Wild Series #1: 69

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"Stop pressuring your Ate, Kiara." Iyon ang gumising sa akin kinaumagahan.

Nadatnan ko si Leivi na topless, tanging boxers lang ang suot nito pang-ibaba. Hawak niya ang phone niya at kausap si Kiara.

Napansin ako nito ng tumayo ako. "Good morning, baby." Humalik pa ito sa noo ko. "I'll hang up the call, Kiara- What? Mom? Wait... I'll ask her first." Inilayo niya sa kaniya abg cellphone para kausapin ako. "Mom w-wants to talk to you. Is it okay? Will you be comfy?"

Bigla akong kinabahan. "A-akin na..."

Inabot sa akin ni Lei ang cellphone niya. Titig na titig ito sa akin na para bang sinusuri ako kung okay labg ba talaga na kausapin ko ang Mommy nila.

"Hello po... Good afternoon po, Ma'am-"

The woman chuckled. [Tita nalang, Elly, right?]

"O-opo..."

[Don't be nervous, hija.] ani nito. [My children keeps on talking about you. I want to meet you already.]

"Ano po kasi-"

[If you're not yet ready to meet us, it's fine, hija. We want to make you uncomfortable.]

"Kilan po ba?"

[Do ypu have other plan later? Let's have dinner sana as a family here sa Alabang.]

As a family... D*mn, am I part of their family? Leivi's sisters told me na I can make their parents as my parents.

"Sige po, Tita."

[Omg, I'm so excited to meet you!] sabi nito. [I'm a bit nagtampo pa nga sa iyo kasi you first met my children.]

"I'm sorry po-"

[It's fine, anak, ano ka ba.] F*ck. Anak daw. [Later ha... You don't have to wear fancy clothes. I don't judge naman.]

"Thanks, Tita."

[Oh, goodness. My mind changed in few minutes that had passed. Call me Mom na rin."

"P-po?"

[My children told me na your parents are gone already and I'm sad to hear that. Since you do not have uour parents, I can be your Mom and my husband will be your Dad. Is that fine with you, honey?]

F*ck. What did my past self did in her past life? Am I kind to deserve all of this from Yu family? First, I met Lei and he helped in all ways. Then his siblings liked me and now, his parents.

"I-I'm sorry, Tita." Kaagad kong ibinalik kay Lei ang cellphone because I'm too emotional.

Kaagad naman akong niyakap ni Lei habang nasa hawak niya ang phone. I can still hear his Mom from the phone, niloud speaker niya.

[Don't you like it, hija?] Leivi's Mom asked.

"My baby's crying, Mom." he informed his Mom. "He's too overwhelmed on what you have said."

[Omg, Mom. You made my Ate cry.] I heard Kiara said.

[I want to hug Ate Elly right now.] That's Chia.

[Mom naman.] A man said in a joking tone. Si Zio siguro.

[Come here na... Pumunta na kayo rito at hindi na ako makapag hintay na makita ang anak ko.] F*ck. That's his Dad!

Tuluyan na akong umiyak at nagpaalam na si Lei sa pamilya niya. He hug me habang ang kamay ay bahagyang hinahaplos ang aking likod.

"That was my dream when I was a kid, Lei." I told him.

"And I'm happy that my family and I made your dream come true." he answered. "For sure my family are excited to meet you, baby. You will have the family where you can be yourself and wear what you want because they do not judge. The family that will love and tresure you."