Playful Melodies Book 2: Precious Miracles

Kabanata 6

Kabanata 6

Reason

Nang nakarating sa quarters ng mall ay kaagad kong nakita si Vivien na kinakausap ng mga guards at iba pang taong mukhang maawtoridad. May mga pulis at isang babaeng sa tingin ko’y empleyado ng mall dahil sa soot nitong uniporme.

“I resent these stupid accusations! I did not steal anything! I was going to pay everything I bought!” naabutan kong usal ni Vivien.

“Miss, all your credit cards are declined and blocked, it is even reported stolen. Marami kang binili at kahit cash ay wala kang maibigay-”

“Oh, this is bull-”

“Vivien,” mabilis ko siyang pinuntahan at pinigilan bago pa may ipatong nanaman na kaso sa kanya. At sa mukha ng babaeng empleyado na masama na ang tingin kay Vivien at halatang iritado na ay alam kong hindi siya magdadalawang isip.

Vivien looked at me and she was slightly relieved when she saw me. Lahat ng mga tao doon ay napabaling sa akin.

“Macy, tell them, hindi ako magnanakaw. Tell them that my family is really loaded. Why the hell would I steal? Kaya kong bilhin ang mall na to kung gugustuhin ko-”

Hinawakan ko ang braso niya para pigilan siya sa pagsasalita. I eyed her seriously. She is making things a lot worse.

Hindi ko alam anong nangyari at bakit nablock ang credit cards niya, and being reported stolen for that matter. But I believe Vivien, hindi siya magnanakaw, I know my friend. This is just a cheap accusation.

“This is all a misunderstanding, my friend would never-”

“Are you her lawyer?” one police man interrupted me.

I sighed. Umiling ako doon. Right, kahit anong sabihin ko dito ay hindi nila paniniwalaan. “No, pero-”

“Then I advise that you find one for your friend immediately, if she doesn’t want to stay the night,” the policeman said cockily and left the both of us to speak to the manager.

Vivien rolled her eyes at him and groaned. “This has got to be the worst day ever. Nakakahiya, Macy. I think some even took pictures of me while I’m being dragged out of my will!”

I took my phone out and dialled Rick’s number. Kanina sa sasakyan ay hindi niya sinasagot pero susubukan ko ulit ngayon. Nakakahiya at ang reunion naming tatlo ay sa ganitong sirkumstansya pa, siya bilang lawyer ni Vivien. Isn’t this nice? I sighed.

“Bakit ba kasi hindi gumana credit cards mo?”

“Well, Macy, my guess is that my loving and caring parents blocked all three of it,” she said with a voice full of sarcasm.

Kumunot ang noo ko at bumaling sa kanya. “Why?”

She grunted and I can sense her frustration. “Uhm, that’s not important, Macy.”

Well, it is, as a matter of fact, important. Her parents won’t block her credit cards just because they feel like it. Right? Ano nanaman ba ang ginawa ng babaeng ‘to?

“May ginawa ka siguro para gawin nila iyon,” sabi ko at nilagay sa kabilang tenga ang cellphone nang nadial na ang numero ni Rick.

Humalukipkip lang siya, umiwas ng tingin at napanguso, wala ng nasabi. Napabuntong hinga ako. I knew it.

Wala pa ring sagot galing kay Rick kahit nagriring iyon and I’m starting to think na magiging istorbo lang kami kahit sagutin niya. He’s a successful lawyer now and he might be busy with a case at the moment for all we know.