The Faulkersons

XXX. - Homecoming -

Thirdy, Anthony, Athena and Jacob woke up early on a cold Sunday morning so they could clean the house before their parents come back home. After eating their breakfast, the four young Faulkerson kids started cleaning their rooms.

Since Jacob is too small to clean his own room, Anthony helped him. Thirdy on the other hand locked the door to his room and started stretching his arms for  a long day of work. He's still not feeling that well but his mood has gotten a bit better after he and Emery had a small talk last night.

They're still not okay but Thirdy is hoping they would be soon enough. His jealousy when he saw her seemingly flirting with someone else unlocked something inside of him that he never thought was there.

Thirdy realized that he's the jealous type.But him feeling the mountain-sized of emotions that day made him realize that he basically has no control for his emotions and feelings. He needs an anchor. Someone whow ould keep him and his emotion grounded. Someone who would prevent himf rom going insane. Someone who would look after him the way her Mom looks after his Dad.

Suddenly, someone started knocking on his door. Thirdy got pulled out of his own mind and he quickly checked who it is through the peephole. After realizing that it's his Grandma, the young guy quickly opened it.

"Hello Grandma!" he greeted.

"Sa'yo ba 'to?" his grandma asked and held up his black skin tight boxers. Thirdy's face quickly went red and asked his grandmother where she got it.

"Nasa loob ng ref."

"Nyek, bakit nandun?" he asked.

"Ba, malay ko sa'yo. Bilisan niyo nang maglinis ah. Sabi ni Mama mo on the wya na daw sila dun sa airport dun."

"Okay po." Thirdy answered and quickly closed the door. He then threw his boxers on his clothes bin and started cleaning his room.

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"I'll miss Batanes." RJ whispered a few minutes after they sat on their airplane seats.

"Me too, love." Maine uttered and looked at him. The past week they spent in paradise enabled them to be stress free. Now, they feel like they can do anything and everything. A few more moments later, the plane took off.

"Palagay mo, kumusta yung mga bata?" she asked him.

"Okay lang sila for sure. Don't you worry." he said. Miane smiled again but this time she felt something weird. Her motherly instincts is telling her that something is wrong. She just couldn't figure it out.

Sometime along the flight, Maine fell asleep and only woke up a few minutes after they landed. RJ helped her get p from her seat and they quickly made their way out of the plan.

"Ahhhh, the pollution of Manila. I missed this." he said and she grinned at him.

"Cute mo no?" she asked.

"Matagal na, my loves." he answered. After reaching their vehicle several minutes later, the two fell asleep on their way home.

"Ma'am .... Sir ... andito na po tayo." the driver told them. Maine quickly opened her eyes and started nudging a still sleeping RJ.

"Kuya, wag ka munang umalis ah? may papadala ako kina Sebastian." she said and he nodded.

"Ricardo, gising na!" she said.

"Kiss mo muna ako." he moaned.

"Papa-kiss kita kay Kuya." he said and RJ quickly sat up.

"Okay na, gising na ako." he uttered and got out of the van. As soon as the two of them got outside, their kids ran to welcome them.

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Thirdy smiled as soon as their parents got inside the house. He and his siblings spent the entire morning cleaning every inch of dirt they could find.

"Nice, kayo naglinis nito?" his Mom asked.

"of course." Thirdy replied with a proud smile on his face. Their parents then sat on the couch and started pulling out treats for them.

"Were you a good boy the entire time we're gone?" Maine asked Jacob. Thirdy then saw her give his younger brother a jar filled with chocolate balls.

She then proceeded to give Anthony and Athena treats such as a Batanes shirt and a shell necklace. By the time Maine faced Thirdy, there's a happy smile on her face.

"Now, for my original baby." she said. Thirdy took a deep breath, his expectations are high. But that all crashed down when she gave him a notebook and a paper.

"Ano to?" he asked.

"Yung cover, gawa ng local people dun. Di mo napansin? May shells pa tapos yung pen naman is dun din nanggaling at kahoy yung ginamit na lalagyan ng tinta." his mother replied.

"Oh ... okay." Thirdy uttered, examining his gift.

"Now Thirdy, I just want you to know that I'm very proud of you okay? Kala ko pag-uwi ko  dito sira sira na yung bahay."

"Grabe kayo Ma." he said.

"Mommy, wala kayong uwing pagkain." Anthony asked.

"Kaya ka tumataba eh." Athena muttered.

"Ma oh si Athena!"

"Tama na yan, bakit di niyo gayahin si Jacob oh? Walang problema sa buhay." she said.

Thirdy smiled and looked at his younger brother who is bsy munching on the chocolates. This is the kind of family he deifnitely wants to be with. He loves them, he loves them so much.

"Thirdy, I have a question nga pala." his mom then said.

"What is it?"

"What do you want for your birthday?"

He was about to answer when RJ suddenly popped out of the study room. Thirdy's heart dropped, he remembered one crucial mistake.

"Sino sa inyong mga bulinggit yung nagsara ng team viewer?" he asked and all eyes immediately went to Thirdy. He just let out a sigh and formed a peace sign with his fingers.

"Anak naman ... ang harot harot." his mother said.

"Ma, I didn't do anything that could harm me. I was just looking for something."

"Explain pa more." RJ said.

"Dad ...."

"Dito ... sa labas tayo mag-usap."

Thirdy just let out a sigh and followed his Dad outside.

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