Duskfall

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

"Solana, had you been in Happywasp, and watch horror movie when you're with Lucius in the mall?" Seryosong tanong ni Lien sa akin.

It's been a day since we came back from NYC. I got a jetlag yesterday so I spend most of the time sleeping. Now I feel fine and refreshed after dipping on the bath for an hour.

I closed the book I was reading and looked at Lien. I was on the living room, laying on the sofa when he came home from work so he is still wearing his suit.

"Uh, yeah? I already told you that. Why?" Tanong ko.

Instead of answering me, he pulled out his phone and pressed it a few times before showing it to me. "Is this your?"

I took the phone and watched the video that was playing, and I was shocked when I saw that it's really me and Lucius. Kuha ito noong nasa sinehan kami. I was hugging him and he was hugging me while my legs are on his lap. Sa part na iyon ay nira-rub niya ang braso ko. The video is coming from the right side kaya medyo nakatalikod ako sa kanya. From that angle ay aakalain mong nakasapupo ako kay Lucius. Base on the giggling voices and the distance where the video was coming from, it's probably the girls that was beside me on the cinema. Dahil sa malapit, madidinig din ang mahinang pag-uusap namin, me calling Lucius Tesoro and telling him I was cold.

"It's been trending on social media for days. Ngayon ko lang nalaman when someone sent me the link. Check the comments." Sabi ni Lien. I don't really know what he was talking about but I saw a button that says 'comments' with a chatbox icon so I clicked it.

And there's a lot of names and comments. I guess it's like a group sms. I read few.

[Ito 'yung endorsers ng Happywasp bwahahahah! Check ninyo 'yung link, nakakaumay. Sana ol!(Link)](Pinned)

[I saw another video, I guess sila din 'to. Iba lang 'yung angle. Watch it here (Link)]

-Oo, sila 'yan. Same ng damit. Hindi na naawa sa mga single. Horror na nga pinanood, anging bitter pa.

-Horror ng mga single!

-LOL. Katuwa 'yung mga manonood, nagrereklamo din haha.

-Dapat kapag hindi romance, bawal manood magjowa.

[Parang kilala ko si gurl. Ikaw ba 'yan Annie? 'Yung kaklase namin noong highschool na nabuntis ng matanda?]

-Grabe ka naman. Kapag kamukha, siya agad?

-Baka nga. Landi eh, PDA. Now wonder.

-Kapag inggit, pikit.

I didn't continue reading the comments dahil umaabot ng hundreds. I just click the first link on the comments. It led me to another video. It's also on the cinema, pero mas mahaba. The start is when Lucius was removing his cardigan and woke it to me. Base on the angle, the one who captured the video was a seat away from our back. Mas mataas ang position ng kumuha ng video at malinaw ang camera kahit medyo madilim kaya kitang-kita kami. But maybe because we are a few seats away kaya hindi dinig ang usapan namin. What I can hear through the videos are the screams and the voices of the one holding the camera and people around him talking.

I read the comments again.

[Ay! Kala ko bold. Clickbait ka boy. Report]

- Mukha mo report.