STELLJUN Stories

Sleepovers (3)

They had just finished eating dinner and being the good boy that he is, Stell cleaned the table and is now by the sink to wash the dishes.

Pablo is sitting at the dining table playing on his phone. "Wait lang, ako na diyan..." he said as he put his phone down. He stood behind Stell, placed his hands on Stell's hips and gently pushed him away from the sink, "Ako na sabi..."

Stell looked at Pablo with raised eyebrows, "Sure ka?"

"Yep, now go..."

"Pinapauwi mo na ako? Pagkatapos ng lahat lahat?" Stell pouted.

Pablo tsked, "Ang OA mo talaga. Kung anu-ano pinagsasabi mo baka marinig ka ni mama".

"Oops..." Stell covered his mouth and looked in the direction of the living room. He could hear laughter and conversation mixed with TV background noise.

"Go and hangout with them..."

Stell smiled and scratched his head. "Antayin nalang kita."

"Don't tell me nahihiya ka? Eh wala ka naman nun..." Pablo said teasingly.

"Ouch! Grabe naman..." Stell whined as he clutched his chest.

Pablo laughed, "What I mean is you usually hang out with them naman pag andito ka. Bakit parang nahihiya ka ata ngayon?"

"Ewan ko, parang nag aalangan lang ako."

"At bakit? Sanay na sila sa'yo. Don't worry."

"It's not that..." Stell moved closer Pablo.

"So what is it?"

"About us..." Stell whispered.

"What about us?" Pablo whispered back.

"Seriously Pau, you're gonna ask that?" Stell raised his voice a little.

"Relax men, I know what you mean. Agagalit ka naman agad."

"Pau, we need to talk about us..." Stell turned serious.

"Of course, we will later. There's no need to worry about it now." Pablo bumped his shoulder against Stell, "okay naman tayo, di ba?"

"Ano binubulung-bulong nyo dyan?" They both turned to see Pablo's mother standing by the dining table. They both looked like kids caught red handed doing something they shouldn't have.

Pablo's mother smiled. "Look at your faces...bakit parang gulat na gulat kayo?"

"Ah, hi tita Grace! Wala po na-nagulat lang po." Stell answered as he slowly moved away from Pablo.

"Ma, bakit?" Pablo asked.

"Wala naman, I was just checking kung tapos na kayo kumain."

"Opo, sarap mo po talaga magluto tita." Stell answered for the both of them.

"Sus, parang di ka na sanay. Why don't you join us, we're gonna watch a movie, it's a good one. Pau can do the dishes alone." Pablo's mother took Stell's arm and dragged him toward the living room.

Stell turned his head to look at Pablo who simply nodded as if giving him permission.

After washing the dishes, Pablo went into the living room. Stell is seated in the middle of the long couch surrounded by his family. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the movie so he decided to stay back and leaned against the wall that divides the living room and kitchen. He stood there quietly admiring Stell's side profile.

Stell sensed that someone is watching him, he looked around and caught Pablo staring. He smiled and quickly turned his gaze back to the TV screen. He didn't want anyone to notice in case he is blushing. After awhile he heard his phone notification alert. He smiled. It was a text from Pablo. He quickly sent a reply which prompted an exchange of texts and secret gazes between them.