My 500-Year-Old Boyfriend (M5YOB)

27-Anong nothing? Big deal iyon!

“You are so quiet. Why is that? I’m not used to it,” Kol asked. Nasa room na niya kami ngayon.

“Tatanong-tanong ka pero kanina halos..ay hindi, ayaw mo nga talaga pala akong pagsalitain,” pagdadabog ko at pinaharap sa kanya ang likod ko. Hmp! Talk to my back!

“So that is why you’re having tantrums?”

“Hindi ako nagtatantrums no!”

“Yeah right, that’s why you’re being grumpy,” he teased.

Gusto ba nitong sagutin ko siya  ng English accent na itinanong niya sa akin dati? Iyong ‘stating the obvious, aren’t we?’ Tss.

“I’m sorry. I just don’t want you to be involve in our twisted brother relationship.” He suddenly became apologetic.

‘But I already am!’ My head is screaming those words but I kept it in.

There’s no way I’m going to be fragile to another man. Nath should be the first and last one. “Pwede mo bang baguhin ang feelings niya para sakin?” I asked out of nowhere.

“Who?”

“You know who?”

“Nathaniel Castro?”

I nodded.

“Excuze me, Imma vampire, not a witch,” He said, brows raised.

“I know,” I nonchalantly said, as if the topic had just passed by. “Kung ayaw mong magtampo ako uli sayo, sabihin mo na lang kung ano iyong pinagsasasabi ni Klaus kanina.”

“Klaus wants us to find Elijah as soon as we can, because if he finds him first, Elijah will be dead by then.”

“Ha? E diba kapatid niyo rin iyon?”

Tango. “Both of them are older than me. They were the best of friends ever since God knows when, but things happened..” His eyes darkened as if there was a hateful or tragic memory, of which I cannot determine. “..and Klaus hated Elijah’s guts.”

“E bakit hindi mo naman agad sinabi sa akin? Sira talaga ang Klaus na iyon. Tatamaan siya sakin e.”

He gasped. “You will?”

Smile. “Pasensya ka na sa inasal ko kanina a?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Anong nothing? Buhay ng kapatid mo ang nakasalalay dito, at dahil iyon sa kapabayaan ko. Maeexpose tuloy siya dahil sa ginawa kong pagsampal sayo.” Who would have thought that my simple irresponsible act will lead to this situation?

He smiled. “I do appreciate your family values, but I suggest you should not blame yourself for everything. After all, this may be a good way for them to meet and talk to each other.” Parang may pinaplano siya ah. Pero hindi ko alam kung ano. Puccah! Unpredictable ang mga bampira! As expected! Imovie review ko kaya ang Twilight at The Vampire Diaries?

“Ganun talaga pag ulila. Buti ka nga may mga kapatid e.” He became silent. “Huy Kol, okay ka lang?”

“Yeah, it’s nothing.”

“Talaga lang ha?” I suspiciously eyed him as his left hand went to his left cheek-ang napinsala ko.

“Yeah. My family may look too well in the history, but there are unwritten pages, those which are of interesting conflicts and such. Unlike Klaus, Elijah is not one who freely fights with a brother, but at certain point, he has gone too far for one thing, and it made Klaus jealous and irking to destroy him. Since that fateful day, they began the chasing game. Elijah as the eldest and understanding one, decided to leave and avoid the wrath of Klaus. Klaus searched for him. Whenever he would get a chance, he would try to kill him. But Elijah is cunning. You may never knew it, but he may like you..”

“Me?” Napabunghalit ako ng tawa. “Nice try Kol.” Tinapik ko pa siya sa balikat, pero natigilan ako nang makitang seryoso ang facial expression niya. “Ow, di nga? Seryoso ka?” Ako naman ang nagtaas ng kilay ngayon.

“I didn’t want to tell you that, but...it’s nothing.”

“Anong nothing? Big deal iyon! Kung nasasabi mo iyan, so posibleng nasa malapit lang siya? At siguro nakikita niya kung anu-ano ang pinaggagagawa natin? Hindi kaya siya naiinis sa pamboboy ko sayo?” Iyong totoo, sabihin mo na kasi Kol kung may clue ka kung asan si Elijah. At saka, kung nakikita niya tayo, bakit hindi niya tayo tulungan. Halata naman siguro na hirap ka sa sugat mo sa pinsgi na parang infection sa bilis kumalat?

“It’s nothing..”

“Anong nothing? Big deal iyon! Kailangan natin ng tulong ni Elijah, kaya kailangan nating pigilan si Klaus sa anumang masamang binabalak niya.”

“Indeed.” Tingnan mo to. Sa dinami-dami ng sinabi ko, indeed lang ang sagot? Puccah.

“Sana naman nasa malapit lang talaga ang kuya mo para madaling hanapin.” Napahikab ako bigla. “Speaking of malapit, malapit na iyong 7pm deadline sa pinapagawa sa aking article ni boss Antoine! Wala pa kong nasisimulan.. Paano na kaya?” Nag-inat pa ako. “Paano na kaya? Hindi sinasadya...” I hummed to the tune of Paano na kaya na theme song sa movie nila Kim Chiu at Gerald Anderson. Suddenly, nakita kong nagbabalak ng umalis si Kol kaya lumupaypay agad ako sa sahig at humawak sa binti niya. “Kol, help me, please..” May kasama pang haggard puppy eyes iyan. Meron ba nun?

Lumingon siya at yumuko sa posisyon ko. “Why don’t you just write what you feel right now?”

My eyes widened at his suggestion. “Sinasabi mo ban a isulat ko ang tremendous heartbreak ko? Ayoko nga! Baka isipin pa ng readers na may pinagdadaanan ako.”

“But it’s true, right? That’s actually the goal, to present them your true feelings through the article you are writing. People tend to love a book to which they could relate. Keep in mind that you are not the only one who feels that way. Besides, it would be very beneficial to you. Not only will it unload your burdens, it will also be easy to write since you have already encountered it, and it might click the taste of sales.”

Bigla akong nabuhayan ng loob. Agad akong tumayo at kumuha ng papel at panulat. “Tama ka nga! Sige sisimulan ko na.”

“You’re actually writing here?” hindi makapaniwalang sabi niya.

Tango. “Tutal ikaw ang may idea, tulungan mo na rin ako,” I chimed happily.

“Oh God!” Napahawak siya sa ulo niya na parang may hollowblocks na nahulog doon.

But before we knew it, we’re already in a rush to comply with the 7pm submission to the French publisher.