Missing Zodiac [Season One]

Chapter Eighteen

Taurus is here

Miza

I slowly opened my eyes, bumungad sa'kin ang kisame ng kwarto ko...

I'm in my room, here in my house in the human world...

Napahikab pa muna ako at nag-streching bago ako dahan-dahang bumangon at maupo sa kama. I feel so good today, even though I just woke up. Nararamdaman ko pa rin ang antok ko kaya kahit nakaupo na ako ay nakapikit pa rin ako.

"You're really used to sleep every night.. Humans really do love to sleep at na-adopt mo pa."

Oh...?

Dahan-dahan akong napadilat nang marinig ko ang boses ng isang lalaki. Dahan-dahan ko rin siyang nilingon. He's smiling and as if he's really happy. Ilang segundo ko pa yata siyang tinitigan habang antok na antok ako, bago ko pa na-realize na..

Na.. Eh? A boy?

Eh!?

"AAH!" Agad akong napasigaw nang malakas at binato siya sa mukha niya ng unan ko!

"Ah!"

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"Huwag mo kasi akong gulatin ng gano'n." Antok kong ani, kinukusot ko pa ang mata ko habang pababa ng hagdan at kunot pa ang noo ko. Naririnig ko lang ang mahinang pagtawa niya habang nakasunod sa'kin.

"Ba't ka nandito?" Tanong ko pa nang makarating na ako sa kusina at hinanda ang mga kailangan ko to prepare some breakfast.

"I'm here to stay with you for while, di'ba? Our father ask me for that.. I'm looking forward to stay here with you for a while." He's still smiling genuinely, kahit ang mga mata niya nakangiti sa'kin. "Hmm.." Tatango-tango ko lang na ani at nagpatuloy sa paghahanda. Crap, I forgot about that.

"Do you still want to go back? You could actually stay here, my dear."

"Hm.. Gusto ko pa ring bumalik dad, I want to finish school, and I'm used to live in there, I don't want to leave our house." Iiling-iling na ani ko. I smiled to him, mas lalo naman din siyang napangiti.

I'm really so happy to see you again, dad. I kind of feel complete again.

"Well, as you wish, my dear.. Hayaan mo akong suportahan ka sa mga pangaraw-araw mo ha? Ahahaha! I still have my business in the human world, hahaha! We're rich, darling! Ahahaha!"

Oh? He's laughing to much as if it's just a joke. Well, that's really my dad.

"Hmm, oo nga pala, I do want to come with you.. But now that you know.. You actually got a lot of siblings.. I am required to stay in our actual world.. for I am the emperor."

"Naiintidihan ko.. and now I understand why you have to leave me back then... Thank you for coming back to see me again, dad."

Hinanda ko ang takure ko na may laman ng tubig at pinakuluan ito sa stove. Sinunod ko naman maghiwa ng hotdogs at iprepare ang bacon na nilabas ko sa ref.

And in every step I take... I can't help but to sigh.

"Kailangan mo ba talagang sumunod sa bawat lakad ko, Taurus?" He smiled so genuine and wide.

"Call me kuya."

"No."

"Ehehe.. You have a cute mini house."

Napabuntong hininga ako ulit at nilapag ang bacon sa mesa ko dito sa kusina. "Come on.. Mahintay ka nalang dun sa labas, sa sala. Sit at the table over there, I'll prepare breakfast-- stop following me." Okay yeah, I'm starting to get irritated. Kung wala lang ako nagawang mali noon sa kaniya, paalisin ko 'to rito e.