Kai was on my side, buti naman at may naniwala sa kakayahan ko. Oh, zy was on my side too.
"Are you fine?" zy asked me, while preparing the sofa bed for us.
"Yeah, I'm good."
"You go for karate and aikido, right?" he asked me again.
"I was trained, and I do go for self defense, in California."
"Good thing, you can handle it." he smiled at me, it was a cute but still cold smile.
"Unang matulog, maganda gising bukas." yael suddenly appeared, then my whole gang lay down on they're own spot to sleep.
Some of us are on the floor with air bed, zy was on he's room. Duke turn off the lights, then go back on the air bed. I was still on veranda, buwan nalang ang nag sisilbing ilaw sa condo dahil nakabukas pa ang pinto don.
"Nakakapagod na tong araw na 'to, pwede ka ng mag pahinga para sa nakakapagod na araw ulit bukas." sigaw 'yon ni xander bago tuluyan ng matulog.
Dumiretso na 'ko sa isang kwarto na para sa'kin lang, don ay natulog na 'ko, dahil panibagong araw nanaman ang papagod sa'kin pag gising ko.
Nagising ako ng may marinig na katok, hindi sa pintuan ko nanggagaling kundi sa pinto sa labas. I check my phone and, It was 12:30 in a afternoon.
Lumabas ako ng kwarto ng walang ayos, I just did my hair into messy bun, sakto naman na kakalabas lang ni zy sa kwarto n'ya, nakasuot pa din ng pajama at magulo ang buhok, pero napaka gwapo pa din.
Dumiretso kami sa sala, lahat sila ay mahimbing na natutulog, si xander ay may bastos na parte sa noo, mukhang si levi ang gumawa no'n. naunahan ako ni zy na buksan ang pinto, kaya ang pwesto namin ay nasa harap ako, at nakasandal ang braso n'ya sa pintong kakabukas lang.
"Wow, good morning? you both look like a couple, no offense." It was levi's cousin last night, with asungot.
"What brought you here?" tanong ni zy, nasa likod ko pa din s'ya.
"Ah, tinatanong kasi ako ni tita kung nasa'n daw si levi, pinauuwi na kasi nila tito." he's eyes are all on me.
"What?" tanong ko.
"Wala, grabeng lahi talaga, palahi nga 'ko--" biglang sinarado ni zy ay pinto na ikinagulat ko, dumiretso s'ya sa kusina, mukhang mag luluto.
Tumunog ulit ang doorbell, pero hindi pa din nagising ang mga ito, "Let them in." binuksan ko ang pinto.
"Oh, ba't d'yan natulog 'yang mga 'yan?" tanong n'ya.
"Why don't you just, pick up your cousin, and go home, huh?" zy's not in a mood this morning.
"Pag di 'yan umuwi, pupusta mo kotse mo sa'kin, zoe?" inis na binato ni zy ang bote ng alak, nasalo naman n'ya 'to agad.
Tinulungan ko na mag luto si zy, I was wearing a soft cotton pajam, and a over sized black shirt. I even look for a rice, pero ang isang zy ay walang bigas, naisipan ko nalang na isangang ang natirang kanin n'ya.
"May trabaho ka na 'diba, caleb?" tanong sa'kin ni austin, pinsan ni levi.
"I don't."
"Huh? bakit?"
"Why you keep asking so many questions?" singit ni zy.
"Luh, Ikaw ba si caleb? kikisali ka, huh, zoe. pero, bakit nga caleb? 'diba graduate ka naman, valedictorian, dean's lister, summa or magna cum laude?"
"Magna cum laude."
"Alam mo? 2.75 GPA ko, pero tignan mo 'ko, ako na nag mmanage ng company ni daddy, tapos ikaw na mataas ang tinapos, ikaw pa tong walang trabaho--"
"You care about her, too much."
"Eto, lahat naman napapansin, just mind your own business, zy." pang babara ni aus kay zy.
"She's my business, and she's not yours." taas na kilay na sinamaan ng tingin ni zy si aus.
"Just finish what you're doing, I'm hungry."
Zy was about to say something, but suddenly duke woke up and throw a pillow on aus. lumapit si duke kay aus, at hiningahan sa mukha, umiwas at pinaghahampas naman ni aus si duke, at dumiretso na ng C.R si duke.
"Oh, nag luluto pala ka'yo." si duke na kakalabas lang ng banyo.
"What the fuck is that smell?" sigaw ni xander, nagising do'n si levi, at ang lahat.
"Ba't ka ba tumatawa? may nakakatawa ba?" sita ni xan, kay kai.
"Wow, you're so cute, xan. Ang gwapo at ang cute mo pa din kahit bagong gising ka, sarap siguro ng tulog mo." tawang tawa si kai sa itsura ni xan, sa sobrang inis naman ni xan ay dumiretso s'ya ng banyo.
"FUCK YOU, KENT LEVI." sigaw ng isang galit na galit na si xan.
"What? I didn't do anything, I swear." pagkakamot ni levi ng mata habang sinasagot ang mga tingin ni jaze.
"I'm tired, okay? I sleep early. Dwayne sleep late, he's the person I saw on the kitchen." pag papaliwanag ulit ni levi.
"He did do something on me, I just do revenge." pag peltok ni dwayne kay aus.
"Ano bang problema n'yong magpipinsan sa'kin? Ako nababadtrip na, huh? nauna si zy--"
"You shut up, dwarf." pag papatahimik ni zy kay aus.
"Ikaw d'yan, levi. Mag ayos ka, uuwi na ta'yo." pag sgimangot ni aus
"Tite mo, di ako uuwi." sagot ni levi.
"Bro, why don't you talk?" napansin 'yon ni ali, dalawa kaming napasulyap kay ali.
"Huh?" that was the first word he say.
I just do my things, not minding what everyone will talk about, and didn't hear nor remember what they're talking about. I even prefer plates and utensils, just to bothered what they're talking about, then start eating.
Everyone's so silent, although the utensils are not. They're enjoying their foods, glad cuz they don't have any choice but to eat it.
"What our agenda today?"
"Do you have any plans?" lance asked dion.
"Ano ba 'yan, mga walang plano, pa'no ta'yo mag sasaya nito?" aus took a deep breath.
"Bakit? Isasama ka ba?" tinawanan ng lahat si aus dahil sabsinabi ni zy.
"Grabe, ang sarap mo pala mag luto, caleb." pag iiba ng usapan ni aus.
"I didn't cook that," sagot ko.
"That's compliment," tatawa na umiiling si duke.
"I don't accept compliments from you." after zy said that to aus, yael invite us to go for car racing but lance and others didn't agree on him.
My plan was go to martial art expert here on ph, he was a friend of mine, he agree so fast when I did just text him an hour ago. But I remember, I don't have my van and even my key van.
"Did you take my van?" I asked him.
"A-ah--"
"Do you?"
"Y-yes"
"Hand me."
"What?"
"The key."
"O-oh, key.. here."
"awkward." i rolled my eye to levi.
Everyone get in, except for me and zy. he was watching me, I don't know what's on his mind, probably thinking what was that awkward moment with rainer. yes, he is kenshion rainer.
"Hello? ano? wala kayong balak mag drive?" inirapan lang 'yon ni zy at dumiretso kaming dalawa sa driver seat.
"I will." sagot ko sa nagbabadyang tanong n'ya.
"K."
Sound on, and I just saw how occupied space is. Ang alam ko ay si dwayne ang nagpapatugtog. Nakabukas ang binta nila, kasama ang walang ibang si xander, pinagttripan ang mga kotseng nadadaanan sabay ng malakas na tugtog.
Saw rainer how he tryna' look calm, while others are quite of course it's dion, lance, quinn, kai, ali, seth, and mark.
"Fvcking drive fast, caleeeeb!" levi shout, looking at others by just looking at me, I saw how zy don't want levi's plan.
So...
"YEAAAH WHOOO!! DA BEST KA CALEEB!" sigaw ni xander.
"gAGOOoOo--" pag piyok na sigaw ni aus.
looking at rainer, he still tryna' look calm, silently praying. habang ang nakapaligid sakanya ay minumura na 'ko, at ang iba ay tumatawa, sobrang ingay at nabibingi na 'ko.
Ni hindi ko nga namalayan na nakahawak sa manibela si zy, galit na galit akong tinititigan sa mata. habang rinig at naaamoy ko ang mga hininga ng lahat, napaka ingay ng mga hininga.
"Papampam ka, zy. alam mong minsan lang ta'yo makaramdam ng bilis ng maneho ni ac." si yael.
"Not in the fvcking high way, chance." sagot ni zy.
"Wow, not in high way? pero ang drug racing sa high way ginaganap? nakakatawa ka naman, zy." pagiirap ko.
"Using van? like it's sports car? nakakatawa ka naman, ac. kelan pa naging sports car ang van?" binitawan ang maneho, at kinuha ang susi na nakasalpak kanina.
Kinuha ko ang duplicate kong susi at sinalpak ang susi, patay na kanina pa ang tugtog, pinaandar ulit ang makina. Masama pa din ang tingin sa'kin ni zy, galit na hinagis sa baba ang susi.
"uhm, excuse m-me?" lumabas si aus at nag suka sa gilid ng daan kung saan niliko ni zy ang van.
"He's crying, like.. kanina pa?" si jaze.
Tahimik na ang lahat ng makapasok ulit si austin, zy still silent but he is still, angry. Nakarating na kami at agad ako'ng lumapit kay aus.
"I'm sorry, aus. anyway... be aware, lalo na pag ako ang driver."
"Malakas 'yan, ac. Walang umiiyak na lalake, you know what I mean, aus." looks like there is a fight between aus and levi.
"Ezikiel Caleb." sagot ko sa nagbabadyang tanong n'ya.
"Finally, we met. I'm the owner of this gym, welcome to black unicorn martial arts."
"Cousins, and friend of them." sagot ko ulit sa mga mata n'ya na nagtataka.
"You really grow up--"
"Thank you for allowing us, Mr. fajardo." pag putol ko.
"Anyways, as I said earlier.. I am the owner, and I'm also instructor. I place your team, at the other building for vip guest." leading the way on the building he's talking about, others are listening.
Lumabas pa kami ng kabilang building dahil shower room ang nasa buong lugar na 'yon, may mga cafeteria din but all the menu is in diet meal. Also they have locker rooms seperate for boys and girls, and some extra clothes, I think every cabinet have.
"I hope you'll enjoy here, they're some known people that I'm sure you'll meet, they're everywhere here." pag mamalaki n'ya.
"Johnny sins--"
"Gago porn star 'yon!" pag tatama ni jaze kay yael.
"Wag ka na mag salita, xander." pangunguna ni levi.
"Luh, tahimik ko dito, levi. Di ko nga kilala 'yon, sino ba 'yon?" sagot ni xan.
"Ulol mo."
Lahat ay pumunta ng kanya kanyang locker room, Of course I seperate. It wasn't a special room, but I have my extra clothes to work out. I change my cloth, and put my cloth inside.
When I suddenly here something that moved? I'm sure i am alone, I even check it before I change. If she doesn't care about me, then she don't need to hide? I'm sure it's she and not he, it's girls room by the way.
"Hey, are you good?" suddenly I was surprised by existence of ali.
"Nakakatakot ba si ali?" tanong ni dion.
"I just see a cat" dahilan ko.
"How will a cat go in a third floor? did that cat click the button on the elevator?" quinn joined the convo.
"I don't know? maybe the owner?" pag pilit ko pa.
"Are you sure you're okay?" ali asked me again.
"What's happening?" dinig kong tanong ni duke.
Lumabas na 'ko at sumalubong ang mga pinsan ko na nasa labas ng pintuan, hinihintay ako? hindi ko alam, pero takang taka ang iba sa nangyari kanina.
"What's going on inside, ac?" kai asked me.
"Oo nga, tagal mo do'n, eh." dwayne being curious too.
"Bukas third eye ata ni ac, kung ano ano nalang sinasabi." pangaasar ni mark.
I just get to the point, I do stretching and yoga. Everyone are focusing doing their things, and here I am, still can't focus.
"What's bothering you?" dion being sweet but quite.
"Noth--"
"You can't say nothing, everyone can sense it." pangunguna n'ya.
"I think there's someone watching me, inside that locker room, I'm sure there's no one there, except me."
"I'll go ask for cctv footage." Suddenly they're all on our back, listening. by the way, that's quinn.
"You take a shower on boy's locker room." that's levi being protective and serious.
"Don't worry, we'll be watching." jaze.
"Guard you outside the locker." dwayne.
"Also guard you... inside the locker room." kai.
"Don't worry, ac. We don't want to see our cousin's naked body." xander.
"I'll go with you later before you take a bath." lance appearance shookt me, thought he wasn't with us.
After that conversation, every time I move or whenever I change my position, my cousins watching what am I doing, I think it's oa or it's just me? i don't know.
I was about to walk and step inside the girls locker room when I suddenly feel that someone is coming over me, and I look at ny back, It was lance.
"I'll go with you, I'm sure there's no one there." lance step in.
I did get my things inside with lance on my side, lumabas kami ng nasa labas na ang lahat.
Minsan gusto ko nalang tumawa, I find it so funny. anyway, they're all waiting for us, in a serious face. I'm also serious, they're all serious looking at me.
I was about to take a step on boy's locker room to take a shower, I was about to say something because zy, cl, lance, quinn, and also ali are with me inside the locker not in shower, okay? others are on the door, and some are outside, I think? I don't know.
"We won't look at that, ac. I swore to god if I see that naked body of you, I will never ever fantasize that fvcking body, not you--" I cut quinn's about to say.
"So yes to others?"
"I don't play girls, just fvcking take a shower."
So just what he said, I took a long shower. They never leave, how did I know? cl keep on complaining that I'm taking too long, and I heard levi saying that it's only for US when someone tryna' get inside.
We we're about to go outside when we all heard noise, girls screaming, I was about to run to girls locker room when lance held my hands.
"No you're not going there." banta n'ya, I was about to complain when someone enter and I think looking for me.
"I'm sure you're caleb?" I don't know this person.
"Yes."
"Someone's looking for you." takot at nanginginig n'yang sabi.
I run inside the girl's locker room to fint that person, everyone is with me. Levi, ali, cl, duke, zy, lance, and kai ang nasa unahan, ako naman ay napapagitnaan.
"I think that girl pranking--" I cut mark.
"Who would scream if it's just for fun, are they stupid?" sagot ko.
"I am not a scammer." then here his grand entrance, he's wearing a mag nanakaw mask all over on that face.
"What do you want?" levi being serious, and I can't find any playful levi, that face made me scare.
"I just want to tell you... I'm not joking, 2 out of 3" binilang n'ya ang daliri nya sa tatlo, pero ang isang daliri ay itinataas taas n'ya.
"Just fuck off, kayden." ali.
"Kayden is dead." he answered.
"You can't fool us." duke voice.
"You really think that... kayden plan to sabotage that racing, huh?" seryoso ang tingin n'ya sa'kin.
"How did you get there?" dwayne.
"You really don't care about everything you see--"
"So you did plan to kill a cat?" lance cut him.
"Did I?" asking himself, then he winked at me.
"What do you want?" levi asking him again.
"Wasn't it obvious? that lil princess in the middle of all of you, I want her."
"Funny how zoo cant manage animals, nakawala tuloy ang isang unggoy." zy laugh.
"And I'll keep her... with me " he smiled.
"What's happening here?" I heard Mr. fajardo's voice, nakita ko ang kararating lang na austin at rainer, but I keep my eye on him, and walk forward on him. Pull out my knife, then stab him.
He still did try to run and handle his wound, I'm still looking at him, until I doesn't see him.
"What the fuck?" seth looked at me, I think... everyone.
"Tangina?!" xander.
"I don't think that's a good idea of you, ac." Mr. fajardo smile at me.
"What's the meaning of this?" duke ask me by just his eye.
Lahat ng tao kanina sa taas ay bumaba, pinapakalma ang iba, may iba naman na pinaguusapan pa din ang nangyari at hindi makapaniwala. Mr. fajardo give his apology to all, sinabi na hindi na ulit mangyayari ang mga nangyari kanina sa kadahilanan na marami nga ang mga kilalang tao ang nasa loob kaya nangyari i'yon.
Nanatiling tahimik ang mga kasama ko habang nag sasalita si Mr. fajardo sa harap ng lahat, hindi ko alam kung matatawa ba 'ko o maawa sa mga mukhang sinusulyapan 'ko.
"H'wag kayong mag alala, dadagdagan ko ng higpit at securities dito. Makakaasa kayo na hindi na ulit 'to mangyayari, sa muli pasensya sainyo." pag yuko n'ya sa lahat, sinulyapan n'ya 'ko at tinawanan ako.
Lumakad s'ya ng nakangiti bago s'ya makita ng mga kasama ko, nag bago ang itsura ng mukha sa hindi maipaliwanag na itsura n'ya.
"Are you all fine?" he asked them.
"I think we all good--"
"I don't think that conversation is good idea here." Mr. fajardo cut him off, then Mr. fajardo look at me.
"Fucking follow me." tumayo ako at nag simulang mag lakad, kasama ko sa unahan si Mr. fajardo habang ang iba ay tahimik at sa tingin ko ay nag tataka.
"Austin?" pag tigil ko.
"B-b-bakit?" nanghihina n'yang sagot.
"You can go now, also bring your visitor with you. I just hope you and your visitor have fun for this day, take care." tsaka uli ako nag simulang mag lakad.
Sobrang tahimik, tadyak ng sapatos nalang ang naririnig ko. Papunta kami kotse, kasama si Mr. fajardo.
"Kaninong kotse 'yan?" lance asked.
"What can I answer?" Mr. fajardo's asking me.
"And thank you for that, I know who the owner is." biglang singit ni dwayne.
Pumasok ako sa kotse ng walang alinlangan, binuhay ang makina at umandar na. Medyo mahaba ang byahe kung s'ya talaga ang mag mamaneho, ilang oras akong nag hihintay dito.
"Where are we?" mark asked.
"Pinaghihintay mo nanaman ako ng matagal, sabagay... mahuhuli ka talaga kung ikaw ang driver." salubong ko kay Mr. fajardo.
"Martial arts lang tinuturo ko, anong gusto mong gawin ko sa manibela? jijutsu-hin ko?" pamimiloso n'ya sa'kin.
"Welcome back, Mr. fajardo. Ms. Lee is also here, we'll go inside." the boy talking at he's walkie talkie.
This place is a underground, designs are choosen from my friend at the california. Some materials are also made from and bought from california, the color is either gray, white, black and brown.
Wide space and luxury. Pools, billiards, bar, training area, movie room, gym, bedrooms for everyone and many more.
"Welcome our guest." matapos buksan ang pinto ay puno ang tatlong palapag ng mga tauhan.
"I just realized, it was a perfect hideout." levi smiling.
"Still, it doesn't explain what happened earlier." duke keep his eye on me.
"And, why Mr. fajardo knows it?" sinulyapan ko si seth na nag salita at dumapo ang tingin n'ya kay Mr. fajardo, kinindatan naman 'to ni Mr. fajardo.
"Could you explain to us, Mr. fajardo?" alistair asked him, smiling.