This is the last page of No Place Rather.
Wakas
"Balita ko..." Elos trailed off and sipped on his chuckie.
Tinungga ko ang bote ng tubig habang nasa kanya ang pagilid na tingin. He raised a brow and he twisted his lips mockingly. Huminga ako ng malalim at hinagis ang bote sa lamesita, I smirked at him.
"Don't tell me you've changed hobbies now?" I asked mockingly.
His lips twitched and tilted his head while looking at me, I grinned and leaned my back on the backrest, waiting for his response.
"Not really, just curious about your plan..."
"Wala naman akong plano sa ngayon."
He's talking about Third's favor. It's not a big deal for me but the fact that I'm going to live with my parents again is. I left our home to be independent and to gave him everything would make him happy.
He sighed heavily.
"Look, Fourthee. Leon's favor is not a good idea. Don't be so cheap to do such thing just because he asked."
Napabuntong hininga ako, I remained calm and thinking.
"He's sick, Elos." In the end, that's just my only reason to do what he asked me.
My brother is sick. He needs to undergo a surgery but he was refusing for some reason. He doesn't want to be gone for long months, maiiwan niya raw kasi ang nobya. Alam kong mayroon nga siyang pinagkakaabalahang babae ngayon sa Laguna pero hindi ko kailanman pinakealaman pa.
Humalakhak siya. Napatingin ako kay Cali na kararating lang at nilalaro ang susi ng kotse sa kanyang daliri, curiosity was evident on his amused expression while looking at us. Naupo siya sa harapang sofa.
"Sick!" Elos said. "Sick and you're making it more sick to follow wrong acts, Linus! You don't know the girl,"
Kumunot ang noo ko.
"Bakit, gusto mo?"
Nakakataka lang na nag-aalala siya para sa babae gayong si Leonel nga ay determinado sa plano.
He flinched and gasped. Hindi makapaniwala ang tinging ibinibigay sa akin. Cali smirked and shook his head.
"So, you're up for it?" he asked.
I shrugged half heartedly.
"Why not? It's just whenever he's under treatment days, anyway."
Ganoon lang naman ang mga araw na ako ay magpapanggap, hindi naman sinabing habang buhay na ang aming gagawin. Leon is really desperate for this, I must say that this girl has really cursed my brother under her spell, hmmm.
"That's fucking disgusting!" singhap ni Elos.
"What? It's not that we'll share with one girl!" natatawa kong sinabi.
Noon pa man, tumataliwas na ako sa mga kagustuhan at nagugustuhan ni Leonel sa kahit anong bagay. Kung tutuusin ay hindi na bago ito, he likes the girl, so I'll keep that in mind and just do the favor. That's just it. Wala namang mawawala sa akin kung pagbigyan ang kanyang hiling.
