Punk Princess of West

Chapter 9

Adamson-Voire Series #1
Punk Princess of West

Chapter 9

Farrah

"Bakit mo pinatay ang tawag?" Nagulantang ang aking sistema sa biglaang paglitaw ni Ybrahim sa harap ng aking pintuan, kalagitnaan ng gabi.

"Napindot." Pagdadahilan ko.

"Bakit hindi ka tumawag ulit?" He asked.

"Nawalan ng load." I lied.

Bumagsak sa mukha ko 'yung phone ko kanina after reading Ybrahim's instagram story caption.

"You're left with no choice, I'll sleep here." He declared.

"Bakit ba ganiyan ka umakto? Ano ba kita?" Tanong ko rito nang diretso.

"I'm concerned about your well-being, Farrah." He said.

"Concerned din naman si Chanler sa akin pero hindi siya ganiyan, ano ba kita?" I frankly asked.

"A friend."

The silence was deafening.

Friend?

Most hated word of the day.

"Walang friends na sa iisang bahay natutulog for three days, West. Kung meron man, either nasa dorm or boarding house sila- bakit, boardmate ba kita?" I said, dahilan para matahimik ito. "Friends lang tayo so be it, act like one." Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko.

"But I am acting like one, Farrah." He said.

"You're being extra, West!" I exclaimed. "Hindi mo naman kailangang bantayan ako kasi hindi naman ako bata. Hindi mo rin kailangang samahan ako kung saan-saan kasi hindi naman kita kailangan sa mga lakad ko! Act like a normal friend like what Simon and Chanler do, hindi 'yung ganito. Alam mo, I think it will be better if we'll choose to keep a decent distance between the two of us kasi nakakasakit ka nang hindi mo namamalayan."

"Is that what you want?" Bumagsak ang balikat nito.

"Oo, West. Kaya umuwi ka na." I pushed him and slammed the door.

Hindi ko mapigilang ma-confuse. If he likes me, why would he say that? He should at least be sensitive with me.

I shook my head upon realizing how cruel I was.

After all, he was just being decent at protective with me- just like Chanler.

Malisyosa lang talaga siguro ako masyado. I was being a pain in the ass, namimihasa na ata akong pinagbibigyan recently.

I decided to follow him, Ybrahim deserves an apology.

I looked outside and saw no trace of him. Umuwi na siguro siya, and it's my fault. Pinauwi ko eh.

I decided to walk around the island alone, wala namang ibang tao rito dahil malalim na ang gabi. Private property din itong parte isla kaya walang ibang nakakapasok unless isa sa mga nagrerent ng mga unit dito; and as far as I know, ako lang ang customer nila ngayon.

I sat beside the ocean.

Walang bituin sa langit, tanging buwan lamang ang nagbibigay liwanag sa banayad na agos ng tubig dagat.

As I sat here, plenty of thoughts came to my mind. My brother hasn't messaged me since the day that I left Manila, I also haven't received any text messages from my dad- only mom messaged me.