Prius Scott Doncic

Chapter 4

"ONE HUNDRED!" Auri shouted. "Wooo!!! Galing niyo talaga!"

"Uhgh!" Pabagsak siyang dumapa sa mat habang habol ang hininga matapos ang one hundred push-ups. "Damn it, it was tough," saad niya saka tumihaya.

Prius lies down, unmoving, as he catches his breath.

"Fuck, I think we need this every day. It's getting tougher to reach a hundred," ani Lust.

"Kayo lang. It was a walk in the park," saad ni Cyclone na nakatayo na at nakangisi silang pinapanood.

"Yabang mo." Binato ito ng towel ni Morris. "Bagay talaga iyang pangalan mo sayo."

"Nagsasabi lang ng totoo, gago." Binato ni Cyc ang towel kay Leaf na umilag lang at patuloy na nagtipa sa cellphone na hawak nito.

Siya naman ay hindi umimik at wala siya sa mood makigulo. Baka siya pa maging topic ng mga gago.

"Kuya, drinks?"Auri offered.

"Thanks." Naupo siya at kinuha ang binigay na tumbler ng kapatid niya.

Yeah, his sister is back and doing well. After an arduous and grueling weeks after she went missing in the sea, she wrote to inform them she was fine and had been saved by none other than Rage's sister in a very remarkable twist of fate. And it has been almost two years. Two years of relief that he still has a family. That his life didn't pivot into the dark from grief.

Naupo sa harapan niya ang kapatid niya. "Kuya, wala ka bang balak magka-girlfriend ulit?"

Prius cocked his brow. "Come again?" he said, feigning dumb about his sister's inquiry.

Auri rolled her eyes. "Girlfriend, kuya. Cum-panionship. Makipagdate ka. Hindi ka na bumabata."

Shaking his head, Prius drinks ignoring his sister's query.

"Kuya, you should date and find a wife. Sayang ang lahi mo." Pangungulit na naman ng kapatid niya.

Prius smirked. "Au, I'm fine. Give me a break about dating."

Tumayo siya saka pinulot ang towel niya at naglakad papasok ng bahay.

"No! I also want to have nieces and nephews!" Habol nito. "Ikaw lang ang kapatid ko. Ikaw bibigyan kita ng pamangkin isang dosena! Dapat ako din bigyan mo." Humagikhik ito.

"What if my wife ends up barren?" he asked. "You're getting none of those."

Umungol ang kapatid niya at may kung ano pang sinabi na hindi niya na pinakinggan.

Auri has been bombarding him about dating, but the last relationship he had was traumatic to say the least. Baka katulad ni Georgia na naman ang maging girlfriend niya, mahirap na. Bala makapatay na siya ng babae.

He's done. Malas siya sa babae kaya mas maganda nang maging single. Nakakatrauma din ang pinagdaanan niya noong akala niya wala na talaga si Auri.

Naligo muna siya saka nagluto ng breakfast. Owning a restaurants taught him how to cook. Kaya siya ang madalas na magluto sa villa ng kaibigan niyang si Kronack kung saan hanggang ngayon ay doon parin siya nakatira. Wala rin naman aasahan sa mga kasama niya sa bahay maliban kay manang. Pare-parehong walang alam sa kusina ang mga gago niyang kaibigan.

"Prius, what's for breakfast?"

Nilingon niya si Kalisz na siyang nagtanong. Asawa ito ng kaibigan niyang si Kronack.

"The usual. Bacon, sunny side-up egg, buttermilk pancakes, and three more choices."

Lumapit ito at inamoy ang bacon. While she was doing so, napansin niya ang kiss mark nito sa leeg.