He was slouching on the couch while holding a bowl of cheetos with his right hand and the tv remote control with his left constantly switching channels, "I'm soo bored 😐 " Simon sighed. He just arrived from London two days ago with his brothers to spend a 2 week vacation.
"Why don't we go to the mall?" Sandro suggested.
"Or theme park!" Vince exclaimed.
"Theme park? Vince we're not kids anymore." Simon said.
"I'm just suggesting" Vince said softly.
"Hey! What's up? Everything good?" Bongbong entered,he just arrived from the Senate.
"Hey,pops!" Sandro hugged him,his brothers followed. "We're thinking what we can do tonight. We're bored. Anything you can suggest?"
Bongbong thinks for a moment,he looked at his wrist watch - 8:24pm. "What day today?" He asked.
"Um,it's Friday, Pops!" Sandro answered.
Bongbong smiled. "I know exactly where to go."
10:41pm - Bongbong together with his three sons arrived in Black Box,a club owned by a family friend. It's almost occupied by party goers as expected,it's Friday night!
"This is going to be fun!" Simon said the moment they stepped outside the car.
Vince shake his head, "Mom will definitely be mad."
"Come on,son! It's just one night." Bongbong tapped Vince's shoulder. "She'll never know anyway." He followed and lead as they entered the club. They were personally greeted by the owner himself and immediately treated them as VIP guests. They soon grabbed their drinks - Whiskey 🥃 for Bongbong, tequila for Simon, brandy for Sando and a pineapple juice for Vince.
"Hey Vince,you should try drinking this," Simon invited raising his glass. "It's good, you won't regret it. Right Dad?"
"Yeah!" Bongbong agreed. "It's good son! You'll like it!"
"Come on, Vince! We'll never tell these to Mom." Sandro supported.
"Okay,if you said so." Vince conceded and try one tequila sunrise,he liked it and drank another. And another.
The people started to get louder as the party music gets louder,it was even more inviting because of the lights and the dj, and because they were already fuddled,Bongbong and his sons proceeded at the dance floor. They started to dance allowing themselves to blend in with the huge and energetic crowd,holding their respective glasses filled with liquor they managed to mingle with other people especially women. Bongbong earlier instructed his sons how to "properly interact" with some beautiful and sexy girls. IT WAS DEFINITELY AN AMAZING NIGHT!
2:03am - Leni ran to open the door after hearing someone rang the doorbell, she was greeted by her husband and her three sons,she immediately noticed their looks - hair was all messy and so was their clothes,she can smell the liquor from where she's standing,their eyes are already half closed and Vince - he was being supported by his two brothers as he can't stand alone.
"Uh- oh!" Sandro and Simon uttered simultaneously after seeing their Mom.
"We're busted!" Vince mumbled.
Leni crossed her arms on her chest and raised an eyebrow, her eyeglasses went down on her nose, she looked like a strict principal. "Where have you been?"
Bongbong gulped, he's in trouble,really. "Um,Mahal,we just-"
"Where have you been?!" Leni reiterated.
"Mahal naman,why are you still awake? Magkaka-eye bags ka nyan. Pero can I just say,you look so gorgeous tonight. I mean,you're obviously gorgeous but-" Bongbong tried to escape.
"Where. Have. You. Been?!" Leni cuts in.
"Club." Bongbong confessed and bowed his head,his sons bowed their heads too.
"Get inside." Leni said coldly.
"Huh? Ma-" Bongbong tried to speak but Leni interrupted.
"Get inside. NOW!" She stipulated. Bongbong and his sons immediately get inside their house,helping Vince reached his room.
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Breakfast was silent,she was silent, the boys were silent too and they knew why,it's because of what happened last night. The four of them was feeling guilty of what they did and even more guilty because of Leni's silence. They knew she's angry,she's the type of person who'll not yell or curse you when angry,she's not gonna talk to you instead - silent treatment.
Leni proceeded to their room upstairs after breakfast,she's sitting on their bed while reading a book when someone knocked on the door,three heads peeked after,it's her sons. They silently joined her in bed and hugged her. "I'm sorry,Mom." They apologized simultaneously.
"It won't happen again,Mommy. Sorry. We should've told you." Sandro being the eldest spoke.
Leni sighed. "I was panicking last night because you're nowhere to be found. You're my children and you're my responsibility, I don't want something bad happen to you,do you understand?" She said calmly,they nodded. "I love you." She professed and kissed their foreheads.
Sandro,Simon and Vince went downstairs after a few minutes. Bongbong stood up eagerly, "What did she say? Is everything okay?"
"Dad," Simon started.
"The commander-in-chief of this house summoned you to go upstairs,now." Sandro completed. Bongbong slowly nodded and immediately walked towards their room,it's time for his trial.
"Mahal?" He uttered softly as he entered their room spotting her sitting on their bed,he took a seat on the couch across their bed. She looked at him coldly. "Mahal, I'm sorry." He apologized.
"Ano ba kasing naisip mo at dinala mo yung mga bata sa club?" She asked.
"They told me they're bored,eh Friday night, I thought it was the best time to take them there. Para maiba naman." He explained.
"Para maiba naman?!" She scoffed. "Bong ano kaba,alam mo naman na hindi marunong yang mga anak mo sa mga ganyan. What if something bad happened? Paano kung nagkagulo dun? And look at Vince,halos hindi makatayo kagabi sa sobrang kalasingan." She scolded him rather calmly,he just bowed his head. "Boring pala eh di sana nag mall nalang kayo, or swimming, basketball,soccer or play billiards inside the entertainment room. Andaming puwedeng gawin yung paglalasing talaga ang napili mo?" She continued. "What did you do last night?" She asked.
He slowly looked at her, "Um, Party lang Mahal. Uminom, we danced and-"
"Nambabae!" She cuts in. He bowed his head in guilt. She exhaled sharply, "Seriously?! Tinuruan mong mambabae ang mga anak mo? Nambabae ka sa harap ng mga anak mo?! What were you thinking?!" Her voice raised a bit.
"Mahal,it's-"
"Lumabas ka na,lalong umiinit ulo ko." She cuts in speaking with her calm voice. He saw her biting her middle finger already,it's a habit for her to bite her fingers when she's seriously mad at someone or situation she's in. He sighed and just leave the room.
"Pops? Are you alright?" Sandro asked the moment they saw their Dad went out their room.
"Your Mum is still mad at me. I'll just talk to her when she cool down." Bongbong explained sadly. They sigh 😔
"I have an idea!" Simon exclaimed.
To be continued?
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