Last Drop of Coffee (Lost Souls Series #1)

Chapter 16

"I'm hungry, do you have something to eat?" Andromeda rubbed her stomach and pouted. It was at those moment when finally nagbunga na rin ang pagka-girls scout ko. So I gave her something to munch for, pampalipas gutom kumbaga. Natakbong pumunta naman dito si Aeolus habang dala-dala ang isang munting papel. He laid in the grass with heavy breaths, "Our proposal got accepted!" he shouted.

"OMG!"

"Finally!" sabay naming sigaw ni Andromeda and hugged each other.

"Do you have water? Nauuhaw ako." Aeolus sat and complained about his thirst. I immediately searched for water in my bag and handed it to him. He gave me an annoying face, that's when I raised my brows and rolled my eyes.

"Ikaw na ba ang epitome ng collaboration ni Dora at Doraemon at kung bakit ang daming bagay diyan sa bag mo?" he quirked up his mouth and gently wiggled his brows as he drink his water.

"You're such a bad influence, Isariell! Look at my brother, you guys suck, both corny." she smiled and laughed horribly while scrunching her nose. The disrespect?! Pinisil ko ang pisngi niya at pinitik ang kaniyang noo.

"How dare you disrespect my witty jokes." I said and shot her with my imaginary gun and she acted like she passed out after receiving the bullets. Kita mo 'to, corny daw ako tapos siya rin naman, may pa-actions pa ang loko.

"The both of you are corny." Saad ni Aeolus at sabay ginulo ang buhok namin ni Andromeda, "Let's go, nag-text si Tita Miseri."

"Wow, edi ikaw nalang ang anak. Bakit ikaw lang tine-text?" I rubbed my itchy nose while I complained. Itong si Mommy, nabanggit ko lang sa kanya na we're slowly getting there, Aeolus and I. Bigla nalang sila naging close. Kung maaari ngang kup-kupin na nila si Aeolus ay ginawa na nila eh. Atsaka kapag may dinner, nawawala ako kaagad kapag nandyan si Aeolus.

Aeolus niyo sumasapaw at bida-bida.

"Because i'm the poging manugang." he flashed a smile na may halong smirk at kinuha ang mga bag namin and dragged us out of the school. Talagang ang lakas niya.

It's September the 23rd tomorrow and it's my birthday. Ever since I was a kid, I was never fond of birthdays. Atsaka, sometimes Mom and Dad aren't here during that time. Ngayon lang nila naisipang mag-stay sa bahay ngayong tumatanda na sila. Kaya laking reklamo ko nung naisipan nilang paghandaan ako ng isang malaking pagti-tipon dahil wala raw sila noong tumuntong ako sa legality age ko.

Come to think of it. September is my least favorite of mine in a month. Idagdag pa na worst case scenario nung nag eighteen ako. Imagine not having someone on your special day. It's the worst. May medical mission si daddy sa davao that time and mom literally forgot that it was my birthday due to being busy. They just realized when they arrived there. But, I still love them though. All the hard work they made is just for us and lucky for them, I treat birthdays like an ordinary day.

Linahad ni Aeolus ang kaniyang kamay sa akin at ipinasakay na ako sa kaniyang kotse.

"What a nice life to be single," Andromeda laughed in a bitter tone. Heh, nag-salita naman ang may kalihim na kausap doon sa likod ng building sa architecture department. She should thank me, dahil naging kaibigan niya ako. Kahit kating-kati na ako malaman sino 'yon, I still chose to nudge it and went straight to my business.

The drive wasn't long since our house is just nearby. Kahit ang gate namin ay hindi pinalampas sa decorations na gusto ni Mommy. I thought it was just a simple party? At, bakit may stage sa pool area? Really? What is this? Sa loob naman ng sala namin ay may little ballroom area kung saan sasayaw ang mga tao.

Is this a new term of simple that I'm not aware of?

"Mommy! Bakit ang bongga?! You added the keyword simple, but what is this?" I asked and hugged her kahit labag sa kalooban ko ang pinaggagawa niya.