Kabanata 18
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"Madeline, bakit ba ayaw mong sumama sa family dinner sa amin?" marahang tanong ni Keith na ikinagulat namin. He never spoke to us that way.
It's Sunday and tomorrow, all of us will go back to work. Nagpasya kaming magsalo-salo ngayon, just to get ready for a new hell week. Nandito sila sa unit ko dahil ako ang nag-aya. It's been two days since Gian went out of the country. Hindi ko siya masyadong minemessage, but he stuck with his words. He updates me from time to time, and that made me worry less about him.
We're all here except for Gian. Ariadne and Vladimir, well, they're trying to sort things out since malapit na ang alis ni Ariadne. Dalawang linggo at may aalis nanaman sa amin. Adulthood hit us as fuck.
"Family dinner niyo nga 'yon, 'di ba? Family ba ako?" masungit na sagot ni Madeline. Everyone is doing their own thing but I wasted my time staring around.
"Magiging family pa lang," kindat ni Keith sa sinisinta. The latter blushed and immediately slapped Keith's arm.
"You scumbag, hindi pa nga kita sinasagot eh," iritadong bulyaw nito na ikinatawa naming lahat.
"Burn," kantyaw ni Vladimir.
"Toasted," pagsakay ni Herman.
"Eh kung sunugin ko kaya kayo ng buhay? You dickheads, instead of fooling around, why don't you help me?" nanghihinang saad ni Keith, "And Madeline, malapit mo na akong sagutin, 'di ba? Light up my mood, baby, please," mas malambing ang boses nito at tila maamong tuta ang itsura. Oh, God. This bully is a baby!
"You don't look cute. Stop that thing. At oo, malapit na," nakangising saad ni Madeline. Oh, I can smell another savage remark.
"Really?" Keith asked as his face broke a smile.
She smiled sweetly, "Yes. Malapit na kitang patigilin," iling nito at tumungo sa kusina. Muling umulan ng asaran but to make things different and odd, Keith never got pissed. He rode their jokes and laughed with his lunatic friends.
I smiled as I realized the change that Madeline inflicted to Keith.
Sinundan ko siya sa kitchen and I found her drinking a lot of water. Nakita niya ang pagdating ko at ngumiti.
"Need anything?" tanong niya.
"I do. Can we talk?" marahan kong saad.
Kumunot ang noo niya, "About what?"
"About Kei," ngisi ko.
Her cheeks turned red and at that point, I know she feels the same.
BINABASA MO ANG
Forgotten (NNS #1) (EDITING)
General FictionThis is the first installment of No Name Series. Pain. Grief. Anger. Frustration. Who wouldn't feel those if you found out that someone you love, someone very dear and close to you, forgotten no one but you? Who would never be upset if you found out...
