Planet Acelatoria

Chaptah Tuwenti-fayb

"P-Pleased to meet you, big brother." they shook hands for a while.

"And... this is Sgt. Harvey. He is my personal butler or guard." pakilala ko sa aking mga kaibigan kay Sergeant na nakangiti rin sa kanila. "Sergeant, these are my friends. Zain and Kiefer." They both shook hands with friendly smile on their faces.

"Okay, let's now head to the dining area." I said as we all moved ourselves going there.

Pagkarating namin doon ay walang tao kaya, naisipan kong pumunta sa may banda ng kitchen island. Nakita ko kasing parang may nagluluto doon mula sa siwang ng room divider. Kasunod ko si Zain at Kiefer. Naiwan naman sa main dining area sila Sgt. Harvey at Celeste.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at napahinto sa paglalakad nang mapagtanto kung sino-sino ang nagluluto sa kusina.

They are facing their broad backs against us. Kahit pa nakatalikod silang tatlo ay alam na alam ko na kung sino-sino sila.

"Lods! You're here! And oh, good morning, Ms. Z," at ayun na naman ang walang kamatayang pagkindat ni Greg sa kaibigan ko. Ewan ko nga kung kirat na ba 'tong isang 'to o ano. He's wearing his usual General outfit with an apron on top.

"Hi Ms. Clardia, and hi, Miss pretty beautiful," ngumiti naman nang todo si Chef Justine kay Zain flashing his two deep dimples. Nakita ko kung paano nangunot ang noo ni Greg.

Edi ikaw na Zain! Ikaw na ang small but, beautiful!

"Good morning, Halley. Did you have a nice sleep?" baling sa'kin ni Lucas na nakasuot ng white long sleeves with loose neck tie at katulad ni Greg ay nakasuot din siya ng apron.

I slowly nodded at him. Anong ginagawa nila dito? At bakit nagluluto sila?

"Looks like I'm invisible here..." puna ni Kiefer saka naupo sa high chair.

"Hey! Dude! Sorry! I forgot about yah. Blame Miss Z for she took all my attention." banat ni Greg.

"Lil' brother, why don't you assist the girls to sit, instead of saying cringed things and being a display here in the kitchen?" si Lucas.

"Big brother, you're too harsh to me. Just because Clardia's still mad at you, huh." Greg mocked his brother.

Tiningnan nang masama ni Lucas ang kapatid. "We're fine, alright? Nakapag-usap na kami."

"Ah... now, I get it... why he's like that..." sabi ni Greg na parang naliwanagan saka bahagyang natawa. Mukha siyang baliw. Sino bang tinutukoy niya? He's like speaking to himself.

Ginaya niya kami sa high chair ni Zain at tinulungang umupo. Pero ngingiti-ngiti pa rin siya na parang nagpipigil tumawa. Seriously? What's wrong with him?

"Miss Zain, right? What do you want for breakfast?" tanong ni Chef Justine sa kaibigan kong babae.

Pero bago pa siya makasagot, naki-epal muna si Greg. "I'll do her breakfast, Chef. No need to bother for that."

"Greg, please. Just sit with them and watch. You bring disaster when you cook and also, you don't want Zain to be poisoned, don't you?" kontra ni Lucas habang fini-flip ang rice sa pan.