For Hire: Drop Dead Gorgeous Groom (COMPLETED/PUBLISHED - 2014)

Chapter Six

CHAPTER SIX

Deity’s POV

What time is it? 8:30 PM. Yes, eight thirty o’clock for crying out loud! Pero si Tyron? Wala pa rin. Hindi ko alam pero iyak lang ako nang iyak. Pag-iyak na lang ang tanging ginagawa ko. Yung mga bisita namin ay unti-unti nang nagsisiuwian. Anong oras na raw kasi pero wala pa ring engagement party na nagaganap.

“Tumahan ka na,” Patch said from behind.

Tumahan? Parang ang daling sabihin... pero ang hirap naman gawin. Ang sakit eh. Ang sakit sakit. This was supposed to be a happy night dahil engagement party namin to ni Tyron. Pero anong nangyari? Hindi man lang dumating ang mapapangasawa ko. Ang groom ko.

I felt like I was wronged. The sensation in my heart was exquisitely damaging and I could not help but cry to let it out.

“Kung iiyak ka nang iiyak diyan, paano na bukas? Gusto mo bang mapangit ang hitsura mo sa mismong araw ng kasal mo?” tanong ni Patch.

I didn’t really care even if I am going to look like a witch in my wedding. ’Cause what matters is that ikasal ako, kay Tyron. But somehow, napahinto ako sa pag-iyak. Buti na lang nandito si Patch at hindi niya ko iniiwan. I can’t express how much I’m gratified that I have her as my bestfriend.

Suddenly, my phone rings. Half of me wishing that it was Tyron. I grabbed it and look at the screen.

Calling...

Unknown number

Unknown number. Huh? Sino naman kaya ito? Wait, baka si Tyron to at nakigamit lang ng phone ng iba para matawagan ako.

“Hello?”

“Hello? Is this Deity Felipe?” Came a feminine voice.

“Ah, y-yes. Ako si Deity. May I know who’s on the line?” I asked.

“Huwag mo nang alamin kung sino ako, hindi na yun importante. I just want to say na, boyfriend mo si Tyron, diba? At ngayon ang engagement party niyo?”

How come did she knew? My heart is beating like drum. “Y-yes. Boyfriend ko si Tyron. At ngayon nga ang engagement party namin. B-bakit mo siya kilala?”

“Girl, listen, okay? Ang soon-to-be-husband mong si Tyron ay wala diyan? Am I right? And wanna where the hell he was?” she asked.

I bit my lower lip. Kinakabahan ako. Sino ba itong kausap ko. “N-nasaan siya?”

“Pumunta ka sa Suntrust Treetop Condominiums. Nineteenth floor, unit two. Diyan mo makikita ang bagay na hindi mo inaasahan. Nandiyan ang sagot sa tanong mo.”

“Suntrust Treetop Condominiums? Totoo ba yang mga sinasabi mo o niloloko mo lang ako?”

“My gosh, girl. I am telling pure facts. Alam mo, ang tanga tanga mo. Wala kang ka-alam alam na ang boyfriend mo eh nakikipaglandian na. At ikaw? Nandiyan lang, natutulog sa pansitan at naghihintay sa wala. I am just concerned. Kung ayaw mong maniwala, bahala ka. But if you really want answers for your questions, just drop by and see for yourself. Good luck, girl.” And then the line was cutted off.

Patch was just staring at me. “Ano? Sino raw siya? Nasaan daw si Tyron?”

I sighed. I think I should follow her. “Kailangan kong umalis. Ikaw na muna ang bahala rito.” And I turned to the door.

She grabbed my right arm. “T-teka lang. Saan ka pupunta? Sasama ko.”

“May kailangan lang akong puntahan. Huwag ka nang sumama.”

“Te...teka! Deity, sandali!”

Bammm! I closed the door and hurriedly made my way out of the house. Kailangan kong makapunta sa condo na yun as soon as possible. Nandoon daw ang kasagutan sa mga tanong ko.