The Atama Effect

Chapter 15:

 

Naalimpungatan ako nang parang may bigla akong narinig na pagsabog. I tried to stood but I can't even feel my body.

"Hey."

A familiar voice spoke up. I tried to search where he was pero malabo pa rin ang paningin ko.

"H-Hiro."

"Akemi."

I looked at my right side and try to find him kasi sa right side ko nanggaling ang boses niya. May nakikita akong nakaupo para magka-height kami pero sa paningin ko, he's like a man on a silhouette pero I'm pretty sure he's Hiro.

"W-Where are we?" tanong ko sakaniya.

"I carried you away from them. We're outside because I need to findan immediate treatment for your wound."

"P-Pero sina Riye? N-nasaan na sila?"

"They're still inside. I don't know what happened there when Ken tried to do what you did."

'when Ken tried to do what you did.'

'when Ken tried to do what you did.'

'when Ken tried to do what you did.'

"Y-You mean.. he tried to hug Akane too?"

"Yeah."

Biglang nagbago ang paningin ko which made me close my eyes. Then pagkamulat ko, sobrang linaw ng paningin ko. Pumikit pikit pa ako para ma-confirm na malinaw talaga. Pero, seryoso, sobrang linaw ng mata ko. At sobrang linaw ng mukha ni Hiro---wait! Bakit may gasgas siya sa pisngi niya?!

"Uhh.." I tried to reach for his left cheek, "W-What happened here?"

Nagulat ako nang ipatong niya ang kamay niya sa kamay kong nasa left cheek niya pa rin.

"Wala lang to."

I tried to compose myself.. err.. So awkward. Hinila ko na pabalik ang kamay ko dahil grabe, feeling ko kamatis na ang mukha ko.

"K-Ken's insane. Is he out of his mind to do that?!" I reacted. Feeling ko nag mga time na yon, nagpantig ang tenga ni Hiro. No. Uhm.. I didn't mean to open up the topic pero kasi.. it's so awkward.

"You should also ask yourself that question." He coldly reply.

Bigla naman akong napatungo when he said it. I should've also ask myself that kasi ginawa ko rin yon.

A long silence wrapped around the both of us..

"Shall we go---"

"Oh my gosh!"

Napa-OMG na lang ako nang bigla siyang nagsalita. Ang tahi-tahimik kasi tapos bigla siyang magsasalita. Sinong hindi magugulat non?!

"S-Sorry. Ano ulit yung sinasabi mo?"

"Shall we go back and see what happened inside?" Tanong niya.

Does he really wanted to see what happened or he only wants to see Akane?

A playful thought came in my mind at alam kong mababasa ni Hiro iyon kaya isinara kong mabuti ang isip ko.

'You're crazy. Why are you thinking about that?'

I cursed in my mind upon hearing Hiro inside it. Sabi na, mababasa niya yon e. Hays.

"A-Ano.. T-Tara na sa loob." Sabi ko saka ako tumayo.

Pagkatayo ko, tumingin ako sa kaniya at hanggang ngayon ay nakaupo pa rin siya.

"Huy. T-tara na." Hindi siya tumatayo kaya nagsimula akong maglakad kahit pa namamanhid pa rin yung lower limbs ko at hindi ko pa rin sila maramdaman. Bahala siya. Ayaw niya akong tulungang maglakad. Kaya ko naman e. -_-"