"Rest well, Noona. You've worked hard today." Yixing tapped my head, telling me like what he always tells me at the end of every single day. Even after a normal day of us staying alive.
Ginabi na rin kami ng uwi at ito nga, pinapagpahinga na ako ng mga ampon ko. Iniwan ko na sila sa pag aayos ng stocks since hindi naman ako natalo sa bato bato pik. Binalibag ko na sarili ko sa kama pagkatapos magpalit ng damit.
For a moment of staring blank at space, naalala ko yung inakto ng mga kasama ko kanina. I couldn't help but wonder. Sino kaya yung babaeng yun? Masyado siyang maganda at pink para katakutan ni Tao. Ex girlfriend niya? May atraso ba siya sa kanya?
Oo na. I know that I promised to myself not to invade whatever sht they had before me. They'd always insist to share it if they want to. Parang ako lang na wala ring balak mag share masyado sa kanila. So bakit pa pala ako nag aaksaya ng oras kakaisip nito? Makatulog na nga lang!
"Jagiya, is he really your boyfriend?" napaangat ako mula sa kama nang makita yung nakatayo sa pinto. I saw Baekhyun, staring at a photo frame on my side table.
"Ha?" tanging nautal ko pagkaupo ko mula sa pagkakahiga. Bigla bigla na lang siya nasulpot.
"Him! Is he really your boyfriend?" tsaka siya lumapit para ituro yung picture ko kasama si Daniel Padilla. Ito pa, sobrang seryoso ng mukha niya't mukhang handa makipagbakbakan anytime.
Tumango ako habang napakamot na lang ng ulo. Pumunta ba siya dito para lang itanong yan? Bakit ba ayaw niyang maniwala na may jowa akong ganyan kagwapo? Kakaoffend ah!
"What-what was his name?"
"Daniel Padilla." sagot ko habang kinikilig kilig.
"How long have you been together?"
Shet. Naniniwala na ata talaga siya.
"Uhm, 3 years na." charoteng sagot ko habang nagpipigil ng tawa.
"Really? Wow. That's great." he looked so flustered, crooking a smile. "When was your first day?"
Sumasakit na tiyan ko sa kakapigil ng tawa. Ang cute talaga nitong ampon ko na to. Wait lang. Anniversary ba tinatanong niya? Isip! Isip! Ano bang magandang date? Hmmm.
"May 6!" I snapped what date popped in my mind. Grabe, laughtrip!
He turned to me in great disbelief. "Seriously? It's even on my birthday." Di ko gets kung bakit mukhang mananapak na siya sa gigil. Ang cute kasi naniniwala na talaga siya!
"Di-did you kiss already?"
Sa sobrang gulat ko sa sunod niyang tanong, hindi ko na napigilan yung tawa ko. Wala na akong pake kung walang ka-breeding breeding yung pagtawa ko habang hinahampas hampas siya. Tiyak pulang pula na yung mukha ko sa kakatawa. Ang uto uto naman kasi ni Baekhyun. Nag kiss na ba daw kami ni Daniel Padilla? Ang sakit sa tiyan!
"You must be flattered after remembering the kiss ... kkaepsong." he said with a crooked smile while scratching his head. Paalis na sana siya ng kwarto ko nang sumunod ako sa tabi niya. Inakbayan ko siya sabay kinurot yung pisngi niya. "Ang cute cute mo talaga Bacon!"
Bigla pa siyang namula dahil sa ginawa ko, napalakas pa ata kurot ko. Nakakagigil kasi siya, laughtrip talaga!
"Aish! I told you it's Baekhyun, not Bacon!" sabi niya na kunware ay naiinis pa. Dahil sobra akong na-good vibes sa kanya, hindi na ako natulog at tumulong na lang kami sa pag aayos ng stocks.
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Habang abala ang lahat sa pag aayos ng mga stocks, palihim na hinila ni Tao sina Junmyeon at Chanyeol papasok sa kwarto nila.
"Tao, what the hell are you doing?" Chanyeol asked impatiently. Nahihilo na siya kay Tao na hindi mapakali sa harap nila habang kagat kagat ang mga kuko niya.
"What is it, Tao?" Junmyeon told him to calm down, knowing how tensed up the younger was.
"Hyung" until he finally stopped to face both of them. Breathing hard. "Something happened earlier."
From the fear easily seen across Tao's face, they could already tell what the problem was.
"I saw Suzy." his voice shook weak as if he just uttering that name was a sin. The name they haven't heard for months. Something they never thought they'd encounter again.
"Wha-what? Are you sure it was her?" Junmyeon stuttered, feeling his insides shake with anxiety.
"Inside the market ... while taking Nutella. She-she suddenly showed up." nangangatog ang boses ni Tao.
"It can't be. That's impossible." Chanyeol felt his eyes sting in great tense, gasping for air. "This is not the time for jokes, Tao."
"How could I joke about them, hyung?" Tao's eyes were reddened in tense. "It's really Suzy!"
"Noona also met her?"
Tao nodded. "Hyung, eottoke? They might have followed us. For sure, they already did!"
"I knew it. The pink van. It was really them." the leader clenched his teeth. Sila nga yung nakita nila kanina sa parehong supermarket.
"What are we going to do now? Should we tell it to Noona?" tensyonadong tanong ni Tao.
"No!" Chanyeol protested. "It's our problem, not hers. We can't involve Noona in this."
"So what now?" Tao wasn't able to stop his tears as the same anxiety from the past returned to his chest. "I'm more scared of what they can do than the zombies. Wha-what if they'll find us again?"
"Tao, uljima." their leader pulled Tao into his embrace. (don't cry)
"I won't let that happen again. Everything's gonna be okay." the leader promised to them.
Itutuloy...
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but promises are meant to be broken
BINABASA MO ANG
Survival with EXO
AdventureJana Hechanova is currently spending her time inside a lifeless planet filled with zombies. She's one of the survivors. But one day, she meets twelve guys along the way. Will they dominate her heart just like zombies dominating the whole world?
