DANDELION (Completed)

KABANATA 7

Buong araw ng linggo ay nagkulong ako sa kwarto ko at nag-online shopping lang ang ginawa. Hindi rin naman ako makalabas para mag-gala dahil walang nag-aaya. Busy din daw sila at may ginagawa nang ako ang nag-aya kanina.

Monday morning came and I was startled when I saw Halseth inside our house. Mag-aakala na sana akong hinihintay niya ako at isasabay nang mapagtanto kong ang kapatid ko pala. Ate Apple's car is in the repair shop, so wala pala siyang madadala sa school.

"Gusto mo bang sumabay na lang sa amin, bunso?" Tanong niya sa akin nang makitang tumayo na ako sa upuan ko at tapos nang kumain.

"Uh, no. Mang Calder readied the car already. Mauuna na rin ako!"

She smiled and nodded. Nagpaalam rin ako kina mommy at daddy bago naghanda. I even saw Halseth waiting patiently on the sofa and eyes quickly darted to me when he noticed my presence.

"Hi, good morning!" I even greeted him. Napaayos siya ng upo at tinanguan ako.

"Morning."

Inilihim ko ang gulat nang bumati siya pabalik. Tanging ngiti na lang ang iginawad ko sa kanya bago tuloy-tuloy na naglakad palabas. I heaved a deep sigh and hardly bit my lip. I shook my head and washed his face off my mind.

"Are you serious, Samantha? Why would you even do that to her? Ano bang ginawa niya sayo?"

"Basta, sasabihin ko rin. Itutuloy pa rin natin itong sunod na plano natin next week. Are you all in, girls?" Ngisi niya sa amin at nagkatinginan ang lahat at sabay na napatango.

"Of course!"

"Gora!"

"Y-Yes."

Napatango na lang din ako kahit na may pag-aalinlangan pa rin sa loob-loob ko. They are planning to take revenge to some girl I still don't know. Hindi ko pa alam ang dahilan ni Samantha kung bakit at ano ang dahilan niya o kung ano ang ginawa ng babaeng iyon sa kanya. I want to defend Samantha because she's my friend but I feel hesitant too because of her plans. It's too wicked knowing they are doing all of that from the past weeks or God knows when. Ngayon ko lang nalaman dahil buo na naman ang grupo.

Days passed and Arthur is being true to his words. He always keep in touch with me and had all his time to be with me bringing me to fancy restaurant and shopped with me.

Break time namin pareho ngayon at nag-aaya na namang lumabas.

"May bagong bukas na cafe shop na nadaanan ko kanina. Wanna go there?"

"Okay."

I just nodded and did not bother his arm hugging my waist. I put my phone back at my pocket and never replied to Azraeth messages. Kanina pa kasi siya nag-ttext at tinatanong kung nasaang lupalop na naman raw ako ng mundo.

"Witch!"

Pasakay na ako sa loob ng sasakyan ni Arthur nang marinig ko ang boses na iyon ni Az. Napairap ako at hinintay siyang makalapit. Arthur stayed behind me.

"What?"

"Saan ka na naman pupunta?" Hingal na tanong niya at sinulyapan ang nasa likod ko. "Hoy intsik, saan mo na naman-"

"Stop calling me that, dude. It's annoying."

"Aba, pake ko? Intsik ka naman talaga?" He mocked and equalled his glare.

Halos dungawin na niya si Arthur sa tangkad. Az body is more matured and grown up now. Ang bilis! I have grown up too and had my perfect height for my body but I just can't believe seeing him almost has all the defined muscles to its right places. Malapit na niyang lamangan ang magandang katawan ng kuya!