(Magnus Haven #4) Hope Not (COMPLETED)

Chapter 8

Kuya Echo just admit that the news is true. Of course, being girls we are, kami lang dalawa ni Shaina ang nagulat at humiyaw nang malaman iyon. If it wasn't for Ruru's shhh to us, hindi pa kami titigil.

All the time that we're inside their house, sinasabi niya sa amin ang mga nangyari. He's telling us where did he met the girl and how their story went pretty good and sometimes... bad.

Doon din namin nalaman na he's lying to us for almost a year! It looks like a big deal to us pero naman kasi! Alam naman niya na may chances na kami na ihook siya sa girls kasi sobrang husband material niya, kaya naman pala humihindi dahil meron naman pala!

But at the end, I still congratulate him with a big heart. I did that without saying that he lied or something. After all, he already found his better one.

That girl will surely be lucky to have him. Dito pa nga lang ay ang dami na niyang natulong, sa mismong mapapangasawa niya pa kaya?

His family was never a sulry people. If they are, hindi na kami makikipagkaibigan kay Kuya Echo. Since hindi sila ganoon, they accepted each of us to their home, feed us and entertain us.

Sobrang nanghinayang kami sa biniling ulam dahil kumain na kami doon sa bahay nila. But who knows naman na meron palang celebration sa kanila ngayong gabi?

We decided to just put it on ref and eat it tomorrow. Para hindi na masayang.

It's already eight when we got out of their house, Kuya Echo was beside me, holding me from my shoulders. "I think you should find a guy now, Guenne."

Nagulat ako sa narinig. Tumawa si Shaina habang si Ruru ay nagtaas lang ng kilay. "Maganda ang buhay kapag may kasama kang tumatanda," aniya.

"Kaya ka siguro nakipagtali, 'no?" Tanong ko na agad kinatango niya. "At saka, huwag na muna. Prefer ko muna grumaduate at maghanap ng trabaho."

"But you still need to do it, magsisisi ka kapag tumanda ka tapos wala pa." Humalakhak nanaman sila.

Kanina lang ay siya ang topic, kasi siya ang soon-to-be groom tapos ako naman na ngayon. "Haynako, hayaan mo na siya diyan Kuya. She's beautiful naman, makakahanap din iyan." Shaina said.

"Don't force her. She'll be on that soon." Dagdag naman ni Ruru sa lahat.

I laughed and somehow agreed. "Kaya nga. But I promise you na maghahanap ako ng kagaya mo! If I wasn't your kapitbahay, baka nagustuhan na kita. Kasi sobrang boyfriend material mo, e."

"Then bakit kailangan may kung?"

"Huh?"

"Bakit hindi mo ako nagustuhan kung ganoon naman pala naiisip mo sa akin?"

I rolled my eyes, "Ang tagal na kaya kitang kakilala. And I don't think we're meant to be. Hindi ko kaya makakalimutan na nasukahan mo ako noon!" Parang bata kong sabi

That made the three fall into deep laugh. I rolled my eyes again, nakakadiri lang talaga balikan iyong panahon na iyon! Lalo na't I swallowed some! Bwisit na bwisit ako sa kaniya noon!

"No one told you to carry a big man like me, Guenne." Iiling-iling niyang sabi. Mas lalo akong umirap. So kasalanan ko pa na tumulong lang ako?

"Speaking of that, Ru, are you free later?" Napunta na sa katabi namin ang atensyon.

"Bakit?"

Kuya Echo let go of me. "Daddy prepared some drink. Tara?" Aya niya.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Shaina at sabay na nanlaki ang mata. Don't tell me he'll come e ang dami naming gagawin! Hindi siya puwedeng pumasok na may hangover bukas! Lalo na't hindi na puwedeng umabsent!