Cold Summer Nights || On-Hold

THREE

Heimdal's POV

It's been a week or two since I last went out of the house. I have nothing to do outside that I locked myself inside our home. Ate's probably not worrying about me since she already knew I'm just playing online games, binge-watching movies, or reading books. She already knew that I can take care of myself, that I don't starve myself whenever she's not around and she's at work.

At dahil nga lunch na, lumabas ako ng aking kwarto. Nakaramdam na ako ng gutom kaya't nagtungo nalang ako sa pantry at nagluto ng makakain. Matapos kong mananghalian ay bumalik na ako sa aking kwarto at nagbasa ng libro.

Killing Hour by Andrew Gross was the title of the book. It was nice tho.

Ilang oras pa'y naisipan kong lumabas ng bahay at dumiretso kina Raven. Pagpasok ko pa lang...

Victory!

"YES!!!!" kitang kita sa mukha ni Raven ang tuwang nararamdaman niya dahil panigurado ay nanalo siya sa online game na kaniyang nilalaro.

Hindi pa man din ako dinadapuan ng tingin ay alam na niyang ako ang dumating. "Tara, Em, laro. katatapos ko lang, invite na kita ha."

Umupo nalang ako at inilabas ang phone ko't binuksan ito.

Welcome to...

Mahigit trenta minutos tsaka kami natapos maglaro ni Raven ng Online Game nang dumaan si tita Martha sa sala kung nasaan kami.

"Raven! Em! Uston dayta. Agmeryenda kayo pay, anya kayat yo?" (Raven, Em! Tama na muna 'yan. Magmeryenda muna kayo, anong gusto niyo?) Raven's mum asked.

"Anya kayat mo padli?" (anong gusto mo, pre?) tsaka ako nilingon ni Raven.

"Sika bahala." (ikaw bahala) sagot ko.

"Ay wen, sige kasta kayo nga duwa anya. Agpancit canton kayo nalang. Mayka Raven, gumatang ka duwa nga Pancit Canton kin Aileen." (Ay oo, sige, ganyan kayong dalawa noh. Magpancit canton nalang kayo. Halika Raven, bumili ka ng dalawang Pancit Canton kay Aileen.) utos ni tita Martha sa kanyang anak.

I know Raven, he'll protest but he'll obey his mom after some series of shouts and scolds. I volunteered myself to buy in behalf of him.

"Syakon, Aunty." (Ako na po, aunty) tsaka ko kinuha ang pera kay Tita Martha.

Bago ako lumabas ng kanilang bahay, minura at pinantaasan ko pa ng kilay si Raven na ngumingiti nang nakakaloko.

"Ukinam!"

Dumiretso agad ako sa tindahan ni tita Aileen. Nang makarating ako dahil malapit lang naman ang bahay nina Raven dito, binuksan ko na agad ang sliding door.

The moment my feet landed on the store entrance, I felt like the pace of my surroundings slowed down. The girl's sitting like a cashier, her hair swayed as the cold air entered the store upon opening the door. I got my eyes locked with her, staring at her beautifully defined face.

"Magandang Hapon po!" she politely greeted me while flashing her most genuine smile. The cold air continued to enter the store that I felt my heart beat race, and my palms were sweaty. This is very... very unusual for me.

Ngitian ko lang siya tsaka ako dumiretso sa shelf para kumuha ng dalawang pancit canton gaya ng sabi ni tita Martha.

Nang nakakuha na'y pumunta ako sa kanya para bayaran ang aking mga pinamili. Sinuklian din naman niya agad ako't ngumiti sabay paalam.

"Salamat! Balik po kayo!" she said as I turned my back to her, walking through the sliding door.

Before I could go to Raven's house, I smiled.