The Gravity Towards Him

Chapter 10

After a long break, I'm finally back :))

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"Anong nangyari sa kamay mo?" Pag-uwi ko ng bahay ay iyon kagad ang bungad sa akin ng nanay ko. Ni hindi niya man lang ako pinatapak sa bahay dahil napatigil ako nang bigla niya akong hinarang sa pintuan. May ibinaba siyang first aid kit bago niya hawakan ang dalawa kong kamay.

"Dumaan dito si Pearl kanina at inabot ito.." She continued to inspect my hands and touched the parts where it hurt. Pero wala akong naging reaction dahil nga matagal na lumipas ang sakit. "She heard that you were hurt from Tristan."

I flinched when I heard her say that. This was from him? That guy's so stubborn.

I reached for the first aid kit and excused myself. Pinadaan niya ako kaya dumiretso ako kaagad sa kwarto ko. My room was quiet so I guessed that Max was asleep in his bed. Nang tuluyan ko ng sinarado ang pinto, doon na ko naglabas ng malalim na hininga. I tended to my wounds first before changing into comfortable clothes. Napansin ko ring hindi ko nilock ang pinto kaya binalikan ko ito. I paused for a while, still holding on the doorknob before leaning back.

"You still like dandelions?"

I leaned my head against the door and slowly slid down until I was already sitting on the floor. "Tangina, ang drama mo." I punched my head several times. I continued to stay like that when my phone suddenly vibrated inside my pocket. Tinignan ko ang notif galing dito at doon nanlaki ang mata ko. I blinked once, twice, thrice.

Omedude: hello slr, ngayon lang ako nagka-load

It was a text message from the Omegle guy. Lumawak kaagad ang ngiti ko kahit na alam kong walang kwenta ang sinabi niya. At least nagchat pa rin 'diba?

You: buti naman naisipan mo pang magchat?

Omedude: at buti na lang naghintay ka sa chat ko

I smiled when I saw that message. Pero agad ding nawala ng natauhan akong baka mabibiktima ako ng catfishing. Uso 'yon ngayon kaya naging alerto ako ng wala sa oras. I heard from my other classmates, not like I was close to them, that they were catfished earlier during breaks. Bigla ko na lang naalala dahil dito. Since sanay na rin naman ako na may nakakausap sa Omegle, of course I was aware of the risks.

And so just like what I always did, I asked for a video call. He declined it so fast to the point that I nearly blocked him because my instincts were telling me maybe it was a person with bad intentions. I experienced enough bad situations from Omegle so I already learned my lesson.

"Baka maubos kaagad load ko.." I read his text out loud. I asked why he didn't want to do a video call and that was his excuse. It just raised my suspicions more.

Just as I was about to press the block button, my phone suddenly rang. Nanlaki ang mata ko ang nakitang siya ang tumatawag. It was the first time in my life that a guy was doing the first move. I was always the one doing it since it was already part of my personality. And so, me and my brother were complete opposites. Lagi niya akong sinasabihan na huwag magfirst move lagi dahil kapag nagkataon, the guy would take advantage of it according to him.