Under the Vast Celestial

celestial 15

Baile,

||amilah||
2021

          Isang bombilya ang tanging ilaw sa apat na sulok ng foundry. Umaalingawngaw. Mainit. Mabahong lugar. Putangina si Deozar na siyang umisip sa lugar na pag-seselebresiyonan.

"This isn't a kind of trap, is it?" galit ang namumuong boses na tanong ko, ang usapang pag-uusap nang masinsinan ay nauwi sa pikunan. Ang lugar na inaasahan ko ay hindi tinupad nang hayop na lalaking 'to nakapuwesto't maayos ang pormang naka-upo sa harapan ko.

"You even have back-ups huh?" malokong sabi ko habang isa-isang kinikilatis ang mga lalaking nasa gilid niya habang siya komportableng umupo sa harapan ko gaya nang ginawa ko sa anak niya.

"Matalino ako Amilah, aren't you used to it?"

"As if you'll get something from me, Deozar."

"Isa lang naman ang tanong ko, Amilah. Ang malaman kung nasaan ang lalaking tinutukoy ko, saan niyo tinago ang pinagkakatiwalaan ko." mahinahon ngunit may galit sa tono niya, ha! Akala niya naman alam ko kung sino mang hinayupak ang tinutukoy niya?

"Then, where's my sister? Did you hide her, we're mutuals if that's the case." umiling siya.

"I didn't even know who's the target."

"Edi mag bentot ka, alamin mo sa dalawa malay mo nasa harapan mo pala tinatarget mo. Targetin ko mukha mo." the one who fall be fooled.

"I didn't hide your sister, you're the one who hides her." napatawa ako nang mapakla, sinasabi ko na nga ba. Ibabalik rin sa akin ang sisi.

"Ha! What am I? A stupid sister that will hide my own sibling? Huwag mo naman ako igaya sa bobong anak mo." hindi siya makapaniwalang tumingin sa akin, at dapat lang. Dahil ako ang batas.

"One of them... Aren't your sister, right? Why you're calling her sibling?"

The news did spread after that night, but we also immediately declared the false accusation; to whoever yelled is the reason why I wasn't able to see Kiannah again.

"None of us aren't Loviuste."

"Give me a reason so I could believe you?"

"You know me, Deozar. I'm not wasting my words for nonesense things if I'm just going to lie. I shouldn't come in here infront of you stupid human-being if I did hides her."

"Among Loviuste's, you're the only one that's hard to fool. Why is there a smart one of Amiro's children." I heard him chuckled, a sarcastic chuckle.

"Why? Are you afraid that it will be difficult for you to take an action if there's someone that is smart like me? Should I be proud of myself because even the way you compliment is insulting?"

"Are you fond of hide and seek?" he asked placing his liquor at the table as cheap as his existence.