"Kuya, hindi pa patay si Jia. Right?"
Tulala kong tanong kay kuya Loel habang ginagamot niya yung pasa ko sa mukha.
But I heard him sigh and reach out for his phone in the dining table and showed me his message app.
I hesitantly took it but nevertheless, I still took it.
And a text message change my entire life.
From: Tito Ariel
Jia's car crashed into a truck last night when she was about to fetch Bea. She's gone.
I scrolled down to see other messages only to find out that it was real.
From: Mom
Loel, Jia died. She lost a lot of blood and it was too late for a blood transfusion. Hindi na niya kinaya. Her body gave up. Please anak, don't tell this to Bea right away if she is unwell.
Agad kong ibinalik sa kanya yung phone niya and asked for my own phone.
"Wh-where's my phone?"
My kuya gave me my phone na kinuha niya from his pocket.
I immediately grabbed it and quickly checked my messages.
139 text messages
78 missed calls
From Maki, Cel, and all of my friends. Including Miguel.
Maki
Yesterday, 8:53 pm
Bea! Where are you?! Jia's on the hospital! Naaksidente siya!
Yesterday, 9:00 pm
Bea! Where the hell are you! Jia's in danger! Your bestfriend needs you!!!
Yesterday, 9:22 pm
Bea! Answer my fvcking call!! Jia is starting to get unconsious! What the hell are you doing?!!!
Yesterday, 10:26 pm
Putangina Bea de Leon!!! Where the fvck are you! Your bestfriend's losing lots of blood.
Miguel📷
Yesterday 11:33 pm
Bea! Face me! Gago ka! What have you done to my girlfriend! Jia is dead! You killed her!!!! You fvcking killed her!!
But there's one message who made me absorb all of this shocking sequence last night.
Juju Bear🐻
Yesterday, 7:51 pm
Bea, don't you dare do anything more stupid in that damn bar. Stop drinking okay? Don't think about your failed relationship. If she doesn't love you, fine. She's not meant for you.
Maraming nagmamahal sayo. And she doesn't deserve your love.
So just stay there, okay? I promise I'll gonna be there. Wait for me. I love you, bestfriend.
"NOOOOO!!!"
I insensibly threw my phone and let it crash.
"Kuya, no! This isn't happening. Tell me!" I said as I shed tears that are hard to stop.
"Bea... Mom called me last night. It happened Bea... Si Jia... She's dead..."
"Take that back kuya! That's not true! Jia's not dead okay?! Kasi.. Ka-kasi kung patay na si Jia... Who fetched me last night?! Ha?! Jia is alive! Don't play some jokes on me!!"
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