Echoes Of Vanth Academy

02

Euphrasia.

"You killed her..."

"Ling!"

"Ling!" mabilis akong napabangon ng maramdaman ko na may yumugyog sa balikat ko, bumungad saakin ang pangit na mukha ni Kiyoshi na may sinusubo na chocolates.

"Ano? Bakit ka nandito sa kwarto ko, Kiyoshi!" inis na sigaw ko.

Kainis!Bakit ba ako pinagpapawisan? Oh, nightmare again. Kailan ba ako titigilan ng masamang panaginip? Ganon ba ako kasama para dalawin niya araw-araw?

"Eh, kinatok kita walang sumasagot, hindi naman naka locked yung pinto kaya pumasok nalang ako..." he paused, "Naka earpods ka pala" aniya, while he's busy eating chocolate.

"Hoy, Kiyoshi! It's still not right to enter a woman's room padin ha, you know! What if the girl whose room you entered was wearing only her panties and bra, and you saw her?" my voice raised in frustration.

"Ede titignan," he responded casually, dahilan para manlaki ang mata ko.

I quickly grabbed a pillow and hurled it at him with all my might, but he effortlessly dodged it with his incredible speed.

Oh, that fucking infuriating ability! bwesit matamaan ka sana ng kidlat ni Storm!

"Bastos!" I shouted.

"Chill out, Ling. Inutusan ako ni Zon na gisingin ka, dinner daw tayo sa restaurant" seryosong sabi nito, kumunot naman ang noo ko, "Anong dinner?"

Bumuntong hininga naman siya, "The word 'dinner' refers to the main meal of the day that's consumed during evening or at night, grabe hindi kaba nag grade 1, Ling?" he licked his chocolate, bahagyang umawang ang mga labi ko.

"Tangina mo!" I screamed.

"Tangina mo din, Ling!" mura pabalik nito, sinamaan ko naman siya ng tingin, pinagloloko ba ako ng bansot nato?

"Joke, chill kalang kasi, masyadong kang hot" nakangisi na sabi nito.

"Bata kapa, Ling-Aray!" hindi siya natapos sa pagsasalita, because I swiftly threw the alarm clock at him, which he failed to notice. A grin spread across my face as it hit him squarely on the head.

Deserve!

"Stop using those words on me, Kiyoshi! I'm not a kid anymore, I'm already 19!" I yelled at him, annoyed. "Still, you're the youngest," dagdag nito.

"So, you should learn to respect me because I'm older than you, okay?" parang baliw na sabi ni Kiyoshi, I raised my eyebrows.

"Ulol!"

"Ano ba! Bakit ka ba kasi nandito" inis na tanong ko, bakit niya ba ako ginugulo? Natutulog ako dito tapos manggugulo siya.

"Dinner nga daw kasi! Storm is already here, at the Night De España restaurant," he said.

"Ayoko" I said as I sat on the edge of my bed "Masama pakiramdam ko, kayo nalang" dagdag ko.

Bumuntong hininga naman siya, alam niya naman na hindi niya na ako mapipilit pa, bumalik ako sa pagkakahiga sa kama at kinumutan ang buong katawan ko.

"Fine, I'll tell Zon. Dadalhan nalang kita ng favorite pizza mo" aniya.

Hindi na ako sumagot pa at napangiti nalang at isinara ang mga mata ko.

Narinig ko ang pagbukas at pagsara ng pinto ko. Hindi naman talaga masama ang pakiramdam ko, gusto ko lang na silang mag-enjoy. Baka masira ang mood ng iba kapag pumunta ako.

Kinapa-kapa ko ang cellphone ko sa ilalim ng unan. Nang makuha ko ito, inayos ko ang pagkakahiga ko at binuksan ang phone. Alas-siyete na pala ng gabi, napahaba pala ang tulog ko. I noticed missed calls from my mother in my contacts list. She must have tried calling several times, but my phone was on silent mode, so it didn't ring. I usually keep it on "do not disturb" mode because I prefer the peace and quiet, which often leads to my mom scolding me for being unreachable.