JEALOUS MEN SERIES 2: Humphrey Aguirre

Chapter 4

HUMPHREY was very light in that day. He visited his parents with smile on his face which his family found creepy. Even eating in the dining table, he wore that smile. Not minding his family were staring at him.

"Ahm, are you okay son?" His Dad asked him. With his confused expression.

He look at his father with a smile. "Yup. I'm good. Your cooking was great by the way Mom."

His mother with the same confusion responded. "Thanks?"

"Kuya, are you really sure you're okay? You're not using any high drugs aren't you?."

Natawa siya sa tanong ng nakababatang kapatid. Si Shantal. "Of course not. I'm just happy."

"Obviously you are, because you never showed your smile in the past few years when ate Kareen left you----" Natigilan ito ng sikuhin ng kanyang ina. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."

He just nodded and smiled. "It's okay."

Napataas ang kilay ng kapatid. "You've moved on?"

He just shrugged.

"Oh, it's either you meet her again or you meet another woman?"

"You guess."

Shantal rose her brow.

"Base on your clothes, seems like you didn't visit the company today." His grandfather commented. Probably to change topic, but it was still connected though.

"May pinuntahan lang ako Lo."

"Better be a good thing." The old man look at him intently. May pagdududa sa boses nito.

He chuckled. "Of course Lo."

"If you had a problem, you can tell it to me or your Mom, Son. We're here to help." Ani ng kanyang Ama. Mukhang pinagdududahan ang mood niya.

"C'mon Dad, I'm fine. I'm not into drugs or something, the hell I won't. Alcohol is enough." He explained to make them feel better.

Mukha namang nakahinga ng maluwag ang mga ito. Nagtanong ulit ang kanyang Ina.

"Your toys are not in your room anymore. You treasured it very much and now, where did you brought those toys?"

Mas lumawak ang kanyang ngiti ng maalala ang pinagbigyan niyon. That cute, chubby and adorable little Panda. Out of nowhere he misses that kid. For a short time that they meet each other in a tragic way. He felt so fond to him. He felt connected to that kid somehow.

"To a very cute little friend."

Tumaas ulit ang kilay ng kapatid niya. "A kid? Seriously?"

"Sa foundation? Pumunta kaba sa mga foundation na pinag- sponsor-an ko anak, wow that's a good thing anak. I never know to like kids. Please continue it Son. Maybe it could help you to moved on, you know. You have to let go of her, hindi pwedeng malulungkot ka na lang palagi. You have to moved on and start a new." Mahabang saad ng Ina. Kung sa dati siguro nito iyon sinabi ang tungkol sa pagmo-move-on ay maiinis siya.

But, he answered with a warm smile. "I'm afraid, I won't Mom. I can't. And, I hate to pop the bubble but, I didn't go to your foundation."

His mother was back into confusion.

While his sister whispered to him. "Gotcha."

HUMPHREY FOUND himself driving again to Kareen's house on the next morning. With a paper bags of foods and toys for Coco.

He jumped out of his car as soon as he arrived and step inside the house like he own it, with the foods and toys on his hands. He automatically smiled when he saw his little friend wearing nothing but a diaper, his newly bath and fresh. His back is on him, busy playing the toys he gave him on the other day.