It's been an hour since Tarrius left and up until now, there's no signs of him and it's a good thing for Gemini. 
No Tarrius means peace. 
And it's also been an hour since she called Weather and just like Tarrius, he hasn't shown up as well. Gemini can't help not to frown, she's been waiting for her frappe to be delivered but until now, there's no frappe coming. Gemini's patience is wearing thinner and thinner. 
That bastard! He knew that I hate waiting but he's making me wait! How dare he? I want my freaking frappe! Wait 'till I see that asshole, I'll make sure that I'll choke him to death. 
Nakasimangot na sumandal si Gemini sa headrest ng kama habang nakahiga at inumpisahan nang magtipa ng pang-tatlongput-pitong mensahe para kay Weather. 
You dumbass! Where the fuck are you? If you don't want to buy me my frappe then don't! Bwisit ka! 'Wag na 'wag kang magpapakita sa'king hinayupak ka gago!
Then she angrily pressed send. Gemini irritatingly blew her hair that's covering her face. But that didn't satisfy her. Marahas niyang sinuklay palikod ang mga hibla ng buhok na nakaharang sa mukha niya gamit ang kanyang kamay. 
Minutes have passed but Weather isn't texting back so Gemini blocks his number and even all of his social media accounts so in that way Weather can't reach her out. 
Kasalukuyang bino-block ng dalaga ang mga social medias ng binata nang biglang tumunog ang kanyang cellphone. A number with a name 'Old Jackass' appeared on het phone's screen. It was her father-Jeremy's number. 
Gemini's forehead creased, "What does this old jackass want from me again?" She muttered then slide cancel to decline the call. 
With a victory smile written on her lips, Gemini continued blocking Weather but a minute hadn't pass when her phone rang again making her lose her smile. And this time, it was 'Old Hag' this time-it's her mother's number. 
Labag man sa kanyang kalooban, sinagot pa rin niya ang tawag dahil alam niyang hindi sila nito titigilan. Napairap muna it bago nagsalita. 
"The number you have dialed is goddamn busy so fuck off and fuck yourself." She said sarcastically. 
"You brat! Give some respect you ungrateful child-"
"-Deserve mo ba ang respeto? Ni sarili mo nga hindi mo marespeto eh, so why bother asking me to give you some? If you want my respect, then respect me first as an individual." 
Reeze on the other line gritted her teeth in anger. "I'm the one who gave you your life and raised you so respect me!" Gemini scoffs at what her mother said. 
Respect my ass. Maybe I should end this call if they don't have anything nice to say. She's saying bullshit. 
"Blah, blah, blah," Gemini mocked her mother, "Oh, come on, stop saying bullshits, you shithead. Stop saying that you're the one who gave me my life. Why? Are you God now? Wow, ang pangit naman kung gano'n." She laughed sarcastically. "And what? You raised me? Did I hear you right? Oh bitch, you never did 'cos Lola did. She's the one who raised me but you killed her." She gripped her phone tightly as she remembered her Grandmother's lifeless body covered with blood. 
"Why are you blaming me for this?! I didn't kill her okay?! A thief did!" Her mother said-defending herself. 
Yeah, right. Like bullshits like her can fly. Why am I even talking with this killer? 
Without uttering anything, Gemini dropped the call making Reeze-her mother angry. 
"This ungrateful child," Reeze said between her gritted teeth. She, then, composed a message then sent it to Gemini who's now scrolling down to her Instagram newsfeed. 
Napahinto ang dalaga nang tumambad sa kanyang screen ang litrato ng kaibigan nitong si Cawie na katabi ang nakasimangot na si Leather samantalang ngiting-ngiti naman ang kaibigan niya. 
"Sige, umasa ka lang, Cawie. Just don't come crying to me again when that jerk hurt you because I swear to God and all Saints that I'll torture him until he beg me to stop." She whispered. She's serious about that. She will let that Leather taste her wrath when the time that he'll hurt her friend. She's promising that. 
Once again, she scrolls down to her newsfeed without liking or reacting her friend's post. Who cares? She doesn't support her friends stupidity either. So nah, she won't react on that post. 
A message from her mother suddenly appeared on ths top of her phone's screen. Umiirap nitong binuksan ang mensahe at binasa ang nilalaman. 
'Nang dahil sa mga taong tinuturing mong kaibigan nagiging bastos ka nang bata ka! Don't be friend with them! They're a bad influence to you! If you won't follow my order, I promise to you that I'll mess up with their lives, Fhereze. Take note of that.' Gemini gripped on her phone tightly while reading every single word. 
Tangina talaga. Kailan ba ako titigilan ng mga 'to?! Lahat na Lang talaga pinakikielaman! Goddamnit!
Out of irritation, Gemini threw her phone on the wall. Naglikha ito ng malakas na tunog. Paniguradong basag-basag na ang screen nito ngayon but she doesn't care. All she want to do now is to punch her mother's disgusting face. It's a good thing that she didn't got her face from her, she got her face from her beautiful Grandmother while her witchy mom, she got her face from their bastard Grandfather who is now resting in hell. 
Like father, like daughter indeed. 
Sinapo ng dalaga ang kanyang mukha at malalim na humugot ng hininga upang pakalmahin ang kanyang sarili. 
Tangina talaga ng bruhildang 'yon. Idamay niya na lahat 'wag lang ang mga kaibigan k at pamilya ng mga ito kung hindi baka magkamatayan kami. 
That's how coward her mother is. Using someone against Gemini just to follow her will. She's indeed coward and a brainless bitch. 
Gemini closed her eyes tightly, controlling herself not to throw another thing. She breath in and out until she calmed her nervss down. Kinuha ni Gemini ang kanyang laptop na kasama sa dinala ng kanyang mga kaibigan kanina. Her phone is already broken so it's useless now. 
As soon as she opened her Facebook account, a messgd from Gemanie-her twin instantly appeared. 
Seriously? Kailan ba ako titigilan ng mga Hinayupak na 'to? Nakakairita. 
Wala na sanang balak pang basahin ni Gemini ang mensahe nang muli na naman itong nag-chat.
Istorbo talaga. Bahala ka d'yan sa buhay mo bruhildang Gaga. Baka sugurin kita ngayon sa kinaroroonan mo at masampal pa kita. Iiyak ka na naman at magsusumbong sa Nanay mong Gaga rin. Pa-victim ang putek. 
Siguro nga may kamalasan ngayon si Gemini dahil aksidente nitong napindot ang pangalan ng kakambal kaya tumambad sa kanya ang kanyang mga mamahalin at paboritong gamit katulad na lamang ng alahas, damit, bags, at sapatos na kasalukuyan ngayong tinutupok na ng apoy. Ngunit hindi iyon ang umagaw sa atensyon niya, kun'di ang isang album na naglalaman ng mga larawan niya kasama ang kanyang Lola. 
Pakiramdam ni Gemini ay nanigas siya sa kaniyang kinauupuan. Ang tanging tumatak lamang sa isip niya ay ang mga kanyang photo album na nilalamon na ng apoy. 
Fuck! Our memories and those things were Lola's gift for me! 
'Yung mga gamit na 'yon na lamang ang nagpapaalala sa kanya ng kanyang yumaong Lola. Gemini became livid. Napatiim bagang ito nang makita ang panibagong mensahe ng kapatid. 
Oh my, I didn't noticed that it was your things I light up. Sorry not sorry, sister. It looks like trash kasi kaya I didn't notice na gamit mo pala 'yon. How cheap. 
"You motherfucking bitch! I will kill you!" Gemini said between gritted teeth. She kept on shouting 'I will kill you' while punching the bed where she's sitting on. 
Pinagbabato niya ang unan ngunit hindi pa rin ito nakuntento kaya dinampot niy anh kanyang laptop at walang sabi-sabi itong ibinato sa pader. Kasabay ng kanyang pagbato ay ang pagtulo ng kanyang luha ngunit kaagad niya itong pinunasan. 
"Holeh madahpaking syet!" 
***
Matapos dumalaw ni Tarrius sa kaibigan ni Gemini nagtungo ito sa isa sa mga paborito nutong lugar, ang rooftop ng Hospital. Hindi maiwasan ni Tarrius na mapatawa nang maalala niya ang nangyari kanina. 
Ang laking tao takot sa multo, tsk. But I wonder ano kaya ang relasyon ng dalawa? 
Iniisip pa lamang ng binata na mayroon ngang rslasyon ag dalawa hindi niya maiwasang mapatiim bagang ngunit kalauna'y napangiwi. 
Gago, Tarrius baliw ka na na? Bakit parang naiinis ka? Putek, ano ngayon kung magkarelasyon sila? 
Bumuga ng marahas na hangin ang binata bago ginulo ang kulay kahel at kulot nitong buhok. Napatawa ang binata nang makita nuto ag iilang hibla ng buhok. 
Mukha nga talagang pancit Canton 'yung buhok ko na kinulayan ng orange, putek. Sana pala pinaayos ko muna and buhok ko bago ako dinalaw ni kamatayan. 
Natawa siya sa sariling naisip at nahiga sa sahig. Kahit mataas ag araw at mainit din ang sinag nito wala siyang maramdaman. 
"Ah, perks of being a ghost." He muttered before closing his eyes and tried to remember what happened to his past but his brain is empty. Like his memories before were erased. All he knows is that, his parents were dead and he was left with nothing. That's what he heard from the nurses before, 5 years ago to be exact. 
"Ah, glad that I can still able to enjoy my life even I'm a ghost." 
He stayed there for almost ten minutes then left when he got bored. He visited almost every rooms in every floor. But what caught his attention is the Room 305 in third floor. 
There was a little girl and a woman-he thinks she's in her 40's. The woman held the little girl's hand then said, "Sweetie please...open your eyes. Come on, Ericka, please wake up." The woman is sobbing-she's hurting.
As soon as Tarrius stepped in the room, he started to tear up. 
"Ericka..."
The little girl who's now lifeless was his only friend. She's the only one who can see him before Gemini came, four months ago. Hindi lingidnsa kaalaman ng binata na may sakit si Ericka ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na babawian siya ng buhay ng ganito kabilis. 
He met this little girl in the garden. She's playing while he's watching her. Five days passed but that became Tarrius' routine. When suddenly she spoke out of nowhere 
"Why don't you play with me? Is it because I'm bald?" The little girl asked, "But Mommy said that my hair will grow again soon when I got cured. I have a disease called cancer. That's what I heard from the Doctor." 
Tarrius was confused who's the little girl talking to. Nagulat ang binata nang tumingin sa kanya ang bata. 
"Mister...? Are you mute po?" The little girl asked Tarrius cutely. And when Tarrius talked to her, he discovered that her name is Ericka. And there it all began their friendship.
Humakbang papalapit si Tarrius sa kama ni Ericka. He touched Ericka's hair then kissed it before murmuring, "Rest well, Ericka. Susunod si Kuya sa'yo. I'll take care of your mom for you...for now", then left. 
He can't stay there for long because it's hurting him. It gives him too much pain seeing Ericka's lifeless body. Dumiretso siya sa lugar na madalas nilang paglaruan-ang garden. 
Naupo siya sa damuhan. Ang kaning butil-butil lamang na tumutulo mula sa kayang mata ay nagtuloy-tuloy na hanggang siya ay napahagulgol. Yes, even he's a ghost, he still can cry. 
He's mourning for Ericka. 
Nahinto na lamang siya sa pag-iyak nang makarinig siya ng malakas na kalabog. Napalingon sa paligid si Tarrius at doon lamang niya napagtanto na abala ang lahat at sa tingin niya'y hindi ito narinig ng iba. Kaagad na tumayo ang binata at lumapit sa isag pader na pinaglikhaan ng tunog. 
Idinikit nito ang kanyang tenga sa pader ngunit dumulas siya kaya napasok siya sa loob ng kwarto. Laking gulat niya nang mayroong laptop na lumipad sa harap niya.
"Holeh madahpaking syet!" Gulat na saad niya at wala sa sariling napahawak a dibdib-tapat ng kanyang puso. 
Gagi muntik na ako doon ah, buti na lang talaga at hindi ako tao. 
"Ikaw! Ano na naman ginagawa mo dito?!" Nabalik sa reyalidad si Tarrius nang marinig niya ang pamilyar na boses ng dalaga. Dinapuan niya ito ng tingin ngunit agad ding nag-iwas ng tingin nang makita niyang binibigyan siya nito ng masamang tingin. 
Putek wala naman akong kasalanan ah, bakit galit na naman itong tigre na 'to? Gagi, masyadong high blood.