Under a Night of Fire

Chapter 6

"Ano? gago, saglit,"

Kakagising ko lang. It was 9 in the morning nung tumawag sila Jae. Asa harapan na raw sila ng apartment ko. Mabilis akong naghilamos, I didn't bother wearing a bra kasi sila lang naman yun. I don't like wearing a bra when sleeping.

It's been days after that incident pero nung araw na yun mas tumatak sa utak ko yung ginawa namin ni Shia. It was one of the best moments that had happened in my life.

"Anong ginawa niy-" I was cut off by a tight hug from Jae and Cleo.

"Shia texted us about what happened, are you okay?" Cleo asked. "Sorry ngayon lang kami nakapunta, medyo booked kasi ako e."

"Same here, pero we cleared our schedule for you para makapagbond tayo today," Jae said, kaya naman pala ang aga nila punta rito sa apartment ko.

"Kayo talaga.." I mumbled, narinig ko naman silang tumawa bago sila tuluyan pumasok sa loob ng apartment ko. Pagkasara ko ng pintuan naisip ko kung ano iluluto kong breakfast for them.

"Anong gusto niyong breakfas-"

My lips slightly parted when I saw them preparing breakfast. Jae was toasting some bread and Cleo was cooking egg and spam. Kumuha nalang ako ng plates and helped them set the table up, after that sabay sabay na kaming kumain.

Nakataas yung isa paa ko habang kumakain, nakapatong yun mismo kung san ako nakaupo. I feel comfortable eating in that position sometimes.

"Can we take a nap after this then lunch tayo sa labas mamaya?" Cleo asked, I hummed as an answer and Jae did the same.

We did take a nap after resting for a bit dahil hindi pwedeng humiga agad after eating. Nagkasya kami sa kama ko kasi I remember buying this bed with the thought of them. I was thinking if kakasya ba kaming tatlo rito? Kaya I bought one na sakto saming tatlo.

Nagising ako dahil sa boses ni Jae, nakabalot siya ng twalya at basa ang buhok niya, Cleo was no where to be found kaya I figured na baka sa CR siya.

"Babe, does this look okay?" Napatingin ako kay Jae, she was wearing a crisscross tie back halter top in white and jeans, pairing it with her white sneakers. "It looks really good, magaling ka mag dala nang damit. Kahit simple shirt lang you can make it look expensive,"

Pagkalabas ni Cleo sa CR ay ako naman ang sunod na naligo, after doing my routine for almost 30 minutes, pumunta ako sa room ko para magbihis. Cleo was wearing a yellow ruched bust front dress, it ended above her knee. It complemented her skin. Cleo's morena, she has jet black hair with curtain bangs, ending below her shoulders.

Jae, on the other hand has dark ash blonde short hair, ending above her shoulders. She had the lightest skin tone among us, I was in the middle. I have auburn brown long hair ending below my chest area.

I decided to wear a lavender colored cropped shirt, pairing it with my black shorts and white sneakers. After namin mag ayos ay agad kaming pumunta sa mall para kumain.

We ended up eating sa Revio restaurant, Matagal ko na nakikita 'to kaso mukhang pangmayaman kaya I didn't bother before. The lunch was Cleo's treat, we all ordered pasta and as usual I had carbonara. The food tasted great, kung may pera lang ako araw araw ako dito.

While sipping on our coffee naglilibot kami sa mall, I planned on buying new shoes once makuha ko na sahod ko, I had savings na nakatago sa apartment ko and as in hindi ko ginagalaw yun. The cash I spend is different pa sa savings ko, I have it all balanced.

My eyes squinted when it darted at an exact place, I saw a man wearing an all black outfit including his cap and mask. He was tall, I'm like a 5'6 woman and as I estimated maybe he was a 6'1-ish? or maybe a bit higher. He was all covered up, maybe he's a celebrity.

My eyes panicked when he looked at my direction, I immediately looked away, buti nalang at saktong aalis kami sa pwesto na yun. Hindi ko masyadong naaninag yung mata niya pero he seems undeniably gorgeous.. and hot.

Nagpa-manicure and pedicure kaming tatlo, naghati-hati naman kami sa bayad para dito, habang nagf-foot spa kami, I glanced over the glass wall. My eyes widened a bit seeing the male again, he was talking to someone on the phone and it seems like he felt my stares.. He stared back at me.

I feel like I've seen those eyes before.. Those captivating brown orbs..

I looked away and saw on my peripheral vision that he was walking away. I was honestly curious on who he is and bakit need niya itago yung mukha niya.. Is he a big celebrity or something?

Nakauwi na kami ng bandang 4pm, we decided to watch a movie and order food nalang for dinner, nanood kami ng horror movie and imbis na matakot kami ay tawang tawa pa kami dahil sa mga reactions namin pag may jumpscares.

We ordered Tokyo Tokyo for dinner, favorite ko dito ay yung red tea nila, siguro kung kumakain kami sa restau neto ay nakailang refill na ako. While we were eating dinner nauusap usap din kami.

"Are you gonna apply sa Sivres, Erin?"

"I was planning to," I answered, "Kaso parang ang hirap makapasok dun, bigatin e."

Natawa naman sila, "Well, it's always worth to try! Malay mo diba? Di naman impossible," Cleo said, Jae agreed. I'm finding a right time lang kasi kuntento pa naman ako sa trabaho ko sa ngayon plus I need to be ready.. Malaking adjustment yun for me pero kakayanin ko.

After namin kumain ay bumalik kami sa sala para manood ng barbie, yes, we still watch this despite our age and bakit ba? Does watching barbie have age limits? Wala naman, diba? Siguro naka dalawa kaming barbie movie before Jae and Cleo decided to go home since may trabaho sila bukas.

"Thank you for today," I said to them while hugging them, They both kissed my cheek before they both went out of my apartment. Sinilip ko sila sa bintana at nung nakaalis na sila. I locked my door and turned of some lights.

I sat back down my couch and played another barbie movie, may pasok ako bukas pero eto ako ngayon nag m-movie marathon ng barbie.

Hindi kona rin alam kung anong oras ako natapos manood, nakatatlo pa akong movie kasi nag enjoy ako, I scrolled down my phone and saw their texts na nakauwi na sila kaya I replied. After a few minutes nakaramdam na ako ng antok.