Finally, after four days of staying in the hospital, Blue and I had an agreement. Hahayaan na akong bumalik sa condo ko but with a condition.
"I'll figure out how but I'll move with you," sabi ni Blue, he'd grown to be like Dad. Minsan sobra pa, he's overprotective sometimes na naiisip ko pinagpapraktisan niya ako para sa future anak niya.
Umirap ako, "I told you, mapapalayo ka sa work. I'm fine, okay?" I agreed to attend counseling and see a Psychologist pero ang bantayan ako 24/7? Isn't that too much? I'm not a teenager!
Sumimangot siya at nanahimik, nag-iisip habang busy sina Dino, Ron, at Yohan na nag-aayos ng mga nagamit ko rito sa hospital. If only the atmosphere is not this serious, I could take a photo of them doing these for me and post it on my Instaglam. For sure magkakagulo ang mga fans, they either desire to be me or end me, that's how it goes since high school.
Huminga ng malalim si Blue. "Doesn't matter kung malayo," sagot niya.
Irritated, bumaling ako sa tatlo, and to my panic, I immediately jump to the sofa to block a certain bag. "Nope! this is...where my undies are," I told Dino who's about to touch it.
Inangat niya ang dalawang kamay sa ere, nagulat sa ginawa kong pag-harang. "Okay, chill," natatawang sabi niya.
"Sino makakasama ni Red?" tanong muli ni Ron. Here we go again, balik na naman sa topic. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin, hindi ko na nga pinansin ang simasabi ni Blue.
"Hindi ko kailangan ng bantay guys, isa pa, you guys can't be there too because fans will go crazy at dudumugin ang lugar ko." I don't want that to happen, it's for their safety rin although secured naman ang place ko, iba pa rin ang tinutuluyan nilang dorm provided by the management.
Nagtinginan sila. "Edi si Aly?" Yohan and Ron said in chorus, sharing the same brain cells.
Naalala kong muli si Alyson so I smiled, he's been in treatment and is currently recovering, kaya tumutubo na ulit ang buhok niya. He just regularly visit his Doctor here to monitor him and make sure that the cancer cells didn't spread. He was here yesterday, isa pa siyang pinagalitan ako, I bet he's worried too. But now I think I'm okay, I have the support I need and the care.
Umirap ako, "Stop it, you guys. Aly needs rest and not responsibility of looking after me," I said. Like I said, it was just an accident and a phase of sadness, now that I got to release the heavy feeling, I don't want to burden anyone.
"Redson, Redson..."
Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Yohan, binatukan siyang muli ni Ahyin.
"Deserve."
Tumango bigla si Dino at tinapik ang balikat ko. "Aly lives alone too, pwede naman alaga sa condo mo, 'di ba?"
I nodded. I don't know what to feel about this.
"Sorry if it's too sudden, I know you're resting. They just can't stop bothering me with the guarding thing." Inilapag ko ang huling basket ng maruming sapin mula sa kabilang kwarto. It's just a spare room which I use para tambakan ng random things.
Nilibot ni Aly ang paningin niya sa unit ko, para akong nahiya lalo. It's been years since the last time we hanged out, surely marami nang nagbago sa'min.
Napangiti siya. "They are right. Red, you could've died, natural mag-aalala kami sa'yo."
I feel guilty, while he's been fighting for his life, I almost k*lled myself. What was I thinking?
He matured. Lumapit siya at ginulo ulit ang buhok ko, napanguso ako. He's still that Aly I know, "Ugh, stop messing my hair," reklamo ko, he smiled but didn't acknowledge what I said.
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Taming Red
Romance[R-18 - written years ago, a draft that I decided to publish; bear with errors. xoxo] Red, named after a color they said, I say it's a symbol of war, like the chaos in my head. I always find my name boring, but I liked the fact that my Mom thought o...
