Touched

Six

Thea Elise

    "Manang, gising..hoyyy..." Naalimpungatan ako ng boses ni Nicky at ngayon nga ay ramdam kong hinihila na niya ang quilted duvet na nakabalot saakin. I had to adjust my vision quick dahil sa liwanag sa paligid.

    Did I oversleep again? Pero weekend ngayon!I managed to pull back the duvets and I was back under the sheets.

    "Five minutes...Anong meron?" I mumbled then buried my head on the pillow. Gusto ko pang matulog!

    "Anong nangyari kay Biggie? Were you stoned last night and tied a bow around it?" She pulled away the covers on top of me, at ako naman ay agad na napabangon ng mamention niya si Biggie.

    "What do you mean? My what? Biggie is here?" I was on my feet the second I uttered the word Biggie. Si Nicky naman ay nakapamewang, her eyes examining me.

    "See for yourself? Andoon sa labas ng apartment." My brows furrowed and I wasted no time sprinting towards the ground floor and out of our apartment. She did the same until we reached my vespa.

    "Ano bang nangyayari sayo Thea? You're freakishly weird. Did you somehow oversmoked your prescription? " Patuloy pa din ang pagsasalita niya habang ako naman nanlaki ang mga mata sa nakikita ko. There I saw Biggie wrapped in a ridiculously big pink bow.

    "What the fuck?" I uttered, in pure shock. Nang makabawi ay agad ko itong nilapitan at tinggal ang malaking ribbon. Kinuha ko din ang nakitang card na nakaplaster sa ibabaw ng helmet ko—pero sandali, hindi ko ito helmet! "Oh no...no...no, please no." Sinipat ko si Biggie and to my complete horror ay nakita ang isang kahindikhindik na pangitain. "New headlights, side mirrors, oh Nicky, binaboy si Biggie!Nooooo!!!" I screamed in frustration as I crumpled the note.

    How could he do this? Ang sama sama ng ugali niya! Wala siyang karapatang pakialaman si Biggie at ang mga orihinal na parte nito. The devil just violated my precious vespa.

    "Bitch, what is wrong? What did the note say? Ayaw mo niyan, bagong parts? I know how clinical you are about the parts, pero atleast safe ka. I worry that Biggie might breakdown when you're in the middle of the highway, T. " Nicky didn't wait for me to respond and she just took the piece of crumpled paper from me."I screwed up. Please let me make it up to you. Have dinner with me.-G...Oh! Ohhh..." Tinapunan niya ako ng nakakalokong tingin pero napasimangot ng makita yata ang namamaga kong kamay. Hindi ako agad nakasagot."You better tell me everything, manang!"Hinila niya ako papasok ng apartment at itinulak para makaupo sa couch. "SPILL. NOW." She crossed her arms while standing infront of me.

    Frustrated akong napasandal sa couch at tumingala. Pambihira, it is still happening huh? Hindi pa din niya ako tinatantanan, at ngayon si Biggie na ang pinakialaman niya. I don't think he'll even stop kahit makuha niya ako. At gusto mo namang magpakuha, Thea? I sighed heavily bago ayusin ang pagkakaupo at bumaling kay Nicky who is now sitting impatiently across from me with her need-to-know-every-fucking-detail face on. And I did tell her. Everything. Hindi naman ako magtatago o magsisinungaling sakanya eh.

    "Shit! That is messed up Thea. Sana pala ay tinawagan mo ako para naman nasamahan kita sa hospital, look at your knuckles paano kung may na dislocate pala? I actually wondered why you were asleep that early when I came home last night. You must have been so exhausted with what happened." Tinabihan niya ako at sinipat ang namamagang kamay.

    "Sorry na. Pagod na pagod talaga yata ako. I haven't slept like that ever before ano? Now I got the rest of the week off too, no thanks to him. At baka nga talagang na dislocate ang daliri ko." I blew on my knuckles to relieve the throbbing pain.