Quiet Serenade Amongst Wildflowers

Twenty-two

"Man in lust is like hyena, always craving for flesh."

Hikarion Zeus

"I GONNA cut your goddamned d!ck, you son of a b*tch!"

Nangunot ang kilay ko ng makita kong papalapit sa akin si Hikari. Base on his expression, he must already know that I f*ck on school.

He was approaching me with haste. Kailangan kong magpaliwanag. I stood up and about to utter a words when I recieved a solid right hook on face. I run out balance because of impact. Dang! It hurts.

Pupunasan ko sana ang dugo mula sa bitak ng labi ko ng kinuwelyohan niya ako at marahas na tinayo.
"Didn't I tell you?! Don't mess up in school unless you want to be a dead meat?!" His eyes is squinting furiously. I can say that he's very mad at me.

Im not used to receive jabs and punch because all of the time, I am the one who's rendering it in States. If one of my goons didn't satisfy me with their work, I do all the beating. But I'm really an underdog in my twin's place. He let me stay here and he didn't spill the beans of my current situation to our parents. I owe him a lot and it was my fault in the first place.

"Brah, couldn't help it. She seduced me!" Pagpapaliwanag ko. Mas lalo pang sumiklab ang galit sa mata niya. Humigpit ang kapit niya sa kwelyo ko at mas lalong inilapit ang mukha niya sa'kin.

"Napaakit ka naman?! You're really a manwhore! It is your f*cking fault why Oxygen is so pissed and mad at me right know! She cry like hell and even curse a shit out of me! Dumating ka lang dito, nagkagulo na kaming mag-asawa! Are you happy now?!" Mahina ngunit mariing saad niya sa akin. Can't help but to avert my gaze. Kasalanan to ng babaeng iyon eh. Isipin n'yo, nilapitan ba naman ako at niyaya?! Of course kung is Hikari 'yon baka nasapak na niya iyong babae. Pero ibahin niyo ako. My existence is a feast of lust. Denying that girl is a waste, or more like a sin for me. Sa tanang buhay ko, I've never decline girls invitation. Mapa paaralan ko parke man iyan. Napurga na ata ko ng mga kana sa States. They were really aggresive. Now that I'm kinda tired of foreign p*ssies, when that bitch offered a hike, I can't resist it. Matagal na akong di nakakatikim ng Filipina.

"Sorry brah, okay?! I didn't intend to. It just that she caught me on act and mistook me as you." Pagpapaliwanag ko.

"That's the point, Hikarion! Magkamukha tayo! Kambal tayo! If you do something stupid, madadawit ang pangalan ko! They will get confused of who is who! At si Oxygen ang patunay no'n!" Panunumbat nito sa akin.

"At alam mo ba kung ano ang mas ikinagagalit ko ngayon?!" Mas lalong nanlisik ang mata niya.

"Na 'di mo sinabi sa akin kanina na nakita niya 'yon!"

"Because I know you'll get mad!" Bago ko napagtanto ay itinulak niya ang kwelyo ko at isang malakas na suntok uli sa mukha ang iginawad niya sa'kin. Nahawakan ko ang balanse ko ngunit sa lakas nito ay napapiling ang ulo ko.

"Fuck Hikari! Hit anything but not my face!" Saad ko habang sapo sapo ang bitak ng labi ko! This bastard! Nakakadalawa na siya ah! 'Pag ako di nakapagtimpi, papatulan ko talaga siya. I know it's my fault! Im willing to take a beat but not my goddamn face! Maraming nababaliw sa mukhang to! I don't want it to get ruin like this!

"Pinaglihi ka talaga sa higad p*tang-ina mo ka!" Nagtagis ang panga niya.

"What?! But where twi--" bago pa ako makapagsalita uli ay isang tadyak sa tagiliran ang naramdaman ko. Napangiwi ako sa sakit! Sh*t! I can't deny it! His blows are destructive. I'm crumbling in pain. Pakiramdam ko nabali ang ribcage ko. He's my twin, after all. Of course we have same level of stength. What to expect?

"Sasabat ka pang hinayupak ka! Are you taking this as a joke?! Do you want to be dead that bad, huh?!" Isa pang tadyak ang natanggap ko sa kanya.

'Bear with this, Hikaru! It is your fault and your goddamned outraging healthy hormones! No one's gonna take the blame but you.' Anas ng isip ko.