Fit the Puzzle (Azcona Cousins #3)

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Chapter 35

"Tito Brent can we sleep beside you? Scott is scared of monsters."

It was a soft voice from a little boy.

"You're the one who's scared, Sage!" the other one accused.

"Have you eaten?" si Iverson.

"Yes, Tito Brent... Mommy cooked salmon for me then the twins had their favorite chicken macaroni soup."

"Mom cooked it? You were in Batangas?"

"Yes, and Mama cooked the chicken macaroni soup."

Base sa mahinahon at mas tuwid na boses, tingin ko ito ang panganay na anak ni Kuya Atlas.

"Plus, Daddy reminded me to ask you for sterilized glasses and other utensils for the twins."

"What? Your dad should provide them, not me," si Iverson pa rin ngunit bumibigat na ata ang pakiramdam niya dahil sa pinasang responsibilidad sa kanya.

"I can sterilize them, Tito. You just have to tell me what I should exactly do."

"No, I'll do it, Maverick."

Their voices were a bit muffled but still audible. I was calm and comfortable at my seat not until the knob clicked. Inayos ko ang upo ko at nahahalina akong tapusin na ang video call.

"Tito, I wanna play inside your room! I brought my truck with me!"

"No, Sage, Tito's busy doing important things."

"How important? Much more important than me?"

"Of course not, Sage."

"I am important, right?"

"Yes, baby," Iverson cooed. "But, you should also respect my answer. I said no."

"Are you hiding something from us?"

"I have nothing to hide, baby... what made you think that I am hiding something?"

Yes, you're not hiding something because you're hiding someone.

"I'm sorry, Tito. Sage likes to argue with anyone."

"Why can't you behave like me, Sage? Tito loves me over you because you're nosy."

"That's not true, Scott..." depensa naman ni Iverson. "Okay, enough with this... let's first head to the kitchen."

"No! I want to go inside your room!"

Mukhang hindi na yata napigilan ni Iverson ang pamangkin niya. It was too late for me to end the video call. His nephew was so quick to enter his room.

I just found myself looking at Kuya Atlas' kid. There were prominent features that they got from his father. The kid has a curled and heavy carpeted lashes, tulad ng kay Kuya Atlas. It was too late for me to retreat or to act static because he already saw me blinking.

The little kid innocently looked closer to the laptop, I suppose, since his face appeared bigger on the screen.

"Sage!" Iverson sounded irritated.

"Who are you?"

Nakita ko ang malalaking hakbang ni Iverson para buhatin si Sage at sumunod na sa likod niya ang dalawa pa. Ang kambal ni Sage ay lumapit din sa screen.

"I like your hair," I think it was Scott.

Scott occupied the whole screen that resulted in me only seeing him. Ang tanging nakikita ko lang ay bahagya ng kanyang katawan.