"At saan ka na naman pupunta?"
Napatigil ako sa pag lalagay ng sapatos ko. Gising na din pala si mommy. Isinuot ko na ang sapatos ko bago siya harapin. I smiled at her.
"Simba po, mommy."
"Xander?" She put her hands on her hips. Her eyes scanned me from head to toe. "The mass will start at 12, and it's 9 in the morning."
"Ah! I need to go to the store to buy something."
"Flowers and teddies?"-Mommy
I grinned, "She did not say yes yet."
Tumaas ang kilay niya. She knows Dennise Michelle. Minsan na din kasi siyang umattend ng parents meeting last year, and dun niya nakita si Dennise. She was amused by how mature the kid was, kaya siya na din ang binoto niya for presidency.
In our school, parents ang mag vovote ng council's president hindi ang mga studyante. Parents and teachers. Well, they know that the students would take it as a joke, or favouritism naman. Like kung siya friend mo, eh di I-vote mo.
"I really like that girl."-Mommy
Close kami ng mom ko, lahat ng nangyayari sa buhay ko sinasabi ko sakanya. Kahit mapahiya ako sa harapan niya, it's okay! Mom ko naman siya! She laughed when I told her about Dennise. She said maganda daw ang ginagawa niya, kasi napapalabas niya ang pag ka bakla ng anak niya.
Hindi ako bakla!
Paano niya nasabing bakla ako? That's because I'm sticking into doing what I wanted to do. Si mommy kasi, ang motto niya daw pag naging lalake siya ganito. Kung ayaw sayo, eh di ayaw sayo! Pakawalan mo! Andaming babae diyan! Ang bata bata mo pa para hindi mag enjoy. Maglaro. Diba?
She's a single mom. Two kids. Ako panganay at si Andrew Joseph, he's 11 years old. Talo nga ako nun eh! May girlfriend ang putek!
"I like her, too! Don't worry."
"Yeah. Lumalabas pag ka bakla mo."-Mommy
"Hindi ako bakla, ma!"
"Eh bakit wala ka pang girlfriend? Tapus hindi mo pa mapasagot yang si ate Dennise... isang linggo ka ng nanliligaw ah?" Sabad ni Andrew habang nakasimangot at nag kukusot ng mata. "Tsk. Kuya tanggap ka naman namin kung bakla ka eh!"
"Oo nga! Maganda ka din naman ah!"-Mommy
"Hindi ako nanliligaw! Hindi pa noh!"
"Eh ano yung teddy bear at flowers?!"-Andrew
I scratched my head. "Well, I'm asking her to attend prom with me! Pero ayaw niya. One of the most popular guy at school asked her already, but she still said no."
"Mas sikat sayo?"-Mommy
"Yes. Do you know Louis Revilla?"
Andrew came out form the bathroom. "Oh! That guy! Mas gwapo naman ako dun!" Aniya at saka binato ako ng sapatos niya. "Hindi ko kilala si ate Dennise ah! Pero, feel ko kaya no pa din ang Sagot niya eh kasi kulang ka sa effort..."
"Effort?! Nag eeffort na oh!"
"Makinig ka kay bunso! Mas maraming experience sayo to!" Sabad naman ni mommy at niyakap sa ulo ang kapatid Kong kumakain na. I rolled my eyes. "Lorenz ah! Listen!"
"Fine."
Andrew grinned at me. "Kuya, listen carefully." He said, "Giving her teddies and flowers the whole week is lame!"
"Hey! I..."
"Shush!"-Mommy
"What did you do after giving those stuffs to her?"-Andrew
