CHAPTER 5
XX
"... pero malapit sa bahay nila, bro. Let's take some measures."
"I know that! Mierda! I know!"
"Calm down, pare. Maybe it wasn't them. Baka mga ligaw na hayop lang ang mga 'yun."
"You know that's not true! No me jodas!!"
Have you been asleep and could hear the reality at the same time? I swear that's what happening to me at the very moment. Mga boses ng lalaki na animo may matinding diskusyon. At ano 'yung narinig ko? Hindi ata 'yun tagalog? Mas lalong hindi English! But it sounds familiar. It sounds annoying. Yeah. Whatever. I still want to linger in my dreams. It was a sweet one. A sweet impossible dream. Bakit ba naman ako mananaginip na yakap-yakap si Nathaniel Conopio?! Sa angas pa lang ng lalaking 'yun, it would never happen. Hay nako! Dapat na ata ako bumangon.
I stretched out my legs and it felt so good. I started raising my arms next and it never been felt well. I opened my eyes. And oh, sweet Jesus! Help me! Akala ko ba nobody's perfect? Then why am I seeing perfect faces?! Wala bang batas para sa mga ganitong tao?! Masyadong nakaka insulto ang existence nila! Hindi na ako magtataka if other guys' tombstones were carved with "RIP self-esteem! Goodbye confidence! Go to hell ToWIMaCo!"
Austin. Jayden. Kelly. Nathaniel.
I can't even.
Bago pa man ako makapagsalita, lumabas na ng kwarto sina Jayden at Kelly na walang imik. Hindi naman matinag sa kinauupuan sina Austin at Nathaniel. They were looking at me like I was an accounting notes. Para silang nalilito kung bakit ako nagising. Like, hello?? They were shouting na parang walang natutulog sa kanilang harapan. And speaking of natutulog.. bakit sila nandito sa kwarto ko? As much as I wanted to ask them that, my eyes studied the room. The walls were painted with different colors, covered some abstract paintings, and there's also weird collections... HEY!!! This isn't my room!! At bigla kong naalala ang nangyari kanina! Panic shot right through me and my eyes searched for Nathaniel's.
As if he understood my reaction, akma niya akong lalapitan nang naunahan siya ni Austin. Kumunot ang kanyang noo at tumingin sa akin na tila nagtatanong kung bakit. Huh? Anong bakit? Bakit ano?
"Are you feeling better, Chan? Nathaniel told us what happened yesterday." Austin said. Napatingin ako sa kanya. "I was unconscious since last night?!" Tumango naman siya na mas lalo kong ikinagulat. "WHAT?! But it felt like it just happened a while ago!"
He smiled sympathetically.
"I'm going to run some errands. You know where to contact me, bro." Nathaniel said but he was looking at me when he said the first line. He turned his back on us and reached for the doorknob. I couldn't just let him leave without saying something to him. What the hell, Chan?! What's wrong with you? May sumasanib ba sayo? But.. he saved me yesterday!
I was about to say "Thank you" pero ang lumabas sa magaling kong bibig ay, "Where the hell am I?" Even though I can only see his back, I still felt his smirk as he spoke, "Welcome to my humble home, Ms. Chantaely." Then he left me with my jaw dropping.
Hindi ako tinigilan ni Austin hangga't hindi siya nakasisiguro na okay lang ako. Gusto niya akong painumin ng gamot na ngayon ko lang nalaman na gamot pala. He told me it was given by the family doctor of Conopios. That alone made me reject the innocent medicine. I don't know why pero naiinis ako! Kahit saang sulok ng kwarto, sinisigaw nito ang karangyaan ng bahay at buhay ng may-ari! Oo nga't matagal ko nang alam na mayaman ang pamilya ng kumag na lider ng ToWIMaCo pero hindi ko alintana na ganito sila ka yaman. Aba't sinabihan lang naman ako ni Austin na kung magmamatigas pa ako eh he'll get me straight to the hospital wing of this freakin' house.
BINABASA MO ANG
Note by The Gangster
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