Playful Love

CHAPTER 10

Family Picture

Josh's Pov

I was walking to throw trash when I saw my female neighbors that is living in a same house. Para silang mga ewan na tumatawa sa gitna ng daan. But, why do they live in only one house? Meron ba silang parents?

"Putek ka HAHAHA, bakit naman inuwi yung baso't kutsara ng restaurant?" - Sophia.

"Ganda kasi eh, sayang naman ang mahal mahal pa ng presyo ng pagkain nila don." - Athena.

Pag-uusap nila. Well, sa kanilang lima, Blue was the prettiest but Kath was the most adorable. And the others, they like a baliw na unggoy lalo na when laughing.

But I also don't like Kath a bit because she interferes with other people's relationships.
Nanloloko man yung boyfriend ng cousin ko, dapat hindi sya nakikisali don. They are not even friends. And wala din syang patunay kung totoo ba yung binibintang nya sa lalaki.

Fiona is a wise woman. If someone is cheating on her, she'll know it right away. Or maybe alam nya na but nagpapakatanga lang sya because mahal nya talaga. Nilagay ko na sa isang side yung mga basura at bumalik na sa bahay.

~Fastforward~

I am currently cooking my snack. I would have bought it at the store next door, but I was too lazy to walk and tried to cook. May stock naman kasi sa ref. "Tao po!!" Tawag ng kung sino.

Agad akong lumabas para tignan kung sino yun. "Hello?" I asked. It's Kath. Pilit naman syang ngumiti na nagmukang ngiwi. Napakagat pa sya sa labi at nag-isip ng isasagot. Why?! Nacu-curious ako. May problem sya? Bakit sya sakin lumalapit?

"A-ah eh, ano kasi.... Aksidente naming natapon yung mga basura sa daan. Eh ngayon lang namin naalala na may gagawin pa pala kami. Kaya..... hindi namin malilinis." Pagpapaliwanag nya. What? What does she want to convey? That I should be the one to clean up those thing?! "S-s-sorry, sorry talaga. Hindi namin sinasadya."

"But, I'm doing something too! At kahit na sa house ko galing yung trash, you guys should clean it up, kase kayo yung nakatapon." - Me.

"Ang conyo mo." Bulong nya na narinig ko. What's the meaning of 'conyo'? "Sorry talaga. Ano ba yung ginagawa mo? Tutulungan nalang kita." Nakangiti nyang alok. My god!! This girl is making me crazy!!

"No need." I answered. I closed the door and went to where I was cooking. Maganda naman yung alok nya na tulong, but i know she's clumsy. Baka masunog nya lang tong pamamahay ni Mom.

Speaking of Mom, may pinadala syang picture eh. Nadeliver na kanina. I went to the living room to check if I had dropped the package there that came earlier from Mom. Pwede nya naman isend sakin through ig or any Social media applications. But makulit sya and important daw yung photo to me.

I slowly opened it and saw the important thing that mom was saying. Picture. Me, my mom and my dad. Sayang nga eh, namatay si dad because of a car accident. I miss him and i love him, even may mga bagay na nakakalimutan ako tungkol sa past minsan.

They say that there are things you can really forget. So I think it's normal that I don't remember dad's face much. Naalala ko yung niluluto ko. Kanina pa yun. Baka sunog na! Binulsa ko yung envelope kung saan nandon yung photo tsaka pumunta sa kitchen.

After I cooked, I didn't eat it first and took care of the ones scattered by the bartenders who were always together. I think their intestines are sticking together, they are very close to each other. But, ibig sabihin, kung gaano ako katagal nag-isip ng makakain for meryenda, ganon din sila katagal nag-uusap dito?