Apodyopsis: Built for sin (GxG)

Apodyopsis-BFS 10

Rivianna Avril Samonte

I need water. My throat feels dry. Sinubukang idilat ang mata ko kahit na inaantok pa ako. I really need to drink water. Pagmulat ko ng mata, kahit antok pa ay napalaki ang mga ito dahil sa nakikita ko ngayon. There's one pair of feet not too far away from me.

That's not a ghost, right? Of course not. Kung ano-ano na naman pumapasok sa isip ko, nagagawa ng alak.

Napahawak ako sa ulo nang makaramdam ako ng sakit sumabay pa ang right hand ko na namamanhid na dahil naka-side ako ngayon. Aayos na sana ako sa pagkakahiga when a pair of feet moves. I froze in my place at pinanood lang itong maglakad ng dahan-dahan. When I saw her approaching my side, I sat down right away na pinagsisihan ko.

"Fuck!" I groaned in pain when my head hit on something. Inis na tinignan ko ito at do'n ko lang napagtanto na nasa lapag ako nakahiga at ilalim ng kama ang nakikita ko kanina. The sensation of someone approaching me caused my body to tense. I must not be intoxicated any longer, am I? I won't check to see whether anyone is there, though. I'll just lie down and sleep once again.

Hihiga pa lang ako nang may magsalita. "Are you okay?"

Wait, I recognize that voice; it's not a ghost. I want to hear that voice, but I also don't, since all she does when she opens her lips is spout awful remarks.

"I'm asking you, idiot."

Dahan-dahan akong lumingon sa kaniya and there she is, standing with her poker face wearing her famous silk nighties.

"I'm o—shit!" I groaned in pain for the second time because of the sensation in my right hand, which I was using to support myself. I looked over it. It's already bandaged. I completely forgot that I had a wound in my hand.

"You look okay." Nakangiwing inangat ko ang tingin sa kaniya. "Go home."

I shook my head. "I'm still hurt." I exaggerated my facial expression para maniwala pa siya.

"I don't care. You will only need your feet to go home, so move." Pumihit siya patalikod at naglakad papunta sa balcony. She switched on the lights and stared at me before opening the sliding door.

"Leave and don't come back."

"I'm still tipsy, gusto mo ba akong ma-rape sa labas?" Reason ko sabay tingin sa labas.

"Sa ayos mong 'yan? No doubt." She muttered and opened the sliding door further.

I checked myself and my clothes were still the same. Hindi na nga ako pinahiga sa bed as in sa carpet lang ako tapos hindi pa ako pinalitan? How sweet could she be? Well, I forgave her. She treated my wound.

Kesa sagutin siya, humiga na lang ako. Nah, I won't leave. I feel comfortable here even though I'm lying on the carpet.

"Hey."

"Avril. That's my name." I rested on my left side with my eyes closed at unti-unti na nakakaramdam ng antok.

"Just leave."

Still, I chose to ignore her. I'm not sure why, but I feel comfortable here. Kahit na alam kong makakarinig lang ako ng kung anong salita na mangagaling sa kaniya, I don't care. Because I feel like she didn't mean it.