Don't Leave it at Three • A IV Of Spades AU

iv :: badjao

7:00 AM

Badjao...tulong...

Badjao...please 'wag mong gawin...

Badjao...akala ko ako 'yung best friend mo. Ba't mo gagawin sa'kin 'to?

Badjao woke up with a jolt. Zild was still sleeping, while Blaster was nowhere to be found.

"Hay nako, nasaan na naman si Blaster?" Badjao said out loud, worrying. At the same time, Blaster entered the room, drinking pills. "Galing ng timing mo ah," Blaster said while drinking water.

Badjao chuckled. "Oo nga eh."

Blaster looked at sleeping Zild then smirked. Badjao, even though he couldn't read minds like Zild, knew what Blaster was planning.

Badjao shook his head. "Blaster. 'Wag-"

Splash.

"G*go ka." Zild muttered.

Blaster smirked again. "Karma's a b*tch."

Zild glared at Blaster. "You're a b*tch."

"Because I'm karma."

"Karma Silonga. Aba, bagay. Mas bagay though ang Bi--"

Badjao shook his head again. Nag-aaway na naman sila. Kainis. Sarap batukan.

To be honest, Badjao did not like Blaster. He was a total creep; staying silent, then will only speak to fight. Seems like he only spits out violence. He glared at everybody, which sent shivers down Badjao's spine. Blaster's aura spelled dangerous and off-limits, which scared Badjao. He heard a rumor of a patient that killed his own father. Could it be Blaster? Zild was kinda okay, except he was a literal psycho.

Zild threw an ice cube at Badjao. "Wag mo kong batukan. Si Ter na lang. And I know I'm a psycho." Zild then went near Badjao and whispered to him, "I agree with you about Blaster."

Blaster threw an ice cube at Zild.

"Throw another one and I'll--" Zild threatened Blaster.

Dr. Gelo entered the room. "Good morning! Kumusta na ang mga patients ko?"

Badjao did a thumbs-up, while Zild threw the bucket at Blaster. "Blaster/Karma/B*tch sucks," Zild muttered, then exited the door.

Dr. Gelo looked unfazed. He was used to this. "Ah, Blaster, sigurado ka na ayaw mong pumunta sa ibang kwarto?"

Blaster nodded reluctantly. "Have to stick to the hopeless Zild."

Dr. Gelo laughed. "Sige, baba na tayo, ha? Kain na tayo. Masarap ang pagkain ngayon. Burgers!"

Blaster rolled his eyes, while Badjao thanked Dr. Gelo.

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8:30 AM

Zild was quiet. Blaster was eating his burger happily. Badjao found this scenario unusual. Zild wasn't fighting with Blaster. What's happening?

After five minutes of complete silence, Zild suddenly poured water on Blaster's burger. "Food for a b*tch," Zild said, then moved to a different table.

Oof savage, Badjao thought. Hoy, bad mo Badj, he reprimanded himself.

Blaster stared at his food and rolled his eyes. Seemed like Blaster lost appetite and left. Badjao was alone, so he decided to go and stop Zild before he begins terrorizing the other patients.

Too late, Badjao realized. Zild just left, and the patients were cowering in fear. Except one patient. That patient kept his face smug at Badjao. "Gonna terrorize the others too?"