Pretty-Ugly

*** UTOS #6 ***

.His (Haru) POV.

"What took you so long?", Kei asked me habang buhat-buhat pa rin si Aya, as if walang nangyari.

"Sorry."

"No need to worry, boys. Extreme heat just got to her kaya unconscious siya ngayon. Just lie her on the bed at pagpahingahin siya."

Hiniga ni Kei sa kama si Aya and then, as soon as narinig kong lumabas ang school doctor, kinausap ko si Kei.

"Ano bang nangyari at nagkaganito si Aya?"

Tiningnan ko sa mata si Kei at di ko na namamalayang seryoso ang expressiong binibigay ko sa kanya.

"Don't get so serious, baka pati ako mahawa at pumanget pa ako.", Sinabi niya yon with his usual mocking grin.

I should've known that he won't take me seriously.

"Relax, Haru. Nakipaglaro lang ako sa kanya ng hide-and-seek. In fact ang saya-saya nga namin eh."

". . . . . ."

"Wala akong ginawa like taking her firsts --- oh wait! I think aksidente ko siyang nahalika---"

Bigla kong hinablot si Kei at sinuntok. Pero madali siyang nakailag.

I never want to hurt him --- not my own brother kaso he's been acting like a jerk! Pagkatapos ng nangyari kay Aya, nakakangiti pa siya?

I again grabbed him by the collar.

"Damn you, Kei!"

"What? Furious to what I'm about to say? Damn Haru, di mo ba pansing it was just a hell of a joke?!"

I. . . . overreacted. Honestly, bakit ako nagkakaganito?

Lumuwag ang pagkakahawak ko sa kanya. It was so embarassing.

"I was right. You're being too attached sa babaeng yan.", Bigla siyang naging seryoso.

". . . . . .

You're being serious now, Kei. Papanget ka nyan.", Sinubukan kong i-lighten ang atmosphere sa pagitan namin but it was no use.

"Forget it! You like that freak. Sabihin mo, do you see her as a friend or as a woman?"

". . . . . She's just a friend.", Tinago ko ang blanko kong expression.

"Hmp. Layuan mo na yang panget na yan. Masyado kang malapit sa kanya that's why she kept on calling you, palaging 'Haru~ Haru~ Haru~', nakakarindi!"

"What's this? Nagseselos ka ba?", Di ko napigilang maging sarcastic.

"Pfft! Ahahahaha~!!! W-What?! Jealous?! THE "ME"?! Are you kidding? If you really want her for yourself to play with, blindfold her para di siya maagaw sayo. Huh!"

And then, umalis siya.

Naupo ako sa tabi ng kama ni Aya at pinagmasdan lang siya habang inaalala ang sinabi sakin ni Kei.

". . . You like that freak. . . . . . as a friend or as a woman?"

". . . I think aksidente ko siyang nahalika---"

". . . You like that freak. . . . . . as a friend or as a woman?"

 ". . . I think aksidente ko siyang nahalika---"

Those words kept ringing in my head. Nahalikan nga ba niya si. . . Aya? Ughhh~!!

Maya-maya, nagising si Aya but when I was about to get closer to her, bigla niyang tinakpan ang mukha niya.