Every Bad Thing

Chapter Twelve

"Gotcha!" biglang may humawak sa magkabilang braso ko.

My hazy state got shattered and I gasped when I got pulled back. I turned my head to see my captor and realized it was Orion.

"What the hell?" kunot noong sabi ko habang nakatingin sa kanya ng may halong pagkagulo at pagkainis.

"Finally!" another voice exclaimed. My head snapped at the direction of the sound by reflex and found my twin and Takumi. Hawak nila si Silas sa magkabilang braso.

"What's going on?" Silas asked.

"It's time for you two to get wet." Orion deviously chuckled.

"What?" my whole face crunched in puzzlement.

Hindi sila sumagot at hindi na nasundan ang sagot ko dahil bigla akong binuhat ni Orion. Impit na tili ang pinakawalan ko. I'm sure it caught a lot of people's attention.

"Bring me down, Orion!" I screamed at his ears, kicking my feet on the ground and wriggling.

Lumulutang ako sa ere habang patuloy ako sa pag palag. Halakhak lang ang isinagot sa akin ni Orion nang utusan ko siyang ibaba ako. Pati si Hadeon at Takumi ay nagsisitawanan.

"Shit... Don't." rinig kong pag-alma ni Silas. Napatingin ako sa kanya na hila-hila ni Hadeon at Takumi. It's the first time I heard him curse. It was such a weird word to hear from him.

Naputol ang pag-iisip ko nang bigla akong tumilapon sa ere. Isa pang nakakabinging tili ang lumabas mula sa bibig ko. My body slammed against the water as I submerged because of my weight and the impact. I heard the second splash and realized that must have been Silas.

I wiped my face as I gasped for air. Fuckers!

Madalas talaga ay may pagka-gago rin ang kambal ko. Tingin ko nga ay nahawa siya kay Orion. God. Should I ask Silas to stay away from that ugly fucker? I don't want him to get infected with that jerk's asshole quality.

I can swim. My twin wouldn't approve of the plan if I couldn't, pero kahit na kaya ko naman lumangoy ay naramdaman ko ang pagpulupot ng isang braso sa akin. My head turned and found Silas' grim face.

Hindi na ako angal nang isama niya ako patungo sa gilid ng pool. I can't reach the floor but I know how to make myself float. Silas didn't know that, that's why he grabbed my hand and made me grip on the edge of the pool.

Narinig ko ang tawanan ng kambal ko at dalawang gagong kaibigan niya. My eyes searched for them. I found them by the pool, at the spot where they threw us off. They were looking at us with complete amusement. I sneered and raised my arm to salute them with my middle finger. Mas lalo lang silang natawa. It irritated me.

Hindi ako nakatiis at mabilis na umahon mula sa pool. I'm gonna kill all of them and I'm gonna start with that sandwich cookie! They remained on the spot even when I got up from the pool. Nang magsimula akong tumakbo patungo sa kanila ay saka sila nagsitakbuhan. They separated ways, I locked my eyes on Orion.

"Wag na wag kang magpapahuli sa akin!" sigaw ko habang patuloy ang paghabol sa kanya. Sa tuwing may nakakasalubong akong mga tao ay sila na ang umiiwas para makadaan ako.

A hand suddenly gripped on my wrist. It stopped me from running. The sudden lack of movement made me fall back, crashing on a solid chest. Annoyance filled my face as I turned to whoever disturbed me. Nawala lang ang inis na nakaguhit sa mukha ko nang makita na si Silas iyon.