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[ Kim's POV ]
After 15 minutes...
Nakarating na rin kami sa wakas sa bahay.
Pagkapasok pa lang naming tatlo sa bahay, isang mahigpit na yakap agad ang sumalubong sa'kin.
"Baby ko!! Na-miss kita ng sobra!!" Si mom habang higpit na higpit ang yakap sa'kin.
"Urgh. Mom, ano ba? Di ako makahinga."
Sumilip ako sa kinatatayuan ng magaling kong kuya na katabi lang ng kanyang girlfriend. Pinanlisikan ko ng mata. Wala
lamang balak na tulungan ako.
Pigil lang sa tawa. Kutusan ko to mamaya ee.
Hanggang sa tinapik na siya ni Ate Sky at may binulong.
Bigla namang nagsalita si kuya kay mom.
"Mommy, let go. Your BABY can't hardly breath. Pfftt--"
Loko talaga to. Diniinan pa talaga ang salitang baby at halatang pigil pa sa tawa. Upakan ko ang iniingatang mukha
niya e.
Ilang sandali pa, ay bumitaw naman sa yakap si mom sa'kin.
"Serioulsy mom. You're acting as if you didn't see me for how many years. When we just spent Christmas together in New
York."
"Ow come on, baby. It was like 6 months ago. It's already June. And I miss my baby a lot. You didn't miss me at all?"
And now, my mom is acting like some nursery kid doing some pouty lip.
I've put my palm on my face.
"It's not like that. I missed you, mom. But please. Wag niyo na akong tatawaging baby. Hindi na ako baby. I'm a grown up
kid na, mom."
Hinarap ko ang mom ko.
"No. I will still call you baby cause you're my BABY! Pinayagan na kita sa gusto mo Kim Xyril Lee na maging ganyan. I will not
tolerate what you want me to call you."
Mom crossed her arms angrily.
"Err-- Mommy~! What did you cook for today's dinner? I'm already famished from driving all the way to the airport back to
here. Let me have a taste of your delicious cook, mommy."
And the intense atmosphere is already gone in an instant.
"Oh, my poor son. Come. Let's eat dinner. It's already prepared. Oh, and Sky--"
Ate Sky cut mom off from talking.
"Hi po tita." She smiled at lumapit kay mom para mag-bless.
Napa-sipol ako. Masyadong maka-Pilipino si Ate Sky ha.
Instead na mag-bless, other girls would probably just do the 'beso-beso' thing. Ang arte lang ha.
Tumingin ako sa gawi ni kuya at nginitian siya for 2 reasons.
First, for diverting the intense atmosphere into a light one.
and second, for having a very wonderful and down to earth girlfriend.
My brother smiled back in return. He must have known why.
"--Feel at home dear. Dito ka na rin mag-dinner at si Ken na lang ang maghahatid sa'yo pauwi. Alright, Ken?"
