Chapter Seven

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“Io.. Are you sure about this?”

“Trust me, okay? I'll be gentle on handling you, Ate..”

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“Teka, dahan dahan m-muna! Wag mo masyado b-bilisan..”

“Ano gagawin natin if we can't get Lingling huh?” Tanong ni Io habang nasa balikat nya si Abigail, napunta pala sa mataas na sanga si Lingling, yung alagang pusa nila. “Mapapagalitan tayo ni Ate Eleanor, if we don't get Lingling down.”

“Kasi naman Lingling, bakit ka nasa puno?” Pag whine ni Abigail.

Narinig kasi nila na umiiyak si Lingling sa backyard, don nila naabutan na nasa puno yung pusa.

“Aish, bakit kasi dala ni Anna yung mga susi. Di natin magamit yung ladder.” Sabi ni Abigail, habang sinusubukan nyang iabot yung pusa. “Pspspsps, Tara na Lingling. We'll give you cat treats if you come down!”

Natawa si Io dahil Abigail is trying her best to bribe their cat, tumingala sya at nagulat sya sa nakita nya.

Abigail was wearing a loose croptop, kaya kita nya yung nasa loob non. She looked down immediately and closed her eyes, pero napahigpit ng kaunti ang hawak nya sa legs ni Abigail dahil don.

‘You're so stupid, Io. Why did you look up?!’  Pinagalitan nya sarili nya pero she knows na she's blushing heavily.

Hindi pa rin nila nalilimutan yung nangyare nung nakaraang araw habang nag iinom sila, but they tried kaso nauuwi sila sa pagiging mahiyain.

“A-AH! LING LING TEKA-” narinig na sigaw ni Abigail dahil pala ay tatalon si Lingling pababa, “Hui! wag!”

But no avail, tumalon si Lingling pababa pero sumabit ang kuko ni Lingling accidentally sa braso ni Io.

“Aray!” Sigaw ni Io, she winced in pain kasi it felt her na razor just slid down on her skin, “That hurts what the fuck..”

“Io!” Nagulat na sabi ni Abigail, dahan dahan binaba ni Io ang Ate nya at hawak nya ang sariling braso nya mismo. “Gago, nagdudugo! Teka, tara sa loob linisin natin yan.”

Sila lang kasing dalawa ang naiwan sa bahay, yung iba umalis dahil may work sila or may errands na gagawin for the day. Inalalayan naman ni Abigail si Io paloob habang si Lingling bumalik na rin sa loob.

“Gago..” bulong ni Io sa sarili nya habang iniinda ang sakit, buti na lang at vaccinated si Lingling pero she needs to have the wound check out din later.

Bumalik si Abigail agad sa kanya, hawak hawak ang First Aid kit. Umupo sya sa tabi nya at binuksan ito at inilabas ang betadine at iba pang gamit.

“Tara muna sa sink, linisin natin yan bago ko lagyan non.” Sabi ni Abigail, sabay hawak sa kamay ni Io. She checked the wound, hindi naman sobrang lalim pero it's bleeding talaga.

They arrived sa may kitchen sink, then nirun nila ng water ang sugat ni Io. Abigail got a safeguard handsoap para sabunin mismo ng maayos yung wound, after doing so; bumalik sila sa living room.

They sat down and Abigail started to treat the wound. They sat in silence, habang nakafocus si Abigail sa pag lilinis sa sugat ni Io; nakatitig naman si Io sa kanya.

“After this, do you want to go out and eat?”

“Grabe na nga, nasugatan ka na nga. Nag aya ka pa.”

Nanahimik si Io bigla pero she said again, “I'm sorry, did it make you mad?”

Nagulat si Abigail kaya napatingala, "Ha- Hindi! I meant in a non offensive way! Pero, of course tara kain sa labas.”

Natawa si Io at ngumiti, she spotted a nice space on Abigail's thigh. She placed her hand where her injured arm is on Abigail's thigh on the side. She caressed it gently and just watched her treat her wound.

Ngumiti naman si Abigail kaya hinayaan nya na lang muna si Io.

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