Monster's Pet (Phoenix #2)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - Shallot

"The fuck are you doing here, Barbara?" mataray na salubong ko sa evil step sister ko. Good thing my bitch mode's always on. "And how did you--" hindi ko na tinuloy ang tanong ko. My father and her step daughters have their ways. Kung alam nilang lumipat ako sa Galax Metro, siguradong alam na din nilang na-kick out ako sa Langston.  

"Ouch." kunwaring sinapo pa ni Barbara ang dibdib niya, "Is this your way of greeting your older sister? It's been a while you know, didn't you miss me? Because we missed you."

I don't even bother rolling my pretty eyes at her. Masyado na akong pagod. "Cut the crap, what the fuck are you doing here?"

"Aren't you gonna let me in first?"

"I don't invite strangers inside my house."

"Char, you're so rude."

"Oh, haven't you heard?" I smirk for that remark, "If you're here to piss me off—wait, seeing your face is already pissing me off so I'll ask again, the fuck are you doing here?"

She takes a deep breath, nagpipigil ng inis malamang. Tumalikod siya saglit, at pagharap niya may buhat na siyang bata. 

Isang napaka-cute na bata. 

Doon ko lang napansin ang baby stroller sa likod niya. Akala ko kung saan niya kinuha eh, baka mamaya kababalaghan na naman 'to.

"This my son, Derek—"

"Anong pake ko—" Walang ano-anong binigay niya sa'kin ang anak niya. 

"And you're going to take care of him because I'll be away for a week."

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Barbara smiles sweetly, "I'm serious, Char."

"Don't fucking call me Char and don't fucking leave this kid with me! Anong pake ko sa cute na anak mo?"

"My husband and I are going on a vacation for a week, kaya ikaw na muna ang mag-alaga sa kanya, okay?"

"Bakit ako? Bakit hindi do'n sa kapatid mo? You can hire a goddamn maid for all I care!"

"You are my sister. It will be better kung ikaw."

"I'm not your sister! Hindi tayo magkadugo! Ibigay mo 'to sa kapatid mo!" Kay evil step sister number two! 

"Char, Bev's preparing for her exams. Hindi siya pwedeng ma-istorbo."

"At ako, pwedeng ma-istorbo?! Do even you think maalagaan ko 'to?!" Palagi na lang nila akong ginugulo! Lumayo na nga ako, for Pete's sake! Ang hilig nilang pasikitin ang ulo ko!  

"Of course, nakaya mo ngang mabuhay mag-isa eh. I'm sure maalagaan mo ang anak ko. Isa pa, semester break n'yo naman di ba? Mababantayan mo siyang mabuti."

"I've got shitloads of pending school works and projects, Barbara. 'Wag mo nang dagdagan!" And I'm not gonna fucking babysit this cute child for the whole break!

"Kung ayaw mo—"

"Ayoko talaga! Sa'yo na 'tong anak mo!" Ibaba ko na sana 'yong bata, kaya lang ayaw niyang bumitaw sa'kin! He's even smiling very cutely!

"See? Derek likes you!"

"I don't fudging like him!"

"Well then, sige. Ibigay mo siya kay Papa, malapit na ang flight namin ni Hubbie! Dinaan ko lang talaga si Derek dito."