"That Brat"

Chapter 4

MAVERICK

I grab a bottle of whiskey then drank half of it. Damn, that woman is stressing me out. She's such a tease.

"Hellllloooooo..."       a loud voice  caught my attention.  Damn, please not this lunatics again.

"Hey, yow..brotha. How've you been?"    Rhys greeted in his british accent with a bright wide smile . Behind him follows Callen,Yael, and Schyler (skylar) .

"What are you guys doing here inside my house?" 
"¿Quē  Pasa, mi amigo?  Aren't we welcome here anymore?"   (What's the matter , my friend?)       paawang tanong ni Callen. I really hate it when he speaks spanish.
"Kung pumunta kayo rito para pagtulungan ako ,please. I'm not in the mood."    walang kabuhay-buhay kong sabi sabay upo sa sofa. Actually naunahan na nila akong umupo. Feel at home pa nga ang mga loko.

"So... you and that model,huh?"    tanong ni Schy (sky) with a small grin on his face. Sa aming magkakaibigan, si Schy ang medyo tahimik at hindi palasalita. Siya lang yata ang may matinong pag-iisip sa tropa ko. The rest....Ewan ko lang?.

"So, what's the real score between you two? I heard you were dating."    dagdag niya.
"It's nothing. Just another issue to feed the public's curiosity. Alam niyo naman ang media."     simpleng sagot ko sa kanila.
"Nothing,huh?"     Schy puffed as a sign that he wasn't convinced.

"But i heard nag date daw kayo sa amusement park kanina. "     nakangising tanong ni Yael.
"I was just being polite." 
"Hmmm.polite,eh.  But i heard naka couple shirt kayo at nag piggy back pa si ms. model. Inihatid mo pa siya and mind telling us kung bakit hindi kotse ang sinakyan ninyo?"      halata sa tono ni Yael na nang-aasar siya. I really can't hide anything with this guy. Alam niya lahat ng nangyayari sa mga buhay namin. We don't mind though pero minsan nakakaasar dahil ginagamit niya ang mga nalalaman niya against us.

"And where did you get all this info?"  
i ask with my brows knotted.
"I just know. Chismoso ako,eh. You'll never get away from me. I have my eyes everywhere." nakangising litanya ni Yael

"Maverick, my man. Mas magtaka ka kung walang alam itong si Yael. Alam mo namang parang cctv iyang mokong na yan. Our every move is recorded. Now talk about what happened earlier. I'm getting excited to hear about it."   sabat naman ni  Rhys with his accent again. Damn, he just sound so gay with that british accent.

" Okay, i asked her out. She wanted to go to the amusement park and so i oblige. Nahilo siya kakasakay sa roller coaster kaya nagpa piggy back siya. And after having our  dinner i insisted on taking her home. And...damn, hindi ko na talaga siya pipilitin sa susunod. I can't believe napasakay niya ako sa isang tricycle, man. I can afford to buy the most expensive car in the whole world pero pinasakay niya lang ako sa isang tricyle. And damn, ilang beses pa akong nauntog. Can you believe it?"  
mahabang litanya ko. There's nothing to hide to them kaya sinasabi ko lahat ng nangyayari sa buhay ko. Actually all of us does it. Wala naman kaming maitatago kung ibubunyag din naman ni Yael lahat ng nangyari sa'min. No. 1 chismoso yun. 

A long silence took over the place . It's like everyone is processing the things i've just told them and heck, their just staring at me like i did something wrong.  

"What?"    tanong ko.   Then all of a sudden..they burst out laughing. God, please take these idiots away.

"Ahahahahaa....brah, i cant beleive it! You rode a tricycle? "      eksaheradang tanong ni Rhys.
"I know...And heck, i'm a billionare but... "     
"Damn, did you even fit? A carabao like you fitted in a tricycle?"     sabi pa niya while laughing .
"What? Akala ko ba concern ka sakin kaya mo ko tinanong!"     
"Eww, that's just so gay. Ang inaalala ko ay yung kalagayan ng tricycle matapos mong sakyan. Bud, kasin laki mo ang dalawang carabao and you ride a tricycle. Buti na lang nakaabot pa kayo sa bahay ni ms. model."      natatawang pahayag ni Rhys. Ano pa bang aasahan ko sa kibigan kong toh.

"F*ck you. Baka totohanin ko iyang ka-carabao sakin,sungayin kita dyan. Mas may pakialam ka pa sa tricycle kaysa sakin. Are you really my friend?"       inis kong sabi sa kanya. And then again they burst out laughing.
"Such a crybaby. Haha...guess what? May isa paa kong chika,brothers."      Yael said wiggling his brows. Tiningnan ko siya ng masama indicating him not to tell whatever is in his mind.

"Don't you dare !"    pagbanta ko sa kaniya. But this guy is just so hardheaded.
"Don't worry,pal. I won' t tell them you entered the photo booth and you fired Ms.Zee's co-model so you can pair up with her in the shoot."  painosenteng sabi niya. "And.. that you kissesd her in public.  Oopps..did i say it out  loud? Sorry man, my bad."     nakangising sabi niya sabay tap saking balikat. Ugh, now i have no escape.

"Woah, our Maverick really did that? Awe, our baby boy has finally grown up. Welcome to the club man. Finally, lumabas rin iyang kahalayan mo."    madamdaming sabi ni Callen. Palibhasa lantaran kasi kung makipag landian.Hindi niyo naman siguro kami masisisi kung sila na mismo ang lumalapit sa amin. At hindi kami santo, men will always be men. But we all respect women. Takot lang namin sa karma called Schylur. I don't know pero he has this issue about abused women na kulang na lang ay papatay siya kapag may nakita siyang naaaping babae. We support him though.

"Umalis na nga lang kayo. Puro kayo
kalokohan. Alis, matutulog na ako."  taboy ko sa kanila.
"Whoah, hold it right there, man. Ikaw? Matutulog na? It's still 9:00pm in the evening,matutulog ka na?"      eksaheradang tanong ni Yael.

"Oo, kaya umalis na kayo. I'm tired already."

"Holly,molly...bring back our best friend Maverick. Hindi po siya natutulog ng maaga. Kung nasasapian ka, good spirit get away from our man."    nakapikit na sabi ni Rhys na parang nananalangin. 

"Baliw!  Fuck off lunatics. Shooo."    taboy ko sa kanila sabay tulak palabas ng pinto.
"Oo na. You don't have to push us away with your dirty hands. Mahal ang sabon ngayon dahil sa inflamation. Mahihirapan pa ang labandera ko."   nakabusangot na saad ni Callen sabay pagpag sa damit niya.

"Gago. Ang sabihin mo, ayaw mo lang pagtrabahuhin iyong minamahal mong katulong. Saka inflation yun, hindi inflamation. "      sabat naman ni Yael na sinamaan nmn ng tingin ni Callen.
"Shut up ,stalker. "   inis na saad naman ni Callen. Ooops, someone's pissed.I guess he's busted.

Nang makalabas sila ay muli akong binalingan ni Schy. Ano na naman bang nagawa ko?

"What's the real score between you and that model, Maverick?"    seryoso nga siya. He calls me by my name kapag seryoso siya sa sinasabi niya.

"Hindi ko alam,bud. I don't know why her presence drags me close to her. Maybe it's been a long time already that i have fun. Don't worry, i'm not gonna abuse her. Alam mo namang hindi ko ganun."   sagot ko sa kanya. Mataman niya akong tiningnan. It's like he's reading something inside me.

"Oh, i see. Huwag ka lang pakampante masyado,bud. Hindi basta-bastang tao ang kinababaliwan mo ngayon. Baka ikaw ang mapaso sa sarili mong apoy. Just be careful. And remember our moto,bud.Kung ayaw mong ako mismo ang sisingil sa lahat ng mga nagawa mo."     makahulugang sabi niya.
"I will,bud. Salamat."  
tango lang ang isinagot niya bago tuluyang umalis.

Pumasok na ako sa kwarto at pasalampak na humiga sa kama. Lahat kami takot kay Schy kapag nagseryoso na siya. Of course we all know what he's capable to do. At isa pa, siya ang itinuturing naming kuya sa aming mag kakaibigan. He's our crying shoulder kapag kailangan namin siya. Sounds gay right. but that's just us being ourselves. He is the father that we never had, a brother that we can count on, and a friend we could ever wished for. I know he cares for us more than we do. At alam kong galit siya sa mga taong nananakit ng babae. We all do. Sino ba naman ang may gusto nun. 

I just don't understand kung bakit kailangan kong mag-ingat kay Zee. She's just a commoner after all. Well, is she? Ugh, just thinking about her gives me a headache. Sa tigas ba naman ng ulo niya. She is a beauty at mala anghel kung tingnan huwag mo lang pagsalitain dahil maiimbyerna ka talaga . Sarap laplapin ng bibig niyang walang tigil sa kakaputak. I don't understand myself sometimes dahil napapangiti na lang ako kapag naiisip ko siya. Kahit halos mag-alburuto ako sa galit at stress sa opisina, just seeing her makes me calm. Damn, ito na siguro ang ibig-sabihin ni Schy na mag-ingat ako. I can't be used by her presence. Hindi pwede .