19: she's brutal, don't mess with her
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RYU

The house was almost empty when we returned. Titless was pissed so she just shouted get lost and everyone did. Ngayon ay kaaalis lamang ng huling bisita na tiyak kong hindi naman niya kilala. She started throwing tantrums and break everything she sees.

Empty glass bottles. Huge vases. Stereo. I bet if she has enough strength, she probably throw away the coffee table on the side. Mayamaya ay bumaba ang kapatid niya. His hair was ruffled at bahagya pa nitong kinukusot ang mata.

“Jesus, I can sleep with the loud music coming from the speakers pero hindi kapag nakakarinig ako ng tunog ng nababasag na gamit, what is wrong sis?” tanong g kapatid niya. If I remembered it right, his name is John or Juan or whatever.

“It’s a trap John!” Titless said and again, nagbasag siya ng kung anu-anong gamit.

Komportableng naupo naman ako sa sofa at iniwasan na lamang na matamaan ng kung anumang bagay na maisipan niyang ibato.

“Told yah, Uncle is wise although he looked stupid,” sagot ng kapatid niya. His eyes turned to me, “Hey there Vander bro, where’s my shirt?”

I shrugged, looking on the floor where titless threw away the polo shirt. Agad na bumaba ng hagdan si John at pinulot iyon, kasabay ng pagngiwi nang makitang duguan ang damit.

“Why is this bloody?! Damn, this is my favorite! Kaya binili ko ito kahit malaki pa sa akin dahil gustong-gusto ko! I cannot wait to develop into a total hunk like you but my fantasy wearing this shirt goes over the drainage!” he said, looking hurt.

Damn it, they are really siblings.

“Then I’ll go buy you another,” sabi ko sa kanya.

“This is limited edition!”

Why am I even making up for it? Hindi naman ako ang nagpunas ng dugo roon, at mas lalong hindi ko naman iyon dugo. I don’t have to be guilty over ruining his favorite shirt.

Napakunot ang noo ni John. “Pero sandali, who among you is bleeding?”

He ran his gaze over me, then to his sister na hindi pa rin kalmado. She stood there, shaking in anger, hands crumpled in a fist.

“None,” sagot ko. “Is she like that?”

Tinitigan ni John ang kapatid. “Like what? Ugly when angry?”

“No, I mean calm on desperate situations yet shaking in anger when it’s over,” sagot ko.

John pouted and thought for a while. Bahagya siyang lumapit sa akin at bumulong. “Guess so, sis is weird like most of the time. Sabi nakidnap siya noong bata pa siya pero hindi man lamang siya umiyak sa loob ng tatlong araw na nasa lungga siya ng kidnapper niya. Then he bit one of his captives on the crotch! The guy’s balls bled!”

Ha, she’s a psycho since a kid.

“Pero noong nakauwi na siya at ligtas na, saka lamang siya nagkaroon ng episodes. She would cry and scream for help but then it only lasted for three days too. Late yata ang development ng panic o kung ano man sa kanya.”

Well, something like that is hard for a kid to handle. Been there and it was tough.

“She’s smart but she lacks focus,” sabi ko.

John looked at me with surprise in his eyes. Pagkatapos ay itinaas niya ang isang palad para makipag-highfive. “Yes bro, same thoughts. High five!”

I smirked and refused to but he reached for my hand para ipa-highfive iyon sa kanya. Damn, maybe they are really crazy, side effects of dealing with drug business.

Then he yawned. “Anyway, inaantok pa ako bro, so I will let you handle big sis and please, wag mo siyang hayaang magbasag dahil kinabukasan ay pagsisisihan niya ‘yan. If you do, I will forget you bled on my shirt.”

“I didn’t,” wika ko.

“Whose blood is that again?” he asked.

“The bastards who tried to rape your sister,” sagot ko.

John made a face, glancing at titless. “Let me guess, she stabbed them on the neck?”

I nodded.

John also nodded. “She’s brutal, don’t mess with her.”

Oh, thanks for the advice. “She usually do that?”

Muli siyang tumango. “With the absence of her guns and syringes, stabbing anything sharp on the neck is her next resort. Desperate situations calls for a bite in the dick or balls. If she had her nails done, she would claw them in the eye. Ngayong wala akong nakikitang sapatos na suot niya, I guess she used her shoes.”

I couldn’t help but frown. Her brother knows her sick ways very well.

“Okay Vander bro, I am really sleepy,” he yawned again. “Take care. And hey, I will return your wallet and phone if you can tuck her in bed so she may sleep in peace.”

Walang pag-aalinlangan na tinalikuran niya ako at naglakad pabalik sa hagdan. Moments later, I heard a door closed but titless is still looking pissed as ever.

“I hate him, I hate him, I haaaate hiiiiimmmm!” she screamed and kicked the side table. Natumba iyon at nabasag ang paso na nakapatong. “He should go to hell!”

Sumulyap ako sa suot kong relo. “When are you done being pissed?” I asked.

“I hate him rocket! I should shave his head and skin him alive next time!”

“Who?”

She sneered at me. “Flavio the ugly, sino pa nga ba?”

I practically growled. “Wait, you’re angry to your uncle than those guys who tried to rape you?”

She rose a brow. “Kaninong tao ba sila?”

“Your uncle, probably.”

“Exactly!” she snapped. “Alam mo ang bobo mo rin minsan, galit ako sa kanila of course pero mas galit ako kay Flavio. Kahit pa sabihing hindi naman niya inutos na gahasain ako, damn those men of steel are so... yuckie! Yung balat daig pa ang scotch brite sa gaspang, yung kalyo mas matigas pa sa baboy na sobrang tanda. Plus.. they’re stupid, fuck it I cannot stand stupid people.”

She’s pulling her ponytail when a car pulled of outside at ilang sandali lamang ay may tumatakbo papasok sa loob ng bahay.

“Pi!”

Titless looked over her shoulder, and the guy who entered immediately walked towards her.

“Nasaktan ka ba? Anong ginawa nila sayo? Why were you even in such place? What the hell was that?”

Titless rolled her eyes. “Geez, relax Zero you’re freaking out more than me.”

Huh, she break things yet she thinks someone asking so many questions freaked out more than her. And who’s this guy by the way, her boyfriend?

Saka lamang ako napansin ng lalaki. “The party is over, bakit may isa pang natira?”

What the hell, he thinks I am one of her party goers?

I smirked at him and he looked annoyed with that so I smirked even more. Napayuko siya at napatingin sa paanan ni Pie. “You went home barefoot?”

“He’s not just some party goer Zero. And it’s not like I walked home--”

“Ano ba kasi ang ginagawa mo roon? Damn it Pi, lagot ako sa daddy mo kapag may nangyari sa’yo. More so I cannot forgive myself,” he said softly as he cupped her cheek.

Why am I still her, witnessing their drama? Tumayo ako sa kinauupuan at tinungo ang hagdan. “I need to leave titless, I just need to retrieve my wallet and phone, no time to enjoy your little corny drama there.”

I can hear the guy asking who the hell was I before I totally ascended towards the stairs, walking over John’s room.

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Pi

“Who was that?” tanong ni Zero habang sinusundan ng tingin si Rocket na paakyat ng hagdan. “Why does he looks so familiar?”

“Remember my crush?”

Napakunot ang noo niya. “Harry, the gay, Styles?”

“Fuck you Zero.”

He chuckled as he puts his arm around me. “Nagbibiro lang ako, so Harry Styles?”

I shook my head. “No, the other one.”

Saglit siyang nag-isip. “Cooler Vander?”

“Yes, that’s his cousin.”

He stared down at me, looking with disbelief in his eyes. “Ryu Vander Morisson?!”

“Oh, you knew him.”

He sneered at me. “Come on, given the nature of our business, you should know who are the big fishes. Vander mafia is no joke, pero seryoso you two know each other?”

I shrugged, removing his arms around me. I am sweating like a pig right now and his skin on mine would only cause more discomfort. “Sort of.”

“Paano?”

“Long story, at least now I have a connection with Cooler,” sagot ko sa kanya. “Nagawa mo na ba ang pinapagawa ko?”

Tumango siya sa akin at iniabot sa akin ang tatlong baril na nakasukbit sa baiwang niya, then a phone. “Yup, the place is good as it was before. Pero Pi, ano ba kasi ang nangyari?”

“It’s a trap, I was following Flavio--”

Worry crossed Zero’s face. “Pi!”

“What now? I told you I am exposing him no matter what.”

“At ano, ipahamak ang sarili mo? When will you learn Pi?”

He sort of stared at me like he doesn’t know what to do with me. Zero is a good friend, we become close since he’s just a year older than me. Bata pa lamang siya ay kilala ko na siya. We used to play a lot and we were inseparable. Nagkahiwalay lamang kami nang mag-aral ako abroad and when I returned, he’s a grownup ultra hot gun-totting guy.  His family worked for the Bellomo’s since then and when they were killed in business, si Daddy na ang nagsustento sa kanya and he sort of grew fond and loyal over the Bellomo family business.

“Kapag nahuli na siya,” sagot ko at muling napatingin sa hagdan nang makarinig kami ng mga yabag. It was rocket, wearing his clothes before with his car keys on his fingers. Walang salitang nilagpasan na lamang niya kami ni Zero at lumabas doon.

Zero followed him with gaze, brows furrowed. “I don’t like him,” wika niya nang tuluyang mawala si Rocket sa paningin.

“I’m sure he doesn’t like you too,” sagot ko sa kanya at tinapik siya sa balikat bago naglakad palayo. “Need to rest Zero, thanks for the help. Matulog ka na rin, you can go back to your condo or just use any guest room. Good night.”

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