When The Sun Sets (R18)

Chapter 13

Chapter  13

I WAS lying on my bed. Thinking how did my week go.

I was having a bad day almost all week. Imagine, I slipped on the floor in the classroom, someone accidentally poured her lemon juice on my uniform and I haven't seen Nathan! Again. Oh well. Hindi naman pala as in hindi ko talaga siya nakita. I saw him on the road last Friday. He's helping an old woman to pass the road. Nagmagandang loob siyang tulungan si Lolang tumawid sa kalasada. I was inside the car with my two brothers that day. We we're all driving home.

Napangiti ako sa naalala.

'Ayy. Bakit ko ba siya iniisip?'

"Matawagan nga si Fran." I said to myself. Wala naman na akong ibang magawa dito sa bahay ehh.

Fran. Francesca Alliore Medina. She's my friend. And also my far relative. We were friends, together with her Bestfriend, Aiko. Aiko Madeliene Mendez. They're both beautiful. Like me. Of course.

Mana sila sakin ehh. I flipped my hair at that though.

It's because of Fran that I met Aiko. We we're at our grandfather's ranch when we first met her. Her grandfather also owned a hundred acre land. Our grandparents are Bestfriends.

Madali kaming nagkasundong dalawa ng ipakilala ako ni Fran kay Aiko. She's bubbly, kind, talented; she knew how to play piano and violin.

I reached for my phone at the top of my night stand beside my bed. I want to call her. I wanna hear Fran's voice. Her cheerful voice.

I dialed her number. Napangiti ako ng wala pang dalawang ring ay sagutin niya na agad ang tawag ko.

Mas lalong lumapad ang ngiti ko dahil sa bungad niya. Scratch that. NILA pala. She's currently with Aiko.

"Hello, Zhen I miss you Sis!/Zhennaihya punta tayo sa bar pag-uwi mo!" They both shouted on the other line. Bahagya kong inilayo ang cellphone ko sa tainga ko. These women really love to burst my eardrum, really. I chuckled.

"Kailan ka ba uuwi?" Maktol ni Fran.

"The horses missed you already, Zhen. They're asking if you don't want to see their p*nis kasi may naka momol ka na diyan!" Aiko burst out.

'ang gaga! Walang preno ang bibig!'

Buti nalang at nandito ako sa kwarto and no one's with me.

"Ang gaga mo, Aiko. Hahaha wala akong boylet dito! Manahimik ka." I laughed and countinued.

"To answer your question, Fran. I don't know kung kailan ako babalik diyan. Hahaha. Kayo nalang kaya ang dumalaw dito?" I said.

"Wait nga!" Sabi ni Fran.

"Skype nalang tayo. Para mas masaya" dugtong niya.

Narinig ko ang pagpalakpak ni Aiko. Tuwang-tuwa.

"Oo nga. Bilis na Fran! Saan ba ang laptop mo? May paa ba yun? Naglalakad mag isa? P*tah ka Francesca." Pagmumura bi Aiko sa kanya.

"Manahimik ka diyan Aiko kung ayaw mong ihagis kita palabas ng bintana!" Singhal ni Fran sa kaibigan.

Napatawa naman ako. Ganyan sila. Mga baliw.  Basta makapag asaran ok na.

We ended the call. I'm logging in into my skype when I start thinking about what happened during summer. At our grandfather's ranch.

*Flashback

"Hoy, Aiko!" Pang-gugulat ni Fran sa kanya.

Napatalon naman si Aiko. Napahawak sa dibdib at akala mo hinihingal.