Falling For the Rockstar (Published under Pop Fiction)

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ANTHONY

Kanina ko pa hinahanap ang diary ni Abbie pero hindi ko pa rin ito nakikita.

Sam said that Abbie kept a diary when she was in high school. Ang sabi niya ay matutulongan ko raw si Abbie kung alam ko kung ano ang laman ng diary niya.

Sam's plan is for Abbie to remember me and when Abbie remembers me, she'll remember everything.

Ayoko naman talagang tulungan si Abbie. Hindi ako bumalik ng Pilipinas para tulungan ang isang babaeng may amnesia. Nandito ako para mag-relax at magpakasaya.

I only have a few months to do this before the band go back to recording and touring. I need to have fun pero heto ako sa kwarto ni Abbie at hinahanap ang diary niya.

Bakit ko ginagawa ito? Hindi ko alam.

Ang tangi kong alam ay gusto ko siyang makasama. There's something about Abbie that makes me want to do good. It's like she's hypnotized me to do things that I normally don't do.

Habang hinahanap ko ang diary ni Abbie ay may nakita akong isang makapal na envelope. Binuksan ko 'yon at kinuha ang laman.

It's a bunch of bond paper, maybe over a hundred, tied with a hemp cord. I untied the cord and flipped through the papers. May nakasulat sa doon. Binasa ko ang nasa second page.

The Dragon Princess by A. Xavier

It's a manuscript.

Binasa ko an susunod na page. Isa itong manuscript ng fantasy adventure story.

It's about cursed princess who becomes a dragon at midnight and becomes a princess in the morning.

Kanino ba ito?

Binasa ko ang sumunod na pahina. It was written perfectly. I can't put it down. I was drawn into it and before I knew it I was already reading chapter 3.

Gusto ko pang basahin ang susunod na chapter nang maalala ko kung bakit nasa kwarto ako ni Abbie. Kailangan kong hanapin ang diary niya.

I placed the manuscript back inside the brown envelope and took it with me when I left Abbie's room.

Kinuha ko ang aking cellphone at tinawagan si Sam.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Sam. I can't seem to find the diary."

"...huwag mong ilagay dyan sabi, eh. Maabot 'yan ng mga bata."

"What?"

Ako ba ang kinakausap ni Sam?

Narinig ko ang boses ng isang lalaki pero hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi nito. Sa tingin ko si Adrian ang nagsasalita.

"Sam?"

"Tony? I'm so sorry. Kinakausap ko kasi si Adrian. Kumusta na? Nahanap mo na ba?"

"No, I didn't. I've searched through her things a few times but I wasn't able to find it."

"Talaga? Ang alam ko dala-dala niya 'yon palagi. Dati I offered to keep it for her pero hindi siya pumayag."

"Maybe she's thrown it away?" I said.

"Hindi niya itatapon 'yon," sagot ni Sam.

Kung ganoon ay nasaan pala 'yon?

"Uhm...maybe she left it in her previous apartment. I don't know." I suggested.

"Baka nga. I'll call Grace. Tatanungin ko kung may naiwan pa bang gamit si Abbie sa apartment. Tatawagan kita pagkatapos."

"Okay."