Heart of Darkness

Kabanata 23

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Kabanata 23

My lips parted, humigpit ang hawak ko sa phone at napakurap.

"Answer me! I will fucking punch--"

"W-War?" My voice trembled.

The voice from the other line stopped, humugot ako ng hininga at nagsimula nang magwala ang puso ko sa hindi maintindihang dahilan.

"War..." I breathe. "Is that you? Answer me."

"No!" Halos mabuwal ako sa upuan sa gitla nang parang lumambot ang boses sa kabilang linya at naging maliit. "Who's Warrion? And you! Stop hugging my baby!"

"W-Wait..." Naguluhan na ako at napaayos ng upo. "What do you mean?"

"I saw you hugging my baby! Baklang 'to, akin lang si Warren!" Irit ng lalaki sa kabilang linya at umawang ang labi ko.

"So...wait!" Napasinghap ako. "H-Hindi 'to si Warrion?"

"Who the heck is that?" He gasped. "I called to talk to you, girl! I saw you hugging my baby Warren!"

"H-Huh?"

What the hell is happening?

"I...I didn't know! Sorry, I mean, kaboses mo kasi ang boyfriend ko..." I murmured.

The voice from the other line stopped again, nakagat ko naman ang labi ko at suminghap.

"I thought you're him kasi kaboses mo and...I'm sorry! I never thought that you're Warren's boyfriend?" I murmured pero napapaisip bigla at nanlaki ang mata.

Warren is gay?!

"And about that, he hugged me just to comfort me, nothing else. Naiyak lang kasi ako naalala ko ang kapatid ko." I said. "I didn't mean to do that and I never thought Warren has a boyfriend. Atsaka ano, hmm..."

I sighed.

"I-I have a boyfriend." I murmured. "Kaya h'wag kang magselos, hindi ko naman aagawin si Warren sa'yo."

"What's...his name, then?" Halos mapamura nanaman ako nang hindi na malambot at umiirit ang boses sa kabilang linya at bumalik sa malalim at baritono.

Damn, his voice sounded a lot like my baby!

"Uhm, he's Warrion. Warrion Alcantara, you know him? He's a part owner of Casa Amara." I murmured.

"Hmm?" He hummed, I bet he's smiling.

Naipikit ko ang mata nang halos magwala ang sistema sa isiping sobrang kaboses n'ya si Warrion.

"Yes... Umalis kasi s'ya kaso hindi ko alam kung babalik. Tsaka ano, mahal ko 'yun kaya h'wag ka na magselos sa akin para kay Warren mo." I murmured.

"You miss him?" His voice sounded like lullaby.

"I do," I murmured. "So much that it kills me everytime I cannot see him."

"I miss you too..." He whispered.

Kumalabog ang puso ko at akmang magsasalita nang magsalita s'ya ulit.

"Just pretend I am your boyfriend," Aniya kaya bigla akong natahimik.

Pretend?

"Pero hindi kita crush, huh? Hindi tayo talo, girl!" Biglang umirit ang boses kaya napatawa ako at naipikit ang mata.

"Okay..." I murmured. "Kunwari ikaw si Warrion, huh?"

"Alright," I heard his sad voice.

"Kumusta ka na, War?" Bulong ko sa telepono. "I miss you so much, I wanted to see you again, to hug and kiss you. I'm sorry for everything that I did, for blaming you. I'm so sorry, bumalik ka na sa akin."