[MUS4] The Bachelor's Desires|✔

CHAPTER 25

Chapter 25

Colt Pov

I've stared blankly at the windows of my monitor for a few minutes now. My right hand is on the mouse, while the other hand of mine was inches away from the keyboard, flatly laid on top of my fully furnished oak office table.  

It's been two days since I last saw Rap and Desmond. Those bastards didn't know how to create group chats on Messenger, but I got flustered when later that day, when I crashed into Desmond's house, a group chat popped out on my messenger. Rap and Desmond have been checking on me and asking about my whereabouts and whatnot. Sometimes they ask me if I already went to my office or had my breakfast or meals.  

Really, those things gave me thousands of goosebumps. Nakakapanibago. At kahit papaano ay natatawa ako sa group na ginawa ni Desmond dahil minsan nagkakamali silang dalawa ni Rap sa mga messages na naisi-sent sa GC. At parang bago palang sila gumamit o natutong gumamit ng emoji dahil inuulan nila ng yellow emoji ang group chat. Minsan natatawa nalang ako dahil parang nagpaparamihan at nagpapalakihan sila sa mga emoji doon.

I don't exactly know what the purpose of that freshly created group chat is, but somehow reading their conversation helps me survive every day. 

At habang nakatitig ako sa monitor ng desktop ko ay biglang umilaw ang telepono ko.

Napatitig ako doon ng ilang segundo bago tuluyang binitawan ang keyboard at ang mouse.

Sinandal ko ang katawan ko sa kinauupuang swivel chair at tumalikod sa monitor ko.

Nasa harap ko ngayon ay ang mga nagtatayogang mga buidlings. Kahit na nasa pinakataas ako na floor nitong kompanya ay nakikita ko pa rin ang bisi na daan sa baba. Kahit na ang liit-liit na ng mga kotse at tao sa baba ay nakikita ko pa rin ang mga ito. Bisi naman talaga ang partikular na daan na iyon kaso mas siksikan na ang kotse at mga taong tumatawid sa pedestrian lane dahil uwian na ang oras na ito.

My eyes shifted away from the busy street to the horizon above it. The sun was slowly setting. Ang ulap ay nagkukulay abo at kahel na at parang unti-unti na ring maging pula.

The view of the sunset from my office was really spectacular.  

A surge of pain suddenly pricked my heart. The pain that pricked in my chest ran in every corner of my body until I felt like crying over pitty things. Yeah... pity things. The bitterness spread throughout my body. The longer I look at the sunset. I remember the time that we both watched the sunset together.

Pinukaw ko ng vibration sa telepono ko  Sa muling pagvibrate ng telepono ko sa kamay ko ay binasa ko na ang text messages doon.

It was an unknown number that had been texting for two days straight. It was actually my mother. Then another text from an unknown number popped out. It was from my father. Both of them start to disturb me when I don't want them to. They started to show up now when I didn't want them to. They're now wasting time by texting me and asking me if I'm fine. when I don't want them to.

I don't know where they get my number, but I don't reply to any single message they send me. 

Until Rap's text message popped up on my screen. 

Napaayos ako sa pagkakaupo ko nang makita ko ang message niya.

Binuksan ko iyon.

"I finally know where Johannes is."." basa ko sa mensahe nito.

Imbes na magreply ay tinawagan ko siya. Ilang ring lang at sumagot naman kaagad ito.

"Where is he?"

Rinig ko ang pagbuntong hininga ni Rap sa kabilang linya.