All About Her (Published under Summit Media's Pop Fiction)

Thirty: I Truly Do

Thirty: I Truly Do

"WHAT? May dalang maleta, tapos hindi niyo ako tinawagan?" Mainit ang ulong bulyaw ko. Halata naman ang takot sa dalawang katulong at hindi makasagot ng maayos. "Ser kasi po, nagbi-lin si Ma'am ta-tapos ang sabi po ay nag-nagsabi na siya sa in-" hindi ko na siya pinatapos at dumiretso sa kwarto hoping that she was just bored at nagdala lang ng ilang gamit.

Habang paakyat ay sinusubukan ko siyang tawagan, she is not answering her phone. "Fvck." I check her things at nanlumo ng makita ko dun ang iilang pirasong damit na kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay mga binili ko para sa kanya. I checked all her things, wala nang kahit anong gamit niya sa loob ng bahay.

Kaya nagmamadali akong bumaba at sumakay sa sasakyan. There is only one place where I think she can go. At sana ay hindi ako nagkakamali. Pinaharurot ko ang sasakyan kung mabilis ang pagpapatakbo ko pauwi mas mabilis ata ngayon.

Pero hindi ko inaasahan ang naabutan ko sa bahay ng Lolo niya, for lease na ito. I tried to call the nurse I hired at mas lalo akong nanlumo sa narinig ko. Her Lolo passed away yesterday at pina-cremate din ni Eunice kinagabihan. Bakit hindi niya ako tinawagan? At bakit bigla nalang siyang umalis? The last time I checked, we are totally fine. She even kissed and hugged me tight before...

"Oh holly crap!" Hindi mapigilang sigaw ko na hinampas pa ang sasakyan ko.

"Hey, para namang hindi na tayo magkikita muli sa dating ng pagpapaalam mo, don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I can, I'll be just away for two days. Prepare dinner for me when I got back, okay?" Grabe naman kasi siya kung makahalik at makayakap sa 'kin, akala mo naman 'di na kami magkikita.

"Fvcking shit." Bakit siya umalis, wala naman talaga akong naaalalang pinag-awayan namin. Sumakay na ako sa sasakyan at tumawag na sa mga koneksyon ko just to find her. I was about to dial another number when my phone rang. "Yes Wilson? If it wasn't urgent, let's talk about it some other time I'm looking for Eunice." Ibababa ko na sana ang tawag when I heard him speak again.

"I called you two nights ago, I already told you about your divorce problem, but you didn't speak, you even dropped your phone and the line was dead after that." Natulala ako sa sinabi niya. "What time did you called?" Di mapakaling tanong ko, sa isip ko ay may nabubuong ideya, wala naman akong natanggap na tawag.

"An hour after my first call." Sagot niya. I think I already know the reason. "What did you tell her?" Pasigaw nang tanong ko sa kabilang linya. "Tell who? Paige?" Naguguluhang tanong niya. "No, when you called last time, I think Eunice is the one who took that call, so what did you tell her? Because she is missing right now." Galit pa ring tanong ko.

"Everything about you and Paige's divorce and the kid tha-" hindi ko na siya pinatapos at agad na ibinaba ang tawag. I checked my call logs at kung hindi ako nagkakamali, I was taking a bath that time. And Eunice is the one who took the call. Nahampas ko ng malakas ang manibela, because of what I found out.

I tried to call her again, but her number is out of coverage. I need to talk to her, I need to explain to her things, she misunderstood everything. "Damn, I should have tell her everything during our dinner. Pinaandar ko na ang sasakayan pabalik sa bahay nagbabakasakaling bumalik siya.

I don't know what to do if I can't find her. Shit she is very important to me, she was my world now. And God knows how much I love her! Damn I love Eunice, I don't know when this feeling started because the only thing I knew is that I wake up one morning wanting her only in my life.