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Chapter 40-7. Big BAG Theory!

There was a piece of cloth on Chow’s foot. “What is it this time?” Alam niya pag ganyan yan, merong gusto. Hindi mapakali si Chow, he kept barking at Sef then it kept running and moving around. Pinulot ni Sef yung tela and he noticed someting familiar with it. Tahol pa din ng tahol si Chow sa kanya. “Okay. I’ll go with you.” Sef led him out the mansion, at pagkabukas na pagkabukas niya ng pintuan, Chow broke into a run. Napansin niyang papunta ito sa may lawa. He suddenly frowned, Chow hates being anywhere near the lake lalo na kapag walang kasama.

Tinignan ulit ni Sef yung hawak niyang tela… Something was wrong. Parang nakita na niya toh… hindi lang niya alam kung… Wait a minute… This is… The first thing that came into his mind was Ellie. Yeah, ito yung mismong kulay ng damit ni Ellie.

Chow was already barking at the water by the dock. Tinanaw ni Sef si Ellie sa may duyan but she wasn’t there. Damn. Kinabahan si Sef and he, too, started to run towards the dock. Para siyang si Super Sonic sa sobrang tulin. The moment he peered down the water… Nawala na sa isip ng binata yung mamahaling sapatos niya, yung relos niyang regalo pa ni Lianne nung ika-1st anniversary nila… basta, he just only jumped. “Ellie!”

His heart was pounding with worry. Sinisid ng binata ang lawa, and the moment he saw her, she was almost losing her consciousness. He grabbed her by the waist and without wasting much time he swam, pulling her up.

The moment their heads bobbed out the surface, “Ehy, Ellie!!”Sef studied her slightly pale face. He was worried as hell.“Ellie!” She didn’t reply. Chowy was still barking, non-stop kaya naman naglabasan na sila Butler George para tignan kung anong nangyayari.

Lumangoy agad si Sef para i-ahon ang dalaga, he carried her out the water like she was some damsel in distress, only unconscious.

“Go get some towels, and call an ambulance QUICK!” Instructed ni Butler George sa isang maid.

Sef carefully placed her down the ground.“Ellie.” He called again. “Sheet.” Every part of Sef were now shaking. Inilapit ni Sef ang tenga nya sa dibdib ng dalaga so as to hear her heartbeat. Sef placed both his hands atop her chest and for several times he put pressure on it like what people do to revive a drowned person. “Dammit! Ellie!!”

Kabadong nakatingin sila Butler George sa dalaga, pati yung maid na kababalik lang na may dala-dala ng tuwalya.

“ELLIE!!” She didn’t budge. Her lips were now pale. Sef doesn’t know CPR. Ibang kasing CPR ang alam nya. Haha. He was now shaking uncontrollably. Ayaw sa lahat ni Sef yung mga ganitong klaseng sitwasyon…

Sef made another attempt, exerting more pressure this time. “C’mon.” He muttered, getting angrier already. And alas! Eleonor Malicsi Dimaculangan then coughed out water then breathed in air for what seemed like the first time. Hingal na hingal namang napa-upo si Sef sa tabi ni Ellie.

“Sheet.” He muttered in uncontrollable rage. “Could you get any more crazier!” He shouted at Ellie.

Butler George then waved a hand, dismissing all the maids to go back to their works.

Sef ran a hand on his now wet hair. “Cancel the ambulance George. Ako na magdadala sa kanya sa ospital.”

Ellie continued to cough out water. “O-okay na—ko.” Muka nga namang okay na siya. “Tin-ulak ako ni Ch-owy. Na-off bala–” Ellie struggled to talk in between her coughing.

“So now, you’re just going to blame it all on Chow?!”Galit na sinigaw ni Sef sa dalaga. Sef then felt the eyes of George on him. Matagal ng nagtatrabaho si George sa mga Monteverde, inabutan pa nga nito ang dad nila Sef at Matt. And with all those years, the old man gained the skill of reading the young lad’s mind. Ganyan si Sef kapag sobrang nagaalala pero ayaw lang ipahalata.

Na-conscious bigla ang binata kay Butler George. Sef then took off his watch, trying to divert George’s attention to something else aside from analyzing him. “Dammit.” Hindi naman napasok ng tubig ang loob nung relo, but it did stop working.

“Bakit?” Ellie managed to ask with her eyes still closed. “Ano yun?”

“Nothing. Yung relos lang na bigay ni Lianne.” He muttered in a heavy tone. Sa totoo lang, it didn’t bother Sef that much. Relos lang naman yun ee. Pagagawa na lang niya. Na-conscious lang talaga siya kay George kasi… BAKA bakas sa muka niya yung… pagaalala. And he doesn’t want George or even Ellie for that matter to think that. No, no… he’s definitely wasn’t worried!! He was just, ANGRY. Oo, nagagalit siya kay Ellie. Honestly, he has no idea why. But his anger was too evident, too uncontainable.

Could it be because she really got him worried too much? Or that she scared the hell out of him?? 

Sef stood up and grabbed the towel from George to dry himself up.

“Please, sa susunod na suicide attempt mo, do it somewhere else. Just not any place near our property!! Bababa pa value nito kung dito ka pa magpapakamatay.”

Nagulat si Ellie. Muka ba talaga siyang suicidal? Ee totoo namang natulak siya ni Chowy?? Baka galit lang si Sef kasi nasira ang relos na binigay sakanya ni Lianne sa pagsagip nito sakanya!!

Ellie tried to stand up, pero hindi na siya pinansin ni Sef as he walked pass her. Without a word, dumire-diretso na lang ito sa mansion.

Eleonor Malicsi Dimaculangan

I summoned all the energy I have to stand up. “Let me help you, miss.” Butler George offered as he wrapped a towel around me. Si Sef? Hindi na siya nagsalita, iniwan na lang niya ko. Such a gentleman!!

Para akong hangin ng nilagpasan na lang niya ko. I even manage to take a glimpse of his face – and I’ve never seen him that angry. Hindi ko na piniling sumunod sa kanya. I just stood there, katabi si Butler George.

Pinanuod ko lang habang naglalakad si Sef pabalik sa mansyon… I watched his back… hanggang sa hindi ko na siya matanaw… and I felt my chest ache… siguro, siguro… dahil sa pagkakalunod ko lang toh…

Marunong naman akong makiramdam… At hindi naman kailangan ni Sef na iparamdam sakin toh!! Oo, hindi kasi obvious… hindi masyadong OBVIOUS na nagsisisi siya na sinagip pa niya ko!! Syempre kung hindi siya tumalon, ee di sana buo pa din yung linshak na relos na binigay sakanya ni Lianne!!

Nakita ni Butler George na napahawak ako sa dibdib ko. “Is anything the matter?”

I shook my head. Nakuha ko pa ngang ngitian si Butler George. “W-wala ito… Haha… After shock lang ng pagkalunod. Haha.”

Ako na.

Sige, ikaw na Ellie… ikaw na ang dakilang SINUNGALING!!

To be continued.