BORROWED TIME

53

"So you are supposed to surprise me in my birthday?"

I pointed myself while looking at Thirdy, Kuya Loel and Bea who looks so upset right now.

"Yes, and it's a failure!" she said with disppointment in her tone.

I wanted to laugh, really. Kasi asar na asar ang ate mo girl sa nangyari.

"Eh bakit mukhang inis na inis ka naman diyan, Bea? Ha?" I asked her while preventing myself to laugh.

"Because I am the organizer! And this is the first time in my entire life that my plan has turned into a failure." nanggigigil niyang paliwanag.

Naabutan ko ba naman silang nagkakabit pa lang ng birthday decorations. Sino bang organizer ang hindi maiinis don?

Naningkit na lang ang mata ko at sinubukang pigiling mapa-ngiti sa harapan ni Bea. Because for sure, she'll get mad at me if she sees me laughing.

"Oh, good morning guys. Good morning, Jho, iha. Happy birthday!"

We saw tita Det smilingly going downstairs.

"Thank you tita." I smiled at her then she hugged me and tapped my shoulder.

After that she faced the other three and she looked a bit shocked.

"Oh. Kayong tatlo. Ano bang nangyari sa inyo?" tita Det asked while looking so innocently.

Napa-iling na lang sina kuya Loel at Thirdy while Bea just crossed her arms because she is still upset.

"Ahh... Tita? Mabuti pa siguro, wag niyo na pong itanong yan. Mukhang hindi po magiging maganda ang araw kung tatanungin niyo silang tatlo." I told her then I smiled. Yung medyo sarcastic na mapang-asar.

And in my peripheral vision, I saw Bea rolled her eyes.

Man. This beast is just so upset right now.

"Owww...okay.. Alam niyo, mabuti pa siguro, let's go eat outside na lang to celebrate Jho's birthday. Is that good to you?"

We all nodded from what tita Det said. Except Bea whose eyebrows are about to meet at the center of her face.

"Bea, tara?" I asked her kasi lumabas na sina tita Det at kami na lang dalawa ang naiwan sa living room.

She didn't talked back so I just grabbed her wheel chair and pushed it until we finally went out of their house.

All through-out the ride, no one has attempted to talk. Probably because we can feel Bea's dark aura around the car. Para na siyang magta-transform into a beast kapag sinubukan ko pa siyang kausapin.

"We're here."

Hindi namin namalayan na nakarating na pala kami sa Tadich Grill which is a seafood restaurant.

Since mahilig ako sa seafoods and Bea is suggested to eat seafoods than meats and porks, it's great that kuya Loel brought us here.

We all sat down kasi si tita Det na ang bahalang nag-order ng kakainin namin. And to add to that, we are waiting for tito Elmer to arrive because he still had a meeting to attend to.

*ringgggg*

We all heard my phone rang kaya agad ko naman itong kinuha from my shoulder bag.

Babe💙 calling......

Nico's calling? It's almost midnight in there already.

"Go and answer it. Before our meal and my dad arrive. It's prohibited to use phones during a meal."