ch. 29 - unreachable

CHAPTER 29
UNREACHABLE


Narrator: Meanwhile with Maja’s gang…

Brenda: Sabi ko na aba eh. Sinabi na naming kay Erich na mas mabuti pa na kasama siya samin. Di eh.

Nina: Akala niya mag kaya siya sa rili niya kahit ano nangyari.

Jamilla: Tawagin mo siya ulit, Brenda. Baka sasagot na siya yan.

Brenda: Sigurado kaba?

Jamilla: Yeah, do it.

Walter: I gotta get goin’, ladies.

Sarah: Where are you going?

Walter: I got a load of shit to take care of in my house. It’s been a long ass day for me since I got here.

Maja: Be careful, Uncle Walter.

Walter: I will. You ladies take care, all right?

Sarah: We will.

Narrator: Walter walked away afterwards. Brenda dialed Erich again hoping she answer the call.

*

Inside Spider’s car as the loud music continued to rumble, Jeeva was intentionally harassing Erich. Spider and his other two friends didn’t pay attention as they were too busy grooving to the rap music, their hands raising up and down. Erich couldn’t help but to scream.

A moment later, her phone rang again. This time, Jeeva could feel the strong rumble of the device as he stopped harassing her.

Jeeva: Da fuck?!

Narrator: Jeeva reached into her pants pocket and grabbed her cell phone, reading Brenda’s name on her caller ID. Sliding it upward, Jeeva answered the call.

Jeeva: HELLO?!

Narrator: Brenda, shocked, frowned at the sound of his voice through the receiver.

Brenda: Where’s my friend?!

Jeeva: Hello?! Hello?!!

Brenda: Hey, I’m TALKING here! (tears in her eyes)

Jeeva: Hello hello hello hello hello hello…

Brenda: STOP IT!!!

Narrator: But it was no use. Jeeva hung up, Brenda staring at her phone to see her call being ended. Brenda hung up as well, now sobbing more as she covered her mouth. Brenda, crying, hugged Nina as Nina was also in tears. Jeeva slid Erich’s phone downward, and literally threw it out the window as it landed hard on the sidewalk beside a bar. All the structure bits of the phone broke apart, leaving the SIM card and battery on the inside of the device.

Jeeva: (approaching Erich’s ear) Now back to business.

Narrator: So he continued to do his job of harassing Erich.

Narrator: Erich continued panicking, except in a worse way. She was crying in vain.

*

Back inside my house, the Lakers game was almost over. Kobe was holding the ball in the team’s final possession as the game clock was running down on the final 8 seconds of regulation.

D-Nort: Don’t go for 3!! Don’t do it!!

Narrator: But once the clock winded down to the last three seconds, Kobe, guarded tightly by Bowen, dribbled all the way to the sideline where he last made the 3 ptr to give the Lakers a 111 – 109 lead. Kobe fired on the same exact spot as the buzzer sounded, and suddenly…

Jay, Mr. Castro, D-Nort, Koji: YEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!!

Koji: Wooooooooo!!! (as he jumped up and down)

Jay: We KILLED EM!!! (as I danced in circles)

Narrator: My mom then popped into the living room hearing it all.

Mrs. Castro: Hoy! Ano sinisigawin niyo dyan? Nalo ba? Nalo?

Jay: By TWO!! (showing my “peace!” sign at her)

Mrs. Castro: Ba… edi maging champion nang Lakers. Nalo eh.

Jay: We will this year!!

Narrator: Suddenly, my phone rang of the Scorpions’ “Rock You Like a Hurricane” ring tone. I read my caller ID to find that my long time friend Abbas was calling. I ran to my room as soon as I answered the call.