Midnights with Pierce Psyche Esquivel

Chapter 13

I heard him sigh heavily again after he asked the question so I cleared my throat again before answering.

"Maayos po." I simply answered back.

"If you can't attend the event, I can just assign someone. Just rest" 

His voice was naturally deep but I guessed it was much deeper when he softly answered like this. 

"Makakaabot po ako." Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakaupo sa higaan ko at naglakad palapit sa veranda. 

I am sure that I will be healed after few days, at sayang rin naman kong hindi ko magagamit ang damit na pinasadya pa para sa akin. Ayoko ng makaabala pa kung kaya ko naman.

"Are you sure?" He breathily asked which made his voice deeper. 

"Opo." Agaran kong sagot at tumingin sa malawak at maliwanag na siyudad ng metro.

"Okay...goodnight and rest...maghihintay ako." Mas marahan nitong sagot ngayon. 

He didn't talked anymore after that and he himself ended the call kaya hindi na rin ako nakasungbat pa. 

I let out a deep breath right after and rubbed my arms. Ramdam ko bigla ang pagtayo ng balahibo ko sa rahan ng boses niya. His voice is naturally cold and deep despite his playful aura and that is probably one of his charisma, not just as a singer but as an artist. 

And no wonder, maraming nahuhumaling sa kanya kasama na ang kapatid ko. 

Bumalik ako sa pagkakahiga pagkatapos pero hindi ko pa nahihila ang kumot ko ng bigla ulit tumunog ang cellphone ko. Sir Pierce came to my mind first so I quickly reached for my phone, baka may nakalimutan siyang sabihin.

But he isn't.

Still, I didn't hesitate to answer the call and stood up from my bed. It is another important call for me.

My heart leaped for a moment upon hearing her voice again. Ngayon lang ulit siya tumawag sa akin kaya dapat hindi ko na palampasin. 

"Ma..." I happily answered.

"I'm here outside." She simply answered back which made my eyes wide. 

Dali-dali akong lumabas ng kwarto ko at binuksan ang main door ko. My smile widened more upon seeing her standing in front of my unit kaya hindi ko na napigilan na yakapin siya. 

I heard her chuckle as he tapped my shoulder. Humiwalay ako sa kanya at lumayo.

"I am here for something important, Liberty."

Tumango ako at kaagad siyang pinapasok sa loob. She sat down on my sofa at ngayon ko lang napagtanto na may sipon ako kaya hangga't maaari ay hindi ako pwedeng lapitan, especially her.

Just like Pierce she has work too at bawal siyang magkasakit o magkasipon. She then opened her bag, and pulled out a mask which she wore. Naglabas rin siya ng alcohol at binuhusan ang palad niya.

Napatikhim ako at napaiwas ng tingin. I shouldn't have hugged her. 

"Sasama ka kay Pierce sa birthday ko diba?" 

Kaagad akong tumango. She nodded her head too and looked around my apartment.

"Mukhang malapit ka kay Matilda...and I heard that Brianna met him exclusively on his own condo." 

I blinked my eyes several times with her statement pero muli akong napatango. 

Her eyes widened a little bit with my confirmation and chuckled. Her chuckles are somehow always making me uncomfortable. Kahit noong bata pa ako, I could always hear her sarcastic chuckle whenever she was fighting Papa.