Flirting with Thanatos (HIATUS)

Chapter 4

     "Khorvin, ikaw na muna ang bahala diyan. Aasikasuhin ko lang yung mga sugat ng mga baliw sa baba." Bilin sa akin ni Quartina. Haay! Hindi ko man lang nakita kung nanalo si Mike. Napatingin naman ako dito sa lalaking bigla na lang pumasok sa kwarto ko. Mukhang kasali siya sa bakbakan kanina.

     "Hoy, gising! Gising!!" pinipilit kong gisingin yung lalaki pero hindi tumatalab. Sinigurado ko kung humihinga pa siya, salamat naman at buhay pa ang loko.

     "Khor! Nasa baba si Yunisa, bilisan mo na't baka doon pa yun magwala!" bulalas ni Kuya Etok habang nakasandal sa pintuan ng kwarto. Teka. "Sinong Yunisa?" balik kong tanong sa kanya. "Eto naman, siya yung," napahinto si Kuya Etok "malay ko ba, basta bumaba ka na lang." sabi niya saka umalis.

     Totoo talaga. Hindi ko matandaan kung sino bang Yunisa ang pinagsasabi ni Kuya Etok. Dahil sa kuryosidad kong makita kung sino ng aba ang babaeng yun, dali-dali akong nagbihis saka bumaba para makita ang Yunisa.

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     The irritating noise and the strong vibration of my phone made me wake up. My 11:30 am alarm reminded me to have lunch. Where am I? Oh yeah! I remember. I tripped on a wire after the landlady pushed me. I took a glance around this room and noticed that I am still lying on the floor. That freak! He didn't even give a thing about my condition. Yeah! We are both strangers but it doesn't mean that he could just ignore me. I composed myself and organized the things that I have left outside the room. The bed on the left is completely messed up so I am guessing that the other bed would be mine.

After I put my things together, I noticed this black laptop on the other bed. I also have a laptop like that. Well, the owner is not here and as compensation with what he has done, wait, as a compensation of doing nothing, maybe, I could do some little magic with it. Hahahaha!

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It's been a while but the jerk is still not around. Good thing I have his laptop to keep me amused. I thought his laptop was broken when I accidentally clicked something on his keyboard and his Windows greeted me "Welcome".

For a boy like him, I am surprised not to see a hardcore background (Well, I guess I am just used with that kind of stereotyping and it is a bad thing, I guess.) for I saw an image of Baymax from the movie "Big Hero 6".

When I was exploring his laptop, I suddenly heard some strange noise. It took me seconds to realize that it was my stomach grumbling. Man, I surely need some food!

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Mabuti na lang talaga at umalis na agad si Yunisa. Ang kulit naman talaga ng babaeng iyon. 'Wag niyo naman sanang isipin na masyado ko siyang inaalipusta. Naks! Sa'n nanggaling 'yon! Hahaha. Pero maiba ako, hindi ko talaga alam kung saan nakuha ni Yunisa ang ideyang kami; ni hindi nga kami nag-uusap, saka nitong huling linggo lang naman ko lang siya nakilala nang minsang tulungan ko siyang abutin yung nahulog niyang panyo. Kung alam ko lang na ganito ang magiging kahihinatnan ng pagtulong ko sana inutusan ko na lang si Lerson na kasama ko noon na siya na lang ang mag-abot kay Yunisa ng panyo.

Mabalik tayo sa boarding house dahil sa malapit nang magpananghalian dumiretso agad ako sa kusina para makita kung may handaang nangyari mula sa bakabakan kanina. Amoy na amoy na ang pagkain dito pa lang sa labas! Tiyak na mabubusog ang tiyan ko nito!! Wahahahaha!

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That is it. I'm hungry! Wait, no. I'm starving!!! Ayoko nang mag-stay pa dito. Wait, sino baka nagsabing magstay lang ako dito. Pero, saan ako bibili ng pagkain?