FROM HELL WITH LOVE

3. Chaos Emerges!

Coleen's POV

Ate Abby and i quickly went back inside her unit. While panicking, agad naming parehong kinuha yung mga cellphone namin.

" We better call mama and tita Jean.. " nag aalalang sabi ni ate Abby habang takot at nanginginig na nagta type sa cellphone niya.

Fortunately, when i tried video chatting my mama(Jean), she immediately answered.

" Coco, anak. " nag aalalang sabi agad sa akin ni mama the moment her image was shown on the screen. Oh thank god... I am relieved she answered... " Kamusta ka jan? Kayu ni ate Abby mo? Jusko! Huwag muna kayong lalabas kahit na anong mangyari! "

" Ma... " Nasambit ko lang habang naiiyak ako. Nakahinga naman ako kahit paano nang makita ko yung background ni mama. She is at home. Hopefully, she and papa are safe...

" We... We're still here at ate Abby's unit.." naiiyak pa rin na sabi ko. " Na.. Na trap kami dito. We... We are so scared ma.. We do.. Don't know what to do.. Kayo ma? Kayo ni papa? How are you there.. "

" Ok pa naman kami... sagot niya. " We saw it. Kami ng papa mo.. We saw it on the news, anak! " she told me. She sounds very frightened. " Si papa mo, kanina pa rin siya hindi mapakali.. He is outside talking to the neighbors about what happened.. Kahit sila, takot na takot na rin.. "

" Tangina naman! " bwisit na sambit ni ate Abby. " Bakit hindi sumasagot sina mom and dad?! "

She's been trying to reach tita and tito's phone since nagkausap kami ni mom pero wala pa talagang sumasagot. Kahit ako, nag aalala na rin para sa kanila...

" Nak? Si Abby ba yun? " nag aalalang tanong sa akin ni mama ng marinig niya yung boses ni ate Abby.

" O.. Opo.." maikling tugon ko habang takot pa rin. " Hi.. Hindi niya po kasi.. Matawagan sina... Tito and tita eh.. Wala... Wala pong sumasagot sa kanila... "

" Ano?! " gulat at nag aalalang sagot ni mama. " Jusko... Nasaan siya? Kausapin ko muna.. " utos niya sa akin kaya binigay ko kay ate Abby muna yung phone ko.

" Tita... " naiiyak na si ate Abby habang kausap si mom. I feel so bad. I can't imagine if ako yung nasa sitwasyon niya right now...

" Jusko, Abby... " pag aalala ni mama.
" Ano ba naman 'tong mga nangyayari na 'to... "

" Tita... Hin... Hindi pa rin... Hindi pa rin po talaga sila sumasagot... " naiiyak pa rin si ate Abby... Naaawa ako sa kanya... She does'nt even know if they are doing ok...

" Abby, listen.. " tugon ni mama. I can see she is starting to tear up as well.
" No matter what happens, lock your door and huwag kayong lalabas hangga't alam niyong wala pang mag rerescue sa inyo diyan, ok? "

Tumango lang kaming dalawa. Maya maya nakita kong biglang napakunot ang noo ni mama and lumingon lingon siya sa paligid.

" What's that noise? " nagtatakang sabi ni mama. " Bakit may negme megaphone? What for..? "

Sa sinabi pa lang ni mama ay kinabahan na ako.. What are those for? Emergencies? If so, why the hell are there emergencies?

Maya maya ay narinig ko yung boses ni papa na parang natataranta with the way he sounds.

" Pa! What are you doing? " narinig kong tanong ni mama kay papa. I heard na parang may kinakalkal si papa na kung ano anong gamit sa bahay...

" Ma, pack your things! Dalhin mo lahat ng kaya mong dalhin! We're leaving! " narinig kong sagot ni papa kay mama. He sounds so anxious...