TGIWS: Phoenix Ryler Velasquez's POV (Completed)

Part 29

"Kapal nito!" Irap niya. 

Darius showed up. Nagpaalam na siyang aalis kaya ako ang mag-isa sa labas ng bahay nila. Darlene was getting her guitar from her room. 

"Hey, you, I'm trusting you and don't you ever dare give me a nephew." Darius pointed his index finger at me. "But I know you won't do that, I'm just saying." 

"I can't believe that you were trusting me." 

"I will really kill you once you give me a nephew at a young age!" 

"18 isn't young, idiot." I replied. 

He rolled his eyes before going inside of his car. Pumasok na rin ako sa bahay, nakita kong pababa na si Darlene at nakahawak pa sa noo niya. "Darlene, what happened to you?"

"Nauntog ako doon sa pader." She massaged her forehead. 

"Pinaglihi ka ba ni Tita sa katangahan minsan?" 

"Grabe ka naman, hindi! Hindi ko lang talaga nakikita. Tsaka, tanga 'yong pader, hindi umalis sa dadaanan ko." 

Napailing na lang ako bago kunin ang gitara sa kamay niya. She sat on the sofa, beside me. Darlene is so fun to be with. I was strumming the guitar while she was listening to me, and we jammed earlier. I just stopped because she wanted water. Bumalik ako at binigay sa kaniya ang tubig.

"Phoenix, may tanong ako." Lumingon siya. She put down the glass on the center table. "Curious lang ako... matagal na kayong magkakilala ni Darius 'di ba?" I nodded. "May naging jowa ba siya na iba? I mean flings or crushes?"

I think about her question. Well, I didn't see Darius for a year because he was in Australia. "I don't know, try to ask him."

"Ayoko nga." 

"Gusto mong malaman 'di ba?"

"Ayoko 'no! Baka hindi siya sumagot pero sa tingin ko hindi siya nagkaroon. Okay lang 'yon pero naiinis pa rin ako sa kaniya." Hindi talaga siya nawalan ng inis. 

"Okay... why are you irritated?" 

"E, lagi akong sinasaktan! I mean binabatukan, alam mo 'yon, papasok sa kwarto ko para mang-inis, pero ayos lang dahil gano'n rin naman ako. Papasok ako sa kwarto niya para lang pakyuhan siya." She laughed so hard. "Tsaka, sana babae na lang si Darius." 

"Why? You don't want him to be your brother?" 

"Gusto pero gusto ko talaga babae." 

"Gusto mong kapatid na babae?" Tanong ko habang nakatingin sa kaniya. 

She lay on the couch before nodding. "Oo. Pangarap ko kaya 'yon, gusto ko ng kapatid na babae."

I nodded at that thought. "Ayaw mo ng anak na babae?" She stopped and looked at me. "What? I'm just asking, Darlene." I chuckled. "Wala sa plano ko ang mamatay ng maaga."

"Ulol." 

Natawa ako sa sinabi niya. We continued what we're doing. I was strumming beside her, though she was laying on the couch while I was sitting on the carpet. Hindi ko alam kung tulog na ba si Darlene o ano baka tulala na. I was singing for her. She wants to feel what harana is, so here I am. Hinaharana siya, panay pa ang hampas niya sa 'kin kaya lumipat ako ng pwesto para hindi umabot ang kamay niya sa'kin. Inayos ko na dahil nagiging dragon na siya. 

She was still worried about what happened to the stove. Wala naman siyang dapat ikatakot kay Tita, she couldn't be mad at her. And today is her audition. I hope she passes the audition. 

We talked about a lot of things, she was curious about Solace and Finn, so I told her just like what Finn messaged on our GC, syempre doon sa wala si Darlene. I am also wondering what if Darlene and I are friends then we have a situation with Finn. I think for me, it's hard to take a risk if she is my friend in the first place but I am willing to take a risk. Kung si Darlene ba naman, ayos lang. But for her, mas pinagdasal niya na sana hindi kami magkaibigan dalawa. I don't know what's her reason.