Unexpected

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔

Napatawa naman silang pareho at lumapit sa akin.

Umupo si mom sa lamesa habang si mommy naman sumandal sakaniya habang nainom ng herbal milk niya at ako naman nakasandal sa sink.

"Siyempre anak ka namin, hindi ako makapapayag na maging anak ka ng kapitbahay natin na hindi pa ngbabayad sa utang niya." Malokong sagot ni mom Nics kaya nakatanggap siya ng hampas mula kay mommy Maxi, napatawa naman ako.

"Cute talaga ng relasyon niyo, kahit na pareho kayong nagiging busy eh ang sweet sweet niyo pa rin. I want that kind of relationship too, when kaya." Their love for each other is growing day by day, unlike to other married couples that after many years of marriage nagkakasawaan na sa isa't isa.

Ay parang nasabi ko na yan?

"Ligawan mo na kasi." Nakangising sagot ni mom na ikinatawa ko.

"May boyfriend nga mom eh." Sagot ko na ikinawala ng ngisi nito.

"Well hon, that's not a problem. Boyfriend pa lang naman." Gulat kaming napatingin ni mom Nics kay mommy Maxi dahil sa sinabi nito.

Nagkatinginan din kami at sabay na tumawa, kita ko rin na humahagikhik din si mommy Maxi.

"Gandang advice yan my, besides, I'm more hottie than that hotdog guy." Nakangising turan ko na tinawanan naman nila.

Grabe yon tinawanan lang ako.

"Anyway mommies, nasaan po si Xia?" Naalala ko kasi, may bata nga pala kaming kasama.

"She's in our room, ang cute ng batang yun ha. She's reminding me of someone." Sagot ni mommy habang nakakunot ang noo, kaya naman napangiti ako.

Right, she's reminding me of 𝘩𝘦𝘳 too.

"Ah hon, I forgot to mention. Your Dada are going home." Dagdag pa ni mommy na ikinawala agad ng ngiti ko.

Pansin nila ang change of mood ko kaya nagkatinginan silang dalawa at nagaalalang binalingan ako.

"When?"

"Next week, he called me yesterday." Sagot niya kaya napatango tango naman ako.

"We were so worried about you, kaya nahirapan kaming ipaalam agad sayo." Dagdag pa ni mom.

"It's okay mommies, I understand. Besides, maybe it's time to face him again."

Dada, mommy Archill's father, I don't hate him ha? Let's just say, we're not in a good terms but I'm acting as if we are.

Actually, when I was a kid we have this so called grandparent-grandchild relationship, he's my best friend, my partner in crime together with paps my mommy Maxi's father, magbestfriend si dada at paps and the three of us has a strong relationship as a 'maglolo'.

Not until one day, nalaman ko ang totoo, ang katotohanan na hindi ko kailanman matatanggap.

At simula nang araw na yun nagsimula na akong lumayo sakanila, everything has changed, kapag nakikita ko sila sa public I was acting as if they're my bosses, at hindi naman nila iyon pinapansin dahil iniisip nila na ginagawa ko yun dahil nga hindi alam ng karamihan na apo nila ako. Pero baka napapansin na rin nila dahil maski sa private formal ang pakikitungo ko sakanila.

Arthur Nicolaus Monteverde, my dada, the famous Lawyer and also known as the richest youngest businessman of Monteverde family.

Macario Ashville Gulliver, my paps, the youngest heir of Gulliver family and everyone's calling him 'Architect Mario' or 'handsome architect' back to his days.

"Hon you sure you're okay? we can tell him not to go home yet, since we can handle that 'thing'." Nabalik ulirat ako sa pagsalita ni mommy.

Agad namang nabuhayan loob ko nang banggitin niya yung 'thing' na yan, it's about the person who's been following me since I don't know how long, I lost count.