When The Pen Ran Out Of Ink.

Chapter 3

"EXPLAIN."

My body jerked a little due to shock.
His voice was firm and raspy. Pero nanatili parin akong nakatitig sa likuran ng taong ama ng mga anak ko—este! Kapatid ng 'musical siblings'.  I prefer calling them that not to mention, it suits them.

Hindi nalang ako nagsalita, baka mabara na naman ako.

I averted my gaze to Do, the eldest of the triplets. Siya ang unang nagsalita. I mentally cheered for him.

'Go! Kaya mo yan, matanda kana! "

" Ano kasi kuya.. May nakita kaming nangangailangan ng tulong sa hindi malayo and it turns out, si ate Sheryl pala yon, her car broke and she hasn't eaten yet since the afternoon. "

I was confused a little. Pano nila nalamang may nangangaylangan ng tulong eh anlayo ng bahay nila sa kalye.
And then it hit me, baka ginawang rason ng mga ito ang pangangailangan ko para makatakas sa anumang ginawa nila. Well, they did help me. I'll give them that.
Its just that, paniniwalaan kaya ng magaling nilang kuya ang kasinungalingan nila?

Silently, I prayed that he would. I curiously layed my eyes on their brother to fill my curiosity, but I was taken aback when I caught 'him' staring at me instead, I was expecting him to be shy because I caught him eyeing me, pero imbis na mahiya ay nanatili lang itong nakatitig sakin. His pair of dark, yellow eyes peirced through mine, reading my insides.

" Car, huh? " He said still eyeing me, but after a few seconds, he faced his siblings who are still down on their heads. I didn't know why, but I sensed mockery in his voice. Ang ngiting nakapaskil sa mga labi ko ay bigla nalang naging hilaw. Why was I irritated all of a sudden?

Hindi ko na napigilang sumabat.

" Yeah, nasira kasi ang kotse ko sa gitna ng biyahe ko papunta sa lugar namin kaninang umaga. Then I came uppon your siblings and they told me that they have a brother who knows things about cars. And that brother might be you, if im not mistaken? I need help. Please? "

Wala nang patumpik tumpik pa.

He returned his gaze to me after hearing me speak. I was hopping to see a different emotion in his eyes aside from coldness but no, his eyes remained dull. Para bang pinagkaitan siya ng mundo ng isang pinakaimportanteng bagay sa buhay niya.

Pinagkunutan niya ako ng noo. He then glanced at the triplets before giving me his full attention. Shyet! Kinikilig kilikili ko!

" Who are you. "

Ouch. Ang dali makalimot ah. Teka, nakinig nga ba siya nung inintroduce ko ang sarili ko kanina? I felt a small pang of pain in my chest. Ang ambisyosa ko naman.

Pilit akong ngumiti sakanya bago siya sinagot.

" I-im Sherylanna." I managed to say while still meeting his gaze. His eyes were looking at me like im a little rabbit inside the wolves' den. And I hate, yet love it at the same time. Gutom na nga talaga ako.

" Get out. "

I flinched at how firm his voice was. He was looking at me boredly. Ano daw? Did he just chase me out?! I gasped mentally. ' How dare this handsome creature! '.

" Ha? " I unconsciously spouted while blinking numerous times.

" I hate repeating myself. Get out you three. "

Teka, pati silang tatlo palalabasin niya? Hala! Baka nagalit siya sa tatlo!  And wait, akala ko ba mag uusap kami?

I was about to interrupt the silence to voice out my concerns when my stomach stopped me.