Flickers

Chapter 98

It was a Saturday morning and I was cleaning the corners of our house when I heard someone knocking on the door.

I placed the wet now gray towel in the side and stood up and unlock the door, my mother was out doing laundry for others and my brothers are all asleep after selling the fishes they caught at the market near our place.

"Why are you here?"

I was stunned to see Eric in my home, I don't think we have a plan today. He came to our house and brought me some snacks as well as drinks which I took with a dazed expression.

"Can I come in?"

"Oh yes of course!" I immediately step back and let him in, placed the snacks he brought from 7-11 to the table and gave him a glass of water.

I watch him in a trance, it has been a long time since I've seen him since we're so busy with our school activities and researchers that we haven't yet planned a time to meet. Our date was also a week ago and it was filled of complaints about our school works and was only stopped with his request.

He looks a bit skinny and I know he's on the skinny side but his cheeks have sunken a bit, his eye bags were very prominent and the light in his eyes were a bit dull.

I was caught off guard by myself when I held my hand to his face and stroked his eyes. Our eyes met and I was suddenly flustered by my abrupt actions.

"Sorry I didn't mean-"

"It's fine" I choke back on the apology that was cut off and look at him in a daze. "I like the feeling of your hands on mine"

Now I released the power in my hands and beat him, heat slowly crawling up to my cheeks as I snorted at his pretentious manner of acting like he wasn't feeling anything from my beating.

"Behave!" I smack him in the chest for a long time and rubbed my aching hands after.

"Arf!" He winked at me then confused to produce the same sound of that of a dog.

I just rolled my eyes at his childishness and asked him the reason why he came here. I also made sure to ask if there was something special going on with him to come here in our house.

"Nothing, I just wanted to surprise you" I hum in response but his shrewd eyes caught the small quirk of my lips and pointed it.

"Stop it!" I hit his index finger that was about to point to my lips. He blew on his finger and shower a grievous look.

"Will you kiss it so it won't hurt anymore?" My teeth ache in annoyance and another beating was heard, fortunately he kept his howls inside his throat and never let it out or else I'll bury him.

He soon invited me to eat the snacks he bought, all of it were sweets and almost all of my favorites. He brought a bottle of sprite and coke, some nerds candies and nuts.

"Ange watch this" he showed me a video of one of his friends acting and dressed like a girl as he danced in folk dance which made me throw my head back in laughter.

Tears spurred in my eyes when he showed me another picture of his friends with an in unreconciled look on their face as they dressed in skirts.

"Were you dressed like this as well?" I asked in curiosity and so he showed me a picture of him with braids sticking out of his head and makeup that made him resemble a clown.

"Hey, I look beautiful right?" He even posed in front of me and I was sure that if I have taken a drink I would have spurt it on his face.

He continued to show me clips of his friends and him, we even  began to watch a movie of Vice Ganda about quadruplets with a variety of gender mixed in with comedy and drama that made me forget about my troubles at home and school.

(AN: Vice Ganda is a gay celebrity that is well knows for his comedic persona and love for basketball players)

Time was short and my brothers soon woke up from their slumber and greeted Eric. Now their relationship is lukewarm but they're getting there, I doubt that my brothers would ever agree for the two of us to stay in this house with just the two of us so Eric left.

Ange: There's nothing special on this day right?

I asked my friends in our GC, I wanted to know if there's something special about this day since there's nothing on our relationship that sticks on my memory.

Faith: Why? Did you forgot about something?

Ange: No I was just asking, Eric came here and brought some snacks. I thought it was our monthsary or whatever but it wasn't.

Eric was well diversed in the matter of coaxing me and I am not so I don't want to be guilt tripped of not remembering any special day of ours.

Meryl: Hey! Be merciful to us single!

Faith: Ugh! Stop showing off!

Alysson: There's no forever!

Alysson and her boyfriend broke up, it was said to be mutual but Alysson was still deeply hurt by the break off.

Ange: I wasn't showing off! I was just genuinely curious

Faith: I'm sorry Irish but I have to say this or else I'll be plagued by their stickiness to each other till in my dreams

I sent a confused emoticon at them, was there really something special about this day? Eric doesn't come here normally after all.

Ange: What it is Irish? Are you two doing something behind my back?

Irish: Chill ange, I just told the truth to Eric, he was asking why you look sad these days and I told him about school

So that was why he came here and why he made me angry till I burst like a volcano and made me watch comedic videos on his phone. That guy, tsk, fine ill forgive him for annoying me earlier.

I sent a message to Eric and gave him a kiss emoticon as well as thanked him for being there with me.

Eric: I'll always be there after all I'm superman, just call me and ill fly to your side.

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