Unwanted Vengeance [COMPLETED]

Chapter Four: Dinner With The Family

We welcomed my mom, my brother, Kei's parents, Tanner, Luna, and her best friend Amara. These two were inseparable. Luna and Amara have been friends since they were in kindergarten. They are always mistaken for twins and I can agree with that because they have a lot of similar features.

Amara has also been a friend to me since Luna and I started dating. She was always around but not in an annoying way. Surprisingly, she wasn't angry at me after the wedding. She actually did her best to fix the situation. Ang galing niya rin magpayo. Siguro kung di namin kaibigan si Amara baka di na humupa ang gulo na ginawa ko.

"What a lovely house. I love the ambience here." My mom says. "I remembered when I got married to your dad. He loved the house that we chose and that was where we had Justin. Unfortunately, we had to leave because of business purposes and that was when I had you. Nasa States na kami nung nanganak ako sayo." She then smiles at the memory in her head. I missed dad.

Dad passed away two months before Kendra and I's wedding. Namatay sya due to a heart attack. Simula bata pa naman ay may sakit na iyon sa puso. Buti nga nakaabot pa siya ng 50+ na taon bago mawala. Sayang na 'di nya naabutan ang kasal namin. Pero okay na iyon kasi everything happens for a reason. But I can't deny the fact na miss na miss ko pa'rin siya.

"Opo ma. Ang totoo nga po si Kei ang pumili nito. She really does have a good taste in choosing houses." Wika ko.

Mom smiled widely and continued to adore the house. Mahal na mahal talaga ni mom si Kei. Tinaggap niya kami kahit na malaki ang nagawa kong pagkakamali. Oo, nagalit si mom pero pinatawad niya kami at kinausap ng masinsinan. And in the end, naayos ko na rin ang gulong nasimulan ko.

"Gusto nyo ba po ng house tour?" Tanong ko sa kanilang lahat.

"Oo naman." Sagot ni Luna. She looks so happy especially now that Tanner is beside her. Ang saya ko dahil alam kong masaya na ngayon si Luna. And I really think Luna and Tanner make a really good couple. They look so cute together. Sana si Tanner nalang ang nakilala ni Luna nung simula palang.

"Okay, so this is the kitchen. Dito ako nagluluto ng mga pagkain siyempre." I tell them and giggled. "Ako na ngayon nagluluto ng mga pagkain namin ni Kei kasi ayokong mapagod s'ya. S'yempre hindi pwedeng mapagod and isang reyna."

"Kulang-kulang naman ingredients." Kei cuts me off. Nagsimula nang tumawa lahat kaya napakamot nalang ako sa batok ko.

"Anyway, dito naman ang dining room namin. Made from scratch lang po yang mga upuan na yan."

"Talaga ba, ijo?" tanong ni nanay Lydia.

"Opo nay. Pero siyempre tinulungan ako ni Kei. S'ya po ang nag-isip ng design ng sandalan."

Ngumiti si nanay tyaka si mommy tapos nagpatuloy na kami sa pagtour ng bahay.

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Nakaupo na kami sa aming mga upuan. Katapat namin ni Kei si Tanner, si Amara at si Luna. Tapos ang katapat si nanay Lydia tyaka ni tatay Edward sina mommy at kuya. Square kasi yung lamesa namin kaya sakto lang samin yung lugar. Tapos nasa gitna yung mga ulam at kanin. Nagsimula na kami kumain after a while and sa kalagitnaan ng hapunan ay tumayo kami ni Kei.

"Good evening, everyone. Mayroon akong balita na gusto kong i-share sa inyong lahat. One of the reasons why I wanted to host this family dinner. So, I wasn't really expecting it but I had this gut feeling na parang malapit na. And I was right. Kei and I were really happy when we found out that... she is two months pregnant."

"Totoo ba iyan anak?" Tanong ni nanay Lydia kay Kei.

"Opo ma." Sagot ni Kei na punong puno ng saya. Her hands then suddenly went to her stomach which looked like it was just bloated. "Next week na po ang second ultrasound ko po."

"Also," I added in. "Plano po namin bumalik sa States para doon na kami tuluyan tumira. We've actually already bought a house and I really want to have my family there

Everyone clapped and congratulated us for the news. Even Luna did. And from her eyes, she looked sincerely happy. I'm so glad that she already moved on.

"Tara, kain na ulit tayo." Pag-aya ko.

We all ate in while talking about random stuff in life. We talked about the things like how life just flies by so fast. Natapos na kaming kumain ng mga 8 pm at napagdesisyunan naming maglaro muna ng kaunting mga board games.

"Ano ba gusto ninyo guys? Snakes and Ladders or Scrabble?"

"Scrabble." Mabilis na sagot ni kuya. Tumango rin si Amara at ang mag-asawang Nicholson. Sobrang yaman ni Tanner dahil ang kanyang tatay ay dating president ng kompanya nila na isang juice company at ang nanay niya ay CEO ng kompanyang ito habang may sarili rin siyang cosmetic brand which sold millions!

Ako kasi ay president ng isang appliances company. Nag-leave ako ng dalawang linggo para makasama ko si Kei tapos masamahan siya sa ultrasound n'ya next week. Si Kei naman ay isang architect na kakatapos lang ang kanyang proyekto na isang mansion. Kahit maganda mga trabaho namin ay ayaw namin bumili ng mansion o kaya mamahaling gamit kasi mas masaya ang simpleng buhay.

"Ang magkagrupo ay si Tanner at si Luna, si Jace tyaka si Kendra tapos si Justin tyaka si Amara." Turo ni mom.

Nagsimula na kaming maglaro and it was really fun. Lalo na nung pinipilit ni Luna na word ang thurt.

After an hour of nonstop laughing and arguing, napagdesisyunan nina mommy at ni kuya na umuwi na kasama ni nanay Lydia tyaka ni tatay Edward.

"Bye po mom. Ingat kayo sa byahe." Pagpapaalam ko kay mom. "Bye rin po nanay at tatay. Bisita nalang po kami next week after ng ultrasound."

"Oo naman. Basta wag mong hahayaang mapagod ang asawa mo ha. I love you, son." Sabay halik sakin sa noo ni mom.

"Bye, mom. I love you too."

Kumatok na ang driver nila at kumaway sila one more time bago umalis.