Chapter 7
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Sebastian's POV
I woke up not feeling so good. It feels like I didn't really sleep properly last night-or, did I even sleep? I keep waking up every hour! Dammit.
"Manang si Natalia?" Bumaba ako ng hagdan while wearing a simple white shirt with my favorite dark blue pajama.
"Umalis ng bago sumikat ang araw, Hindi pa bumabalik." Hinanda ni manang ang mga plato sa lamesa at napatingin naman ako sa orasan.
"Mga anong oras umalis manang?" Tanong ko.
"5 am ng madaling araw. Ay, nga pala, may iniwan siya, para sayo daw." Something for me?
Manang handed me a piece of paper. It looks like she just ripped this paper from a news paper and scribbled randomly.
I'm sorry hindi ako nakapag paalam, I'm going to Baguio for I'm not sure kung ilang araw. Promise, I'll make it up.
Iyon ang nakalagay sa sulat.
"Sige manang, Kayo na ang kumain. I might be gone for few days." I grabbed my car keys and ran towards my car. For some reason, I'm hell worried. Paano kung may nang-yari sa kanya'ng masama? And dammit, Baguio is too far for her to travel alone!
I don't think I'm fully awake yet but here I am driving a long travel.
Did she runaway because of what I did last night? Did she really leave me?
Come on Sebastian! You're smarter than this!
I pulled out my Bluetooth earset and called David. My pilot.
"David, mag-kita tayo sa bukid mo, my helicopter is working fine right? I need to travel to Baguio, quick."
From the other line, narinig ko'ng nag-salita si David. He sounds like he just got up from bed.
"Yes sir, I'll get ready as soon as possible."
"Thank you." I hunged up.
Well, if you're curious who David is, he is my private pilot and he is the one who currently takes care of my helicopter and jets.
Then, tumawag ako sa office. It was supposed to be the first day in my office after my accident pero it looks like I have to move it some other day because I have to go to Baguio.
After few minutes of driving, narating ko rin yung bukid ni David. He is a pilot yet he lives in a farm to take care of his mother who refuses to live at the city.
I got down from the car and removed my sunglasses. Agad ako'ng tumungo sa pintuan nila David at kumatok.
Few moments later, bumukas din ito at nakita ko rin si David wearing his pilot suit, all fresh and clean.
I remember how Patrick would always get jealous because of how I look at David. Alam kasi ni Patrick na dati palang ay may gusto na ako Kay David. Used to. But knowing that David was not gay, I stopped liking him. At tsaka, I don't think I am attracted to guys now.
"Tara?" Sinundan ko siya sa babaan ng helicopter to only see that the helicopter was already ready. He checked if the engines are working fine. Matagal ko rin kasing hindi nagagamit it dahil pang i-emergency lang talaga.
The last time I rode this- was the time me and Patrick had our 2nd year anniversary.
Well, in this case na nawawala si Natalia, it is emergency, right?
"David, sa Baguio tayo, preferably malapit sa mga tourist destinations." I've never been to Baguio before so to be honest, Hindi ko talaga alam kung paano hahanapin si Natalia. I prefer going to other countries rather than different provinces. But I was lucky enough na andiyan ang kaibigan ni Natalia to give me her address.
The flight was longer than I thought, and I have no idea how long it took us to get there because I fell asleep. I have always been scared of heights.
David's helicopter landed at some building at agad naman ako'ng bumaba.
"Saan ito?" Tanong ko.
"Malapig lang ito sa Binigay niyong address sir." Tumango ako at lumbas na ng building. I can see everyone look at me.
Or maybe it was the helicopter on top of the building.
"OH MY G... Ang gwapo!!" Tumingin ako sa mga babae na nada likod ko. But I decided to ignore them and drive to Natalia's house.
It took me 10 minutes to get to Natalia's house, and it was oddly dark and it had a very unwelcoming atmosphere.
Hindi lang masikip ang dahan, pero ang daanan doon ay Hindi manlang semento. Putik ito at mabaha.
Ang mga aso't pusa ay nag-kalat sa daan, ang mga bata, palabog laboy lang.
I thought Baguio was supposed to be- fun.
"Pwede mag-tanong?" Lumapit ako sa bata ng kanina pa ako sinusundan ng tingin. He was looking at me innocently while drinking soda out of this plastic.
"Sige."
"Saan yung bahay ni Natalia Zamora?" I asked.
Tinuro naman sa'kin ng bata ang isang bahay na hindi kalayuan sa kinaroroonan namin. Maliit ito at medyo luma.
But right at that moment, isang lalake ang lumabas. He was wearing a blue shirt and jeans.
Then Natalia.
Napatigil ako sa aking ginagawa at nag-salubong ang aking mga kilay. Who the fck is that guy?
Nagulat nalang ako ng makita kong yakapin ng lalake si Natalia sa beywang at ng idikit nito ang kanyang bibig malapit sa tenga niya. Probably whispering sweet craps.
I felt my blood boil. Gusto kong hilahin sila papalayo sa isa't isa, at pag susuntukin ang lalake. How dare he. How dare he touch my property.
He pulled away and kissed her on the lips.
"Sa-salamat boy." Ngumiti ako ng simple at nag-lakad sa ibang direksyon.
I never felt this way before. Way different. Way different than me and Patrick's relationship. I never felt so... So betrayed and jealous.
Maybe falling for a girl is really wrong. Maybe I was meant to stay in love with Patrick and maybe Natalia was just all about challenge and lust for me...
Maraming 'maybes' at 'what ifs' ang pumasok sa isip ko but I didn't find the answer to my question.
So all powerless, I went back home. Hindi ko na lang sana siya sinundan. Eh di sana, hindi ako umasa at nasaktan ng ganito.
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