TAMED: The 8th Hiñago (HS#01)

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Done

"Den..." si Dale. Hinuhuli niya ang siko ni Den. "We should return to the Sanctuary."

Hinilamos ko ang palad sa mukha. Humugot ng malim na hininga dahil parehas kaming awkward ni Den dahil sa sitwasyon. She distanced herself from me immediately earlier. Halatang ayaw niyang makatabi ako.

"N-nasaan si Josue, Dale?" her voice was hoarse, halatang napaiyak ko siya and fvcking hurts me!

Josue came too, agad niyang niyakap ang ate niya, giving me a side eye. "Kanina pa nag-cha-chat si Tito sa gc, nasaan na daw tayo. Kape lang naman sana ang pinunta natin rito."

"No," umiling ako bilang pagpigil. We're not okay yet... I want to resolve this before she goes home.

"You need to let my sister go," mariing sambit ni Josue. Masama ang tingin sa akin. "Lasing ka at hindi mo siya makakausap ng maayos. Magsasayang lang kayo ng oras. Baka makalimutan mo pa ang mga sasabihin mo... Baka mangako ka nanaman tapos hindi naman tatandaan."

Great... ngayong galit na rin sa akin si Josue. Galit ang ate, galit rin ang kapatid.

When did he grow to be this tall? Dati ay hindi ko naman siya kasing-tangkad pero ngayon ay magkalebel na ang mga mata namin. Kaya niya nang protektahan ang ate niya... and in order to protect her, it sucks that he sees me as a threat.

I never wanted this to happen... I just want to breathe. Dahil... dahil sobrang sakitn g ginawa sa akin ni Denise kanina. I just wanna forget that's why I took shots of liquor. Fvck it.

Hindi ko naman gusto na... masaktan ang ate niya. Pero kasi nasasaktan rin ako... Tao lang rin ako. Gusto ko rin makalimot kapag nasasaktan.

In the end, wala rin akong nagawa. Ano bang magagawa ko? Kapatid niya yan, so I just lossened my knuckles and watched her leave with them.

Josue's right, I'm drunk. Nang tuluyang umalis sila ay doon ko naramdaman ang sakit sa ulo ko na hindi ko naman ininda kanina. Everything... everyone's spinning.

My head was still heavy the moment I woke up the following day. Tanghali na ako nagising. The cold breeze of the air conditioner was usually comforting to me but right now it made my stomach ache a lot.

Tahimik ang hall ng second floor nang lumabas ako. But sure, the piano and violin are making their sound below. Probably from the prayer room again.

Ang alam ko lang kagabi ay si Frian ang nag-drive pauwi. Rahim tagged along, holding me as I puke from the backseat.

Rheese walked by, pawisan at naka-sport's attire. I guess he took his bigbike on a run at bumalik lang para kumain.

"Oi, wala si Lolo. Nasa Hacienda, linisin mo raw yung RollsRoyce ni Kuya Morgan na ginamit niyo kagabi."

Yeah. I forgot. I puked on the backseat.

Kumuha ako ng tubig sa ref. Daniel was cooking for lunch. And he sighed in annoyance when he saw me. "Gumawa na ako ng pangtanggal ng hangover mo—tingnan mo na lang diyan sa ref."

I opened the ref again and saw the hydro flask with a sticky note on it. It says— 'for the brokenhearted.'

Kunot noo ko siyang tiningnan. "Paano mo nalaman?"

He just shrugged as he chopped the onions. "News flies fast."

Tulala lang ako sa counter habang iniinom yung remedy na ginawa niya para sa akin. I looked at my phone and prayed that it would magically be filled with notifications coming from Denise. But... hoping for it became waiting for a miracle.