Lies in the Past (Alimentation Series #2)

Chapter 33

Puro mura ni Radish ang naririnig ko. I don't know if he was angry or just plain irritated with his teammates. Kanina pa rin niya sinasabihan si Harminder na seryosohin ang laro at tatawa lang ito bilang sagot, halatang walang pakialam kahit halatang gusto na ni Radish magwala sa sobrang inis.

They are busy playing online game, which I don't know what called. Sinusubukan ko mag-concentrate sa pagd-drawing in the midst of Radish's constant swear. He just really couldn't stay calm.

And I don't think they will stop playing until they win at least once. With the amount of losses they have, one win might not be enough for Radish's ego which has been run over too much.

Harminder said when we met earlier that he was going to study before Tita Rein came because lately, their surprise quizzes have become more frequent. But here he is now, playing League of Legends with Radish.

"Bottom, Harmy..." He seems really irritated. I could hear the aggressive sound of the keyboard. They are using their MacBook. "Visit mo saglit."

Bago ako nagsimula kanina, naisip ko na agad na mga one to two hours lang bago ko matapos itong dina-drawing ko. When I found out that Radish was also here at Harminder's condo, humanap kaagad ako ng pagkakaabalahan.

I should've expected to see him here because Tita Rein's visiting today! She was afraid that her son and the 'ampon' is not eating well kaya she decided to check on them personally. And she also wants me to  be here.

I stared at my own artwork. Hindi ko na iyon gustong kulayan dahil pakiramdam ko ay masisira ang quality. I stared at it for a long time while smiling. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pakiramdam ko kinikilig ako kahit drawing lang naman iyon.

I looked for Harminder's photo on my gallery and picked the most sensible one of all. At ngayon nga ay nasa cartridge paper na siya. Dahan-dahan ko iyong kinuha at nilagay sa loob ng cabinet near the mini-bookshelves.

"Hindi pa ba kayo tapos?" Lumapit ako sa kanilang dalawa. Sumilip ako sa likuran ni Harminder para makanood.

He immediately looked at me. "Why? Are you hungry?"

Kinagat ko ang ibaba kong labi habang umiiling. "No. Kanina pa kayo naglalaro."

"And we won't stop until we win here," it was Radish's annoyed voice.

Umikot ang mata ni Harminder at umayos sa pagkakaupo. Kanina ay tamad na tamad siyang nakasandal sa backrest habang seryoso ang mga mata sa screen at awtomatikong gumagalaw ang daliri sa keyboard. Bigla siyang napaayos.

"Paano ba 'yan nilalaro?" I curiously asked. I don't play any online games. I don't know how to play League of Legends. "Mahirap ba 'yan?"

"It's hard when your allies are stupid. Hard to win," si Radish muli ang sumagot. "Galaw, bottom."

"Do you want to watch?" Imbes na pansinin si Radish ay nasa akin pa rin ang paningin ni Harminder. His fingers stopped tapping the keyboard.

"Yeah. Magaling ka ba riyan?"

Nagulat ako nang pumunta ang braso ni Harminder sa bewang kong nakalitaw dahil ang suot ay midriff. His arm wrapped around my waist to slowly pull me in front of him. I felt my breathing stop when he suddenly spread his legs to make me sit between them.

Hindi ako nakagalaw kaagad. Pinakiramdaman ko ang nagwawala kong puso. I could feel his warm breath against the skin of my right shoulder. Pakiramdam ko bigla akong naging statue sa kinauupuan namin, lalo na noong hinawi niya ang buhok na humaharang sa kanang side ng mukha ko. He slowly and carefully put all my hair on the left side of my neck.

I felt myself shivered. I don't know if it was because it was cold in his condo or I really shivered from the way he put my hair to my left neck. He was just always this gentle.