OUTCAST (PUBLISHED)

4: PIGMALONE

I automatically face palmed when I slowly realized who was in front of us. “Spencer…” I whispered. He suddenly looked in our direction with his eyes full of curiosity while still eating popcorn.

“Oh, it’s Amira,” He mumbled. At bumalik sa panonood na para bang wala s’yang nakita.

Parker looked at me first before he suddenly switches off the television that made Spencer groaned. “What the hell?” Spencer asked. Pinagkrus ni Parker ang dalawa niyang kamay habang masama ang tingin na pinupukol kay Spencer.

“What are you doing here?” Parker asked.

Kumakain habang nakahiga. Char.

Spencer suddenly slammed her body on the bed. Nagtatakha akong tumingin sa mga paketeng nasa gilid ng kama n’ya dahilan upang mapangiwi ako, “Hey… Stupid kid, did you eat chocolate?”

“So, what, bitchy Amira?” He asked. Oh, fuck. Gets ko na kung bakit out of the character ang batang ‘to. Whenever he starts devouring chocolate ay nag-iiba ang ugali n’ya along the process— yep, nagiging hyper.

Parker and I know who Spencer is. He is the only son of the Principal of Laodicea High and a thirteen years old boy who is usually the genius, calm type. At sobrang iniiwas s’ya chocolate dahil puro katangahan ang nagagawa n’ya everytime na kumakain siya nito kahit maunti lamang.

“Why the hell aren’t answering my question?” Parker exclaimed.

Umiwas na lamang ako nang tingin dahil ayokong matawa sa itsura nila. Feeling ko ang magtatalo ang dalawang bata.

“You’re not worthy of my time,” Spencer beamed.

Nang silipin ko si Parker ay tila parang gusto n’ya manapak dahil sa sinagot sa kanya nito. I saw how Spencer’s mouth curved into a smirk and mockingly looked at Parker, “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know that talking to your girlfriend could make you jealous,” Spencer teased.

I wryly smiled, “Spencer, do you want to die?” I asked calmly.

“Yeah, sure. Now na ba?” Spencer asked.

Ayoko talaga siyang kausap pag ganito ang ugali n’ya. The last time I talked to him when he ate chocolate was during my solo practice at the gym— he fucking dresses up as a ghost just to scare the shit out of me.

I was about to shout at him when Parker covered my mouth, “Ipapahamak mo na naman tayo,” He said while pointing his face kung saan naglanding ang paa ko.

Napansin ko ang dahan-dahan na pagbabago ng mukha ni Spencer, “You can shout all you want, this place is the safest place to hide. Well, for now,” he mumbled.

“What do you mean? I noticed that this place… Hindi siya pinupuntahan ng mga Bozos,” I said. Spencer bitterly smiled and looked at me.

“Pinupuntahan siya, and Bozos?”

“Zombies,” I answered.

“And just like I’ve said, pinupuntahan nila ang mall, but the thing is hindi sila tumatagal sa loob,” Spencer said. Bigla na lamang kaming nagpalitan ni Parker nang tingin saka muling bumaling kay Spencer, “Because at the center of the mall’s first floor— Pigmalone is located,” Spencer added.

“Is naming zombies a new trend?” Parker asked.

Parehas namin siyang hindi pinansin ni Spencer, “Who is Pigmalone?” I asked.

Spencer gulped after cleared his throat, “The giant Bozo reigning this place,” he said. Parker grimaced when he heard Spencer adapting to the Bozo thingy. “Ah! I just remembered na kayo ‘yung dalawang bobo na nag-alis ng escape route ko,” Spencer pointed out.