Dandelions' Tears

15

Argh, antanga ko. Bakit ba hindi ko namalayan na suot ko pa rin 'yung sing-sing. But, there's nothing wrong with that right? Parang, gift from ex? kahit na. Antanga ko pa din. Tinungga ko ang gatas sa gilid ko at bumalik sa couch.

"Girl, putangina!" nabigla ako ng magsisigaw si Aera pababa ng hagdan. When will she stop cursing? I also swear but not everytime. For her, it's part of her vocabulary.

"Alam mo, isasaksak ko 'tong remote sa bunganga mo. Ano ba?"

"Gago kasi may ka-chat ako sa ibang bansa. Tangina, ang hot. Nag-send ng pic sa 'kin. Sinendan ko rin siya, like girl putangina talaga. Kamukha niya si Daisuke!" she said pertaining to one of her favorite character.

"And? You're gonna meet him?" I asked and she nodded while smiling.

"Oo, kaso may problema."

"Ano nanaman?"

"Pahiram kotse." she smiled and I rolled my eyes. Mas maganda ang kotse niya kaysa sa kotse ko. Simple because I don't usually drive on my own. Ginagamit ko lang 'yan 'pag wala ang van namin.

"K." I said and she winked at me, I threw the key and she got it using her left hand.

Nang maiwan mag-isa ay ni-lock ko ang pintuan ng bahay. I ran towards the kitchen and grabbed my beer. Argh, my baby we haven't met for months because I was maintaining my figure. But now, is my cheat day. I grabbed my phone and received a call. I'm not familiar with the number but I think it's important.

"Hello." I said acting normal and professional.

"Hi? Who's this?" I asked again but no one answered.

"If you're not gonna say any single word i'm gonna end this call."

[A lot of boat in the sea, but I still chose who's not in the choices. I... am doomed.] nag proseso pa sa utak ko kung sino 'yon. I looked at the caller, it's Echo. I know it's her voice. But seems like, she's drunk. Wrong number I guess.

I cleared my throat.

"Wash up before you sleep. Drink water, stay hydrated and please. Don't drunk call anyone. Bye." I said as I immediately end the call.

I just shrugged it off.

Nagising ako kinaumagahan ng makita si Aera na nakaupo sa bandang gilid kung saan may bintana. Nakatingin lang siya do'n at hinahaplos-haplos pa ang salamin. Kanina pa kaya siya rito? Umuulan sa labas at ang ganda ng view. Now I know why she's there. She's having her main character scene.

"Umalis ka diyan, nakikita kita sa peripheral vision ko." aniya habang nakatingin pa rin sa labas.

"Anong trip mo? Gagi, hindi ka ba nakainom ng gamot?" puna ko rito at tinaas naman nito ang gitnang daliri habang ang paningin ay duon parin nakatuon.

"Let me have my peace."

Tinalikuran ko na ito, naligo lang ako at nagpalit ng plain white shirt, brown cardigan and ripped jeans. I also wore heels, since I started modelling puro gan'to na ang suot ko. Na-mimiss ko tuloy 'yung mga araw na naka-converse pa 'ko.

Pinaglalaruan ko ang susi ng kotse ko, it's my day off today. Habang naglalakad papunta sa kotse ko ay napansin ko ang paglakas ng kulog. I just shrugged it off. Nagpaalam ako kay Aera at dapat hindi ko nalang pala ginawa dahil 'anong pake ko?' lang naman ang sinagot nito sa 'kin.

Clear pa naman ang nakikita ko, not until it started raining heavier, and I couldn't see anything. I stopped the car. I waited for a minute pero wala pa rin talaga akong nakikita. Napatingin ako ng may kumatok sa pintuan ko. Pinagbuksan ko iyon at nakita si Echo na basang-basa sa ulan. Agad ko itong pinapasok sa loob ng sasakyan ko, leather naman ang mga upuan kaya okay lang.