18th Goodbye: Safe

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“Jjangmae! I can’t find my phone!” Dara panicked while rummaging her purse and pockets, but it’s nowhere to be found. Kinapa n’ya ang car seat maging ang lapag ngunit wala ‘to.

“Huh? Kailan mo huling nakita?” 

Dara tried to remember. “I think before ako ipakita sa screen. Pero binalik ko ‘yon sa bulsa ko, eh!” 

“I’ll call some staff to ask kung may makikita silang phone, okay?” 

“Pero hinihintay ko ‘yung tawag ni Kiyong!” Dara burst crying. “What if nagtext na pala s’ya o kaya tumatawag sakin? Oppa!” 

“I’ll try calling your phone. Hindi naman naka-silent ‘yon diba?” 

Dara shook her head. 

“Calm down, Dara.” 

“Oppa… si Kiyong… naghihintay…” 

“You can use this phone,” inabot ni Jjangmae ang extra phone na dala. “Call him with this. Alam mo naman ang number n’ya diba?” 

“Okay…” 

“Walang nasagot sa phone mo. Nakapatay ata. It’s either may nakapulot na o nabagsak mo habang palabas dahil sa gulo. Baka natapakan na ng kung sino-sino. Pero para sigurado, nagtext na ako sa kilala kong staff para kung sakaling makita nila.”

Dara sniffed. “Thank you, Oppa.” 

“Call him, I’ll drive us to the after party.”

“Do we really need to attend, Oppa?” Dara hesitantly asked. 

“You don’t want to?” 

“Hindi naman… pero baka kasi nasa condo ko na si Kiyong at naghihintay.” 

“Call him to be sure,” Jjangmae coldly replied. 

Tinipa na ni Dara ang number ni Kiyong ngunit nakapatay ang phone nito. Kahit ilang beses n’yang subukan ay wala talaga. Dara kept on trying until they reached the venue but it’s still futile. 

“Sumagot?” 

Dara dropped the phone with her head hung low. “Hindi.” 

“Let’s go.” 

Ayaw mawalan ni Dara ng pag-asa pero hindi n’ya maiwasang isipin kung bakit hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa din nagpapakita si Kiyong. Nakapatay din ang phone nito. 

She thought of just going home but that would just worsen her mood. What will she do all night? Wait for Kiyong and cry herself to sleep? Even Jjangmae’s supportive of Dara to attend the after party. 

Noong makalabas si Dara ng sasakyan ay nabulag s’yang muli sa dami ng media at fans na naghihintay sa labas. She curtly smiled before going inside the private bar in Itaewon, Glam. It was exclusively rented for tonight’s celebration. Dara’s invited along with some other guest artist in the concert. 

It was already rowdy inside with all the people dancing. Bukod sa buong staff ng concert ay ang mga kaibigan at pamilya ng BIGBANG ganoon din ang mga tao sa YG kaya’t puno talaga ang buong building ng bar. 

Dara’s greeted with the common faces and it was enough to distract her of the reality she’s about to face. 

She was escorted to the 2nd floor where the members are but the face she saw first was YG’s. 

“Sandara,” he warmly greeted while holding a glass of scotch. 

Seungri’s the only one beside him which confused Dara. 

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