Bloodline

BL11: Long ride

We're still driving, well I'm driving. It's been 7 hours, Azi drove the first five hours before switched so I'm driving the next five. We still have 30 hours to go. It's now 2 PM, I'm lazily driving. My hands aren't on the driving wheel.

Since we're going to Aglea, I think the first place we'd be going to there is the cemetery of my family's ancestors. Azeia mentioned before that tito yoyo said that father goes there every week. I do recall kuya Terrence telling me the exact same thing but he also mentioned that father goes there for someone special too. I'm not sure who it is.

I don't fully understand fathers reason to go there weekly. I mean,who is he seeing? It can't be a mistress because I know that mother goes there sometimes with father.

Another hour has passed and my buttocks feels numb, I'm itching to stand up but I can't. I received a call from the mob, he informed me that his men has scattered and are keeping us watch. He also said that they will help if we get ambushed again.

I woke Azi up, she irritatedly asked me why I had woken her up

"I'm bored" I replied

She smiled at me, before pinching my waist. It's true that I was getting bored, it was so silent in the car. I felt my mouth drying.

"Ano gusto mong gawin? You're driving." Sagot ni Azi

"I don't know. Let's do math"

"Noooooo" sagot ni Azi saakin habang may slouch effect sa car seat.

"Addition lang, we'll start easy" sagot ko kay Azi na nakasimangot

"1+1?" I started

"2" and Azi answered

"2+2?" I asked again

"4" and she answered once again

This went on for the next 2 hours

"262,144 + 262,144?" I asked continuing the game, wondering when Azi would say a wrong answer

"500..." Panimula ni Azi habang nakatingin sa mga daliri nya

"524,486!" Sigaw niya

Natawa ako sa itsura ng mukha niya dahil inaantay niya kung tama ba siya o hindi

"Sure?" I asked, she nodded

"Mali ka, ang sagot ay 524,488!! HAHAHAHA!" I laughed her face kasi she was so serious counting the answer.

The alarm went off and it was now 5 PM, nag change na kami ni Azi ng puwesto dahil turn na niyang mag drive.

Whilst driving nagpatugtog nalang kami at sinasabayan ang mga liriko sa kanta.

"Do you remember the time na nadapa ako nung new year?" Tanong saakin ni Azi

"Oo, tawang tawa ka no'n dahil sa katangahan mo" sagot ko

"I knooooww!! Never in my life would I have thought na madadapa ako at this age. Buti nga sila Ate lang nakakita saakin" sabi ni Azi habang natatawa sa gitna ng mga salita niya

"That was when, I realized na it doesn't really matter how old you are, you will stumble and fall once in a while" Azi said sakin

"Damn, you sounded wise" puri ko

"Dapat lang, nakuha ko lang 'yon sa isang movie" saka kami sabay tumawa

Pinuwesto ni Azi ang kotse sa gilid ng kalsada dahil nag biblink na ang fuel tank. Walang mga gas station dito kaya may dala kaming sarili para ma-refill ang gas. Matapos salinan ni Azi bumalik siya sa loob at nagmaneho na muli.

It is now 7: 30 PM, I am starving. So is Azi, I looked at the back of the car for food. Alam ko na may nilagay akong pagkain dito dahil I took the time na gawin iyon.

Nahanap ko na din ang pagkain na kalahating oras ko ng hinahanap

"Magkakanin ka na o sandwich lang muna?" Tanong ko habang bumabalik sa passengers seat

"Sandwich muna, mamaya ko kainin yung kanin pag ikaw na nagmamaneho" sagot ni Azi

Binuksan ko ang thermos na lunch box at lumabas ang amoy ng caldereta, binaba ko ang bintana para di mangamoy caldereta ang loob ng kotse. Binuksan ko ang balot ng sandwich para kay Azi na nagmamaneho bago ko sinimulang kumain.

Ang sherep ehe. Bawat subo ko ay ninanamnam ko na muna dahil sa gutom na ako.

Dumilat ako at napansin kong umaga na, hindi ko namalayang nakatulog ako kagabi. Tinignan ko ang oras at 6 AM na, nagmamaneho padin si Azi.

"Goodmorning sayo, sarap ng tulog mo ano?" Sabbi ni Azi

Naalala kong hindi kumain si Azi kagabi ng kanin dahil sabi niya pag nagpalit kami saka niya kakainin. 

"Shoot, hindi ka nakakain kagabi?" Tanong ko kay Azi

"Nakakain, habang nagmamaneho" sabi niya ulit

"Anong oras ako nakatulog?" Tanong ko ulit

"Around 9 PM" maikling sagot ni Azi

"Igilid mo na yung kotse, ako na magmamaneho" sabi ko

Ginawa niya iyon pero bago ako sumakay ulit sa kotse ay kinuha ko ang toothbrush namin ni Azi at nag tooth brush kami.

Nag stretching kami dahil mahigit 20 hours na kaming nakaupo lang naglakad kami ng paikot ng saglit para mastretch ang muscles. Sumakay na kami ulit at nagsimula na akong magmaneho

"Matulog ka na muna di ka pa natutulog" sabi ko kay Azi

"Anong napanaginipan mo kagabi, Alex?" Tanong ni Azi saakin. Sinubukan kong alalahin ang napanaginipan ko kagabi pero wala akong maalala

"Di ko maalala, bakit?"

"Kasi.. umiyak ka't sumigaw. Sinubukan kita gising pero di ka nagising pero tumahan ka naman. You sure okay ka lang?" Tanong ni Azi na nakapikit

Tinignan ko siya mula sa salamin. Sinagot ko lang si Azi ng "hmm" tapos napansin kong may nagbiblink sa GPS ko, chineck ko iyon at napansin kong hindi iyon kotse nila Charlie dahil nakasave sa tracking ko ang plate number nila. Napansin kong bumibilis ang paglapit ng kotse iyon kaya inaapakan ko ang pedal at tinodo iyon para maligaw ang kung sinumang nasa likod. Nawala na siya sa radius ko pero hindi ko parin binagalan ang takbo ng sasakyan.

Nagdrift ang kotse dahil sa pagliko ng kalsada at narinig kong nauntog si Azi

"The hell you doing?!" Sigaw saakin ni Azeia

"Unknown car sa likod, started to speed up ng makita tayo." Sabi ko

I saw in my peripheral vision na hawak ni Azi ang gilid ng ulo niya. The car drifted even more as we reach the roads that are full of turns.

This is one hell of road trip.

After a couple minutes the car behind can't be seen anymore, I continued to speed up a bit longer to make sure. We can't risk getting ambushed here.

I had started to think how someone had caught up to us we were much ahead than the others.

"If that car was behind us... CALL KEINA NOW!"

END OF CHAPTER 11!!
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