Where is Xyrene

23

Chapter 23: Missing

Inayos na namin ang gamit namin dahil aalis na ulit kami. Oo, aalis na kami. Babalik na kami ng Batangas at baka kumain lang at uuwi na rin kami.

May pasok na kasi sila Alystra bukas at kailangan na rin ni Eleven magtrabaho bukas.

"Kalirea, nakita mo ba yung headphones ko?" tanong ni Esran

"Hindi, baka nandyan lang." sagot ko naman

Maya maya lang ay tumunog ang phone ko at nakitang may message sa akin si Eleven

MSG

Eleven : Lira

Kalirea: po?

Eleven : good morning :)

Kalirea: ano nakain mo lol

Eleven: have a great day :)

Hindi na nagreply si Eleven kaya naman inilagay ko nalang ang phone ko sa bag at tinulungan si Alystra magayos ng gamit niya.

Pagkalabas namin ay naabutan namin si Melo. Nakapikit siya at mukhang inaantok pa.

"Huy may muta ka pa oh, naligo ka ba?" tanong ni Alystra

Nang dumilat si Melo, nagulat kami nang makita naming namumula ang mata niya.

"Oy anong nangyare sayo?!" tanong ko

"Wag kayo titingin! May sore eyes ata yan!" Sigaw ni Esran kaya naman tumingin kami palayo.

Lumabas si Marco mula sa kwarto nila at ngumiti.

"Good morning ladies" sabi niya

"Bat ang saya mo ata?" tanong ni Esran

"Wala lang" he chirped

Ang sunod na lumabas ay si Eleven na ang aga aga ay ngangasim ang mukha

"Yung isa may sore eyes, tapos yung isa masaya, oh bat yung isang to parang namatayan?" sabi ni Esran

"Nawawala yung cellphone niya" sagot ni Melo

"Nawawala? Eh di ba kanina lang, nagtext ka sa akin?" tanong ko

"Huh? Kagabi pa nawawala yung phone ko, paano kita matetext?" sabi niya

Binunot ko ang cellphone mula sa bulsa ko at ipinakita sa kanya ang text.

"Di ako ang nagtext nyan" sabi ni Eleven

"Uy mga lalaki, ilabas niyo na" utos ni Alystra

"Wala nga sa amin" sabi ni Marco

"Sabihin kaya natin dun sa receptionist, baka may nakakuha tas ibinalik dun" sabi ko

So we headed downstairs and report what happened to Eleven's phone. Unfortunately, wala pang naibabalik na phone.

"Mamaya na tayo umalis, hanapin muna natin yung phone mo" sabi ko

"Hindi na, okay lang" sabi ni Eleven

"Sigurado ka?" tanong ni Alystra

"Oo nga, cellphone mo yun no" sabi ni Marco

Ngunit tumanggi si Eleven kahit pinipilit namin siya.

Napaweirdohan nga lang ako, tinignan ko ulit ang text message mula sa cellphone ni Eleven kaninang umaga.

Whoever took his phone, messaged me, and even know my nickname because only my friends call me Lira. It's just so weird. Sa lahat din ng pwedeng itext, ako pa?

To be honest, I thought Marco was the one who took Eleven's phone, pero nagcheck kami ng bag kanina at wala nga sa kanya. Eleven's phone being missing is a serious matter.

Irereport pa nga sana namin sa police pero ayaw ni Eleven. Makakaabala lang daw siya at bibili na lamang siya ng bago.

Naalala ko tuloy nung nawala yung phone ko.

Why do our phones keep on missing?

We went inside the van and ngayon naman ay pupunta na kami ng Fantasy World.

Medyo malamig ngayon kaya naman lahat kami ay nakajacket. Di rin kaming ginanahan mag music sa loob ng van.

Si Alystra at Esran ay inaantok pa at nakaidlip. Si Eleven ang driver namin ngayon, Si Melo naman ang nasa passenger seat na nakapikit parin ang mata.

Si Marco naman ay nakatingin sa bintana at nagmamasid masid. While, I'm just doing the same. It was such a quiet trip.

When we got into the Fantasy world, we were again taken aback with how cool and breathtaking this place is.

There are abandoned castles and I guess, you could call it instagram worthy.

Melo couldn't vlog it since he didn't charge his camera.

Kanya kanya kaming selfie at picture sa iba ibang castles dito. Halos kami nga lang ang tao at ang mga staffs dito.

We climbed into the main tower, and we saw the surrounding castles and the landscape.

"Wow, ang ganda dito" sabi ni Alystra

I can't even describe how I feel.

There's something about this place...

Parang nawawala yung train of thoughts ko. Parang all I could think about is how beautiful this place is.

I cant imagine any place, that has this feel. This kind of vibe.

Napaupo lang kami sa isang tabi. Nagmamasid masid.

"Ang ganda dito no?" tanong ni Marco

Habang kami ay tumango lang sa kanya.

Tahimik lang kaming lahat, tanging ang hangin lang ang aming naririnig.

Nagulat na lamang kami nang marinig namin si Melo na umiiyak. Kita ko ang panic sa mukha ni Esran at tinititigan kaming lahat.

But we stayed calm.

Who wouldn't want to cry in this place?

"May...sasabihin ako sainyong lahat..." sabi ni Melo habang pinupunasan ang kanyang mukha

"Xyrene..."

"Xyrene told me to do this." napatayo ako nang marinig ko ang sinabi niya

"What do you mean?" tanong ko

"Just before she went missing, she asked me to plan a trip with the five of you. She said that it must be in Batangas" sabi ni Melo

"She said that we must go here. I...don't know. I don't know why" sabi niya

Magsasalita sana ako nang hinila ako ni Alystra paupo.

Melo was pulling his hair like he's losing his mind.

"I didn't know why! I didn't know! I was confused back then! I didn't know what to do! But then I realized..."

"She must have done everything for a purpose. I don't know..." Sabi ni Melo

"Is this even to find her anymore?" tanong niya

"I feel like every step, everytime we do this...its like we are close to finding her but slowly realizing that there's so much more." sabi ni Melo

"I want to find her. I want to save her from whatever or whoever is keeping her. I want to ask her. I want to ask her about everything." sabi ni Melo

"I want to find her...so that I could thank her. I don't know why she told me to do this, but if its what she want...I will never take a second look" Melo said

"Let's find her, we will find her." sabi ni Eleven

"She was always there when we needed her. So let's be there for her." sabi ko

"Kahit wala siya ngayon, we will always be there for her." sabi ni Marco

"Find Xyrene at all cost"