Every Bad Thing

Chapter Twenty

"Should I wear a shirt?" tanong ko sa sarili habang tinitingnan ang repleksyon sa salamin.

I'm wearing a light gray cotton shorts and dark blue spaghetti sando straps. It's what I usually wear at home. Minsan ay oversized shirts ng mga kapatid at sobrang mini-shorts na halos hindi ito kita.

Will Silas approve of this though? He had seen me wear clothes that would make conservative people blush but he never really commented on my clothes.

Pero kahit na wala siyang sinasabi ay gusto ko makuha ang approval niya. I love pleasing him because it pleases me incredibly, too.

Natigil ako sa iniisip nang may kumalampag sa pinto ko. Pagkalingon ko ay saktong bumukas iyon at sumilip si Hadeon.

"They're here." he briefly announced before closing the door again.

Kumalabog ang puso ko at alam kong hindi dahil sa pagkakasara ng pinto kundi sa sinabi niya. They're here! Silas is here!

Isang buong araw ko siyang hindi nakita simula nung prom last Friday. Kahapon kasi ay nag-outing kami, well, Mom had this shoot in Zambales and since Dad never allows Mom to stray far from him, itinuring na nila iyon na parang bakasyon at isinama kami.

We barely texted and talked because of the poor signal. Wala naman siyang social media accounts, messenger lang at face time. Pahirapan naman mag send ng chat dahil sa mahinang connection.

I glanced at the mirror for one last time. Ayos na nga ito. Maganda pa rin naman ako kahit anong mangyari.

I flipped my hair and went outside. I headed straight to our entertainment room. Paniguradong nandoon na sila. Kaonting siwang pa lang ang nabubukas ko sa pinto ay rinig ko agad ang malalakas na boses nila. Hindi ko pa nakikita ay alam ko na nasa isang tabi lang si Silas at tahimik na nanunuod sa kanila. Napangiti ako sa naisip.

Nilakihan ko ang bukas sa pinto. That made all of them turn their heads towards the doorway. Magkakahiwalay na nakaupo sila sa U-couch na nasa harap ng dalawang malaking wall flat screen. Malaking ngiti ang sinalubong ko sa kanila.

"Hey, ugly fuckers and Silas." I snickered as I closed the door behind me.

"Bakit nandito yan?" Orion asked like he was disgusted.

"Bakit may gago dito?" I rebutted, directing my question to all of them except Orion.

Orion childishly made a face at me, and I copied his expression. Hadeon grunted loudly.

"Stop it, kids." he scolded.

"Sorry, Papa." Orion answered like a diligent boy. 

Hindi na ako sumagot doon at napailing na lang. Itinuloy ko ang paglakad palapit kay Silas. I didn't bother glancing at anyone in the room as I sat beside him. Zoning them out was an automatic reaction. Ganoon naman palagi kapag kasama ko si Silas. Pakiramdam ko lagi ay may sarili kaming mundo.

"Hi, I missed you." I lowly said, intending the words only for him.

His serious expression slowly softened. His hard and piercing light brown eyes became gentle as it stared back at me. His reddish lips lightly curled upward. 

Ang gwapo niya talaga. Palagi ko yatang sasabihin iyon sa tuwing makikita ko ang mukha niya. I can stare at him for days. Hindi nakakasawa. Baka nga hanap-hanapin ko pa. One wink would probably painful because I'd want to keep on staring at him.

I've seen so many handsome faces. Hell, my family is a blessed gene pool when it comes to physical appearance. Pero iba talaga ang epekto sa akin ni Silas. Maybe it's not just the face? It's a part, but it's really just... Silas. It's every part of him that draws me in. Everything about him got me hooked to him.