Living With My Future-Ex °[KathNiel] ✓COMPLETE

Chapter 17: Dummy

Sven

Pagdating namin ng bahay nila, walang paalam na lumabas si Ira ng kotse at pumasok sa loob. Ni hindi niya ako hinayaang makapagsalita. Damn! Napasuntok ako sa steering wheel sa sobrang inis sa sarili ko. Before I'll mess up other things as well, I tried to pacify myself and drove home.

"Nix?"tawag ko nang makababa ako ng kotse.

I wonder why he didn't get in. Naghintay kasi siya sa labas ng bahay kaya bumaba na ako para kausapin siya.

"Tell me it's not Miracle, dude."walang pag-aatubiling wika niya.

Oh. Stupid Sven. You did actually text him this morning. I should have read the signs. I mean, I should have just listened. Ang daming signs eh tapos binalewala ko.

"Shit. Sabihin mong hindi si Ira."sigaw niya habang kinukuwelyuhan ako. "Sven, araw-araw kong pinapaalala sa'yo. Lahatin mo na 'wag mo lang isali si Ira. For Fuck's sake, that little girl is our sister! That is our bestfriend—"

"I love her—"

Funny. He punched me straight on the face but the hit in my chest turned out to be more painful.

"I tried dude. I tried to keep my feelings. And I was just so afraid when I knew she's leaving in few days."I explained myself which made him frown.

Hindi pa nga pala nila alam na aalis siya.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"She's leaving. Tita's going to transfer her to another school. In three days, it will be her flight."

Matapos marinig 'yon, dali-daling sumakay siya sa kotse at pinaharurot ito. He doesn't even know that she'll be transferred to Canada.

Naiwan akong balisa at hindi alam ang gagawin. Pinanood ko ang mga pictures na pinasa ko mula sa phone ni Miracle kanina. While scanning her beauty in different poses and smiles, I've made up my mind.

I won't give up on her. I have to win her back, I mean, our friendship at the least. Like my hand has a life on its own, it dialled her number. Shit. Did she just block me? Sana pinatay lang niya ang phone niya. Sinabi ko sa sarili kong bukas ko na siya kakausapin pero hindi ko talaga kayang sumapit ang umaga na hindi kami bati. It never happened to us. I have to appease everything right now before the night ends.

Just like that, for the second time around, I have committed the same criminal offense—that is trespassing a private property. Mabuti nalang mahilig siyang magstar-gazing at hindi niya sinasara ang bintana niya. I wonder why her room is so dark. She hates having the lights off. I tiptoed while I lurked in her room until something got my toes clipped in between.

"Ffffff—tt!"

Oo. Ang sarap sumigaw sa sobrang sakit. Out of the void, the lights were on and I saw my angel's annoyed face.

"Shit!"mura niya nang tumama ang tingin niya sa paa ko.

Napatingin din ako rito at nakita ko ang mouse trap na nakabitin sa mga daliri ko. Lumapit si Miracle at tinanggal 'yon.

"Shit. How could you be so stupid?"naiinis na singhal niya nang paupuin niya ako sa kama at nilalagyan niya ng ointment ang paa ko.

"I'm fine."

"I know, jerk. You're fine and I'm not. Because right now, my heart is filled with guilt dahil sinadya kong ilagay 'yang mga trap para sa'yo. Ba't ba kasi lagi akong tama pagdating sa'yo? Can you stop being predictable? At ikaw ba, Sven, nakokonsensiya ka ba sa mga ginagawa mo sa'kin?"mahabang pahayag niya.