Living With The Psychopath (GL) [Completed] [Self-Published]

Episode 43

Episode 43:

It's a fresh breath of air to finally be discharged from the hospital and be able to go home. Pakiramdam ko ay mas naipahinga ko ang sarili pagpasok pa lang ng bahay namin. When I sat on the sofa, I felt relaxed. God, no more hospital scents. I hate it.

"Pagod ka na ba? Kaya mo naman?" Cheddy asked after she sat down beside me. She had this worried expression stretched on her face. This was probably the first time that I ever saw her looking so serious and distressed.

Pumunta siya sa hospital matapos malaman ang nangyari sa akin. She told me my phone was unreachable so she had to go to our house para sana magtanong kina Mama pero wala siyang naabutan. Nasaktuhan niya lang no'ng araw na 'yon na kakauwi lang ni Rosendale para kumuha ng gamit saglit.

When I saw her, she was crying nonstop. My best friend kept on apologizing for letting me be alone, insisting she's part to be blamed kahit wala naman talaga siyang alam sa mga nangyayari kung tutuusin.

From that moment, I realized how lucky I was na despite having less friends, she's always been there. She's annoying most of the time but the best part about her was that she never left me now matter how mean I can be to her.

"Echo?"

I stared at her. Umiling ako. "I'm good. Ikaw, fix yourself, mas pagod ka pang tingnan sa akin."

She was about to say something only to stop when Rosendale came into view dala ang ilang mga gamit. Kasunod niya sa likuran ang mga magulang ko. She smiled a little bit at iniangat ng kaunti ang mga dala, nagpapaalam na ilalagay lang ang mga iyon sa taas. Tumango na lang ako. Mama went to me, kissing my forehead. Papa was beside her, just staring at me and Cheddy.

"I'll just cook something for lunch. May gusto ka bang kainin, Echo?" My mother asked. "Tutulong si Papa mo sa kusina."

I tried to think of something I want to eat pero wala. Hindi ko alam kung anong gusto ko. I shrugged my shoulder. "Anything will do, Ma."

"Okay. Maiwan ko muna kayo. Ikaw, Cheddy, dito ka na rin kumain."

"Sige po, Tita. Nagpaalam na rin naman na ako kay Mama ko." My best friend smiled and bowed a bit.

Matapos no'n ay umalis na sila. Tiningnan ko ang kaibigan ko. I was hesitating about asking but I don't want to just let myself keep it. "Sinabi mo ba sa parents mo yung tungkol sa nangyari?"

"No," Mabilis siyang umiling. "Of course not. Wala ako sa position magsabi. Alam kong importante sa'yo ang privacy mo and aware naman ako kung gaano ka-sensitive iyon."

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. "How about sa school?"

"I don't think they're aware..." She bit her lower lip. "Yet."

Napahinga ako ng malalim at napapikit. Ito ang ayokong marinig. Fuck. As much I can, I don't want anything to go out in public. Lalo na kung sa school. Kenneth, as much as I don't want to say his fucking name, is still the student government's president. Walls have ears, sooner or later a lot will know about what happened to him.

"He's still in the hospital—"

"Alam ko, Cheddy." I harshly brushed off. I suddenly felt annoyed.

"Sorry naman." Napanguso siya. Medyo gumaan ang pakiramdam ko nang makita yung expression na 'yon dahil akala ko mao-offend siya sa naging reaction ko.

I tried calming myself, relaxing my muscles. Whenever he was being mentioned, I can't help but feel these mixed feelings I can't really describe well but for most of it, I was feeling this anger and hate, and anxiousness. I know he's still unconscious and was under comatose and fuck him for sleeping like that—but I can't still help it but think that anytime he will wake up and do something. Isa iyon sa nagpapahirap sa aking matulog habang nasa ospital.