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Renjun and his friends were happy because finally they’re employed.
“ Set na!”- sigaw ni Haechan
“ Inom na inom, Hyuck?”- sabi ni Jeno
“ A little bit.”- sagot nito with gesture at tumawa
“ Pass.”- sagot ni Renjun kaya biglang nag iba ang paligid
“ KJ! Injun KJ!”- sigaw ni Jaemin
Haechan cling his arm to Renjun, “Ngayon lang ‘to, sumama ka na~ “
Napahinga ng malalim si Renjun, “Sige na nga. Pero di ako iinom.”
“ Uminom ka na! Ihahatid ka namin.”- sagot ni Jaemin at kumindat
“ Okay, fine. Ngayon lang ‘to, ha? “- sagot ni Renjun at nagpahila na lang.
“ Ayon! Let’s go!”- sigaw ni Jaemin at Haechan
**
Kanina pa nagpupumilit si Renjun na umuwi dahil ayaw niyang malasing ng sobra. Kinabukasan kasi ay first day niya sa trabaho at syempre, kailangan magandang impression ang makita sa kaniya ng boss niya.
“ Last na.” – sagot ni Haechan na namumula na dahil sa alak.
“ Wala nang last, Haech. Umuwi na tayo!”- may bahid na inis sa boses kaya napatayo agad si Haechan at iniwan ang basong hawak niya sa mesa.
“ Sungit naman.”
Jaemin is nowhere to found kaya they call him but he’s not answering.
“ Oh, Jeno, anong ginagawa mo dito?”- tanong ni Renjun.
Hindi kasi ito sumama kanina dahil may ginawa siyang report.
“ Nagpapasundo sa’kin si Jaem. Where is he?”- tanong nito at iginagala ang mga mata.
“ I don’t know. Kanina nandiyan lang nakaupo. By the way, when you see him, tell him na umuwi na kami.”
Jeno just nod.
“ Haechan, umayos ka nga!”- inis na sabi ni Renjun at hinampas ang braso nito.
Hirap na hirap si Renjun akayin si Haechan dahil pati siya ay nahihilo na rin. That’s why he fished Haechan’s phone and called Mark.
“ Hello? This is Renjun. Could you pick up Haechan? “
Mark answered, “I’m on my way. Thank you, Renjun. “
**
Napabalikwas si Renjun dahil sa lakas ng alarm niya. Gustuhin man niyang matulog ay hindi pwede, first day niya ngayon sa trabaho.
His phone vibrated.
A message from their group chat, “I assume na nakauwi kayong lahat, safe and sound? “
Renjun send a thumbs up and go to the bathroom.
On the other hand,
Yangyang is busy preparing for breakfast but end up burning the bread. So, he tries again and it succeed.
He is now preparing the table.
Nagmamadali siyang matapos ito para pagkababa ng hinihintay niya ay kakain na lang.
“ Haechan, you always invading my place. Is that a compensation from last night?”- sabi ni Renjun while fixing his necktie
No response.
Kaya he straightly goes to dining room and then there, he saw the unfamiliar face.
Nabato siya sa kaniyang kinatatayuan.
Yangyang cleared his throat, “Hi, I’m Yangyang, Your husband.”
Ano raw?! Husband?!
“Husband?! Anong pinagsasabi mo?! Gago ka ba?!”
“ You know what, get out! Tatawag ako ng pulis. This is trespassing.” – he’s about to fish his phone but Yangyang stop him.
Yangyang raised his both hands.
“ Okay, okay. But, eat first. I heard this is your first day, fighting!” – Yangyang said and stop infront of him.
“ We’ll talk later.”- Yangyang whispered and fix Renjun’s necktie.
His knees were trembling.
He is so sure that nothing happened last night because he’s only tipsy and fully aware of his surroundings. At mas lalong wala siyang balak sa hook ups or even..one night stand.
So how come this motherfucker declared he’s my husband?
He is not that type of people. He prefers to be single than do such thing.
“ By the way, you look good.”- pahabol ni Yangyang at tuluyang lumabas ng pintuan.
**
Kahit ilang beses alisin ni Renjun ang nangyari kaninang umaga ay paulit-ulit pa rin itong nag p-play sa utak niya na parang sirang plaka.
He take a deep breath, “Stop thinking that shit. Focus Renjun, focus. “
Ipinagpatuloy niya na ang pagcheck ng files while waiting for his friends na sabay rin ang break time sa kaniya.
“ Renjun!”
He smiled.
Naupo na sa harap niya sina Haechan at Jaemin.
“ How was the first day?”- tanong agad ni Haechan.
“ Good. Kind of culture shock. Hahahaha!”- sagot ni Renjun and loosen his tie.
“ Either us.”- sagot rin ni Jaemin
“ Buti nga kayo ni Haechan nasa isang company lang, pa’no naman ako na mag isa lang.”- sagot ni Renjun
“ Awww... Don’t be sad, okay? Kaya nga kami na dadayo ni Haech every lunch para may kasabay ka kumain.”- sagot ni Jaemin at kinurot ang pisngi
Again, Renjun smiled.
“ Do you want me to fetch you? Para sabay tayo pumasok?”- tanong ni Haechan
“ ‘wag!”- napalakas ang boses ni Renjun na ikinagulat nina Haechan at Jaemin
“ I- I mean, you don’t have to. Okay ako na nagsasabay tayo for lunch.”- sagot ni Renjun and cleared his throat, “Sorry.”
“ They don’t have to know. At least not yet.” – he thought.
Haechan massage his hand and nodded.
His thankful that his friends know not push the button and know when to stop. Gusto niyang sabihin ang mga nangyari pero masyado pang maaga.
He sips his drink and smiled.
“Take a rest when you go home, okay?”- sabi ni Jaemin and pat his head.
**
It's been an hour since Renjun stop at the convience store. He didn’t want to go home. He’s not scared of Yangyang because he looks harmless but, that’s a lot to take in. How come na may biglang susulpot sa unit niya and introduce as his husband? Did he miss an episode of his life? Saang parte roon? Wala siyang maalala na kinasal or pumirma siya ng marriage contract.
“This is bullshit.”- he thought
‘ Can I stay at your place?’ – he hit the send button.
‘ Omggg! Sure!’- Jaemin replied.
He stand up and get his coat.
‘Just for tonight. I will figure this out tomorrow.’
Meanwhile...
Yangyang kept looking at the wall clock because it’s getting late and Renjun isn’t home yet. He wants to call Renjun but forgot to ask his number.
‘ What a terrible husband,Yangyang.’- he thought.
Nasa tapat siya ngayon ng ref hoping na may makikita siyang bakas ng information ni Renjun or even his friends number.
“ Gotcha!”- agad niyang tinanggal ang papel na may contact numbers with names.
‘ Call this numbers if you want to vent out,’
icejaem- XX-XX-XX
sunnychan- XX-XX-XX
‘Nice to see you! You’re the cutest freshmen!’
Yangyang assume that this note was there for a year because of some stain, and he thought that, Renjun has a circle and he enjoyed his life. He somehow pressured on how to make Renjun happy in his own way.
Instead of calling those numbers, he saved it and let Renjun for a while. He can postpone the suppose ‘talk’ tonight. It can wait and he don’t want to push Renjun more.
He take a deep breath and scan the place again baka may hindi pa siya naaayos. When Renjun left, he saw a note state that, he can use the other room.
Umakyat na siya and hoping that Renjun get the rest that he needs.
**
Maagang umuwi si Renjun from his work dahil hindi niya na kaya ang ma distact pa sa mga susunod na araw. He wants an explanation of all this unfortunate happening. Kaya kahit ayaw man niyang makita si Yangyang, he doesn’t have a choice but to face the latter. Mabuti na lang at napilit niya sina Jaemin na ‘wag na siyang ihatid at mas prefer niyang maglakad kasi umaga naman and also to think.
Nasa tapat na siya ng unit niya.
He took a deep breath and open the door.
Dinatnan niyang malinis at maayos ang unit niya though lagi namang maayos pero this time, halatang may nag aayos and it smells nice.
“ Where is he? Baka umalis na? Bu—” – Renjun was cut off.
“ Goodmorning! Come here let’s eat!”- napalingon siya at Nakita niyang si Yangyang na nasa kusina at nakasuot pa ng apron.
“ Who said that you’re allowed to wear that?”- pointing out the apron, “And also, bakit ‘di ka pa naalis? First of all, I.DON’T KNOW.YOU. So, what are you doing here? Pinagtritripan mo ba ‘ko?” – Renjun burst.
He can’t holdback anymore.
“ Ren—”
“ I don’t want to hear my name from you! It pisses me off.”
“ What is this all about? Oh, right. Pa’no ka nakapasok dito? Did guards allow you? Magrereklamo ako, this is too much.”- namumula si Renjun sa inis.
They both standing.
“ Talk. Akala ko ba mag uusap tayo? You’re wasting my time!”- Renjun stomped his feet and Yangyang startled.
“ Can you just relax? I don’t—”
“ Oh, come on! How can I fucking relax?! When you just pop up here and telling me that you’re my husband? Nahihibang ka ba?”
Yangyang remained silent.
“ Get out.” – Renjun declared.
“ No.”
“ What? Don’t make me angry. Get out before I call the police.”
“ Go on. I have proof that we’re married.”- confident na sagot ni Yangyang
This time, Renjun was unable to speak.
Renjun walk out and go to his room.
Yangyang followed him
“ Stop following me!” – his words were fall to deaf ear
Yangyang stop right in front of the door.
“ I will stand here until I explain everything. Close or lock the door if you want, I don’t mind.”- with that word, Renjun slammed the door.
**
Just like before, Renjun wake up earlier than usual to go to work and to avoid Yangyang that currently staying in his flat.
After that ‘talk’ there’s an awkwardness that envelop between them. Renjun Don’t give a fuck because he believed, in that way, he will not attach to Yangyang and he can’t give the L- word that should be there when you’re married.
“ You always spacing out.”- Yangyang was the one who initiate the talk. He knows when to drop the bomb and stop when he thinks Renjun is a bit uncomfortable.
Renjun just cling his bag on his shoulder na parang hangin si Yangyang sa kaniya.
“ I noticed that you’re not eating here. My apologies for not doing well inside the kitchen, I’m still learning.”- he continued, just like him, Renjun continued to ignore him.
He sigh heavily.
“ How can we communicate well if you don’t talk to me.”- this time,
Renjun stop infront of the main door and finally face Yangyang looking straight in the eye, “I basically don’t like you around. I hate your presence.”
With that, he left.
“ Good morning, sir! Nakasalubong na naman po kilay niyo.”- sabi ng guard
Renjun just smiled and answer, “Stress lang po.”
“ Ay sir, may itatanong lang po ako.”
Renjun stop, “Ano po?”
“ Kagabi kasi may naghihintay dito sa inyo at nagtatanong kung anong oras uwi niyo.”
Napakunot ang noo ni Renjun, “Sino raw po?”
“Yangyang ang pangalan. Mga ilang araw na rin po siyang laging naghihintay.”- sagot ng guard, “Akala ko po kaibigan niyo, asawa niyo po pala.”- pagpapatuloy ng guard at nakatanggap ito ng mahinang siko mula sa kasamahan niya.
Ngumiti ng alanganin si Renjun and nagsabing aalis na.
“ The audacity! Asawa, my ass!”- he hissed.
Meanwhile,
Yangyang had to cover his mouth to prevent from laughing. He followed Renjun in the lobby kaya noong nakita niyang hagdanan ang ginamit nito ay nag elevator siya para mauna.
he looked at his hand, iniwan na naman ni Renjun ‘yong wedding ring sa lamesa. He come up to a decision that, one these of days he will visit Renjun to his workplace.
It’s been a week since Yangyang asked the guard kung anong oras usually nauwi si Renjun dahil noong tinanong niya ito, Renjun just ignored him, so he did the other option.
**
“ Bakit ba kasi hindi kami pwede pumunta sa unit mo? Dati naman kahit anong oras kami pumunta pwede.”- pagrereklamo ni Jaemin
“ Jaemin, hindi nga pwede, okay? I’ll let you know kapag pwede na but as of now, no.”- sagot ni Renjun.
he's currently in Jaemin’s dahil day off nito at siya naman ay, half day.
“ Are you hiding something?”- seryosong tanong ni Jaemin while looking straight in his eyes, “... or someone?”- nasamid si Renjun dahil sa mga tanong ni Jaemin.
“ W-wala! Sino naman itatago ko?”- sagot niya while wiping his tears.
“ Okay. Sana nga wala.”- sagot nito at ngumiti ng makahulugan.
Nakatanggap siya ng hampas kay Renjun.
“Anyway, you’re acting different lately, is there something wrong?”- Jaemin ask and look at him with full of concern
“ Wala naman. Just a stress from work.”- sagot ni Renjun but at the back of his head, “Sana nga from work lang ‘tong stress na ‘to.”
“You can count on us, right?”
“ I know. Kaya nga makikikain ako dito.”- biro niya
Jaemin laughed, “You and Haech has the same reason. A simply ‘I miss you’ wouldn’t hurt.”
“ Iww~”- sagot ni Renjun at humiga sa sofa ni Jaemin.
He felt relieved that his friends genuinely concern about his well being and at the same time felt guilty because he can’t tell his real situation. Kung bakit mas gusto niyang late night umuuwi or he prefer to eat outside. Kung bakit uuwi na lang siya sa unit niyang tulog na lang gagawin. He can’t bring himself na sabihin as for their transparency with each other. Hindi niya alam kung saan magsisimula.
Because he himself, didn’t know what happened kung bakit napunta siya sa ganitong sitwasyon. Maybe, destiny playing with him or testing his so called, ‘patience’.
Fuck destiny! They always play dirty to Renjun.
They are being unfair.
“Fuck!”- he murmured.
“Huang Renjun! Naririnig kita!”- sigaw ni Jaemin mula sa kusina.
Renjun just laughed, “Apple juice, Jaem!”- sigaw pabalik ni Renjun.