WARNING: SPG 🙈
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Chapter 33
We entered the ancestral house of Maqui and we were greeted by two kids. They're wearing the same shirt and both have missing teeth.
"Ate Julie, boyfriend mo?" the first one said.
"Hindi. Kaibigan ko to, Mics." Julie said. She looked at me then back at the twins. "Moe, sila Mico at Matthew. Kambal na pinsan ni Maqui." she said.
"Hello, kuya!" the twins said in unison.
"Hello." I greeted back.
"Jules, initin niyo na lang yung pagkain ha? Matutulog muna ako. Biglang sumakit ulo ko eh." Maqui's cousin, Victoria, said.
"Osige. Ako na bahala dito." Julie told her. "Si Apong Sila pala?"
"Nasa kwarto nagpapahinga. Sige. Akyat na ko ha?" Vic said.
Julie and I walked towards the kitchen and she made me sit on the bar stools there.
"Wait ha? Iinitin ko lang yung pagkain." she said.
"Take your time, baby." I smiled.
I watched her move around the kitchen and I couldn't help but imagine what it feels like if she lives with me already. We would be doing this everything and I will never get tired of this.
"Kamusta pala yung race?" she asked as she places a plate before me. "Mahirap ba?"
"It was okay. Yes, mahirap kasi magagaling yung kalaban namin. Foreigners kasi and they beat GRT 2 years ago. But I did it. Ako pa ba?" I said confidently.
"Sabi ko nga eh. Hahaha." she laughed. "Oh. Kumain ka na."
She placed a bowl of rice on the table and a bowl of viand. It smells good and I already know that it will taste good.
"What's this?" I asked.
"Estofado. Kami ni Vic nagluto niyan." she said. "Wait. Kuha kitang inumin."
She went to the refrigerator to get a pitcher of juice. Then she sat beside me on the breakfast bar and placed food on my plate.
"Moe, di ka makakakain kung tititig ka lang buong araw sa akin." she said. Natawa ako sa kanya at napailing. I can't help it, Julie Anne.
"Ang hirap kasing alisin ng mata ko sayo. It's like it has a mind of it's own na everytime you're around, ikaw lang yung gustong nakikita niya."
"Cheesy!" sabi niya and pinched my cheeks before she stood up.
"Saan ka pupunta?" I asked.
"Aakyat lang ako. Kukuha ako ng bedsheets tsaka extrang unan para sayo." she replied and rushed upstairs.
I continued eating and even finished everything on the table. Grabe! Bakit di ko pa nakakain tong mga ganitong food? Damn. I'm missing a lot ha? The only thing Ate Ynna can cook is adobo and a few fried food. Wala na. Take-out na yung iba. But this... Damn. This is food.
"Wow. Kain ng construction worker ang peg?" I was startled when Julie spoke. She was standing beside me, eyes wide open because of the empty bowls.
"Sorry. Ang sarap eh." I said.
"Hindi naman halata masyado." she laughed as she takes the plate to the sink. I helped her clean up the mess and after that, helped her with putting up the bedsheets and pillows for my room.
"Ako lang matutulog dito?" I asked.
"Malamang. Dun ako sa kwarto nila Maqui at Vic natutulog eh. Yung kambal naman dun sa kabilang kwarto. Si Apong Sila tsaka yung nurse niya, dun sa kwarto sa baba." sabi niya. I nodded and sat on the bed. "Gusto mo bang matulog muna? Baka pagod ka kasi sa byahe eh."
