Curse of the Hyacinth

Incrementum

The next few days nasa bahay lang si Amara. She cleaned the house and practiced some songs. Mamaya kasi ay may gig siya kaya she spent all afternoon playing, and doing anything else just to feel productive. Others were also still busy with school, but tomorrow they'll be going out for drinks.

Night soon came and she was at the rooftop. Madami nang tao sa Jacinta and she can see Dolores moving around a lot. Pati si Vanessa ay tumutulong din.

She started playing. Marami nang nakatingin dito, and she can see some unfamiliar faces pointing, probably recognizing who she was. Kung hindi ba naman kasi siya yung 'singer sa Jacinta', siya yung 'Prinsesa ng Auborn'.

She hated those nicknames. 'Ang ganda ganda ng pangalan ko tapos ganon na lang itatawag nila sa akin?'

It was unfair because she had to endure the aftermath of it. Kagaya nalang nung kwinento ni Gavin. She doesn't even know Priscilla personally, pero nadadamay siya ng dahil kay Amara. Hindi niya naman ginustong mabansagan, at mas lalong hindi niya kuntrolado ang masasabi ng iba. She know that she wasn't at fault pero somehow she still feels guilty.

Mabilis ring natapos yung gig at bumaba na siya. Pinapapunta pa sana siya ni Dolores kaso inaantok na siga kaya tumanggi siya.

She fed Sam before heading to wash herself. She was feeling a little more tired than usual. Sobrang dali niya nang mapagod lately. Dati hindi rin siya madaling matipsy. She could even drink all night. Baka siguro dahil tumatanda na ako, but I was still young! Wala pa nga akong kalahati sa lifetime ko!

After washing up ay pumlakda na siya sa higaan. She heard Sam purr, and she knew that meant that Sam wanted to sleep with her. Tinapik niya yung space sa tabi niya, face still facing the bed, para umakyat na si Sam. Inayos niya na ang higa at sumiksik na rin si Sam sa gilid.

"Good Night Sam, let's hope tomorrow will be a better day."

"Leila, nangako ka diba! Ano nanamang rason mo?" Amara can hear the disappointment in Zera's voice. Hindi na talaga nag-papakita sa kanila si Leila. Nalaman na nga lang ni Amara na buhay pa siya nung nakasabay niya ito sa bayan nung isang araw.

"Let her be, baka busy talaga," Kinuha na ni Dranreb ang phone kay Zera at binigay kay Gavin.

"Yeah. Okay." tipid na sagot ni Gavin. His frustrations were becoming more visible. Pati sina Dranreb ay nakahalata na. He was frowing the whole time he was talking to Leila. Kung hindi simangot ay paglulukmo. "Basta ipaalam mo sa amin pag kailangan mo ng tulong ha? Ingat ka." He sighed. It was taking a toll on all of them already. Amara can't say the same for her, but she was concerned as well.

Ang kanya lang naman kasi, maybe she really needed time by herself to fix things. Alam niya sigurong mabigat na emotional baggage ang kasama if they tried to help.

But maybe it was also because Amara really don't want to stress about it. They weren't that close anyway, pero they are friends. Ayaw niya namang masira nalang lagi ang araw niya kakaisip sa problema ng iba samantalang hindi niya pa nga malutas-lutas yung sarili niyang problema.

Kahit buong umaga ay tulog siya, ang bigat parin ng pakiramdam niya.The weather was doing its thing on her body. The cold made her feel weak. That wouldn't stop her from drinking, though, kaya sasama parin siya ngayon.

They wanted to meet up today dahil tapos na ang hell week nila. It's officially their winter break. It was the last day of November too.

Binaba muna ni Amara ang dala case nang mag-vibrate ang phone niya. "Nandito na si Sage," She informed them.

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