Time Against Us

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

"KILALA mo ako?" I am pacing back and forth. My knees and hands are shaking and it doesn't help with the stranger sitting on my bed with his another leg propped on the another.

"Well-" he ran his fingers through his hair. "-kinda?"

Tumaas ang aking kilay, I stopped walking. "I-I mean my father said you were important"

"What important-and who even are you?" Napameywang ako. Tumayo siya and he glanced his watch. Hindi ata ako napansin nito.

"Whoa it's true. Hindi gumagana oras rito?" He asked. Tumango ako, observing his looks and the way he acts and dress, napaghahalatang hindi nga siya tagarito.

Damn his clothes.

"Bakit kaba bumalik sa oras na ito? Halatang may kaya ka naman at bakit ba ako hinahanap?" I asked.

He glances at me a second at halos mahimatay na ako. Please oh no I wish they didn't invent some mind reading tech.

What are they, vampires?

Oh what am I thinking.

"Because my Father needs you. He, himself never tell the reason why to me" His voice was cold but a little softer at the end. His accent is very different from the way he speaks a word.

Kailan pa ako naging observant?

Tumingala siya at bakas sa kaniyang mukha ang pagtataka. "Why are your lights are off?" He asked.

"Naghirap kami" Maybe if I tell that we were poor and have no money, he will leave. Yeah, yeah right.

"Is your last name Abirione?"

Tumango ako. "Why?" I asked. Umiling nanaman siya at nagsimulang lumabas ulit sa kuwarto ko at nagmasid masid.

Of course, technically there is a stranger inside our house kaya't hindi ko siya tatantanan.

Sinundan ko siya, following his steps. Malalaking yabag- of course he have a long legs while I have like an elf legs.

"Hoy, mister. This is trespassing" I exclaimed.

He stopped walking at muntikan na akong matamaan sa kaniyang dibdib ng humarap siya and crap.

My head and his chest are like an inch apart.

Oh why do I even deserve this type of situation?

Agad akong lumayo sa kaniya bago ko pa siya mayak- este masampal.

Bumaba siya sa hadgan at nagmasid masid ulit sa kitchen pati narin sa sala. "Our house is not for sale"

Lumingon siya "I know"

Hindi na ako nakapagtiis at hinarapan ko siya. Extending my hands side to side, stopping him from walking.

"Stranger, our door is right there-" tinuro ko sa kaniya ang pintuan sa hindi kalayuan. Bumaling ulit ako sa kaniya "-get out of our house if you don't have an acceptable reason"

Ngumisi siya, napamulsa siya. Leaning fowards to me so our face levels the same. "I think this is the house my dad's talking about" he murmured.

My heart began to beat crazier by the second. My eyes can't chill dahil hindi ko alam kung titignan ko ba siya ng matagal or magpapapabebe ako.

His eyes were deep green with mixture of blue, chinito eyes that disappears when smiling and a single dimple on his left cheek. He have freckles all over his cheeks that ran even through his nose.

What kind of human is he? Asian yet have freckles? Future people is weird.

A peculiar smell. Mixture of cologne and man scent I assume. Amoy na amoy ko rin ang konting scent ng cookies.

Hindi 'rin nakatutulong ang buhok niyang so dark black. His hair was all over kaya't pinupush back niya.

"Done now?"

Napunta ako sa huwisyo ng ginulo niya ang aking buhok. He grins.

Oh I'm so done. I'm here waiting to pakain the earth.

He goes to the door. Before stepping out he looks back at my tomato flushed face. He smiles at nawala nanaman ang kanyang mata.

"Paalala lamang. Kahit guwapo ako, please don't let strangers barge into our house. Even if they're as handsome as me"

"ANO!?"

Tinusok ko ng madiin ang kinakain kong kikiam. Napanguya tuloy ako ng madiin.

"Damn that guy" I murmured.

"A-alam mo ibig sabihin nun!" Biglang tumaas ang boses ng gagi at napalayo tuloy ako ng saglit sa cellphone.

"Nagbago ang nangyari sa'yo! Hindi ba dapat ngayo'y kakatapos mo palang manood at matutulog kana sa oras na ito!?"

I frozed for a second. Napahigpit ako ng hawak sa aking cellphone. Oh yeah, dapat matutulog na niyan ako pero now.

Look at me, just starting to eat.

"Venafie, someone is looking at you. Nagbago ang nangyari sa iyo and you said that he's from the 5's"

Nakarinig nanaman ako ng hiyaw sa kabilang linya."Siya ang aahon sainyo!"

"No thanks, I rather stay here in this year than makipagsiksikan sa isang lalaki. Babae ako noh!" I exclaimed.

"Ay wait. Matutulog na pala ako niyan. Sige Vena!"

"A-"

Bago pa ako makapagsalita ay binabaan na ako ng tawag. Napailing nalang ako, quickly finishing my food at dumeretso na sa aking kuwarto.

Pagkapasok ko sa aking kuwarto ay tumingin muna ako sa aking bintana. Time is ticking yet why do I feel new and happy giddy.

Ngayon lang ako nakaramdam na buhay pa pala ako at hindi isang episode na paulit ulit lamang ang nangyayari.

Hindi ko namalayan na halos abot ngiti ang aking natamo. Sa isang estranghero na hindi ko wasto kung sino ba talaga siya.

TBC