Living Dystopia

IV.

IV

"Not a spark of decency, Mister. How rude."

Malalim ang boses nito na nagpalingon kay Adrian bago pa niya tuluyang malampasan ang pintuan ng opisina.

Prenteng naka-upo si Gaia sa kanyang swivel chair, bahagyang pinaikot-ikot ang hawak na ballpen sa kanyang mga daliri at diretsong nakatingin sa kanya.

"Pick up your mess, Adrian," she ordered again upon catching his full attention.

Nagtaas kilay naman ang binata at humalukipkip.

"At kailan mo pa ako nakilala? Stalker ba kita? Pasensiya na pero ayoko sa babaeng..." tiningnan siya ni Adrian pababa at pataas, pabalik-balik atsaka mapanuyang nagwika, "Dalawa ang likuran."

Napasinghap si Gaia sa narinig. She fearsomely clenched her fists while trying to maintain her composure.

"Bastos at ambisyoso!" nanggagalaiti niyang sigaw dito. "Sadyang matunog lang ang pangalan mo rito sa buong unibersidad dahil sa mga kabalastugang ginawa mo! Walang modo!"

Adrian mentally chuckled. Gaia's complexion is creamy and he can clearly see how she blushed in anger and embarrassment.

Tumalikod na lamang siya at muling humakbang paalis. Ngunit sa ikalawang pagkakataon, muli na naman siyang napatigil ng maramdamang may nakahawak sa bag niya. He looked back.

No other than that Gaia.

'That flat chested', he thought.

"Anong kailangan mo?!" singhal niya rito.

"Pulutin mo ang kalat mo." Pag-uulit ng dalaga habang nakaturo ang daliri sa nagkalat na mga dyaryo sa kanyang sahig at lamesa.

"Not a chance."he irritatedly answered.

"Bakit ganyan ka? Aren't you aware of your disgusting acts?" Gaia breathed out. In her mind, she is trying to understand those dancing questions. The time that she witnessed how Adrian reacted with these kinds of situations, she already begin to wonder.

"Awareness is useless when from the first place, nobody cares. Now, tell me, will you still exert effort buying clips and all that when the person whom you want to give them is definitely having an inherited baldness?" Adrian's voice became deep, serious, flashing an unfamiliar emotion for Gaia.

She looked away. It's the moment she can't already maintain looking into someone's eyes.

Pipihit na siya sana patalikod si Adrian ngunit napatigil siya nang makita ang hawak ni Gaia sa kamay. His little teddy bear keychain!

Adrian has been a badass but he is kinda childish and no one knows about that.

Napansin naman ni Gaia ang biglang pagbago ng timpla ng itsura ni Adrian. Napalitan ito ng gulat at inis kaya itinaas niya ang keychain at bahagyang iwinagayway.

"Oh, you want this? Poor boy." Naging mapang-asar naman ang boses nito at sinabayan pa ng pagngisi.

"Give it back to me, you bitch!" Halos magsilabasan ang ugat sa leeg at noo ni Adrian dahil sa inis.

"Of course, I'll give it back jerk. As if I wanna keep it." Gaia rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms on her chest. "But in one condition."

She pointed the newspapers on the floor. "Pick them up and leave. Siguraduhin mo na walang maiiwang bakas na pumasok ka sa opisina ko. Naiirita ako." aniya. "Or else," Ipinakita niya ang teddy bear keychain ni Adrian. "I'll gonna rip, rip, rip, rip." pakanta pa nitong saad. "You don't want it, do you?" Dagdag pa nito.

With the same smirk that Adrian have minutes ago, she left the office with a blob of success.

Clearly, Adrian, you'll gonna taste the flavor of your own medicine. Napasabunot siya sa sariling buhok dahil sa frustrasyon.

This is very unusual. He used to make people pissed, but now it turned out that he's the one who fell into it.

Lumapit siya sa kinaroroonan ng mga kalat niya at isa-isa silang pinulot. He almost crumple every paper he pick because of annoyance.

If only he didn't mislead, it didn't happen. But mistakes are just drifting around. So you, yourselves, must be careful in your steps as you go.

Adrian recounted his bad lucks. First, he just faced his fucking brother with his fucking ex-girlfriend. And now, that fucking manipulative bitch he just encountered.

Darn, he never thought hell exists above the earth's crust. Ironic. He silently scoffed.

Nang napulot na niya lahat ng dyaryo ay muli na naman siyang sinaniban ng masamang espirito. Dali-dali niyang pinakialaman ang mga patong-patong na papel sa ibabaw ng mesa nito hanggang sa napukaw ng isang disenyadong kwaderno ang atensiyon niya.

It was filled with colorful tantalizing beads and a designed calligraphy drew above it. In his mental calculation, it has four-centimeter thickness. And based on how it was kept, Adrian deduced it is something to be hidden, something confidential, something significant, and something that worth reading for.

Tiningnan niya ito at napangisi siya sa nabasa. Then, he was intrigued to get it and put it on his jacket's pocket.

"My Diary." he smiled sardonically upon reading the text. Today isn't a bad day at all.

One thing he concluded: Even wicked men have bright days!

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