Abducted (Zerafi #1) | HIATUS

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"Hi! May I ask if Zeji is here? By the way, I'm Fiona-"

"Hindi naman po kita tinatanong, Ate. At wala pong Zeji dito, pero asawa ni Ate Sera na si Kuya Ey-ey po, meron."

I stopped cleaning and look outside. There I saw Carol with her mad and irritated face. Her arms are on her hips and her eyebrows are up. My eyes landed to the woman outside the gate. Wearing a tight dress, has long hair, and tall... inshort, a slut. Well, who is this, this time? May Jasha na nga, may dadagdag pa?

I saw how the woman's smile faded. But she immediately put another fake smile. "Ey-ey and Zeji are the same.. so he is here? Can you call him? I want to talk to him- no, we have something to talk about. Please tell him-"

"Ay, ayoko po. Sino ka po ba sa inaakala mo po? Baka nga po ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit palaging nag-aaway ang mag-asawa."

I mentally cough and my eyes grow wide. Carol?

"Palagi pong nakatitig sa kawalan si Ate at parang malungkot. Kahit ayaw niyang sabihin at kahit magsinungaling man po siya ay alam ko pong nasasaktan na siya. Sabi nga po ni Kuya Phin sa akin na nasaktan, nagselos at luhaan daw po si Ate Sera nang makitang magkasama palagi sina Kuya Zeji at Ate Jasha. Linta po kasi si Ate Jasha. Baka nga po ikaw rin. Naghihirap ka na po ba at wala ka ng mabili na sapat na tela para sa iyong damit? Gusto mo bilhan kita? At isa pa po, naturuan ka po ba ng mabuting asal ng mama mo po? Kapag may asawa na, layo na dahil kasalanan po iyon. May pag-iisip naman po kayo, 'di ba? Kaya dapat alam mo iyon. O sadyang bobo at linta ka lang po talaga?"

Unti-unting nawala ang ngiti ng babae at agad na napalitan ng galit, tila ba'y insultong-insulto sa sinabi ni Carol. It was a great show but I need to step in. And another thing, what did Carol said again? Malungkot? Nagselos? Luhaan? What the fuck? Kailan man ay hindi ko 'yon mararamdaman. That fucking guy! He's feeding Carol lies! Maybe I should strangle Phineas the next time I see him!

"Carol, stop it. Your below the belt," sita ko nang makarating ako. Carol immediately look down and hid behind me. I tilt my head towards the lady and smiled fakely.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Fiona. I overheard your conversation and Carol is.. I know.. too much. She must have been worried about my behavior this days. I am deeply sorry."

Tumikhim ito at tumango. "No, it's okay. I understand.." she look behind me and elegantly flip her hair. "Anyway.. is it true that Zeji is your husband-"

"No, he isn't." I automatically said. "He.. he is my friend. This baby behind me misunderstand anything. I was only sad because I miss my family. That's it."

Para naman itong nabunutan ng tinik at tumango-tango uli habang hawak ang bandang dibdib.

"So, what do you need from him? He is not here right now. Pwede mo naman sa akin sabihin. I'll tell him right away."

"Really? Thanks." Tumalon-talon pa siya na naging dahilan ng pag-alog ng dibdib niya. Sure, my breast are much more bigger than hers but she really looks irritating.

"Ano kasi, kagabi, he meet me at the bar. And I think he wanted me to warm his bed."

My eyebrow lift up. "Pardon?"

Kinapa ko si Carol sa likod at tinakpan ang tainga niya, takot na makarinig siya ng hindi karapat-dapat marinig.

"Sex, darling. Sex. As you can see, in his highschool years, I became his fling. We fuck, hard. Everywhere. Anywhere. He was always needy for I don't know the reason. And when we graduated for College, our connection is cutted. But well, it seems that old habits die hard because we got connected again after a year. Though it was cutted again, he came searching for me and found me last night."