Takip Silip

x. Pumapangsampu

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Aurora have a golden rule, leave after it. She can hear Mia's suspicions voice, No cuddles after ha, but here she is. She can smell the flower-y scent of Elli's. So. Near. To. Her. The mint fragrant that is natural coming out of her body makes her relaxed. Elli didn't put any cologne. She didn't dare to make a movement from laying on her chest. She was comfortably and perfectly fit in her arms. Good thing, they were fully clothed. Or else, again. 

Shet!

Papikit siya ng mariin. Madami nang tanong ang pumapasok sa sarili niya. Now she's realizing things. Why? Why does she have to do that? Why do they have to do this? s**t. Nagiinit ang mukha niya. She broke her golden rule and now breaking more rules. 

At lumala ang pag init ng pisngi niya nang malaman na gising pala si Elli. Tahimik na naglalaro ng phone para hindi siya magising. Aurora still pretending that she was sleeping. Thinking what she should do pagka-kunwaring-gising. Will she stand up? Will she greet her? What.

She felt Elli caressing her back. Fixing her messy hair. And a kiss from her forehead made her still act that she was sleeping. She's not. Gising na gising na ang diwa niya. But too ashame.

Anong gagawin niya? Kung p'wede lang tumakbo, tatakbo agad siya. But suddenly, her inner self knocked her head. Ano, first time?

Elli's carefully moving her sa gilid and she just let her do it. Inayos nito ang kumot na nakabalot sa kanya at lumabas ng kwarto. There, Aurora opened her eyes and just blankly stared sa bintana. Questioning her whole existence and her stupid impulsive decisions because she was messed up. She thought it would distract her but. It was otherwise. 

Bakit ko ginagawa 'yun?  Boba. 

Elli's room is plain, too, except sa malaking teddy bear sa sulok ng kwarto. Still with the theme, black and white. Nandoon ang pula niyang laptop sa study table. Malinis at walang kahit ano. And a bass guitar sa gilid nito. She didn't know Elli plays guitar. Or it's just a display? Ewan. 

Agad siyang pumikit nang marinig niya ang yapak niya. May inilapag siya sa lamesa. Amoy niya ang masarap na bagong luto nito. Tulog pero sumisinghap? P'wede ba 'yun? Elli sat on the floor sa gilid ng kama. She again caressing her cheeks that makes her feel something in her stomach, gutom at takot. She doesn't know why Elli is like in the morning. She was never been like this. And what scares her the most, she's not used to it. She always leave after.

"Gising na." It was too soft to wake up someone pero gising naman na siya. Kaya dumilat na ito at binungad ang kanyang mata. Her eyes are still round, overwhelmed, just like last night made Aurora disgusted by herself.  Agad siyang umiwas ng tingin. Naalala niya kagabi. Her soft touches against her skin, it's not s****l. It was careful. Para siyang lalamunin ng titig nito. "Good morning." bati nito.

"Morning."

"Parang noon sa phone mo lang ako naririnig, ngayon sa harap mo na." nagyayabang. Bumabalik sa normal nitong ugali. Hindi ito pinansin ni Aurora kaya tumawa. Oo nga. But she usually do it with her just woke up voice na parang di pa nakakainom ng tubig. Ngayon parang hydrated. Buong buo ang boses. May sigla. Sino bang hindi? Bullshit. "Kain na ikaw. Nag gawa ako milo." she looked twice to Elli na nakatingin sa gawa nitong milo. Did she just... really. Baby talked? Nag gawa?

To see her na nakaupo sa sahig sa gilid ng kama and looking down sa milo nito. A kid waiting for her mommy. Hindi na mapigil ni Aurora na tumawa due to her cuteness overload. She know she shouldn't laugh! But this? Why? What did she do? Pa-inis na tinignan siya ni Elli. Her cheeks are becoming red that makes Aurora giggles.

She doesn't know why Elli is acting like this. All time na magkasama sila hindi siya ganito. Is it because last night? Is she embarrassed about it too? Like how she is earlier?

"Wag ka tumawa!" throwing a tantrums. Ginulo ni Aurora ang buhok ni Elli bago umupo. Nakasimangot pa rin ang bata at nakahawak sa buhok nito. Kinuha nito ang milo at ininom. Inilagay naman ni Elli plato  ng pagkain sa hita niya.

"Ayaw mo dito sa tabi ko?" Aurora said because nandoon pa rin siya sa sahig.

Elli shrugs her head, "Ayaw." okay. Mabilis siyang kausap. Kaya kumain na ito. Simpleng pritong itlog lang ito but enough to make her smile lalo na ang smile-y ketchup sa gilid. The effort. She wants to take picture of it for remembrance pero malayo ang phone. She tried to picture it on her head. She want to remember this. She wants to paint it pagkauwi.

With this, parang nakalimutan niya ang nangyari sa kanya. She felt like she's too far away from everyone. She is really a damsel in distress. Running away.

Elli finally sat beside her. Patuloy lang sa pagkain. She can feel Elli stares. Hindi niya ito pinansin hanggang sa marahan nitong hinawi ang buhok niya sa may leeg. Pointing at something.

"Kanino 'yan?"

"Ang alin?" Napahawak ito sa leeg niya. Ang alin ang kanino? Sumimangot si Elli sa kanya. She thinned her lips, hesitating. Trying to not get away some words. Kaya umiwas ng tingin. Diretsong lumabas ng kwarto making Aurora confused.

Huh. Ano 'yun?

When she finally done eating, lumabas na rin ng kwarto. She saw Elli watching a TV, nakakagat pa rin sa labi nito. Dumiretso siya sa CR. Looked at mirror and saw a kissed marks, like a lot. 

Probably from last night.

Disgusting. 

Naghilamos ito, trying to wake up her sense before going back to sit beside Elli who didn't bother to look at her.

"Bakit?" dahil sa bigla nitong paglabas ng kwarto. Matabang na umiling ang babae.  Sumimangot si Aurora. Ano 'to? Tinotopak?

She ignored her at nanood rin ng TV, it's 12PM nung nakita niya sa orasan. "Nasaan phone ko?" Hindi niya pa pala namemessage si Mia. She's probably worried dahil hindi ito nakauwi. Tumaas ang kilay niya nang makita ang mata ni Elli sa kanya. Irrited and disgusted, seriously? telepathically which she didn't get. Anong problema niya? "Phone?" aniya.

Padabog na kinuha ni Elli ang phone niya sa gilid ng TV. She silently watched her tantrums, confused. What's wrong? Anong hindi niya nagegets. When she finally got her phone ilang messages ang naroroon. From Mia, Kuya Jay, and Elissa.

Like she always do first, Mia.

san ka ghorl? is the messaged.

d muna ako uuwi. kwento ko sau later, she replied.

Mia replied fast, chismis? call ako agad? she can hear the excitement on her text.

d na. mamaya.

okay!!! maya ha

She checked Elissa messaged, too. She didn't looked at Kuya Jay's. Baka mastress siya. Hindi niya alam kung anong p'wede sabihin sa kanga.

Hi!!! Elissa here. Pls, save my number. Can I see you again??? Hehe. If lang. :))))

And another, Good morning!!!! Eat your breakstfast and drink a lot of water. Don't skip ha. Hehe. :))))

She can feel Ellisa's softness just in her smileypeys. Rinig rin nito ang pacute na boses. She replied, sure? when? she didn't wait for another reply after that. She put down her phone at inilagay sa gilid. She heard it buzzed but hindi ito pinansin. Later she would do. Do not reply fast, that what she learned from Mia who has every different boy every day. Napahiyaw siya nang pinitik ni Elli ang kanyang leeg. Made her glare at her who is glaring back. 

"Kabisado ko kung saan ako naglagay. Hindi akin 'yan." that's what she said. Ah, ayun ang kinagagalit nito. So, it's probably from the another night kung hindi sa kanya. Hindi niya napansin. Pero s**t, pumasok siya ng school na hindi tinitignan ang sarili niya. A lot of things to regret and to be ashamed at. But it's not late to sulk about it. 

"Ay. Talaga?" Like it was nothing. Hindi na nagsalita si Elli. Ghad, Aurora feel disgusted by herself.