longing. (an embodiment of physical touch)

𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

"Ano, sagot!" I was shaking up to my nerve when I'm not aware that there's a party going on in our house.

I looked at each other's faces, full of panic is what I see. I even went closer to the food corner and there were bottles of beer too! Mag-iinuman sila nang walang permiso ko? As the elder sister, I was the one tasked to look after our house. Grabe na ha, mapapalitan na ata 'yung magic ng tragic?

Then two identical people came in front of me and the person on the left said, "Ate Sydein, tama ba? Sabi po kasi ni Syrene na dito na lang namin icelebrate ni kambs 'yung mga birthday namin." To which the other person said, "Yeah, and sorry kung hindi agad naipaalam ni Syrene sa iyo 'yung magiging ganap today. Don't worry ate Sydein, once in a lifetime lang ito. Meaning hindi na mauulit muli."

Nagpaawa effect pa 'yung nasa kaliwa. Kambal pa talaga 'yung dinala sa bahay namin para magdiwang ng mga kaarawan. Heh, sana all?

"Oh, twins. Okay fine, I'm sorry if napraning ako ng slight sa ganapan ninyo here. Dapat kasi nagpapaalam kayo sa akin lalo ka na bunso. 'Yan tuloy, parang nalungkot pa 'yung kambal." I apologized, na-guilty pa tuloy ako. Lalo pa atang lulungkot 'tong dalawang 'to tapos masisira 'yung araw nila.

Madali kasi akong mapraning pero naaagapan naman. Pero 'yung kanina talaga eh, that bump doesn't made me mad after we looked into each other . . .

"Ate, are you okay? You seemed to be off."

Ay yawa! Nalimutan kong may mga kausap ako sa harap. Bwisit na lalaking iyon jusmeyo.

I said I'm okay and forgave them, to which they resumed their party. I stepped over Sai-Sai and asked, "Bakit itong bahay pa natin ang ginawa mong venue?" She looked at me while drinking a glass of orange juice and posed a five on her hand, indicating for me to wait. "Wow, hindi mo man lang ako sagutin muna bago ka lumamon?"

"Ate kasi, hindi pwede sa bahay nila. It's too narrow-spaced and not suitable for such noises like these. Masusungit raw mga kapitbahay nila."

Teka, so sinasabi niya ba na walang may ayaw sa ingay dito sa amin? Eh, 'yung nasa kabilang barangay nga dumadayo pa rito kasi sa sobrang lakas ng tugtog ni bunso minsan, ang talas ng hearing aid nila.

Huy, joke lang. Mukha kasi silang nagamit ng hearing aid kaloka.

"I know what you're thinking, pero madalang naman na silang magsuway. Eh! Hayaan mo na 'yun, palipasin mo na lang 'tong araw na 'to and what if ikaw mag-host ng mga games nila?" Aba, talagang ako pa inatasan nitong babaitang ito ha. Haha, edi go!

Before taking the center place to host, I went to the food corner to eat a stick of hotdog mallows, and drank a cup of orange juice.

"Uhm, hello guests and celebrants! Standing in front of you is the birthday celebrants' friend's sister, Sydein. You can call me ate Syd or ate Dein, pero also can be yours HAHAHA! Kidding aside, I was tasked to be the host of the game segments. So, are y'all ready for some fun and action?" They all cheered as I grinned sheepishly.

Suddenly, a knock from the door can be heard as their cheers went on. Napaisip ako bigla, baka heto nanaman ulit sila! Nako, 'to na nga ba sinasabi ko. Sila ata 'yung nasa kabilang barangay jusmeyo Lord please guide us.

I excused to open the door para malaman kung sino 'yung kumakatok. Napa-sign of the cross pa nga ako dahil sa nerbyos baka nga sila maninita ito.

Guys, bubuksan ko na 'yung pinto. Heto na, pinihit ko na 'yung doorknob. Pagkabukas ko nang pinto, tumambad sa 'kin ang isang malakas na amoy ng pabango. So syempre, napakamot ako sa ilong ko. Teka, mababahing ata ako. Ha, ha . . .

HATCHOO!

Hala, may nabahingan akong lalaki! Shucks bad impression agad itey huhu. Wait, parang familiar sa akin 'yung mukha. Kaso, nag-iba naman ng suot. Nag-denim blue na jacket, naka-sling bag, gray pants pairing it with some custom air jordans.