AGS 4: The Best Man's Wedding

Chapter 8: Sneak

After breakfast, saglit lang silang nagpatunaw ng kinain. Pagkatapos n'on, nag-exercise na rin sila. Of course, kailangan ko ring mag-exercise kung ayoko pang lumobo.

Bumalik sila sa pool area. Melanie and Kyline were in the pool. Parang gumagawa yata sila roon ng yoga or something. Good daw 'yon sa pregnant woman. Seven months na si Mel, so two months na lang, manganganak na rin siya.

One thing I like about Kuya's barkada is their discipline lalo sa workout. If you have a dietitian and a fitness instructor sa grupo, and weird na hindi kayo physically fit lahat.

Kuya Ronie has a nice build. He was wearing a plain white shirt and jogging shorts. He was doing rope exercises along with Jaesie.

I was really thankful kay Tito Ferdz because he let me played with paperdolls when I was a kid kaya sobrang na-appreciate ko ang dress-ups and fashion because he gave me chance to embrace what I love to do. And now, si Kuya ang favorite model ko sa lahat ng lagi kong dinadamitan every shows na kailangan ko ng guy model.

Since exclusive model ko si Kuya, wala pang ibang nakakapagpa-book ng modeling service niya aside sa akin.

My co-designers were drooling over him, and they fantasize him to the extent na kapag siya ang model ko, napupuno ang PA lineup ko para lang bihisan siya. Kuya Ronie could walk around the area wearing nothing but unbuttoned jeans and boxers shorts.

Kuya's confidence is something na hindi ko ikakahiya because he always walked like a boss kahit naka-brief lang siya. Na kahit magsuot man siya ng damit na galing sa relief operations, sure akong mabebenta ang damit for a huge amount of money basta nasuot niya.

Sa kanilang lahat, si Kuya at si Clark pa lang ang nabibihisan ko. Soon, si Patrick na. Leo didn't like me touching him. Calvin's off limits kasi warning ni Kuya. William would probably be the one I would take the clothes off more than dressing him up.

Hindi ko kayang tingnan ang ibang barkada ni Kuya nang hindi manunukat ang tingin ko. Ang guwapo kasi nilang lahat. May kanya-kanya pang charm. And if possible, gusto ko silang makita sa iisang issue ng magazine.

After our exercise, naupo ang barkada nina Kuya sa damuhan katabi ng pool area. Nasa harapan nila sina Kyline at Melanie na nakasampa sa poolside. Si Jaesie naman, katabi ni Kuya at umiinom ng tubig sa water jug.

Ako, nakasandal kay Will at nakadantay ang ulo sa kanang balikat niya.

Nag-exercise din naman ako, pero tinatamad kasi ako, saka nakakapagod. So, medyo dinaya ko nang slight ang routine he-he.

"Saan na kayo mamaya?" tanong ni Calvin sa aming lahat.

"Purple Plate," Kuya answered. "Baka kami na ni Jaesie ang magsara ng café."

"Saan pa ba?" Will replied. For sure, sa gym niya.

"Dito muna kami ni Mel, of course," Pat said. "Sa Wednesday pa kami babalik sa Dasma para sa checkup."

We could hear Clark's deep sigh and forced smile. "Kakausapin ko muna si Tita Tess," he said.

The gloom was back again, and we could feel the weird atmosphere around us. Maybe because Clark's the funny guy here and he wasn't feeling fun because of what was happening. Naiintindihan ko naman siya, and I didn't want to invalidate his feelings toward our issue about the wedding.

None of us talked for a while. As in dinama lang namin ang malamig na hanging dumaraan sa yard. Pati ang katahimikan. Even the clear blue sky na nakaka-calm tingnan lalo't kasisikat pa lang ng araw kani-kanina.

I was used to party and noisy crowd, and Kuya's barkada wanted peace this time basta sama-sama sila. Not sure if the age was the reason kasi mga nasa early 30s na silang lahat, and I was the only one in mid-20s here. Hindi naman na kami mga bata, but there was this feeling na ramdam kong hindi ko masabayan ang vibe nila.