"May kapatid si Richard?" Gabbi asked and Maine saw the shocked expression on her face. She nodded and sat on the chair opposite her cousin.
"Yep, he has a brother. A younger one though."
"He never said about having a brother. Kahit si Ruru wala ring nasabi ... all this time I thought Richard's an only child."
"Ako nga din eh until he told me things about Lawrence a few nights ago." Maine answered.
"Lawrence pangalan niya? Shemay, name pa lang parang ang pogi na ah? Lawrence R. Faulkerson, di ba? Pero ... pogi nga ba?" Gabbi asked her and Maine giggled.
"Sus, sabi ko na nga ba itatanong mo yan eh. Well, he's definitely Richard's brother. That's all I can say." She answered.
"OMG ... so pogi nga. #Blessed talaga sila. Salamat genes."
"Pogi din naman si Ruru ah?"
"Wala naman akong sinabi na hindi siya pogi ah."
"Nga pala ... magka-ugali din sila."
"What? Confidently handsome din ba si Lawrence? "
"Confidently handsome?" Maine asked.
"Mayabang." Gabbi replied.
"Oh ... yes ... pero not as mayabang and makulit as Richard. Yung kay Lawrence, understandable kasi 16 pa lang siya eh si Richard?... susmaryosep." She said and her cousin laughed.
"Wait ... may picture ka na ba nung Lawrence?"
"nope ... but he followed me on Twitter and Instagram. Eto siya oh."
Maine reached for her laptop and showed Gabbi his social media profiles. After doing so, she waited for her cousin's reaction.
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"That's him?"
"Yup."
"Emeghed, ang pogi nga."
"I know right."
"So basically ... merong dalawang Richard sa kabilang bahay. Double the trouble ... Double the fun."
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"Wait ... what?" Richard asked.
"She said you'll get a girl pregnant this year ... you have two more months so be careful." Lawrence replied. Richard sat up properly and looked at his brother.
"Didn't peg you as a mystical stuff believer, you do know those things are untrue, right?" he asked.
"I do ... I'm just warning you, bro."
*
Later that night, the three boys were treated to a scrumptious dinner prepared by Mrs. Faulkerson. Richard, Lawrence and Ruru munched on different Filipino dishes until their stomachs couldn't take it any longer. After eating, they went outside and sat on the doorsteps.
