Lifeless Sea (GL)

Chapter 18

Pagabi na nang makapasok kami sa loob

"Magandang gabi ho, Ma'am." Magalang na bati ng matanda kay Katniss at nakayuko pa ito. Sa tabi niya ay naroon ang isang lalaki na medyo nasa 20s na at ang babaeng nasa highschool pa lang.

"This is Waverine, Manang Lou. My special friend. Please treat her like how you treat me." Katniss said at magalang na nagpaalam.

Nagmano naman ako kay manang Lou at binigyan niya ako ng matamis na ngiti.

"Kay galang naman ng magandang batang ito." She said and I shyly smiled.

"Indeed." Katniss proudly said.

Nang kaming dalawa nalang ni Katniss ay biglang pumasok sa isip ko na hindi pa pala ako nagpapaalam.

She read my face.

"Do you want to borrow my phone?" she asked.

"Yes please, dead battery na kasi yung sa'kin." We exchanged phones and I saw her lock screen.

"You like dogs? This is a Pomeranian puppy." I happily said because I love pets too.

"Yep, that's Kiluah. She was my dog since my first year of college." Katniss said habang nakapamulsa.

"Ah.. that's why you love Hira too, kaso unique breed no'n." I jokingly said. Akala ko ay magagalit ito but I'm wrong.

"That's witty, baby." I saw her perfect white teeth when she laughed, her pointed nose compliments her appearance.

Nagchat na ako kay mama at kay lola. Yes may fb acc si lola, hilig pa nga non manood sa youtube at makinig ng mala wattpad story sa podcast. I already miss her.

Umakyat kami ni Katniss sa pangalawang palapag at bigla siyang nagsalita.

"Aayusin ko lang yung room natin for tonight, is it ok kung iwanan muna kita rito?" She asked and I agreed.

Room namin?

Sa pangalawang palapag ay maliwanag ang mga muwebles ay makikinang din na parang hindi dinadapuan ng alikabok. I'm sitting here at living area whilw busying myself through her phone.

I saw Surea's name in her messages pero ayokong paki-alaman ang privacy niya. I also saw our conversation a week ago.

"Baby🌊" nakita kong nickname ko sa kaniyang contacts. This side of Katniss making me smile.

Ilang minuto na ang lumipas pero wala pa rin si Katniss kaya inopen ko ulit ang phone niya. I went to her gallery and I saw a tons of candid pictures of mine.

As I scrolled down, I saw a picture of Hira playing with Kiluah, the place was familiar. Dito rin 'yon.

I felt my heart crumbling in unknown pain. Her with Hira and Kiluah? It made me uncomfortable thinking about what are the real relationship between the two of them.

Habang nagtitingin ako ng litrato ay may nakita namaman ako, as usual Hira and Katniss with a girl in 40's. They looked happy in this photo.

A memory flashed inside my head again, when she turned her back at me with disappointed eyes nang makita niyang sinabunutan ko si Hira that day, parang sirang plaka ang memoryang 'yan sa isip ko ngayon.

"You shouldn't do that to Hira."

"You were being mean for no reason, Sea. Hira doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. She was suffering from depression." Her voice echoes in my ears.

I saw her figurine approaching towards my direction. Iba na ang suot nitong damit at halatang bagong ligo. May hawak din itong damit sa kamay.

"Here, if you wanna take a bath samahan na kita." Sabi ni Katniss at inabot sa'kin ang damit.