Perfect Strangers [Somi x Samuel]

[9]

Somi's P.O.V.

It was Friday night and the Student Body stayed at school for the final touches of the upcoming intramurals on Monday. It's already quarter to 8 but still wala pang umuuwi.

"Ennik, kumain ka muna" He pulled me kaya nabitaw ko yung bitbit ko kani-kanina lang. 

Paint was all over the ground. 

Fuck.

Sa stage pa.

"Ano ba?! Di ba sabi ko di pa ako nagugutom?! Tingnan mo ang nangyari!" He looked sorry, pero kanina pa kami napuyat ng members. Ugh. Paano na 'to? We have no time to repaint this kasi Saturday na bukas. 

"Ennik, sorry. I'm so sorry" He kneeled down para kunin yung paint can.

I felt so sorry to the people who worked hard.

"I was just concerned, di ka pa kasi kumakain." 

He knows he's making the problem worse.

"If you're really sorry, then just leave." He turned his back at me at tuloyan ng lumabas sa gymnasium.

We started to clean up. Mahirap na kasi kung matuyo ito.

"You went too hard on him, Som" I looked at the person who spoke. It was Sejeong. 

"He said he was sorry" Sabi naman ni Seungwoo .

Pinagkaka-isahan ba nila ako?

"Nag-aalala lang yun sa'yo" Sabi naman ni Yoojung.

"You know he cares for you so much" Dugtong naman ni Nayoung. Pati ba naman si Stone Nayoung?

"You should say sorry to him" Sabi naman ni Kyulkyung.

Why am I feeling guilt?

Feel ko kasalanan ko ang lahat.

~~

It's already 10. Wala pang kumain sa amin.

"Okay! Let's wrap up! Good job guys! Let's hope for a successful program!" I announced at ngumiti naman ang iba. 

Unti-unti ng lumabas ang mga tao.

Napatingin ako sa phone ko.

No messages nor missed calls.

Magtake-out nalang ako sa McDonald's tapos uuwi na. 

Malapit lang naman kasi dito, walking distance lang.

Matapos kung mag-order, pina take out ko nalang.

A thought came into mind, 

Kumain na kaya siya?

Bahala na!

I ordered an extra spaghetti, just in case.

Nang makalabas na ako, I immediately hailed a taxi.

At around 10:45, nakarating na ako sa bahay. 

Wala ng ilaw.

Natulog na kaya siya?

I slowly opened the door at pumasok na. I switched the lights at pupunta na sana sa dining table ng makita ko ang isang familiar na figure na nakayuko sa couch.

It was Samuel. 

With his phone in hand. 

I felt sorry all of a sudden. 

Lumapit ako sa kanya at pinagmasdan siya habang natutulog. 

His well-defined features. 

His chiseled nose.

His long eyelashes.

And those brown eyes. 

Teyka, ano?

"Ennik, you're home" He sat up straight, eyes still half closed. 

"Kumain ka na ba?" I asked him, he said no. Kaya ayun, sabay kaming kumain.

"Sorry Sam, napag-initan kita ng ulo kanina" He disagreed.

"I should be the one sorry, I know you worked so hard pero I messed it up" Napa-smile naman kami. So bati na kami?

"Teyka, wag kang gumalaw" Sinunod ko naman siya, I felt his fingers in the corner of my lips. It was spaghetti sauce. 

He then sucked his thumb.

"Yum!" He smiled widely.

Damn it! I'm so fucked up.