Rooftop
The next day was a chaos.
We found ourselves waking up from a loud banging sound from the inside. Pareho kami ni Ace na ayaw pa ring bumangon kahit sobrang ingay. May kumakatok sa pinto na halos ikagiba na nito. We can't just leave the bed after being sleepless last night! Napuyat kami dahil sa horror movie na 'yon!
The sound on the door continued, na sinundan na rin ng boses ng dalawang tao. I covered my ears with the pillow as I lay on the bed more.
"Ace, someone's looking for you." Pinilit ko siyang gisingin.
Ayaw pa ring bumangon ng isang 'to. Mahirap pa namang gisingin. It would take you like an hour to wake him up, lalo na kapag puyat na puyat talaga.
"Ace," Tinapik ko siya, eyes nearing going blind because of the sunlight.
The sun's already up at tutok na tutok 'yon sa may balcony namin. Parang pinagsisihan tuloy namin na dito kami natulog. It was hot for fucking sake! I will be forever thankful for our blanket right now. Sinalba niya kami sa haring araw.
"Ace, someone's calling you." Saad ko.
Umungot lang siya. Nagpatuloy naman ang mga katok at ingay sa labas ng pintuan sa main door. Medyo nafafamiliaran na ako sa mga boses sa labas pero hindi pa rin ako bumangon.
Sarap-sarap pang matulog e. I'm glad na 1 pm pa class ko.
Naramdaman ko namang bumangon na rin si Ace at nanatili munang nakaupo ng ilang segundo bago tuluyang tumayo at pumasok sa loob. I continued lying on the bed, not until I heard Benj and Sol's voice from inside that made my eyes instantly open.
"I have something to tell you Cap," I heard Benj's excited voice.
I felt like it was something important kaya tumayo na rin ako. I entered the room, finding them all, facing each other in the living room. Sol ran to me excitedly as he saw me entering the room.
He looked so happy, eyes disappearing while smiling. Hindi ko naman agad maprocess ang nangyayari dahil bukod sa kagigising ko lang, sabog pa ako. Basta ang alam ko lang, they're going to announce something really important.
"Ano, ikakasal ka na ba Esguerra?" Ace asked, slightly chuckling.
Benj laughed, "I think so, Sol and I are now official. Kagabi lang."
Nanlaki naman ang tingin ko tsaka tiningnan si Sol na nasa tabi ko ngayon. He uttered thank you without a sound. Ngumiti rin ako katulad niya. Tinapik ko siya sa balikat habang nakangiti.
"Congrats to the both of you." Ace said.
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