The Ties that Bind [ON-GOING]

9

Puno nang katatawanan ang mansyon dahil sa mga palaro.

Alas otso na nang gabi at hindi parin tapos ang mga pagsasadula. Mapabata man o matatanda sumasali dahil ang laki nang papremyo na binibigay ni lolo. Pati nga mga katulong na hindi nakauwi sa probinsya nila ay pinasali na rin ni lolo para daw pangdagdag sa iiponon nila.

Napasali nga ako kanina eh. Si Kirlstine kasi bigla akong hinila sa paper dance. Kaya ayon hindi nagpatalo sila kuya sumali rin. Sobrang hambog. Kaya ang ending kami ang magkalaban sa huli. Pero kami ang nanalo kaya tawa kami nang tawa habang kinukuha ang ten thousand kada isang tao na premyo. Ang dalawa kung kapatid nahihiyang napaupo nalang pabalik sa upuan nila.

Pinatigil muna ang palaro saglit dahil mag di-dinner daw muna. Pasado alas otso na kasi at may mga bata pa naman na nagugutom na kaya kakain muna daw sabi ni lolo bago ipabalik ang laro.

Since may mga katulong naman kaya hindi na namin kailangan tumayo sa lamesa para kumuha nang pagkain. Each table has a food display already so if you need anything the maids would only come to serve you the food.

Sa sobrang dami namin ngayon ganon rin karami ang lamesa. Gladly, I'm with my cousin's in one table. Kirlstine, Gabriel, Levi, Levi's girl, and my younger relatives in Cordova's side.

"Everyone, this is my girl Lexie. Babe this is my sister Athena, you already know Gab. This is my cousin Kirlstine in Imperial side and this is my relative Macey in Cordova side." Si kuya levi ang unang nagsalita nung pag-upo namin.

We greeted her for respect before we start getting food. She looks cute and shy hindi bagay kay kuya actually. I know kuya levi too well and this girl look fragile. I'm afraid that kuya will just hurt her. I just know his type.

Napatingin ako kay Kirls na ngayon ay kausap ang kasing-edad namin na kamag-anak habang kumakain. Hindi namin siya gaanong kaclose kasi she's far from the city. Minsan lang din namin siyang maka bonding kapag may special event lang sa mansyon kagaya ngayon. We're not even mutuals in social media. I don't know if she had one though, I should ask her later. Since kausap naman ni Kirlstine si Macey then I'll be the one to talk Levi's girl. Ayoko rin naman siyang ma out of place kasi ang sakit sa part niya no'n.

"Uh—lexie right?" I asked her. Napatingin naman ito sa'kin at medyo kinakabahan pa siya. How did I know? Well her body look tense.

"Uh yeah... Sorry I'm quiet shy..." She said shyly at medyo napayuko pa.

"No it's okay, don't be nervous hindi kami nangangagat. I'm athena by the way." I said letting out my chuckled a little. Inilahad ko naman ang kamay that she even shake eventually. Tumawa naman ito sa sinabi ko kaya medyo naginhawaan ako.

Ano pang silbi nang pagiging social butterfly ko kung hindi ko rin naman gagamitin. I hate when someone is left out.

Medyo nagiging comfortable na siya sa paligid namin dahil hindi ko na nararamdaman ang ilang niya at tsaka medyo dumadaldal na siya. Napatawa naman ako. Perhaps I'm wrong. She's not shy at all, sobrang daldal niya. She even said that she knows me because she always saw me in the TV and social media. Napapatawa nalang tuloy ako.

"Did you talk to mom na ba?" I asked her para mas humaba pa ang usapan.

"Yeah but earlier I'm kinda intimidated... They're all looked seriousand hard to approach." she said and scanned her eyes in the crowd.

"Oh no don't worry, mukha lang talaga ang bitchesa sa kanila." I said assuring her. Totoo naman 'yan. If you don't pull the trigger hindi sasabog ang mga bitchesang saloobin nila.

"Thank you. You just made me feel comfortable." She said and smiled cutely.

"You don't have to worry on their face. They're all kind kagaya nitong pinsan ko." I pointed Kirlstine. "She has intimidated face right but I assure you she's kind." I said smiling ear to ear.