»Via's POV«
Napakunot ang noo ko nang may mapansin akong liwanag. My eyes are still closed but it seems like the light from the outside is so bright that it could've blinded me. I slowly open my eyes while my forehead wrinkles then I saw a familiar man standing next to the corner of my bed. He's looking at me intensely like he's wanting to swallow me alive!
"Kuya??" pagrereklamo ko dito at pinandilatan lang ako nito ng tingin at napalingon ako ng dahan-dahan sa tabi and saw Yoshi sleeping peacefully next to me. Nakasubsob lang ang mukha nito sa braso nyang nakapatong sa kama ko. I blinked multiple times and looked at kuya again na nakataas na ng isang kilay ngayon.
"Aniii...that's not what you think." depensa ko kaagad sa kanya at dahan-dahan nang bumangon at agad naman akong napahawak sa ulo ko na sumasakit.
Gosh! Napadami ba ako ng inom kagabi?
"Uhmm yaaaan inom inom kapa dimo pala kaya. Mahiya ka nga dyan" pagsasalita nya at napalingon naman ito kay Yoshi na tulog parin
"Kuya naman ehh Kash was also drunk last night and also Lara..." sagot ko dito at napayuko nalang.
Maya-maya pa ay gumalaw na itong si Yoshi at dahan-dahan nag angat ng mukha at nang mapansin nyang gising nako ay napangiti naman ito sa'kin. Tinignan ko sya saglit atsaka tumikhim sabay iwas ng tingin. Nang mapalingon sya kay Kuya Saint ay agad naman itong tumayo.
"K-kanina kapa?" tanong nya kay Kuya Saint
"Oo kaya pwede kana umalis. Salamat sa pagbantay sa lasinggera kong kapatid." sagot nya naman kay Yoshi kaya agad ko syang tinignan ng masama
"Oppa!" saway ko dito
"Pft...gwenchana" sabi ni Yoshi habang nakatingin sa'kin kaya napatingin din ako sa kanya
"Good morning, Saint. Mauna nako...ahh baka gusto ni Via ng sopas mukhang may hangover pa ehh" pagpapa alam nya kay Kuya
"Alam ko nayan salamat. Kita nalang tayo mamaya sa monthly meeting." he coldly replied to Yoshi
"Uhmm...Arasso." nakangiting sagot ni Yoshi at humarap muna sa'kin at ngumiti ulit
"Itulog mo muna yan ngayon sabihan ko sina Lara na wag ka muna guluhin ngayong araw. Mauna na'ko...magsabi ka lang sa kuya mo pag may gusto kang kainin. Arasso?" he reminded me then I nodded and smiled at him
I sighed when he went out of the room.
"What was that, kuya??" hinarap ko na si Kuya Saint ngayon
"Wae? Ano ba ginawa ko?" inosente nyang sagot sa'kin
"Why are so harsh on him? Hinatid nya ako pauwi at binantayan pa buong gabi. Di naman sya yung nag aya nang inom ahh kaming tatlo nina Lara at Kash lang may plano nun...sumunod lang sya" I explained
"That's the point, Via. May plano kayo tas dika man lang nagpaalam sa'kin mismo. Malalaman ko lang kay Seb tas bigla pang mag chat si Jared na hinatid ka ni Yoshi dito kasi lasing ka. Kelan kapa natuto uminom Viviana?" sunod-sunod na sabi ni Kuya na ngayon ay mas lalo pang naiinis.
He even called me Viviana pft
"Kasi the last time na diko ginawa ang bagay na toh, that was the time that you almost lost me." paninimula ko dahilan para mapalingon ito sa gawi ko
"Care to explain?" he asked
"This is my second life, kuya. I want to do the things that I didn't do before. I want to explore, do the things that others do. I want to be free and...happy...you know? And besides, I like Yoshi...I still do." my voice was cracking when I said the last line
BINABASA MO ANG
Seventeen Series #1: Nige Rarenai (I Can't Run Away)
Fanfiction"...kelangan ko umiwas sayo Yoshi. Kelangan nang mawala nito. Ayoko...ayoko mas lumalim pa toh" - Via "I don't know what spell she cast on me that every time our eyes met, I fell deeper and deeper." - Yoshi "How many more years should I wait for you...
