MS#1 "To Exist" || Book 1 (Completed)

Chapter 2: She but Part 2

LLUVIA'S POV

"Pakening tape Perseus!"

Napabalikwas ako nang maramdaman ko ang sobrang lakas na vibration at sound ng alarm. That guy! He is so dead!

Bumangon ako ng padabog then I turn off the alarm. Kagagawan 'to ni Perseus. Nakakawindang ng sobra ang alarm na yon. He is always saying na tulog-mantika raw ako.

Kinuha ko ang phone ko then I unplugged the charger.

Perseus showed up in the screen with his messy hair. Even yung mata niya mukha pang inaantok , the system says it's fully charged. Siguro part yun ng nilapat ni Mama na characteristics ng isang tao kay Perseus.

He looked at me with his sleepy eyes then smiled.

"Good morning, my Andromeda" he said sweetly.

Agad naman na parang bumaba lahat ng dugo ko sa katawan nang marinig ang boses niya. 

"Hey, kelan ba ako makatatanggap ng good morning sa iyo?" sabi niya pa.

Lumiwanag yung wall screen na kasalukuyang hinaharapan ko. Lumipat siya roon and showed his normal size. Yung parang tao lang ring nakatayo.

He snapped his fingers then a chair showed up on the screen. Umupo siya roon para magkatapat kami kahit dalawang dipa ang layo namin.

"Heeeyy my Andromeda? Still sleepy? Bakit 'di mo ko kinakausap? All you do is stared at my handsome face." dagdag pa niya

I shook my head para makabalik sa sarili ko.

"Your freaking alarm already ruined my day" sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Why? I think it's much better than your alarm. See? gising ka agad." he said with a proud face

"Nakakasakit sa tenga. Atleast, lower the volume down?!"

I stand up then I prepare my bathrobe and towel.

"If you say so, my Andromeda." he said.

"May I know again why you love to call me on my second name?"

Ngumisi siya ng bahagya and hold his chin,"Kung ginagamit mo kasi ang internet sa pagsesearch ng topic nyo sa Philosophy then you don't have to ask me that question"

"Tss, 'pag sinipag ako." I answered.

I enter the bathroom and shut the door. After the shower, lumabas na ako sa bathroom. I saw Perseus lying on his virtual bed on the screen.

"So dito ka magbibihis?" nakangising tanong ni Perseus.

"Heck no." I quickly replied.

Lumabas ako ng kwarto at sa may dating room ni Lola nagbihis. Well, it's the only room (including bathroom of course) that Perseus can't enter.

Sa salas may dalawang TV roon. One for the entertainment and one for Perseus. Sa kitchen naman may maliit na wallscreen don para makasilip rin siya sa pagluluto or something.

After magbihis binalikan ko si Perseus sa kwarto, "Perseus? Dun ka sa kitchen" sabi ko sakaniya

But he just stares at me. Bale kasi mag katapat lang kami as in tapat talaga mga siguro 1 ruler lang pagitan nung wallscreen at ako. He is taller than me even he's at his normal size. 

"Hey, naghang ka ba?" I said while waving my hand in front of him.

I think he's not lagging sadyang nakatitig lang siya sa akin. Pagkumukurap siya it means hindi siya lag ganon or nakahang.

"Perseus? Are you ok?" sabi ko pa.

He didn't respond instead he just put his right hand against the wall.

"I wish I could hold you." mahinang sabi niya pero pakinig ko.

Napatigil ako. Napatitig ako sa malungkot niyang mukha. I put my hand on his'.

I smiled at him. Magsasalita na sana ako pero biglang nagbeep na naman yung alarm.

"Shit! 20 minutes na lang!" natataranta kong sabi

Bumalik na akong kusina at dali daling kinain ang cereal ko.

"Wag mong minamadali ang pagkain." sabi sa akin ni Perseus

Hinigop ko na ang gatas then I just put the bowl in the sink, unwashed.

"I'll just wash it later" sabi ko

Hinablot ko ang bag, phone at libro ko. And most importantly my headphones and my earphones in case that my headphones broke or something. I wrapped the headphones around my neck tas sinalpak sa phone ko.

Yup. Im always wearing it so that I can talk and hear Perseus anytime and anywhere. (Lakas maka IwantTV mweheheh -senpie) and of course I wore my glasses.

Sumakay na akong bus deretso sa university namin. Medyo madilim ang langit. Sinuot ko na sa tenga ko ang headphones.

"So, musta sa labas my andromeda?" sabi ni Perseus

Nilabas ko ang phone ko at tinapat ito sa bintana. Perseus can see all what's the outside of screen with his virtual eyes as long as nakatapat sa screen na kinalalagyan niya

"Cloudy" sabi niya.

Please don't rain.  After the trip, umaba na ako sa bus then I walk towards the gate.

"Perseus sa pocket ka muna.." 

I was walking peacefully through the hall when a bitch intentionally bumped my shoulders. They look back and I met their stares.

"Opps, sorry just got bumped to a bitch" maarteng sabi nung babae.

"What? Bumped to yourself, you say?" I replied which made her pissed then walk away from them afterwards.

"Are you okay my Andromeda?" tanong ni Perseus

"Im fine."

"If they did that again, I'll hack into their phones and upload all their shameful photos." he said making me smirk. 

Umupo na ako sa seat ko sa may dulo at pinakasulok. I don't have friends so that's why I fit in this seat.

"Look, ayun na naman yung loner girl oh"

"She looks pityful"

"Wala ba siyang friends?"

"Well, she's always talking to someone on her phone through that headphones"

"Sino naman kausap niya?"

"A virtual friend maybe ahahahaha gosh ni hindi lang siya marunong makisama"

Ilan lang yan sa mga small talks tungkol sa akin. I don't have friends yeah that's true. A virtual friend? That's a fact too. Akala naman nila maapektuhan ako ng mga salita nila. Well sorry but I already knew that bago niyo pa ikalat.

I really don't talk that much. If someone talk to me, tinataboy ko lang sila. I actually don't give a damn about them. Pumasok ako sa school para makapag-aral not for them.