's your next move?"

"Just like what we have planned. We'll just stick to it and boom, everything will be fine," aniya at ngumiti ulit.

"Warehouse Party will be fun," anito.

Natawa si Marian. "It sure does."