"Wala tayong mission today?" I asked when I saw him in the living room, watching television. Lumingon sya sa akin at ngumiti.
"Good morning. It's our free day today." Sagot nya at pinatay ang TV. Tumayo sya sa pagkakaupo at lumapit sa akin. I'm just watching him as he pulled me to the kitchen.
"Eat first. We'll go somewhere." Sabi nya na tinanguan ko nalang. As a said, ganyan naman sya palagi. He's a walking red flag but at least he's consistent, right?
Halos mapairap ako sa naisip. Marupok na naman ata ako ngayong araw. Umiling nalang ako at tinapos ang pagkaing hinanda nya para sa akin. Paakyat na sana ako ng bigla syang bumaba na nakabihis na.
I pursued my lips when I saw him looking so pogi as always. Naiinis na ako! Hindi ako marupok ha?
He smiled when he saw me, "Get ready princess. I'll wait for you here." He said and tap my head before proceeding to the living room again.
Napapadyak ako sa inis dahil sa kanya bago umakyat. He's wearing a black button down polo as usual, so I decided to wear a black tube top and a jeans. I partnered it with a denim jacket and rubber shoes before letting my curly hair down. I put some lipstick and eye liner before going down.
Napahinto ako sa gitna ng hagdan ng may makalimutan. Umakyat ulit ako at kinuha ang pabango sa table at nag spray sa buong katawan bago bumaba na. Being mabaho is the last thing I'd do, duh?
"Let's go." I said the moment I got down. Dire diretso lang akong lumabas at hindi na sya tinignan. But I know that he's smirking with his hands on his pocket while walking. And oh, I forgot his famous sunglasses.
"Which car will we use?" I stopped when we went to the parking area. Ang daming kotse dito na kami ang may-ari. Yes kami, nakuha lang naman namin ang karamihan dahil sa organization and we bought some of them.
I heard the sound of keys and felt his presence behind me. Pinatunog nya ang kotse at kusang bumaba ang platform kung nasaan iyon nakalagay. He escorted me to the car first before he entered.
"Where are we going?" I asked the moment we got out of the base. All of the agents in our organization lives here. Sobrang laki kasi ng lupa at sobrang tago pa so you'll need a car talaga.
"Secret." He said and even winked at me. I rolled my eyes before looking at the window the whole ride. Nagpatugtog naman sya at minsan ay sumasabay sa kanta. This is also one of the things I liked about him. His voice. I love the sound of it when he's tired, when he's playful, when he's mad, when he just woke up-dati kasi ay tabi kami matulog minsan. Not in the house tho, kapag may missions na kaylangan daw ay mag asawa kami.
"What place is this..?" I confusedly asked when he stopped the car in front of an old house.
"It looks like a haunted house." I said while scanning the house. He chuckled before helping me to get out of the car. Napangiwi pa ako dahil may naapakan ako na kung ano. Hawak hawak nya lang ang kamay ko habang naglalakad palapit sa bahay.
"Dati ba 'tong bahay ng serial killer?" I whispered and continued examining the house-I mean mansion.
"I bet this will be beautiful kapag naayos." Tumatangong sabi ko pa. He's just smirking while listening to me.
"Hey!" Pigil ko ng akma nya iyon bubuksan. He turned to me with his brows furrowed. Shit ang pogi talaga. I shooked my head and pointed the house.
"This is invasion of property!" I hissed that made him chuckled again.
"Paanong invasion of property? This house and lot is ours." He said that made my eyes widened. Kanila pala ito? Tapos nilait lait ko pa sa harap nya! Oh god.
He chuckled when he saw my face and pinched my nose before opening the door of their house. Tulad ng inaasahan ko ay madumi at makalat iyon. But I was shocked when I saw that it's clean.
"You have a family?" I slowly asked because he said that this is theirs. He sighed and let me sit on one of the couches.
"I had." Napakagat ako sa labi dahil sa sagot nya.
"I'm sorry." Sabi ko nalang na nginitian nya lang.
"I have you, you're my family." He said instead of anything. I smirked when my speculations are right. He just sees me as his little sister.
"Right." I said and laughed. Nagtagal kami doon ng ilang oras dahil nilibot namin ang bahay nila. Hindi kami doon kumain dahil wala silang stock. Sabi nya naman ay hindi na iyon pwedeng tirahan at pinalinis nya lang because of the memories.
We are now in a fancy restaurant. Nag order na sya ng pagkain at nakatitig sa akin habang naghihintay. I'm just doing something on my phone para hindi mailang sa tingin nya. Parang tanga kasi.
Nang dumating ang pagkain ay hininto ko na ang pagse cellphone dahil ayaw nya non. We began eating when he steal my plate.
"What?" Mataray kong tanong dahil gutom na ako! He grinned like a demon that made me rolled my eyes. Tinapat nya sa akin ang kutsara na may lamang pagkain. I sighed before eating it.
"I'll feed you." He said while still smirking like an idiot!
"I'm not a kid, you dumbass." I hissed but he just laughed and continued feeding me. Wala akong magawa dahil ayoko naman gumawa ng eskandalo dito. Tsaka I like it naman, well medyo.
Nang matapos ay lalabas na sana ako dahil nagbabayad pa sya when a warm hand suddenly encircled on my waist. I just rolled my eyes and continued walking.
"Oh." I said when I saw a lot of guys looking at our direction with a look of dismay.
He smirked and whispered, "Baka maagaw ka."
"You have a new mission."I almost groaned when I heard that. Pinagpahinga lang nila kami ng isang araw tapos meron na naman ngayon.We're just standing straight with a blank face while listening to our boss. I don't know if he's a good or bad man. Pero wala na akong pake don, mamamatay din naman ako."You have to travel time and bring back the late Senator Zenia Falcon." He said that made us shocked. This is our first mission that includes our abilities."What?" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko. Our boss nodded and slightly moved in his swivel chair."Yes, since Apollo can travel time and you-Avani can take give lives. You can only do it." Dagdag nya. Tahimik lang si Apollo sa tabi ko habang ako ay hindi makapaniwala.
"Answer me. You already tried to resurrect someone, don't you?" Our boss seriously asked again that made me bring back to the reality.I gulped while staring at his eyes. Gusto kong maiyak dahil kapag naaalala ko ang nangyari. Mas lalo ko lamang sinusumpa ang sarili ko dahil dalawang buhay ang inagaw ko."Don't asked her that kind of question." Apollo interfered as he hold my hand and pulled me to the table in front of our boss. Kinuha nya ang folder don kung saan nakalagay ang mission namin bago ako hinatak at lumabas. Hawak nya lang ang kamay ko hanggang sa makarating kami sa bahay.Binitawan nya iyon ng makapasok kami. Tahimik syang dumiretso sa sala na sinundan ko naman. I sat in front of him and watch him open the envelope."Mission given to Apollo Ka
He keeps on rubbing my back while I'm busy vomiting."Isusuka mo na ba ang internal organs mo?" Tanong nya dahil hindi pa din ako tumitigil.Tangina, ano ba yon?"Hindi na ako papasok don!" Angal ko na nagpatawa sa kanya."Okay. Iwan kana dito sa taong 1967." I froze at his words and slowly turned to him unbelievably."What is that look? We already discussed that we'll visit her birthdate first." He said and fix my hair. Napatango tango naman ako pero hindi pa din makapaniwala. Hindi pa ako buhay sa panahon na to!I excitedly run and tried to find people but he stopped me."They can't see you with
"Alam mo minsan hindi ko gusto ang mga naiisip mo." Sabi ko habang inaayos ang gamit. I can't believe na magaaral na naman ako!"Sigurado ka?" Tanong nya pa at tamad na kinuha ang bag nya."Oo! Lalo na ngayon!" Irap ko at binitbit ang bag. He chuckled and started walking to the door."Paano kung naiisip ko na pakasalan ka? Hindi mo pa din gusto?" I froze on my spot at his words. A-ano daw?"Hoy gago kaba?!" I shouted and followed him palabas. Paasa!-------Nang makarating kami sa school kung saan magaaral si Zenia, kinuha namin ang schedule na kaparehas ng kanya kaya magkaklase kami sa buong sem. Nakasunod lang ako kay Apollo na pinagtitinginan ng mga babae dahil malamang! Ang pogi nya kaya palagi.Lalo na ngayon! I groaned and sumabay sa ka
I'm just staring at nowhere the moment we got home. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano kami nakauwi dahil tulala lang ako buong araw. I heard Apollo laughed but I didn't even move an inch."Hey." he said and I felt his warm palm on my cheeks and softly caressing it. I sobbed and almost cry that made him chuckled."Nasa Law School ang trauma!" Sigaw ko na ikinatawa nya na naman."You'll survive this, I know." Tatango tangong sabi nya na inilingan ko."No, please! Magda drop out na'ko!" ngawa ko sa kanya na inilingan nya at hinatak ako papunta sa kusina para kumain. Nag order nalang sya ng fast food dahil pagod din daw sya para magluto.Seryoso lang akong kumakain dahil iniisip ko yung mga nangyari kanina. Napalabas lang naman ako ng room sa first period palang dahil hindi ko nasagot ang tanong ng prof namin. Syempre! Anong alam ko sa mga
Tuloy tuloy lang kaming pumasok sa klase ni Atty. Salasa. It's our choice if late kami or what. They don't care as long as they will teach in exchange of their payment.Napalingon ako kay Apollo na kausap si Zenia ngayon na parang may tinanong. Tumango tango naman sya habang nagpapaliwanag si Zenia at ngumiti. My brows furrowed. Did I just saw Zenia the witch blushed?"Calisto, Avabelle Shivani." My attention turn on our prof who's now roaming his eyes finding who's that girl. Dahan dahan akong tumayo at taas noong tumingin sa kanya. I'm not shy anymore, I studied. Duh?He smirked before leaning on the table in front. Naghahamon syang tumingin sa akin na nilabanan ko naman. I'm not afraid of death, and he thinks I'll be afraid of him? Huh, asa."Can you now answer my question yesterday before you drop out?" he said that made some of my classmates laugh
I'm patiently waiting for the only man in my life to go home dahil hanggang ngayon ay wala pa sya. Kanina kasi, nag announce sa gc namin na hindi daw makakapasok si Attorney Laura, ang prof namin sa tax kaya maaga kaming umuwi. Well I don't know sa iba, like Apollo.It's already nine in the evening but he's still not home. I'm not worried because I know he can handle himself. Bakit pa nga ba ako naghihintay? Para tuloy akong asawa na naghihintay sa asawa. I giggled at the thought.Another hour had passed and I began to yawn because of tiredness. Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako sa sofa kakahintay sa kanya. I just opened my eyes when I felt him caressed my cheek."Why did you slept here?" He whispered softly. Bumangon ako at tinignan sya mula ulo hanggang paa. Ganoon pa din naman ang suot nya, walang nagbago."Saan ka galing?" I asked instead of answering his question.
"Keep your books, we have an oral recit--." Atty. Salasa was cutted when the door swung opened. I smirked because he really hates being interrupted. Nawala lang ang ngisi na yon ng makita ko ang pumasok. "Good morning." A tall man entered, wala syang dala na kahit ano at dire diretso lang na pumasok. Tumaas ang kilay ko ng mag angat sya ng tingin at nakita nya ako. He started walking now to my direction, umupo sya sa tabi ko at dumukdok sa lamesa. He's not familiar so I think he's a transferee. Bakit late na sya nag enroll? "As I was saying, we will have an oral recit so be ready." Atty. Salasa said ang started calling names. Hindi naman ako natatakot na matawag dahil wala naman talaga akong pake sa grades. Kaylangan lang namin pumasa para masundan si Zenia sa kung saan saan sa future. "This is so boring." Rinig kong bulong ng katabi ko pero hindi ko na lang pinansin dahil sanay naman akong h