VLS 3: ZARRICK'S POSSESSION

TWENTY FIVE

THE SUPPOSEDLY FLIGHT ON SUNDAY was postponed. According to her manager who's currently admitted to the hospital, their schedules for this week are all postponed, she was shot. Hindi matukoy kung sino, kaunting galos lang din naman ang nakuha ng kanilang kamyembro na si Hye Kyo. Mukhang ito ang pinapatamaan.

Dahil na rin sa nangyari sa manager at kamember nila na ngayon ay nagpapagaling sa hospital, ay cancelled ang mga events na dadaluhan nila.

Erriah was with Kian, mas minabuti rin ng binata na hindi na muna tumuloy sa pag-uwi sa Canada dahil ayaw raw nitong iwan siya.

"Until when are we going to stay here? You see it's not safe here anymore. Just what I thought when I saw that death threat on Hye Kyo's closet"

Napatingin siya kay Jade na ngayon ay nanginginig. "Pardon?"

"I—" nahinto ito saglit, hindi matuloy kung magpapatuloy sa pagsasalita. "I saw it before the day we'll be flying to Mexico"

"And you didn't even think of telling us?"

Napayuko ito, hindi na siya sinagot. Napabuntong hininga siya, naramdaman niya ang paghaplos ni Kian sa kaniyang likuran. He was telling her to calm down but how could she calm down when their life is at risk?

"I need to tell it to papa" Mica said.

Magsasalita sana siya at sasang-ayon dito pero biglang tumunog ang kaniyang telepono. It was Luke. Her best buddy.

"What?" She irritatedly said.

"Woah, bad mood?"

"Just a bad timing. What do you want?"

"I booked you a ticket, you can't say no. Alam mong magagalit si mama sa'yo kapag hindi ka umuwi"

F*ck. Ang akala niya ay nakaligtas na siya sa pag-uwi nila. Dagdag pa ang takot na hindi ligtas ang kaniyang kaibigan.

"I can't. The situation here is worse"

"Why? Are you okay? Tell me you're okay. You know that I can fly there and be with you"

Napabuntong hininga siya, nakita niya ang pagsimangot ni Kian sa kaniyang tabi. Inirapan niya lamang ito. Itinulak niya ang kaniyang sarili patayo at nagtungo sa kaniyang silid.

"I can handle this" Nag-isip sandali si Erriah ng pwede niyang gawin, kailangan niyang tumanggi. Ngayon siya kailangan ng kaniyang mga kaibigan.

Napatingin siya sa pintuan nang bumukas 'yon. Pumasok doon si Kianna at sumandal sa kasasaradong pintuan, nakahalukipkip ang mga kamay. Her left brow went up and shook her head after.

Erriah sighed, "I need to hang this up, Luke. I'll talk to you later,okay?" After ending the call, she looked at her bestfriend and asked, "What?"

"Manager told me, she's okay. Don't worry about her and Hye Kyo. Seems like Luke already called her and told her what he wants"

She knows what she's talking about. Napabuntong hininga nanaman siya. "Gusto ba talaga akong umuwi ng babaeng yan sa Pinas?"

"Seems like it" her bestfriend smirked.

Napamura siya ng mahina. "Ewan ko sa inyo"

"You have to face your fear, Erriah. Stop hiding at the dark, you left your half life there"

She didn't say any word and exited herself from her bestfriend who's smiling at her sweetly, she doesn't like it.

Nang sumapit din naman ang gabi ay nakatanggap nga siya ng tawag mula sa kaniyang Tita. She was too persistent she couldn't say no to her. Tama nga si Luke na hindi nanaman siya makakahindi sa mama nito.