Haunted

twenty nine

It's past 11 o'clock and here I am inside my room alone with my phone scrolling through my feed. Heavy rains and strong winds are clinging onto my window. I looked at the window and a lightning flashed and reflects a figure outside that made me sit up and cover my face with my bed sheet.

I almost lose my self with the nervousness I felt. Rhian can't stop laughing as she step through the window.

"Oh God, why do you have to do that Rhian? Muntik ko ng mabato tong phone ko dahil sayo" I say, as I try to cool myself after that mini heart attack.

"Hahaha iba talaga yung saya ko pag nagugulat kita"

Droplets of water are all over her body, her skin and her hair.

Nababasa din pala sila ng tubig..

"Bakit sobra ka makatingin sakin?" She ask while she brush her hair with her fingers making her face glow even more even she's dead..

Now she's really dead gorgeous.

"Wala.."

"Alam ko na, nagulat ka na nababasa din pala ako no.." She looks at me with a grin on her face.

Hindi na ko nakasagot dahil tama naman siya. Hahaha.

"Pwede ba ko tumabi sayo?" She says, smiling at me like a baby.

I nod and tap the space beside me.

"So how was your day?" Rhian asks.

How was my day nga ba.. Well sinugod lang naman ako ng bestfriend kuno mo para hanapin yung picture niyong dalawa na kinuha ko. At tumawag lang naman yung ate mo sakin saying that she found your autopsy and that might lead to the answer of your death. Pero syempre hindi ko pwedeng sabihin sayo to dahil akam kong magagalit ka sakin pag nalaman mong tinutuloy ko parin ang pagtulong sayo.

"Hey, how was your day Glaiza?"

"Yeah.. It was great, and Denise and I had a little talk.."

"About?"

"Secret.."

"Ano nga?" Rhian says as she tickles me.

"Tungkol lang dun sa photo na kinuha ko nung party sa bahay nila.. Tanda mo pa yun?"

"Ah oo. Ano daw? Ibabalik mo na? Nagalit siya sayo?"

"Sabi niya lang sakin, Let's stop this nonsense Glaiza, just admit that you took my photo and I won't be mad. I just want to know where that damn photo went" sabi ko sakanya habang ginagaya ko yung boses ni Denise..

Natawa kami parehas sa sinabi ko at hindi na ulit siya nagtanong tungkol doon.

We remained silent for a minute, staring blankly ahead.

"Glaiza"

"Hmm"

"Kwentuhan mo nga ako."

"Ng alin naman?"

"Ng kahit ano, kahit anong tungkol sayo. Hindi parin naman kasi ganoon kadami yung alam ko sayo, tsaka yung alam mo sakin.."

"Okay, magtanong ka ng gusto mong malaman.."

"Most embarrassing moment.."

Hindi ko napigilan matawa sa tanong niya, ewan ko kung bakit pero feel ko para kaming mga bata. Hahaha

"Seryoso kasi hahaha, ano nga?"

"Uhm.. Siguro nung bata pa ko, grade 3 ata ako noon or 4. Medyo chubby kasi ako tapos lagi akong may baon na yoghurt drink at favorite ko ata yun dati. Nagkaklase kami then my friends passed a piece of paper to my seat. Edi syempre I opened the paper to see what's on it diba, ang nakasulat 'Sabi ni teacher samin kanina, may yoghurt drink daw sa bag niyan. Sayo nalang daw kuhain mo na ngayon'.."