To All Our High Hopes

Chapter 093

ALEXINA'S POINT OF VIEW

Unang dumating sa condo si Archer kasama niya si Leondale, sumunod si Dominic na kasama si Shawn at ang huling dumating ay si Nero kasama si Riley.

"Where are the other girls?" Tanong ko nang napansin na wala si Rose at South.

"You're not yet informed, I guess?"

Tumango ako.

"Well fortunately, our Rose Angelic's in London, she's with her fiancé–"

"Fiancé?! Wh-What do you mean?"

I can't believe this! Kasabay ng paglayo ko ay ang pagwala ko din ng komunikasyon sa mga kaibigan ko. Isa na roon si Rose.

Her parents are strict and she's a total follower of them. Isang beses lang siya nagsaya kasama namin at wala ng sumunod na ganun.

Now that she's finally marrying someone, I just want to ask her if she enjoyed her youth before saying yes to her boyfriend?

"She's studying master's degree in Business Accountancy in London. Parehas sila ng boyfriend niya."

"Foreigner ba boyfriend niya?" Hindi ko maiwasang tanungin.

"He's half Spanish and half Japanese. Nakilala niya lang yan noong pumunta siya sa California kasama si Riley," she said while pointing her index finger to Riley.

Nanlaki ang mata ko nang may natanto ako, "Naging sila ba ni Riley at Rose?" Tanong ko.

Tumango lang si Leondale. Habang ako naman ay gulat na gulat sa rebelasyon na sinabi niya.

"What happened?"

"Riley's in love with someone else," she answered so easily.

Love really make you go nuts. Sometimes love makes you confuse and it's surprising.

"And to whom?"

"Kyomi's sister."

Doon ako napatili na sanhi ng paglingon sa amin ng mga lalaki. Nasa may kusina sila nag-iinuman at nag-uusap.

"Hayaan niyo yan, sumisigaw yan kapag may nalaman na sikreto," rinig ko pang sinabi ni Nero sa kanila.

Natapos ang pag-uusap namin sa hindi pa pag-uwi ni South dito sa Pilipinas. Ang huling nasagap ni Leondale na issue sa kaniya ay ang paglisan ni South kasama ang kaniyang Ama para takasan ang kaniyang Ina na nasangkot sa illegal gambling. 

"Tawagan kaya natin si South? I have her phone number," I suggested.

She agreed. Kaya kinuha ko ang aking cellphone at tinawagan na si South para mag-videocall. Agad naman itong sinagot ni South at tila ba nagmamadali siya at may hinahanap.

"Where the hell are you,  Ara?" Leondale asked.

"Hold on a second, I need to meet someone. Just go on and talk, I'm listening." She's still busy looking for something or someone.

"Okay, continue raw. Wala ka bang planong umuwi? Pati si Rose hindi nagpaparamdam. Walang thrill kapag wala yung mga anghel dito na ginagawa naming masamang nilalang!" 

Parehas kaming natawa ni South dahil sa sinabi ni Leondale.

"Really, guys. Hold on..." 

We heard a knock on the door. We also heard a knock coming from my phone.

"I told you, hold on. I'm looking for your condominium number, Alexina..." We heard her chuckle.

In excitement, I ran towards the door and opened it. I saw South and Rose with their arms wide open for me.