NOCTURNAL - I FELT THAT!
"Okay ka na? Wala na bang masakit sa'yo? Kamusta ang pakiramdam mo? Masakit pa ba ang ulo mo? Nilalagnat ka pa?"
"Okay na talaga ako, Camille. You don't need to worry too much. I won't die on a mere fever."
Ngumiti ako at tinapik ang balikat niya bilang paalala na maayos na ang pakiramdam ko at hindi niya na kailangang isipin pa ang aking kalagayan.
She sighed exhaustedly.
I'm glad that she's worried about me even though we barely knew each other. She's reliable and she cares too much for someone like me.
"Eh, nag-alala lang talaga ako. Kinabahan kasi ako kanina noong nakita kitang nakahandusay sa kalsada. Akala ko kung napano ka na." Napahawak siya sa dibdib niya at mariing pinikit ang mga mata.
I didn't lay down on the floor, though. I was sitting and the annoying ghost just watched me suffer in pain.
Speaking of which, Felix hasn't returned yet. A while ago inside the clinic, he left without saying anything. It's his fault if he ever gets lost.
"Brooke looks okay to me. Saan ka ba nadapa? Baka nagkasugat ka." Nilingon ko si Alex na nakaupo ngayon sa tabi ko. I wouldn't notice him if he hadn't spoken to us.
"Wala naman siguro." I checked my arms and knees.
There's a small scratch on my left knee and there's also a wound on my right elbow but I don't feel anything. It doesn't hurt at all.
Agad ko iyong tinago nang lumapit si Camille sa akin. Umupo siya sa tabi ko. Nasa gitna nila ako ni Alex.
"Wow! Worried. Siya nga pala, bakit nandito ka, Pres? Diba grade 12 ka na? Hindi dito iyong building ninyo diba?" Nag-iba ang tono ng boses ni Camille. Tono ng taong nang-aasar.
Tumingin ako kay Alex at nakita siyang nag-iwas ng tingin.
"Huh? Bakit bawal ba akong pumunta rito?" He said defensively.
Camille shrugged her shoulders while smiling widely. "Pwede naman pero hindi ka naman pumupunta rito dati eh. Minsan lang kapag napapadaan ka. Hmm, bakit kaya?" Natawa siya at bigla akong inakbayan.
Camille's acting weird right now. She's much weirder than Felix. If she can see Felix, I bet they'll get along well.
"Bakit mo ba kasi tinatanong? Makaalis na nga." Biglang tumayo si Alex pero kaagad siyang pinigilan nang natatawang si Camille.
"Grabe naman, Pres! Hindi ka na mabiro!" Humalakhak siya at hinampas sa braso si Alex.
I saw how he rolled his eyes. I don't know if they are bestfriends but I can tell that they're really close to each other.
"Ewan ko sayo Ca-"
"Hey!"
Lahat kami napalingon sa likuran ng biglang may sumigaw.
It was Vera Alegre.
She's standing at the side of the door, looking unbothered. Her face looks so angry all the time. I have no idea if it's her resting face or she's just always mad.
"Hi!" Magiliw na kumaway si Camille sa kaniya.
Pres just nodded his head and me? I didn't do anything. I'm just standing between them.
I heard Vera hissed.
"Don't hi me! Aren't you forgetting something?" She asked furiously.
Lumapit siya sa amin at tumigil sa harapan ni Camille. Matangkad siya kaya kinailangan niya pang yumuko para matitigan si Camille.
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