Circle of Life

09.

They were all having a little chit chat while eating until zoey started to feel itchy and started to become red, luis noticed it.

"Zoe are you okay?", He asked as the gaze landed on her.

"Are you okay sweetheart?", Irene asked

"I don't know tita I just suddenly feel itchy"

"Are you allergic to any foods?", Luis asked as zoey was showing some symptoms

"Shrimps", she replied as she has heavy breathing already

"Oh no! The paella had shrimps!", Irene said

"What?!", Luis and greggy both said in unison

Zoey face suddenly becoming swollen

"Where's your medicine kit?"

"At the side table po kuya", zoey managed to reply as irene was caressing zoey's back.

Luis immediately dashed towards the room and prepared the epinephrine injection, he immediately shot it to zoey arm as soon as possible. Minutes later zoey already feels better.

"I'm sorry I didn't know you have allergies in shrimp", irene said worriedly she's trying to calm her nerves as it was eating her in so much disappointment.

"It's okay lang po tita and besides the foods you serve are so masarap po.",  Zoey assured and complimented Irene's cooking.

"Your tita Irene cooking skills are the best", greggy added

"Kaya po siguro malusog si kuya alfy", zoey joked which made greggy and luis laugh so hard.

"Sorry zoey, I promise next time I'll ask what you want na. I think I'm overjoyed earlier ayan tuloy", irene apologized again

"Again its okay po tita nothing to worry about and sorry too pinag-alala ko pa kayong tatlo"

"But then again it was nice to eat the food you served tita so masarap", zoey complimented as she hug irene sideways letting irene feel the assurance zoey wanted to implore as she sensed that Irene was still worried.

Greggy was about to suggest something when the door bell rang and the maids went to open it.

"Ay ano to?! Ako lang ang wala? Parang di pamilya ah?!", Alfonso said as soon as he stepped in and saw everyone aside from him.

"Di na ikaw ang favorite ni mama kuya", luis joked

Binatukan naman siya ni alfy pagkalapit nito, "good evening pa and ma". He greeted the couple together with zoey which they intercepted.

"I thought you were busy? What's with the change of plans kuya?", Luis asked as he was inviting alfonso earlier when they were at the office but he declined it as he still had backlogs and too many files that had been stacked up.

"It's been too long since I went home so I decided to go home as well because I know you would come here"

"At buti naman naisip mo pa bumisita", irene said

"Tampo yan ma?"

"Hayaan mo ma bibisita na ako ng madalas mukhang malapit mo na akong ipagpalit e", alfonso acted like he was dismayed