Paburak ko itong ibinagsak sa bandang tiyan ni Asriel kaya napadaing siya nang kaunti. Pagkatapos ay pinunasan na rin niya ang sarili, pero hindi na ako tumingin at kung ano pa ang iisipin ko.
"At talagang share pa kayo ng towel, ha? Iba!" Ashton uttered with his face about to burst out and laugh.
What an asshole.
"Sige na, papayag na akong maglaro tayo. Bina-blackmail mo pa kami, ha!" I said.
"Payag na rin ako. Saka, Ashton, mag-usap tayo bukas," Asriel said, glaring at him.
"So ano ba lalaruin natin?" tanong ko.
"Tong-Its!"
"How's that?" usisa ni Asriel at tinaasan niya ng kilay si Ashton.
Mula sa kama'y tinamaan ako ng sikat ng araw na sumisilip sa loob ng kuwarto. The warm feeling it gave wanted to make me hug the bed more. Its warmth diverted my mind from the idea that it was already past dawn and that I fucking needed to lift myself up for school.This sucks!Bumangon ako. I slammed my back on the headrest so hard that I had to utter curses when I saw a strong-looking figure beside the bed. "Bakit ka ba nanggugul
No wind dared to touch the leaves and branches when I lifted my gaze at them. Later on, they moved, and I was happy the wind greeted them this morning.Small details became important to me that even the tiniest ants crawling on the ground became evidently visible, as well as the static rocks, and the grasses with the most tenuous stems.Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako naging ganito. Bigla-bigla ko na lamang napapansin ang mga iyon kahit hindi naman dapat pinapansin dahil normal lang naman ang mga ito.Nagpatuloy na lamang ako sa paglalakad papasok ng building namin. Rumors about a tourism student having a sex scandal video with her boyfriend have been going around every corner of the building. Even when I reached our classroom, gossips about the subject are heard. It sucks, para namang bago sa pandinig nila kung pag-usapan ang ganoo
It was at that fucking moment I felt grumbling battalion of butterflies going around in circles inside my stomach.When I kissed him, closing my eyes, it drove me to this feeling: I was in a pitch-black room where even minimal light was no more found, then a second after, I fell downhill and my heart continued to race as quick as how the wheels of the fastest racecar complete its 360 degrees revolution.Nanatili siyang nakatulala't kinuha k
She clapped her hands once, with her jaw dropped like it was her first time seeing a guy with a girl in a restaurant. "Si Kendric ba 'yon? That guy we met inside the music room? Magkakilala pala sila?""What now?" I asked as if I didn't care and continued chewing sushi inside my mouth."Your sister's even smiling." Aurora sighed heavily, and slouched."Mabuti na rin sa kaniya kung ganoon," I murmured. "Akala ko ba wala siyang kaibigan.""Baka nag-away lang sila n'on, malay mo. Hindi ba ni-reject siya ni Asriel, tama?""Aurora..." I picked a chopstick up and used it to make a sound on the plate. Tiningnan ko siya pagkatapos. "Ang daldal mo. Kumain ka na nga lang.""Okay, sorry
"Ayos na ba yung kapatid mo?" I asked him. Ashton is that kind of guy who likes to tease and jeer at you, like it's so natural for him to do that. However, people always have weak spots. Hindi lang natin alam pero sa pagkakataong ito’y nakikita ko na. Nanatili ako ng ospital para sa dad ko. Sinamahan naman na ako ni Aurora, dahil weekend naman bukas. Sabi sa akin ni Ashton, huwag ko na raw siyang alalahanin. Yung kapatid niya lang na may defect daw sa puso, hindi ko maiwasang mag-alala. Despite his sassy attitude towards me, I was still worried for him. "Sana maging maayos lang ang kapatid mo." He nodded and smiled, holding his little sister's hands. "Thank you." Lumabas
"Sinabi ko na sa'yo kanina, 'di ba? Sabi ko, gusto lang libangin sarili ko. Saka, bakla ka naman." Nang maalala ko ginawa niya, natatawa ako."Okay, okay. Ako naman magtatanong."I nodded once. "Ano 'yon?""Ano ba strand mo?""HUMSS, bakit?""Nagtanong lang," he mumbled. "Ang maldita mo naman. Hmm... alam mo ba?""Ano?"He leaned closer to the table and placed his coffee above it. "Hindi papasa sa standards ko ang mga babaeng maldita," he said and his brows flinched. "Tsk, tsk.""Ano bang standards ang sinasabi mo?" Natawa na naman ako sa mga sinasabi niya. "Akala ko ba gust
Weeks took off. Days and nights spent for nothing but sad and wild thoughts. Nagamot na rin si dad at maayos na rin ang kalagayan niya. He got discharged from the hospital last week after his operation and at the moment, Christmas was fast approaching. Napapadalas na rin ang pagkikita namin nina Ashton, Asriel, Aurora, Kendric at ng kapatid ko.
Inutusan niya ang bagong personal driver para bumili ng pancit canton. Tinanong siya kung ano raw na pancit canton pero sinabi niya lang: 'basta pancit canton'. Nagbigay lamang siya ng pera dito. He was such a cutieput. My lovely kind of asshole. Pumasok siya sa isang pinto na sa tingin ko'y hindi pa niya nabubuksan noong mga nakaraang pagbisita ko rito. Sinundan ko siya't pumasok na rin ako. Namangha ako sa bumungad sa akin nang makapasok. Napakarami ng drawings and paintings niya sa loob. Strokes of different colors welcomed me and it was such a pleasure to be blessed with such sight. Ngunit halos lahat ng drawing at painting na nakikita ko, puro itim and puti yung mga kulay. "Ikaw ba gumawa nito lahat?" "