Liam Ford Fortalejo
"Ano ba? Sinasadya mo ba talaga?" sigaw ni Hemming kay Darren. Nilalagyan kasi nito ng disinfectant ang sugat niya sa labi.
"Can you lower down your voice? Para kayong mag-asawang nag-aaway. Kanina pa 'yan a," suway ni Archie nang hindi nakatingin sa dalawa. Nakatoon kasi ang mga mata nito sa pinapanood.
Spongebob.
Kasalukuyan kaming nakatambay sa pad Hemming. I'm here on the couch playing with my phone, nasa kabilang dulo naman si Denim na nagbabasa, nasa kitchen banda 'yong dalawa at si Archie naka-indian sit sa sahig kaharap ang tv.
Tinatamad na kaming pumasok.
"Gusto mo masapak, Archie?" angil ni Hemming.
"'Wag ka kasing galaw ng galaw. Pagnadidiin magrereklamo ka tapos," singhal naman ni Darren dito.
"Sapak agad bro? Gano'n mo ba ako kamahal?" sagot ulit ni Archie na hindi pa rin gumagalaw sa pagkakaupo.
"Gago, tama na nga 'yan baka mas lalo lang lumala sa ginagawa mo," asar na wika ni Hemming.
"Kiss ko na lang kaya para gumaling agad," ani Darren. Kahit nakatalikod ako sa kanila'y alam kong nakanguso ito.
Automatically, we shifted our gaze to their place when he heard a sound that seems to convey that something had fallen.
And something did really fall---Darren. Nakaharap ang mukha nito sa sahig.
"Eh? I didn't know you fit well on floor," Archie said grinning.
"Darn! Ano bang problema mo?" Darren howled at Hemming. He then stood up and fixed himself.
"Stop whining, will you?" Hemming retorted. Both of them stride towards us and positioned between me and Denim.
"Hoy!" sigaw ni Hemming kay Archie at tinapunan pa ito ng maliit na unan.
"The heck, what's with you?" he said giving Hemming a deadly glare.
"Ilipat mo ang channel napaka-isip bata mo talaga!" Hemming replied pointing at the television.
For chicken's sake, they are just inches away but they keep on shouting at each other.
"Ano ba ang gusto mong panuorin?" asked Archie.
"Dora the explorer bro," Darren answered laughing. "Ouch!" Binatukan kasi ito ni Hemming.
"Bro, if you're frustrated kasi 'di ka nakabawi 'wag mo kami idamay," Archie stated then paused for a moment. He looked at Darren and a second later, they are both laughing causing Hemming to turn red in anger.
"If you two still love your lives, you better shut those mouth of yours," I said that made them fall in silence. "I know you're planning something." That statement was directed to Hemming.
"You know me. I'll just teach her some lesson. I will not let this one pass by even if she's a woman," sabi nito. Maybe remembering what happened earlier his expression became hard.
"You're not gonna hurt her right?" That voice came from Darren. Kahit playboy kasi 'yan, he never wants to see a woman getting hurt physically.
"That won't work," I uttered. They all stared back at me. Archie turned the tv off and faced my direction even Denim closed his book and waited for my explanation.
"You rarely give comments to what Hemming wants to do. This girl must be special," Darren amusedly said.
Indeed.
BINABASA MO ANG
Played Without Rules
Novela JuvenilShe wasn't as ordinary as you think. Not the typical girl you see in the mall buying things. Niether a woman sipping her tea and getting her nails done. She was the lady of composure. Cold as the blankness of her face and silent like a solemn night...
