HS#1: Biding Under the Rain

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"What a mess"

Nabalik ako sa reyalidad nang may magsalita. Iminulat ko ang mga mata. Kitang-kita ko ang pagkasira ng mukha nito na parang sinasabing nakakadiri't nakakaawa ako. He's standing in front of me while his face is so close.

Geez what's this monkey's problem?

"What?!" singhal ko. I'm still laying on my chest, so I already feel my body getting a little numb. I sat down in front of him so I could give him a death glare and also so I could breathe freely. I couldn't breathe much earlier since I was laying on my chest; it was quite suffocating. "You're interfering with my personal space." Inis kong usal.

"Oh, so you know what personal space is now, huh? You should have told that to yourself before you interfered mine in the past too." He smirked, trying to annoy me, which he succeeded in. I don't know why.

"What do you mean?" Kunot noo kong saad.

"Blocked." he said, making my eyes grow wide.

I sighed in disbelief as I reminisced about the time when I was ignoring Leah.

"Chat nalang tayo, Leah." Kumunot ang noo ko nang marinig ang sigaw ni Vanlex. Nandito ako sa kwarto at rinig na rinig ang sigaw nito.

Seriously?! Chat mo mukha mo.

"Oo! Babye ulit!" Rinig kong sigaw rin ni Leah na mas nagpakunot ng noo ko.

Dumaan lang siya rito at sinundo lang si Hanellette. Gabi na kasi at alas otso na. Kitang-kita ko silang naglalakad papaalis mula sa bintana kaya nakita ko rin silang kumakaway habang nakangiti- lalo na siya. Bumuntong hininga ako.

I miss her.

Hindi nakaligtas sa akin ang pagtutok niya sa bintana kung nasaan ang kwarto ko. I did not move. I knew she couldn't see that I was also watching her from here because there's a curtain. Kita ko ang lungkot sa mga mata niya ngunit agad ding nawala nang pinagsingkitan siya ng mga mata ni Hanellette. Hindi ko mawari ang pinag uusapan nila ngunit alam kong inuusisa siya ng huli.

Makalipas ang ilang oras, hindi pa rin ako makatulog. I looked at my phone to check the time; it was already midnight. Nagpagulong-gulong na ako sa kama. I tried every sleeping position I could think of, from the freefaller and soldier to the sleep-fighter and even the crashlander position, but I still couldn't fall asleep!

'Chat nalang tayo, Leah'

Napabalikwas nalang ako sa pagkakahiga nang marinig ko na naman ang linyang kanina pang bumabagabag sa 'kin.

Napasabanunot ako sa sarili kong buhok. "Nakakaasar!"

And so, with that, I made a stupid move. It was stupid because I found myself grinning and silently chuckling in front of the laptop, but inside, I was laughing out loud.