Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to the actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Credits to the owners of the photos I used. Characters mentioned in this story do not have anything to do with their personalities in real life. There might be grammatical and typo error, I don't proof read. (sometimes, lol)
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--Written by Vanilla--
**START**
"Grabe 'dre, nakauwi ka na ng probinsiya't lahat, hindi ka parin nagbabago. Buzzer beater ka parin, muntik ka pang ma-late," Pablo said.
"Sorry na Pau, may dinaanan lang akong sobrang importante bago pumunta dito," sagot nito.
Josh put his arms around his shoulder. "Sobrang importante?"
"Sobrang sobrang sobrang importante," he replied.
Stell opened the bag of pasalubong and distributed it according to the name written on it.
Justin focused on his phone instead; nagtatampo siya dahil he was trying to be friendly pero hindi manlang siya nginitian ni Ken. He was sulking in one corner while the others were busy talking.
"Ay! Pau! Gusto mo 'to diba? Mga dried fish and dried pusit o!" Stell handed Pablo a bag of dried seafood.
"Uyyyyy! Thanks, 'dre!" masaya namang tinanggap iyon ni Pablo, and he side-hugged Ken.
Then Stell gazed at Josh, "Josh, ito nakapangalan sa'yo." He handed him the bag. "Ano yan, food din?" tanong ni Stell.
Josh opened the bag and smiled from ear to ear, seeing the piniatos. "Yow!! Thanks, 'dre! Kuhang-kuha mo talaga request ko! A treat for my sweet tooth!" sabi nito.
"Ito sakin, thanks 'dre!" Stell said, holding another bag with his name on it. "Nice! Tataba ako neto! Sarap ulamin nitong mga dried pusit!"
Pare-parehong mga pagkain ang pinasalubong ni Ken sa kanila, except for Justin. Walang bag na nakapangalan for him, he pouted. Alam naman niyang baka galit si Ken dahil sa narinig nito before he went to his hometown at hindi na siyang umaasang pasasalubungan, but he can't help but sulk.
"Ay ito o! Meron pa pala dito." Stell raised another paper bag, iniikot-ikot iyon to check on the name written on it, kung para kanino ang pasalubong na iyon.
"De dios!" sigaw nito.
Justin felt like his ears instantly grew bigger with what he heard; he suddenly looked in Stell's direction. Nakita niya tuloy na nakatingin din si Ken sa kanya. Lalo lamang siyang nailang dahil hindi nagbawi ng tingin si Ken; he was just staring at him.
He looked away and chose to stare at Stell and the paper bag he was holding. Naaatat na siyang sabihin nito ang pangalan niya.
Stell checked the name on the bag again and read it out loud, "De dios..."
Justin smiled and sat up straight.
"De dios, Yani." basa ni Stell. "Ahh...kay kuya Yani pala." Sabi nito.
He couldn't help but frown; he pressed his lips against each other and unintentionally glanced at Ken. At hindi siya pwedeng magkamali, he saw Ken smirking.
'Was he smirking at me? Ano 'to, on purpose? ' tanong niya sa sarili niya. He stood up with an irritated look. He grabbed the bag with his brother's name and stood in front of Ken.
"Thanks ha. Ako na ba mag aabot kay kuya o ikaw nalang?" he asked with a serious face.
Ken smirked, "Ikaw nalang, thanks Justin. Saka siguro pwede ka narin humingi kay kuya Yani. Kunin mo nalang yung mga nalaglag na galamay ng pusit." nang-aasar na sagot nito.
