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"Why is this fried? I told you I want my hot dog steamed!" Inis na reklamo ng isang babaeng estudyante.
"S-sorry! Papalitan ko na lang," agad na pinalitan ni Lyca iyon at naglalagay na lamang siya ng sauce.
"Ketchup? I told you mayonnaise!" Muling sigaw nito sa kaniya.
"P-papalitan ko lang ulit—"
"Hindi na! I lost my appetite!" Bago pa man niya mapalitan iyon ay agad ng naglakad paalis ang babae.
"Ang kupad-kupad!"
Napayuko na lang siya dahil sa nangyari. There were many complaints like that, wrong hotdog, wrong ketchup and a lot of fussy misundersatandings between customers.
Lola Dhalia smiled. "First day mo sa trabaho, okay lang 'yon pahinga ka muna."
Lyca did.
The wide football field, its outdoor breeze, the scorching sun seeming to penetrate through her skin, Lyca hurriedly went under the shade of huge Mahogany Tree nearby. Wala gaanong tao roon, it's seemed like this spot were one of those secluded places in the campus. Tall Mahogany Trees just infront the football field was just a view to look at. Iyon nga lang walang benches na roon, ang pinakamalapit na bench ay 'yong natapat pa sa araw. Well she settled herself and sat on the huge rock just near the tree trunk.
Nakuntento lang siya sa pagkain ng burger at pagtanaw sa malayang hanging tinatangay ang mga dahon sa paligid habang nakikinig sa mahinang strum ng gitara sa hindi kalayuan...
Gitara?
Agad na lumipad ang mga mata ni Lyca at dumapo ito sa lalaking nakatalikod. The strumming was soft and delicate, hindi niya iyon napigilan at lumapit doon. Lyca succeeded. Ngayon ay tanaw na tanaw niya ang malayang likod nito.
"Stop right there."
Dahil sa bigla ay muntik pa siyang madapa, mabuti na lang nakahawak kaagad siya sa kalapit na puno.
"S-sorry."
Hindi siya nito pinansin. Kinuha nito ang guitar, deretsong tumayo at linagpasan siya. Ngunit nahagip ng mga mata niya ang kamay nito. Shiny, rubberlike, brownish keloid scars, present from the back of his palms, covering an ample part of his arm. His hand was deformed probably burnt or something.
Napaatras siya nang pagpihit niya ay na roon si Judge. Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin nito sa papalayong likod ni Jeru at sa kaniya.
BINABASA MO ANG
After She Died | √
ParanormalLyca, a grim reaper, falls in love with a living human boy. Guess what? He's dying... yet she will go to any length, even if it means risking her job and scythe in order to resurrect as a living human girl to save him. a novel ©2020 Apryllizen