Samaniego Side Story 3: Missed Miss Missy

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Revelation~ 

Binasa ko ang ibabang labi ko habang pinagmamasdan si Agust na nagbubuhat ng mga mesa. He's been very busy since yesterday and it's because of the upcoming party his mom is gonna host.

Earlier, I woke up without him by my side at nang hanapin ko siya ay sa may garden ko siya natagpuan. He seemed carefree, hindi tulad nang kapag nasa syudad kami, siguro dahil wala sila ni-isang kapitbahay. Well, malayo ang kapitbahay nila. Ang lawak kasi ng bakuran nila, ang layo ng gate sa mismong bahay. I can see their neighbors from afar pero doon lang yun, may gulayan tsaka malaking garden rin sa harap ng bahay kaya naman ay hindi talaga ganun kakita ang mga bahay sa unahan.

"Agust is working too much." Napalingon ako sa katabi ko na siyang nagsalita, si Chaeyoung. Kapag nakikita ko siya lagi kong gustong kutusan ang sarili ko. I was jealous, oo, selos na selos ako sa nakita kong closeness nilang dalawa, nasanay kasi akong sa akin lang ganoon ang trato ni Agust. My insecurities almost got a hold of me AGAIN, but then she introduced herself to me as Agust's first blood cousin. Kaya close na close sila ay dahil magka-edad lang sila, 2 years older than me, at halos magkasama na silang lumaki.

"He is. He's taking his mom's party too seriously." Paano ba naman kasi, kahit na may organizer at iilang crew namang tumutulong sa paghahanda ay sobrang hands on pa rin ni Agust. Ngayon ko lang siya nakitang ganito kaliksi sa ginagawa niya. I did know him as the lazy one. Nakakapanibagong ginagawa niya ang lahat ng trabahong 'to para sa mommy niya.

"Yeah. The things we do for love, right?" Nagtataka man ay tinanguan ko si Chaeyoung. The things we do for love? Well, he does love his mom so yeah... the things we do for love.

I helped Yuju prepare for snacks while Chaeyoung said that she'll just be the seniora for the moment. Natawa naman ako dahil inutos-utusan niya talaga si Agust na wala man lang sinabi.

"We should prepare more, Sisa. There are more helpers coming." Napatingin ako kay Yuju tsaka tumango. We prepapared more jusce and cake which I helped Agust's mom bake.

"I really like calling you Missy more." Natawa naman ako sa pagmamaktol niya. Yesterday, Agust talked to her and his family about what to call me. Ang wirdo niya lang dahil ipinilit niya talagang Sisa ang itawag nila sa akin at hindi Missy. He said he wanted to be the only one who gets to call me Missy. As if naman hindi Missy ang tawag sa akin ni Vairel!

"You can call me anything you want, Yuju." natatawa kong saad dahil masyado nilang sineryoso ang sinabi ni Agust.

"Nah. That guy is hopelessly in love with you so, I'll let it pass. Specially now that you're gonna be enga--" nabitin sa ere ang sinasabi ni Yuju at nanlalaking mata siyang napatingin sa akin. I gave her a confused like for I don't get what she said and why she acted like she just said something bad... a taboo.

"We're gonna be what?" I sked out of confusion. Biglang naging malikot ang mga mata ni Yuju at hindi na siya makatingin sa akin kaya nman ay pinanliitan ko siya ng mata. Nervous. Tendency of lying.

"What is it, Yuju?" I asked again because she suddenly started acting weird. Unusually weird.

"Nothing! Just... some.. you know, I mean, sometimes we need to, I guess... when we say those, we are... you know..." napabuntong hininga ako tsaka nilapitan si Yuju na ngayon ay bakas na bakas sa mukha ang kaba. Oh, Gosh... I remember Hobi whenever he lies!! She's hiding something!

"Tell me." Sabi ko habang nakatingin kay Yuju. Yuju sucks at making excuses. That's for sure. She'll end up telling me because I will not back down until she does. Now, let's be more convincing, Sisa.

"You need to tell me, Yuju. I'll be very mad if you hide something from me. We're sisters, right? You shouldn't hide anythung from your sister." Pangungunsensya ko kay Yuju n mukhang gumana naman dahil nakita ko ang pagpapakawala niya ng isang buntong hininga. Victory!