That Playgirl's Karma

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Mabilis kong nilagok ang isang canned beer at napabuga ng hangin pagkatapos. Nasa balkonahe kami ng aking unit habang tanaw-tanaw ang city lights, pero ang nag-aapoy kong puso ay hindi iyon nakakatulong.

"Narinig mo 'yung sinabi niya kanina, diba? Hayop! Tangina! Sarap anuhin eh-sus!"

Inabot sa akin ni Felix ang isang bowl ng crackers, kaagad akong kumuha roon at kumain, nabilaukan pa ako sa dami ng nilagay ko sa bibig pero kaagad na inabot sa akin ni Felix ang tubig.

"Salamat," sabay hawi ko ng natapong tubig sa bibig ko.

Muli akong uminom ng canned beer, medyo matamis ito hindi gaya ng iniinom ko noon. "Anong flavor ba 'to?" sabay tingin ko kung anong flavor ang nakalagay.

"That's lemon." ani Felix.

"Light alcohol?"

"Yes."

Mahina akong natawa dahil hindi ko akalaing ito talaga bibilhin ni Felix. "Paano 'yan, matagal pa akong malasing nito! HAHA!"

Felix tilted his head on me ,"Exactly, baka ano pa gawin mo kung nalasing ka."

Mas natawa ako sa sinabi niya, "But, if I drink more than two," kinuha ko mula sa plastic ang dalawa pang canned beer at inangat ito, "I'll end up drunk!"

"Then, I regret buying more than two." Hinawakan ni Felix ang braso ko para ibaba ang hawak kong canned beer.

Tinawanan ko lang siya, "Too late." sabay pindot ko sa pisngi niya.

"Based on how you talk about your stepsister, you really hate her?"

I nodded, "I hate her more than what you think," I took a sip on my drink, "to the point that I became worried about her."

I looked at Felix who's already looking at me,"Funny, right?"

I hate Thania so much, ever since she came into my life, I already loathe her to the point that everytime I looked at her, I became worried of what she can do to those people around her.

"I hate her attitude, she is a stubborn, she make things more complicated, she can do worse things to people because that's what she believes," I looked at Felix, "war over peace."

"She's been like that since both of you were young?"

I nodded, "Since she is fvcking three years old, Felix. I would never forget what she did to me when I was just four, she put a detergent on my sandwich, I brought it at school and ate it."

Hindi makapaniwala si Felix sa narinig niya, "She did that?"

"Yes, I got hospitalized, thank goodness my immune system handled it."

"After that incident, what happened?"

"I came home seeing her right cheeks swollen.. I think someone slapped her... -wait."

"What?"

Ewan ko lang kung imahinasyon ko lang 'to pero sa tuwing gumagawa ng kagaguhan si Thania sa akin at kapag nalaman ng pamilya ko ay naabutan kong namumula ang pisngi niya.