It's been a two weeks since I get out of that room. And I'm here staring at that room again before I enter my room. I never see him for this whole week. I just kept on listening to his noise at night. Natatawa na lang ako whenever I found myself looking at that room. Ewan ko. I keep on denying it but deep within me, I feel like I wanted to see that vampire.
I admit that what happened since I first saw him until the very moment I came out of his room did felt strange but, I think that is all. I'm not expecting anything, besides it was just a complete coincidence.
Its Saturday kaya its cleaning time. Nagpapalaundry ako ng mga blankets ko usually, pero sa ngayon parang gusto kong maglaba. So, I did washed it but narealize kong I am too naïve to think na kaya kong labhan ang isang mabigat na blanket. In the end, tinapak tapakan ko sya gaya ng ginagawa ng mga Koreans sa TV. Pero it's fun I guess. But noong isasampay ko na sya, wow at ang bigat pala. Hindi ko nga sya piniga because I can't kaya halos hindi ko na sya magawang ilagay sa sampayan. Kaya nang naisampay ko na sya, ay para na akong naligo sa ulan. I am so much tired for that single blanket. Hindi ko na alam kung anung itsura ko, all I know is I am tired enough kaya napasandal na lang ako sa balkunahe habang nasa harap ko ang sinampay ko. Humihingal parin ako habang pinupunasan ko ang mukha ko when I feel like there's someone looking at me. Napatigil ako at pagtingin ko sa kabilang veranda ay...
What? That vampire is looking at me? The moment i saw him, i felt like my jaw voluntarily dropped. The vampire is wearing all black again while looking at me with those emotionless eyes of his. And I can't help but be fascinated by his handsomeness. So without any word, I just gazed back at him. But then he talked...
"Anyeong," he said with a really mischievous smile. That smile of him is kinda cute but I felt like he is making fun of me.
"Mwoya!.. isnt this too much coincidence?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi niya.
"Huh? That.. I don't know." I just replied to him.
"Daebakk..So if that's the case then,.. yah! Don't tell me you're really hiding from me all this time because of what I've told you back then."
"No, I'm not! I never hid from you!" agad kung sagot sa kanya.
"Oh?? Jinja??" Ngumiti na naman siya ng ngiting hindi ko maintindihan.
"Then, about that thing I told you that day, you didn't forget it do you? Actually, I told those things just because I thought that there's no way that the two of us will meet again. But, now... yahh, how did you end up being my neighbor? Well, I already said those words and there's no way I can take it back. So, just like what I've said, better prepare yourself... I won't go easy on you my dearest neighbor." He finished those words of him with another mischievous smile and then he turned his back and entered his room just like that habang ako'y naiwang nakatulala lang.
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Lumipas ang dalawang araw but I didn't see him. I'm not waiting for him but I am just curious on what kind of repayment would he ask from me. Sinabi niyang ayaw nya ang pera so what could it be? It was suspicious pero I don't know but I'm not worried at all.
Day off ko sa part time job ko as a sales clerk at a certain Book store kaya maaga akong umuwi ngayon. Well, im not doing this just for money, ang totoo I love books kaya pinili kung magpart time dito. At isa pa para narin kahit papano maranasan kong magtrabaho para sa sarili ko.
I am currently reading a book entitled 'The Cid', it is an ancient literature but I have fun reading such kind. It was thrilling and tragic. 'My only hope is- nothing to achieve.' This line from Chimene is indeed so much sad. And again, as I read those words, I can't stop wondering again. Does love really that powerful?
I am thinking about it when suddenly something fell in front of me. Tinitigan ko sya and is it a poop?? Tumingala ako sa ceiling and I saw a little bird na lumilipad at paikut ikut sa buong sala. Hay naku, this bird seems fooling around with me. Kumuha ako ng medyo mahabang stick pang habug ko sa kanya palabas. Thankfully, parang naintindihan naman nya. The bird flew out of the window pero dumapo na naman sya sa veranda. I am afraid na baka bumalik ulit sya sa loob kaya tumakbo ako sa kinaroroonan nya sabay sigaw ng "Go!!!"
Lumipad ang ibon palayo and I am watching it as it slowly fades out of my sight. After that bird was gone, I stared up the gloomy sky and wondered about that bird. Again, I was wondering kung saan kaya sya pupunta? A bird isn't thinking about anything right? It might only be following its instinct. I wonder if it is enjoying its life.
I keep on wondering about those senseless things again when I felt like someone is watching me. Tumingin ako sa kabila and as expected, that vampire is looking at me.
"You don't like birds?" he casually asked.
"That... I'm not sure." Tanging sagot ko sa kanya.
"Aigoo... you're no fun at all. Why are you so serious? Akala ko talaga isang matanda or else disabled ang neighbor ko kasi naman, you're too silent that I thought there's no one living in there. I don't even heard any single sound from you or even some music. Are you perhaps a freak? I don't think you're normal." He seems joking as he told me those words but I think he's just saying what he thinks.
"I think the same way too. Because you're too noisy. You makes noise only at night and you only sleep past midnight or even at dawn. There's no way a normal person can manage to live with a sleep routine like that. You told me I'm a freak, but I already thought you're a vampire the very first night you came." I replied back.
"Hahaha... Wow...Vampire??" that vampire is laughing hard as he claps his hand. Is that his face when he is happy? He's damn cute but wait... is he just laughing at me?
"I don't remember saying any funny things." I seriously said.
"Huh?.. Heol... you're really... Ahh forget it... then why did you not complain at all?" he said as he turned back to his casual look again.
"Because I think it's pointless. Even if I won't say it, you should have understood the situation the moment you realized that there is someone living in here. But you didn't do anything about it so I think you didn't care at all..." hindi ko pa natatapos ang sasabihin ko ng ngumisi na naman sya as he started to laugh again.
"Wow!! Haha!!" he is looking at me while laughing but after a moment, he stopped at inilagay ang mga kamay nya sa bewang nya.
"I never met a girl who talks that way to me. Yahh... This is interesting." Napakunot noo na lang ako sa sinabi nya. "Ahh!! About your debt, sisingilin kita starting this Saturday..got it?" He turned back just after saying those words and entered in his room.