Eternal Tune (Haunted Series 1)

Chapter 5: Sparks Fly

"AHH!" Napalingon ako kay Rotcehlei na napatalon pataas ng stage. "I'm really afraid of spiders. Please remove that, please."

Tumawa si Juaquin dito sa baba, hawak ang isang maliit na gagamba at sinundan si Rotcehlei. "Really? You're aracnaphobic?"

"Juaquin! Tangina mo! Patayin mo 'yan!" Napangiti ako kay Rotcehlei na tumalon agad pababa ng stage. Nadapa dapa pa siya.

"Ikaw Pres, claustrophobic ka diba?"

Daniel glanced at me at napakunot ang noo ko nang marinig ang tanong niya. "That's so random, but yes, yes I am."

"Naalala ko nagkaroon ka ng panic attack nang pumunta tayo sa storage area." He recalled the incident.

"Diba dahil sa trauma kaya 'yon nangyayari? Anong nangyari sa'yo non Pres at na traumatize ka?" Tanong ng isang member at binatukan agad siya ng kaibigan niya.

"Chismoso ka boi?"

"That was so scary mommy. Akala ko kailangan naming lagyan ng butas ang chest mo gamit ang ballpen para makahinga." Biglang lumapit si Rotcehlei at umupo sa'king kandungan kaya napailing ako.

"You watch too many tv series Rotcehlei." Pinalo ko siya sa pwet para makatayo siya.

"Ouch, you're all bullying me." sinamaan niya muna ako ng tingin bago tumakbo dahil palapit nanaman si Juaquin. I laughed.

"Oh fuck." Napatingin ako kay Gabriel na katabi ko. He's reading something on his phone at nang umangat ang tingin niya ay nakasalubong niya ang mata ko.

"What happened?" I whispered. Napa kunot ang noo niya at 'di ako pinansin. Okay? Baka kailangan niya lang ng space so hindi ko na siya kinulit.

"Guys! Guys! Pumunta ako sa block ni Jeremy. Sinabi nilang na transfer siya." Mabilisan akong napalingon kay Robbie, he's one of our members na bagong dating. My emotions were in complete shock. What the heck?!

"Jeremy transferred?" Rotcehlei looked at me.

Nabitawan naman ni Juaquin ang gagambang hawak niya. "Gago amputa?"

"In senior year?" Hana said as she stood up from her seat.

Lahat ng mga members at ang mga baguhan ay nakatingin kay Robbie na hingal na hingal. "They said that he had offers to universities abroad."

"But he has our whole script!" Narinig kong sigaw ni Melanie, ang stage manager namin. Tumakbo ako sa gilid at kinuha ang bag ko para halungkatin ang aking cellphone, they were all looking at me.

"He's not answering my call." Sumilip ako sa kanila, my phone on my ear at napahilot ng noo sa frustration. "Sino ang kaibigan ni Jeremy dito please paki contact nga."

"Does he even have friends here?" Rinig ko pang sabi ng isang myembro.

"Aren't you friends?" I hear Gabriel's question.

"Jeremy and I?" Natawa nalang ako. What a big joke.

Tumawa din si Hana, "Are you kidding? He doesn't listen to Jamie." He's an egotistical guy na hindi mapagsasabihan sa mga kamaliang ginawa niya.

"Jeremy has the talent, but he's a bit of a nutcase." Bulong ni Francis kay Gabe.

Napakunot siya ng noo, "Then why would you choose him as your playwright if ganito siya magtrabaho?"

I closed my eyes to breathe deeply, I was the one who picked him as a playwright for this season. I always thought Jeremy was misunderstood, that's why I gave him another chance to work on a big project, but I didn't expect this would happen.