My phone rang and when I answered it, Shi's voice came in panic. ["Hey, we know where Vasily is."]
I stopped pacing back and forth in my room. Ito lang ang kaya kong gawin. Maghintay dahil hindi ko na alam kung saan pa magpupunta si Vy. Finally, my helplessness has come to an end. "Where?!"
["Don't panic, okay?"] he said, his voice shaking, contradicting his words.
"Huh? Anong 'don't panic'?" My heart picked up a pace. "Shi, tell me."
Vy is missing. No one has seen him since he left to go to the CR before our match. At first, we thought he just went somewhere.
But no, he didn't.
["Police came into our house. They asked for Mom. Vasily is in a precinct."]
"What?" Nagsalubong ang aking kilay sa sinabi ni Shi. Then, pumasok naman sa isip ko ang mga bagay na 'di ko gustong mangyari kay Vy. If he's in a precinct, something must've happened. "W-Why?" I couldn't contain the stutter from nervousness.
["Dadaanan ka namin d'yan,"] Shi said instead.
"Shi, anong nangyari? Why is Vy in a precinct?"
["Just get ready, malapit na kami ni Mom."] He ignored me again. ["'Wag mo muna sasabihin kay Drix. You know him so let's keep this to us. We'll settle everything tonight. I've also called Vasily's cousin, Violet, she's also on her way—"]
"Shi!"
Sinigaw ko talaga ang pangalan niya para matigil siya. And he did stop rambling. Hearing him talk so fast heightened the anxiety in my chest. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang bawat kabog ng puso ko. I don't want to hear what happened and he's helping me on that part with his endless talk. He's probably doing that on purpose. But right now, I need to know whether I like it or not. Because Vy needs help.
I took a deep breath. Once. Twice. Thrice. Many times. Shi waited for me to talk. When I can finally get the words out, I asked, "What the fuck happened?"
Just like me, Shi also took a while to speak. He's rethinking whether he should tell me so bago pa man niyang maisip na hindi nalang sabihin, I warned him. "Tell me, Shi. Don't lie."
I heard his heavy breath above the sound of the traffic in his background. ["Murder,"] he started. ["He's being accused of murder."]
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RomanceA lonely boy who's longing for someone found himself falling in love and risking his heart after deciding to join his childhood friend's band. *** With a dead father and an always busy mother, Vasily Jiang Vagankov is always left alone at home. Lone...
