Chapter 20 I care

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Gerald's POV

It's 6 pm and I haven't received a call from Sarah. Kanina pa sila umalis and 4:00 am yung departure nila pero bakit di pa rin siya tumatawag ? I searched on the internet how long would it take para makarating sa Paris and nagtanong tanong na din ako. Sabi nila it would take 12 hours or more para makarating dun. so dapat 4pm nasa Paris na sila ! Pero Bakit hindi pa tumatawag si Sarah ! Nag promise siya sakin diba ? Hayyy. Ako na ang tatawag. God ! No one's answering that damn phone ! Arggg. I called Tita Divine and hindi rin siya sumasagot ! Haaay. I was freaking out here. Could anybody tell me Sarah's fine !?

"Calm, Dude. Itext mo kaya, baka  may ginagawa lang yun." Ken blurted out.

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To: Sasa

Sasa. Baby Girl. Please answer. I SWEAR, I WILL RUN TO THE AIRPORT NOW ! Please. I'm dying :(

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"Bro, you're over reacting." Ken told me.

"I don't care. Ken, it's Sarah at stake. Naiintindihan mo ? Si Sarah yun Ken !" I said shouting.

"Ok.Ok. I'm sorry. I'm sure she's fine. Baka nagpapahinga lang yun or something." He answered.

"Hindi pwedeng baka lang. i need assurance. You know what ? Pupunta na kong airport. Whether you go with me or not, that's fine." I answered.

I was about to start the car when my phone rang.

"Oh ayan na" Ken said smiling.

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Me: Sa ! You OK ?

Sarah:  Ge ! Ok lang ako. ano ka ba ?

Me: Bakit di ka tumawag or at least text me or answer my calls. Alam mo namang nag-aalala ako eh.

Sarah: Ok. I'm sorry. Kalma lang. Ok ako. Ok kami. Di ko naman akalaing mag-aalala ka ng sobra.

Me: I mean what I said. I care Sarah ! Sorry I over reacted but Please please please don't do that again.

Sarah: Sorry. Promise I won't. Thanks for your care. Mukhang nagpanic ka talaga ha.

Me: I was about to start the car when you called. Papunta na kong airport.

Sarah" Really ? So if I didn't call, in 12 hours, nasa Paris ka na rin ?

Me: For you Sasa. I will. You have my heart remember ?

Sarah: Awwwwwe :) Sana pala di ako tumawag ;)

Me: What ? Ano sabi mo ?

Sarah: No. nevermind. Sabi ko I'll miss you ;)

Me: Ako din. I missed you :*

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Sarah's POV

Haaaay. Sa wakas, nakarating din sa Paris. If I could choose another place to live in, it would be Paris. So peaceful, beautiful and romantic !

We headed directly to the apartment where my sister was staying. Haaay ang sarap dito. I wanted to stay like this forever pero as usual, hindi pwede. I took a 1hour nap and paggising ko, si Gerald agad ang naalala ko. I promised to call him.

Nag-aalala kaya yun ? Hmmmm. Tignan natin. Tiktok tiktok. Aba, di naman tumatawag eh. Mukhang di nag-aalala. Wag na nating tawagan. Hmp :(

Lumipas ang isang oras, hala, isa isa nang nagring yung mga cellphone ko.

"Ma, oag tumawag po sa inyo si Gerald, wag niyo pong sagutin ha." I said to my mom.

"Bakit anak ? May nangyari ba ?" she asked.

"Naku ma. Wala po. May gagawin lang po ako." I said with a smile.

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"Ayan anak. Tumayawag na si Gerald." Mom saig handing me the phone.

"Ma. hayaan niyo lang po." i answered.

Mayamaya, all the ringings stopped. Ahhh. Sumuko agad.

BEEP. Text naman !

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From: Gege

Sasa. Baby Girl. Please answer. I SWEAR, I WILL RUN TO THE AIRPORT NOW ! Please. I'm dying :(

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Hala. Tototohanin niya pala yun.

"Ma, nagpromise kasi ako kay Ge na tatawag ako once we reached Paris. And when I didn't call him, look." I said, handing her my phone with Ge's message flashed on screen.

"Grabe pala to si Gerald mag-alala. May balak pang sumunod. Hala sige. Tawagan mo na at baka maya maya eh nasa pinto na natin yan kumakatok" mom said.

"Ok nga po yun eh." I said whispering.

"What did you say ?" Mom asked me.

'Ayy wala po. SAbi ko po tatawagan ko na po. Ang sweet po niya no ?" I said smiling.

"Oo na, sweet na kung sweet" Mom said :)

*Call ended*

"Anung sabi bakit kilig na kilig ka ?" mom said.

"Sabi niya po, papunta na daw po siyang airport nung tumawag ako." I said.

"Talaga ? Bilib din ako sa batang yun." Mom said.

"Ako din po Ma, bilib na bilib." I said.

"Hmmm. Pwede na." she added.

"Ma ? Ano pong pwede na ?" I asked.

"Pwede mo nang ayusin ang gamit mo." Mom said.

"Ayyy. ganun ba Ma ? hahaha. Sige po." I said.

'Anak, kung handa ka na, palagay ko, magiging handa na rin kami." mom said.

"Love you Ma"

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