ch. 45 - car bangin'

CHAPTER 45
CAR BANGIN’


Narrator: At the Town Center with Maja, Sarah, and the rest of the gang…

Brenda: (looking at her watch, sighing) Well, there goes our movie.

Nina: Yep.

Sarah: Guys, uunahan na kami.

Denise: Aalis na ba kayo?

Maja: Oo. May pasok ako bukas kasi.

Denise: Ah, o sige.

Maja: Teka, paano siya? (referring to Koji)

Koji: Umm… I stay ako dito muna. Gutom na ako kasi eh.

Denise: Ako rin.

Brenda: Same here.

Maja: Meron bang pakain dito?

Denise: Sa laob ang Wal Mart. Yun McDonald’s.

Jamilla: ‘Ku, ayoko.

Koji: I think I’ve had enough of McDonald’s for now.

Nina: Teka, alam ko may Marie Calendar’s sa kaliwang kalye ang ng daanan dito.

Jamilla: Talaga?

Denise: Yeah, dun, o? (points to direction leading to restaurant) Malapit sa may waterfall.

Brenda: Cool. Let’s go then.

Maja: Sige. Mag tuloy na kayo. Aalis na kami.

Denise: Bakit? Ayaw niyo ba sumama samin?

Maja: (momentary pause) Ahmm…

Sarah: Sige na, Maj. Parang first week lang naman ang school.

Denise: Oo nga saka wala pang homework sa first week, o?

Maja: Ehh… Tama kayo. (smiling)

Denise: So sasabay na kayo samin sa pag kakain sa labas?

Maja: (nodding) Oo.

Jamilla: Aite. Tara na.

*

Narrator: Meanwhile as I was continuously cruising on Primrose, I suddenly noticed not even a single car around me. Weird. Looking ahead, I still don’t see a sign of Spider’s car. Without hesitation, I turned on the radio as it was playing an emo rock song, turned up the volume to make it loud enough for the car to rumble, and stepped on the gas pedal as the speedometer was reaching 80 mph.

*

Back out in the street where the large trash bin was located, Hermit got on his feet as he was hanging onto the front sides of it, his hand popping up. He looked on both sides of the sidewalk, then climbed his way out of the bin as he jumped out, his feet landing properly on the ground.

Hermit looked behind , making sure no one was on his tail, and ran away as far as he could.

*

Inside Spider’s car, with the usual loud rumbling music around it, Jeeva took out a cigarette and lighter from his pants pocket. Erich watched him very carefully as he was about to light up the cigarette. Once Jeeva flicked on the lighter, she intentionally shoved Jeeva to the side, forcing the lighter at his face as it struck his right eye.

Jeeva: (letting go of the cigarette as he covers eye) Owwwww!! (in pain)

Narrator: Lagga reacted as he grabbed Erich on the arms, but Erich responded by banging her head on his face, forcing him to let go of her. Erich then rose her leg, her foot pressing on the window button as the window rolled down. As Erich approached it with her whole body, Jeeva, letting go of his eye, pulled her away as he threw her back on the seat.

Before Jeeva could burn her entire face with the lighter, Erich kicked him on the chest, forcing the lighter to fly out of the window as he leaned against the corner of the wall. The lighter landed on the street as it lit, sending fire all over.

Lagga grabbed Erich tightly on the neck, trying to choke her, but Erich was able to reach his hands as she bit the fingers of his right one. She bit them hard enough to hurt, so as Lagga let go, she once again approached the window with her whole body as she was trying to make an escape.

It was no use as Nix, who pulled out an injection needle from the compartment glove, took off his seatbelt, and struck Erich with it on her back. Erich couldn’t move instantly as she fell back on the seat, eyes closed.

Nix: That oughta take care of ‘er.