"You have lights? Huh!"

I asked, nang makitang bukas ang lahat ng ilaw sa bahay, mula sa malayo.

"Yeah! Thanks to Theo."

"Theo?"

"Oww! He's my eel friend." She proudly stated. "Siya ang nakatoka sa electricity supply ko, when I'm here." She added.

Pagbukas niya ng pinto ay agad siyang pumasok rito, papasok na rin sana ako, when the door closed before I can get in.

Ginapangan ako ng pangamba when the lights suddenly shut off.

Oh! Shit!

"Zannah!!!" I yelled, banging the door. "Swear! Hindi na nakakatawa!"

Damn Woman!

I grabbed the door handle trying my luck to open the door and it does.

Little by little, lights started to invades, making the darkness out off the window.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you~~~"

Napapailing nalang akong pinakikinggan ang kanyang pag-awit habang matamang nakatingin sa kaniya.

She has a birthday hat on top of her head, while holding a birthday cake.

"Happy birthday, Mallory!" May lakas ng loob pa itong

"So you planned all these?"

"Yep! With them!" Sagot nito, as she looked behind her, and there I saw, lots of birds, squirrels, jocko, chipmuncks, and there he is, the tortoise.

They all have a birthday hat perfectly placed on top of their heads. There's also a long table filled with different kinds of grasses! Holyshit!

Kakain na naman ba ako ng damo?

"Hurry, blow the candle!"

Hindi ko pa man nahihipan 'yung kandila ay nagingay na ang lahat. The room was in an uproar, instantly.

I can't believe it.

The Mallory, that I was with, in span of almost 21 years. He hates loud and unpleasant things that causes disturbance, he loves being alone away from the crowds that causes him suffocation. But now,

He's gone...

The Mallory right now, despite of the noises and crowds, he can now freely breathe fine.

I don't know why?

Though, he loves silence, he's not used of darkness.

But now, he's getting used of the dark as shir of noise begins to be embrace, by his ears.

After my birthday celebration, na kung saan ay, sila naman ang mas nag-enjoy. Though, nag-enjoy din naman ako, sa panonood sa kanila.

The room's now at mess.

The hell I care! Not anymore.

"Awat na, Zannah!" Sita ko rito.

Nakaalis na lahat ng aming bisita, at kaming dalawa nalang ngayon ang naiwan sa magulong sala.

And up until now, hindi parin siya tumitigil kakatungga ng alak.
"N-no worries, S-sweetheart, Mataas ang t-toleration ko ng a-ayaak." She insisted, stuttering.

"Sobrang taas nga!" I scoffed back, taking the glass off her hold.

Tatayo na sana ako, when she lean closer to me and rested her head on my shoulder. "Waitsss, y-yet me sober up m-myseyf for a w-whiye." She murmured, good thing I understand what she said.

I enveloped my left hand around her, dahilan para mas mapalapit kami sa isa't isa. Nagsumiksik naman siya lalo sa akin, as her hairs started changing into two different colors.

Two familliar colors…

Silence reigns, with us, in each others arms.

It took as half an hour, before she finally sobered up. Like the hands of the clock freeze for a while just to witness our unusual moment of inertia.

"Let's go upstairs! I wanna sleep!" Agarang saad nito, saka mabilis na lumayo sa akin.

I look up and there I saw, an open view of a huge bed upstairs.

"Do you have any spare roo--"

"None, I don't entertain guest Mallory!"

"You'll let me sleep with you?"

"Yeah--"

"No way!"

"And why?"

"Lalaki ako Zannah, for Adam's sake!"

"Oh, stop playing a funcking damn virgin! Mallory!"

"I am!"

Rude woman's eyes almost puff out upon hearing what I've said.

Shit! Did I just blurt it out loud? Damn Mallory!

"OMG! You are! Thought humans are known for being flirtitou--"

"I'm not human! And stop, flirting me!" I shouted. And she just laughs at it!

"I'm not even flirting you am I?" She says in defense.

Damn! I want the drunken Zannah back!

I stood up, and took some steps away from her, when she started walking near me."Tell me Mallory! Am I flirting?" There, we lost that so called space again! Tumingkayad siya, I swing my head left when she moved closer, and there she whispered.

"To tell you Sweetheart, I call it charms." Before finally moving away from me,

But she stops midway of the stairs. "And Mallory, I am too! So come on, Sweetheart! Let's sleep I'm tired." She teased.

She even winked for fuck's sake!

I'm now wondering of what kind of creature she is.

Something that is, rude, agressive, charming? Nope!

She's a temptation!

A dark archangel….

~~~