Dollhouse

XIII. Strings

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  "There are those whose primary ability is to spin wheels of manipulation. It is their second skin and without these spinning wheels, they simply do not know how to function. They are like toys on wheels of manipulation and control. If you remove one of the wheels, they'll never be able to feel secure, be whole." ― C. Joybell C.   

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Strings connect things. But the strings in his hands controlled people, for him to be able to connect his past to his present.

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Corvette's POV

"Bwahahahahahahaha!!!" tawa ni Chaos at gusto ko na siyang ihagis papuntang timbuktu.

"You look hideous!" he pointed at me and laughed his ass off. May sakit ako ngayon, I was running a fever at may tonsilitis ako and here he is so noisy in the morning.

"Hey you black gorilla! Your voice can wake the dead pipe down will you?!" Scarlett stormed down my room at nagbabangayan sila sa loob ng kwarto ko

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Ilang taon ba ang kulong ng murder at fratricide?

"Get out of my room!" I thundered at napalingon sa akin si Scarlett, damn this brat why is she even free-loading in our house?

"You look like a monster" saad nito wala talagang preno ang bibig ng babaeng ito.

"And you look like a walking strawberry so get out of my room"

"I'M NOT A WALKING STRAWBERRY!!!!" she shouted pero tinakpan ko ang tenga ko, masakit na nga ang ulo ko dahil sa lagnat lalo pang sumasakit dahil sa kanilang dalawa.

"The grumpy dinosaur has a fever so be quiet strawberry head pfft!" Chaos said na halatang pinipigilan ang pagtawa. Punyeta.

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Binitbit ko sila at tinulak palabas ng kwarto ko kung saan sila naghahagalpak sa tawa, ganun ba talaga ang mga batang laki sa ibang bansa pag may sakit ka pagtatawanan ka? mga ignorante ngayon lang nakakita ng may sakit.

Ng biglang mula sa pinto ay may kumatok, tainatamad akong bumangon kasi masakit talaga ang ulo ko.

"Corvette" a voice called at awtomatiko akong napangiti. Ah...she's here.

Agad akong tumalon mula sa kama at lumabas ng pinagbuksan ng pinto ang bisita. A broad smile broke in my face when I saw Hellene's face in all glasses, she was in her uniform and ready for school.

Agad niyang sinalat ang noo ko as she tsked at dire-diretso sa loob ng kwarto ko.

"May sakit ako" I said

"Thank you captain obvious! I bet it was the ice cream again" she said sternly at napangiti lang ako at nahiga sa may kama saka ko binalot ang sarili ko sa kumot at saka niya ako inasikaso.

I smiled. Hellene was always like that, inaasikaso ako pag may sakit ako. I like staring at her eyes. I see Helena's eyes.

Hellene had Helena's eyes. And looking at her eyes always felt like I was looking at Helena. That certain connection.

"Hindi ka kasi nagtatanda eh, hindi naman mauubos ang ice cream sa mundo makabanat ka kasi limang galon yata sa isang upuan!" panenermon niya, ito pati ang gusto ko. She sounds like my twin when she scolds me.