Since 21 is my favorite number, I'll make this one special!
WENDY
"HOW DID I die?" Zen asked after seeing my face the moment he woke up.
"Huh?" I drew my face back and stood up. Finally, bumangon rin siya. Kanina ko pa kasi siya ginigising pero tulog mantika talaga siya. I hate Kentonni for giving this task—waking a bastard up—and using his authority as the president when I was about to disobey.
Zen looked around and a sign of relief flashed on his face. "Oh. I thought I'm already in heaven 'cause an angel awakened me."
"Umagang-umaga, nang-iinis ka agad?" I asked nonchalantly. "At paano ka nakakasigurong sa langit ka mapupunta 'pag namatay ka?"
"What?" He grinned and brushed his hair up, making himself look cool. "Have I been a bad boy?"
I made a disgusted face as I make my way out of his tent. Sa aming lima, siya ang huling nagising. Hindi ko alam kung pati ba dito nagpupuyat pa siya. Wala namang mahagip na signal ang mga phones namin, at malapit na ring maubos ang mga baterya nito.
"Best morning, cursed doll!" I heard Zen shouted from his tent. He's really trying to chafe the hell out of me. Why did he think that this morning is the best?
Perhaps that we wake up in a Tuesday morning and there are no classes ahead. Or maybe that he's absolutely enjoying this trip.
Namataan ko sina Kentonni, Sophie at Skye na kumakain ng almusal habang nakaupo sa isang punong-kahoy. Nagkukwentuhan sila at mukhang masaya ang topic nila.
Sophie gave me a peanut butter sandwich as I requested. May hawak siyang dalawang lata ng tomato juice at naubos na ang kanyang sandwich. She really does love tomato juice.
"Gising na ba ang mokong?" nakangiting tanong sa 'kin ni Skye nang makaupo ako sa tabi ni Sophie.
"Yes," sagot ko. "Napanaginipan niya pa nga atang namatay siya."
"You're smiling," sabi naman ni Sophie habamg nakatingin sa 'kin. Agad akong napahawak sa bunganga ko na para bang chine-check nga kung ngumiti ako. I smiled while talking about Zen? Am I nuts?
"You rarely smile," sabat naman ni Kentonni at sabay kagat sa kanyang sandwich.
"Mukhang effective nga ang trip na 'to," komento naman ni Skye. I don't want to assume but . . . it do sound like the trip was only planned for me to enjoy the 3-days vacation.
"You don't have to make it sound like smiling is a big deal when it comes to me." I took a bite from my sandwich and felt the tasty peanut butter travelling my mouth down to my stomach.
"Let's play a game!"
Napatingin kami kay Zen na kararating lang pero hindi nag-abalang suklayin ang sarili niyang buhok.
"Fix your hair, first." Skye gripped a comb from the bag next to him and tossed it to Zen's face. Hindi ko alam kung sinadya ba ni Zen na hindi umilag dahil natamaan siya mismo sa mukha.
"Aw, you dimwit. You're tryna ruin my handsome face out of envy—"
"Mag-almusal ka muna, Zen." Sophie offered a sandwich but he declined. "Eh? Ayaw mo?"
"Gusto ko brownies. Ayoko niyan," Zen answered with a pout on his face. If he didn't tryna chafe me earlier, I'd find his pout cute.
"I thought you might say that . . . Skye, paki-abot nga ng bag na 'yon." Kentonni extended his arm to take the bag from Skye. He opened the bag and a box of imported brownies was belched. "Ayan, tol. Ubusin mo 'yan a."
BINABASA MO ANG
The Phantom Detective ✓
Mystery / ThrillerHave you ever met a highschool detective that doesn't show himself in the crime scene? People around here called him the Phantom Detective. After discovering the phantom detective's identity, Wendy has started extraordinary adventures in a world fi...
