Drastic Waves in Bondi

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

I tried to be comfortable as I should be dahil feeling ko, safe na safe naman ako kay Valerio. But on the other hand, hindi ko alam kung anong magiging reaksyon ng pamilya ko kapag nalaman nilang wala na ako sa Watsons Bay at idinala naman ako ni Valerio sa kung saan.

I still have no idea. Pamilyar naman ang mga nadadaanan naming lugar pero ang punto ng destinasyon namin ay wala pa akong ideya.

Habang nakakapit ako nang mahigpit kay Valerio, nararamdaman kong nagvi-vibrate ang phone ko mula sa handbag.

"I think they're calling me already," aniko kay Valerio.

"Call them when we get there," he said. "Don't answer it. It's not safe. Just hang on to me for a while, alright?"

As usual, ginawa ko naman ang sinabi niya at kumapit nga ang gaga. Halos thirty minutes ako sa gano'ng posisyon nang marating na namin ang destinasyon na tinutukoy niya.

"We're in Sydney..." I muttered as I look around the area.

"Yeah, kind of impulsive, but we're here," he said. "You should give your brothers a call for now. Take your time."

"I'll be right back."

Saglit akong dumistansya sa kanya. Hindi ko pa alam kung sino sa tatlo kong kuya ang tatawagan ko. In the end, si Kuya Craig ang tinawagan ko dahil malakas ang feeling ko na sesermonan ako nitong nina Kuya Emmett at Kuya Henry. Saglit lang din naman nang sagutin niya ang tawag ko.

"Aesthesia Serene," seryosong pagbanggit nito ng pangalan ko.

"Kuya..." Napangiwi ako. But even though his tone is very serious, it is calm. "I'm gonna explain."

"Better be," he said. "We're looking for you guys for an hour now and thought you headed back in the lighthouse and we found no one there. So..."

Huminga ako nang malalim saka ko ito dahan-dahang pinakawalan. "Okay, first of all, it wasn't my plan to sneak out of you guys. Valerio took me out and we're in Sydney."

"Sydney?!" And he sounded so surprised and shocked upon hearing that. "What are you guys doing in Sydney? I know it's near, but what are you doing there?"

"I don't know what comes into Valerio's mind, but we're in the city so I just wanna let you guys know about that. When Kuya Emmett called earlier, we're on our way here so I couldn't accept the call. Tell them that, please?"

"And where you will be coming back?"

"I don't know yet, but I think we'll be back before sundown."

"Alright, just be safe, alright? I don't know much about Valerio, but I think he's a good man so don't do anything stupid."

"Of course, why would I do that?! I'll behave."

"Good to hear that," he proudly said. "Call us if you needed anything or whatever. Enjoy whatever you will be doing there in Sydney."

"Thank you so much, kuya! I'll message you guys soon."

Nang ibaba ko ang call at bumalik kay Valerio. He creases his forehead. I think by the looks of it, he's kind of worried what their response would be.

"So, what did they say?" he asked.

I smiled and I think with that small assurance, it lessens the tension on his face. "They're good with it. There's nothing to worry about there, but they were surprised and shocked that we leave them unnoticed."

"Oh, my bad, but I was trying to take you out alone."

"I understand. But you don't have to worry about it. Kuya Craig said we should just enjoy it and maybe we should get back to Waverley before sundown."