Patay Sayo, Literally

1. Great Demise

Chapter 1: Great Demise

《Flare》

"Let go!", I hissed.

He frowned at me at binitawan na ako. He knew he'll get hurt kapag hindi sya sumunod.

Dali dali naman akong bumaba nang hagdan kahit medyo iika ika pa. I can hear his footsteps behind me.

We reached the ground floor. I'm so thankful na wala masyadong tao dito ngayon --Friday na kasi-- dahil para akong zombie kung maglakad. Okay, maybe that's too much.

Napansin ko ang pasimpleng pagsabay ni Wanton sa phase ng paglalakad ko, but I couldn't care less.

"D*mn. I just saved you there.", pagbabasag nya sa katahimikang bumalot sa'min.

I glared at him and that made him stop at mapang-iwanan. He frowned again. I felt a small smirk form on my lips. Glad he can't see that.

I caught a glimpse of my car from a distance. Nasa parking lot na kami ngayon nang building kung saan ako nakatira. I live in an apartment. Pinagpatuloy ko ang paglalakad, not caring about the person following me.

Nang makarating ako sa tapat nang kotse, I unlocked it and went in. Nilagay ko ang supot ng almonds sa bag ko. I looked at Wanton. More like glared, actually. Hindi na ako nagulat nang pumasok siya sa passenger seat, pero naiinis pa rin ako sa presence nya.

"Ooh, feisty.", he muttered at umiwas ng tingin.

"Who told you to get in?", I said, pissed.

"Uh...I did?", he said sarcastically.

Like WTF!. Why the hell does he even exist!?

I sighed. Bakit ba kailangan ko pang makipag-talo sa taong 'to? Panira ng araw eh.

Luckily, tahimik lang sya buong byahe. Well, that's good. Hindi sya nakakaistorbo at least. Pero nang natatanaw ko na ang building where I work, he broke the peaceful silence.

"I saved you, yah know.", he said. I glanced at him and he was pouting.

Kailangan pa bang ulitin? Rubbing it in, huh.? Tsk!

"Who told you I need to be saved?", I said coldly. Hindi ko naman kasi sinabi sa kanyang iligtas nya ako, 'di ba? He could've just let me fall so i won't have to owe him anything.

"You're so....ugh I don't even know what term to use!.", he said frustrated. He didn't need to use any term, anyway. He didn't even need to talk. Nakakainis kasi eh.

"Then just shut up.", I said with finality. Tumigil naman sya indicating of giving up, apparently.

Biglang tumunog ang phone ko. I took it out from my pocket and read the message sent to me.

Napangiti ako when I figured out who it was.

Atom...
Good morning. ^_^
7:52 A.M.

"Who's that? Ganda ng ngiti mo ah", saad ni Wanton sakin. 

"None of your business.", I said. Pinasok ko ulit sa bulsa ko ang phone at nagpatuloy sa pagda-drive.

"Get out.", sabi ko nang tumigil ang sasakyan sa parking lot.

Tinaas nya ang dalawang kamay na parang susuko atsaka lumabas. Kinuha ko ang bag ko na nakapatong sa dashboard. I also went out and started to walk papasok ng building.