My Love, Darkness

Chapter 51

HINDI makapaniwala si Larid na nakatingin kay Titus habang binabayaran nito ang napiling cell phone na may ngiti si labi.

Hanggang sa matapos ni Titus bayaran ang cellphone na binili nito at makalapit kay Larid, halata sa mukha ng inosenteng grim reaper ang kasiyahan nito.

"Really, mate? You just bought that cellphone worth of forty-thousand plus and you're not even bothered about it?"

Ngumisi lang si Titus sa kaniya kapagkuwan ay inilabas nito sa kahon ang Iphone 5 na binili ito. May kung ano-anong pinindot si Titus sa bago nitong cellphone kapagkuwan ay biglang lumabas ang sarili ni Titus sa screen na talaga naman ikinamangha ng inosenteng grim reaper.

"f**k! This thing is freaking real!" ani Titus kapagkuwan ay hinalik-halikan ang Iphone 5 na ikinailing ni Larid habang nahihiyang napapatingin sa mga taong naka-kunot ang noo na nakatingin kay Titus.

"Come on, bud. Don't be too much excited. Let's explore your new cellphones when we are home," Larid said and Titus just nodded.

Hindi sila nag-teleport o kung ano. Mas pinili nila mag-commute hanggang sa makarating sa bahay ni Larid kung saan naabutan nila si Kellan na nanonood ng telebisyon.

"Kailan ka pa nandito?" salubong na tanong ni Titus kay Kellan.

"Just about..." tumingin si Kellan sa wall clock kapag ay muling tumingin sa kaniya. "Twenty-four minutes. I was too busy to visit here so now that I have the time, napag-isipan ko na pumunta dito."

"Good thing, you're here. Titus wanted to say something," biglang sabi ni Larid na ikinatingin sa kaniya ng masama ni Titus.

"Really?" nagtatakang sabi ni Kellan kapagkuwan ay tinignan si Titus. "What is it?"

Napabuntong-hininga si Titus. Feeling conflicted about telling Kellan that he met Phoebe again. Hindi niya alam kung anong magiging reaksyon ni Kellan. Napag-uspan naman na nila Larid ang muling pagkikita nila ni Phoebe and as always, hindi siya nahirapan kay Larid.

Tanging kay Kellan lang siya nahihirapan lalo na't pinapangako na siya nito na hindi na niya dapat gambalain pa si Phoebe.

Siniko siya ni Larid. May ngiti ito sa labi tila inuudyok siya na huwag problemahin ang kahahantungan ng pag-amin niya kay Kellan. "Just tell him, bud. There's nothing wrong being honest with each other. We are friends after all," sabi ni Larid na ikinabuntong-hininga niya kapagkuwan ay tinignan si Kellan na ngayon naghihintay sa sasabihin niya.

"I've meet Phoebe again."

He watches Kellan's face changes from being cool to really angry at him. Napabuntong-hininga na lang siya. Here goes...

"You promised, Titus. You f*****g promised!" May diin na sabi ni Kellan.

Fuck, why is this so hard to explain when it comes to Kellan?

"I don't know that she's gonna be in the nightclub. There's a shootout and then, she is there," Titus said, explaining.

Kellan's brows furrowed. Kellan is probably pissed at him but he can't just stop caring about Phoebe again that he knows that Phoebe's life is in great danger because of some mortal man named Hex.

"So what?! Did you save her again? Titus, you are a f*****g grim reaper! You can't protect her always. She's a mortal. She's not someone we can be with!" Kellan said, fuming mad while sending him a dagger-look. "She was just one of the souls we are going to collect when she dies, you understand?"

Titus felt his blood boiled because of what Kellan had said. Hindi niya nagustuhan ang mga binitiwang salita ni Kellan.

It made him remember his fear of losing Phoebe. Noong mga panahon na iniisip niyang hindi niya kakayanin na maligtas sa ano man klaseng kapahamakan na darating sa buhay nito.

He managed to save Phoebe's life from Lamia but his abilities aren't enough, he admitted. Naging kampante siya noon kung kaya't isang beses ay namatay si Phoebe kung hindi niya tinanggap ang tulong ni Kellan. Larid also helped him to let out his grim reaper forbidden abilities. Isa na ro'n ang resurrection o ang pagbubuhay ng namatay.

Alam niya at naiintindihan niya na kung pinilit niyang maging makasarili at mayabang, baka hindi niya nailigtas pa si Phoebe mula kay Lamia.

But what Kellan has said is something that could make him forget his appreciation from Kellan and Larid's help.

Sa isang iglap ay mabilis niyang naitulak si Kellan sa pader habang mahigpit na nakahawak sa kuwelyo ng damit nito.

Kellan smirked at him. "What? Going to beat me to a pulp again?"

Nagtagis ang bagang ni Titus habang nanggigigil na tumingin kay Kellan. "Whatever the f**k you're going to say, I don't give a s**t anymore. You better stop talking, you understand?" Titus said before letting go of Kellan's collar.

Masama ang tingin ni Kellan kay Titus habang si Larid ay nanatiling tahimik habang nakayuko.

Kellan laughs as he gives Titus one last look. "When everything is f**k up, I don't want you coming near me, needing my aid," Kellan said before teleporting to anywhere Titus doesn't give a f**k about.

He's pissed. Thinking of the fight he had with Kellan, he doesn't know if Kellan still sees him as a friend. Galit siya.

Hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit din kailangan maging sobra sa pananalita si Kellan.

He knows what he was doing is wrong. May trabaho siya at iyon ay pagiging grim reaper. He's not supposed to be someone who was saving a mortal's life. Hindi parte ng trabaho niya ang pagliligtas.

He's an angel of Death. Thanatos' angels who help bring sinful souls to Charon's boat.

Kahit noong una ay hindi siya makapaniwala na magiging protector siya ng isang batang mortal. From the first day of his grim reaper's life, what he only wants to do is to do his job and let his soul free from being a boring grim reaper.

Until meeting Phoebe Rhoades changes him, big time.

He forgot everything about his job. He forgot their laws as a grim reaper. He became disobedient. He had harmed some mortals just for Phoebe and he has protect her countless times.

Mula sa pagkakahulog ng batang Phoebe sa paglalaro sa mansion hanggang sa isang dalagang Phoebe na sobrang nagbago nang makilala niyang muli bago magkaroon ng shootout sa loob ng Panorama Nightclub.

He sighed. Feeling his energy drained. He was supposed to be happy but fighting about Phoebe again with Kellan is making him so conflicted.

Kaibigan niya si Kellan at naiintindihan niya na gusto lang siya nitong mag-ingat lalo na't sa oras na mahuli siya, silang dalawa ni Kellan, mahihirapan silang maibalik ang tsansa nila ng muling pagkabuhay.

He will be forever condemned but he can't let it happen. As long as patago at maingat niyang binabantayan si Phoebe, mananatili siya sa tabi ng dalaga.

Titus came back from his reverie when Larid tap his shoulder. "Magiging okay din kayo ni Kellan. Just do what you think is right, bud. But don't be too much when avenging Phoebe, okay?"

Tumango si Titus bilang sagot. Feeling a little bit okay as Larid gestured him to sit down before Larid turned on the television.

Umupo sa katapat niyang couch si Larid kapagkuwan ngumiti sa kaniya.

"So let's see about your Iphone 5," Larid said as he takes Titus' phone.

Tinuruan siya nito kung paano gamitin ang iphone niya. Simula sa paggamit ng messages nito hanggang sa camera na nakikita niyang ginagawa ni Phoebe.

Natuwa naman siya at sinimulang punuin ng pictures ang cellphone niya hanggang sa may maalala siya.

"Do you know f*******:, bud?" inosente niyang tanong kay Larid.

Napamulagat naman si Larid habang nakatingin sa kaniya. Tila nagtataka dahil rin sa sinabi niya.

"How did you know that?" may pagtatakang tanong sa kaniya ni Larid.

Napakamot sa batok si Titus habang nakangisi. "I saw Phoebe used it and..."

Napatawa naman bigla si Larid na para bang naintindihan nito kaagad kung anong gusto niyang mangyari.

"Bud, you want me to make you a f*******: account?" tanong sa kaniya ni Larid na agad naman niyang sinagot ng pagtango.

Larid let him watch downloaded f*******: in his Iphone 5 then guided him to create a f*******: account.

"What should I put on your profile picture?" tanong nito sa kaniya habang nag-iisip.

"Hmm, maybe a picture of grim reaper will do," sagot niya sa tanong ni Larid.

Tumawa naman si Larid kapagkuwan ay nag-search ito ng mga pictures na pagpipilian niya.

After one hour, naka-set up na ang f*******: ni Titus. Gamit na niya ang account niya habang tumitingin sa mga taong puwede niyang i-add hanggang sa makita niya ang isa sa mga ace grim greaper na may f*******: account.

"The f**k? To think that I've been feeling guilty for breaking one of our laws again tapos makikita ko siya?" natatawang sabi ni Titus.

Larid just chuckles. "What can I say? Seems like you're not the only one who's being adventurous?"

Naiiling na ngumiti siya kay Larid kapagkuwan ay nagpatuloy na mag-scroll hanggang sa bigla niyang nakita ang mukha ni Phoebe sa mga puwede niyang i-add.

Napalunok muna siya bago pinindot ang larawan ni Phoebe.