Living In Tranquility (Red String Series #1)

Chapter 3

Dumating ang holy week and as expected, kumpleto kaming magkakapatid na umuwi sa Cavite dahil sa Manila na kami nags-stay bukod sa bunso naming kapatid na babae.

"Papi si Kuya Ivo nang-gugulo pa rin sa unit ko" sumbong ni Ryli na agad ko kinailing.

"Nang-gugulo agad baby? Hindi ba pwedeng Kuya just missed you and wants to bond with you?" depensa ko.

"On weekdays?" aniya.

"Ivo give him space, okay? Lagi na lang iyan ang sinusumbong sakin." si Papi habang naglalagay ng ulam sa plato ko.

"Alright, I'm sorry." hindi pa rin kasi ako sanay na college boy na ang aming Ryli, he grew up too fast!

"Alijah please put your phone down muna." sita ni Dada sa bunso namin.

Alijah is on her high school and still living here in our home in Silang.

"Kuya Ivo is in love with a masculine guy na nga pala." Ryli uttered out of nowhere that made me cough because I was eating!

"No way." Kirua was the first one who reacted. Of course he said that since he knows me so well.

"Totoo Kuya?" nakisingit naman na ang Ali.

"Damn! Its masc and a masc in a relationship?!" natatawang sabi ni Gavin. "I can't wait to witness how it really works!" napaka-OA talaga nito.

"You in love again, Son?" si Dada na agad kong kinailing.

"Da 'wag kayo masyado nagpapaniwala kay Ryli, you know him, napatingin lang ako sandali sa tao binibigyan na ng meaning nyan."

"You're staring at him from a far." depensa niya agad which made me sighed at pinatuloy na lang ang pagkain.

"Years ka na ring single so there's nothing wrong naman kung may crush ka na ngayon, Son." si Papi na kinatango ko na lang.

Habang kami palang nasa balcony ni Ryli at hinihintay sila Kirua, Gavin, Dada and Papi dahil we're having a drink, may naalala akong itanong.

"Baby anong tawag sa under eye dimple sa tao?" he's the only one who's taking pre-med course here and probably knowledgeable about phenotype and such.

"A teardrop dimples, why?" sagot niya na hindi ako binalingan ng tingin habang nagp-phone and nakain ng ice candy.

"Isn't rare to have it?" tanong ko uli.

"Yup. Its genetic trait."

Tango ko na lang, ayokong makahalata na naman siya at mag-declare ng fake news sa harap ng family--

"Your boy crush have it, right?" napatigil ako habang siya parang wala lang sa sinabi niya at nakain pa rin ng ice candy but this time, palipat-lipat na yung tingin niya sakin at sa phone niya na parang naghihintay siya sa magiging reaction ko.