The harmonious lies in your shadows.

Tres

Artashia's

Nagising ako sa amoy ng pagkaing niluluto ngayon. Agad naman akong umupo, at boom! hangover. Napahawak ako at napamasahe sa mga templo ko.

I saw Magnum walking towards me while carrying a glass of water. Agad ko namang ininom yun.

"A-aah." daing ko, nahihilo pa rin ako sa ngayon.

"And that's what you get for drinking irresponsibly." he laughed.

I glared at him, making him to stop laughing.

"Chill, i made Sinigang for you." Nagliwanag ang aking mga mata at tila may Christmas lights sa loob dahil kumikinang-kinang ito.

Agad akong tumayo papunta sa kusina, binuksan ko ang lid ng lutuan at inamoy ang sinigang.

"And this is why i love staying with you." i smirked.

"Manggagamit amputa." He whispered but it was enough for me to hear.

"Anong manggagamit ka diyan! sapakin kita e. " inirapan ko nalang siya.

" Do you remember anything from last night? " he asked.

I tried to remember what i did, but all i can think of was the guy who bumped into me. What a douchebag.

" No, Not a thing." i lied. " What happened ba? " humigop ako ng sabaw at nagsimulang kumain.

" Wala naman, how's my cooking? "

Sinenyasan ko na lamang siya ng thumbs up, busy ako sa pagkain at nag backread na sa gc namin. Napatigil ako sa pag babasa ng mag appear ang pangalan ni Chanel sa screen ko.

" Hey bitch, what's up? " i asked while chewing my food.

" Hey. " she whispered. I laughed hard, Magnum stared at me while raising his right eyebrow, questioning who's the one calling.

" It's Chanel. " ani ko ng hinold ko ang tawag niya.

" Anong meron? kala ko ba no phones when we're together. " inirapan ko nalang siya, we kinda made a promise na pag kami magkasama no phones allowed na lagi ko namang nilalabag.

" Hey Chanel, let me guess. You're whispering kasi nasa ibang bahay ka nagising? HAHAHAHAHA. " mas lumakas pa ang tawa ko, sarap asarin ng babaeng 'to.

" Alam mo? fuck you. Kunin niyo 'ko dito, total kasama mo naman si Maggie diba? " i stared at Magnum.

" Okay, sweetie. Text me the address. " pinipigil ko pa ring tumawa.

" Thanks and hurry up! please!! " i ended the call and i received her address agad. Halatang she wanna escape her mess eh.

" I don't want to. " bago ko pa siya maaya ay umayaw agad?

" Bakit naman? " napakunot ako ng noo.

" She can handle it, andyan naman sila Fele eh. " he frowned.

" Luh pota, 'di 'yan tatawag sa'tin kung andiyan sila Fele. Halika na, japayuki ata ang nabingwit nito. " ani ko at hinatak siya papuntang kwarto niya.

" What should i wear? " i asked, tapos na kasi siyang magpalit.

" You can wear my hoodie, oversized naman 'yon sa'yo. " gano'n nalang din ang ginawa ko.

When we arrived at the address, Sa isang magarang hotel kami napadpad. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na may gan'tong hotel pala? Sabagay 'di ko naman memorya ang buong Luzon. Napakalayo naman kasi ng lugar na to sa condo ni Magnum.

I opened Chanel's recent message.

This bitch <3

Chanel;
Where tf are you?!

Nasa harap kami ng hotel,ikaw asan?
seen.

I'm at the cafe nearby.

Agad ko namang nasulyapan kung asan, Magnum opened the door for me.

And there, we spotted Chanel in her worst state. Papalapit pa lang kami ay tawang-tawa na ako, She was talking to a guy though.

" Who's that guy? " i stared into Maggie.

" Idk. ask him yourself. "

" bakit ba ang moody mo? Para kang ewa-"

" Aaaart! " Chanel cut me off.

I shyly smiled. I examined Chanel's friend.

" Hi, I am Justin. " he offered a handshake which i accepted out of politeness, umupo ako sa dulo ng table.

" Who's he? " i whispered to Chanel's ear.

" He's the guy, you know. The one I sleep with. " My mouth formed to 'O' out of amuse. The guy isn't as bad as i thought he was going to be.

Thirty minutes has passed at I'm very bored, i try not to make any conversation with Justin. I keep on eating what's served, napagkamalan pa ngang baboy.

We waved goodbye as we enter the car, Nasa front seat ako beside Maggie and nasa likod naman si Chanel.

" Hello? " Magnum answered a call. "Yes, kasama ko sila. Gusto niyo raw ba sumama papuntang mall mamaya?"

" Yeeees! " sabay naming wika ni Chanel, we laughed after.

" We're going, Kailangan lang muna magpalit ng girls, both of them are miserable af. " he laughed.

I didn't mind them, inaantok na rin ako siguro dahil sa sobrang pagkabusog ko.

" No, Chanel. I already told you! " Magnum shouted silenty.

I was half awake but I still didn't want to open my eyes. I tried to listen to their conversation more.

" But why? " Garalgal ang boses ni Chanel.

" I'm devoted to her, that's all. " kumalma na siya.

The car was filled with silence, pinilit ko ang sarili kong matulog nalang uli. What was happening earlier? At kanino devoted si Magnum? bakit naiiyak si Chanel?

Thank you for reading this chapter! Find out what will happen next! Lovelots! <3
-maumei