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Acceptance

Drink for the day: Imvierna (cf) - the name says it all. White outside, dark on the inside.

Barista tip: If you and your friends fight, make sure you side with the right side. If there's no right side go left.

Hi ho! Peeps! How's life?

Reinier's life is still a mess. Maybe not. Let's take a looksie, shall we?

"Pot, wala ka bang pasok ngayon at nakahilata ka nanaman d'yan?" Reinier's mom asked for the nth time today. And yes, he's on a foul mood thanks to that.

He's been like this since yesterday, tatlong araw na s'yang hindi pumapasok at tatlong araw na rin s'yang hindi kumakain ng maayos. Clearly, wala s'yang gana sa lahat ng bagay.

He's like Ryen, but only on his bad days.

By the way, tatlong araw na rin s'yang hindi naliligo.

"Kuya, maligo ka na nga, para kang tanga. Nagmumukmok ka nanaman," sabi ng bunsong kapatid n'yang si Pamela.

According to Reindeer, dalawa nalang sila ni Pam sa magkakapatid ang naiwan sa puder ng mama nila. Lahat ng mga nauna sa kanilang dalawa ay either may asawa na or itinakwil ng nanay nila.

If you're wondering where their dad is, he's living with another woman now.

Yes, Reinier's f-word, is a broken one.

Saddening, right?

" 'Ge, maya." He answered, not in the mood for anything, I see.

He continued his miserable contemplating and regretted that he had hurt the EXC guys. It's true that he didn't consider them as an f-word but he's grown to be with them. It took a toll in him.

And now he's confused.

Are they really his friends? Or nothing more, nothing less?

Still inside his train of thoughts as he curls up on his bed, he didn't realise that his best friend, Ryen, came to visit him.

Sweet naman this boy.

Ryen sat at Reinier's bedside. Binigyan s'ya ni Pam ng upuan since the kid knows that there's an intervention going to happen.

"In the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit, amen." Ryen did the sign of the cross and clasped his hands, closed his eyes and bowed his head as if he's ready to pray. "Lord, give me the power to punch this guy in the face so that he could wake up from whatever shit he's thinking. Lord, he doesn't know what thinking is and it doesn't suit him so please spare him from this suffering. He doesn't deserve this tragedy—"

Hindi pa natatapos ni Ryen ang pagdarasal kuno nang may matigas na unan na biglang tumama sa mukha n'ya. He looked up and felt betrayed. He wasn't finished praying yet.

"Gago," Reinier laughed a little. "Gusto mong batuhin kita ng unan?"

"You already did, hangal." Ryen shook his head and threw the pillow back to Reinier then raised his left hand out in the air towards Reinier's direction. "Kaawaan at patawarin ang kaluluwa ni Reinier."

Hinampas ni Reinier ang kamay ni Ryen at sinamaan ito ng tingin.

"Gusto mo masakal?"

"What if," Ryen gave him a dark look. "Masakal mo gusto?"

"Tangina, Kim." Hindi na napigil ni Reinier ang pagtawa ng malakas at narinig ng pamilya ni Rei 'yun hanggang sa kusina kaya naman napangiti silang lahat.