Deaf-Deafening

I was at Trinoma a few hours ago playing my usual DrumMania. I don’t have my pair of sticks with me (’cause I lost them. O_O) so I have no choice but to use the one provided with the machine (which is uberly heavy by the way). I cleared my first stage tapos I saw someone (around 13 – 16) carrying a pair of drumsticks.

“Kuya (kinukuya ko kahit mas bata sa akin), okay lang kung mahiram ko yung drumsticks?”

No answer. He probably didn’t hear, so I let it go.

I was on my third credit of play, when the kid came back.

“Kuya, pwedeng pahiram ng drumsticks?” I made sure my voice was loud enough for him to hear, but still…

“Pwedeng pahiram?”

No answer. And then when it was his turn to play on the machine, he even lent his older sister (I assume, kasi close sila eh.) those sticks.

What’s pissing is that this kid wouldn’t answer a single word, and would not look at me when I’m talking to him. Aba, kung ayaw niyang pahiramin, magsabi naman siya diba. I would have understood!

Pero hindi eh. Nabastos lang ako.