The TEEN-sitter

12

Note: It's been so long. Hahaha. Sorry for the very very veeeerrryyy delayed update. And I know it may not be as long as you were expecting to make up for it. Yes, not long, but I hope you're happy. :) Enjoy reading.

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Acquaintance

One week na ang makalipas simula nang nagkausap kami ng 6Kings. They didn't seem to bother me that much. They just gave me nods, waves, and smiles kapag nagkakasalubong kami... Maliban nga lang kay Denver. Iniiwasan yata ako nito. Pero okay lang naman.

My housemates haven't found out what happened though, they didn't seem to care about what I do, which is a good thing. Pero ang mga tingin ng mga nakakita, parang naiintriga sila kung bakit. I just ingored them.

Yun pa rin ang nangyayari sa bahay. Pero minsan nalang sila makaprank at mild lang. Hindi na yung everyday pero grabe naman. Siguro ay nasanay lang ako. O napagod.

Hindi ako gaanong nakakausap ang mga lalaki sa bahay. Ewan ko ba kung ano ang problema. Madalas mga alas-otso nang umuuwi. Hindi sila nagpapaalam sa akin. Kapag tinatanong, hindi sinasagot. Kapag pinipilit, sinasabihan ka lang ng 'Don't mind us. It's not your business.'

Sarap ngang sabihin nun na 'Babysitter niyo ako. Or Guardian. I have every night to know because it's my job.' Pasalamat sila pagod ako nun.

"Malapit na ang Acquaintance Party!" Rinig kong sabi ng isang sophomore sa kaibigan niya.

"Oo nga. Anong kaya ang kulay natin ngayon?"

"Sana hindi yellow. Para naman tayong tae niyan eh," reklamo ng ikatatlo.

"Violet nalang kaya?"

May sumulpot sa kanilang usapan na ang sa tingin ko ay kaibigan rin nila, "Eh, tignan niyo nalang kaya sa bulletin board?"

"Tignan mo nga yung bulletin board. Ang puno ng nagkukumpulang tao. May listing rin kasi sa clubs eh. Mamaya nalang siguro," sabi ng isa.

Clubs! Wala pa akong club na sinalihan!!

"Hmmm. How about I'll join the Drama Club, and the Glee Club. That would be nice," sabi ko sa sarili.

Acquaintance Party? O.o

"Now that, I don't know," bulong ko pa rin sa sarili ko. May pa-Acquaintance-Acquaintance Party pa sila ah. Sa Patrice Academy kasi parang walang kwenta lang kasi yung friends mo lang talaga ang kakausapin mo. But I ignored the memory and decided to take a look later when no one's around. For now, I gotta sign up for the Drama Club.

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"Okay, you really need to tell me what you guys have been up to these days," I demanded them the moment they entered the front door while I'm watching American Ninja Warrior. As usual, they just casually pass by me like I'm invisible and headed out to the kitchen to eat.

Good luck with that.

"Where's the food?" I heard Uno's voice echoed.

I grinned. "I didn't cook any. Thought you guys ate already since it's past 8:30." I looked at the television again. Not wanting to hear complaints, or persuasion or else I'll...

I noticed that a shadow formed on the brown carpet. I turned around to find Sven leaning on the kitchen's doorway with arms crossed. "Where's the food?" He said in a calm voice, but changed deeply when he repeated. "Tell us now or you'll regret it later."

For the nth time of my stay here, I sighed in defeat. I closed my eyes and turned my head to the television, not wanting to look at them, "Top of the fridge. Help yourselves out."