Alejandro's Hombre

Ch. 6: grumpy Gabe

NOTE: Gabriel's nickname, "Gabe" is pronounced as "geyb". His full name is to be pronounced as "geyb-riyel" and not "gab-riyel"

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"Kuya, nakauwi ba ng maayos sina Doc kagabi?"

his younger sister ask him the following morning, as they sit for breakfast. nakabihis na ito para sa trabaho. He didn't replied and just pretended he didn't hear anything.

but knowing his sister and how persistent she is, she didn't stop nagging him about that poster boy from last night.

"Kuya!" she called him out, stomping her feet. He just shook his head. His sister is already 24 but does not act like one. "are you even listening to me? Kuya naman!"

Gabriel sighed and put the bowl of cheesy tuna fried rice on the table. He has to get up early at 5AM though he slept at 3AM, he lacks his usual 8 hours of sleep because of that guy who drove into his garage unprecedented and caused him so much inconvenience.

"don't start, Gift. kagabi pa 'ko nabibwiset, 'wag mo ng dagdagan."  wika nya sa kapatid saka naghila ng upuan katapat dito.

"hmp! para nagtatanong lang, eh. worried lang naman ako, boss ko kaya yun." anang kapatid sabay irap sa kanya. "you're really grumpy, Kuya. dinaig mo pa kasungitan ko kapag may dalaw."

Gabriel rolled his eyes at his sister's unfiltered mouth. minsan talaga gusto nyang takpan ng duct tape ang bibig nito.

"we're eating, Gift. don't talk about something so gross. pitikin ko yang bibig mo, eh." saway nya dito. Her sister just mimicked what he said and he just let her. kung 'di nya lang talaga mahal ang nag-iisang kapatid at nangako sya sa magulang na aalagaan nya ito ng mabuti, pinitik nya na nga ang bibig nito na ang lakas sumagot sa kanya, at minsan ay nang-aasar pa.

but he won't, and he never will. kaya nga siguro lumaking ganito ito katapang na sagut-sagutin sya dahil na-spoiled nya ito ng sobra. not that Gift is an ill-mannered girl---makulit lang talaga ito at masyadong madaldal. kahit naman pasaway ito, malaki pa rin ang respeto nito sa kanya.

"and stop talking about that man. He got home safely, if that's what you're so adamant to hear." he said, biting his honey glazed pork tocino. "now, eat your breakfast and no more mention of that person. hindi na sya bata para kumustahin mo ng ganyan."

"oo na, hindi na nga." sagot nito na kumain na rin. Fried rice, tocino, sunny side-up, bacon and a freshly baked hot pan de sal with quizeo and a hot chocolate drink made from pure tablea ang agahan nilang magkapatid. He's the one who prepared and cook all of this, like he always does. maliit pa lang ang kapatid, sya na ang nagluluto para sa kanila, until now. He didn't let his sister in the kitchen, because the last time he let her do the cooking---kamuntik na silang mawalan ng tirahan. aside from that, hindi rin talaga inclined sa pagluluto ang kapatid nya, not like him.

"uhm, Kuya? did you get in sa bahay nina Doc? is their house really that huge, like what they say on the news and magazines?"

Gabriel stopped eating and looked incensedly at his sister who just gave him a wide, toothy smile. He get his hot chocolate drink and drink it and lean on the table, flicking his sister's forehead with his fingers. The younger one pouted at him, annoyed.

"hindi ba sabi ko, wag ka ng magtanong tungkol sa kanya?"

"eh.... curious lang kasi ako. Mansion estate daw yung bahay nila, eh. tinatanong ko lang naman if nakita mo kasi, hinatid mo sya kagabi 'di ba?"

"yeah, hinatid ko nga. sa DC Towers." ang nababagot nyang sagot dito. "so practically, malaki nga yung bahay nya. 100 floors ba naman yung building."

"eh? sa DC Towers? dun pala nakatira   si Doc Xander?" ani Gift na nagtataka. "akala ko sa Imraldiz sya nakatira."