CHRIS' POVWe saw Emily approaching na may inis na ekspresyon.
"Oh! Bakit andito ka? Akala ko ba matutulog ka na?" Tanong namin sa kaniya.
"Hmp! E kasi naman sina Lance at Khen pinagtatatawanan ako!" She pouted.
"Bakit na naman?"
"INUNGKAT NA NAMAN NILA NUNG IPATAPON AKO NG MOM SA CHRISTIAN VILLAGE NUNG MAKICK OUT AKO SA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DAHIL ATHEIST AKO."
Marcus and I roared into a loud laughter.
Binato niya samin ang mga yapos nyang snacks.
I'm not laughing because she's a non-believer. Nirerespeto namin yon at tanggap namin ang pinsan namin kahit hindi siya naniniwala sa Diyos. Hindi siya masamang tao porke Atheist sya. She just have a different belief.
Pero kapag napupuno na siya sa mga relihiyosong gusto siyang baguhin, uhm... Medyo pumapatol talaga siya.
"Nakakatawa naman kasi talaga dahil sampung beses yata siyang literal na pinabinyagan ng Mommy niya! Tapos kasabwat tayo para ma-trap siya at makaladkad sa simbahan." I told Marcus. Halos maibuga niya ang iniinom nyang tubig saka natawa.
Natawa na kami pareho dahil sa mga ala-alang iyon.
"I remember when she was 13 years old pinosasan pa natin siya sa kama at pinabasbasan sa Pari!!" Gatong ni Marcus.
Tumawa ako ng pagkalakas lakas nang maalala ang eksenang yon!
"Tawang tawa tayong apat nila Lance at Khen non habang sinasabuyan siya ng holy water nung Pari kasi naghuhumiyaw pa talaga siya na akala mo sinasaniban!!! HAHAHAHA!!!" I cracked.
"WRAAAAW WRAAAAAW TIGILAN NIYO YAAAAN!!! YOUR GOD IS IMAGINARYYYY!!!" Ginaya siya ni Marcus with facial expressions pa!
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!! FUUUCK! KUHANG KUHA MO!!!" I roared. Halos mapilas ang panga ko kakatawa ng malakas.
Basang basa na siya ng holy water non at halos lunurin na siya nung Pari e!
"Oh God... that was insane!!!" Marcus exclaimed with a side laugh.
"MGA HAYUP KAYO! KULANG NA LANG KASI WATER GUN ANG GAMITIN SAKIN NG KURAPAROKO NIYO! TALAGANG MAGWAWALA AKO!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!" We cracked again! Halos maubusan na kami ng hangin.
"T-tapos... HAHAHA... Tapos sinagot niya yung teacher niya na inutusan siyang mag lead ng prayer tas pinagdasal niya sa harap ng klase na sana matuto ng science yung teacher! HAHAHAHA!!" Gatong ko. Hawak na namin ni Marcus ang mga tiyan namin sa katatawa.
"OO. NAKITA KO SIYA NON SA QUADRANGLE MAY HAWAK NA WALIS TING-TING! NAPARUSAHAN NA PALA! AKALA KO MAY BAGONG JANITRESS! HAHAHAHA!"
"YUN ANG NAGPA EXPEL SA KANIYA!!! HAHAHAHHA!!!"
"HAHAHHAA HAY... HINDI NA KO MAKAHINGA. HAHAHA" Marcus was gasping for air at ganon rin ako. Nauuna na ang tawa namin kaysa sa kwento.
"TEKA.. TEKA...NAALALA MO NUNG MAY KAKLASE SIYANG HINAMPAS NG BIBLE?!?"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!" We roared!
"SINABI NIYANG DEMONYO ANG HINDI NANINIWALA SA DIYOS KAYA HINDI AKO SASANIBAN!!! TAPOS PINILAS NIYA YUNG FAVORITE SCIENCE BOOK KO! THAT WAS A HEARTBREAK FOR ME!!! SO I GAVE HIM WHAT HE DESERVES!!" She pouted again.
Nagkatinginan kami ni Marcus dahil nagagalit na si Emily.
Pero nakakatawa pa rin! "HAHAHAHAHHAHA!"
Emily grew up to be a fair and germophobic and "by-the-rule" type of woman. Very moral and kind.
She loves helping the poor and raise awareness about the importance of education in one's future. Pati ang early development ng bata sa ika uunlad nito as the child grows. Marami siyang pangarap para sa bansa at samundo.
She's not a bad person for being an Atheist.
She doesn't eat babies. She's not a Satanist. She's not a murderer. Come on.
We should start thinking that a person can choose to not believe in God and be just fine.
May strong personality lang talaga siya that mistaken her as a difficult woman.
We both smirked at our princess.
"Haaaay! Grabe nakakatawa talaga pag naalala ko mga pagka aktibistang Atheist nitong pinsan natin." Marcus sighed with a loose laugh habang binabawi ang hininga.
Medyo kinalma namin ni Marcus ang mga sarili namin dahil umuusok na ang ilong ni Emily sa galit.
Tumayo na kasi siya ng seryoso sa harapan namin habang naka-halukipkip. Her disbelief is a huge and serious topic for her.
Dahil para sakaniya close minded ang mga relihiyosong tao at ang close mindedness ang isa sa mga naghihinder ng pagbabago. That's why the country doesn't change. Dahil nangingialam ang simbahan sa pagpapatakbo ng gobyerno.
And her point is well taken.
"Pag wala kasing diyos akala niyo agad demonyo e!" She spat and tried to walk out but Marcus grabbed her hand and pulled her afast.
We knew she's pissed.
"Huy ito naman! Hindi na mabiro. Tara nga rito!" Marcus caged her neck on his arms. "MGA ALASKADOR!!!" Angil niya.
"Baliw. Syempre hindi namin iniisip yon sayo! Si Lance ang mukhang may sungay sating lima hindi ikaw." We all laughed about Lance.
"That asshole curses in one day more than an Atheist like me would curse in a lifetime! Considering service boy sa simbahan ang mokong!" She spat.
We cracked.
"Ito naman. Alam mo namang wala samin kahit ano pang choices mo sa buhay. Sinakyan lang namin sila Auntie non kasi ang sarap mo asarin!" Natatawa kong sabi at ginulo ang buhok niya.
"Oo lalo na yung holy water scene. Hahaha!" Marcus pinched her nose. Umaangil siya habang tinatawanan namin siya.
I suddenly felt a small hand hold my left leg.
"Mister..." It was a boy's voice.
Napahinto kaming lahat at napayuko sa pinanggalingan ng boses.
It was a little boy about 3 or 4 years old...mistiso. Black hair. Wearing a barong like mine as well. Not the lawyer barong type but close enough. He is standing next to my leg and holding my knee with his little hand as he try to get noticed.
"Mister... I am lost..." He said as he looked at my eyes. Then, he asked in such small voice.
"Can you please help me find my Mom?"
"Luh, pareho kayong mukhang galing Prayer meeting." Emily blurted.
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<3A/N:
Emily's will be my next story and doing her profile is so difficult! May ipinaglalaban kasi.

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