OUTCAST (PUBLISHED)

40: FIFTH

I rolled my eyes when Parker came out of the bathroom while only wearing his boxer shorts and exposing his upper body along with his drippy, wet hair covered with a towel. He suddenly smirked upon noticing that I was checking him out. Feeling hot na naman si tanga.

“Am I no longer filthy?” He teasingly asked. I grimaced at him and let my middle finger salute him, making him laughed, “Napakaarte talaga. Aah, kakaiba.”

“Bobo ka.”

“Amira, amira, amira—”

“Napupuno ka ng grasya.” Mahina siyang tumawa dahilan upang lalo akong mabugnot. Kasalanan talaga ‘to ng mga magulang ni Spencer e, bigla na lamang kaming pinalayas dahil may tea party pa raw sila at dito lang kami puwede kasi ang ingay naming dalawa.

Inis kong binato kay Parker ang damit n’ya at sumandal sa headboard ng kama. Dahan-dahan kong pinikit ang mga mata ko hanggang sa maramdaman ko ang pagbigat ng kama.

“May kama ka ro’n. Doon ka tumambay, ‘wag dito.” Pinandilatan ko s’ya ng mata ngunit nag-beautiful eyes lamang sa ‘kin si gago.


“Ayaw… Ayaw ni Parker umalis sa tabi ni bebe Amira…” I tried my best not to laugh when he suddenly began to talk like a kid, “Amira will get jelly-jelly if Parker—”

“Stop it!”

“Hmph! Bad naman ng filthy hand ni Parker! Ba’t kasi pumapayag kang hawakan ka ng iba? ‘Yan tuloy nagagalit ang bebe Amira—” Hindi na niya nagawang matapos ang mga katangahan niya nang takpan ko ang bibig n’ya.

Parehas kaming natatawa dahil nakakahiya talaga ang ginagawa n’ya. Feeling ko kung nandito sina Spencer at Tyler, sigurado akong aasarin nila ang isang ‘to. Nang parehas kami matigil sa kakatawa ay ngumuso s’ya sa akin at naupo sa sahig sa may gilid ng kama ko.

“Walang blower… Pa-dry ng buhok ko,” utos nito na agad ko namang ikinangwi ko, labag sa loob kong kinuha ang towel sa buhok n’ya dahil feeling boss si Parker sa pagtalikod n’ya sa akin, “So, what came in to your tiny head para magpakita ka sa mga apostles?”

I twisted my lips while brushing his hair with the towel, “I saved Sadako.”

“Sadako?”

“Yes, Sadako… The white lady that came out the television—”

“Oh, look at you two…” Both Parker looked at door when we saw Mr. Del Valle leaning on the door while watching us with a smirk, “Parang kanina lang halos mahalnit na ang mga lalamunan n’yo kakasigaw niyo sa isa’t-isa tapos ngayon para kayong magkakasintahan—”

“You’re making them feel awkward, Stephen.” Principal Del Valle interrupted. I looked at Parker and threw him the towel, making him cleared his throat.

“It’s alright lang po. Nagseselos lang po si Amira kanina kaya po mukha siyang tigre na gustong mangain kanina.” I immediately kicked him. I leered at him as soon as he stood up and fixed his hair. Puro kabobohan talaga ‘tong lalaking ito e. Ba’t naman kaya ako magseselos sa pangit na Sierrang ‘yon?

I slowly shifted my sight towards the couple and curiously eyed them, “Which reminds me… We stole your RV, wait, is it called stealing even though Spencer permitted us to use it?” I asked.

“Spencer is with you? Where my little Spencer?” Principal Del Valle asked. I slowly pointed to the ground, which made her flabbergasted, but on the contrary, Tito Stephen acted way differently.

He suddenly gasped and covered his mouth while acting as if his heart was aching, “Sabi ko na nga ba sa ibaba ang diretso ng nag-iisa kong anak e…” Oh, boy. May pinagmanahan talaga ang batang iyon. Siguro anak talaga nina Tito Stephen at Tito Tristan ang batang ‘yon.