Still Into You (Negros Series #1)

Still Into You 24

"You should just rest muna Andrea. Hindi yan papasok lahat sa utak mo kung stress ka diyan." Sabi ko sa kapatid ko.

Naabutan ko siya sa garden na nag-aaral. She's almost shouting while  memorizing all the scientic words, pilit na pinapasok lahat ng impormasyon sa utak niya. I brought her chocolates, baka makatulong naman.

"This is how I study ate. Just cover your ears." She said without looking at me.

I looked at all of her written and printed notes placed on our marble table. My god, she memorized all those words?

"What subject is this?" Kumunot ang noo ko. Plants? Botany?

"Pharmacognosy." She opened the chocolate bar I gave. "Convallaria majalis, Apocynum cannabinum, Adonis vernalis, Strophantus what? Oh okay gratus, hispidus, kombe."

She's murmuring. Tiningnan ko lang siya mag-aral doon. Minsan napapatulala, trying to memorize parin siguro. Minsan naman mapapakunot ang noo niya at naiinis sa kanyang handouts. Sometimes she would look and glare at me. Tinanong ko siya kung anong problema and she will say 'Ah that was on the upper corner of my notes'. Funny how she study her lessons.

"What's up? Hello! Hello people!" Manfred came. Feeling politician na nangangampanya. Deritso pa ang lakad niya sa amin at tiningnan ang mga handouts ni Andrea.

"Bro, Pcog parin? Stressors." He grab the chocolates.

"Wow natapos mo na? Kinaya mo?" Hinampas naman siya ng kapatid ko. He tried to massage her back, though.

Tiningnan ko silang nag-asaran doon. Nagtanungan pa tungkol siguro sa subjects nila. They are both grown ups now. Noong bata kami palaging magkaaway yan. I miss those good old days.

"Bakit ka ba kasi nandito? Old hag. Don't touch it! It's all organize." Sita ng kapatid ko sa pinsan namin. Tumawa lang si Manfred at itanaas ang kanyang kamay, like he surrendered.

"Coffee?" He asked while smirking.

"No." I said. Iba ang coffee para sa kanila.

"Okay! Saan?" Ayan mukhang nabuhayan ang kapatid ko.

I saw JP entered our gate, he's holding his car keys. Nang makalapit siya sa aming tatlo ay binati niya naman ako kaagad.

"JP, sawayin mo nga ang dalawang ito. You should be studying in a library. Hindi iyong sa Portiko lang kayo palagi." Pinagtawanan pa 'ko nilang dalawa.

"Let's go? Sama ka samin ate. Its different this time, coffee and chill." JP said and his brother laugh.

What? Oh my god.

"You sounded like a tita talaga ate. Teka nga ilagay ko muna ito sa kwarto." Bumelat pa si Andrea. Lol kiddo.

They grab my wrist. Pinilit talaga nila ako na pumasok sa sasakyan. All of them was inside even Benny giggles out of excitement when he saw me. Yeah, it's really different this time kasi sa Bistro na naman ako nila dinala. Good thing I'm already wearing a shorts and my favorite shirt sa bahay pa lang, kinaladkad ba naman ako dito. Andrea removed her jacket, she's wearing a tube inside! Sobrang prepared.

JP wants to order an iced coffee for me. I refused and just get a beer. Ayoko maging killjoy sa kanila. I lectured them that they should put their studies first before anything else. And they did! They open their phone, showing their notes there to me. Akala ko biro lang kasi tinawag pa nila ako ng 'tita' but they are all serious. They did memorize and review their lessons while drinking beer. Grabe, is that a talent?