CHAPTER FIVE
-Alea-
Things are really weird, ano na naman kasing meron? Nasa driveway pa kasi ako ay nakikita ko na na may mga sasakyan at may lights sa buong bahay.
“what’s with the world?” tanong pa sakin ni Shaira. She was calling, naka-group call kasi kami kasi nga may kanya-kanya kaming sasakyan.
“malay, ako pang tinanong mo.” Sagot ko naman.
“malamang, kasi bahay nyo yan eh.” sagot nya ulit.
I ended the call dumating na kasi kami sa doorway.
“anong meron?” bungad ko agad sa katulong.
“party po para sa kapatid nyo.”
“wow. Again?” si Ashley. “should have wear something hot instead.”she said while pouting saka tinitigan ang damit. She look gorgeous even with a simple dress, how much more with a fashion designer dress, how narcisitic.
“aah okay.” I just said and march papasok sa loob, sumunod naman sa kin yung mga kaibigan ko.
“dideretso tayo sa room mo? How boring.” Shaira said.
“edi maki-party ka, hindi ko naman sinabing bumuntot ka sakin ah.”
“tsss. Ang sweet mo talaga minsan.” Ashley commented.
“you knew I don’t like parties and stuff….” I just answered.
“same here…”si Krzzle. Ooh, see loner ako, kasama ko nga lang sa pagiging alone si Kryzzle, hehe.
“tssss. I wonder where your brother could be.” Ashley said, almost whispering. Oh common, my crush talaga sya kay kuya.
I smiled.
“what’s with the smile?” si Shaira, nasa paanan na kami ng stairs ngayon.
“my brother don’t like parties too. You should know that by now.”
My brother is a criminal, hahaha. We share same minds kaya kilalang-kilala ko yon.
“Princess…” it’s my mom. Kararating lang siguro nila mula Milan.
“mom?” I just have hinted kung anong kailangan nito.
“have you seen your brother?” she seriously asked.
“aahhmmmm….nope. I just got home. Malay ko kung saan nagsusuot yun,.”I said innocently, but my three friends looked at me intently. They just knew me too well.
“okay, call me when you see him. Okay???”
“yes, mom. Pupunta lang kami sa room ko.” I give her a kiss, then slowly make my way upstairs.
Pangalawa ko pa lang hakbang ng biglang tumikhim ang dalawa kung kaibigan.
“uhmmm..”
“may ubo kayo?? Bili kayo gamot….” I said, para mang-inis at nagpatuloy lang sa pag-akyat g hagdan.
“uhemmm…”they said in unison AGAIN! O common, give me a break….nakakainis minsan ang makukulit na tao eh.
“what??” I still played innocent face.
Ashley and Shaira just looked at me, saying, ‘asan ang kuya mo?’.
“malay ko. Am I my brother’s keeperrr???” I said, borrowing the famous line of Cain, in the Bible.
“tssss. You should lie better, masyadong obvious ang poker face mo.” Ashley said.
“hahahaha. Alam nyo, kung ako ang pinaghahanap, pupunta lang ako sa lugar na di nila maiisip na magtatago ako.”
“hmmm.. saan??” si Shaira.
“his room??? That would make sense a bit.” Ashley concluded.
I smile, my brother is always a pain in the ass. That’s why walang sense ang party kasi tumatakas lang naman yun lage eh.
And so I just took my last step sa stair and head to a room.
Nilingon ko silang tatlo at ngumiti. “he’s just…….in my room” I smiled as I open my door.
“hai baby sis.” He waived at me, unfortunately his on my couch. I have a small sala in my room kasi.
Pumasok naman kaming apat sa kwarto, tapos umupo sa salas ko.
I come close kay kuya saka naglahad ng kamay. I lied for him so he need to pay me something. Wala ng libre ngayon noh.
“ahhhh….yeah, I remember look.”he said pointing sa side table ko. “I replace the vase.” May dala pang malaking smile.
“gusto mo basagin ko ulit?? This time sa mukha muna kuya..”
“wow. Ang sweet ng sister ko…..” he smiled at me. Mas lalo tuloy akong naiinis. Tsss. “pa-kiss nga……”at may bigla pa itong tumayo at nilapitan ako.
“ooh no, no, no.” I wave my finger. “you have a filthy lips, brother.”
“filthy? Eh bat maraming may gusting halikan ako?”
“ask them, not me.” Maldita mode ako, hindi pa rin kasi ako natuwa sa ginawa nya the last time I see him, which is the other day or the other other day? Anyway. Yun nay un, wag kayong makulit, nakakastress.
“well…mahal yung vase, double the price nung binasag mo. Should take care of it, mahal freight cost nyan.”and he smiled and tangled my hair instead.
Si Ashley naman parang magseselos o ano, parang gusto atang sya ang mahalikan ni kuya.
Pinalo ko ang kamay ni kuya. “anooo buh…my hair!..that’s not what I asked you.. besides kaya ko naming bilhin yung vase eh. Tss.”
“well..im thinking kasi na lalaki nalang ang i-regalo ko say o malay mo, hindi ka na maging masungit o di kaya maging babaeng pinaglihi sa menopause.” He said teasingly, tumawa naman yung mga kaibigan ko, pati pa si Kryzzle. Nakuuuu!!! Talagang kuya ko. Kaya sa inis ko binato ko yung bag sa kanya na unfortunately nasalo nya.
“sabi ko naman sa’yo eh. Kapatid ko si Jackie chan…woooh…yaaah..”he said making funny moves.
Tssss. He really is funny, what a brother to have.
“oh, bat may party na naman? What did you do this time?” I asked him.
He just turn his back on me and sit again sa couch, pretending not to hear anything. Kaya binato ko ulit sya ng frame mula sa table ko. Umilag lang ang gago.
“my mother used to tell me before, not to talk to strangers…--”he said way so seriously looking at me eye to eye “--….im sorry, do I know you????” pang-iinis ulit nito.
Leche. Sa inis ko kinuha ko yung vase na binili nya at itatapon ko ulit sa kanya, SANA kaso biglang ngumiti ang gago.
Huh?
“sis.. May daga!” he said pointing at the floor kaya naman napatingin ako sa sahig at sya naman tumakbo papalabas ng kwarto. Naisan ako ng gago.
“Urghhh!!!!!!! Onichan-sama!!!!!!!!.....”
Nagtakip ng tenga ang dalawa, si Shaira naman naglagay ng headset. Wow. Ang friendly ng mga kaibigan ko ha.
“wag kang bumalik ditto!” sigaw ko ulit. “arghhh..” nangigigil kung sabi. Im frustrated, so much!
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