"K. You Okay?"
Singhot pa rin ng singhot si K sa kwarto niya. Hawak niya pa ang gitara at hindi alam kung anong dapat niyang gawin, mapakalma lang ang sarili. Inakyat na niya't pinaliguan si Colbie. Naglalaro na ito ng tahimik sa ilalim ng mga nakabitin niyang mga laruan. Si K, nakaharap sa laptop. Ka-facetime ang kuya niya.
"I don't know."
"What's the problem?"
"I don't know." She sniffs, wiping her tearstruck face.
"K... tsk."
"I honestly don't know." She continues crying.
"Pag di mo sinabi sakin, si Vice ang tatanungin ko."
Nagpunas ng mas maigi ng mukha si Karylle and pulled up a straight face. "Kuya, I hate him."
"What?? Why? What did he do?"
Di naman makasagot si Karylle.
"K. Talk to me." Her brother said in a firm tone.
Umiling lang si K at nagstrum na sa gitara niya.
"Karylle."
"It's nothing, Kuya."
"Look. You were in a very bad mood when I called you, and you're acting like that, then you tell me 'it's nothing'? What the heck is that."
"You see... ugh. We had this argument. Colbie wanted to watch Barney. He was watching volleyball. Then Colbie kept crying for too long just because Vice wouldn't let her watch due to that g**d@mn game."
"Saan siya nanonood?"
"Sa sala."
"So? Tatlo TV natin."
"So what? Bakit siya masyadong in dun sa laro?"
"Wait. I thought the issue's on the TV here? Barney?"
"Yeah. Exactly."
"Then all of a sudden, sa volleyball?"
"I have nothing against the game, Kuya. Kainis ka naman eh."
"Oh." He laughs. "Tapos ngayon, sakin ka maiinis?"
"Kasi eh. Tapos si Ate Pressie, napaka-epal."
"Ano namang ginawa ni Pressie sa'yo?"
"Wala."
"Oh bakit epal?"
"Basta. Nakakainis siya." She huffed, and rested her cheeks on her forearms.
"Hahahaha! Si Colbie, kamusta?"
"Ayan oh. Walang magawa."
"Paglaruin mo nung gitara mo."
"Ano? Para baliin niya yung string?"
"Bakit ba ang hot mo ngayon? Chill! Hahahahaha!"
"Matagal na 'kong hot. To bago ng bago eh."
"Oh my goodness, K. Hahahahahah!"
"Nahahawa na kay Vice yan." K hears in the background. Nagpo-ponytail si Coleen. "Oo nga eh. Hahahaha!" sagot ni Billy.
"Tsk. Stop talking about him! He's so annoying."
"You're beginning to sound like Liz." Coleen laughs. Tumabi na kay Billy sa screen.
"Who's Liz?" curious na tanong ni K.
"Nah. Just one of our old travel buddies. Hawig mo nga yun eh."
