BORROWED TIME

65

"Hey."

I looked at her na mukhang handang handa na yata sa outing na plinano ng pamilya niya.

"Hi." I shortly replied.

"Ready ka na ba Doc?"

"Oo naman. Tara?" I asked her as she grabbed my backpack and pulled me out of my room.

"Huy. Dahan-dahan naman Beatriz. Hindi porket mahaba yang biyas mo eh ganon na rin ako!"

Nagmamadali kasi niya akong hinila pababa.

"Ay sorry. Nakalimutan kong bansot ka nga pala."

*pakkk!*

"Aww. Jhoana naman! Mas masakit ka pa humampas ngayon kesa dati eh!" she caressed her shoulder that I hit earlier.

"Ikaw kasi!" I rolled my eyes at her.

This time, she slowly guided me downstairs.

She looked so perfect by just wearing that plain white uniqlo polo paired with her denim shorts and her white vans slip-on. But what makes her perfect the most, was that curve on her face that sets everything straight. Her smile.

That's why I can't help to like her more and more everyday.

"Matutunaw naman ako niyan Jhoana Louisse eh." she said.

But I just tiptoed and raffled her hair.

"Alam niyo, lumabas na kaya kayo ng bahay at hindi tayo hihintayin ng haring araw."

Napalingon naman kami kay kuya Loel na nakangising nakasandal sa may pintuan.

"Si Jho kasi eh. Tara na nga Doc. Napakabagal." she pulled me and stepped out of their house in just a short time.

She volunteered to put my backpack at the trunk of their car at pinauna na akong pumasok sa back seat.

"Oh, wala na ba kayong naiwan?" tito Elmer asked and everyone just nodded in excitement.

We rode kuya Loel's new car, since Bea crashed his car nga last week. While tita Det and tito Elmer rode a separate car since kasama rin sina nanay Tere and ate Alma.

"Wow. This car's so cozy kuya. Didn't knew that Kia has a new great model of car. How much is this? I want one." Bea said as she comfortably fit herself beside me at the backseat.

"Stop it Isabel. You will only be allowed to have a car when you finally learn how to not crash it. And by the way, this is more than three million pesos. I won't let you drive this and just crash it to anywhere you like."

"Whatever." Bea rolled her eyes to kuya Loel.

"And one more thing. Bakit ba nasa backseat ka? You should be here in the passenger's seat! You're making me look like a driver!" kuya Loel hissed which earned another roll eyes from her.

"Ayoko nga! Tsaka that's your job naman talaga since you won't allow me to have and drive a car. Magdusa ka." Bea fought back as the engine's car has started and we drove off to our destination.

I just chuckled on their mini fight.

Napa-iling na lang ako dahil sobrang tigas talaga ng ulo ni Bea and kuya Loel can't just do something about it.

"What do you think Jho?" kuya Loel asked me.

"Hmm?"

"Should Bea have a car after one of this days?"

Umiling-iling naman ako. "I don't think so." I answered with a teasing smile.

"See, Beatriz? It's not a good suggestion to let you have a car the soonest." kuya said with an evil laugh at the end.