12 hours before the kidnapping..
“Ma'am Mera, handa na po ang sundo sa gate” the maid informed me. I glanced shortly at her and nodded my head, I heard her close the door after that. I checked my wrist watch to see it's 5:45 am. After combing my straight raven-hair I arranged my things in my vanity table before plucking my charger from the outlet. I groaned when I saw my phone only has 50% battery.
“Fuzaken janee yo?!” Are you kidding me?!. Nakatulog ako kagabi habang nag uusap kami ni Ross sa messenger. I wasn't able to charge my phone before I dozed off to sleep, kanina pa lang bago ako naligo. I watched the charger in my hand and contemplated if I should bring it or not. I dropped the charger on the table and left my room.
Small decisions. Everything starts in small decisions.
“Nēchan!” sister!. sinalubong ako ng ng 7 years old na kapatid sa hagdan. Nagsisintas ito ng sapatos ng makita akong pababa. He looks cute in his uniform and hoodie jacket.
“Ohayo, Hotarou” Good morning. I kissed my little brother's cheeks and roamed my eyes around.
“Kyo wa samui desu ne.” the weather is cold isn't it?. I smiled at my father who just went out from the kitchen holding a mug of coffee.
“Hai! tadashii to omoimasu, otōsan” Yes, you're right dad. I walked towards my father and kissed his cheek.
“Join your mom for breakfast, she's in the dining”
“I'm in a hurry dad, I let the maid prepare some sandwiches to eat while I'm on my way” he nodded and took a sip.
“Naruhodone, take care Ayaka” I understand.
“Sayonara lil bro” goodbye. I ruffled my brothers hair and turned to the kitchen “Okasan, I'll go now!” mother.
“Mag ingat ka! Eat a lot during lunch!” she shouted from the kitchen.
“Hai!” Yes! “Otōsan” Dad. I turned to my dad again and smiled.
“See you at dinner” huling sabi niya bago ako lumabas ng bahay.
An hour before the kidnapping..
I focused my eyes on the screen of my phone, kunot noong pinagmamasdan kung paano ililigtas ng bidang lalaki ang babaeng angkas niya sa bisekleta. I'm watching 'Hello World' an anime movie released last month in the cinema, sayang lang at hindi ko napanood because it's almost semestral break at may research papers pang tinatapos para sa defense.
Our teacher is absent during her period because of the faculty meeting regarding the graduation ball and the graduation ceremony next year kaya kanya-kanya kami ng paraan para ubusin ang oras ng klase bago mag dismissal. It's a major subject with a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes kaya pinagsisihan ko agad ang di pagdala sa charger ko. Mapapaaga naman daw ng 30 mins. ang uwian.
“Kuso” shit. bulong ko sa sarili ng nag shutdown ang cellphone. I sighed as I took off my headsets. What should I do in the remaining 30 minutes in the class. I roamed my eyes around to see my classmates doing their own thing.
Some boy classmates in the corner are cursing each other as they play a famous mobile game, on the other side is my girl classmates having girl talks and giggling together. In front is my guitarist classmate, strumming his instrument while being surrounded by most of our classmates specially girls. They're singing a familiar Tagalog song I heard in a famous theatre play I watched with Ross months ago.
