To Fall Apart

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

I breathed a huge amount of air as I enter the house. I smiled at Venice when she saw me walking and feeling at home in their house, early in this morning.

She was about to sip on her mug when she saw me. I smiled when I met her wide eyes leaving her mug left hanging inches away from her mouth.

"Good morning." I greeted. Her eyes narrowed at me. Her hair is dishiveled and I can say that she's not yet fully awake.

"Ate Andy?" she asked. Kinusot nya ang mata nya para makumpirma kung ako nga to. I slightly rolled my eyes at her.

"Yep. Ang aga mo magising." I answered. Ngumiwi sya ng bahagya.

"Ang aga mo dumalaw."

I laughed at her. Well, she's right but no regrets. Venice, or what I called Ven is Van's younger sister. She's two years younger than us. She's still in her junior high while we're last year of our senior high.

And just because my house is just blocks away from my best friend's house, I came here oftenly. But this is something new. Sun is not yet fully rising but I am already here "visiting".

"Asan kuya mo?" tanong ko.

She pointed up thestairs.

"I bet he's still on his dream land." aniya at natawa ako.

I came and walked together with her as we made our way up to their second floor. Tumigil sya sa harap ng pinto ng kwarto nya.

"Baka matulog ulit ako ate. Pasok na ako." paalam nya. I nodded and smiled at her.

Humarap ako sa kwarto ni Van at kumatok. Well, I know to knock... Sometimes.

Ng hindi sya sumagot ay pumasok na lang ako ng deretso. His door isn't lock. Mabuti naman. Kasi sinabihan ko sya na wag na talagang mag lock ng pinto. Apat lang kasi sila dito sa bahay. Him, Ven, Mang Tunying and Manang Anita. So if his sister needed him, it wouldn't take a lot of time to came to him if his door isn't lock. We argue about that for an hour telling that Ven can call her outside if that's an emergency. So I made myself and emergency so he can't lock his door. And this is an emergency.

Madilim sa loob ng kwarto nya at halos manginig ako sa lakas ng aircon. I try to find the switch of the light and turn it on when I found it. Dumapo ang tingin ko kay Van na payapang natutulog. He's half naked and his lower body we're covered by a thick blanket. I made my way near to him and slightly tap his arms.

Whoa. Firm. I smirked.

"Van, wake up." I said. He didn't respond. I groaned and try to wake him up again. Hinawakan ko ang braso nya at niyugyog sya ng bahagya.

Gumalaw sya ng konti pero hindi pa din gumigising. Umirap ako. Sino ang tulog mantika sa aming dalawa ngayon?

"Van! Wake up!"

"Ugh. Five minutes." aniya at nagtakip ng unan sa ulo.

"I've been waking you up for five minutes so there's no more five minutes for you."

"Five minutes." he repeated. Napailing na lang talaga ako.

"Van George Cortez, wake up now." mariin at mabagal na sabi ko.

I saw him stiffened a bit. Unti unti nyang binaba ang unan mula sa mukha at nagtatakang nilingon ako. Like he just realized that it was really me who's waking him up the whole time.