Happily Ever After is so Once Upon a Time II

Cards

He just smiled. Tumayo na kaming dalawa at nagsimula ng maglakad pabalik sa kwarto namin. Sorry, girls. We really have to go. Hahahaha Pagkadating namin sa harap ng Girls Room ay dumiretso na din siya sa Boys Room. Di na muna ako pumasok. I remember, I should be taking a form of relaxation. Ayoko pang humarap sa monitor ng laptop ko! Gaaah. 

Hinawakan ko na ang door knob. Derek looked at me. 

"What?" - Anna 

"Nothing, goodnight." - Derek 

Errr. Ayoko pang matulog. Ayoko pang humarap sa laptop screen ko! Argh. I heard the click on his doorknob at tiningnan ko na siya. 

"What?" - Derek 

"Uhh, you're sleepy, aren't you?" - Anna

"I'm not. I'm thinking of playing cards." - Derek 

"Ngek. Alone?" - Anna 

"I guess so. Unless, you want to play cards with me." - Derek 

Isinara na niya ulet ang pintuan at ako naman ay naupo na sa harap ng pintuan namin. 

"Ayoko pang humarap sa laptop." - Anna 

"Now, that's laziness." - Derek 

"Agad-agad? Boung araw kaya akong nakaharap dun." - Anna

"Hahahaha. Okay, wait here. I'll get the cards." - Derek 

"Ha?! Wait, wait. Here? Dito sa hallway?" - Anna 

"Why? May ibang lugar pa ba? We can't play either in your room or in my room, they're asleep." - Derek 

Yeah, right. Pumasok na kaagad si Derek sa kwarto nila. Pagkalabas niya naupo siya kaagad sa harapan ko. Okay, so we really are playing here, in the hallway, at almost 2am in the morning with your ex. How cool was that again? Cool-less. 

"So, what shall we play?" - Derek

"Tong-its!" - Anna 

"Tsk. Uhh, wait. I can't think of anything." - Derek 

"Tong-its na nga lang kasi." - Anna 

"I don't know how to play that." - Derek 

"Hahahahaha. So solitaire lang talaga ang trip mong laruin no? That's so poor of you." - Anna

"Yabang ha. Tara, chess nalang! May glass chess na ako jan." - Derek 

He smiled proudly. What the hell! 

"Fuck you." - Anna 

"Come on. Baka naman siguro makabawi ka na o di kaya, matalo mo na ako kasi glass chess na." - Derek 

"Whatever! Come on, let's just play cards." - Anna 

"Wait. These are mine, kaya ako ang magdedecide kung ano.." - Derek 

Wait. I can't believe I'm arguing with him, here. Dito mismo sa hallway. Leche ha. Hahahaha I mean, sa daming pwedeng puntahan, dito pa kami sa hallway. Hahaha

Silence. For a minute, di kami nagsalita. He's just holding the cards then I heard him, sigh. 

"I can't think of anything." - Derek 

"Eh, tong-its na nga lang. Tuturuan nalang kita." - Anna

"No, no. Let's just talk." - Derek 

Ha? Us? Talk? Anong pag-uusapan natin? Umaandar na naman yang sakit mo lalo na't madaling araw Derek ha. 

"Baliw. Ano naman pag-uusapan natin?" - Anna 

"Ikaw, about you. Or maybe about me. Or.. anything." - Derek