Si KUYA [COMPLETE]

Ikatlong Kabanata

Ikatlong Kabanata

Patrick Gamboa

"Hey! Alyssa!"

Napatigil siya sa paglalakad at napalingon sa akin.

"Kuya Pat?" She looks at me curiously.

"Hey." Bati ko ulit ng napatigil na ako sa harap niya. "Pauwi ka na ba?"

"Ah, Opo." She nodded. "Kayo po ba?"

I nodded also and with that the both of us begun walking together. We were both in an awkward silence as we walk down the Magsaysay Street but as soon as we turn around the corner to the Herrerias Street ay hindi ko na kinaya ang katahimikan.

"Are you always that respective?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

"Po?" Nagugulohan na napatingin siya sa akin.

"See...you're so respective." I pointed out. Nice strategy man. My inner self commented.

Namula siya. "Hindi naman po..." Napatigil ito at napakagat na labi while on the other hand can't help but let out a chuckled.

"Very respective." I said.

"Naman kasi Kuya Pat, Nakakatandang kapatid kayo ni Sophie." Paliwanag nito.

Napasimagot ako sa pagsabit niya ng katagang na nakakatandang. Hindi pa naman matanda ang twenty four years old ah, especially sa aming mga lalaki.

"Take note Alyssa, kapatid ni Sophie at talagang nakakatanda talaga?" I put my fist on my chest as if I was hurt, well, I was a bit hurt. "Matanda na ba ako tignan para sayo?"

Umiiling ito. "Hindi naman po Kuya."

"Haist, there you go again." I said. "Please do stop calling me Kuya or po Alyssa, you're making me feel old and you don't want me feeling old diba?" I winked at her.

"Hindi po Kuya." She replied immediately then remembered her mistake and chuckled. "Sorry."

"It's okay." I smiled her. It was good to hear her laughed. She had a natural laughed, yong hindi pinipilit katulad ng ibang mga babae.

"So ano ang itatawag ko sayo Kuya..I mean Patrick?" She asked.

"You could call me sweetheart." Sabi ko sa kanya at natigilan ito.

"Seryoso?"

"Bakit gusto mo?" I teased her at namula ito.

"Puro ka talaga kalokohan Kuya..I mean Patrick." Napailing siya. "I will just stick to Patrick or Pat." Dagdag niya.

I nodded. I could stick with that but sweetheart could have been good or...

"You could also call me babe or baby." I bluntly said.

"Kuya Patrick na lang kaya ulit?" She challenged.

Natawa ako at napakamot sa batok. "Sige, Patrick na lang. Patrick's perfect."

"Okay Patrick." She said with a smile and my heart skip that another beat with that.

"Pare, saan ka pumunta?" Tanong ni Alex pagkabalik ko ng Antonio's after namin ni Alyssa magkahiwalay sa may harap ng bahay namin.

"May nakalimutan lang ako sa bahay." Sagot ko tapos umuorder ng isang bote ng beer.

"May nakalimutan sa bahay?" Axel arched a brow at me. "Di nga?"

"Oo nga." Sambit ko tapos kinuha sa waitress ang beer at kinidatan ito. Namula naman ito pero kumindat din bago umalis sa may table namin.

"Eh bakit ang tagal mo?" Dagdag na tanong ni Axel.