Chapter 64

Kaagad niyang ginawa ang hiling ko.

Nakaharap sa sa gilid ng sasakyan na nasa tabi ng akin, nakahawak sa kaniyang cellphone malapit sa kaniyang tenga. Ngunit hindi siya nagsasalita.

He pulls his phone away and faces the screen, he types in and puts it back close to his ear. But nothing changed.

He took a quick glance at me and looked down to his phone. Tion let out a sigh and turned to me, walking towards me, holding the same pitiful expression on his face.

"He won't answer," he said. "Do you want to go inside the car na? Pa-aircon ka muna, I'll try to call him again."

I sighed, and shook my head. "I'll go na lang." I stretched my hand to him, and his eyes immediately dropped down to it as his eyebrows rose. "Phone ko—"

He looks up to me. "You're definitely not going alone. Can anyone else go with you?"

Another soft sigh escapes my lips. "Ciara needs me now, please."

He nodded, and placed my phone in my hand. "Can I atleast call Inez—"

I shake my head. "She's probably busy, I don't wa