Have You Seen This Girl

CHAPTER 59.1 Jaunt on a mess, yes.

Chapter 59

Jillian’s POV

Saturday morning was a blast. Nakatulog ako nang maaga kagabi dahil agad akong pinauwi nina Mitch. I don’t get them. I still wanted to help last night but they kept on pushing me away, which left me with a speculation that maybe they don’t want me to ruin whatever they want to cook for tomorrow. Rude people they are. Hindi naman ganoon kasama ang luto ko. Plus, I could give them a hand. Pwede kong tikman ang mga luto. I could lead the commentaries.

But I couldn’t thank them enough for giving me a grand day. Pakiramdam ko ay ang fresh ko dahil ang ganda ng gising ko. It feels like something awesome will happen today. Maybe it just has something to do with my The Vampire Diaries’ dream last night. Damon saved me from a legion of people who wanted to hurt me. Isn’t that something to be happy about?

I was already packed and ready to go when my phone vibrated. Si Mitch lang pala.

Hi, pretty! Punta ka na dito. Dalian mo dahil miss na kita. Tanda mo na talaga. I love you.

I can’t help but twitch my eyebrows as I read the message. Weird talaga. Hindi naman sweet si Mitch sa akin, eh. What kind of necromancy has happened to her?

 Shrugging the zaniness, I still replied, On the way na ako.

Wala naman siguro silang plano na ipa-hijack ang kotseng sasakyan ko, right? They wouldn’t pull anything like that, right? I hope so because they are really scaring me to the core.

When I was done with everything, I went to outisde and gently dropped down my things to be able to close the door. Before I went out of my home, I prayed that everything will be okay. I hope that I’ll be able to enjoy this day. I deserve a life—a good one.  

Thirty minutes did it. Hindi traffic dahil weekend naman at maaga talaga akong gumising. When I arrived, I greeted them and they replied in unison. Are we still in a chorale or something?

“Nice outfit, Aicelle,” puna ko sa kaniya.

“Inggitera ka,” she snorted. Inggitera agad? She could have said thank you. I was complimenting her. It wasn’t out of sarcasm.

Pinabayaan ko na lamang siya at tumulong ako sa iba habang inaakyat nila sa kotse ang mga pagkain at swimming accessories. Hindi ako mapalagay kaya kanina pa ako nagmamasid. Parang may kulang kasi.

Hinihimas ko ang aking braso dahil linalamig ako nang tapikin ako ni Mitch. “Nauna na si Nick doon. We’ll see him there, Miss,” she said. My face blushed out of embarrassment. Could it be that I was unconsciously waiting for him?

“Hindi naman,” I denied harshly. But looking at her roguish grin, I could tell that she isn’t in the business of buying any of my demurrers. “Tara na nga!” Hinigit ko siya papasok sa kotse.

Sa iisang van lang kami ni Mitch. Mas malaki ang gamit namin kaysa sa sasakyan nina Aicelle. Mas okay na ‘yun para mas maluwag ang fighting arena nila ni Tweety. Those two never fail on brawling.