Wish Catcher (Completed)

Chapter 4: Oddity

Chapter 4: Oddity

"Wake up." said by a voice that was oddly familiar.

I was in a middle of a great dream when I felt something poking on the side of my stomach. Kamot kamot ang ulong tinabig ko ang bagay na iyon.

"Ugh." I grunted sleepily. "Ano ba? Five minutes!" I mumbled sabay talukbong ng kumot.

Antok na antok pa ako. Ayoko pang bumangon.

"Sassy, wake up." the guy said in haste.

I felt another nudge on the left side of my tummy but I remained unmoving. Ano ba yan? Huwag niyong ipagkait sa akin ang pakiramdam na sulit ang tulog. Tsk.

"Sassy, gising." pangungulit niya. I was still in no mood to open my eyes when he added. "You need to finish your essay. You're not half way to your conclusion yet."

My eyes flew open when I heard the word "essay" and I bolted upright in my bed. Mabilis na nag'sink in sa akin na hindi ko pa nga pala natatapos iyon. I hurriedly turned on the lamp resting on my bedside table. When my eyes adjusted to dim room, bumungad sa akin si Shone na may hawak hawak na walis tambo. Nakahawak siya doon sa bandang walis mismo at yung hawakan ay nakatutok sa akin.

I frowned, throwing him a curious look. "Anong ginagawa mo?" tanong ko.

Itinabi niya naman ang walis sa gilid ng kama ko and turned to face me. The smile on his lips changed to a slow calculated grin

"I've noticed, you always ask questions with obvious answers." he said, holding back a laugh. "What am I doing? Waking you up." he continued then he walked towards my study table and sat right on top of it.

I rolled my eyes heavenwards. "Yeah, right. You woke me up using a soft broom." sabi ko.

Inalis ko na yung kumot ko at dahan dahang umalis sa aking kama. Isinuot ko ang aking tsinelas na nasa sahig at tinungo ang pader kung nasaan ang switch ng ilaw, I turned it on at diretsong naglakad papunta sa study table ko kung saan kasalukuyang nakaupo si Shone.

He frowned, itinukod nya ang dalawa niyang kamay sa mesa. "What's wrong with that?" inosente niyang tanong.

I tapped my forehead, realizing that Shone was not like me. Right. Isa nga pala siyang falling star at hindi siya tao.

I sighed.

I scratch my head and walked towards him. "Pwede mo naman akong i-poke eh. O kaya, kulbitin mo ako. Ganun. Hindi yung nanunundot ka ng walis tambo." I explained.

Hinila ko yung upuan na nasa harap ng study table ko at naupo roon. Kailangan ko pa nga palang tapusin yung essay ko sa English. Ipapass na ito mamaya. Nakalimutan kong tapusin kagabi dahil sa nawala na sa isip ko nung kausap ko si Shone.

"I can't do that." mahinang sabi ni Shone na nakapagpatigil sa akin sa akmang pagkuha ko sana ng ballpen.

Napatingala ako ng kaunti sabay tingin sa kanya.

"You can't do what?" tanong ko.

Napayuko naman siya and a little later he jumped out of the table and walked away from me. Lumapit siya sa kama ko at sumampa roon. Sinundan ko naman siya ng tingin. Eto, ang hilig mang'cliff hang ng sagot. Tsk.

"I can't touch you. Even If there are countless reasons urging  me to do so. I can't." pag'amin niya.

Muntik na akong mamula sa sinabi niya pero imbes na magblush, napakunot noo ako. Ilang kawirduhan na ba ang nasabi niya sa akin simula kahapon? Ugh. I lost count already.

Ussually, the only weird thing I do everytime I wake up in the morning is to talk to Trace's picture. But now, talking to a weird guy about weird stuffs is WEIRD on its whole new level. Since I'm starting to welcome the idea that a fallen star is taking his new residensce on Earth, I calmly breathe in and out.