Chess Pieces #2: Hunter Sanford

Chapter 1

I was fixing my shoelaces when Apollo knelt down in front of me and did it in my place instead. He put down his black bagpack, which looks empty naman, beside him. Umayos ako ng upo sa sofa while waiting for him to finish tying the laces.

"Go straight home after your class. Don't wait for me. Sa condo ako matutulog ngayon." he said after he's done tying my shoelaces. Sinukbit nya ang bag nya sa isa sa mga shoulders nya at tumayo. His one hand is inside the pocket of his pants.

I rolled my eyes at him with disgust. Like kadiri. Why does he have to tell me that he'll go to his condo later? My innocent brain began to imagine kadiri thoughts because of him!

Like him and his girl doing eew things at his condo.

Erase that thoughts!

"I don't care where you'll go later so can you please not inform me if you'll go at your condo? You're corrupting my innocent brain." I said and inirapan nya.

He smirked and put his arm over my shoulders. I tried to remove it 'cause it's mabigat but it was like a steel firmly holding my shoulders. Napatingin ako doon and was surprised when I saw his muscular arm.

Woah. He's gym buff now. Mas lalo lang maraming babae ang mababaliw sa kanya.

And I bet that he has an abs behind that white polo that he's wearing.

"You know, my dear twin sister. If you're imagining things with just mere words, then you're not innocent anymore."

Inirapan ko sya at kumawala sa pagkakaakbay nya. He's being annoying again.

"When did you start to have wild imaginations, twin sis?" sigaw pa nya pero I ignored him na lang. Kausapin mo ang air, twin brother.

Manong Ed is already outside waiting for us. He opened the car door at the back for me so I went inside. I was shocked when Apollo followed after me. I scooted to the side to give him more space.

"Well, with me and Kuya Helios as your brothers, hindi na ako magtataka kung paano ka nagkaroon ng wild imaginations." pagpapatuloy nya sa usapin namin kanina.

Ugh, ang daldal nya. Ibang iba sya kay Kuya Helios na kulang na lang ay bilhin ang pagsasalita nya.

"Why are you here? Where's your car?" I asked. He said he's going to his condo later so I thought he'll drive his own car and hindi sasabay sa akin.

"Tinatamad akong mag-drive." sabi nya habang nagte-text. I bet he's texting his girl na iuuwi nya sa condo nya mamaya.

I said erase those thoughts!

"You'll take a cab later?" tanong ko pero he shrugged his shoulders ko. Inirapan ko na lang at humalukipkip na ako.

Bahala sya. It's his life anyway.

Nakarating na kami ng university at sinabayan ako ni Apollo sa paglalakad para ihatid sa classroom ko. He's carrying my bag. Business Ad building is too far from Tourism Management builing but he's still doing this kapag nagsasabay kami pumasok. Which I hate 'cause we're catching more attention if we're together. The Gallagher twins. Students were shamelessly staring at us like we are doing some freaking circus show.

I put my earphones on so people wouldn't try to talk to me. Ginagawa ko ito kapag ayokong makipag usap sa iba. I looked at Apollo and saw that he's doing the same. Pareho na kaming may earphones sa mga tenga namin.

Aww... We're really twins nga talaga.

Tinanggal na rin naman namin ang mga earphones when we reached my room. I saw the annoyance in Apollo's eyes when students tried to greet me as soon as I removed my earphones.