Chapter 13
"What the fuck is wrong with you, bro? It's still early and yet you're bugging a guy with hangover?! Can't you wait until late afternoon?!" Brent said as he opened the door for me. He walked sleepily to his couch while I went straight to his kitchen.
"Sorry, dude. I was just up early tapos I got nothing to do at home. So yun." I said as I rummaged through his ref. "Wala ka bang ibang pagkain aside from leftover pizza and some beer? Yung pagkain naman ng tao."
"Tangina dati di ka nagrereklamo sa laman ng ref ko ha? Ikaw na nga tong nambubulabog, ikaw pa tong mareklamo." he said. "Umorder ka kung gutom ka."
"Naah. Nevermind." I said. I popped open two beer bottles and handed him one. "Ayan. Pampagising." I joked.
"Fuck you." he said but took a swig on his bottle. "Asan ka nga pala kagabi? After natin matamaan nung pinto sa VIP nawala ka na eh. Nyare?"
"Well, that's why I'm here." I said as I flopped down his lazy boy.
"Huh?" pagtataka niya.
"You remember Anne?" I asked.
"Uhm... Yung nakasex mo?" he asked. I nodded and he looked at me curiously. "Siya ba yung sinabi mo kagabi na nasa VIP?"
"Yup." I said as I drink my beer.
"Oh. Anong nangyari? Tinakbuhan ka uli? Hahahaha." he laughed his ass off at hinampas-hampas pa ang arm rest ng couch na inuupuan niya. "Oh men. Pwede ka na sa Temple Run. Hahaha."
"Gago!" I said. "Hindi no. She was the one who pushed the door kaya natamaan tayong apat. Tapos when she found out na ako yung natamaan niya, she ran again."
"Oh. Edi tinakbuhan ka nga niya." he laughed.
"I ran after her, dude. Sinundan ko siya and her bestfriend helped me to finally talk to her."
"Wow. So tropa mo na agad yung bestfriend niya?" he asked. "Ayos yun ah. Hahahaha."
"I don't know. But that's not the important part here. What's important is that I finally had my chance to talk to her."
"So anong nangyari?" he asked, bored.
"She thought that Lexine's my daughter." I said, smiling as I remembered the way she said it.
"Seryoso?!" he asked. Muntik niya pang mabuga yung ininom niyang beer kaya natawa ako.
"Yeah. Natawa nga ako eh. Kasi she misjudged me. Nung sinundo ko si Lexine sa school, akala niya ako yung daddy ni Lexine. Pero I told her na pamangkin ko lang siya. Tapos yun."
"Yun lang? Walang kiss and make-up?! Damn you, man! Humihina ka na talaga sa chics!!!" he yelled and even threw me a pillow.
"Walang ganun!" I said. "Pero guess what?"
"Ano? Spare me with the guessing game. My head's throbbing, asshole."
"I'm courting her." his jaw dropped when I said those words. Parang tanga to. First time?
"C-can you say it again? I think I got it wrong." he said.
"Brent, I'm. Courting. Julie."
"Wait, wait. Sino si Julie?" he asked.
"Si Anne!"
"Huh? Ang gulo tanga!" he complained.
"Her real name is Julie Anne. But she prefers Julie so yun." I shrugged. It took him about a minute before he finally spoke.
"Ah okay. So ano nga ulit? You're courting her? As in nililigawan mo siya? Seryoso ka ba?!" he asked as if that's the most shocking thing he ever heard in his life. I nodded and he just sat there watching me. "Seryoso ka talaga?" he asked again.
