The Empress

Empress of the Underground {17}

Part 3 "Tres"

Izeiah's pov

For the love of... why did they set the alarm clock so early? I just got back early this morning from the Underground. After I collected my reward, I had a mild sugar rush and it was the dead of the night. So, I was very, very active and literally went to almost everywhere around the Underground.

However, I didn't stop there. We wandered around and found an already closed amusement park. Ivan pulled some strings and got the Amusement Park to open at 3 in the morning with all games and booths operating. Some lucky people also happened to be walking or jogging that time so they stopped at the Amusement Park since there was literally no people around.

Anyways...

Kinuha ko na ang uniform ko at pumunta sa banyo. Maybe I was too sleepy that I barely had my eyes open and didn't see Ivan walking up to the bathroom.

Dahil bago pa ako makapasok merong humawak biglaan sa doorknob. Iyon tuloy, completely na akong nagising. Hinigpitan ko ang hawak ko at walang balak na magbitaw. Liningon ko ang taong sumisira ng umaga ko. And then pouted then proceeded to give him my puppy eyes.

"Ivan, can I go first?."

"But Izeiah, I was first, you let go. I'm going to buy you chocolates if you let me shower first."

Tiningnan ko ang orasan at nakitang marami pang oras pero mataas ang pride, hindi ako bibitaw. I pushed my way in,but he just pulled the door closed more.

"Do you even know the phrase, ladies first? Be a gentleman will you." Ipinilit kong ipasok ang katawan ko sa maliit na space naoopen.

"Let go and let me in. I'm literally dying here." I told him.

"Chocolates are in my bag." Mabilis akong lumabas sa banyo at pumunta sa bed niya. Nakita ko sa gilid ng mata ko ang ngiting tagumpay ni Ivan.

Hinaluglog ko ang bag at nakita ang isang supot ng hersheys. Ibinuhos ko ito sa bed ni Ivan at doon nagsimulang lantakan ito. Kain lang ako ng kain. Isang chocolate pumasok sa bibig isang chocolate ang natatanggalan ng wrapper. Feel kong para na akong machine dito dahil walang tigil ang paggalaw ng kamay ko.

Tapos na si Ivan at lumabas na naka tshirt na puti at pants ng uniform namin. Lumapit na ito saakin pero napatigil.

"God, Izeiah. The mess you've done in less done an hour is incomparable to the mess a kid can do in a day." He exclaimed. I stopped eating and looked at him.

"That was fast? I still have 23-- no 26 left." I told him.

"That was just a hundred ago. How in the universe did you even eat more than half of it?"

"Oh-- that I can't answer." I resumed eating.

"Mas malinis pang kumain ang isang bata kaysa sayo. Huwag mo ngang pagpunasan ang bedsheet ko. Mukha ng tae dito."

I didn't let him bother me with his Ate Hina-like statements.

"You might as well wash your hand first. Did you even eat any breakfast?" Umiling ako sakanya at pinagpatuloy. Ivan grabbed my hand and dragged me to the bathroom. I manage to grab about 5 chocolates.

Iniupo niya ako sa parang counter with sink ng banyo. Hinugasan niya ang mga kamay ko habang abala ako sa pagpupunit ng wrapper ng pesteng chocolate na ito. Narealize kong mahirap pala kung iisang kamay lang ang ginagamit mo.

"Ivan, can you open this for me?" I said to him and hold the hershey up to him. He stared at me and gave me the seriously-that's-your-priority?-look. Tumango tango ako sakanya, padabog niya itong hinablot saakin at binuksan. Ibinigay niya na saakin. Bumitaw siya sa paghuhugas sa aking kamay at nakita kong binuksan niya na ang tubig ng bathtub. Bumalik ulit siya sa paghuhugas.