Dusk Crown

Chapter 16

NGINISIHAN ni Dusk ang kapatid niyang si Lorch matapos niyang ikabit ang kurbata nito. Hindi maipinta ang mukha nito dahil sa mabagal niyang pag-ayos ng kurabata nito.

"I'm gonna get back at you fucker," anito.

Dusk chuckles. "Lorch, if you're nervous that your woman will say no to your proposal, getting annoyed at small things will not help."

"You took time doing my fucking tie and you think it's a small thing?!" Lorch glared.

Dusk just nonchalantly shrugged. "Relax, you're not late. Baka mamaya hindi ka rin siputin ni Saskia."

"Tang'na Dusk!" Mura nito sa kanya na tinawanan niya lang saka ito tinapik sa balikat.

"Dusk, you always think things are small or this and that," Rosh spoke. "Iba talaga pagmaliit ang hinaharap—"

Binato niya ng box ng cufflinks ang bunso sa kanilang magkakapatid na mabilis lang umilag kaya muntikan nang si Cairn ang tamaan. Buti na lang mabilis na gumalaw si kuya Kreston para salagin ang box para hindi matamaan ang kapatid nila saka siya sinamaan ng tingin na kinangiwi niya. Pero wala naman itong sinabi.

"Shut up, bunso." Dusk looked at Rosh. "Isipin mo ang kinabukasan mo at hindi kinabukasan ng iba. Baka tumanda kang wala pinaggagamitan niyang malakuhol na hinaharap mo."

His brothers hooted into laughter hearing him say that.

"Kuhol ka lang, bunso. Kawawa ka naman." Pyr mocked.

"I can't imagine a dick so short like the snail," Grant said, frowning.

Rage chuckles. "You don't have to imagine, Grant. Just look at Rosh."

Rosh glared. "Tang'na niyo saan kayo nakakita ng ganon kaliit?"

Nagtawanan lang sila at tinignan ang bunso sa kanila sa hinaharap nito na sobrang kinasimangot nito.

"And why are we talking about dicks?" Cairn asked, shaking his head while grinning.

"Cuz it's funny," Kronack replied, smiling.

Nagtanguan sila maliban kay Rosh na masama ang hilatsa ng mukha at si Riot na salubong lang ang kilay.

"Anyway, Lorch, you okay? You sure Sakia will say yes?" Tanong ni Ruckus kay Lorch na mukhang bahagyang kumalma dahil sa usapan nila.

Nagbuga ito ng hangin. "Right now, no is a nonexistent word. So yes, she has no option but yes."

Napailing na lang si Dusk sa narinig. But he wonders how it is to be in Lorch's shoes. Kahit naman noong naisipan niya na magpropose ay hindi naman niya nakita ang sarili na tulad ni Lorch. Maybe because he didn't want it to be public so there was no pressure cuz it was only him and that slut.

Naalala niya na kahit humindi si Harley ay ayos lang at maghihintay siya. That was his plan. Kinakabahan siya pero handa siya sa anomang sagot nito.

But by the grace of God, he didn't have to propose because he was saved from having to spend a lifetime with a cheating woman.

"Sino ang susunod kay Lorch?" Tanong ni kuya Kreston at tinignan silang wala pang mga fiancee o asawa maliban kay Rosh.

"Kuya, ako hindi mo titingnan?" Rosh asked, scowling.

Natawa sila. Kawawa naman 'tong bunso nila.

Kuya Kreston smirked. "Matagal ka pa, bunso. Maybe when you turn fifty—"

"Hell no!" Busangot ang mukha na saad ni Rosh na sinagot lang ng kibit-balikat ni kuya Krest.

"Pass. No chance right now," Ruck replied.