I FOUND A GIRL (gxg) [COMPLETED]

THIRTY-FOUR: Tragedy

I just wanted to tell you guys that I'm still alive. This is the proof. 🤗✌️

-------------------

Auburn's POV

"Did you order the flowers already?" I asked Hali who is comfortably sitting and munching on her potato chips. I sighed at her obliviousness at the situation. Hindi ba niya alam na importante sa akin ang araw na to?

"Hal." I called her name. "Hali!" I called her once again, this time louder.

"Yes, yes, yes. It's already done. Jeez, can't a girl sulk in a corner?"

Napataas naman ang kilay ko sa tinuran niya. "Why are you sulking?"

Tumayo siya at pabatong tinapon sa gilid ang potato chips na kinakain niya. Sinundan ko iyon ng tingin at naisip na paniguradong mapapagalitan siya sa pagkakalat niya dito sa garden.

"I don't know Auburn. Maybe you could tell me."

She stood up in front of me with her face only inches away. Wala akong makitang emosyon sa mag mata niya. Nakakapanibago na makita siyang seryoso samantalang kilala ko siya bilang makulit. It's like she's challenging me or something with the kind of look she's giving me.

Handa na sana akong sagutin siya sa tanong niya pero bigla na lamang siyang umatras at tumawa ng malakas.

"I was just joking. Good luck sis."

She tapped my shoulders and went inside the house leaving me clueless to what just happened. But I have no time to ask her what is going on with her because my mind itself is in great deal of stress right now. Maybe this is a bad idea.

"Nice."

Napalingon ako sa aking likuran at nakita si Gaia na kumakain ng mais. Nilibot niya ang paningin sa kabuuan ng garden. Tanging ang table pa lamang kasi ang naka set up doon dahil hindi pa dumarating ang in-order na bulaklak ni Hali.

"I don't think Layla will be here to...marry you."

Napataas ang kilay ko doon. "What do you mean?"

"She went out with Night for a driving lesson in the park."

"What?!"

Damn Night! Nagsabi na nga ako sa kanya kagabi na huwag papuntahin kung saan si Layla ngayong araw. He's such a snitch. Kung alam ko lang na itatakas niya si Layla, eh di sana madaling araw palang ay ginawa ko na ang plano ko.

Nilagpasan ko si Gaia at pumasok sa loob ng bahay. Why on earth is Night doing this? Sa lahat ng araw na puwedeng mag driving lesson, bakit ngayon pa. Ako nga na panganay sa bahay namin ay minsan lang pinahawak ng manibela ni Daddy. I did not mean to crash the car on my first try kaya naman hindi na naulit pang turuan ako ni dad na magdrive.

I went to our garage to get my bike. I pedalled so hard until I saw the familiar swing sets and see-saws a few meters away. I parked my bike beside the big tree on the sidewalk. Akala ko ba nandito sila? I can't see them anywhere. Wala rin akong makitang mga tao sa daan at sa mismong park. It's Saturday at madalas na may mga batang naglalaro dito kapag ganitong araw. Surprisingly, wala ni isang bata ang nandito ngayon.

My heart started hammering. Parang may mali. It is eerily quiet and I don't like it. Medyo makulimlim rin ang kalangitan at nagbabadya ang ulan. A cold wind suddenly swept giving me chills. I put my hands in my pocket to get my phone pero napamura nalang ako ng mahina dahil hindi ko pala iyon nadala dahil sa pagmamadali.

Then suddenly an arm grabbed my shoulders from behind making me shriek.

"AAAAAH!" I turned around and saw Night covered in blood. "What the hell happened to you?" I panicked when I saw how he looked.