Chapter VI

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Autumn

Nagulat ako nang pagkababa namin ni Gayle ay nadatnan namin sila mommy, daddy at ate sa living room kasama sina Damon at Sean.

Nagtatakang nagkatinginan kaming dalawa.

"Ba't sila nandito?" Gayle asked and I just shrugged. Hindi ko rin kasi alam kung anong ginagawa nila dito.

Nang makalapit kami sa kanila, I greeted them then tumabi na ako kay Damon sa sofa.

"Glad that you're doing fine in here." Mom said while smiling.

Mas lalo akong nagtaka sa inasta niya pero hindi ko na lang pinahalata. I just nodded and smiled at her too.

"Why are you here po pala? Did something happened?" I asked them.

Mom gave me a sad smile then her eyes became teary.

"Mom, what happened?" I asked concerned.

"Yong utang kasi namin kay Mrs. Hartford," She sniffed. She's crying now. "Sinisingil na kami pero wala naman kaming pambayad. Tapos sabi niya, kapag hindi kami nakapagbayad hanggang bukas, 'yong bahay na lang daw ang kukunin niyang kapalit." She explained.

"Magkano po ba 'yong kailangan niyong bayaran?" Baka kasya naman 'yong savings ko. I still have more than Php 40,000.00 pa naman siguro sa account ko.

"Half a million." She answered widening my eyes in total shocked.

"What?" Muntikan na akong sumigaw. "But I don't have that amount."

"Alam naman namin, kaya nga kami nandito kasi makikiusap sana kami, just incase hindi kami makabayad tapos kunin nila 'yong bahay, kung pupwede dito na lang kami tumira." Mom said.

Gayle scoffed. "Ang kapal nang mukha."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at sabay-sabay kaming napatingin sa kanya.

She raised her brow then looked at Sean.

"Mo." Tinuro niya ito. "Ang kapal ng mukha mo. Ba't ka nakaakbay sa'kin ha?" Pagsusungit niya saka tinanggal ang kamay ni Sean.

He creased his forehead naman. "Sa head rest ng couch nakapatong kamay ko, ano bang sinasabi mo?"

Umismid naman ito. "Nagdadahilan ka pa, huling-huli ka na nga."

Sean was about to answer when dad cut him off. "So ano? Pumapayag ba kayo?" Halata ang pagka-inip sa boses nito.

Umayos muna ng upo si Damon before answering. "I'll just give you the money." He said without any emotion on his face.

The three of them grinned. "Thank you!" Mom said.

My sister stood up then lumapit siya kay Damon and we're both shocked when she hugged him and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you Mr. Finley." She said smiling widely.

"Grabe namang kalandian 'yan. Saan makakahanap ng ganyan? Meron ba sa shopee o nag-iisa ka lang?" Gayle sarcastically said.

And for the second time, we all looked at her again. I even saw my sister glaring at her.

"What?" Gayle said raising her brow at my sister then looked at Sean again.

"Ikaw kasi 'yong sinasabi kong malandi." She said to him. "Ba't ba kasi nakahawak ka na naman sa kamay ko?" Hindi natutuwang aniya.

Sean glared at her. "Nasagi lang, hindi ko sinasadya at mas lalong hindi ko hinawakan."

She rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

Hindi na sumagot pa si Sean kaya naman natahimik na ang buong paligid. Si ate naman, bumalik din sa pwesto niya kaninana katabi ni mommy.

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