Stealing the Heart Thief

Chapter 10

TEN
#Imagine

I stayed in my room the whole time Eros was in the house. Nagpadala lang ako ng pagkain during lunch time at noong nagutom ako sa maid. I reasoned out that I don't feel good kaya hindi ako umaalis ng kwarto ko.

It was 4:30 in the afternoon when Eros decided to leave. Nakatanggap pa ako ng message galing sa kanya, reminding me about our supposed to be meet-up.

Aba gago siya! At parang may balak pa siyang i-two time kaming magkapatid. Pagkatapos niyang landiin ang kapatid ko, ako na isusunod niya? Neknek niya dahil hindi niya ako madadala sa pagiging playboy niya.

5:30 and I found myself contemplating whether to go or not. Parang gusto kong pumunta na hindi. I was thinking again about the pros and cons.

Six o'clock and I have decided to not to go. Bahala siya sa buhay niya! Kung sakasakaling pupunta siya ay hindi ko na problema 'yun. In the first place hindi ko naman sinabing pupunta ako, diba? And if ever ay for sure makakahanap siya ng ibang mapaglilibangan kung hindi ako pupunta. And of course he would not wait long for me. Sa ugali pa naman niya ay hindi naman 'yun naghihintay, lalong-lalo na ng matagal.

It was half an hour past six when I decided to watch a movie para maalis sa utak ko ang pag-iisip na baka naghihintay si Eros sa akin. Parang nakaramdam ako ng konsensya sa ginawa ko. I turned off my phone nang mag alas syete na. I was silently praying na sana ay hindi siya sumipot o sana ay hindi siya naghintay saakin.

Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako until I heard my TV broadcasting a late night show. I took the remote and turned off the television. I switched on my phone and left it on my bed as I went to the bathroom to freshen up. Nang makabalik ako ay nagulat ako sa daming message na natanggap ko. All of it came from Eros. Inisa-isa ko 'yun binasa from the first to the last message; though some messages were sent the same thing for a couple of times.

Here already. Where were you na?

Hey! You are late. Where are you?

Fuck! Why is it your phone was out of coverage?!

Been waiting for three fucking hours already.

If you will not come, shit will happen to you.

Five hours already.

and the last one is...

You'll surely pay.

Awtomatikong napa compose ako ng message pero even before I could send it ay bigla akong napaurong. I was hesitant to send it ba or hindi. My gosh. Galit pa 'yun for sure.

Hindi ko naman inakala na magpapaka-Dao Ming Zhu siya at maghihintay talaga sa akin. Wala naman kasi akong balak magpaka San Cai.

Nagi-guilty ako but I have my reasons. And he has a lot of options naman, e. He could have just left the place and go out with his friends.

I was back to reality when I heard my phone ringing Falling In Love by 2NE1. Tinignan ko ang screen and was surprised to see Eros calling. Dali-dali kong ni-swipe ang answer button.

"Why the fuck you did not come?!" Bungad niya saakin as soon as nailagay ko ang phone ko sa tainga. Inilayo ko ito dahil sa lakas ng boses niya. Kawawa baby eardrums ko kung mada-damage dahil sa hinayupak na 'to.

Inilapit ko ulit ang phone sa tainga at bumuntong-hininga. "Ano ba? Kailangan sumigaw?"

"I have every fucking right because you stood up on me!" Galit nitong sabi.

Napakamot ako sa ulo. "Hindi ko naman sinabi na pupunta ako. Tsaka, nakatulog ako, e. Kaya hindi ko nasagot mga text mo."

"I waited six hours for someone who was dozing off to sleep while I am here halos mamuti na ang mata? Fuck."