Heart of Darkness

Kabanata 2

I honestly finished this is one and half hour! Kalurkey kasi! Ginanahan ako sa comments nyo sa Kab. 1! Enjoy, goodnight♥

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Kabanata 2

"Winter! Ang kaibigan kong tagtuyot!" I almost rolled my eyes when my friend greeted me the moment I walked down the stairs.

"Macarena," I greeted back.

Nawala ang ngiti n'ya, ang akmang pagyakap sa akin ay nauwi sa hampas at sama ng tingin.

"You, woman! It's Elena!" Irit n'ya. I rolled my eyes, hinila ko ang buhok n'ya at napasinghap s'ya at hinila rin ang buhok ko.

"Ipokrita, may kwento ako!" I groaned kaya napabitaw kami ng buhok.

"Uhm, hi, Winter." Nawala ang tingin ko kay Macarena at natigilan nang makita si Max.

"Hey, Max." I smiled at him. He cleared his throat, nagulat ako nang may i-abot s'ya sa aking pumpon ng bulaklak na dali-dali kong inabot at inamoy.

"These are beautiful, thank you!" Ngiti ko.

"I'm glad you liked these," He shyly scratched his head. Nang lingunin ko ang kaibigan ko ay nanliliit na ang kanyang mata, inaasar ako.

"Uhm, tara, let's sit." I said softly and let them sit on the sofa. Inilagay ko ang buhok ko sa aking likuran at tinawag si Ate Linda para sa snacks at juice.

"Uhm, napadaan ka pala?" Baling ko kay Max.

He looks great today, deep black hair and eyes, reddish thin lips and his soft features.

"I saw Elena on my way, sinabi n'yang pupunta s'ya kaya sinabay ko na." He said.

I nodded a little, pasimpleng kinukurot ang kaibigan kong humahagikhik sa tabi ko.

"No more tagtuyot days," Bulong ng babae sa akin kaya nanlaki ang mata ko at hinampas ang hita n'ya.

"Macarena!" I hissed quietly, my eyes widening.

"You alright?" Bumaling ako kay Max at mabilis na ngumiti.

"Wala... Wala naman." I chuckled awkwardly.

"So... Kumusta na pala ang pangangampanya ni Tito?" He mentioned my father.

"Uhm, doing great. He has a big chance of winning, kasama n'ya si Mommy at nangangampanya sila." I said and smiled a little.

My father is serving the public for almost sixteen years, he's running for senator again like the usual dahil tapos na ang kanyang term.

"That's good to see, ikaw, kumusta? How's your security? Have you been receiving threats again?"

"I'm doing good, Max." Sumulyap ako kay Macarena na nilalantakan ang cookies roon habang nang-aasar at ngumiwi ako.

Mabilaukan ka sanang gaga ka!

"I can handle threats now and uhm, I know how to save myself at times when I'm in danger." Sagot ko naman.

"Do you have bodyguards?" He asked.

Oh, oh, bodyguard! Where is my handsome bodyguard?!

Inilibot ko ang aking paningin at napanguso nang hindi makita si Warrion roon sa paligid.

That ice! Naligo at nagbihis na nga ako kasi utos n'ya! O ayan, I'm nice and pretty again! Nasaan na s'ya?

"Winter?"

"Uh, yeah." Bigla akong bumaling kay Max.

"Mayroon naman," I said softly.

"Great, hindi na ako matatakot kapag nasa labas ka." He smiled at me.