Tune of Rapture (Echoes #2)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Rule

"Naroon na?" salubong sa akin ni Aga nang makabalik ako.

Tumango ako at hindi sumagot. Hindi na rin siya nag tanong habang paalis kami ng rancho. My jaw was tense, almost clenching my teeth so hard that blood might rush to my gums.

I brushed my hair back, feeling the heat building up inside me. I felt like if anyone were to ask me anything right now, masisigawan ko na.

Nakakabanas. Sergo made me wait for that fucking pointless reason. Did he really want me to go there just to see him talking to his girlfriend?

Kasi alam niyang pupuntahan ko siya. Was that really what he wanted to happen? He made me wait for half an hour, and when I finally arrived at his house, that's what I saw.

He shouldn't have said to wait for him if he had someone else with him and had no intention of coming with us!

Pinag tanggol ko pa siya Aga na mag hintay na lang kami kahit nababanas na ako. I waited for him because I wanted to know what should really be fed to the kitten since he claimed to know better than Aga.

But I think there's really nothing special about what he said, that he knows more about feeding the kitten. It's just cat food, so why did I waste my time waiting?

Kasalanan ko rin, eh.

I will never wait for that fucking person again.

"Isang kilo na ba?" baling sa akin ni Aga.

Nasa tindahin kami ng nga patuka ng manok, maraming sako roon na ganoon ang laman. I was even asked if I wanted the heart-shaped cat food or the regular round ones. Since I couldn't decide, I bought both.

Tumango ako kay Aga.

Gabi na kaya nag tricycle na lang kami pauwi. Nag pasalamat ako sa kanya sa pag sama niya sa akin sa pag bili ng cat food. Kung wala siya kanina ay hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko.

"Dalhin mo si Sweet bukas sa rancho." aniya sa akin at ngumiti.

Tumango ako ulit. "Okay. Salamat."

Umuwi ako sa bahay dala ang cat food ni Sweet. Habang binubuksan ang gate ay may napansin ako. Kumunot ang noo ko nang makita si Honey na nakatali sa labas.

I felt irritation surge within me as I realized that Sergo must be here. What is he doing here? Babawiin niya na ang kuting ngayong nakabili na ako ng pagkain? Gago ba siya?

Nag side eye ako kay Honey na nakatingin sa akin. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin kaya humiyaw siya. Tsk. Pahiyaw-hiyaw ka pa d'yan. Kapag natanggal ko ang tali mo...

"Madilim na. Pumasok ka na rito."

Gulat akong napatingin sa pintuan ng bahay. Maliwanag ang bahay ko kaya nakita ko si Sergo. Seryoso ang mukha niyang nakatanaw sa akin. So he's here, huh? What? Kukunin niya na si Sweet?

Baka masuntok ko siya.

"Anong oras ka uuwi?" walang prenong tanong ko kahit nasa labas pa naman ako.

Umigting ang panga niya nang marinig ang tanong ko. Nag kibit balikat lang ako. I was just asking. Let him get angry, I don't care. I don't need him to feed the kitten.

Baka sabihin niya na naman na mas may alam siya sa pag papakain, ah? Bakit? Ano ba dapat? Dapat ba nag papahintay muna tapos may iba naman palang kikitain?

I looked at him, suddenly thinking of his girlfriend. What kind of boyfriend is he? Iniiwan ang girlfriend para sa kuting.

"Nakabili ka na?" tanong niya at sinilip ang dala ko.