Somewhere in the Avenue (Velez Cousins Series #1)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

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"I texted Audy that I'm going to hang out with my friends. Hindi namin namalayan ang oras kaya gabi na nang makalabas kami sa mall. The traffic was heavy that's why it almost took us two hours to reached here." I explained.

Nakataas pa rin ang kilay ni Audy sa'kin. Katabi niya naman si Liv na mukhang nagtatampo at nakabusangot ang mukha. Yaya was beside me just listening carefully.

Dahan-dahan akong nag-angat ng tingin at nakita siya na mariing nakatitig sa'kin. Napalunok naman ako. I can sense his growing rage from the moment we walked towards our house hanggang sa makarating kami dito.

His scowl was still evident even after my explanation. When he noticed my glance, tumaas ang kaliwang kilay niya before he crossed his arms and looked away. I just pouted at his hard expression.

Nasa receiving area palang kami ng bahay. Audy and Liv was here, waiting for me to come back home. Audy read my text and saw my missed calls when they were about to depart from La Salle. She was calling me to tell me na sila ang susundo sa'kin para hindi na ako magpapahatid pa sa mga kaibigan. But I wasn't able to answer it so she texted me instead. Still, they got no reply. They thought I was already home.

Turns out, alas sais na ng gabi nang naka-uwi sina Audy and Deonell dito sa village. When Audy called me, to ask if I was already at home, I wasn't able to answer it again. Both of them called me multiple times alternately na walang sumasagot kaya dumeretso sila dito.

Audy was so worried that's why she called both Liv and Suzy. That explains why I got missed calls from Suzy too and why Liv was here.

"I'm sorry...we had so much fun...I..." I gulped.

I don't really care that much about other's reactions right now. The only reaction I am one hundred percent concerned right now is that person's who is wearing scowl while portraying a stoic face. He looks unimpressed even after everything. He tilted his head when he noticed me staring at him. Nag-iwas na naman ako ng tingin.

I heard Audy sighed. "I feel so guilty. Nasigawan ko pa tuloy ang village guard kanina. Deonell and I went there asking if nakauwi ka na ba. We both got so pissed nang sinabi nila na hindi raw nila namalayan."

"Ikaw naman kasi! Alam mo naman na bawal kang gumala kung walang kasamang bodyguards! Tanda mo naman ang nangyari sa Mommy mo noon!" si Yaya Imelda.

I prevented my lips from twitching by pouting. Right. After Suzy's issue, the people were getting wilder. Starting that day, hindi na kami pinapayagang gumala ng walang bodyguards. That must have been traumatic for Suzy. I understand why Tito Marco decided to sent her away from the stressful city life.

"My date was interrupted because of this. Gumala ka lang pala at natagalan!" inirapan ako ni Liv.

Tumaas ang kilay ko. Maldita na siya niyan? Hindi bagay sa kaniya. Tss.

I just kept silent while all of them expressed their worries. Let's just say... na-gi-guilty rin ako. Kinakabahan rin ako sa reaksyon ni Deonell. He was still silent and was observing me, now wearing an unimpressed face.

After another round of scolding, Yaya left us for some privacy. Aniya'y kukuha siya ng juice para may mainom kaming lahat. Everybody is calm now...or maybe, not everybody. I am feeling uncomfortable and bothered. Galit pa rin siya? Nag-explain na ako, a!

"Sino naman ang kasama mong gumala?" tanong ni Liv.

"As far as I can remember, no one wants to befriend you because you're always feisty-looking. You look so unfriendly." si Audy.