Sitter

23

"I see you're still favored even here." 

"Pappy." Dara said with a low voice and serious eyes - as if warning his grandfather.

"Okay, okay." Yang Hyun Suk said with a grin. "I won't tease you anymore."

"Bakit nasa labas ka Lo?" Se7en looked behind his grandfather, but the doors were shut so he didn't know why Yang Hyun Suk was heading out of the platform. 

"A friend called. He's asking me to play poker."

"At?"

"LA."

"Wow Lo ha, ang bata niyo pa ah?" Nakataas kilay na tanong ni Sanghyun, earning him a slap on the shoulder. 

"I'm both young enough and old enough to go okay?" He then turned to Bom and Dara. "My granddaughters, please take care and keep an eye on your brothers for me okay?"

Natawa nalang si Bom at Dara sa mukha ng mga kapatid nila - who were obviously older than them. 

"Opo Pappy." Dara answered as the man rubbed both her and Bom's hair before leaving. 

"Favoritism." Nakabusangot na sabi ni Sanghyun. 

"At its finest." Dagdag ni Se7en sabay bukas ng pinto papasok sa kwarto na nasa pinakamataas na parte ng platform. 

"Andito na pala sila." Mr. Kim - who left earlier than them said as he grinned at the people coming in the room. 

"Sila po ba yung TOP 3 Uncle?" Nakangiting tanong ni Bom kay Mr. Kim. 

"Oo, sila na nga yun Bom. The one in the middle is Sandeul - he's third, to his left is JooE - she's ranked second and our topnotcher, Chanyeol."

"Oh? I heard of JooE and Sandeul because they've been on the top since but I think this is my first time hearing of your name Mr. Chanyeol." 

"Iba talaga memory mo Sanghyun." Natatawang sabi ni Mr. Kim. "Chanyeol recently got the first spot. Lahat nga sila na shock eh. He was an average student who was good but recently, after the announcement, nagpakitang gilas bigla eh."

"You like Sandy that much?" Natatawang tanong ni Bom, which made the man blush red. "OMG! Seryoso? I was just teasing!"

"Pang ilan na ba to?" Se7en asked with a sigh. 

"Ewan." Sanghyun replied, also, with a sigh. 

"Hayaan niyo na kasi Kuya, kasalanan ba ni Sandy na maganda siya?" 

"Hi." Their person of topic - who had been quiet until then, said with a smile, acknowledging the TOP 3. "Good job guys, ipagpatuloy niyo lang."

"OMG! Ang ganda niyo ho talaga every time Ate!" JooE said with a huge grin. 

"Tagal mo na akong nakikita ah? You still think that?"

"Naman!" She grinned before dragging Chanyeol towards Dara. "Ate, si Kuya Chanyeol po pala. Crush ka niyan!"

"JooE!" Namumulang sita ni Chanyeol sa babae. 

"Bakit ba? Eh sa totoo eh!"

Buking naman na din siya dahil kay Mr. Kim at kay JooE, with a lowered head, he decided to greet the woman before him. 

"Hello po."

"Omo~ Ang cute mo naman!" Bom gushed before her tummy rumbled. She looked at everyone in the room with an awkward smile before beaming again - as if having an idea pop out of her head. "Tara! Kain tayo!"

~

True to their words, the food in the cafeteria were indeed free for the day. 

Binigyan lahat ng oras para kumain while the Yang-Parks went to the platform to meet the TOP 3.