DEADLY HABITS • THE PLAYBOY ERA

💀 deadly lx 💀

Natapos nang irampa ng mga candidates ang creative costume na nagre-represent sa department nila kasabay ng pag-play ng kanilang advocacy. Natapos na ring tawagan ni Myles ang papa nila.

“Ano na?” tanong ni Mythes nang makabalik si Myles.

“Okay na, natawagan ko na. Akala niya yata may nangyaring masama sa paborito niyang anak.”

“Nadale mo!” Natawa si Mythes sa sinabi ni Myles, “Shh, 'wag ka nang maingay... swim suit na. Hawakan mo 'to vivideohan ko si Kylene.” Pinahawakan ni Mythes kay Myles ang tarpaulin.

“Tch. Pervert.” Myles turned his head sideways. “Uy, Mal... sa tingin mo, anong suot na brief ni Man?”

“Tinatanong pa ba 'yan?” Natawa si Malyk nang bahagya. “Ano pa nga ba? Edi floral!”

Nagtawanan ang dalawa at pamayamaya ay may tumawag sa cellphone ni Myles. Nagpaalam siya sa dalawa nang nagsisimula na ang swim suit portion. They all looked hot and sexy pero ang top 2 na pinakatinilian at tinigasan ang mga kalalakihan ay kina Devi Kycee at Kylene. Top 2 naman na pinakatinilian ng mga kababaihan ay sina Thunder at Manley.

“Sabi na floral lang sakalam, e.”

Natawa si Mythes sa sinabi ni Malyk. “Ima-my day ko 'to,” sabi pa nito habang zino-zoom ang camera ng phone at kinukuhanan ng picture si Manley na feel na feel ang green floral brief.

Mythes posted it on his IG story and shared automatically to his FB story with a caption:

Green is for Agriculture 🌾

Dig deeper virgin brother! ☘️

#GoCollegeofAgriculture 💚

And when Malyk saw it, he hit 'haha' reaction ten thousand times. Next to it when he clicked, is Kylene's photo which was also taken just now by the man beside him with a caption showing his full support and admiration. Malyk hit the 'heart' react multiple times.

“Best Supporter Award surely goes to you,” Malyk nudged Mythes.

Isa-isang nagpakilala ang candidates at grabe ang sigaw ni Mythes kay Kylene noong nagpakilala na ito. Napakalaki ng boses at nakatatakot kung pakikinggan. Are you an ogre or a frustrated wild animal? Malyk covered his ears.

“My name's Kylene, eighteen, representing College of Nursing! I believe in the saying: 'One of the standards of true beauty is to be proud of one's flaws, no one's perfect — God knows!'”

Hindi 'yan mawala-wala sa isip ni Mythes at recorded na iyon sa cellphone niya. Next nilang chineer nang sobra ay ang kapatid na si Manley at ang kasunod nitong si Dévi Kycee na people's and judge's bet.

“Jam Manley Tonne-Tiu, eighteen, representing College of Agriculture. I, Man, believe in the saying: 'Man is not divided on its state in life but in conflicting beliefs and blinded eyes.'”

A loud roar from the crowd. He is surely the most popular guy here at the Ace International College.

“Good evening! I'm Dévi Kycee, twenty-three, representing College of Fine Arts! I do believe in the saying: 'Happiness is a feeling that can be felt at any time, can be lost and can be found. Thus, the choice to feel happiness is going through an endless quest.'”

She earned a round of applause and screams that resounded the whole Aceans Arena.

But when the man Mythes and Malyk didn't want to see showed up in stage, they both gnashed their teeth in exasperation:

“The name's Thunder, twenty-three, representing College of Engineering! Leaving you a quote, 'When someone leaves, someone better comes. So when you're boyfriend's leaving, keep waiting 'cuz I'm coming.'”

He earned a loud cheer from audiences pero mas lumutang pa rin ang tilian ng mga babaeng may pantasya sa binatang ito, taliwas sa reaksyon ng dalawa na sumisigaw nang malakas na, “Booh!”

Afterwards the stage became almost blank again with only the emcee standing at the center of it, announcing that the formal attire and night gown will begin shortly.

Wala pa rin si Myles at ang akala nila ay siya na ang dumating pero hindi pala. A man in his 50's but still looking so hot and charismatic happened to appear suddenly.

“Si Papa,” siniko ni Malyk si Mythes.

“Anong nangyari kay Man?” asked Mule but he already have the idea.

“Sinikreto niya sa'tin, kasali pala siya r'yan...” said Mythes, Malyk just listened to them.

“And... how about Myl? Where's he?”

“No idea. He just left na may kausap sa phone. Akala ko kayo ang magkausap,” Malyk stated, picking up the banner on the seat Myles had left.

“Oo, pero hindi kami nagkita. Sinabi niya lang sa 'kin sa call kung sa'n kayo nakaupo...” sagot ni Mule but it seemed like he already knew something but the two couldn't just figure it out.

Mythes shushed his father when the emcee began to start the next portion of the competition. “Shhh... 'Pa, hayaan mo na 'yon... night gown na tapos formal attire. Tingnan mo 'yong crush ko, ang ganda.”

“Let's listen to the serenade song for the candidates...” the emcee said.

Then... a familiar voice they've heard, coming from the loud amplifiers, straight to their ears as the piano music begins.

Malyk eyes grew bigger in surprise, “Wait... parang kilala ko 'yong boses na 'yon.”

Mythes, on the other hand, figured it out eventually. “AHA! TANGINA KA, MYL! WUHOOH KAPATID KO 'YAN!” he shouted and when Myles heard it, they saw him smiled at the close-up shot in LED screen they watch.

Mule smiled proudly. Letting the two beside him babbling and babbling while him, videotaping his son singing on stage.

“What the fuck! Why haven't I knew he was going to be there too?” Mythes shook his shoulders up while keeping an eye to Myles.

“They probably teamed up for this,” Malyk answered, maintaining his gaze to his brother on stage, “o p'wede ring coincidence lang na parehas nila tayong sinorpresa.”

“How dare they got guts to do this on us?” Mythes questioned but when he got no reply, he just shook his head.

Malyk nudged Mythes when he saw their father almost looked like he's surrounded with a lot of paparazzi.

Mythes poked his father's arm, “'Pa, video ka nang video kay Myl... vini-videohan ka na rin ng mga nasa paligid mo.”

Mule talked back as if he's aware of it already, “Have I ever told you that I was a babe magnet back then and even hotter than the four of you during my youth days?”

“Keep dreaming 'Pa!” Mythes spit out his tongue almost in antipathy.

Malyk agreed to what his Papa said, “I'm telling you Myt, I saw his old highschool photo! Papa's right, he looked like Shawn Mendes in his youth.”

“I know...” Mythes replied, watching seriously as the candidates started to walked on stage, “I know... I was just fooling around — wait — it's Manley! 'Pa, tingnan mo... 'yon si Man!”