The Coño Boy 4: Jake

Special Chapter 42: It Doesn't End There

Kelso's P.O.V.

Plaza Mayor
Bayang Pinagpala
Saturday
7:20pm

Jake went to 7-11 to get us some bottle water.

He left me at the plaza with Iñigo.

Although I have found Iñigo to be quite insufferable because he's got this air about him na malayo from Jake, I know naman how to handle people with his kind of personality. And I know we got off on the wrong foot when I first encountered him at MOA Arena kaya I did try to make up for it, although I'm still kinda asar with him.

Iñigo: So, do you know about—

Kelso: About that house there across the plaza? If it's Sean and Joaquin Andres— I did my research.

Iñigo: Wow, I gotta hand it to you, you seem so non-chalant about it.

Kelso: Let's say na I wasn't that prepared for the deluge of revelations not only about Jake and his family but also about how YOU by some twist of fate became are part of it. Let's say I empathize with your situation. And if Family Drama lang ang usapan, If there's anyone who knows the book from front to back, it's me.

I never actually told Jake this, pero I did some sort of background check with Sean and Joaquin.

Kelso: We all have our share of it, Iñigo. And your slice of it may be bigger than mine —hopefully not topped with ampalaya.

Iñigo: Ampalaya, huh... I have learned to accept my situation in the Sean Ordoveza San Dejas Drama. Have you accepted yours?

Kelso: I wouldn't hold out this far into ito if hindi.

He sighs.

Iñigo: I don't envy you though, mahirap din yang kinalalagyan mo.

Kelso: Wow, talaga... stating the obvious? Akala ko ba okay na tayo?

Iñigo: That wasn't meant to offend you, Kelso.

Kelso: Well, pray tell, what was it meant to achieve?

Iñigo: I'm on your side... That's what I meant by it.

He smiles at me and winks. I guess that's his bit of sincerity and I should take it.

Iñigo: And I'm quite surprised nga na the one Jake found to help him out with his Instagram stuff was you. Imagine, laro-laro lang in my head yung IG account when I created Jake's IG and passed it on to him —and sino pa yung person that he meets? One of the scariest social media minds of our generation.

Scariest Social Media Minds should have been my descriptor at Rappler's headline eh. I think Iñigo's growing on me.

Kelso: Stop with the compliments na. You're laying it on too thick. Kung peanut butter or Nutella yan sa sandwich, tutulo na yan sa sides.

Iñigo: I guess you're meant to find each other at the time you found each other. If that's not telling you something, ewan na

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Plaza Mayor
Bayang Pinagpala
Saturday
7:20 pm

Jake: Kelso, may gusto akong gawin.

Jake whispers in my ear as I try to record the fireworks display for Boomerang on my phone.

Kelso: What is it?

I ask him.

Jake: Gusto kong mag-laro.

I stop what I'm doing and put down my phone and ask him.

Kelso: Mag-laro ng what?

Jake: Ng isang game pa.