Worthless
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Limit Ten: Worthless
(9th Force – Skylar)
“Ayaaaaaw!” > 3 _kouman which is pride, then donyoku for greed, shitto for envy, gekido for wrath, nikuyoku for lust, boushoku for gluttony and taida for sloth. It is to remind us that Full Force can’t and will never commit to sins such as that.”
Wow. Amazing. I mean yung tattoo ang amazing hindi si Xena. Natural alam niya ‘yan, baka nag-research. :P
“Oy tama na ‘yan, baka matunaw na si Rey kakatitig mo sa likuran niya.” at ayan pinagkatuwaan na naman ako ni Xena. -___-
Eh napansin na ako eh kaya ayun, inabot ko siya from behind at sinakal gamit ang arm ko. “Aw! Hahahahaha! :D I’m kidding, Sky! Hey, it hurts! Tama na oy!”
“Lagi mo na lang akong pinagti-tripan! Loko ka talaga!” sinapok ko yung bumbunan niya bago ako bumalik sa pwesto ko.
Nakababa na yung shirt ni Rey. Obviously alangang nakataas pa rin. I don’t know but weird, yung feeling ng skin niya sa fingers ko kanina, it was electric! I should’ve known. Tsk. Epal kasi neto ni Xena eh.
“Ano na? Excited ka na magpa-tattoo? Malay mo ma-turn on boyfriend mo sa’yo pag nagpa-tattoo ka.” naka-smirk na panimula na naman ni Xena.
“Sorry to inform you pero single po ako.”
“Oh c’mon! Sinong maniniwala sa’yo eh itsura palang mukha ka nang flirt.” XD
“Ang kapal ng mukha mo. -___-++ Tatadyakan na kita nakakairita ka na!”
“Pero seryoso, Sky. Why you no bf?” :D yeah he laughed hard dahil sa pagiging trying hard niyang maging troll.
I sighed then rolled my eyes. “Obviously because I don’t like?”
“Ows? Di ka mukhang NBSB.”
“I’m not. I had a fair share of flings. Boyfriends for three or two or one week. Then fly to another town then get a boy-toy again. Oh for heaven’s sake why am I even telling this to you?”
“Tell me more, I want to know. So no serious relationship ever?”
“Wala. Obviously. Lagi akong umaalis ng bansa para humabol sa mga most wanted na tumatakas ng Pinas. You don’t expect me to have one, do you?”
“In all honesty, I can’t believe it. You seem to be loveable and had a lot of love inside your heart. Bakit nga ba wala kang seryosong boyfriend? Never love?”
“Well I… I’m in love with someone.” I admitted with a faint smile.
Xena’s eyes were amused. “Oh cool! Who’s the lucky guy? And why aren’t you together? Torpe ba? Tara upakan natin.”
Tumawa ako. “Hindi tange. I think… I think he’s ashamed of me and what I do.”
Nangunot ang noo niya. Well expected na. “Ashamed of you?”
“Yap! High class siya, bounty hunter lang ako. So… you know. And I think he loves someone else so I didn’t bother to tell him. Afterall, tingin ko naman nakapag-move on na ako.” ^___^
“What a story you have there. That guy sure lost a lot with that move. Ang ganda mo eh. Tapos ang bait pa tsaka masarap asarin tsaka matakaw tsaka—”
“Oy sumosobra ka na ah.” =___=
Tumawa lang siya ng tumawa. Hanggang sa tumapat ang kotse sa isang gate. Bumaba sila kaya bumaba na rin ako. Pagpasok namin sinalubong si Rey ng mga samu’t-saring tao. I mean may matanda, may mga bata, may mga nanay, tatay na kumakamay sa kanya. While Savier and Xena tries to simply control the growing crowd.
“Wow. Campaign kaagad?”
“Nope, natural scene.” Sagot ni Savier. “Tinutulungan kasi namin ang charity na ‘to.” then he turned to Rey. “Pa’no? Iwanan ka na muna namin d’yan?”
Hindi pa sumasagot si Rey eh naglakad na yung dalawa. No choice ako kundi sumunod. Eh pinagkakaguluhan na ng mga bata si Rey eh, ano pang gagawin ko do’n? But I was wrong. I felt a hand on my wrist.
“Sky.”
Lumingon ako. Hawak niya kamay ko. “Uh… yeah?”
“Nothing. Go ahead.”
Tumango ako. Naglakad na ako ng diretso para sundan yung dalawa. We ended up in a room sa pangatlong turn sa hallway. May solo bed doon tapos may nakatapat na medyo may kalakihang machine pero malaki rin ang agwat from the bed. “That’s the laser. Ipo-program sa computer yung graphic na ilalagay para sa tattoo then the heat of the laser would transfer it to your skin. Medyo matagal but it’s worth it. It’s just a little heat, you’re gonna be fine.”
“Okkkaayyy…”
Dumapa ako do’n sa may kama. Someone had worked on the machine while Savier and Xena waited outside. Halos nakatulog na nga ako sa sobrang tagal. Tinapik lang ako nung babae. Kaya sinuot ko na ulit yung tank top ko. In time na pumasok yung tatlo.
“How was it?”
“Boring?” -___-
Xena laughed. “Yeah I mean the tattoo not the procedure.”
“I don’t know, haven’t seen it yet.”
“Can I—I mean we take a look?” I eyed Rey, he’s acting weird. Kanina pa siya nagi-stammer. Ano ba nakaen neto?
Tumalikod ako sa kanila. Tinaas ko ng konti ang tank top ko so they can see the tattoo just before my waist line. And then I heard Savier whistled ‘witwew’ then yelled: “Hot! I mean the tattoo. And of course… you’re damn figure too. Smokin’, I tell you.”
Kumuha ako ng unan at hinampas ko sa kanya. “You’re married, stop checkin’ on me!”
He and Xena laughed. “Kidding.”
“Can I ask? Ano yung kanji sa ibaba ng ‘Ninth Force’ ko?” I was looking to it through the mirror and I swear, ang gandang tignan kahit hindi ko naiintindihan.
Rey smiled tas lumapit sa akin. He caressed the first symbol on my back which honestly gave me bolts of electricity. “Shinnen for faith, kibou for hope, jizen for charity, kennin for fortitude, seigi for justice, sessei for temperance, shinchou for prudence. It’s the seven heavenly virtues.”
Wow. Kung sinumang nag-isip neto, hahalikan ko siya ng torrid. Ang galing niya. Brilliant. As in.
I was on the middle of saying something nang may walang pakundangan na sumigaw. Then I smelled a familiar scent. Oh s**t! Tinakpan ko ang ilong ni Rey sabay tulak sa kanya sa may upuan. Right at the moment may naghagis sa amin ng smoke grenade. All views were blinded by a white smoke. Kinailangan kong pumikit dahil sobrang sakit sa mata ng usok.
“Sky! Are you there? Cover for Rey!” I heard Savier yelling from the right.
“I got him!”
Ramdam ko pa si Rey. He’s just still in his seat, I was covering his nose while I cough dahil nalalanghap ko ang amoy ng usok. s**t. What am I gonna do?
By reflexes, nasipa ko ang lalaking umaatake mula sa likuran. Narinig ko kasi ang footsteps niya and I was sure hindi pag-aari nina Savier at Xena ‘yon. Nakakarinig na ako ng putok ng baril. Tsk. “Rey, cover your nose!”
“Xena!” why is he shouting? Hindi ba niya alam na matutunton siya sa ginagawa niyang ‘yan?
“Yeah?”
“Savier!”
“Fvck, what?”
Nagitla ako nang makarinig ng apat na putok ng baril sa may malapit. I kept on coughing. Unti-unting nagiging maliwanag ang paligid. And it’s obvious. Rey was holding a gun and he himself, killed four of his attackers.
WTH?
***
“At tumunganga ka do’n? What are you, Sky? Some princess na naghihintay ng tutulong sa inyo!”
Nag-iwas ako ng tingin. I felt like they all are disgusted by me.
“Sunshine, it’s not Sky’s fault. We were so cool with the scene na ni hindi namin naisip na masusundan kami do’n.”
“Still it’s her glitch, Savier!” Cloud kept on insisting. “Ni wala man lang siyang dalang baril o kahit na anong armas?”
“Sorry, I am not permitted to bring Seiya in public.”
“Espada lang ba ang kaya mong gamitin? You’re a versatile warrior at gagawin mong excuse sa akin na hindi mo pwedeng dalhin ang espada mo sa publiko? That was so lame, Sky try again! Try harder!”
“Calm down, Yan.” Eric sighed at inabutan ako ng handgun. “Here, carry this always. Just in case na walang madala si Rey na handgun at least you’re ready. And next time be extra careful. You’ve learned.”
Tumango ako at tumayo. “Excuse. I needed to rest if you don’t mind.”
Hindi ko na sila hinintay na sumagot. Pumasok ako ng kwarto at ni-lock ‘yon. I don’t want anybody entering. Nilagay ko ang handgun sa may side table saka pumasok sa banyo and turn the shower on.
Ngayon ko lang naramdaman ‘to. Ngayon lang.
Sasame,
For the first time, naramdaman ko kung gaano ako ka-walang kwenta. Kung gaano ako ka-walang silbi. And the feeling sucks big time.
Worthless,
Death Hunter
- Writer
