Epicenter Tape #2: Point in Time

#PIT2

#PIT2

Namaga ang paa ko kaya hindi ako nakasali sa basketball league sa sumunod na linggo laban sa Davidson High,  my routine was changed to home and school cycle that made me hate Emil more. Even though it wasn't his fault, my foot could've been saved that day if he didn't reject me.

For me it was rejection, end of discussion. He bitched out even before I could tell him that I needed him and that hurt my pride. I don't usually put drama on some happenings, I'm taking it realistically.

"What happened to your foot? Why are you limping?" EJ asked when he saw me walking out of the door, he just got home from their dorm so he doesn't really know about my foot.

May gana pa siyang magtanong, hindi ko siya pinansin at dumiretso sa paglabas.

"Hi, Kiya — woah! Bakit iika-ika ka?" si Rangvald iyon na nakatambay sa veranda paglabas at napatayo upang tulungan ako. "Ayos ka lang?"

I glared and avoided his help. "Mukha ba akong ayos? You tell."

Why does he need to ask the obvious? Ang tanga-tanga.

Nagtaas ng kamay si Ran at humalakhak.

Tumawa si Giordan at ginaya ako. "You tell, Ran! Mukha ba siyang ayos?"

Sinamaan ko rin siya ng tingin at bumaba na sa ilang baitang ng porch, EJ followed me.

"I'll drive you to school—"

"I don't need you, just go away!" iritado kong sinabi at pinilit lumayo, I'm carrying my skateboard and backpack on my right shoulder but I can't use my board. Dinala ko lang dahil pakiramdam ko kulang kapag hindi ko iyon dala.

"You're so stubborn, pinapalala mo lang 'yang pilay mo!" ani EJ sabay hila sa skateboard ko. "Don't tell me you're gonna use this?"

I gasped and tried to pull it back but he shook his head.

"Ano ba? Akin na nga 'yan!"

"Lemme take you to school, huwag kang makulit!" he said strictly. "I'm your big brother, you follow my demand today! I won't force you if you're all good, Mavis."

I was scowling the whole time in his car because I couldn't do anything when he held me and wouldn't let me leave alone, sumama pa ang madaldal na si Ran at Gio kaya lalo bwisit ang araw ko.

"Alam ba nila Dad 'yan?" tanong ni EJ habang nagmamaneho.

"No, this is just nothing," I said scornfully. "There's no need to tell them."

"Kailan pa 'yan?"

"Bakit ba ang dami mong tanong?" iritado kong balik.

Apat na araw na kaya nga hindi ako nakasali sa league at training sa mga araw na iyon dahil dito, I didn't inform my parents about this because like Emil — they would just shrug me off. What's the sense?

"You're so harsh, Kiya! Kuya EJ is just concerned, you know!" mapanuyang sambit ni Gio.

"Shut up, you're not belong to our family matters—"

"Haukea!" iritadong saway ni EJ. "Seriously, why are you acting like that?"

"I'm not acting, this is just me." I rolled my eyes.

Wala akong pakealam sa nararamdaman nila, actually. Bahala sila kung paano nila saluhin ang mga sinasabi ko dahil totoo lang naman.

"But you're becoming unreasonable! I don't even know why you're mocking us today."

I just sighed, tired to talk more. Hindi ko naman kasi siya pinilit na ihatid ako tapos ngayon mao-offend siya kapag binasag ko ang mga kaibigan niya. Hindi na lang kasi manahimik, e.