Kronack Crown

Chapter 24

NAKAMASID lang si Kronack sa labas habang umiinom ng alak sa kuwarto niya. Through the glass wall of his room, he could clearly see Kalisz smiling, sometimes she would adorably pout while talking to his brother Grant.

Kinakain ng selos at sakit ang puso niya dahil sa nakikita. Kalisz and his brother talked happily outside. Mag-iisang oras na din ang dalawa doon. At iyon ang araw-araw na laging nagpapasakit sa kanya.

And this jealousy and pain are eating him. Watching Kalisz happy with the presence of his brother fucking hurt.

It's been two weeks since Grant started what he called counseling. Araw-araw itong nagpupunta sa villa niya para kausapin ang dalaga.

Nakikita niyang malaki ang naitulong ni Grant sa dalaga. She's smiling and talking again. She even talked to his friends a few times and to Auri.

But... She's still avoiding him. And it fucking hurt.

Every time they would cross paths in the house she would avoid him. Kung may itinatanong siya, tango at iling lang ang sagot nito. He tried to have a conversation with her a few times but she would not respond.

Until he decided to stop and just watch her from a distance. Ayaw niyang ipilit ang sarili dahil natatakot siyang bumalik ito sa dati. O baka umalis ito. Masaya siyang hindi ito umalis.

Pero tang'na ang sakit...

Ang sakit panoorin si Kalisz na masaya at hindi siya ang dahilan nito. It hurts to think he was not part of her recovery. It hurts to think he has to keep his distance because he could interfere with her recovery.

Nanatili nga ito sa poder niya pero naging kapalit naman ng pananatili nito ang araw-araw na sakit sa puso niya dahil sa hindi niya ito mahawakan, makausap o kahit malapitan man lang. Ang lapit-lapit nito pero parang ang hirap nitong abutin.

Tumalikod si Kronack at tinungo ang kama nang mag-umpisang sumayaw ang dalawa. He can't watch it. It's too much for him to watch another man holding his sweet babe.

Nilagok niya ang alak diretso sa bote dahil sa selos at sakit na nararamdaman.

Sa mga nakalipas na araw, alak ang naging katuwang niya habang pinapanood si Kalisz. Tang'na ang lapit ng babae pero di niya 'to makausap o mahawakan. Nakatira sila sa iisang bahay pero sobrang layo ng dalaga para sa kanya.

Tsk tsk.

Tumayo siya mula sa pagkakaupo sa gilid ng kama at kukuha sana ng bagong alak ng may kumatok sa pinto.

Who the fuck did not understand that I don't want to be disturbed.

Kronack marched towards the door and opened the door forcefully with anger.

"What?!" he asked angrily.

It was Morris.

Bumuntong-hininga ito. "Calm down, bud."

"What the fuck do you want?" Angil niya sa kaibigan.

He has been an asshole to his friends lately. He will not be surprised if one day they'll beat him to a pulp because of how fucked he has been behaving. But that would be great, he'll choose physical pain anytime than the pain he is feeling right now.

"Your mom called." Inabot nito sa kanya ang cellphone niya na mukhang naiwan niya sa sala kanina. "She wants you to call her."

Fuck! Great!

Umalis agad si Morris ng abutin niya ang cellphone. Padabog na sinarado niya ang pinto at tinawagan ang ina.

Ilang ring lang at sumagot agad ito.