Losing Grounds [Davin & Ninaandrea]

Simula

"Hey, will you calm down?" my cousin, Lily, told me.

I bit my lower lip and instead, shook more, my heart hammering so loud against my chest. Kanina pa ako hindi mapalagay sa kinauupuan ko. Kanina pa akong parang isang bulate na inaasinan dito.

"This is really not a good idea, Lily. Huwag na lang kaya akong tumuloy?" muling pag-aalala ko.

Her perfectly trimmed and filled eyebrows pulled in the middle. However, from the driver's seat sat Ruin, her older brother and also my cousin, playfully whistled. Tapos ay nakalolokong tumawa na nagpainis naman sa akin, me very well-aware what that chuckle meant.

"What the-" bulalas ni Lily at pareho na lang kaming napakapit nang mahigpit sa aming mga seatbelts at namutla nang biglang paharurutin ni Ruin ang sasakyan niya.

Anong problema niya?

I gripped on my seatbelt tightly like my life was dependent on it, with my spirit seemed to leave my body.

"Damn you! Slow the fuck down!" sigaw ni Lily sa kapatid. "Oh, my God! You are such an idiot!"

Through the rearview mirror, Ruin looked at us. Ngumisi siya at saka kumindat sa akin tapos ay unti-unting ibinalik sa dating marahan ang pagpapatakbo ng kaniyang sasakyan. Gulat na gulat naman kaming pareho nang bigla siyang paulanan ni Lily ng mga hampas sa balikat, likod, at braso.

I groaned low on my seat and cupped my forehead.

"Fuck you, stupid asshole! What is wrong with you?! You could have killed us!" Lily yelled.

Namilog ang bibig ni Ruin at saksing-saksi ko pa ang pagngiwi niya sa sobrang sakit. Samantalang, nangilo naman ako sa lakas ng hampas na iyon.

"You idiot! We are not in a hurry and you are not in a goddamn drag race!" patuloy na pagwawala ni Lily at halos bugbugin na nga ang kapatid sa sobrang galit. "I hate you! I freaking hate you!"

"Stop it, muffin! I am driving here! Baka mabangga tayo!" saway ni Ruin habang panay ang iwas sa mga hampas at palo sa kaniya.

"Then you shouldn't have done that! Kung gusto mo nang magpakamatay ay huwag mo na kaming idamay! Ugh!" hindi maawat-awat na pagwawala ni Lily. "And will you stop calling me muffin? It is freaking annoying me! Kung bakit ba naman kasi bumalik-balik ka pa rito! You could have stayed where you are and never return again!"

Biglang napalingon ako kay Lily.

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