When she met Mr. Gangster(COMPLETED)

Chapter 22

Nagising ako sa tunog ng cellphone ko, sinagot ko ang telepono. 

"Stupid.", sabi ng boses. Tinignan ko ang cellphone ko, si Josh ang tumawag. Umupo ako kaagad at nagising ang ulirat ko. 

"Are you okay? Nakauwi ka na ba? Anong oras kita pwedeng dalawin?", tanong ko sakanya.

"Why did you do that?"

"Wala akong choice, kaharap ko papa mo tsaka papa ko. Hindi ako sanay magmake-up ng story kaya pinangatawanan ko na. Alangang iexplain ko kung bakit tayo nag panggap diba? Sa tingin mo gegets nila'yon? I just went with the easiest explanation."

"Tanga hindi 'yon.", sabi niya.

"Ha? Eh ano?"

"Why did you fight them?", tanong niya. 

"Alangang titigan lang kita habang binubugbog ka nila diba?"

"Hindi mo ba naisip na lima silang lalaki at mag-isa ka lang? If the police did not arrive, you might be in the hospital now or worse, pinaglalamayan ka na namin ngayon."

"Excuse me Mr. Arsenas, unang una, you sound so sexist. Do you think I'm weak because I'm a woman? Pangalawa, hindi ako susugod talaga kung alam kong walang pupunta na pulis. I just bought time para hindi ka nila tuluyan."

"As expected, you're smart."

"Of course.", sabi ko. Narinig ko ang lalim ng hinga niya. "Ikaw kamusta ka? I was so scared yesterday, you look like you're dying."

"I'm not going to die just because of those petty blows."

"Petty? Hindi ka na nga makatayo eh. Tanga.", sabi ko. "'Yung totoo?"

"Wala namang nakitang abnormalities sa tests ko, so I'm free to go. I'll be here in the afternoon. Don't come. Magpahinga ka nalang."

"Sige. And uhm, about what happened yesterday, gusto ko makilala ni Dad." Hindi siya sumagot. "Well, pero kung maghihiwalay na tayo ngayon, hindi mo na kailangang kausapin si Dad. Sabihin nalang natin na nag-away tayo o kaya we got upset because of the incident or anything."

"No, I'll meet him. Besides, I still have a few more weeks till the contract ends. After that, we can break up.", sabi niya. Sumeryoso uli ang boses niya. Nagpaalam na siya at ibinaba ang telepono. Babalik na sana ako sa tulog ko nang may tumawag ulit. 

"Cassie, I heard what happened from Dad. Are you okay?" Pag-aalalang tanong ni Job. Namimiss ko na rin siya. Hindi na ako makapaghintay na matapos ang contract namin para maharap ko na rin siya.

"Yes Job, I'm okay. Konting pasa pero okay naman."

"Eto na nga bang sinasabi ko. Naiintindihan mo na ba kung bakit ayaw kong kasama mo siya? Lapitin ng gulo 'yun. Ayokong matulad ka kay Kaye.", sabi niya na may naiiyak na boses.

"I'm okay Job, don't worry. Hindi kasalanan ni Josh."

"And now you're defending him?"

"No, I'm just saying that he didn't want this to happen."

"Really? Bakit ka niya dinala sa park?" Park? Paano niya nalaman na nasa park kami?

"How did you know na nasa park kami?", tanong ko. 

"I was with Dad when he filed the complaint.", sabi niya. "Does it matter? I know for sure he brought you there para mapahamak ka."

"I'm pretty sure that's not what happened."

"Believe me Cassie, you're better off without him.", sabi ni Job. 

"Sige na, I have to go. Let's talk some other time.", sabi ko at ibinaba ang telepono. Their stories are always against each other, lagi nilang sinisiraan ang isa't isa. Now that I know the two sides of the story, I need to know the final side, the truth. 

I will know the truth once I figured out what really happened to Kaye, what is she like and who is she for Josh and Job. 

I know I'm missing a lot of details here and I know they will not tell it to me and even so, I can't trust either of them. All they know is that they betrayed each other. 

 I can't calm Curious Cassie. She's to curious to let this one pass.