Sitter

24

"San kayo?" Tanong ni Se7en as soon as Bom asked for her food. 

"Nandun yung mga kaibigan namin ni Sandy." She said sabay lakad papalapit kay Dara. "Doon kami kakain Kuya kaya kayo nang bahala sa kanila okay?" 

Within seconds, Bom was already dragging Dara by the hand and was heading towards the table with four men and a woman. 

"Ba't andito yan sila?" Nakakunot nuong tanong ni Se7en kay Sanghyun. 

"Hayaan mo na muna." Sagot nito sabay tingn sa mga kasama nila. He smiled at them apologetically and sighed. "Pasensya na ah, Bom and Sandy really had no friends growing up kaya ganiyan nalang yan kapag nakakita ng kaibigan. Let's eat?"

Chanyeol nodded along with the rest but he couldn't help but feel regretful. He has put in so much effort pero hindi pa rin pala niya makakasamang kumain ang crush niya - not that there was that condition in the first place. 

Noticing her friend's glum expression, JooE giggled and nudged Chanyeol slightly.

"Yaan mo na. May next time pa naman." She whispered with a grin before munching on her food.

On the other hand, kakadating lang nina Bom at Dara sa table nina CL. 

"Dara!" Masayang bati nito sa kaniya sabay yakap. "Inyo pala to?"

"Ah, oo. Nashock nga lang din ako nang makita ko si Seungri eh." She said as she sat down on the empty seat beside Bom. Okay na sana dahil katabi niya si CL and she was seated at the end of the table while Bom was at the head, beside Seungri and TOP - who moved seats because of her, kaso, Jiyong was seated directly in front of her. 

Gusto niya sanang huwag nalang pansinin ang lalake, but she couldn't not notice him. 

"Tingnan mo ang gago." Natatawang bulong ni CL - who caught Jiyong stealing glances at Dara who was quietly enjoying her food, kay Seungri. "Baka nga hindi maabutan yan ng 6 days eh. Tingnan mo to ah."

CL took a weird looking piece of food and placed it on Dara's plate. It looked weird but it was really delicious and CL knew Dara would love the taste of it.

"Dara, ito oh, kain ka pa." 

As soon as Jiyong saw the piece of something on Dara's plate, he immediately took it without hesitation and shoved it down his mouth. 

"She doesn't like eating weird looking things." He muttered before going back to his food. 

Natahimik si Dara saka ang mga kasama nila sa table. 

She indeed hated eating food that looked weird but why did Jiyong do that? 

Although weirded out by Jiyong, Dara kept quiet and smiled at CL, seemingly sorry for not eating the food she gave her. 

Kung kaya niya lang talaga sana, she'd say that her taste had changed and she could eat weird looking food now after so many years pero sobrang weird lang talagang tingnan nung binigay sa kaniya ni CL kaya she couldn't even utter anything and just smile awkwardly at the people seated with her.

"Oh? Naalala mo?" Natatawang tanong ni Seungri - not knowing how to read the atmosphere at all. 

Walang sumagot kay Seungri, instead, he was met with glares and a pinch on the thigh from CL. 

"Why shouldn't he remember?" Everyone looked at Bom with questioning stares. "I mean, hindi ba naging sila ni Sandy?"

Lingid sa kaalaman nilang pito, nakikinig din pala halos lahat ng tao na nasa kalapit na table nila. They were doing so as it was weird that both Bom and Dara were seated in another table at hindi doon sa table kung nasaan ang TOP 3. 

The room went silent. 

Nagkaboyfriend si Dara?

"Oh? Ba't natahimik kayo?" Nakataas kilay na tanong ni Bom nang nakita niyang nakatunganga lang sa kaniya ang mga kasama. "Kinahihiya niyo bang naging ex ng kaibigan niyo yung pinsan ko kaya natahimik kayo bigla?"

"Ehem." TOP cleared his throat and tried to explain. "Hindi naman sa ganon Bom, we're just shocked that you knew."

"Siyempre malalaman ko talaga." She shrugged as she sipped on her drink. "We're talking about someone who's like a sister to me. Itago man ni Sandy nang itago, I still have my ways."

Seungri's brows shot up in an amused way and he grinned. CL recognized the look and pinched the man's thigh harder pero parang wala lang ito sa lalake as his smile grew wider.

"If, and I mean if ha? If Jiyong were to ask Dara to get back together with him, payag ka ba?"

Lahat sila napatingin kay Bom, except for the people in question.

Dara and Jiyong chose not to show any signs of interest and kept their heads down, seemingly only concerned about their food but in actuality, Jiyong - who looked unbothered, was unknowingly waiting eagerly for Bom's answer.

Bom could feel all the eyes glued on her so she placed her utensils down, straightened her back and eyed Seungri seriously.

"I mean, if Dara wants it, then go! Sino ba naman ako para tumutol hindi ba?" Bom then turned to Jiyong's direction and tapped her finger on the wooden table to get his attention - which she did after Taeyang nudged the man. "Ang tanong, yan din ba gustong itanong ni Jiyong?"

Dara couldn't help herself. Hindi niya napigilan ang curiosity niya and she just had to lift her head, only to meet Jiyong's eyes.

~

"Mom, ba't tayo lang?" Lee Hi asked her mother as soon as everything was loaded inside the car.

They were heading out for an outing that her family all took together for the past years pero there were no signs of her brother and sister anywhere.

"Oh? Didn't I tell you?" Her mother opened the trunk, placed some things in the back and closed it again, then she turned to Lee Hi - who was still waiting outside the car. "They're both in an academy somewhere. They said they wanted to learn some sky diving or something like that."

Tumango nalang si Lee Hi sabay pasok sa sasakyan.

Bago niya pa maisira iyong pinto, a house help came rushing out of the house, shouting her name.

"Miss, naiwan niyo ho." She then handed Lee Hi a blue paisley designed pill organizer that had a little smiley face stitched on the lower left side with the name 'Hayi'.

The house help was relatively new, but she was very observant.

Hindi gaya ng dalawang nakakatandang anak ng mga boss niya, the youngest spoke minimally. Usually, tango o iling lang ang ginagawa nito kapag tinatanong.

If the situation really needed for her to answer, sumasagot naman siya, kaso napakaikli lang din ng sagot.

Upon seeing the thing, Lee Hi unconsciously touched her sling bag and frowned.

How could she leave something so precious behind when she was going to be away for a week?

"Thank you." Lee Hi said as she received the pill organizer their house help was handing her before closing the car door.

"What did she give you Hayi?" Tanong ng Dad niya as he started the car. 

"Yung pill organizer ko ho." She answered briefly before giving all her attention to the pill organizer in her hand. 

Her parents looked at each other and sighed before her Dad started to drive out of the gates.