Pagdating ko sa tapat ng aking apartment, nakita ko na nag-aabang sa akin sina Caleb at Lawrence. Napakunot ang noo ko. What is going on?
"What are you guys doing here?" tanong ko pagkalapit ko sa kanila.
They just shrugged my question off.
"Where have you been?" Caleb asked me.
"Hmm..." I avoided their gazes. "Diyan lang," malabong tugon ko.
"Psh." Mahinang natawa si Lawrence. "Anyway, may kailangan kaming sabihin sa'yo. It's very important," he told me with his intense stare. Napalunok tuloy ako.
"O-Oh. Okay. Let's go in," I said to them and opened the door of my apartment to let them in.
Pagpasok namin, napansin kong pareho silang napangiwi.
"What's the problem? Maayos naman ah!" natatawang sabi ko.
"Yeah. But it's too small for you. And where's your bed?" Caleb muttered as he roamed his eyes around.
Umiling-iling ako. "I don't have one," I responded, followed by a deep breath.
"Oh, no." Hinawakan ako ni Lawrence sa magkabilang balikat. He's looking at me like I'm a homeless cat. Para siyang naiiyak. "Mira!" awang-awa na pagtawag niya sa akin at mahigpit na niyakap ako. "I didn't know you were going through such a hard time. Poor thing."
"Lawrence, I can't breathe," reklamo ko, pero hindi naman siya nakinig. I tried pushing him away, but he's too strong.
"I promise, from now on, magiging mabait na ako sa'yo." Mas hinigpitan niya pa ang yakap niya sa akin.
Ugh. Dudurugin niya yata ang mga buto ko.
"That's too much, bro," dinig kong wika ni Caleb at inilayo na sa akin si Lawrence.
Thank goodness. Nakahinga na ako nang maluwag.
"Thanks," I said to Caleb. He just gave me a nod.
"I'm sorry, na-carried away lang," wika ni Lawrence habang pinupunasan ang invisible niyang mga luha. I can't help but chuckle.
"Anyway, anong kailangan ninyong sabihin sa akin?" tanong ko matapos silang abutan ng tig-isang upuan. Umupo naman sila kaagad doon.
"Tell her," Caleb told Lawrence.
Lawrence cleared his throat before speaking. "Last night, I finished reading the book you gave me. I noticed that it's not completed yet. Some of the pages are still blank..." panimula niya.
BINABASA MO ANG
sucked in
FantasyGwen got sucked into a cliché romance novel and ended up playing the part of an ill extra named Mira. Despite all the efforts she made to avoid drawing attention to herself, she still caught the attention of Caleb, the male lead. And that's when the...
