The Unconditional Love (JuliElmo)

Chapter 47

<Elmo’s POV>

Nagising ako sa tunog ng phone…wait, hindi ko phone yun ah? Tumayo agad ako para hanapin ung phone na tumutunog pero biglang nawala ung tunog kaya hindi ko na hinanap pa. Baka namang galing lang sa labas ung tunog or what. Hinanap ko si Julie sa sala, kitchen at maging sa banyo pero wala siya, saan naman nagsuot yun? Bumalik ako ng kwrto at dun ako na nakita ung sticky note na naka dikit sa bedside lamp namin.

“Moe, I have to go to Lo. Brb”

Since it’s Lo, I don’t have to worry. But why is that I’m having a strange feeling? Hindi ko siya maintindihan kasi I never had a feeling before that is as strange as this one.

Maybe I’m just hungry? So nagtoothbrush na ko and nagtimpla na ko ng kape to keep myself awake. Napatingin ako sa wall clock after kong maubos ung kape, 10am na pala and I’m so late sa office. But then I thought, papasok pa ba ako? I mean yes hindi porket ako ang boss e I can do whatever I want pero Julie’s coming back and gusto ko siyang salubungin mamaya sa paguwi niya.

So can I use it as an excuse para hindi pumasok ng office today? Yes ‘cos I can do whatever that makes me happy, it’s my life after all. But no ‘cos I have to do my job and maraming umaasa saakin, and to think na may problema pa palang kinakaharap ung company. Sino ba kasing kumuha nung video ng incident na un at kinalat pa sa social networking sites? Kung sino man siya at kung ano man yung balak niya, pwes hindi ko hahayaan na masira niya ung kumpanyang pinaghirapan ni Dad.

Maybe I’ll just call Julie later and puntahan ko na lang siya.

Pumasok ulit ako sa kwarto and binuksan ko ung closet ko and dun ko lang narealize na wala nga pala akong damit since biglaan ung pagkalipat namin ni Julie kahapon dito. Kinuha ko ung wallet, phone ung ung susi ng kotse ko and palabas na sana ako ng kwarto nang biglang tumunog phone ko.

It’s Lo. Ano namang kailangan nito e she’s with Julie naman?

“Hello?”

“Hey Moe. Where are you? I’ve been waiting here in your office for like 2 hours. 10:30am na so may balak ka pa bang pumasok?”

“Kailangan ko munang dumaan ng condo, pero papasok ako.”

Ano namang kailangan nito at 2 hours nagantay saakin sa office? Wait. Office? Why is she there? Hindi ba dapat kasama niya si Julie somewhere?

“Lo!”

“Fck, Moe. Ba’t mo ko sinisigawan?”

“Why are you there? Aren’t you supposed to be with Julie?”

“Julie? As far as I know wala naman kaming napagusapan ah? Wait, why are you bringing this topic up? Don’t tell me nagkabalikan kayo?”

“Lo, it’s a long story. But something’s wrong. Something’s fishy.”

“Moe, you’re making me nervous. Wag mo kong pinagloloko loko ah.”