"Aba, Alyssa!" Sabi ni Nanay Elsa.
"Hahaha. Joke lang po, nay. Hindi po ako ganun. Mga banda lang po pinapanood ko, promise." Ly said and smiled.
"Oh, siya. Magsi-kain na at baka kung saan pa mapunta yang usapang yan." Sabi ni Tatay Max at kumain na nga sila.
After eating, Alyssa volunteered to wash the plates. She's in the kitchen when she heard the door opened. Hinayaan niya lang naman yun kasi nga may ginagawa siya.
"Sipag ah." Someone said.
"Uy, Jus. Ako lang masipag dito eh." Ly said. "Bakit?"
"Pinapabigay ni mommy." She said and handed Alyssa a container. "Brownies."
"Wow, thank you!" Ly said. "Eh where's Den? Bat di siya nagdala?"
"Luh, grabe naman, ate. Wag mo naman pahalata na ayaw mo sakin." Jus said.
"N-no, its not like that. Sanay lang ako na siya nagdadala dito pag may binibigay kayo." Ly shyly said. Mali ata tanong niya kay Jus.
"Hahaha. Ganan ka talaga lagi, no?" Jus said. "Anyway, ate's sick eh. Andun sa kwarto niya."
"Oh? Bat biglang nilagnat yun?" Ly said. "Okay pa naman siya kagabi ah."
"You would only know if bibilisan mo diyan at pupunta ka sa bahay." Jus said and smiled at her.
"Eh kung tulungan mo kaya ako, para mas mabilis?" Ly said. "What do you think? Yes?"
"No." Jus said and naupo sa bar stool. "Uutuin mo pa ko? Ano ko si ate? Ligawan mo rin muna ako para tulungan kita diyan." She said at kumain pa ng saging.
"Sabi ko nga. Hahaha." Ly said and continued what she's doing.
"Asan mga tao dito?" Jus asked.
"Kwarto ata. Ewan, nawala na after breakfast eh." Ly answered.
"Bat kasi ang laki ng bahay niyo eh. Nagkakakitaan pa ba kayo dito?" Jus jokingly asked.
"OA." Ly said as she wipe her hands from the kitchen towel. "Oo naman. Hindi naman pwedeng hindi eh. Nanay would always gather us either for food or for movies ganun. Tara na sa inyo."
"Di ka na magpapaalam?" Justine asked.
"Asa likod sila nanay. Dad's out." Ly answered. "Lets go." They went to their backyard and andun nga si Nanay Elsa, nagwawalis. "Nay, punta po ako kila Den. Tay!"
"Sige lang, 'nak." Sagot ni Nanay Elsa. Tatay Max just nodded at her.
Nagpunta na sila kila Den. She greeted Den's mom na asa living room.
"Hi, tita." She said.
"Alyssa. Den's in her room. Nilalagnat." Sabi ng mommy ni Den.
"Sabi nga po ni Jus. Can I see her po?" Ly said.
"Sure. Pasok ka na kasi baka tulog yun." Tita Arlene answered.
"Sige po, tita. Thank you po." Ly said and went up. She knocked on Den's door pa rin but she didn't answer so pumasok na siya. She saw Den na natutulog nga. She sat on the bed and stared at her. "Bakit ka naman biglang nagkasakit, ha?"
Ayaw naman niyang gisingin si Den kaya nagstay lang siya sa kwarto at nagtingin-tingin ng mga laman nun. This isn't her first time here naman but wala kasi siyang magawa. She saw a picture frame na family picture nila Den yung laman. Nakita niya na rin yun dati but this is the first time that she'll get to look at it, intently.
"You really look like your dad." Ly muttered and smiled. "Ang gwapo ni tito."
"Are you crushing on my dad?" Den suddenly said.
