My Last Mr. J | #Wattys2017

Chapter 1 - Family

Now, let's start with Jelly's story...

Oy ha, akala mo sa romance story kaagad? Ano yun, agad-agad in-love??? Syempre hindi muna.

Saan nga ba natutunan ni Jelly ang salitang "LOVE"? Sa school?? Sa books?? Sa TV?? Kay Wikipedia? O kay Google?? Nahhh...

Of course una syang natuto ng LOVE at home. Dito nya talaga natutunan ang word na "Love" at ang maging LOVABLE!

Ikaw ba naman ang magkaron ng sobrang bait at pogi na Daddy, equally pretty at sexy na Mommy and syempre magkaron ka ba naman ng super kulit at super cute na kuya na napapagkamalan na twin brother ng ating bida kase parang male version lang nya! Ewan ko lang kung mahanap mo pa yung word na "boring" sa vocabulary mo. Jelly is so happy to have a family na lahat ng member ay may bubbly personality. Hawa-hawa lang siguro ika nga nya.

Meet Joaquin Family!

DADDY JIM... Gwapo, matangkad (basketball varsity kase when he was young), maputi at medyo chinito, malakas ang sense of humor (di nawawalan ng punchlines)... Occupation: dentist (according to Jelly eh, "pinagmulan ng "Colgate" smile nya,

MOMMY JILL... Syempre pretty like Jelly, average ang height, morena and flawless, medyo singkit din at may dimples (di daw nakuha ni Jelly, sayang!), super maasikaso... Occupation: fashion designer (where Jelly got her fashion sense).

KUYA JEREMY... Cute (sabi ni Jelly kasing-cute nya), tall like Daddy Jim (kaya naging varsity player din), maputi din at Chinito like his Dad, may dimples nga lang like mom (madaya sabi ni Jelly, kase sya'y wala), makulit pero mabait (meganun?)... Occupation: architect.

JELLY... Looks like Jeremy (female version nga lang), with long-straight black hair (pang-CreamSilk sabi nya) , maputi din at chinita, wala nga lang dimples, tall din naman with 5'5 height, slim but with curves (whoa!), makulit din at masungit paminsan minsan (pero sweet naman daw)... Occupation: Mag-hunting ng cute boys with letter "J" names (Hihi! Joke lang daw po! Di lang naman daw po yun ang role nya!) She's a 2nd year Biology student planning to take up Medicine someday (hopefully!).

Dahil super attached sya sa family nya, at dahil sila ang pinakaimportante sa kanya, naging dream na nya na someday kung sino man yung lucky someone na makakatuluyan nya, kelangan "J" din ang name for him to be a legitimate part of the "J" family.

Weird? Yeah, I know... That weird reaction ay million times nang narinig ni Jelly from her friends and even from her own family.

Naalala nga nya when she was 15 years old. They were having their breakfast then.

"Hey, kumusta ba ang studies ng pogi at maganda kong mga anak na nagmana sa'kin?" Daddy Jim suddenly looked at Mommy Jill na kunwari ay nagtaas ng kilay. "Mommy, nag-react ka naman agad... Syempre nagmana din sa'yo." Daddy Jim winked.

"Hmmm, palusot ka pa dyan, sige na sa'yo na nga sila nagmana." Kunwari'y nagtatampong sabi ni Mommy Jill.

"Uyy ang sweetheart ko naman, matampuhin, parito ka nga at i-hu-hug kita nang mahigpit na mahigpit!" Daddy Jim stood up from where he's sitting and went to Mommy Jill to hug her tight.

"Di ka na mabiro, sige na go back to your sit na at tapusin mo na ang breakfast mo at marami nang naghihintay sa'yo sa clinic." Sabi ni Mommy Jill sabay tapik sa balikat ng asawa.

Natatawa ang magkapatid na Jelly at Jeremy sa lambingan ng kanilang Mommy at Daddy.

Pagkabalik sa kanyang upuan ay nagtanong ulit si Daddy Jim. "Oh kumusta nga ba ang pag-aaral nyong dalawa ha?" Balik seryoso nang tanong ni Daddy Jim.

"Okay naman po, Dad.. Malapit na nga po pala yung Baguio trip namin.." Jeremy replied.

"And someone is so excited.... Yeeeeee!" Sabay wink-wink ni Jelly sa kuya nya.

"Oy Jelly, tigilan mo muna yang Kuya mo ng pang-aasar mo ha, mamaya ka na lang mang-asar after breakfast.." Mommy Jill tried to stop Jelly from teasing her Kuya..

"E totoo naman po Dad, Mom, super excited yan kse ksama nya sa class trip na yun si Paula.. yung crush nya since Grade 6, hihi!" Jelly can't stop teasing her Kuya.

"E ano kung crush ko? May masama ba?" Defensive na reply ni Jeremy.

"Oo naman, walang masama dun Jell kase binata na kuya mo. E ikaw sino namang crush mo?" Tanong ni Mommy Jill kay Jelly.

"Hahaha, tatahimik na yan kase mapupunta sa kanya ang hot seat." Natatawang sabi ni Daddy Jim. "Basta Jell okay lang sa kin magka-crush ka lalo na kung kay Vince." Daddy Jim added while smiling meaningfully.

"Dad nagpapatawa! Hmmppp... ayoko na ngang magsalita.. Basta ako never ako magkaka-crush sa hindi letter "J" ang pangalan, super promise..." Segway ni Jelly.

Mommy Jill, Daddy Jim and Jeremy laughed.

"Haha! You're really a weirdo Jell! Di ako naniniwala na di ka magkaka-crush sa isang cute na guy na hindi J ang start ng name. I'm sure kahit A, B, C or Z pa yan eh papatulan mo basta cute." Pang-asar na comment ni Jeremy.

"Hmmppp... ewan ko sayo Kuya! Akala mo lang yun! Pero sorry dahil hindi talaga!" nakaduck-face na reply ni Jelly.

"Ows, sige nga pustahan tayo!" Jeremy doesn't want to lose in their conversation.

"Sorry, di ako mahilig mag-gamble... hmmp!" Jelly said with a frowning face.

"Oy tama na yan, baka magkapikunan na kayo..." Mommy Jill interrupted.

"O sige na, tama na nga yang topic na yan. Basta sa min ng Mommy nyo e okay lang ang crush-crush muna pero di muna boyfriend Jelly, dahil 3rd year highschool ka pa lang. Ikaw naman Jeremy, dahil nasa 1st year college ka na e, pwde nang i-negotiate. Di ba Mommy?" Sabay kindat ni Daddy Jim kay Mommy Jill.

"Talaga Dad and Mom? Sigurado kayo ha?" Excited na sagot ni Jeremy.

"Yes, we are sure. Pero hanggang girlfriend lang ha. Bawal pa akong gawing lola..." Nakangiting sagot ni Mommy Jill.

"Hahaha!" Jelly just laughed so hard.

"Mom naman..." Napakamot sa ulo si Jeremy.

That's what their usual conversation at home.

Jelly and Jeremy are always open to their Mom and Dad. They are not afraid to discuss crushes, boys stuff or girls stuff and things about relationships to them since they are always open-minded. Though "strict" in some ways, but in the right level.

Now, Jelly is already 18 and that kind of relationship with them never changed.

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