ℹ︎ double life

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After 2 months

Jeno

Jeno bores his eyes to the center of the room where the professor is. Ibinaling ni Jeno ang kanyang tingin sa bintana ng kwarto at humikab. Their class was supposed to end 23 minutes ago, pero naglelecture parin ang kanilang professor.

Antagal naman neto, gusto ko ng umuwi.

Napatingin ulit si Jeno sa kanyang relo.  Dismayed, pinatong niya nalang ang ulo sa kanyang braso na nakapatong sa desk.

He slowly drifted away from reality.

Nagising si Jeno sa tapik sa kanyang balikat. He saw his seatmate in front of him.

" Hey, buti nalang gising kana," saad neto sa kanya. Umayos naman ng upo si Jeno at tiningnan ang paligid nila. Halos lahat ng mga kaklase niya ay papaalis.

He immediately stand up at inaayos ang gamit nia.  Napatingin naman siya sa kaharap niya.

" May hinihintay ka pa ba?" his emotionless. The girl was stunned, minsan lang kasi ito nagsasalita tapos ang lamig pa. 

She looks stupid. 

Sighed, he put his backpack on his shoulder at hinarap ang dalaga. " Thank you," he said and walked past the girl.

Jeno mentally noted to himself to never sleep again, inside the lecture room. He hates talking to anyone in the university and also he doesn't like having favors for anyone.

He walked past the crowd of students and immediately went outside their building.

Jeno Lee. 21 years old. 3rd year Architecture Student. 

This is Jeno's normal life, away from the dark life he has. Jeno has a double life, a normal architecture student in the morning. The Jeno Lee that most people know is dork, reserved, clumsy, doesn't have friends, 'isang tanong-isang salita' type of person. At night he's a totally different person. His dark, short-tempered, blunt, scary  person and screams danger.

Jeno took his phone when it started ringing. Mabilis niya itong sinagot.

" Hello. What do you want?" his forehead creased, listening to the other line. He ended the call at inilagay ang cellphone niya sa bulsa.

This bullshit.

He swears in his mind.

Now I have to go meet him, again.

He was immediately greeted by the warm ambiance of the restaurant.  Lumapit naman sa kanya ang waiter.

" Do you have any reservation sir?" bungad neto sa kanya.

Napatingin naman siya dito, " L… Lee—," nahihirapan siyang banggitin ang pangalan neto.

" What's the first name, sir?" tanong ulit sa kanya ng waiter. He calmed his self, " I'm here for— " he was cut off by a person calling his name.

" Jeno," saad ng isang baritonong boses. Tumingin si Jeno sa tumawag sa kanya. His older brother is gracefully walking towards him with confidence and heavy aura. Makikita mong galit ito. 

Nung nasa harapan na siya neto ay bumaling ang nakakatanda sa waiter," I'm with him," Taeyong smiled. Umalis naman ang waiter sa harap nila.

" Let's go," his older brother coldly said. Sumunod naman siya dito. 

Pumasok sila sa isang private room. Umupo si Taeyong sa isa sa mga upuan.

Jeno remained standing on the side of the table." Hindi ka ba uupo?" tanong sa kanya.

" What do you want? Can you tell me now, I still have something to do."

" You—" Taeyong took a cigarette from his pocket and lightened it.

So somethings up.

Jeno knows very well na hindi naninigarilyo ang kapatid neto, ginagawa niya lang to kung meron siyang problema.

" You really… fucked up," the room started smelling like cigarettes dahil sa pagbuga ng usok ni Taeyong. 

Kumunot naman ang noo ng nakakabata.

" What do you mean?" Jeno asked.

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