A Man's Cold World

Twelve

Twelve

Sabina is about to eat her popcorn. Nagluto kasi siya kanina because tonight is her 'me time'. Meaning, her favorite TV show is airing.

And it's because she needs something to put in her mouth while watching in order for her to focus, she decided to make her all time favorite, the popcorn.

Nang biglang nag ring ang doorbell. Naka busangot siyang naglakad at pumunta sa pinto, and she raised her right eyebrow when she saw Goldwyn standing in front of her door.

Hindi ito mapakali na tila may malalim na iniisip "Yes?"

"I need you to come with me. It's because of Gazmen —"

"—I don't care about him. Tell him to f**k his self"

Napakamot ng ulo ang lalaki

"Wala nang maraming tanong, come with me!" hatak nito sa dalaga.

Sa lakas ng lalaki, hindi agad naka palag si Sabina at nagpa kaladkad na lang sa lalaki kaysa naman maka agaw siya ng atensyon at malagay silang pareho sa alanganin.

This apartment is full of security. CCTV on every corners and on the patio. That's why she acts like normal.

Nang makasakay sa sasakyan, napahalukipkip na lang siya kapagkuway ay hinilot ang sentido. Mabuti na lang at nagsuot pa siya ng bra kanina kundi yari siya ngayon.

"look here Mr. Picarro. I don't know what is happening to your jerk friend but you just ruined my me time! How can I probably watch my favorite show after this?" inis na saad niya.

Goldwyn sighed.

"Please. Bear with me a little. Just for this one. Okay?"

"What the f**k? Am I his guardian or something? Okay— idinipa nito ang dalawang kamay sa ere— we kiss, we hug,we flirt but hell, we aren't a thing! Okay?" aniya. She even clap her hands sarcastically, twice.

Walang magawa si Goldwyn but to lie. Bahala na. Aniya sa isipan. Ang babaeng ito ay hindi basta basta mapapa tahimik e.

"He probably dying —"

"—what?"

"Oh don't you know? He mostly doesn't ask help unless it's his dying minute —"

"then why are you driving like your transporting a dead person? What the heck are you doing?"

"O sorry" he may seem apologetic but inside him, he's to eager to kill Gazmen for this!

"Faster!" natatarantang saad ng babae.

"Yes ma'am!" anang Goldwyn. He even rolled his eyes.

Paano naman kasi siya mag drive ng mabilisan e hindi naman mamamatay ng pupuntahan nila kundi isang gagong hindi alam ang gagawin para makausap ng matino ang babaeng lulan ng kotse niya?

Dying minute my ass! He said in his mind while the right corner of his lips kept tugging up and rolled his eyes.

Ginawa pa siyang taga kidnap ng isang amazona!

Nang makarating sa lugar, binuksan agad ni Sabina ang pinto ng kotse at patakbong pumasok sa loob ng isang bahay.

Only to be freeze when she saw what's inside. A lot of people!

The whole place was so pretty. The balloons, the flowers. The songs.

Shit. Ano 'to?

When she turned around to get out dahil inakala niyang hindi ito ang tamang lugar, bumangga siya sa isang tao. She thought of Kurt the way her heart beating and when she looked up, it is true!

"You.."

"May I have this dance, please?" Tila ba musika iyon sa pandinig ng dalaga! Him saying 'please'? O Lord, that's crazy!

She sighed.

"Sana sinabi niyo man lang na ganito, e di sana nakapag suot naman ako ng medyo mahinhin naman sana jusmio" then she tsskd. "probably dying my foot!" she mockingly said.

Kurt just chuckle "That's okay. What's wrong with your clothes? They're just fine"

Her, wearing a walking shorts and plain t-shirt with a match of flat thin slippers. Okay nga. Fine na fine.

Bwiset.

can't believe what i just heard

Could it be true

Are you the girl I thought I knew

The one who promised me her love

Where did it go

Kurt put his one hand, —no delete that— his arm wrapping her waist.

Does anybody ever know

How do you heal a broken heart

That feels like it will never beat this much again

Oh no

Him, looking sweetly to her face. Her, looking up to his handsome face.

I just can't let go

How do you heal a broken heart

That feels like it will never love this much again

Oh no

The two smiled at each other. Sabina asking her own self for help because her heart is pounding.

Why. It's just, literally their first dance..

Tonight I'll hold what could be right

Tomorrow I'll pretend to let you go

And were you ever what you seemed

Or was I a fool who fell in love

With his own dream

Kurt Simon Gazmen. Ahh, hold yourself buddy.. Her beautiful face, her natural red lips like always asking kisses is making his heart in trouble. Not only that, the most troubled is his 'Big bird' down there!

And now you say you want to leave

Start a new life today

Those words I thought you'd never say

How do you heal a broken heart

That feels like it will never beat this much again

Oh no

Kurt rolled his eyes. He asked his friends to play sweet music for heaven's sake! "Don't mind the music este the lyrics.."

"Why not?" Sabina asked, smiling.

"I don't have broken heart as for this moment... And hope onwards" he tssk.

"Why, is there somebody who'll break your heart? I mean, may nililigawan ka?" naka taas ang kilay na saad ng dalaga. She did her best to hide her excitement.

"I think so" Walang kakurap kurap na saad ng lalaki.

Sabina nodded. "Ah"

Kurt smiled. He wanted to tell her she's the one he's referring to but then naunahan na naman siya ng pag iisip niya.

Hangga't hindi niya natatapos ang trabaho niya sa babae, hindi niya pwedeng sundin ang puso.

Kahit pa minu-minuto na siyang nasasaktan sa mga bagay na hindi niya pwedeng gawin.

Like now, gustong gusto niyang yakapin ngahigpit ang dalaga pero hindi pa pwede. He also wanted to kiss her passionately while dancing but it's not yet the time.

Haggang natapos ang event, wala namang nagawang 'success' ang binata. The event was all planned by his friends. Goldwyn, Jonas and Roderick and the rest of the gang.

Pinalabas ng mga ito na birthday ni RR. They put the effort to looks like it. May live band pa, pero ang mga Bautista boys ang nasa stage.

May mga bisita pa at lahat lahat. Just for the boys to show Kurt that they got his back on whichever he wanted.

Only to be f**k up.

The night is over and Kurt just wasted half of his life with this!

The next morning, Kurt got a call from Roderick asking all of the member of the unit to come ASAP because they need to have a meeting on something urgent.

He went there with his hair still wet. He looks so messy that he didn't even comb the said hair. why not, he was just gotten out from the bathroom without even dry his body when he heard the special ring tone from the group chat.

Tatlo pa lang sila ni Roderick at Jonas ang nandoon sa bakanteng bahay. It was Roderick's safe place.

Nakaupo lang siya sa hood ng sasakyan niya ng may dumating na sasakyan. Napainat siya ng makitang sasakyan iyin ni López.

Damn. He cursed with every single words he knew! Hindi niya kasi alam kung ano ang sasabihin niya sa lalaki kapag nagtanong ito.

He stood straight when he heard Roderick yelling.

"What the f**k man?!" litanya nito.

"What?" takang tanong ni López

"Where the f**k did you get that f*****g baby cow?!" the hysterical on Roderick's voice is so clear that made Jonas chuckled.

"O— he look down at the cow he's holding —Sa kalsada. Naawa ako e. Walang nag aalaga—" tila ba isang kuting lang ang baka na dala nito kung makapag salita e.

"You f*****g bastard!"

"Oi. May papa ako 'nu ka ba?" kamot kamot ang ulong saad ni López.

"Gago. Ibalik mo' yan kakasuhan ka diyan sige ka" tila ba bata ang kausap na saad ni Jonas.

"Walang CCTV doon" kunot noong saad bi López.

"Gago ka ba?" anang Roderick.

" Hindi a. Mabait nga ako e. Naawa nga ako kaya ko kinuha"

And the whole unit came with the question 'Where did you find that' unstoppable.

When the meeting is over, nagkayayaan naman silang gumala. Kurt just wanted to have some fun dahil sa stress na inabot niya kanina kay López.

The moron wanted him to take proper way to investigate further to Sabina's life. And that's giving him stress because he doesn't want the woman to feel betrayed most especially by him!

López want him to ask—no, delete that — tell Sabina about his assignment and ask the woman for cooperation!

Damn it!

Kurt is just following RR. May hawak itong remote control. Hindi niya alam anong ginagawa ng remote sa mga kamay nito.

Geoffrey, Roderick, Jonas and Goldwyn are just standing and leaning on the staircase at nakatingin lang sa ibaba na tila ba nagbibilang ng mga tao sa mall.

Nasa pangalawang palapag sila, while RR is just busy with the tiny thing in his hand. Napatingin siya sa lalaki ng bigla nitong iniabot sa kanya ang hawak na remote, at siya na walang kamuwang-muwang ay tinanggap iyon.

Huli na ng may lumapit sa kanyang salesman at kumunot ang noo niya ng magsalita ito " sir, hindi po nakakatuwang i-off niyo ang mga naka display na television sa store"

"Huh?" he was dumbfounded!

The f**k is he talking? "Wait. What?"

RR chuckled and tapped his back "Ang galing ng naisip ko 'diba?"

Sabi na nga bang may something sa taong' to e!

He ended up asking for forgiveness for something he did not even know about!

Nang makauwi sila galing sa galaan, dumiretso naman sila sa village hall. Adrian just decided to play basketball kaya naman no choice silang lahat dahil ito ang nag drive sa pickup na sasakyang gamit nila.

Kurt, Goldwyn and Jonas at the back. RR and Geoffrey sa loob kasama si Adrian "paladesisyon" Bautista.

"Kurt Simon Gazmen!"

Napalingon silang lahat sa ngayon ay nakabukas ng pinto. There was Sabina who is standing, looking like a gangster!

"Damn" anas ng lalaki.

"hala ka. Lagot ka" saad ni RR.

"Run bro" it was Geoffrey.

But Kurt waited for her to come forward. Then she walks slowly, her hair waves by the fan air. Making Kurt's world revolve slowly.

The fire in his eyes noticed by Adrian. The dude tapped his shoulder na siyang nagpabalik sa mundo niya.

He look at Adrian and nodded. While Geoffrey just put the ball in his fingertip and let it spin.

"H-hi" Kurt said. Made the boys giggles.

"Nagbibinata a" anang RR saka umupo ng pa squat.

Kurt walked forward to meet Sabina half way. Nakapamaywang na Sabina ang nakasalubong niya.

He smiled. She pufft.

"Alam mo kapag ika'y namatay? Hindi naman mahirap 'yun sa'yo e kasi nga hindi mo alam na namatay ka na. Pero mahirap' yun sa mga taong nakapaligid sa'yo. Okay? Napakahirap.. Same as goes when you're stupid. Hmm?"

"s**t" Goldwyn murmured.

"Malupit" was the words xame out frim Roderick.

"mapanakit" said by no other than Jonas.

"roasted" Adrian said who was whistling afterwards.

"Savage" said by Geoffrey and smirked, turned 360 degrees while playing the ball on the ground.

They were having a blast playing basketball when this angry woman barged in.

"Sabina—"

"Don't call me that. You're stupid. Do you know that? Sabina— ginaya pa nito ang tono ng pananalita ng lalaki at pagkatapos ay lumabi at umirap— hanggang kailan ka magiging ganyan ha?"

"No— I mean, bakit ka ba nagagalit?" naka kunot noong saad ni Kurt.

"Bakit? Hoy Gazmen ha, ako ba'y pinagloloko mo ha? Ano bang gusto mong palabasin ha?"

Kurt motioned his hand from his back to his friends to go out because he knew that they're watching even without seeing them. The gang understood the assignment and went out from the hall.

Kurt grab Sabina's waist, pull her next to him and claimed her lips. Sabina automatically closed her eyes and felt his kisses in savory.

Napaungol na lang siya bigla ng hiniwalayan ng mga labi nito ang labi niya. She protest while he chuckled.

"Why so angry, hmm?" mahinahon na anas ng lalaki na siyang nagpatayo sa lahat ng klase ng buhok meron ang babae. Shutttah!!!

Ang boses nitong tila galing sa hukay. Sa isip niya, baka kapag bagong gising ito, mas masarap pa sa pandinig!

Okay self. Enough with karupukan! Sita niya sa sarili. Galit tayo self. Galit tayyyooo!

Nagagalit siya kasi nga wala namang sila pero kapag umasta ito parang merong sila. Nagagalit siya kasi nga hindi niya maintindihan ang status nila!

Hanggang sa binitawan siya ng lalaki, iyon pa din ang nasa isipan niya. Imagine ha, they're not a thing but she let him kisses her like that? Nasaan ang hustisya 'diba?

Kurt is giggling while glaring at Sabina. At ang babae naman ay hindi magawang makapagsalita at lumayas na lang bigla!

Natatawang nakatingin lang si Kurt sa papalayong dalaga. Ganoon lang pala dapat patahimikin ito e.

Sana nalaman na niya noon pa!

While Sabina is biting her lower lips while driving to Shaina's house. Nang makarating, hindi naman siya bumaba dahil may isang nakaparadang sasakyan sa tapat ng gate.

That car isn't belong to Sabina either kaya nagmistula tuloy siyang nagmamatyag.

Kapagkuwan ay sumilip siya pero dahil mataas ang gate, ang ikalawang palapag ang nakikita niya.

The house looks like empty. So she decided to go. She drives with nothing place particular in her mind to go. Basta ang nasa isipan niya ngayon ay kung papaano niya aayusin ang magulo na niyang mundo dahil lang sa isang halik mula sa isang Kurt Gazmen.

That's the goal...