Begin Again - A KaRa (Mika Reyes & Ara Galang) Fanfiction

Twenty-Three

Hannah and Ara were arguing. And I mean, really arguing.

Visible na 'yung mga ugat sa neck ni Hannah sa kakasalita niya, and Ara's eyebrows were way beyond curled. Nakikita ko si Ethan na tin'try silang i-stop mag-argue, pero din'disregard lang nila pareho.

Nakaupo sila sa table na malapit sa restrooms, buti na lang konti 'yung tao rito, kasi ang ingay talaga ng mga boses nila. Hindi sila sumisigaw, but it sure seemed like it.

"Uy, guys!" I said, approaching them. Cienne and Jerome followed closely behind me. 

"Huy, ano ba pinag-aawayan niyo?" But they didn't respond, they just kept talking aggressively to each other.

Halos wala nga akong maintindihan, konting words lang 'yung naiintindihan ko.

"E kasi naman--"

"...'yun na kasi 'yung kinuha ko--"

"...kanina ko pa--"

"Ara, Hannah, tama na--" I tried to stop them but it was no use.

"Ano ba, Ate Ara--"

"Hannah, kanina--"

"STOOOP!" I yelled. Finally, napatingin sila sakin. "Finally," I sighed. "Ano ba pinag-aawayan niyo?"

And they broke off again. Wala na naman akong naintindihan. I looked at Ethan who looked really panicked, like he didn't know what to do.

"Ethan, bat ba nag-away 'tong dalawang 'to?" I uttered to him as Cienne and Jerome tried stopping Ara and Hannah from screaming at each other, which, they're so close in doing.

"I really don't know," He answered, shaking. "The last understandable sentence I heard Nana saying is 'Ate Ara, alam kong wala ka nang ulam pero papapakin ko kasi 'tong extra chicken ko,' and then they just started arguing."

Napakunot ang noo ko. "Ano? Nag-away sila dahil sa chicken?" I looked at the last chicken leg placed neatly on a plate at the middle of their table.

"Hoy," I said as I grabbed the chicken leg. Tumingin sakin si Ara at Hannah. "Nag-aaway kayo dahil sa chicken? Seryoso ba kayo?"  

"Oo!"

"Hindi!" Sagot nilang dalawa nang sabay. They were about to argue again, when I said, "KUNG HINDI KAYO TITIGIL, KAKAININ KO 'TO!"

Napatingin ulit silang dalawa sakin, fear and shock creeping upon their faces. Cienne was trying the best she can to keep her laugh inaudible, Jerome was pursing her lips to stop himself from laughing, and Ethan, though still a bit panicked, was smiling.

Sa totoo lang, malapit na rin akong matawa. I mean, fighting over a chicken leg? Okay, I guess that's something I'd do as well if someone took my Chickenjoy. But I wouldn't expect this at all from Hannah, let alone Ara.

"You heard me," I said, trying to keep a straight face. "Kakainin ko 'to. Mukha pa namang masarap 'to..." I lifted it close to my mouth.

"'Wag!" They both said. They both looked like someone was pointing a gun in their heads.

"Bibigay naman na sakin ni Ate Ara 'yan, iuulam na lang niya 'yung natirang hotshots, diba Ate Ara?" Hannah looked at Ara threateningly.

"Hindi, ibibigay na lang sakin 'yan ni Hannah, tapos 'yung hotshots na lang 'yung ipapapak niya, diba, Hannah?" Ara shot back.

"Hindi--"

"AY NAKO KAKAININ KO NA TALAGA 'TO!"

"'WAG!"