2. You're a Crazy woman
ZAB
You know that feeling when someone stared at you while you sleep? That's what I'm getting right now.
But I don't care.
I love to sleep.
I ignored the eerie feeling and enjoyed my slumber.
When I opened my eyes, the first creature I see is a blessing to the sight.
Ah, red haired anime guy in his black robe and kingsman umbrella.
"Morning," I mumbled under my breath and turn to the other direction.
And he's fucking standing there already.
What the hell? Nilingon ko ang kabilang dako kung saan ko siya unang nakita, well he's not there anymore since he's on the other side but how the hell did he move so fast?
Teleportation? Whoa, so cool!
But for now, I still wanna sleep.
"Wake up," wika ng malalim na boses na tiyak kong sa lalaki.
Paano siya nakapasok sa kwarto ko? By the way what's the number the police so that I can report him later for trespassing?
"Elizabeth Alexis Cruz, wake up."
That's not me, so I won't.
He poked my butt with a fucking umbrella.
My wriggly butt with his kingsman umbrella!
The audacity of this guy?!
"Don't wake me up, if there's a dead body in my house man, just bury it. I have a shovel under the bed," nakapikit na wika ko.
"You are the dead body Elizabeth Alexis Cruz."
I got a pillow and covered my head but useless pillow doesn't make me unhear him.
"So you have to come with me."
Naiinis na bumangon ako at binato siya ng unan. He caught it before it hits him and he tossed it back to my bed. "I told you if there's a dead body just bury it or burn it to ashes, why do you have to interrupt my sleep?"
The guy padded towards my side table at nagsalin ng tubig sa bago. He poured the water in my head.
"What the hell?"
"You're probably going there," sabi niya.
"Where?"
"Hell."
Naiinis na pinahid ko ang kumot sa basang mukha at bumangon. I walked towards the side and removed my dress, leaving me in my garter set and underwear that I wore in last night's stag party. Masyado talaga akong inaantok na hindi ko na nagawang magbihis.
"You wear glittery clothes to sleep..." komento ng lalaking nasa kwarto ko. "And you undress anywhere."
"Anywhere? Nasa kwarto ko ako." Nakakahiya naman sa kanya kung ako pa ang lalabas sa mismong kwarto ko para lamang makapagbihis.
"You undress in front of anyone."
"I told you we can hook up," sagot ko at tinanggal ang mga garter sa binti. I slipped into my normal underwear at nagsuot ng short at T-shirt bago lumabas ng kwarto. Tinungo ko ang sofa kung nasaan ang cellphone ko. The red haired guy followed me.
"What's your name?" I asked him.
"Dearil," his deep voice replied.
Tumango ako at ini-dial ang hinanap na contacts sa cellphone. "Hello, is this the police?" Paused. "Yeah, good morning. Magrerepot lang sana ako ng breaking and entering or trespassing whatever. Someone's in my house right now and he's suspicious. He wore black--"
My phone was suddenly out of my hand at ngayon ay nasa kamay ni red hair.
"What are you doing?" he asked and turned off the call.
"Making a call, obviously. Paano mo nakuha ang cellphone ko from that distance?"
His face was emotionless. "And why are you making a call?"
"To report you," sagot ko at sinamaan siya ng tingin. "Look red haired guy, if you're not gonna fuck me, get out of my house."
"Can you hold your horny feeling and just accept the fact that you're dead and you're coming with me?" he said, deep voice booming around my apartment.
"I'm not horny right now, and definitely not dead and if we're not going to fuck in your place then I'm not coming with you," sagot ko sa kanya at nilagpasan na lamang siya at nagpunta sa kusina. I opened the fridge at inilabas ang strawberry jam at umupo sa mesa matapos kunin ang nangangalahati na lamang na loaf bread.
He followed me again in the kitchen. "Elizabeth Alexis Cruz--"
"Hey red hair, I told you, it's Cruiz not Cruz. You're calling me with a different last name, it's just like you're fucking Anna but you're calling Elsa' name." I shoved the bread in my mouth and pushed the jam and bread to his direction. "Kumain ka na lang muna and leave my house."
"Listen--"
I cut him off. "Alam mo ba kung ilan ang taong may parehas na pangalan sa buong mundo? And do your research well. Fix that typo. What's your name again?"
I know it's starts with D... Geez, I'm still sleepy that I cannot recall.
"Dearil."
"Oh, Dearil dear, now eat bread with strawberry jam while I'm still kind to you before I will kill you for breaking inside my house," wika ko sa kanya.
"You cannot kill me."
I laughed. "Hindi mo alam kung ano ang kaya kong gawin. Why do you think I keep a shovel under my bed? Check my bathroom and you'll see that I have more bleach that than drinking water. Pwede kong ibabad sa bleach ang patay mong katawan sa tub, that way no one will know murder has took place in my tub. No evidences left."
He didn't look scared. When I started talking about my shovel, people always say I'm a psycho. No I'm not. I just find burying a dead body easier than undergoing long investigations and such.
"You cannot kill Death himself."
"What?"
"My name's Dearil which means red hair and Call of Death, I reap souls of dead human."
"Ah," sagot ko at muling kumakagat sa tinapay. I think this is even better with coffee. Tumayo ako at kumuha ng tasa at nagtimpla ng kape.
"Ah? That's how you will react after knowing I'm a grim reaper?" he asked.
"Paano ba dapat magreact? Masho-shookt? Hihimatayin? Come on, soul reaping is not an indecent job so it's not something surprising. Ako nga nag-i-striptease minsan eh."
He shot me a strange look. "Are you serious?"
"I am."
Out of frustration, he removed the hood that cover his head, his red hair come to my view. Whoah. I like to grip his hair as he do something sexy to me. And oh my gosh, he's so fucking handsome!
"Yo, nice hair."
He scoffed. "This is a curse."
"I dyed my hair red before noong nasa christian school pa lamang ako, mommy almost fainted in frustration and anger," natatawang wika ko. "I was sanctioned and forced to repent."
Hindi man lamang siya natawa sa naikuwento ko. Dying your hair while you're in a christian school is so badass!
"I am a grim reaper Elizabeth Alexis Cruz."
"Cruiz nga!"
He turned his face on one side, ignoring the correction I made. And what the, I just had a better view of his close to perfection face!
"Dearil oh my freaking jam, you are seriously hot as hell, don't you really wanna hookup with me?" I batted my eyelashes, trying to convince.
He ignored my remark and sat on the chair across me. "You have no idea how hot hell is so don't compare it to anything."
"Okay." Tss, so strict.
"Good."
Muli akong kumuha ng tinapay at nilagyan iyon ng jam. Baka gusto nyang ako pa ang maglagay ng jam para sa kanya. I did and handed the bread to him. "Kainin mo."
"I don't need to eat," sagot niya.
"How can you do well in your job if you're not going to eat?"
His face went blank. "Nutriment in such way is not what I need. Food is not necessarily needed."
"Aw, sayang naman," wika ko at kinain na lamang ang tinanggihan niyang tinapay. "Best things in life are sleep, food and sex."
He looked disgusted. "Why did you die of heart attack and not STD?"
"Excuse me?" Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay. "Dalawang lalaki pa lamang ang natikman ko and I made sure they're clean. I told you I didn't die or anything. Why don't you just die yourself?"
"I told you, I am death."
"Whatever, maybe I'll bury you later, or soak you in bleach. Choose wisely red hair."
"Sa lahat ng susunduin kong kaluluwa, ikaw lamang ang hindi pa rin naniniwala na patay na sila. Others believe they're dead but refused to go."
It annoyed me. "That's because I'm not dead moron. Look, search on facebook or whatever social media account, the name Elizabeth Alexis Cruz because that is definitely not me."
"You're unbelievable," he brushed his red hair with his fingers in frustration.
"And you're annoying me." Hot but annoying. Hotnnoying.
"I'll be back shortly," wika niya at lumakad ng ilang hakbang at biglang nawala.
What the fuck, that crazy red haired guy is really something! Teleportation, oh my gosh I'm jealous I want to learn it too! And when he said shortly, he's back after few seconds with a grim expression.
"This is frustrating!" bulalas niya.
"Ang bilis mo namang nakabalik."
He walked towards me and stared at my eyes closely. I stared back, of course it takes two to tango, and staring is the first degree of something sexual. His eyes were grey with with a silver glow inside.
"Red hair?"
"It's Dearil."
I nodded. "Oh my gosh Dearil, where the hell did you get your contacts? I want one it's so beautiful!"
He snorted. "It's natural."
"Di nga?"
He didn't say more about his eyes at sa halip ay muling naupo. "I believe there's really a mistake. You're not the Elizabeth Alexis Cruz that I'm supposed to reap."
I pouted my lips and licked the strawberry jam smudged o the side. "Basic, kasi nga hindi ako Cruz. Cruiz, red hair. Cruiz."
"But..."
My coffee cup suspended near my mouth as I looked at him. "But?"
"But why can you see me?" he asked, shaking his head as he tried to think of the possibilities.
"Are you supposed to be... invisible?"
He nodded. "To naked eyes. Only dead people can see me."
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at napatakip sa bibig ko. Then I yelped in his awesomeness. "Oh my gosh first it's teleportation then now invisibility? Oh my gosh oh my gosh teach me those tricks!"
Nalaglag ang kanyang mga balikat at hindi makapaniwalang napatingin siya sa akin. "I thought you're surprised when you realized that you're probably dead that's why you can see me... you're a crazy woman."
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