Adult Teenager's Matters (YOUNG ADULT SERIES #1)

Chapter 9

"Can we go back? I'm getting tired."

Raign rolled her eyes, not wanting to listen to Gwin complained. Well, actually kanina ko pa gusto mag reklamo kasi kanina pa kami lakad ng lakad dito. Siguro naka ilang kape na si Kuya driver sa kanina pa namin lakad ng lakad.

"Where we exactly we're going?" Tanong ko as I stopped.

Lumingon si Raign sa'kin at ngumisi. "To Yahwi's house!"

"What?"

"Don't know what me there, Gab," Raign nudge me while smirking.

Siningkitan ko siya ng mata. "I mean, what are we going to do there?"

"To get you to engage!"

"Alright, I'm ou—"

"Wait, is that Yahwi?"

Pareho kami napatingin ni Raign sa tinuro ni Gwin. Halos matumba ako sa lakas ng tulak ni Raign sa 'kin nung nakita namin si Yahwi na naliligo na sa pawis kakatakbo. He's not jogging or playing basketball. He's playing with a kid. Siguro mga 6 months old?

I crossed my arm as I watch him play with his sibling. I'll just assume that it was his sibling kasi parang copy-paste version lang ito ni Yahwi. Lalo na yung tangos ng ilong at noticeable skin tone that matches his eyes.

He must be feeling tired kaya naupo siya at sumunod naman sa kaniya yung kapatid niya. Parang nawala yung pagod niya nung lumapit sa kaniya yung bunsong kapatid niya kasi ngumiti ito ng malapad. Tumayo siya at kinarga ang bata at inikot pataas. The kid was giggling so, does he? I giggled silently because it was so adorable. Parang mayroong kiliti sa tiyan ko na hindi maintindihan.

"Yahwi! Hi!"

He suddenly look at our director when he heard someone call his name. His eyes drifted off to mine before he nodded to Raign. Binaba niya yung kapatid niya pero hinawakan niya ito sa kamay at dinala siya sa 'min.

"Batang ama lang?" I teased when he approached us.

He grinned. "Pwede pahingi ng favor?"

"Sure thing."

"Pa hingi naman. Pang bili lang ng gatas at diaper sa anak ko, oh," he said. I laugh and rolled my eyes. He chuckled and look at his sibling. "Say hi to them, Yole."

The kid looks at us and waves her hand. I giggled silently again while Raign and Gwin do the baby talk to the baby.

"Babae?" I asked.

"Yep. Yolanda Leanne, Yole for short," he answered. I nodded. He cleared his throat and fix himself. "Raign, inside."

"Magpapapogi ka lang kay Gab, e!"  Raign yelled as she followed Yahwi. Tinignan ko si Gwin nung bigla niya buhatin si Yole.

"She's so cute," Gwin said. "An only child can't relate."

I just shrugged. Gwin shook her head and follow them inside kaya pumasok na rin ako. The house was just modern yet it was so organized and so clean. May mga vases at mga picture frame ka makikita kahit saang sulok ka ng bahay.

Napahinto ako kakalakad sa sala nung may nakita akong isang litratro na bata na nakasimangot. Mukhang ayaw niya makuhanan ng litratro sa panahon na 'yon kaya nakasimangot siya. Nakasuot siya ng bag at may hawak na lunch box. Alam ko na kung sinyo iyon kaya bilis ko kinuha yung phone ko at pinicturan. Lagot ka sa 'kin ngayon, Esparez.

"That's Yahwi when he's 7." Bigla ako napalingon sa nagsalita. It was a tall guy that maybe has height of 5'9 kaya ang tangkad niya sa 'kin. He was also smell good and copy pasted version rin ni Yahwi pero nakasalamin ito at mas matured ang mukha at boses. "He doesn't like cameras and being pictured that's why he was pouting like a siopao."