Wild Vengeance 2: "The Reserved Twin" (Finished)

RESERVED ISSUE no.7

  

    "Bakit ngayon kalang umuwi?"

From the slow pace of footsteps, dahan-dahan akong humarap sa kaniya.

"Do you know what time is it, Mia?"

"Uhm, 7:50? In the morning."

"Exactly. Alas syete na ng umaga at ngayon ka palang nakauwi. Hindi mo manlang kami binalitaan kung ano na ang nangyari sayo. Nag-aalala kaming lahat dito."

   Tumingin ako sa kanila manang na nakatingin lang saamin ni Mattheo. I winced.

"Uhm..."

"What's wrong with texting me about your whereabouts?"

"Hindi ko kasi alam ang number mo eh..." ...hindi mo nga din naman ako tinext eh. Nagreklamo ba ako?

"That's the problem. Hindi ko din alam kung ano ang number mo. Hindi mo hiningi yung akin. Paano tayo magkaka-usap?"

  "I... just forgot"

"Kumain ka na ba?"

I nodded.

  "Come! We will talk."

Lips locked I followed him to the dining room.

"Naku, ma'am Mia, nagalit po iyan si sir kagabi kasi hindi pa po kayo nauwi".

"Kaya nga Lory eh. Kakausapin ko."

"Nag-alala po iyon sa inyo. Pinasundan kayo ni sir sa isang taxi na dumaan sa labas. Kasunod niyo lang ho yun."

That made me stop walking.
  "What?"

"Pinasundan kayo sa isang taxi kako ma'am"

  "Why?"

"Nag-alala po kasi si sir."

Hindi na ako sumagot sa sinabi niya. My heart is erratically beating right now. My mind is occupied with thoughts, negative thoughts.

  Paano kung nasundan ako papuntang Shipwreck? Ochì! Ochì! Ochì!

  I huffed and puffed some air.

When I entered the dining room, I took a seat facing him.

"Lory said you had someone following me last night." I started the conversation.

"I did"

"Why do that for?"

"Assurance"

"You don't trust me, do you?"

Ouch there!

  Well, somehow he's right for not trusting me. Really!

"Not you. Them! The people who told you they have your mother. So, do they?"

"Why not tell me instead? Hindi ba pinasundan mo naman ako?"

"I don't know. Inumaga ka ng uwi. Maybe something good happened."

Hindi nila nalaman na umalis ako? Wait, wait. Maybe I'm not yet through.

"Hanggang saan mo ako pinasundan?"

  "'Til you reached that mansion the driver was telling me. You were welcomed by an old man and an hour pass, hindi ka pa lumalabas and nothing unusual or strange happened, according to the driver, so I assumed you were good and okay kaya pinauwi ko na ang driver dahil baka tatawag kalang dito para magpasundo or you'll get a cab on your own. I never thought na mapapalagay kaagad ang loob mo sa mga tao doon at inumaga ka ng uwi."