Kiss Me, Cole (Part 1) [IN EDITING ]

Cole (19)

"Yup," alisto niyang sagot.

"Tsismoso ka talaga."

"Part of my job description, vor."

Dalawa na kami ngayong nakatingin sa pila ng mga sasakyan sa labas ng gate.

"Nakita mo ba ang videos sa kuwarto ni Tita?"

Tumango siya. "Mas nauna ako sa kanya."

Hinarap ko siya at tinaasan ng kilay. Nagpaliwanag naman siya.

"Unlike you, I remembered that there's surveillance in that room. I hacked into her system after I went out of there. That new cousin from the Motherland is good. I had just enough time to replace some of the most damning evidences before his programmed worm went after my digital ass."

Hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti sa kuwento ni Theo. "Did you cover your ass, at least?"

"Of couse," alisto niyang tugon. Tinapunan niya ako ng masamang tingin at mukhang nainsulto yata. "What do you take me for? A noob?"

"She still saw and heard everything."

Theo grinned like a lunatic. "No, she didn't. I saw and heard everything," giit niya.

When I realized what he said and I started glowering at him, he just laughed heartily. "Relax, vor. I closed my eyes at the juicy scenes."

"Gago," asik ko sa kanya.

"Mas gago ka," buwelta niya na nakatawa pa rin. "Ikaw ang naghubad. What were you thinking?"

"Apparently, I was not thinking," naiinis sa sariling sagot ko.

"Yeah," sang-ayon niya. "You definitely were not. Pero hindi rin naman kita masisisi. Who would have thought she will look like that?"

Sinamaan ko siya ulit ng tingin. "Akala ko ba pumikit ka?"

"Noong pinapanood ko ang video. Not when I was in the room with you two."

"I want to shoot you, right now."

Ngumisi siya. "I invoke the bro code. Bros before hoes, vor."

"Ga-go."

"Mahal mo naman."

I grinned and mimed a kissy face at him. His teasing face turned ugly and freaked out.

"Stop that!"

I gave him a flying kiss for good measure bago binalikan ang panonood sa verification process sa gate. Nagngingitngit namang muling tumabi si Theo sa akin at nakinood din.

"By the way, the father and daughter have arrived. When I left, Tita Ezzie is cornering them. The accountant is staring at your mother in awe while Anna seems to be deciding whether or not to like her. Mukhang pamilyar si Tita kay Anna. Have they met?"

Hindi ko na nagawang sagutin pa si Theo at mabilis na akong bumaba habang nakasunod naman siya sa likod ko. He pointed me at one of the many receiving rooms in the building at pagpasok ko nga ay nakita ko ang mga magulang ko, si Tito Fyodor, at si Tita Leina na pinapalibutan ang mag-ama. Mommy seems to be grilling Orianna's father while the little girl is staring at her unimpressed.

"'My!" tawag ko sa atensyon ni Mommy na ikinalingon niya naman. Lalong nagliwanag ang mukha niya nang makita ako. Pinaypay niya pa ako palapit sa kanila na siya namang ginawa ko.

Napatingin din si Orianna sa direksyon namin ni Theo. Her nose wrinkled at the sight of me. Nang mapadako naman ang tingin niya sa katabi kong si Theo na noon ay masiglang kumakaway sa kanya,umirap siya. Inayos naman niya agad ang mukha niya nang humarap si Mommy ulit sa kanila.