S.M.N.G.F.
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"DADDY PENDLETON"
Isabella Martinez
"So, um. Bella, dear? This is my husband, George's father. Hon, this is Dominic's dearest daughter, Isabella." Malapad ang ngiti ni Mrs. Pendleton habang pinapakilala niya ang kanyang asawa sa akin.
I gulped.
Unlike George, his father looks intimidating and scary. As if I could faint from the way he looks at me. Para bang mangangain ng buhay. Feeling ko tuloy ako pa ang lalaki na namamanhikan para kunin ang kamay ng anak niyang babae— este lalaki na si George.
Sa pagiging outgoing at care-free ni Mrs. Pendleton, I wonder how did they ended up being together.
Para akong dumadaan sa quality check.
"Hello po." Magalang kong sabi.
'Wow, Bella. So nice of you. Sa Dad mo bakit hindi mo magawa' sarcastic kong komento sa sarili.
Ngumiti ako to lighten up the mood pero yung expression ni Mr. Pendleton walang pagbabago.
Maayos naman suot ko. Very conservative, actually. It's a way of trying to please them.
"Hmmn." sagot nito at tumango.
So cold naman ni Daddy ni George.
Nasa harap lang naman na kami ngayon ng hapagkainan kaya naman nag-simula narin kami kumain after ate Angie give a prayer.
As we began to eat, napansin ko ang panay sulyap sa akin ni bakla. Pero kapag tumitingin na ako sa kanya, umiiwas siya.
I gritted my teeth in annoyance.
Just why does he keeps ignoring me?!
It seems like he wants to be in trouble with me. Sure, I'll give him trouble after this dinner.
Bago pa ako maka-isip ng kung ano pa man, nag-salita na si mom niya.
Ngumiti naman si Mrs. Pendleton. "Anyway, hon, siya iyong kinukwento ko sa'yo na dini-date ni George. Siya rin yung dapat na naka-arrange marriage sa son natin." Tinignan ako ni Mrs. Pendleton ng may ngiti. She even winked at me. "She's the girl who's got our son hard. Oops, I mean, nothing about that. Don't mind my words." Nagkunwaring nagulat si Mom niya.
Naibuga naman ng Dad ni George and tubig na iniinom.
"Hon, how rude. Ang clumsy mo pa rin." Natatawang pinupunasan ni Mrs. Pendleton ang mga labi ng asawa.
"Do you really have to say such words in front of the blessings?" Seryoso ngunit kinakabahan na tanong ng Dad ni George.
"MOM!" Sigaw rin ni bakla.
Samantalang ako, hiyang-hiya.
Si Bella, nahihiya? Gosh, this is so embarrassing!
"That's why I said, sorry." Mrs. Pendleton paused for a second before blantantly bringing up about marriage. "Anyway, Dominic and I decided to tie the knot between the two of them after their senior high school graduation—!"
Bago pa man maituloy ni Mrs. Pendleton ang sinasabi, nagsalita na kaagad ang asawa niya.
"No. Walang magaganap na kasalan." He firmly said.
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