Hindi ko man lang namalayan na malapit na pala ang graduation. Ang mga estudyante ay abala na sa kani-kanilang requirements every subject, samantalang ako, heto nakatunganga.
Nasanay akong tinatapos kaagad ang aking school works dahil nga sa obligations ko sa student council. And now that I'm not a part of it, I have a lot of time to spare.
I decided to call Hera but she's not picking up.
To: Babygirl
Hey, love. Where are you? I'm not busy right now so u might wanna spend time together?
Eighteen minutes passed but still no response from her.
Pumunta ako sa classroom nila to check if she's there but her classmates told me na hindi siya pumasok today.
I remembered, kaninang umaga pa 'yong huling beses na nag-text siya. Informing me that she's on her way to school. But there's no trace of Hera here.
To: Babygirl
I'm getting worried. Where are you? Sabi ng classmates mo hindi ka raw pumasok. Please update me as soon as you receive this. Love you.
Isang oras pa ang lumipas bago ako nakatanggap ng mensahe mula sa kan'ya.
From: Babygirl
Hey. I'm sorry I'm not in the mood right now kaya di ako pumasok.
After I received the message, I tried calling her but she kept on rejecting it.
From: Babygirl
Don't call. Ayoko muna makipag-usap. I need some time alone.
To: Babygirl
Why? Are you okay? Do you want me to come over? Where are you?
From: Babygirl
I said I wanna be alone. Ano yong di mo maintindihan don?
To: Babygirl
I'm sorry. I'm just worried bout you.
I tried to call her again but she still keeps on declining it so I decided to stop. May kaba akong nararamdaman ngunit mas pinili kong isantabi ito.
I tried accessing her social media accounts to check if something happened but to my surprise, she changed all her passwords.
What the hell is going on?
I called her mom.
"Hi, tita. I just wanna ask if Hera's at your house right now?"
"No dear. She's at her unit. Why? Did something happened?" Pag-aalala niyang tanong.
"Uhm, no po. Pupuntahan ko lang po siya. She's not picking up e. I just made sure na she's at her unit before going there." I just assured her. "Don't worry tita, she's fine."
"Oh, okay." Nakahinga siya ng maluwag. "Call me if you both need anything, okay?"
"Yes, tita. Thank you."
Matapos kong maibaba ang tawag ay agad akong nag-abang ng masasakyan. Something's telling me to come at Hera's house.
Thirty minutes.
Puta ngayon pa talaga inabutan ng traffic.
I tried calling her again.
The number you have dialed is out of coverage area. Please try your call later.
Her phone's off. Tangina lalo akong kinakabahan. I hope she's okay.
"Manong wala bang alternate route other than this? I really have to get there as soon as possible." Aligaga kong tanong sa driver.
