Its been 6 months since the construction of the cafe started and that means na halos 6 months na ring napapraning si Den. Matatapos na rin naman yung cafe. Well, sana nga, cafe lang ang matapos.
"Aly, di mo ba talaga sasabihin kay Den?" Deej asked. They're now at UP Town. Wala lang, bonding lang nila.
"Di na, kuya. I've lied so much to her already para ngayon pa sabihin sa kanya. After the construction na lang para surprise talaga." Alyssa answered.
"Eh sure ka naman ba na hindi siya nakakahalata? Baka naman may napapanisin siya pero she just keeps everything to herself, ah?" Deej said.
"Sometimes, parang nakakahalata siya pero nalulusutan ko naman." Sabi ni Alyssa.
"Basta ayusin mo yan, ah. Baka instead of giving her a surprise, ikaw ang masurprise." Sabi pa ni Deej.
Kumain lang sila ni Alyssa at namili ng konting damit tas umuwi na rin kasi susunduin pa daw ni Deej si Kathryn sa school. Si Alyssa naman, nagpunta rin ng ASMPH para sunduin na rin si Den kahit di naman siya nagsabi.
"Alyssa!" Ace called her.
"Yo!" She said and nagfist bump sila.
"Bat ka andito?" Ace asked.
"Bakit sayo ba 'to?" Ly joked. "Susunduin ko si Den, malamang."
"Ha? Eh, hindi pumasok si Den eh." Ace said. "She's not feeling well daw sabi samin nila Phil. Di mo alam?"
"Hindi. Hinatid ko siya kaninang umaga eh." Ly said. "Check ko na lang sa codo, baka umuwi." She said and went inside her car, even before Ace could speak again.
She drove to their flat as fast as she can and nagmamadali ring umakyat sa unit nila.
"Babe? Are you here?" She said pagkapasok niya. "Ace said na di ka raw pumasok." Sabi niya sabay bukas ng pinto ng kwarto nila pero wala si Den dun. She chcked the CR pero wala rin. "Babe!"
She checked the other CR sa labas and the spare room pero wala din naman si Den dun. She tried calling her pero hindi rin naman siya sinasagot.
"Shit, babe. Asan ka ba?" Tarantang sabi ni Alyssa. She stood up and nagpunta kay Ella.
"Wait!" Ella said. "Sisirain lang yung pinto?" She said when she opened the door.
"Ells, alam mo kung asan si Den?" Ly asked, not minding what Ella said.
"Aba, malay ko. Girlfriend mo yun, diba? Tsaka, may pasok siya today. Malamang asa school yon." Sabi ni Ella.
"She's not there nga daw sabi ni Ace. Hinatid ko siya kanina pero di daw siya pumasok. Sabi daw sa kanila, masama pakiramdam niya." Ly said.
"Eh asan naman yun?" Sabi ni Ella. "Baka umuwi sa kanila?"
They drove pauwi sa village nila and dumiretso kila Den. Si Ate Ana lang ang tao kasi may pasok nga sila lahat.
"Ate, andiyan po ba si Den?" Ly asked.
"Ay, oo. Umuwi siya dito kanina." Ate Ana answered. Nakahinga naman ng maluwag yung dalawa. "Pasok kayo."
They went inside Den's room and saw her na nakahiga sa kama niya at nakatalikod sa pinto.
"I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone." Den said.
"Babe, ano bang nangyayari sayo?" Ly asked pero hindi sumagot si Den.
"Besh, usap naman tayo para malaman namin kung anong problema." Ella said pero hindi pa rin nagsalita si Den.
Ly sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, "Babe, please naman oh. I know you're not feeling well, pero kaya nga kami andito. Tara na, usap na tayo." She said and held Den's back but Den just swatted it away.
