My Phenomenal Bodyguard

CHAPTER 25

"No. I can do it by myself." May pagmamalaking pagre-represinta ni Vien na sinabayan pa ng pagtaas ng kaliwang kamay.

"Yeah, he can do it." Acerdel said cooly.

Pinanlakihan ko sila ng mata with a look 'gagawin niyo o hindi?'.

"We will do it." Said by Vien.

"But how about that dough I kneaded?" Acerdel asked. Parang ayaw niyang katulong si Vien. It's obvious. It's all written to his handsome face.

"Ako na ang bahala nito." Sabi ko sabay punta sa lababo para maghugas ng kamay.

"What should we do?" Acerdel asked a question.

"Just like we do earlier. Mix the dry ingredients first." Sabi ko at pinabayaan na lang sila.

I get the soft dough kneaded by Acerdel. I slice it with my desires sizes. Roll it into a ball shape using my two hands and put a whole in the middle of it. I'm making a doughnut without filling, I've been craving for it.

Napatingin ako sa gawi nila Acerdel at Vien nagtutulakan sila na sanhi ng pagkatapon ng iilang mixture sa sahig.

"Pakiabot nga non kuya o." I heard Vien talking to Acerdel.

"What's the use of your feet and hands?" Acerdel said full of sarcasm. "At ilang ulit ko bang sasabihin sayo na huwag na huwag mo akong tatawaging kuya." Singhal ni Acerdel kay Vien.

"Yon ang utos ni mommy, mas matanda ka pa kaya kaysa sa akin baka nakakalimotan mo." Singhal rin pabalik ni Vien kay Acerdel.

Their arguments sounds funny and not trouble. Ang saya nilang panoorin, nakakatawa para silang mga bata.

"I want you to stop calling me kuya." Kalmadong sabi ni Acerdel.

"Ikaw na pala ang mommy ko ngayon kuya?" Natatawang pagsasarkasmo ni Vien sa kapatid niya, emphasizing the word 'kuya' sa nakikita ko mukhang iniinis niya talaga si Acerdel.

"I said stop it." Acerdel warned.

"Ku-ya." Emphasizing the two syllable.

"I'm warning you Ace. Stop it before I purr this flour into your ugly face." Acerdel's threatened with a calm voice.

"No. I won't." Pagmamatigas ni Vien, ang kulit.

"Yes. You should and you will." Acerdel said.

"Kuya you should not call me ugly we're brothers what you look thats what I am also." Sabi si Vien na inakbayan pa si Acerdel. Magkasing tangkad lang din sila kaya walang kahirap-hirap niyang naakbay si Acerdel.

Nakakatawa sila.

Pinabayaan ko na lang silang magtalo at pinagpatuloy na sa ginagawa.

"One." Acerdel warning count. Lagot! Here comes his warning but short count. Vien is in danger. Let's see what he'll do this time to his brother.

"Let me know you one thing. If you said ugly to your brother it means your ugly too. Everything bounces back to you, kuya.........."

"Hey." Gulat na sabi ni Vien kaya napatingin akong muli sa kanilang gawi.

Nagtatakang tinignan ko si Vien na may harina na sa kaniyang mukha. I want to laugh hard. He look mess and funny. Para siyang multo na gawi sa peryahan, hindi ang manakot kondi ang magpatawa ng audience.