Unchained Feelings

Chain 2

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Isen

I woke up with a hard pang on my head. Damn hangover! I just took a quick shower at bumaba na rin. It's 7:00 am, so I guess lahat sila nasa dining na. Tsk. Di man lang talaga ako nagawang gisingin.

"Oh, Ise. Ipapatawag pa lang sana kay Brit eh." Mom's holding a plate full of pancakes. Woah! I miss this. Sa Canada puro instant ako. After two years, ito na siguro ang pinakamatinong agahan ko.

"Wow! You're here nga! Kuya Ise I missed you!" Napakamot na lang ako sa ulo nang dambahin ako ng yakap ni Brit. I squeezed her cheeks so hard kaya naman, sinimangutan nya ako. She's wearing her school uniform kaya inilayo ko sya agad. For sure she's going to blame me kapag nagusot yun, tss.

"Hey." I tapped Euan's shoulder bago ako umupo sa tabi nya. Tinanguan nya lang naman ako at bumalik sa pagkain nya. I smiled upon scanning his whole.

"Baduy!" I laughed. He's wearing, as usual his glasses, kahit dati ko pang sinuggest sa kanya to just wear contact lenses, but well, sya lang naman ang nakita kong binagayan ng eyeglasses, so not a big deal after all. But the way he dressed? Damn! Laos! Usual v-necked shirt and jeans. Lol, what was that? Ni hindi nya nakuha ang sense of fashion ko.

"I gotta go." I snapped back to reality when he stood up at inabot ang bag nya. Wait, how many minutes have passed?

"Where is he going?" I asked. I thought he's already working on Dad's company, so hindi ko makuha ang idea kung bakit ganun ang suot nya at may dalang DSLR.

"Photoshoot? Well Kuya Ise, kung hindi mo alam, it's his day off sa company, part time nya pagiging photographer." Brit shrugged off. Napa 'oh' na lang ako. So he never quit. Kumukuha pa rin pala sya ng litrato. Not bad. But because of that, mukhang wala na talaga syang social life. And I need to fucking change that.

Umalis din naman agad ako dahil kailangan ko pang bumili ng bagong cellphone. Tss. Dyahe ang puta!

Ipinarada ko muna saglit ang kotse ko and dialled Zadana's number, but it's damn out of reach! This girl! Guess, I have to fucking look for her. Tsk. Sakit sa ulo.

Iniliko ang kotse at tinahak ang highway pa Makati. Sinubukan ko ulit idial ang number nya, until it finally rang, but the thing is she's not answering her goddamn phone.

Damn it Zadana! Stop your games and pick up your damn phone!

Then I pressed sent. It took me thirty minutes to reach Makati. Tsk. Mabuti na lang at alam ko ang heights kung saan sya tumutuloy. She's causing me too much trouble. I fucking swear, sasapakin ko ang babaeng 'to.

Pumarada lang ako at nagdiretso na sa unit nya. I knocked thrice saka nya ako pinagbuksan ng pinto. I frowned. What the hell!

"What the fuck Zadana!" Inisang tingin ko sya mula ulo hanggang paa, and when I say she's in mess, she's really in mess. Smudge lipstick, ruined eyeliner na kumalat na sa pagmumukha nya, and her damn messy hair. Gusot gusot ang damit nya na akala mo may gumang rape sa babaeng 'to. And her smell, it's worst.

"Huh?" And that's her response. A fucking huh! And she just fucking yawned na hindi man lang nagtatakip ng bibig. I can smell liquor at napatakip na lang ako sa ilong.

"Zadana!" I blurted out nang itinaas nya ang kamay and asked me to shut up. She turned her back at me at iniwan akong lutang sa harap ng pinto nya. Wait, is she high? She's acting weird. No. Too weird.