Jay-jay's POV
When you can't sleep for days for no reason. You don't think about anything as long as you can't sleep.
Like now, I really want to sleep but I can't sleep. I don't think about anything else.
Really?
Yes! There is!
This King of Snakes is annoying! He can be crazy and destructive. I think I have some thoughts in my mind.
I took my phone and watched the video again. Keifer's performance at the Festival. I just want to watch it and then turn it off again.
If it was just a DVD, it would be a pain in the ass. I've been doing this for days. Suddenly my phone rang and the battery low sign came out.
Pvta! Just now!
I had to get up and get the charger for this PEST CELLPHONE. Did it just go low? When I plugged it in, all the lights suddenly went out and even the AC went out.
No electricity?!
"Oh!" I said.
I was forced to pull out the charger. What else could I do? I was stunned, I couldn't watch the video anymore. I still wanted to watch it.
It's frustrating!
But I'm not losing hope. There's a new gadget now that they call a Power Bank. I just don't have one. I only know someone who does. Aries!
I slowly opened the door. I could hear Aries and Kuya Angelo's voices in the living room talking to the maids.
I walked to Aries's room. The door was open, I went to his study table first. I had to move quickly. He didn't want to mess with his stuff. Slap a mosquito when he got caught! Because it was dark, I couldn't see much. The only light I was using was from the emergency light that was still outside Aries' room.
I just kept looking until a light hit Aries' study table. I was stunned, because it was the end of me. I turned to the light behind me. It came from the flashlight on the phone Aries was holding. Even though it was dark, I knew he was looking at me badly.
"Get out!" He shouted.
"W-wait... I'm in your power bank." I asked.
"I don't want to!" He quickly replied and suddenly pushed me out of his room.
I walked back to my room in frustration but stopped. Brother Angelo was rich, I knew he had it. I ran to the living room where I could hear his voice.
"Brother..." I called to him. "...I'm in your power bank."
"I left it in the office." He quickly replied.
Oh no!
"Oh.." I said and was forced to return to my room. I lay down on the bed in frustration. I still want to hear the song secret. Annoying! Annoying!
I took the flashlight from the bedside table drawer. I turned it on and turned it off again. On, off, off, off, off, off, off, off, off, off and off.
I did that over and over again until a bad wind entered my brain----charot! I suddenly thought of what Keifer and Yuri did to me.
"Does that mean they like me?" I whispered to myself.
Because it's impossible for someone to kiss if they don't like what they're kissing. Not that I'm assuming, but I'm assuming it.
Yuri didn't confirm his and Keifer didn't say anything either. What if....
"What if they like me?!" I said in shock.
I knew I looked stupid because I was talking to myself but I needed to make it clear.
But what if there was? What happened to him and Ella before will happen again.
Ci-N once told me that the two of them fought in the room. Keifer almost paralyzed Yuri because of his anger.
Their friendship also broke down. They only got back together when Ella moved to another Section but that caused a conflict between Aries and Keifer.
I will assume that both of them like me. I like Yuri but not as much as I like Keifer.
Shit! Story repeat!
What will happen to Yuri if he finds out that Keifer likes me too? What a pity he is.
But my feelings for Keifer are not that strong yet. Maybe that can change. But he will be the one who will be hurt if Yuri is the one I like and maybe he will start to get angry again.
Whoever I choose, I will get hurt and hurt.
What if there is no one? RIGHT!
If I don't choose any of them. No one will get hurt, Yuri won't be miserable anymore and Keifer won't be complaining anymore.
But I'm the one who's miserable.
Stop feeling! Right! Right! Right!
As long as it's early, as long as the feelings aren't strong, stop. After all, all of this is still assumed. But if I do this, as long as it's early, no one will get hurt. Not even me. That's all I'll do. Even though I'm not sure about the feelings of the two of them, I'll stay away from them.
"GET AWAY!!" I shouted while raising my hand holding a flashlight.
My brother was also in the kitchen and drinking water.
"Are you talking to someone in your room?" He asked me.
"W-nothing... Why?"
"I heard you talking."
"That's nothing... I was just talking to myself." I answered him.
He suddenly looked at me as if he was wondering if I was crazy.
"..Oh! I'm not crazy!" I added.
I knew exactly what he was thinking. My brother was also OA sometimes. He let me drink water before speaking.
"You need to visit a psychiatrist." He suddenly said, stopping me.
Immediately?!
"No! My brother! I'm sane! I was just thinking----"
"It's not about that!" He cut me off. "...Remember the incident when you were 9 years old?"
I was stunned. Was that it again? I thought they had moved on.
"I-I don't want to... I-I'm scared." I answered him.
"I know... But you have to face what you're afraid of."
He said and came closer to me. "...You have the courage to face the fight but you're afraid to face your past."
"Because..."
"Because? Are you afraid that what we're telling you might be true?" he asked me.
I nodded. I was really scared. I was afraid to find out if it was true that they were hurting me. When they were Mama's husbands.
Then I suddenly remembered Tony dela Cruz. The one who came to me before and introduced himself as Mama's husband.
Kuya hugged me and stroked my hair. "We're here for you."
I hugged him too. Sometimes I wish Kuya Angelo was my brother. Even though I'm scared of him, he still makes me feel important. He just doesn't pull my sideburns. Because it hurts!
Kuya let go of the hug so I did the same.
"Go to sleep. You still have school tomorrow." He ordered.
I smiled at him and nodded. "Goodnight Kuya!"
"Goodnight too!" He replied.
When I left the kitchen, I saw Aries, he was looking at me but it seemed something was wrong with him. His eyes were sad. When he realized I was staring at him, he immediately looked away and continued on his way.
I just shrugged. Maybe he was thinking about something. Or maybe he and Ella had a fight.
When I entered the room, I immediately checked my phone. There was a text from Yuri.
From: Yuri
Message: How are you?
Since the vacation, he's been texting me all the time. I've been replying and saying hello to him. I know he's in Japan now. He said his parents sent him home.
I was going to reply to him but I remembered what I said earlier.
Stay away...
I just deleted his text. I was just checking my other text messages when a new one arrived. Unknown number.
From: +639*********
Message: This is Percy. See you tomorrow after school. I'll text you where.
I almost dropped my cellphone in shock. The other day I was waiting for his call. I almost lost hope. My hand was still shaking as I answered his text.
To: +639*********
Message: I'm coming.
My heart was beating fast. I felt a mixture of excitement and fear.
I asked him so many questions, I wanted to know so much. It also didn't escape me that he might be my brother that Mom had sent to someone else. There were many things playing around in my mind but I could answer them tomorrow.
I want to be in the morning. I want our class to be over and by then. I want to speed up time and I want to meet Percy.
What if all my suspicions are correct?!