"Tell me whats the point of doing this every night

What you're giving me

Is nothing but a heart

It's a lullaby

Gonna kill my dreams, oh

This is the last time

Baby make up your mind"

--

Sen tried to focus on her. Yung pagkatao nito mismo ang titingnan at hindi ang katawan nito. He tried to get to know her better. Pero sadyang mailap ang dalaga.

It's as if she didn't want to be invested.

It's like she didn't want to be involved.

But he tried harder, hoping that one day, she'll open up her heart the way she opened up her legs to him.

--

Women do have some wicked ways to tease a man. And maybe Charlie would often go too far. Kagaya na lang isang araw, Sen called her on the phone.

His blood immediately boiled nang lalaki ang sumagot dito.

"Who's this?" he asked through gritted teeth.

"It's Drake. And you?"

"Who the fuck are you? Where's Charlie?!"

"Taking a shower."

Napamura sya. Saka minabuting tapusin na lamang ang tawag.

Siguro ay kaibigang lalaki lang ito ni Charlie. Paulit-ulit nya iyong iniisip. Taking a shower, naalala niyang sabi ng lalaking kausap kanina. Napapikit sya while gripping his phone tightly.

Na-iimagine nya ang dalaga na hubad at naliligo... and then some man would just grab her from behind and fuck her.

And with that thought, naibato niya ang hawak-hawak na cellphone. It crashed to the wall and was broken apart by the impact. Nang-gagalaiti sa galit, Sen decided to go over by her house.

Wag na wag lang nyang maabutan na may ginagawang kagaguhan ang dalaga at baka makapatay sya ng tao.

--

Sen knocked impatiently at her door. Nakaka-ilang katok ay wala pa ring nagbubukas ng pinto.

"Charlie!" he shouted.

Sumagi na naman sa isipan niya ang larawan ng dalaga at ng lalaking sumagot sa tawag niya kanina... fucking on the shower.

"Charlie! Open up the door or I swear I'll kick this down!" banta niya.

Nakarinig sya ng pag-a-unlock mula sa loob. A few seconds later, bumukas ang pintuan at tumambad ang naka-towel lang na Charlie. Basang-basa pa ang buhok nito.

"Earl!" medyo gulat na tanong nito. "What are you doing here?"

Instead of answering, Earl pushed the door open. Unang nahagip ng mata niya ang lalaking nakaupo sa couch ni Charlie.

Walang sabi-sabi nya itong nilapitan at sinimulang bugbugin.

"Earl stop!" Charlie tried to hold him by the arm but he was so enraged na hindi na sya kayang pigilan ng dalaga.

"Stay away from her! You understand?!" nang-gagalaiti niyang tanong sa lalaki.

"Earl tama na!" pigil sa kanya ng dalaga when he raised his hand again for another punch. "Stop attacking my friend! He's gay!"

Litong napahinto ang binata at pinagbalik-balik ang tingin sa dalaga at sa duguang lalaki sa sahig.

"What?" tanong niya.

Out of anger, Charlie grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up. Saka sya nito kinaladkad papunta sa may pintuan. When they got there, she pushed him out the door.

"Break na tayo," she said out of the blue.

"What?" Papasok sanang muli si Sen sa unit ng dalaga ng bigla sya nitong pagtaklaban ng pinto. "Charlie!" He knocked. "I'm sorry, okay?"

He got no response.

"Hey! Open up! Sorry I went after your friend like that... nagdilim lang ang paningin ko kanina!"

Still... no Charlie opened the door.

"Charlie let's talk. Please babe? Open up!"

Pero sadya yatang nagbibingi-bingian ang dalaga. Sen kicked the door hard.

"Fine! Go fuck your gay friend!" iritado niyang sabi saka sya lumayas.

--

He tried focusing on something else but it was so hard! Nandun yung hindi matanggal na feeling ng pag-aalala para sa dalaga. He can't sleep at night, worrying that she might be sleeping around with other guys.

Hanggang doon na lamang ba talaga sila?

He bought a new phone and inserted his old sim to it. Pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya tinatawagan ang dalaga.

He was kinda waiting for her. If she calls, then they could be back to okay.

Yun lang naman ang hinihintay nya eh. Yung pagkukusa ng dalaga. But it has been a week and still, no call or message from her.

Hindi na nakatiis ang binata.

He dialled her number. Voicemail ang sumalubong sa kanya.

After the beep, he cleared his throat and then spoke...

"Hey uh--sorry... dun sa nangyari last week. I'm sorry about your friend. It's just that--I got jealous, okay? Ayokong nilalapitan ka ng ibang lalaki. Sorry I over-reacted. Please... let's talk."

He sighed and thought of something he could continue his message with. Whipping nothing out, he ended his call.

Kaka-end pa lang nya sa call nang biglang mag-ring ang phone nya. He hastily pushed the accept button.

"Hello Charlie?" he asked, ecxpectant.

He heard her sigh on the other end.

"Are you free to see me tonight?"

Sen smiled to himself. "Sure."

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AN: Nakakatuwa naman at may ilan na nag-aantay ng UD ko dito. Salamat po. :)