RAVE VENEREZA ( COMPLETED)

Chapter 20: Bisto

Rave

Finally Charlotte is back. Nagpaalam lang na iihi tapos parang tumae na sa sobrang tagal. I smiled when I saw her walking towards me pero she seems sad. Kani-kanina lang ang saya-saya niya tapos ngayon parang gumuho 'yung mundo. Dang. Ganito ba talaga dapat ka unpredictable 'yung mga girls?

"Hey small child. Okay lang?" tanong ko sabay akbay sa kanya

"I don't know, Raveyyy..." sabat niya

"Kulang pa ba 'yung liptint na binili ko sayo 'nung last?" biro ko para kahit papaano ay ngumiti siya but she didn't

"Nahhh. I just felt so sad all of a sudden..." sabi niya ulit

"Wala ka namang boyfriend. Wala ka ding problema sa school. Even sa family natin. What's wrong? What's bothering you? Come on, you tell kuya..." sabi ko at umupo muna kami sa bench para makausap ko itong isang 'to

"Errr..." she's making that kind of sound every time she wants to say something

"Come on. Sabihin mo na para mapanatag din ako dito..." sabi ko sa kanya

"What if may nalaman ka tapos kung sasabihin mo...OH GOSH! I DON'T WANT TOOOOO!" medyo napasigaw siya kaya pinagtinginan kami 'nung ibang tao

"Sssshhh. Tone down your voice. Baka mapagkamalan akong manyakis dito..." biro ko sa kanya at hindi niya pa rin makuhang ngumiti

"Come on. Kuya is so worried about you..." sabi ko ulit kasi mas okay na para sa akin na makita ko silang sobrang saya kaysa sa sobrang malungkot

"Hmmm. What would you do if 'yung taong mahal mo is hiding something from you?" tanong niya and finally she's speaking up

Napaisip ako bigla. We never had this kind of conversation. Most of the time it's about girl products which I have no fucking clue about at kulitan lang. We never had a serious talk. Ngayon lang.

"Well...maybe he or she doesn't want to hurt you kaya hindi niya pa sinasabi. Telling the truth kasi minsan is hard din. You have to think of how that certain person will react to it. Will it hurt that person? Will it cause that person good? Ganun..." sabat ko at parang may gusto siyang sabihin kaso nagpipigil lang siya

"Yeahhhhh..." napabuntong-hininga lang siya pagkatapos, as if she's carrying the heaviest burden in the world

"Tell me. Why are you acting up like that? May nalaman ka ba?" tanong ko ulit

Tumango siya sa 'kin as a response.

"Raveyyyy, I just don't want na sa akin pa manggaling 'to..." sabi niya at kumunot ang noo ko

Does it has something to do with me?

"Wait. Why am I involve in this? Kaya ka ba nalulungkot ay dahil ako 'yung hindi sinasabihan ng totoo? So someone has been so dishonest with me all this time?" tanong ko and she looks at me with a worried expression on her face

"Ahhh....yes. Diba I'm so tagal sa banyo? The reason why I was stucked there for a while ay dahil nandun din si Ate Harper..." sabi niya at nung narinig ko 'yung pangalan ni Harps, hinanap ko agad siya. Iginala ko agad ang aking mga mata with high hopes na makikita ko pa siya dito

But wait...akala ko ba magmo-mall sila ni Holly? Bakit sa ospital?

"Did you guys talk pa kaya natagalan ka?" tanong ko at umiling siya

"Nope. I was at the cubicle. Lalabas na sana ako when I heard her and her bestfriend talking. Kuya, I hate that I have to be the first one to tell you this but....but Ate Harper is sick..." sabi niya at bigla niya akong niyakap kasi umiiyak na pala siya

Na-estatwa lang ako. Natulala ba. Hindi ko alam kung ano 'yung gagawin ko 'coz my brain is still trying to process that fact. Sick?!
How come hindi ko alam?

"Lottie, are you sure si Harper 'yun?" tanong ko ulit hoping that she'll say that she's not really sure

"Yes kuya..." sabat niya at sumakit 'yung puso ko

No fucking way.

"Lottie, is it okay that I'll leave you here muna. I'll call Mikael to pick you up, okay?" sabi ko at nagkukumahog na akong puntahan si Harper wherever the fuck she is now

"I was going to say that. Please make sure that she's okay, Kuya..." sabi ni Charlotte at tumango ako

This hospital is ours naman so I know she will be safe. Plus Uncle Heath is here so I'm going to text him also to look after Charlotte.

My mind just really thinks about Harper. Siya at siya lang. Kumaripas ako ng takbo papunta sa parking lot at dali-daling sumakay sa sasakyan ko.

I dialled Harper's number habang palabas pa lang ng parking lot.

"Wherever you are woman, you gotta pick up that fucking phone..." sabi ko while still trying to calm myself down

It took her a couple of seconds before she answered it back.

"Yes love?" tanong niya agad at kalmado lang siya. I'm pretty sure she's just trying to be okay para hindi ko siya mahalata

"Where are you?" agad kong tanong

"Sa mall. Why?" sabat niya

"Saang mall? I'll go there. ASAP..." sabi ko at parang naba-badtrip na ako

"Hold on. Are you okay?" tanong niya na parang nag-aalala na sa akin

"YES. ARE YOUUUU?!" napasigaw na ako kasi parang umaapoy 'yung utak ko ngayon

"Oo naman. Problema mo? Nasa Venereza Mall ako ngayon. Pumunta ka dito kung gusto mo. Bye!" galit niyang sabi sabay end 'nung call

Hindi ko gustong galitin siya. I'm just freaking mad. Galit ako sa sarili ko kasi hindi ko alam kung ano 'yung gagawin ko para maging okay siya.

"I fucking love you, Harper. There's no way na mawawala ka sa 'kin..." I said to myself

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