Over The Rainbows, Sydney (España Series #1)

Chapter 21

The main lights are closed sa loob ng buong bahay, except for the dimlights. Tanging ang ilaw mula sa labas ng bintana galing sa mga lampposts sa baba lamang ang nagsisilbing liwanag sa loob ng kwarto ko. I immediately called Justin, a friend of mine who owns the bar Sydney went to earlier, after I placed Sydney on the bed.

"Hi Justin! I'm sorry for calling you this late..." casual na sabi ko in a modulated voice to avoid waking Sydney up.

"Sam! Oh napatawag ka?" ani Justin.

"Uhm... Busy ka ba? Can I ask you a favor?"

"May trabaho lang. Pero patapos na rin, ano ba yon?"

I walked outside of the room dahil nakita kong gumalaw si Sydney. Baka magising.

"Pwede bang makakuha ng kopya ng cctv niyo today? Around seven to nine pm siguro?" I closed the door.

"Why? May nangyari ba? Okay ka lang?" Nagpapanic na tanong ni Justin.

"Wala naman, Jus. Sydney went there earlier, she has this friend who seems suspicious, e. I just want to check."

"Wow. Didn't know na ganyan ka ka-protective kay Syd." I can hear him smirk.

Napailing ako dito at pasimpleng ngumisi.

"Shut it, dumbo. Just please help me." biro ko dito at the same time making him know that I'm serious.

"Alright, protective girlfriend, I'll ask my boys to get the copy and I'll send it to you right away." he said.

After our call, I went back inside my room to see if Sydney has woken up. Hindi pa rin naman ito gising pagkapasok ko kaya nagpasya akong magshower na muna habang hinihintay ang e-mail ni Justin.

While showering, hindi ko maiwasang isipin ang nangyari kanina. Sydney in the arms of another person. Napangiwi ako sa naisip.

That didn't feel, look, or even sounded good.

I've never been this possessive, protective - as what Justin says, or whatnot to my past boyfriends. Ganto ba pag babae ang karelasyon mo? Everything just changes? Or ako lang? Siguro kasi mas mahal ko si Sydney kumpara sa pagmamahal ko sa kanila?

I lied my head back on the end of the tub.

I pressed my eyes closed and rested like that for a while.

I love how showering fixes my thoughts. It gives me a peace of mind. Subalit ngayon parang hindi ko maalis ang isip ko sa nangyari kanina.

The tub is a little short for me kaya I have to raise my legs just so I'd fit in. Maliit pa ako nang kinuha ni uncle itong tub na ito para sa akin. It was huge for me then, but now I feel like it shrunk a bit because I grew tall.

I watched the bubbles on my legs fade as they fall off from it. I stayed like that for a few minutes.

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pag-titig sa kawalan nang magring ang telepono ko. I saw my mom calling so I grabbed my phone from the basket I placed it in.

"Hello?"

"Hi, anak." I almost rolled my eyes upon hearing that.

May kailangan ito. I wanted to feel guilty for feeling this way. But I can't help it. Parang nasanay na ako na tinatawagan lang ni mommy pag may kailangan siya.

"Yes mom?" tamad kong bati dito.

"Kamusta ka?" She asked.

"Okay naman po."