Dusk Crown

Chapter 5

PABAGSAK NA naupo si Dusk sa tabi ni Phrsm na naabutan nilang gising pa pagkauwi niya at ng apat niya pang kaibigan na sa bahay niya nakatira; sina Caddaric, Crvn Aero, Vxnt at Ranz Angelo.

Kasama rin nila sa bahay niya ang anak ni Ranz- si Titus Priam - pati si Millicent na kaibigan rin nila na siyang nag-iisang babae sa kanila. Hindi lang ito sumama kanina sa Ravage bar.

Unfortunately, he's like his other brothers that shelter his friends who fucking don't want to have their own house unless they have their own family. May mga lupa ang mga ito na katabi lang rin ng bahay niya, but the lot is empty.

Walang problema sa kanya. Hindi naman siya namumulubi kahit sa kanya nakatira ang mga ito. Ayaw rin naman niya mapag-isa sa bahay niya.

"You okay bud?" he asked his friend, Phrsm.

A curt nod was only Phrsm's reply.

"You should have come with us. It was fun in the Ravage bar," ani Vxnt.

"And what? End up in jail again for battery?" Phrsm scoffed.

Nagkatingin silang lima nila Ranz saka halos sabay-sabay na bumuntong-hininga.

Ilang beses narin kasing nakulong si Phrsm dahil hindi nito mapigilan ang sarili na pumatol sa mga babaeng basta na lang ito hinahawakan o kinukulit gayong sinabi na nito hindi ito interesado.

Phrsm hates being touched or bothered by women not because he's like his brother Riot with an awful past, but because Phrsm lost his fiancee in a way that well...tragic and fucked up.

"We were in our private quarter in Ravage bar, Phrsm. No hoochies were around," Crvn replied.

Hindi sumagot si Phrsm. Halatang ayaw nitong pag-usapan ang hindi nito pagsama sa bar.

"Anyway, I have a job for you." Pag-iiba niya ng usapan at kinuha ang cellphone niya saka binigay sa kaibigan.

"What?" Phrsm frowned, taking his phone.

"Get me the phone number of the woman who was with me in the Ravage parking lot-"

"Tang'na Dusk, kahit sino pinapatos mo talaga. Tapos kung saan-saan na lang. Hindi pa ba 'yan napupodpod sa kaka- fuck!"

Binato niya ng throw pillow si Caddaric na siyang nagslita.

"Tang'na mo! I didn't touch her!" Singhal niya "Asshole."

Tumingin sa kanya ang limang kaibigan niya. Kunot ang noo at mukhang hindi makapaniwala.

"What the fuck are you all looking at?!" Dusk snapped.

"That's something..." Ranz murmured, glancing at everyone then exclaims, "Hanapin mo, bud! Dali!" anito kay Phrsm na siyang expert pagdating sa teknolohiya.

Nagtagis ang panga ni Dusk nang nagkumpulan ang lima niyang kaibigan para tignan kung sino ang babaeng kasama niya sa parking lot.

Ang sarap palayasin ng mga 'to. Tsk.

Nanahimik na lang siya at hinintay na mahanap ni Phrsm ang dalagang kasama niya. It didn't take long before they have information about Hyacinth.

"Hmm..." Caddaric hummed. "Maganda."

Dusk glared.

"What?" Caddaric looked at him. "Should I say she's ugly when she's not?"

"Hyacinth...ang ganda ng pangalan. Like the flower hyacinth," Crvn commented. "Is she a fling?"

Dusk shook his head taking his phone and saving the woman's phone number that he wanted.

"Just someone I met two weeks ago," he responded.