Hey, Rebel SEASON ONE COMPLETED [The MUERTE Series]

SIXTY-ONE

*NICC'S POV*

*alarm tune*

Napakunot ang noo ko at unti-unting napadilat. I reached for my phone under my pillow and turned the alarm off.

"4am Niccolo. 4am." I whispered.

I took a deep breath then I stood up and did some stretching on my way to the bathroom to wash my face, towards the kitchen to drink water, then back to the bathroom to take a quick bath. I swore to myself last night that I would wake up at 4 in the morning and take a jog. I have to make this a daily routine.

I wore comfortable work-out clothes as I'm planning to go to the gym, if ever I'd get to find one around the area. Dati kasi may gym malapit sa club house, ewan ko lang kung after all these years ay nandoon pa.

I was about to get out of the house ng makasalubong ko si Dadi na naglalakad papunta sa kusina. I still don't know how to face him pero kailangan kong magpaalam na aalis ako upang magjogging dahil sigurado akong hahanapin nila ako.

"Good morning, Dadi." I greeted.

He looked at me with these sleepy yet surprised face, "Oh? Ang aga mo ah? Saan ka pupunta?"

"Jogging lang po." nahihiya kong sagot.

"Osige. Balik ka pag mainit na, wag kang magbilad sa araw." paalala nya then he started making his coffee.

"Opo." sagot ko then I left.

I did some stretches again, saka ako nagsimulang magjog. Naisip kong puntahan yung mga usual spots na dinadaanan ko dati, yung bahay ng mga kabarkada ko nung highschool na hindi ko na nakakausap ngayon.

I jog my way to the clubhouse and got disappointed dahil wala na doon yung gym. Napalitan na ng 7Eleven. I decided to run around it at dumiretso hanggang sa kabilang phase entrance ng subdivision. Hindi naman ito sobrang laki na parang isang baranggay na, pero spacious dahil iilan lang ang bahay, mostly malalaki talaga tulad ng sa amin at kanila Rebel.

As soon as I got to the other phase, nakakita nanaman ako ng smaller convenient store. Bago din sya at halatang kakabukas lang. I decided to enter the store to see if the products are different from the once near the clubhouse. Nakakaakit din kasi yung amoy ng freashly baked bread mula doon.

I headed to the fridge to get an energy drink then I looked around further more. I realized that most of the products they sell are fresh breads and biscuits pati mga Japanese and Korean snacks. Napangiti ako, siguradong magugustuhan ni Rebel ang lugar na ito.

I can't help but sigh. Siguro kung hindi ako nagsinungaling, baka kami na. Baka walang nasasaktan at baka nga kasama ko sya ngayon dito, hindi para magjog kundi para bumili lang ng pagkain naming dalawa.

I smiled bitterly then I took their asian style wooden basket. Naglagay ako doon ng mga pagkain na sa tingin ko ay magugustuhan ni Rebel. Combination ng snacks na ready-to-eat at snacks na easy to cook, drinks of different flavors. Coffee of different kinds. I left it by the counter since ako palang naman ang nakapila at bumibili, saka ako kumuha ng tray at naglagay doon ng iba't-ibang uri ng fresh breads and biscuits. Pati yung cookies nila na nakalagay sa box ay kinuha ko na rin, then I went back to the counter to pay for all of it.

Ilalapag ko na sana yung tray, pero may sumingit na kamay na may dalang bote ng blue na gatorade.

"Excuse me, isa lang naman ito. I'm kinda in a hurry." she said.

Nanlaki ang mata ko at napalingon sa kanya, "H-hon..."

She looked at me-- with this type of reaction na hindi mo mawari'y kung may pakealam ba sya o-- kung basta nakita ka nya o ano. "Oh?" she said.