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The Concern of the Sisters

Deciding to spend their free day right, Glaiza, Sanya and Gabbi decided to have coffee at the Tweedle Book Cafe in Diliman, Quezon City. 

Thankfully, there weren't a lot of people in the venue, which was why they could talk and bond freely without having to feel conscious of their every move. 

"Grabe, ang bilis talaga ng panahon, no?" Sanya said, after taking a sip of her iced latte. "Parang kailan lang, tinawagan tayo ni Direk na tayo yung gaganap bilang mga sanggre, tapos ngayon, down to the last, two weeks na tayo ng Enca." She added. 

"Tell me about it. Parang ayoko ko ngang tanggapin na matatapos na eh." Gabbi agreed.

"Well guys, ganun talaga." Glaiza said. "Malungkot din ako, pero may feeling akong babalik pa rin ang Enca. Siguro next year. At least dun, may chance na makasama na natin si Kylie."

Sanya immediately lit up as soon as she had heard her former co-star's name.

"Oo nga no? Sana magkaroon pa ng season 2. Miss na miss ko na rin kasi si Ky eh." She said, slowly reminiscing the fun moments that the both of them had, kicking some Hathorian ass as Amihan and Danaya. 

"Kamusta na kaya siya? Huling rinig ko sa kanya, hindi daw sila okay ni Aljur."

"Huh? Paano mo nalaman 'yan?" Glaiza wondered. 

"Wala lang. Tinawagan ko lang siya out of the blue, tapos ayun. Sinabi niya sa akin na parang may pinag-awayan daw sila, pero siyempre, di niya shinare sa akin. Alam mo naman si Ky di ba... parang andaming tinatago." Sanya answered. "Pero nag-aalala talaga ako para sa kanya. Parang... hindi kasi ako boto kay Aljur eh. Hindi maganda yung aura niya para sa akin."

Glaiza nodded in agreement.

"Ako din, San, pero siyempre tahimik lang ako dahil ayokong sirain yung happiness ni Kylie eh." She explained. "Pero ano na ang gagawin natin? Siguro dapat, kamustahin natin siya, para naman kahit papano, malaman natin kung okay lang ba siya o hindi."

"Um guys, I think we should just leave her alone." Gabbi said, much to the surprise of her two co-stars who looked at each other, wondering why the youngest of the 3 of them had a certain edginess to her voice. 

"I mean, kilala ko si Ate Ky. She's not as... open as us. Gusto niyang mapag-isa." She added. "And kung ano man ang di nila pagkakaunawaan ni Aljur, dapat labas na tayo dun. It's her life, and I know that she's mature enough to deal with her problems."

"Hindi naman tayo makikisawsaw sa kanila, Gab." Sanya was quick to say. "Kakamustahin lang natin siya. I mean, kahit papano, ang lalim na ng pinagsamahan natin. Oo, si Kylie yung tipo ng babae na gustong mapag-isa, pero alam ko, na kung may nagpapakita sa kanya ng concern, hindi niya naman itataboy."

Feeling the tension that was slowly building up between Sanya and Gabbi,Glaiza quickly toned things down by immediately taking the role of the mediator in the conversation.

"Girls, hindi niyo naman kailangang mag-away, okay. Ano ba. Chill lang." She said, holding both of their hands on the table. "San, tama si Gabbi. Dapat labas na tayo sa nangyayari kina Kylie at Aljur. But Gab, tama din si Sanya. May pinagsamahan na tayo ni Kylie at parang ang pangit naman yata kung papabayaan lang natin siya. So... tatawagan natin siya. Or better yet, puntahan nalang natin siya."

"Do you think that's a good idea?" Gabbi retorted. "Nag-lilive in sila ni Aljur, so if we visit her, we visit him. Hindi kaya magiging awkward 'yun?"

"Kung mahal talaga ni Aljur si Kylie, maiintindihan niya na concerned friends lang tayo." Sanya explained. "At saka hindi naman natin ipapa-obvious na hindi tayo boto sa kanya."

"Oo nga. Bibisita lang tayo." Glaiza agreed. "Hopefully, they'll welcome us with open arms."

It took almost 30 to 35 minutes before, Glaiza, Sanya and Gabbi had finally arrived at Aljur's house in a private and well-guarded subdivision near GMA. 

Truth be told, it was their first time to be here, but thanks to Glaiza's GPS and the fact that Jak, Sanya's older brother, was good friends with Aljur, they had successfully arrived at their chosen destination. 

"Tao po?" Sanya said, as soon as she had rung the doorbell three times. 

They were welcomed by a helper that slowly opened the pedestrian gate to greet them properly. 

"Ate, magandang hapon po. Ako po si Sanya, at ito po sina Glaiza at Gabbi, mga kasama ko." Sanya said. "Mga kaibigan po kami ni Kylie. Um... gusto sana namin siyang makita. Bibisitahin lang po." 

"Ay, ma'am. Wala na po dito si Ma'am Kylie, umalis na po."

The three co-stars immediately looked at each other with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"Ano po ang ibig niyong sabihin?" Glaiza asked, seeking for clarification. 

"Nako ma'am, nung isang araw kasi, nag-away sila ni Sir Aljur. Ang lakas ng sigawan nila, dinig pa nga sa kwarto ko dito sa first floor." The helper explained. "Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit sila nagkaganun, pero naalala ko na umiiyak si Ma'am Kylie, umalis pa nga ng nakayapak lang eh. Mula nun, hindi ko na po alam kung saan siya pumunta."

"Jusko." Sanya said, instantly feeling worried. "Kawawa naman si Kylie. Saan kaya siya pumunta?" She added.

"Parang alam ko kung saan." Gabbi answered.