My Facebook Boyfriend...For Real?!
(The Return of the 'short' Comeback)
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TROY
"Tss!"
Aren't any people here on earth who can welcome me beside this guy?
"BWAHAHAHA!"
Heck. Sama mo pa 'tong iba.
"Troy naman, nakita mo lang pagmumukha nitong si Adrian parang gusto mo na manapak, ah?" Luke said.
"I'm restraining myself, actually," I jested.
Sebastian tapped my left shoulder. "Sanay na sanay na tayo sa mukha niyan. Sinusuka na ni Liz 'yan kaya kupkupin na natin."
I raised my brow and look at this crazy guy. Lately, he's having troubles with his wife. Well, I'll not be surprised if Liz will not go crazy with her hilarious husband. Good thing, naaayos naman nila with the use of Adrian's antics and plans. Just like what he always says... he's the jack of all trades. He can solve everything.
Tss!
"Bwahaha! Alam n'yo, 'yang si Liz...kahit ilang beses na hinagis palabas ng gate namin ang mga damit ko, alam na alam ko namang nag-iiwan pa rin siya ng mga damit ko sa kuwarto namin. BWAHAHA! Inaamoy-amoy niya 'yun ebrinayt!"
"Sira, hindi kaya kinukulam ka na no'n?" Luke joked.
"Kutob ko nga," Baste added.
They're all here in my house right now. Kararating ko lang from a one week business trip in Macau. Supposedly, bukas pa 'ko makakauwi, pero I chose to come home now dahil sa pagbabago ng schedule ng trip. I was expecting to see my family here in our house and surprised them.
Pero...parang ako ang na-surprised.
Bukod sa silang tatlo ang sumalubong sa 'kin sa gate, because they were planning to check on my family as I asked them to do so if they have time kapag wala ako, my family were still not yet home.
Usually, nandito na sila nang ganitong oras galing sa school. Freak loves to get the twin from school after her cooking class or kung wala siyang ginagawa sa bahay lalo na kapag wala ako. These past few months, nagiging busy ako sa company dahil mas lumaki na ang operations nito coming from our new international branches and projects.
I looked at my wristwatch to check the time.
"Tss!" It's late.
"Bwahaha! Si Captain dapat may subtitle o interpreter para maintindihan natin ano'ng ibig-sabihin ng mga tss tss niya. Bwahaha—." I turned my head on him. "Actually...nag-text si Liz sa 'kin. Sabay daw sila ni Nads umalis ng Austine kasama ng mga bagets."
"Tawagan ko na lang, pre, para matahimik ka na at matuloy 'yang surprise mo. Hahaha!" Luke offered.
Kinuha niya 'yung cellphone niya habang umiinum ng juice. We're all here in the veranda.
"Captain, wala ka ba man lang pa-matsakaw dito o pa-champorado man lang? O kaya...galing kang Macau...pa-siomai ka naman! Bwahaha!"
"Pasakit sa katawan gusto mo?" I asked him.
"Bwahaha!Habang tumatanda si Captain, hindi na nabibiro."
"Tumahimik ka na Adriano kung ayaw mong ikaw nang maging dahilan kung bakit kumakain tayo ng MANI ngayon."
"Baste! Mas pinagdidinan mo atang mani lang ang kinakain natin. Bwahaha!"
"Ah, okay. Sige sige.Wala naman.Hahaha." I turned to Luke who's now, I believed, talking to my wife. "Okay. Ingat. Bye." Tumingin siya sa 'kin. "May nangyari lang daw sa daan pero pauwi na sila."
"What happened?"
"Hindi na sinabi kung ano, pero okay na raw. Malapit na sila."
"Wait! Is she driving habang kausap mo?"
"'YAN! Tsk. Tsk. Hindi na naman nag-iisip si Luke. Tinawagan kase!" Adrian exclaimed.
"Sira, si Liz lang siguro ang hindi nakapag-isip sa barkada kasi pinakasalan ka."
"Bwahaha! Aba kung hindi, wala akong gwapong-gwapo na anak na mas gwapo pa sa inyong lahat!"
"Okay lang. Inaaak ko naman. Basta 'wag lang ikaw."
Luke nodded in agreement to Sebastian.
"Sorry, Troy. Nawala sa isip ko. Dapat pala text na lang muna."
"It's okay, but I wonder what happened. It's passed six in the evening now."
"Oh, sandali. Nag-text si Rocky," Sebastian announced while looking down at his phone. "Nag-aaya sa restobar at gusto ng kakuwentuhan. Nakakasar daw ang misis niya."
"He always says that then after a few hours, he'll text us that Sandy's the best compare to all our wives"
"Ano na naman bang bago sa dalawang 'yun?" Luke asked.
"May lalaki raw..."
"HUWAT!???" Adrian exclaimed. "Si Sandy!??"
"Sa lahat ng OA, ikaw talaga nangunguna."
"Bwahahaha! Matakot ka, Lukas! Bukas makalawa, makahanap nang iba ang Denka mo!"
"Asa mo. Ikaw ang mangamba. Hindi malayong palitan ka ni Elizabeth dahil sa kabaliwan mo."
"Pero tingin ko naman hindi seryoso 'to. Lagi naman sinasabi ni Sandy na may lalaki siya e."
"Right. If there's anyone of us who needs to be troubled here...I'm sure it's not Rocky." I looked at Adrian's direction.
"Bwahahaha! Grabe ka naman makatingin sa 'kin, Troy."
I shook my head.
"Inaya nga pala ni Nads misis ko mag-enroll sa cooking class nila nung apat, ah? Sa makalawa ata, pupunta siya," Luke announced.
"Sa totoo lang..." Adrian started. "Kaya...lagi kami nag-aaway ni Queen ko eh dahil do'n sa teacher nila sa cooking class na 'yun."
"Bakit, pre, mas magandang lalaki sa 'yo?" Sebastian asked.
"Malaking kalokohan. Pasintabe na, pero... Hindi pa pinapanganak ang tatalo sa kagwapuhan ko."
"Buti na lang nagpasintabe ka kundi mawawalan na naman akong gana kumain pag-uwi sa 'min," Luke joked. "Mabalik tayo, eh nakita mo na ba 'yung teacher?"
"Hindi pa nga e. Balita ko rin..." Tumingin sa 'min si Adrian. "Kinababaliwan din 'yun ng mga misis n'yo."
"Ano?!"
"What!?"
Sebastian and I chorused.
"Hahaha! Kawawa naman kayo mga, chong. Buti na lang, hindi pa nakaka-enroll misis ko. Mapipigilan ko pa," Luke proudly said.
"Tell me about this teacher."
"Ehem! Medyo...troubled ka rin ba Troy? Bwahahaha!!"
"Tss! I just don't want anyone to snoop around my wife, especially when I'm away."
"Eh kaso...hindi ko pa rin nakikita kaya hindi rin ako sigurado kung ano ang itsura ng lumalapastangan sa pagkalalaki ko."
"'Wag kayo mag-alala..." Luke said. "Malaki kutob ko na niloloko lang ni Liz 'tong si Adrian. Baka nga may asawa na 'yung teacher nila. Hahaha! Baka ala Chef Logro 'yan.Wala tayo dapat ipag-alala."
As soon as Luke have said that, narinig kong may nag-doorbell ng sunod-sunod. Lumabas si Ate Pising kaya agad na tumayo ako.
"Ako nalang magbubukas."
"Sige po."
Naiwan naman 'yung iba nang puntahan ko 'yung gate. I unlock the gate, and then went outside.
"DADDY!!!!"
Sumalubong agad sa 'kin ng yakap si Princess. I stroked her hair and smiled at her nang tumingala siya sa 'kin with all that smile plastered on her face.
"Sabi ni Mommy bukas ka pa uwi???"
"There's a change in the schedule that's why. Su-surprise ko dapat kayo kaso wala pa kayo sa bahay."
"Troy."
Inalis ko'ng tingin ko kay Princess at saka lumingon kay Freak na...who's this guy?
"Hssh!"
Napatingin ako kay Prince na malapit na rin pala sa 'kin. He's looking at me like he knows what's on my mind. Lumapit ako kina Freak na nakatayo sa hindi ko kilalang sasakyan. Where's their car?
I draped my arm to Freak and asked, "What happened? Where's your car?" Tss! Isn't it your voice too soft, Troy?
Freak's brow rose in question.
I raised mine, too. I'm staking my claim to whoever this guy was.
"Nabangga 'yung sasakyan—."
"What?!" I exclaimed. Inalis ko 'yung akbay ko kay Freak. "What exactly happened?"
That's why I want Freak to have her own driver. She freaks out on the road most of the time. Tss! Papaayos ko agad 'yan kay Hans. I have to take a mental note of that.
"Ah, pag-usapan natin pagpasok sa bahay." She turned her face away from me. "Pasalamat muna tayo kay Chef Daniel."
Chef?
Nang tingnan ko siya, ngumiti lang siya. Though he looks...okay, I don't want him near my wife, or my kids. He looks too kind. Same height with me, clean cut, whiter complexion, looks older than me, but definitely nothing compared to me.
Tss!
Did I just compare myself to this stranger?
"Hi, nice meeting you," he said, extending his hand to me. "I'm Daniel Solis, Nadine's Chef Teacher at our university."
I reached for his hand and return the gesture.
"Ah, Mokong!Ahahaha." She grabbed my arm to pull it away from her teacher. Tss! "Baka 'di makapagluto si Chef niyan. Ahaha!"
Yeah. I know what she means. Diniinan ko 'yung pagkakakapit ko sa kamay ng Chef nila saka sunud-sunod na nakipag-shakehands.
"Thank you ulit, Chef. Buti na lang nando'n kayo." Tumingin sa 'kin si Freak. "Actually, dito lang din siya nakatira."
Hell, no. Tss! "I see."
So besides the fact that my wife's cooking class teacher is far from what w I'm expecting him to look like, like Chef Logro, he's living near my house. Great!
"I have to go," he announced.
"Good—." I stopped when Freak tugged my arm.
"Ahahaha! Thank you ulit, Chef."
"Yeah, thanks for bringing home my wife and my kids."
"No problem." He looked at Nadine. "I'll see you at our next class, Nadine."
THIS SH—
Pumasok na siya sasakyan niya, and then he's gone!
"Tss!"
"Mokong??? 'Yung totoo?"
"What?!"
Nagpamewang siya saka humarap sa 'kin. Nakita ko namang wala na 'yung kambal. Tss! They left me in this crisis alone.
"Bakit gano'n ka sa teacher ko?"
"Well... As far as I remember, I'm very pleasant to your teacher."
"Eh??? Bakit parang may naririnig akong sarcasm??? Wag mo sabihing..." She looked at me like she's digesting every part of truth in me. "AH!"
Pinitik ko 'yung noo niya na nakakunot habang nakatingin sa 'kin. She hit back by smacking my left arm.
"Ah sakit, ah!" she exclaimed.
"Let's go inside. We have guests."
"Guests? Sina Basty ulit?"
"Yes."
Naglakad na kami papasok.
"Ano ka ba naman. Kahit hindi mo na 'ko padaanan dito kapag wala ka. Mamaya ang dami pang ginagawa nila eh."
"Tss! Are you trying to hide your chef?"
She glared at me. "I'm just teasing you." Inakbayan ko s'ya habang papasok kami.
Nakikita ko ng kausap nung kambal ang mga Tito nila. Well... It's only Princess who's now talking to them. Nakaupo lang sa isang tabi si Prince habang may pinapakita sa kaniya si Basty sa cellphone.
"Alam mo, Mokong... 'Yung si Chef Daniel, may anak na 'yun. Sa Austine din nag-aaral kaya nagkasabay kami sa daan kanina."
"Really?"
She nodded.
"So he has a wife?"
"Ahm...nope. No wife."
"No wife?"
"Single Dad siya. Ang amazing, 'no?"
"What's amazing with that?"
"Tatay na, Nanay pa. Kaya raw siya nag-aral magluto kasi para sa daughter niya."
"Did he share that to class?"
"Hindi. Sinabi niya lang sa 'kin during—."
I stopped walking. Tumingin ako sa kaniya. "Sa 'yo lang?"
"Ye—Uh...Yes. Bakit?"
"Tss! I don't think I like that guy."
"Bakit ba? Nagshe-share lang naman ng buhay 'yung tao. Ikaw talaga."
"Wait. So...'yung dala mong pasta last week. Galing sa kaniya???"
"Hmmm...."
"Tss! You don't have to answer."
"Mokong—."
"Everything's fine. Let's go inside."
We made our way towards the Veranda.
"Talaga, Tito Adrian????" I heard Princess said.
"BWAHAHAHA! Oo naman!"
"Tss! Whatever your uncle is saying, don't believe it."
"Hahaha!" Princess giggled. "Sabi po niya, nanalo po siya ng Mr. Pogi."
"BWAHAHAHA! 'Wag na kayo kumontra!"
I lifted Princess up, and then she wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Kung sabagay... Mga bata nalang kayang lokohin ni Adrian. Hayaan na," Luke said.
"Nga pala, Nads. Nabangga raw kayo sabi ni Prince."
"Ah, hindi naman gano'n kalala. Nasa repair shop na 'yung saasakyan."
"Ah, nag-taxi kayo pauwi."
"Actually...hindi."
"Tss!"
Tumingin sa 'kin si Freak. "TSS!"
"Mukhang it's time for us to eskapo ah. Ahahaha!" Luke teased.
"Wait, magmeryenda muna kayo," Nadine offered.
Tumayo na 'yung tatlo.
"Nako, Nads, hindi na. For sure naman eh gusto na kayong ma-solo ng mister mo," Sebastian joked.
"Eeeeh!! Aalis na kayo Tito???" Princess whimpered. "Dito muna kayo. Please??? Tito Adrian? Tito Luke?? Tito Basty???"
Lumapit naman si Basty sa 'min saka pinisil 'yung pisngi ni Princess.
"Babalik din kami. Next time, sasama ko si Andrew pagdating ko para may kalaro kayo ng Kuya mo."
"Talaga po???"
"'Wag mo piliting maglaro ng Barbie si Andrew pagpunta rito. Hssh!" saway ni Prince sa kapatid niya.
"Ehh! Sabi niya okay lang. Ayaw mo makipaglaro sa 'kin e. Daddy, oh."
Tiningnan ko si Prince. He just shrugged.
"Si Julian na lang," Princess whispered, and then she looked at Adrian. "Tito Adrian, sama mo po si Julian, please???"
"BWAHAHA! Walang kahilig-hilig sa ganyan ang unico hijo ko! Sorry, Princess."
"Eh? Marunong po siya. Siya pa nga nagturo sa 'kin pa'no ayusan buhok nung—."
"BWAHAHA! 'Di pa ba tayo aalis!?"
"Oh, loko," Luke teased. "Magaling naman pala mag-ipit si Julian. Patuturuan ko nga 'yung anak ko."
"Bwahaha! Talent tawag do'n! Kung sabagay, baril-barilan ata nilalaro ni Yuri. Bwahaha! Niregaluhan ko ng isang set ng ipit, inismikan ako!"
"Nako, tara na nga at kanina pa nakasimangot sa 'tin si Troy," pag-aaya ni Sebastian. "'Wag kayo mag-alala, malapit na bakasyon. Pagkikitain namin kayo.Isama mo pa si Bradley, nako."
Tumingin sa 'kin si Adrian. "Totoo bang anak ni Mr. Hans 'yon? Nakakataka, eh.Ibang-iba ugali ng lokong 'yun kay Manong Hans.Bwahaha!"
"Tss! Kung nanay mo nga hindi nagtaka na anak ka nila."
"Bwahaha! Harsh."
"O teka, kaka-text lang ni Misis. Nag-enroll na raw pala siya sa cooking class n'yo, Nads?"
"Ay, oo. Mag-ready ka nang mas masarap na ulam n'yo sa bahay."
"Ayos 'yan para may pagkaabalahan si Misis. Maagkakasama pa kayo. At least puro pagkain lang pinagkakabalahan n'yo. Balita ko magaling 'yung teacher n'yo."
"Tss!"
Napatingin sa 'kin 'yung tatlo pero hindi nagtanong.
"Ah, oo. Magaling talaga siya," Nads agreed.
"Saka pogi!"
Napahinto lahat kami. We all turned our heads to Princess.
"P-Pogi?" Luke asked.
Princess nodded. "Super bait po. Binilhan kami ng ice cream kanina ni Kuya."
"Binilhan kayo ng icecream???" These three chorused.
Then my princess giggled with their hilarious reaction.
"Tapos sabi...maganda daw po ako parang si Mommy."
And it's time for me to react. "W-What?!"Tumingin ako kay Freak. "He said that?"
I saw Princess nod. "Siguro rin daw po magaganda rin ang mga daughters nina Tita Sandy, Tita Chris, Tita Liz, at pati raw po 'yung bagong magigig student na si Tita Denka—."
"Princess...." I heard Freak says. "Pasensya na kayo—."
She stopped when she saw their reaction. It's like there's fire in their eyes right now. Look at these men. Ako raw ang over-protective.Tss!
"Hehehe. Kalma lang kayo," Freak said. "Daddy na 'yun, saka—."
"He's a single dad, actually," I continued.
"Single dad!?" Luke reiterated.
"So...walang misis?" Sebastian cleared.
"MAY BALAK MAGHANAP NG MISIS?!!!" Adrian yelled.
"Ahahaha!"Freak forcibly laugh. "Walang gano'n. Ano ba naman kayo."
"Hssh!" I heard Prince smirked.
Binaba ko si Princess. "You go upstairs with your brother."
Nang makaalis na 'yung dalawa, nagsalita si Freak.
"Ahh... Tingin ko kailangan n'yo talaga ng meryenda bago umalis. Something cold?Ehe-he-he-he?"
And then she's out.
Naiwan kaming apat dito sa veranda.
"Sinong lapastangan kaya 'yon!?" Adrian exclaimed. "Nilalapastangan ang pagkalalaki ko."
"Oy, Luke. Sino'ng tini-text mo diyan?" Sebastian asked.
Habang nakatitig lang sa phone niya... "Misis ko. Sasabihin kong mag-drop na siya sa cooking class na 'yon. 'Di ko gusto 'yang teacher chef nila kahit 'di ko pa nakikita." His brows were furrowed.
"Tingin ko mag-aaway lang kayo niyan..." Sebastian added.
He immediately stopped texting. "Oo nga. Tsk!"
"Ah basta!" Adrian reacted. "Babantayan ko 'yang si Queen twenty-four seven!"
"At pa'no mo naman gagawin 'yon, ah? Bakit?Nando'n ka ba sa cooking class niya?" Luke asked.
"AH? Eh...Basta!"
"Oh, strawberries shake muna kayo."
Dumating si Freak na may dalang four tall glass saka pitcher na may shake. Isa-isa namang kinuha no'ng tatlo 'yung mga baso.
"Ayan. Magpalamig muna kayo ng ulo. Hehehe. Ahm...akyat muna ako at titingnan ko 'yung dalawa."
"Sige, Nads." Sebastian replied.
She was about to go in when I called her. He brow raised nang tumingin siya sa 'kin.
"How many months do you still have for your cooking class again?"
The three eyed me while drinking their juices.
"Two months, bakit?" she asked.
"Good. We all decided to join your class."
"EHH!???"
These three sputtered their drinks, and then looked at me with wide eyes.
"Seryoso ba 'yan, Mokong?"
"I'm dead serious, Freak."
"Kayong apat...o lima, kasama si Rocky, mag-aaral magluto?"
I turned my heads to them. "We will, right?"
They all cleared their throats, and then nodded.
"Tss!"
I guess it's our time to know how to cook...and look after our wives. I'm hoping that I'll not be grouped with any of these guys, or else, our weekly demo will be a pure disaster.
Tss.
********TO BE CONTINUED**********
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