Monasterio Series #5: Risks and Chances

Kabanata 24

Kabanata 24

Catch

"Seriously, Alas? You shouldn't have posted this. Tingnan mo nga itsura ko!" iritadong asik ko habang pinagmamasdan ang Tiktok video na ginawa niya sa condo ko.

He looked cool while dancing alone... until I came in. I was frowning on the screen. Si Alas ay patuloy lang sa pagsasayaw hanggang sa talikuran ko siya. Nakuhanan sa video ang paghila niya sa akin sa bewang bago ako niyakap. The video ended when Alas and I were facing each other. That's the time we're about to kiss.

"What's wrong with your face there? Ganda mo kaya."

"That's not the point! Alam kong maganda ako kahit hindi mo sabihin. What I am trying to say is our gestures!" I hissed before looking around the plane. Nasa loob na kami at naghihintay na lang ng oras para sa paglipad patungong Laoag. Lumapit ako sa kaniya ng bahagya. "It's obvious that we're going to kiss here!"

Tumaas ang isang kilay niya. "That's what really happened so what's the issue? Don't make so much fuss about it. Your brother and Tate are worse than this. I'll show you."

Dahil hindi pa naman nakaalis ang eroplano ay meron pang signal. I saw him typing a username on Tiktop app until Tate's pretty face appeared. She's popular with 86 Million likes and 7 Million followers. She has a lot of videos to watch on.

Seriously? She still has time for this? I heard from Zadriel that she's busy with her job as an Interior Designer.

Alas clicked the third video from the row.

"Watch this." he said.

The video suddenly played in a low volume. Ariana Grande’s song filled my ears. Her song 34+35 was playing. Sinasabayan iyon ni Tate ng sayaw. She's wearing a sexy business dress while Zadriel was beside her. Nakasandal ito sa  office table na sa tingin ko ay opisina ni Tate. He's frowning while watching her as if he didn't like seeing the woman he loves dancing that way.

Can you stay up all night?
Fuck me 'til the daylight
Thirty four, thirty five

Natawa ako sa reaksyon ng kakambal. Para siyang isang bata na inagawan ng candy at ilang sandali na lang ay magmamaktol na.

Well, I have to admit that Tate is good in dancing. Just like Alas. If I were a man, I'd probably find this video very arousing. Tate looks very elegant but seductive on that sexy moves. And her cleavage, they're to die for.

"Here's another. I actually find this funny." sabi ni Alas saka ipinakita sa akin muli ang cellphone niya.

Tate was standing, behind her was Zadriel again who's also standing. He looks clueless of what's about to happen. He's just staring at Tate and then to the camera. Marahil ay nagtataka talaga siya kung ano ang mangyayari.

"Wah! Me and my jowa!" simula nung video saka hinila ni Tate si Zadriel na ngayon ay nalukot lalo ang mukha. "Wah! Uuwi na siya, uuwi na siya! Wah! Maghahanap ng iba, maghahanap ng iba."

Tiningnan ni Tate si Zadriel na wala namang ginagawa kung hindi nakatayo lang. Nakasimangot si Tate na tila ba pinagsasabihan niya ang kapatid ko hanggang sa natapos na yung video.

Humalakhak si Alas at binawi na ang cellphone. I glanced at him, curious.

"Zadriel was supposed to pull Tate from behind and kissed her when the last lyrics played. But your brother did nothing. Nainis ata si Tate." halakhak niyang muli.

Umiling ako. "The reason why Zadriel is into her. She did a lot of crazy things and that amazes my brother."

"Tate is really one of a kind. Even when we're still young, siya palagi ang nagpapatawa sa amin ni Sunshine. Kaya naman mahal na mahal siya ni Mama."