Ethan
May pasok pa ako kaya maaga akong gumising. Just seeing na mas maagang nagising si Angelica. Nagluluto nanaman siya ng breakfast.
"Are you fine?"
Sa pagkakatanda ko naman kasi, may sakit pa siya kahapon.
"Oo naman. Salamat ulit."
I head to the main door being stopped by her.
"Hindi ka ulit magbebreakfast?"
I looked at my wristwatch. It's 8:20 and I only have ten minutes to travel so I refused.
"Nah. I'm late. Lock the door if you're going to leave. Pag sumama ulit ang pakiramdam mo. Uminom ka ng gamot sa pangalawang drawer sa taas ng kitchen sink."
She nodded as I stepped out. Hindi ko na dinaanan si Jake dahil nauna na siya. Pagkadating ko ng school ay sinalubong kaagad ako ni Tristan.
"Dude! Kamusta si uh.. Angel?"
"Her name is Angelica. She's fine. I think."
I put my stuffs in my locker before I heard the warning bell pushing us to go to class.
"Can I have her number?"
I shot Tristan a questioning look that made him giggle.
"I seriously want to know her."
I know myself what he thinks of Angelica. She isn't an innocent flirt that you could just get by talking, seeing and texting her. She isn't like that.
"Sorry. I don't think she has a phone. And she isn't one of your toys so I want you to back off. She's like.."
I cut myself before slipping that she is like Serra so I feel a bit protective of her.
".. she's like a little sister or a friend."
He cocked his head and gave me a playful smirk.
"Parang kahapon lang, 'she's nothing important' ka pang nalalaman."
I don't know what he's trying to put up but I didn't like the way he said that. Pasalamat siya at logical pa akong magisip dahil kung hindi, babalik nanaman ang pagkamuhi ko sa kanya. Kahit alam kong wala siyang kasalanan.
"Shut up, will you?"
He laughed mockingly.
"Kidding bro. Wala akong balak makipagflirt kay Angel gusto ko lang hingin ang number niya para may matawagan naman ako dahil laging nakaoff ang phone mo."
I felt relieved, not knowing the reason why.
"She doesn't have a phone and her name is Angelica."
I pulled out my phone out of my pocket and turned it on. I pressed the power button and my lips arched up.
She changed my wallpaper to her first picture.
Angelica
After kong magbrekfast, naghugas na ako. Hapon pa uuwi si Ethan kaya aasikasuhin ko muna yung misyon ko. Sayang na kasi yung dalawang araw. Tsaka, ngayon alam ko na na kaibigan ni Ethan yung tutulungan ko, hindi na ko gaanong mahihirapan.
Magpupunas na sana ako ng kamay nang makita ko si Spirit.
"Pwede ka bang magsabi man lang na darating ka? Para kang kabute eh."
Umupo siya sa isa sa mga kitchen chair at ipinatong yung paa sa lamesa. Feel at home masyado.
"Bakit ka ba nandito?"
