Kabanata 23
"ANSWER me! I will fucking punch–"
"W-War?" My voice trembled.
He paused, mas bumilis ang kalabog ng puso ko.
"War..." I breathed. "Is that you? Answer me."
"No!" Halos mabuwal ako sa upuan sa gitla nang lumambot ang boses sa kabilang linya at naging maliit. "Who's Warrion? And you! Stop hugging my baby!"
"W-wait..." Naguluhan na ako at napaayos ng upo. "What do you mean?"
"I saw you hugging my baby! Baklang 'to, akin lang si Warren!" Irit ng lalaki sa kabilang linya. Umawang ang labi ko.
"So...wait!" Napasinghap ako. "H-hindi 'to si Warrion?"
"Who the heck is that?" He gasped. "I called to talk to you, girl! I saw you hugging my baby, Warren!"
"H-huh?" Namuo ang question mark sa ulo ko.
What the hell is happening?
"I-I didn't know! Sorry, I mean, kaboses mo kasi ang boyfriend ko," I murmured.
Natigil ulit ang boses. I could hear the way he sighed audibly.
"I thought you're him kasi kaboses mo. I'm sorry! I didn't know you're... Warren's boyfriend?" alangang tanong ko, nawiwindang pa.
Warren is gay?!
"And about that! He hugged me just to comfort me, nothing else. Naiyak lang kasi ako naalala ko ang kapatid ko," I said. "I didn't mean to do that. 'Di ko alam na may girlfriend siya o ano, boyfriend. Saka ano..."
I sighed.
"I-I have a boyfriend," I murmured. "Kaya h'wag kang magselos, hindi ko naman aagawin si Warren sa 'yo."
"What's...his name, then?" Halos mapamura na naman ako nang hindi na malambot at umiirit ang boses sa kabilang linya at bumalik sa malalim at baritono.
Damn, his voice sounded a lot like my baby!
Sa sobrang pagka-miss ko ata nagha-hallucinate na 'ko!
"Uhm, he's Warrion. Warrion Alcantara, you know him? He's a part owner of Casa Amara."
"Hmm?" He hummed. I bet he's smiling.
Naipikit ko ang mata nang halos magwala ang sistema dahil sobrang kaboses niya si Warrion.
"Yes. Umalis kasi siya kaso hindi ko alam kung babalik. Saka ano, mahal ko 'yon kaya h'wag ka na magselos sa akin para kay Warren mo," alo ko pa.
"You miss him?" His voice sounded like a lullaby.
"I do," I murmured. "So much that it kills me everytime I cannot see him."
"I miss you, too," he whispered.
Kumalabog ang puso ko.
"Just pretend I am your boyfriend," agap niya kaya bigla akong natahimik.
Pretend?
"Pero hindi kita crush, huh? Hindi tayo talo, girl!" Biglang umirit ang boses kaya napatawa ako at naipikit ang mata.
Shit. I'm going insane! There's this mental image in my head, it was my stone-cold boyfriend doing these silly voices!
"Okay. Kunwari ikaw si Warrion, huh?"
"Alright,"
"Kumusta ka na, War?" Bulong ko sa telepono. "I miss you so much. I wanted to see you again, to hug and kiss you. I'm sorry for everything that I did, for blaming you. I'm so sorry, bumalik ka na sa akin."
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