WITHERING LOVE

Chapter 30

ALEXA'S POV
The sun has already risen
Pinapakiramdaman ko si Ace
Pero wala na siya
Minulat ko agad yung mata ko
Siya yung unang hinanap ko pag gising ko
Bigla siyang lumabas nang banyo

"oh! Gising ka na?"
"I'm still sleepy, hinanap lang kita. Thought you went home na di man lang nag papaalam"
Pinkit ko ulit yung mata ko
"siempre hindi"

I went back to bed
I smiled pero naka pikit pa yung mata ko
"bangon ka na, let's eat breakfast"

Tumango lang ako, not wanting to get up from my bed
"wala pa naman yatang foods" sabi ko while getting comfortable
"nakaluto na kaya ako"

Kumunot yung noo ko
"huh? Ikaw nag luto?" I opened my eyes to look at him
"sila mama at papa?" tanong ko ulit

"umalis sila nang maaga kasama si ate, they'll investigate the incident that happened last night"
Explain ni Ace

"bakit di mo ko ginising? Sumama sana tayo"
"sabi kasi ni tito at tita wag na daw kita gisingin, they said they'll take care of it. and besides they will tell us what's happening"

Tumango na lang ulit ako
"get ready na and lets eat"
He said while going downstairs

I just nodded again
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Bumangon na ko from my bed
And went straight to the bathroom
I took a shower and I realized I forgot my clothes

So kinuha ko yung towel at lumabas nang washroom para mag hanap nang damit
Kumakain naman na siguro yun si Ace

So I rummaged through my closet
Nang biglang bumukas yung pinto
"Ang tagal na----"

Bigla siyang napatigil
And I also stopped what I was doing
Nag katinginan kaming dalawa
Tinignan niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa
When I noticed, tinapon ko sa kanya yung hawak kung damit

"aray!"
Tumakbo ako agad sa washroom

"sorry! Eto na lalabas na!" he shouted and I heard the door close
Sumilip muna ako to make sure na wala na siya

Nung Nakita kong empty yung kwarto
Lumabas ulit ako to look for my clothes

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Simple lang naman yung suot ko

Plain maroon shirt
At tsaka ripped jeans
"babae ka ba talaga?" tanong niya sakin agad nung Nakita niya ako

I just shrugged at umupo na to eat
"asan pumunta sila mama?"
"Sa company yata"

"Baka mag pa meeting sila to inform what happened from last night"
Tumango ako

"wanna go?" tanong ni Ace
"sige ba, tara. Alam mo ba what time yung start?"
"in about 2 hours"

I looked at my watch
Tumango ako at patuloy lang kaming kumain
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Nakarating na kami sa company building
Nakita naming madaming nag bubulungan
Kung bakit daw may pa biglaang meeting

I just ignored them and went straight to the meeting room
Inaayos na nila yung room
The biggest meeting room sa building

Andun lahat nang mga employees namin plus yung kila Ace
We need to warn them
Di natin alam kung anong susunod na mangyayari

Malay mo nasa loob lang pala nang company yung gumawa saamin neto
"anong ginagawa niyo dito?"
Tanong ni papa
"pa, gusto lang naman namin maki update po"

"Pwede ko naman sabihin sayo later, delikado na, after what happened"
"I know pa, pero gusto ko lang naman po maka tulong" argue ko
Papa sighed

"I know anak, I just want you to be safe"
"I will be safe pa, don't worry"
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Pumunta na kami sa meeting room
There are so many people
Lahat nang nasa loob tahimik

Our parents are in the middle of the room
They're still not talking
They are just looking at the people that is inside the meeting room

"siguro naman alam niyo kung bakit nandito tayong lahat"
inumpisahan ni papa

"there was an accident that happened last night, di ko alam kung bakit nila ito ginagawa" dagdag naman ni mama

"over the years wala pang ganito na nangyayari sa company namin. There are no grudges or any other motive towards us" added Mrs. Santiago

"hindi namin alam kung bakit may ganitong pang ayari at kung ano ung dahilan nila. We still have questions that are un-answered at mga sitwasyon na wala pang explinasyon." Said Mr. Santiago

"hindi rin namin alam kung sino may kagagawan neto, we still haven't discovered the person that is behind this. Di natin alam nandito lang pala siya sa loob nang kompanya. If you know that someone looks suspicious inside this company or the Santiago company, please inform us immediately or itawag niyo niya sa mga police. Pakiusap lang po, ayaw namin mapahamak ang buhay nang mga pamilya namin. At sa ikakabuti na din po ito nang kompanya natin, kung ayaw niyo mawalan nang trabaho, please lang po makisama po kayo sa imbestigasyon na to. Yun lang po." Sabi ni papa

Every one in the room murmured, yung iba medyo nag-aalala. Yung iba naman medyo natatakot na.
They dismissed the meeting and everyone went out of the room. Some executives talked to our parents.
We stayed by their side hanggang sa wala nang mga tao, para sabay sabay na kaming umuwi.

Ate Kat went a little late, tapos na yung meeting tsaka pa lang siya dumating.
"oh, kamusta yung meeting?" tanong niya sa parents niya
"I wouldn't say it went well pero okay naman. We warned everyone about it at maging attentive lang sila sa loob nang kompanya as much as possible."

Tumango lang si ate kat
"kumain na ba kayo? Let's eat somewhere"
Nag agree kaming lahat since we're starving.

After naming kumain, umuwi na kami
Ate Kat will have to go back na sa Alberta since her vacation is over.
Pero she will keep in touch with us and updated about the incident.

Di ko na alam ang mangayayri pagkatapos neto.
I hope this gets resolves quickly.
Hindi na kami safe.