Knock! Knock! (COMPLETED)

14: Flames of Hell

14: Flames of Hell

ZAB

No red hair to bother me for two days. Siguro hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin nawawala ang kanyang hangover dahil sa nainom. Tss, kunwari ang cool niya sa bar tapos knock down naman agad pagdating sa bahay.

And for two days, I have no worries about going around the house in my pretty underwear—which I normally do. I would only wear a shirt and panty pero mula nang dumating si Dearil ay hindi ko na ginawa. Though I'm not ashamed of my body, there's no way I'm giving a dead body some boner.

No way.

For two days, I had my normal exploits. I went out with Yna and accepted future jobs like stag party stripteasing. That's two weeks from now at ngayon pa lamang ay excited na ako. Stripteasing may sound weird and seem like a dirty job to most people but for me it's not.

I just dance in a sexy way...

No touching, no extra moves, no innuendos, no sex offers—iyon ang mga kondisyon ko. Like I don't mind breaking bones while I dance. Kung sakaling hindi nila alam, I took taekwondo classed during high school. I also learned arnis, I play basketball, I swim, and I am athletic in some point. Anyone try to mess up, I won't hesitate to fight back. I'm not as fragile as they thought I would be.

Ngayong araw ay nag-decide akong mag-shopping. Hindi ko pa nabibili ang gusto kong damit at isa pa, wala naman akong gagawin. I decided to spend my day inside the mall and walk around finding dresses and shoes that I like. It took me half the day pero ilan lamang ang nabili ko.

I got bored plus Yna is not around so I have no other choice but to head home immediately. Naghintay ako ng taxi sa daan but then I frowned when I saw a black cat crossing the street.

Oh, shit.

Black cats everywhere...

Put your hands up in the air!

Black cats everywhere,

Put your hands up in the air!

Fuck this cat! Bakit tumawid sa daan?! Maybe Dearil is right, I'm being a racist but uh, I really don't like that look of a black cat. They look dangerous... like they keep a lot of secrets... that they know a lot of things.

I remembered kissing a guy in the back alley of the bar but stopped when a black cat was staring. Bad luck! The guy was stabbed that night by some frat men. Buti na lang hindi na kami magkasama. Kapag nagkataon, baka nadamay pa ako.

When I was in high school, I joined the public speaking contest at school. I was running late tapos nakita ko pang sumampa sa gate ng school ang itim na pusa... and yeah, I ended up second in the contest! Bad luck caused by such cat! I'm Zab and I don't come in second!

Still in high school, I got clawed by a black cat on my thigh! Bad luck! I had to walk with long lines due to the cat's scratch! Kung hindi lang nawala ang peklat ng kalmot na iyon, baka napatay ko na ang pusang itim eh.

Well, do I really have to say why black cats are such bad luck?! And speaking of black cats... I owed red hair one.

Sana lang ay huwag niyang iwan sa bahay ko ang pusa. I swear I will stuff it to a bread and let him eat it! I don't like owing anything to someone so kailangan kong maghanap ng pesteng itim na pusa. Should I catch the one who just crossed the street?

Or nah. Baka ilang kalmot na naman ang abutin ko.

Namataan ko ang isang pet shop sa tapat ng kalsada. I can't help but smirk. It's like I'm really meant to get him a cat. Uh, can he just pick it? Kahit ako na ang magbayad basta siya ang kumuha at iuwi agad kung saan man siya nakatira. There's no way I will let a cat—black or whatever—inside my house. Their shit smells so bad... plus they act high and mighty like most of the time.