Bunch of MENDOZAs

Chapter 53

It's damn quiet. They are all quiet and nakakatakot 'to.

We are already eating... together with Andeng and Ken.

"Where are you guys from?" Ken nicely asked, trying to have a nice conversation.

"Hell."

I closed my eyes for seconds with Raven's answer.

"Huh?" Ken likely whispered.

Breii laughed. "We're from USA."

Tumango nalang si Ken at pinagpatuloy na uli ang pagkain.

"Why are you here?" Zahir asked, with a rude tone.

"Hmm? Where?" Ken answered.

"Sa tabi ni ate Xyzzy?"

Kumunot naman ang noo ko. Really?

"Xyzzy, ang sabi ko sa pinsan ko ha mababait 'yang mga alaga mo." Bulong naman ni Andeng sa 'kin.

"Eh bakit ka kasi nagsinungaling?" Sabi ko at lumapit konti kay Ken. "Uhm Ken, mga alaga ko sila. Their grandfather, my boss, wants them to stay here and study for a while. Mababait 'yang mga 'yan, ayaw nilang mawalan ng allowance eh." Nakangiti kong sabi sa kanila habang pinandidilatan ko sila ng mata.

Sabay na umirap si Zahir at Raven habang umiling lang si Rain.

"Oh. So you guys uhm, stay in one house?"

Tumango naman ako sa tanong niya.

"Where do these guys study?" He asked again.

Well I understand him, kahit sino naman mapapatanong talaga.

"Greenfield." I answer habang nililibot sila ng tingin.

Tapos na lahat silang kumain at nakatingin lang lahat sa amin. God.

"You are all cousins 'di ba?"

"Yeah." Zaine answered with a genuine smile. "Xyzzy forgot to introduce us all." He winked at me. "This is my brother Aki, that is Brile and Breii, that over there is Rain, his younger version Raven, and that young guy with weird eyes is Zahir."

"Oh wow. You're a lot guys in your clan. Sa amin kasi iilan lang ang lalake, half pa si Andrei." And they both laughed.

"By the way, why are you here in the country? You've mentioned that you just transferred in our school."

"Salamat kay papa Zaine. May maayos na nakaka-usap ang pinsan ko hindi tulad ng mga 'to." Bulong ni Andrei sa 'kin habang nag-uusap si Ken at Zaine. "Lalo na 'yon frenny. Patay na yata sa utak niya si Ken."

Tinignan ko naman ang sinasabi niya at oo nga. Titig na titig lang si Brile kay Ken.

"Are you all very close to Xyzzy?" Ken asked them all.

"Yea-"

"You really want to know the answer to that?"

Bigla naman akong kinabahan nang marinig ko siyang magsalita. I know he is up to something.

Nakatitig lang din naman si Ken sa kanya at naghihintay ng sasabihin niya. Should I be prepared?

"By the way," Brile smirks. "You have a nice height and body, do you do underground fights?"

Nakatitig lang si Ken sa kanya ng matagal bago sumagot. "I do. I bet you do too?"

"Sure yeah." Agad na sagot ni Brile.