Dark.
From: Amber
What's with this message, kadiliman?
I shook my head while imagining her face right now. Yung parang takang-taka, at nakakunot ang noo. At yung pagtaas ng kilay pag hinihintay ang sagot mo.
I smiled a little until another message popped up.
From: Amber
Who's this? Pakibalik lang po nitong cellphone sa may-ari. Pasenya na, may pagka-pabaya lang po talaga ang kadilimang 'yon.
Kumunot ang noo ko. What does she------
"Pffft," I ended up laughing real hard.
How dare she even think that I lost my phone? Damn, how could she be this clueless? But...a lil cute at the same time?
Damn.
From: Amber
Sakin ninyo nalang po pala muna ibigay. Tell me where I could get it since you have no connection with the owner of the phone.
She....sounds so serious. Damn it.
Why am I laughing so hard because of this?
I'm totally f*cked.
"Hello?" she answered from the other line. I smiled. "Kuya? I mean...Ate? Wait, pano ba?" she asked trying to figure out how to talk to me.
"Amber," I said. "I didn't lost my phone, woman."
"So ikaw yung nagsend ng How's sleep? kind of text?" she asked. "No freaking way," she said.
"Why not?" I asked while being totally amused with her reaction.
"Because you're Dark!" she exclaimed. "You don't initiate a conversation," she added.
"Why can't I?" I continued asking.
I can already feel that she's rolling her eyes at me.
"Alright. I've dreamt about getting a perfect score in mathematics. I already did know that I was dreaming so I tried to pinch myself in the dream. It didn't work so I tried closing my eyes. And when I opened it, I was already awake," kwento niya na parang isang bata. "Skl," she added.
"Okay. But wasn't I there?"
"You were!" sabi niya na para bang isang malaking krimen na andon ako. "It was very strange that you were in the same class as me so I already got the hint that it wasn't real," she proudly told me.
"Oh, I also dreamt of something and you're also there," I lied. Just to make a lil fun of her.
"Really?" she asked. Then I heard her eating some chips. "What kind of dream did you have?"
"Kinakasal ka raw," I said. I didn't know that I was capable of doing this. Teasing? It wasn't my kind of thing.
"Kanino? Kay Raiko?" she laughed. "I've heard that so many times. Bakit ninyo ba kasi kami napapanaginipan? Imbes na mga lablayp ninyo, kami pa talaga."
Kumunot ang noo ko at hindi nagsalita. The line was quiet for some minutes.
"Anjan ka pa, kadiliman?"
"Hmmm?"
"Bakit di ka nagsasalita? Paano ba natapos yung kasal namin?"
Sumimangot ako. "I was kidding about the dream."
It took her a minute of silence. "Oh," she just reacted.
"You sound too disappointed."
"And you sound too irritated."
I sighed. I don't know how to end the call though. It'd be rude to just end it without saying anything.
"Pupunta ako jan mamaya, kadiliman. Bye naaa. I still need to take a bath."
She ended the call and all I could do is stare at my phone.
F*ck. Is she coming just because of the tutorial? Or does she only want to see my brother?
Either way, it's too annoying.
Di nagtagal, Amber arrived. I was in a bad mood. I didn't open the door for her because she didn't text me that she was already near.
"Anong problema, kadiliman?" she asked as we were on the sofa. She's watching the steps of Airalene's dance, nirereview niya. She's taking a break sa pagtuturo ko sa kaniya kasi wala na raw masyadong pumapasok sa utak niya.
Kuya is also here, watching television.
"Nothing," I simply replied. Paano niya nalamang wala ako sa mood?
She turned her phone off. "Hay. Stressed na ako."
Kuya immediately got up and started massaging her head. She just let him do it, like she was really expecting that gesture.
I tsk-ed.
"What?" Amber asked while her eyes were closed. "You also want some massage?" she held kuya's hand to stop him then looked at me.
"Hmm? Why?"
Kuya went back to his seat.
"I could massage you," she simply said.
I bit my lower lip while I was holding her book. My mood suddenly lifted for I don't know what reason.
"Sure," I said, trying to keep my expression normal.
She reached for the sides of my forehead then started massaging. The mere thought of her hand touching me was already making me curious. Paano pa kaya ngayong ramdam na ramdam ko ang kamay niya?
Nang makaramdam ng ngalay, tumigil siya. I was a bit disappointed but I felt better. Weird.
Then suddenly, she put her head in my shoulder. I was a bit startled at first, but I didn't know how, I suddenly felt comfortable.
"Could I get some----" biglang lingon ni kuya. Natigilan siya nang makita kami pero ngumiti rin nang nakakaloko.
"Kayo ha," he suddenly said. "I just asked you to look after my brother pero mukhang jojowain mo," he accusingly told Amber.
"You asked her to what?" I asked, sounding a bit curious.
"To look after you," he said. "Oh wait, don't get the wrong idea----"
"So you don't like her?"
"Uhmm, no?" he said, starting to get confused. "As I was saying----"
"Then, thank you."
Natigilan si kuya. Hindi na naituloy ang sasabihin. Bigla namang inalis ni Amber ang ulo niya na nakapatong sa balikat ko. I frowned at her.
"Hoy!!" turo niya sakin. Gulat na gulat ang reaksyon. Then she shifted to point at my brother. "Did you just hear that?!"
"He thanked me."
"SHET!"
Later on, they started asking me questions about what happened to me.
I just shrugged at them.....
........while staring at Amber.
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