"Jewel!"sigaw nila pero patuloy parin ako sa paglakad at hindi lumingon sa kanila.

"Fine. Just ride with Jaydee."sabi ni kuya James kaya napatingin ako sa kanila. Bumalik ako at nagmamadaling tumakbo kay kuya Jaydee at yumakap sa kanya at nagulat ako ng bigla niya ako binuhat.

"Jackpot!"sigaw ni kuya Jaydee habang iniikot niya ako sa ire. Napailing naman ang apat at pumasok na sa kanilang mga kotse. Tumawa kami dalawa ni kuya Jaydee at ginulo niya ang buhok ko bago pumasok kaming loob sa kanyang kotse.

"So, do you have a new track?"tanong ko nang makasakay na ako sa kanyang kotse.

"Yeah, you wanna listen?" he asked and I immediately nodded.

"It's nice."I complimented and nodded while listening to the music. He is good at making music. Kuya Jaydee is a dj and also a ceo of the Smith's winery business."Is it gonna be included to your bar?"tanong ko at tumingin sa kanya.

"Yup."sabi niya at tumingin sa akin bago binalik ang tingin sa harap, baka madisgrasya palang kami.

Nang makadating na kami sa mall ay lumabas na kami sa kotse at pumasok sa loob. Maraming nakatingin sa amin habang pumasok kami sa loob, siguro dahil sa lima kong kapatid. Pumasok kami sa ice cream shop at nag-order ng ice cream.

"How's school, Jewel?"tanong sa akin ni kuya Jem.

"Fine," I said and licked my ice cream.

"What she means by fine is, Jewel's got herself a boyfriend."sabi ni kuya Jackson kaya nabulunan ako. What the heck?!

Nakatingin naman sila sa akin naman hindi makapaniwala at mabilis akong umiling.

"What?Since when?"takang tanong ni kuya Jaydee.

"Jace Angelo Montezalde."ngising sabi ni kuya James at tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"He's just a schoolmate," I said while the others were looking at me, intently.

"Yeah, but the way he looks at you is different."Kuya James said while eating his ice cream. He is also holding his phone, probably updating with his son, Jamie.

"Lalaki din kami, Jewel."

"Whatever, "I said and rolled my eyes.

"So, what happened at the dean's office?"tanong ni kuya Jaydee, probably changing the topic.

"The girl transferred."sabi ni kuya James at bigla nalang nalungkot si kuya Jaydan at kuya Jayden. The two are known for their pranks.

"So, no pranks?"lungkot na tanong ni kuya Jedan.

"What do you mean 'pranks'?"takang tanong ko.

"Well, we had a deal that if the dean punished you, we'll pull a prank."sabi ni kuya James kaya na interesado ako.

"What kind of prank?"I asked getting interested.

"Just like the old days, Jewel. Tissue paper and eggs."ngising sabi ni kuya Jedan mukhang nakita na niya na interesado ako.

"I approve of this, "I said and they all looked at me like they did not expect me to say that. "But let's use spaghetti."

"Are you sure?"tanong ni kuya James sa akin.

"Yes."

"So, who do we target?"tanong ni kuya Jackson.

"Not the school, of course."sabi ko at napatingin sila sa akin. Kuya Jem
grabbed his phone and typed something. He's the most intelligent one of the siblings, well we are smart in our ways. There are no dumb Bernard or stupid Smith in our family.

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