The Perks of Loving a Faust (Perks Series #1)

18

"Can you eat?" I asked Louis when we're about to eat. Tapos na akong magluto ng tanghalian namin, nakahain na rin at nakaupo na kaming lahat.

Tumawa siya sa sinabi ko at pabirong kinurot ang pisngi ko kaya naman inirapan ko siya. May nakakatawa ba?

"My hands is fine binibini," nakangiti niyang sabi. I just shrugged and start on eating.

Mabilis kaming natapos kumain, this time Spike did the dishes. Siguro ay usapan na nila na salitan sila sa paghuhugas ng plato. Alangan namang ako pa ang maghugas eh ako na nga ang nagluto.

We stay at Septimus living room habang sila Devon at Sevyn naman ay naglalaro ng tekken. I look at Louis beside me before I look at his feet. Hindi na masyadong namamaga ang paa niya.

"Kamusta ang paa mo?" I asked him.

Nakita kong napatingin sa amin si Enero na nagcecellphone, saglit lang 'yon dahil iniwas niya rin agad ang tingin niya.

"Hindi na masyadong masakit," Louis answered at ngumiti sa'kin.

When Spike came from the kitchen. Septimus suddenly talk.

"Hey," kuha niya sa atensyon namin. Katabi niya si Indigo sa kaliwa, habang si Kalawang naman sa kanan niya.

"Spill it bro," maikling sabi ni Devon na nakatutok pa rin sa paglalaro.

"I just want to say sorry, for being a jerk this past few days." they are as shock as I am when they hear what Septimus say. I look at Sep and I saw him looking at Louis. "Lalo na sayo Louis,"

This time Louis look at him and then smile, "No prob," sagot ni Louis.

"Wait," Sevyn said while putting down his controller, I saw Devon did the same before they look at Septimus.

"Enero, did we hear it right? He's saying sorry?" may pagkamanghang tanong ni Sevyn sa kapatid ko na parang hindi pa makapaniwala.

Septimus never say sorry to them, I've known them for years, since our freshmen and I know too that they don't have sorry in their vocabulary.

"I think so," Enero said, sounds amused. He is now looking at Septimus.

"Septimus Faust is saying sorry? Fuck, this is a miracle!" sabi ni Devon at nagawa pang itaas ang kamay niya na parang sumasamba. Baliw na.

"Or maybe, there's a miracle if you only have Patience," my lips parted when Sevyn says those words.

Is it just me or it is really a double blade?

"Hey, I'm being sincere here!" I'm surprise to hear it from him.

Sa totoo lang, I didn't expect him to be sincere. He is Septimus, the great jerk in town. Hindi ko naman alam na seseryosohin niya yung sinabi ko.

Is he really sorry? I don't know. He's so hard to read!

"I'm proud! That's my boy," Indigo commented. Proud of what?

They should learn how to say sorry and let go of their pride! No wonder why they don't have any girlfriends. Boys and their egos. It won't help them though.

"When and where did you learn that?" patuloy ang pang-aasar nila Devon and Sevyn kay Septimus.

"This is hard, fuck." rinig kong reklamo ni Septimus kaya naman napatawa sila Enero.

"Sa'kin no prob. We're cool," sabi ni Louis. He raise his fist to make a fist bump with Septimus, they did.

"Binibiro ka lang namin bro, wag kang mag-alala alam naman namin kung kanino ka talaga nagsosorry." mapanglokong sabi ni Kalawang at pabirong sinuntok si Septimus sa braso.