Stupid Cupid

FOURTH ARROW

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Chapter Four: Kraft's Advice

Krisha's Point of View

Julian Tadeo, a highschool student at a province near the capital.

He is my new target. After kindling Dhruv and Blaire's relationship, I decided to move on to a next task. Malaki ang naitulong sa akin ni Kraft. Sina Dhruv at Blaire ang unang couple na na-build ko nang super bilis dahil sa kanya.

Hindi ako nakaramdam ng kahit anong hirap! What kind of sorcery is that?

This new task is easy. Julian's red string is tied to his best friend, Jehona Zhidkova. She is half filipino and half albanian, they are both studying in the same school.

Highschool students palang sila pero crimson red na ang shade ng kanilang string. For some, they are still young but falling in love or being in love has no age limit. It's all about the timing. And according to the Red String Map, this is their timing.

Bilang isang kupido, ang task ko ay buksan ang mga mata ng dalawang tao na itinadhana para sa isa't isa.

“The season is ongoing but you're making tambay here sa lobby, huh? Lazy cupid,” said by a familiar tone. He lied down next to me.

“Look who's talking? At saka tigilan mo nga 'yang pagka-conyo mo, hindi bagay.”

Nakahiga kaming dalawa ni Kraft sa malaking sofa. Our position is sideway, he's looking at me with a weird smile. I decided to put away my hand phone and focused on his face. Ginawa kong unan ang braso ko at nanatiling nakatingin sa kanya.

“No relationship, no emotions, just s*x.”

“Maniac!” I exclaimed and gently slapped his biceps.

“You frowned for the first time! Fascinating,” he beamed and flashed a boyish grin.

“Frown? As in kumunot ang noo ko?”

Paano ko nagawa? Ano kayang itsura ko?

“Yes, ang cute mo,” he said and even pinched my cheeks.

“Huwag mo nga ibahin topic, ano bang ginagawa mo rito? Mamaya makita tayo rito ni Voluptas tas sabihin hindi natin ginagawa task natin.”

“Chill, hindi 'yan! Busy si Voluptas.”

“Pano mo naman alam? In-update ka ba niya?” He just laughed at me.

“Ikaw? Bakit ka andito? Nagpahinga ka na kasi you matched two person successfully? Becoming a slacker?” Sunod-sunod na tanong niya at tinaas-baba pa ang mga kilay niya.

“Nagre-research na 'ko sa next target ko! Ikaw ba? Na-match mo na ba si Timber sa ka-match niya?”

“Yes? Like days already passed? Masaya na si Tim ngayon. For your information, kakatapos ko lang mag-match ng panibagong couple. It was successful, kaya naman nagpapahinga ako. What us cupids do is really exhausting,” mahabang litanya niya. Tumihaya siya ng higa at pinagsiklop ang mga kamay niya.

“You mean like you're sweating? What do you mean by exhausted?” I asked. Napatingin naman siya sa 'kin. His facecial expression looks earnest. He touched my face using his index finger. He continuously tapped my forehead gently.

“Exhausted, as in nakakapagod.”

“Do cupids even know that feeling?”

“Hindi ko alam,” he said and stopped on tapping my forehead.

“What do you mean by hindi mo alam? You know the feeling. You can feel it, so that means it's natural for us to feel it?”

Tumingin siya sa kisame at pumikit. He murmured something but I didn't hear it. Kinulit ko siya tungkol do'n pero ayaw niyang ulitin ang sinabi niya kaya hinayaan ko na lang.