The Billionaire's Obsession

chapter 12

3 years ago.

Erasmus called me, I picked it up. "Dre, what's up?"

"Bumalik ba dyan sina Austin?" He asked me, "nope. Walang tao sa bahay nila." I answered.
"What?! Check their house, now!" He yelled.
"Wala ngang tao, Dre! At ang sabi ng kapatid ng mama ni Austin ay lumipat daw sila ng bahay kahapon." I replied.

"Nandyan ka pa kahapon, di ba?! " He said angrily. "Gabi na nung dumating ako dito, Dre. And please! Don't yell at me."  I sighed.
"Ano bang nangyari, Dre?" I asked him curiously. "None of your business." He ended up the phone call, "problema ng isang yun?" I asked myself, "Dre, we need to go back to Manila. Hermes told me na may emergency daw." Leo said while busy on his phone.

"What kind of emergency ba?" I asked him, "Hindi ko alam , Dre. Hindi niya sinabi sakin eh." He replied. "Tumawag sakin si Erasmus ngayon lang." I began, he looked at me. "Really? Eh ano naman ang sadya niya?"

"He's asking me kung bumalik na ba raw dito sa Davao city sina Austin, but of course I told him na hindi pa sila nakabalik and lumipat na sila ng bahay." I replied.

"Lumipat? Teka paano mo nalaman?" He asked me curiously, "sinabi sakin ng mama ni Josephine, na lumipat sila kahapon." I answered. "Hindi ba kinuwento ng mga magulang ng nililigawan mo?" I asked him.
He shook his head.

Kinabukasan ay bumalik na kami sa Manila, sinabihan ko ang driver ko na iuwi ang bagahe ko dahil may pupuntahan pa ako. Leo and I went to our favourite place, nandoon na din sila Grey, Jake, Hermes at Erasmus. They're waiting for us.

"Oh? Anong meron mga tukmol?" Bungad ni Leo. They glared him, "shut up/ fvck off asshole." Sabay na sabi nilang apat. "Tell us, what on hell is happening?" I said coldly, I sat down at the single sofa.

"Magsasalita ba kayo o hindi?!" I yelled, "kumalma ka nga, Dre." Sabi ni Leo at uminom ng whiskey. "We can't find, Austin." Panimula ni Hermes, " I made a huge mistake." Sabi ni Erasmus. "What kind of huge mistake, Dre?" Leo asked him, calmly.

"Beatrice and I made love." He almost whispered it, nasamid ako dahil sa sinabi niya. "Wait, what?" Kumunot ang noo ko, "ulitin mo nga, Dre. Baka mali yung pagkakadinig namin." Sabi ni Leo.

"Beatrice and I fucked each other." He replied.
"Shit! Are you insane, Erasmus?! How could do that such thing!" I shouted, maikli talaga ang pasensya ko, pero kung siya pahahabain ko.

"Let him explain first, Dre. Calm down, baka ma-high blood ka." Pagpapakalma ni Leo sa'kin.
"Fuck. Speak up, Dre." I commanded.
"I was drunk that night, my mind was clouded by alcohol." Sabi niya, I sighed "shit.. eh paano kung may mabuo, Dre? Walang maalala si Austin dahil nawawal ang memorya niya, tapos eto?! You're making me insane!"

"Dre, I found out next week pupunta sa States si Austin, kasama ang pamilya niya." Hermes said, we looked at him. "What?! Bakit daw?" Leo asked him, "malay ko." He replied, binatukan naman siya ni Jake. "Gago, nagtatanong ng maayos ang tao."

"Hindi ko nga alam, nakita ko lang sa post nung kapatid niya." Paglilinaw niya, "ayusin mo yang gulong yan, Dre." Sabi ko.

I texted her number.

My queen.

May binili ako para sayo, pinadeliver ko.
From 09*********

She texted me back.

Huh? Wrong number ka ata.
From My queen

I giggled.

Nope, I'm not.
From 09*********

"May sayad ata ang doctor, Dre." Bulong ni Jake.
"Hindi lang siya, pati ang piloto." Sabi ni Hermes. I received a text from her again.

Sino ka ba?!
From my queen.

I texted her back.

Secret.
From 09*********

Ahh.. secret admirer? Patawa ka eh no.
From my queen.

"Hello?" Sabi ni Leo nang sagutin niya ang phone call, he giggles. "Really? You want to know who I am? Then, let's be friends.... Uhh, nope.. sure..." He walks out, "lakas ng tama, jusko."  Sabi ni Grey.

"Austin... Have you eaten? About my job offer... You won't accept it? Why? Magtatrabaho ka sa abroad... I can double your salary... Be my secretary..." Erasmus walks out.

"Seryoso?! Magpipinsan talaga ang trip niyo?!" Hermes said sarcastically, "nahiya kami ah, magkakapatid nga ang pinakasalan at papakasalan niyo." Sagot ni Leo na kakapasok lang.

"Barkada nga tayo, parehong kinababaliwan natin ang Magkakapatid at magpipinsan." Singit ko naman. We laughed, Erasmus slammed the door. "PUTANGINA!" He cursed, "gago, dre. Tama ba yung narinig natin?" Natatawang sabi ni Leo, ang kaninang nagtatatawanan ay biglang tumahimik.

"Problema mo, dre?" Tanong ni Jake, si Jake na isang abogado na may gangster life dati. Kaya ayan, kahit nagtatanong sa pandinig mo ay para bang nanghahamon ng away.

"Hermes, give me his location! His current location!" He yelled. A mournful sadness and anger that you can sense from him, Hermes followed his command.

I won't do that thing, if it's not her. I would point a gun on my head for hurting my queen.

"Hindi ko matrace, Dre. Sorry." Hermes stuttered, as Erasmus heard him he threw the glass of whiskey because of anger. "Calm down, Dre. Mahahanap natin si Austin." Grey said.

"Why don't you try to call him again, dre?" Jake asked him. So, he did. He dialed Austin's number, but unluckily he didn't picked it up.
He dialed his number again and again, yet he still didn't answered the phone call. "Damn!" He cursed.

"I guess you only have two more chances, Dre. Call his mother or sister." Leo suggested, Erasmus dialed Austin's mother's phone number, but she didn't answer it. He tried to dial Austin's sister, we took a sip of whiskey, later on he threw out his phone. "Why do I need to experience this?!" He yelled, I sighed "Dre, what do you think about this situation? You told us earlier na si Beatrice ang may pakana nung aksidente ni Austin."

Jake looked at me, "So, there's a possibility that Beatrice planned all of this?" I nodded, "Yes, pero conclusion ko lang yan, I don't know if plano niya talaga ang lahat o ang tadhana niyo mismo gustong maghiwalay sa inyong dalawa."

But, I won't let the destiny take her away from me. Never.