The Pranks Family

Time Bombs

3: Time Bombs

▪◊▪The Clumsy POV▪◊▪

          “Pumpkin, Pepper, Muffin, and Ginger-.”

          Bakit ganon, bakit hindi ako ang una nyang tinawag eh ako ang pinaka-maganda sa aming apat? “Dade, bakit second mo akong tinawag? You should call me first because I’m your most beautiful daughter.” And of course, masama na naman ang tingin nilang tatlo.

          “Alam mo kasi Pepper ang apog hindi yan pulbos, tingnan mo yang muka mo saksakan na ng kapal. Damang-dama ko hanggang dito oh!”

          Kahit kailan talaga si Pumpkin, pambasag ng trip. Eh nagsasabi lang naman ako ng totoo, mas maganda talaga ako sa kanila, lamang ako sa kanila ng sampung paligo. Kasalanan ko ba kung tamad silang maligo, kaya hindi sila maka-abot sa level ng ganda ko?

          “Whatever quads, who set it all up and who is the mastermind? All of you, you’re all about kill me.” Ang arte naman ni Dade, eh konting bukol lang naman sa noo nya yung nakuha nya, para three inches lang naman ang diameter ng bukol nya akala mo kasing laki na ng kamao nya. “What should I expect, anak kayong apat ng nanay nyo na mas malala pa sa pinaka-malala!”

          That’s true; we’re the quadruplet’s daughter of none other than Mrs. Snowy Johansson – Smith. And you all know what, parang sya talaga si Mrs. Smith dun sa movie na Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Feeling yata ni Mame sya si Angelina Jolie eh.

          “Hey Mame!” that’s Ginger. “You heard what Dade just said?” patay ka ngayon Dade. You’ll spend another night at that fucking detention room. “Is that true, that you’re the worst of all worst?”

          Mame just stared at Dade na ngayon ay parang gusto ng bumalik sa bahay-bata ni Mamita. “Yeah, that’s true babies’ kaya nga baliw na baliw sa akin ang Dade nyo eh.” Seriously? Hindi halata.

          Lumapit naman si Mame kay Dade, tapos niyakap nya si Dade na parang wala ng bukas. At hindi pa nakuntento si Mame, hinalikan pa nya si Dade ng torrid. Anak ng pucha naman oh, our vigin eyes!

          “Yuuuuccckkkk!!! Go to your room, PDA is not good at your age. Duh!” maateng sabi ko, then the four of us leave them alone.

          “They are oh so gross!” that’s Ginger, virgin pa din mata nya. “Ang tanda na nila pero kung mag-PDA akala mo thirteen years old lang sila.”

          Pumpkin on the other hand is busy staring at our garden, pero yung lupa yung tinitingnan nya. I can smell her; she’s up to a very crazy adventure.

          “What’s with the garden, Pump?” tanong ni Muffin. “You up to something?” see, we really are quads.

          Ginger didn’t bother to ask, alam na rin nya yon for sure. Diba nga sya ang pinaka-matalino sa aming apat. Pero matalino rin naman kaming apat, lamang lang sya kasi masipag syang magbasa.

          “Let’s plant some time bombs, and them let’s ask Mame and Dade to play with us.”

          Don’t worry, ganyan talaga ang bonding moments naming mga Smiths. Kung kakain lang kami sa labas at manonood ng sine, we are definitely not the Smith family that everybody knows.

          “To add more fun, ayain din natin sila na dito sa garden kumain ng lunch. And our ulam should require using that griller.” That’s Ginger and her perfect ideas.