I Saw You

Chapter 9: Halaga

Naiinis akong isipin na ginaganyan ka niya
Siguro ay hindi niya lang alam ang iyong tunay na halaga

{ Halaga | Parokya ni Edgar }

—

The rays of sunlight touching my face woke me up. Humikab ako't tamad na bumangon. The lady sleeping beside me moved a bit.

I ruffled my hair and glanced at her. Nakabalot sa kanya ang puting kumot habang mahimbing na mahimbing ang tulog.

She's really pretty and very sexy too. She's Australian and I met her last night when I went out to party.

The little chitchats ended up to bed, of course. Madalas na may mangyari talaga kapag ako ang nakakausap ng mga babae. Ilang araw din akong walang bed exercise dahil abala sa banda. Pero sumimple ako kagabi matapos kong ihatid si Cash.

I don't know but I felt the need to distract myself. Somehow, the girl helped.

Sinuot ko ang pantalon ko't kumuha ng ballpen at tissue sa kanyang dresser. She invited me to her hotel room. So, who am I to say no?

Thanks for the night, baby :) - L

I left her with that note. Dumukot ako ng isang tinapay at nakiinom na din ng fresh milk bago tuluyang lisanin ang hotel room niya. Ganito naman madalas ang nangyayari eh. Matapos ang lahat, iiwan ko din sila sa huli. Wala talaga kong tinatagalang babae.

Ako 'yong tipo ng lalaking sweet sa una. Papaasahin ka. Tapos kapag nakuha ko na ang gusto ko sa'yo, iiwan ka nalang basta-basta sa ere. I'm not really ideal.

I stretched a bit before riding my car. It's almost twelve in the afternoon. Good thing it's Saturday. Wala 'kong pasok.

I checked my phone kaso dead bat. Wala namang nagtetext sa akin kaya ayos lang.

I yawned and massaged my temple when I got stuck in a traffic. Pakiramdam ko'y pagod na pagod ako kagabi. I don't exactly remember how many times that girl and I did the deed. Basta sumakit katawan ko.

Halos isang oras ang naging byahe ko kahit pa dapat eh kalahating oras lang. Laking problema talaga ng traffic sa Pilipinas.

"Dude!" a guy approached me and gave me a high five. Basketball player ito sa school at may sarili ring banda. "Had a rough night?"

Ngumisi ako. "More on smooth yet wild, dude."

"Idol talaga oh!" kantyaw niya.

"Lapit na ng battle. Handa ka na bang matalo?" I asked him. He kiddingly punched my gut and said, "Handa na kaming manalo, Constantine."

Hindi rin nag-tagal ang pag-uusap namin. We wished each other luck for the upcoming BotB.

I was about to step inside the elevator when I was stopped by a squeaky voice.

"Kuya! Kuya! Kuya!"

Immediately recognizing that voice, napalingon agad ako. And I was right! It was from my younger brother, France!

"Kuya Smurf!" my loud mom called, smiling widely at my direction. Nagtatakbo sila ni France patungo sa akin habang si Daddy naman at ang kakambal ni France na si Brooks ay nakasunod lamang sa kanila.

Oh, and there's Cash too. What is she doing here? Why are they here?

Huminga ako ng malalim at inalala ang naging pag-uusap namin ni Cash kahapon. We sort of argue about her toxic relationship with Volt. It was a really heated argument.