What is love?

Chapter 56

EVAN HOSTING
So I know everyone's waiting to eat already and the birthday celebrant did not disappoint din napaka sasarap ng mga pagkain na inihanda nila. Pero bago yan we will play a game, so hindi ito bring me, trip to jerusalem, or typical birthday game. Basta it's not a childish game kasi this will be a quiz game and it's a battle per table so basically kung sino kasama nyo sa table ay kakampi nyo. To give you all a boost the price for this game will be cash (everyone got excited)

"Panalo na kami diyan" Von shouted boisterously

Yan ang akala mo dahil ikaw, si bestfriend, si Dawn, si Tine Luz, and Carl Borromeo are out so lilipat kayo dahil you all need to be in the same table.

RICHARD
When Evan said that I looked at Dawn kasi she and Von were talking she seems unaware with what's happening "ang daya naman hindi kami kasali" Von said to our table "well son, you know too much kaya shoo" tito said "ano pa nga ba, let's go" Dawn said "where?" I asked not wanting to be in the same table as her friends na konsintidor. "You should see what Tine is wearing" Dawn looked at me "why?" "Basta" she smiled. We walked over to our new table pero before we got there we greeted every table we went past to. I was holding on to Dawn's hands and pinpakilala ko siya sa lahat as my wife as if naman hindi nila alam, masarap lang din ipangalandakan na Dawn is mine

We even got to our kasambahays table "hello po mga ate and kuya's" joke ni Dawn sakanila "mam, sir salamat po sa pag imbita at sa damit ha" mang jun beamed "oo walang anuman yun manong" she said "onga salamat po ang engrande dito" manang said while looking around "nako manang parang pamilya na po namin kayo kaya talagang imbitado kayong lahat" I said and inakbayan si Dawn "diba" I said to her "oo" she said giggling "una po muna kami at pinalipat kami table, galingan nyo manghula sa game malaki daw premyo" bulong ko sa mesa nila "basta po pag ang tanong sino paboritong anak, ako yun" Dawn chimed in and we all laughed "tara na nga" i said to her still laughing iba din talaga confidence nito eh

While walking over nag aasaran kami "favorite pala ah, di ko ata maabot yang bilib mo sa sarili" I said kaya Dawn kept on tickling my sides na patago pinipisil ko din yung bewang niya "here Dawn" said Carl and took the smile from my face "salamat" Dawn said to him "upo ka na Richard" Von said nung makita niyang ang sama ng tingin ko kay Dawn at Carl na nag uusap sa. We're sitting in a round table and there are only 4 of us kaya may spaces pero sa tingin ko Evan will sit with us later, the setup is Von, me, Dawn, Carl, and Tine. Tignan mo nga naman kawalang hiyaan kung hindi magkasabwat tong si Tine at Carl bakit si Carl katabi ni Dawn.

"Tignan mo Richard diba hindi appropriate damit ni Tine" Hindi ko napansin Dawn was talking to me already ang sama ng tingin ko sa lamesa "oo talagang hindi" Von said and scoffed "Ah..eh gusto niya yan eh" is all I said and smiled "see Richard gets it" Tine said "basta hindi siya pang birthday" Dawn said and made a face at Tine and Tine did too. The game was on going kaya I wanted to place my hand behind Dawn's chair nang magkabanggaan mga kamay namin ni Carl. We looked at each other while Dawn was busy talking to Tine. Eh naiinis ako at ayaw ko ilapit kamay ko kay Carl kaya I took mine off. Bwisit to pati ba naman pag lagay ng kamay sa upuan kelangan pa akong kalabanin.

"Dude chill, the night is still young" Von whispered to me, it feels good that Von is on my side in this one kaya ang ginawa ko nalang ay kinuha ko kamay ni Dawn na nasa table and held it. I saw Carl watching kaya I smirked at him. "Yeah the competition is getting nearer kaya nga medyo kinakabahan na ako" Dawn said to tine "don't worry kaya nga andito ako to support you" Carl said and pulled her to his side nabigla ako kaya napa higpit hawak ko sa kamay ni Dawn "ay oo naman you're all here,diba" Dawn said and moved her chair close to mine sabay tap sa chest ko "always, for you" I said and softly smiled "ang laki naman ng cash prize" biglang aabi ni Von