Kidnapped (A Romance Story for Filipino Wattpadders)

70: Hanapan

Amber

Ha? Ano? Ano daw? I waited for my mind to come back to earth.

Pricilla? Pricilla Conrad... Esguerra? Ano daw? Tama ba yung pagkakarinig ko? What the hell is going on? Pricilla is Gabrielle’s mom?! Shit! The heck?!

Oh my gosh... Oh... my... gosh!!! I am totally freaking out!

“P-Pardon? Did you just say that—” I stuttered.

“Pricilla Esguerra is my Mom.” She repeated.

My jaw dropped and I stared into space. Shucks! What the heck?! What the heck is happening?

 “What is wrong with you? Gosh, you look so surprised.” She commented.

Sinubukan kong magsalita pero walang lumalabas sa bibig ko.

“My mom is the owner of BRILLIANCE and the entire Conrad Corporations. Nakakagulat ba talaga? Well, at least now you’re aware of how rich I am.” She said with an arrogant smile.

Damn it! Damin it! Damn it! Oh damn it! How can the world be so small?

“Hey Amy... Are you okay?” She said with confusion in her eyes.

“Umm... Yeah. I’m fine.” Sagot ko. “I have to go. See you later.” I added quickly before walking away.

 “Hey... Wait...” Sabi niya pero nagtuloy-tuloy lang ako sa paglakad.

I walked slowly, trying to digest that bit of information. I stopped when I am finally out of her range of sight.

I leaned on a wall and let my body slowly slide down to the floor. Grabe... Hanggang ngayon nakanganga pa rin ako. Hindi ko talaga alam kung pano ko magre-react e.

Gabby Esguerra... Pricilla’s daughter, my cousin, Casper’s best friend, and my frienemy... WHAT THE HECK?!

Kalma ka lang Amber. Let’s think about this calmly. Yes, calmly... Think Amber... Think! Pano ba nangyari ‘to?

I know I have a cousin but I didn’t really care. Kahit isang beses di pa kami nagkita. I just saw her in a few pictures and those photos were taken when she was just a kid so how can you expect me to recognize her?

Ni wala nga kong pakialam sa kanya at ni hindi ko ngang sinubukang i-contact siya kahit posible naman. Wala naman talaga kong pakialam dati sa mga bagay na walang masyadong connection sa ‘kin e.

Gabby Esguerra... Esguerra... Oh shucks! I thought they just have to same surname! How the devil will a person be able to suspect such an unpleasant coincidence?

Wait, Amber. Stop overreacting. Everything’s fine... Everything’s fine...

Wala namang kinalaman si Gabby sa mga pinaggagagawa ng Mom niya, right? She doesn’t recognize me. Ni hindi niya ako kilala. She looked like she doesn’t care a thing about Amber Conrad.

But what if— But what if she does know something? What should I do? Oh shucks! Pagsususpetsahan ko ba siya? Pano kung malaman niya? Pano kung sabihin niya sa mom niya?

“OY!” A person yelled in front of my face, disrupting my thoughts.

Tumingin ako sa gilid ko and guess what? I saw Casper and his face is just a few inches from mine.

“Ahhh!” I yelled. Natulak ko siya sa sobrang gulat. He got propelled all the way to the opposite wall at tumama siya dun.

“Aray! Takte! Ba’t ka bigla-biglang nanunulak?” He shouted.

“You scared the heck out of me!” Sigaw ko pabalik.

“E ikaw naman kasi e! Kanina pa kita kinakausap, wala kang imik. Para kang nakakita ng maligno o kung ano dyan si itsura mong yan.” He said. Lumapit siya ulit sa ‘kin. “May problema ba?” He asked.