Black Pink

Chapter 32: Good Time

Fume’s

Napahikab ako ng makarating ako sa likod ng cottage, sino na nga nagpasimuno ng hayok na sport chu-chu na to?. Pumasok ako sa isang kubo where a table tennis is placed in the middle may mahabang upuan sa may gilid kung saan naka upo doon si Mist, while Jin is playing with the others na mas gusto outdoor sport kaisa sa indoor. Well, I prefer indoor. I sat beside Mist sakto naman na naglalaro na sina Seokmin at Jeonghan na puro naman improper ang ginagawa. It’s not that it really matter, kaligayahan nila yun eh.

“ah, nice serve!” I screamed as Seokmin do such a serve of course I also notice his way of holding the paddle “how do it feel holding the paddle like that, is it comforta-" biglang tinapik ni Mist yung bibig ko. “ang daldal mo bes shut up ka muna.” Siningkitan ko lang sya ng mata. Bwuset sya panira ng mood.

The game wrapped up at umayaw na si Jeonghan pagod na daw sya. The guy sat at the other side of the court opposite samin ni Mist, kung saan naman nakaupo sina Joshua, Mingyu, Vernon and Jihoon. While Seokmin is acting like a puppy in front of Jihoon para tumayo ito at makipaglaro sa kanya. Jihoon stood up taking the paddle at Seokmin’s hand. “ikaw gusto mong maglaro?.” I shook my head at Mist’s question. “kaya wlang ka trill-trill buhay mo eh. Lahat na lang ayaw mo.” Kita nyo magtatanong sya tapos magre-reklamo sa sagot ko. “break out of your shell.” Tinignan ko sya, her gaze is fixed on the two who is playing in front of us. “what’s with your words of wisdom today?” I asked.

“nothing I just realize we almost don’t have enough time. hindi, wala na. once we get back to Seoul we had to separate ways. Just like what you said, its time for us to face the reality that is waiting for us, to get out of our own fantasies.” She got a point, pero ayoko talagang maglaro.

Hindi ko na lang pinansin yun at pinanuood ko na lang yung dalawa na naglolokohan na lang sa paglalaro nila kung anu-ano na lang ang maisipan nilang style ng tira. I darted my gaze to those who is playing outdoor sport, Jin having her good time, Chan laughing his heart out, Soonyoung is being himself as usual, Wonwoo who is sulking in one side talking to some plants, Seungcheol on his gummy smile, Seungkwan being a sassy Diva as always while dribbling the ball, Minghao who is just standing there habang nakapamewang, and Jun who is destroying some leaves beside Wonwoo, kaya nababatukan sya nito. Ang saya nilang tignan. Lalo na yung nagkakamabutihan, too bad. Just a week after they wont be able to see us anymore, and just a week after we won’t be able to spend time with them like this.

Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako. itinuon ko ulit yung tingin ko sa dalawang naglalaro ng ping-pong, at hindi na si Jihoon ang kalaro ni Deokyeom si Mingyu na, na hanggang serve na lang ang nangyayari. Ka-pangit namang panoorin nito. Kaya hindi din nagtagal itinigil na rin nila ang kalokohan nila.

Without giving us words Mingyu and Joshua left the place. Sakto naman na kakapasok lang ni Jun. Jun started bickering to Mingyu kasi gusto din daw nyang maglaro. Hindi ko na lang pinagtuunan ng pansin ang ginagawa nya. I peeked at Mist shoulder para makita kung ano ginagawa nya, kala ko pa naman may malalaman akong secrete. Nag-e-edit lang naman pala sya ng litrato sa cellphone nya.

"gusto mo ba na i-kuha kita ng autograph ni Taeyong? pwede kung utusan si Mark para kunan ka?" I offer, her fingers stopped moving for a second. "hindi na, sinusubukan ko lang naman itong photoshop blend na to eh." she did not even give me a glance.

"Pot, laro tayo." iniharang nya sa mukha ko yung paddle ng table tennis, tinignan ko sya masama. "ayoko." singhal ko pa, with cross arm.

"eih!. Sige na!" he started pumping his fist, habang may hawak yung parehas nyang kamay na paddle.

Muntik na kong mangud-ngud sa kahoy na sahig ng kubo na to, dahil sa lakas ng pagkakatulak sakin ni Mist. And for the nth time I am thankful na nasalo ako ni Jun. Dahil kung hindi magpapaalam ako sa mukha ko.