Snow White is a Man

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Fast Talk

Snow White didn't bother me for the whole week. He spoke to me in my mind and told me he didn't want to deal with my crappy mood and the smell of blood. With that, I'm thankful. Kung hindi niya ako tinigilan siguradong sa kanya ko lang ibubuhos lahat ng frustrations ko.

Bumuntong-hininga ako. Hindi ko talaga siya maintindihan. Simula nang dalhin niya ako rito ay hindi niya ako sinaktan o pinahirapan man lang. Bawat araw na itinitigil ko rito, mas lalo kong naiisip na hindi siya kasing sama ng iniisip ko at ng ibang tao.

If he's really a monster, he would have tortured me for fun, drink my blood when he's hungry or lock me up in a small and dark room but here I am, living a comfortable life, with all the basic necessities.

Stop over-analysing things, human. I'm not good as you think.

Napasinghap ako nang madinig ang boses niya sa aking isipan.

"This human has a name, vampire."

Ilang minuto siyang hindi nagsalita.

Erza, then.

Kumabog ang aking dibdib nang madinig ang pangalan ko mula sa kanya. The way he said it with his low and raspy voice sent shivers down my spine.

"I'm bored. You should take responsibility." Gumulong ako sa aking kama. Kinuha ko ang mahaba at malambot na unan at niyakap ko ito nang mahigpit habang hinihintay ang sagot niya.

I'm giving you a once in a lifetime opportunity to talk about things. Whatever it is, I won't mind.

Napabangon ako sa aking kama. Hindi ako makapaniwalang tumingin sa dingding ng aking kwarto na akala mo'y anytime ay lulusot si Snow White roon. Seriously? He kept complaining about how talkative I am but now he's giving me a chance to speak to him nonstop.

"Okay so..." I clasped my outstretched hands. "When I was a kid–"

I don't care about your story of being a snotty brat.

Napairap ako sa kawalan. "Akala ko ba wala kang pakealam kung anoman ang sasabihin ko? Bakit nagrereklamo ka ngayon?" Umamba akong susuntok kahit na alam kong hindi naman niya ako nakikita.

Ugh, fine. Continue.

Ngumisi ako. I won.

"As I was saying, noong bata pa ako, mahilig na akong magbasa especially mga dyaryo. Some kids find it weird that I'm spending more time reading newspapers than storybooks. I love watching the news, everything about the general public. I seldom watch cartoons and fairytales. I never believe in supernatural things that's beyond science until you came." Muli akong humiga sa kama. Tumingin ako sa puting kisame. My room has glow in the dark stars pasted on my ceiling. I suddenly missed it. "I realized there are more fascinating things in the world than the media can give us. Your existence made me realized that I shouldn't limit myself around the things I only want to see but broaden my vision to things I need to see."

I don't think I'm worth seeing.

There was a pause. Hinintay ko siyang magsalita muli ngunit ang ibinalik niya'y isang mahabang katahimikan.

Tell me more about yourself.

I was taken aback when I heard him talked again. Is this a trap? Will he use it against me someday?

Well, how can my childhood stories be a threat?

Pinili kong magkwento na lang muli sa kanya imbis na kuwestyonin ko pa ang sinabi niya. The atmosphere is good. I don't want to ruin it.