Kabanata 4
OH, my God? Oh, my God? Oh, my God!
"Ayos ka lang, Daru?" Napatalon ako, sumusulyap kay Adira sa aking tabi.
"Huh? Well, yeah." Tumikhim ako at ngumiti sa kanya.
"Tagal mo ro'n, ah? Madami bang tao sa banyo?" Halos atakihin ako sa puso nang dumungaw din sa akin si Sibyl at nagtanong.
"A-ah, kanina..." I chuckled awkwardly. "Kainis nga, eh. Ihing-ihi na ako."
"Sayang, magre-retouch sana ako," ani Sibyl at ngumiti. "Thanks, Darsh."
I nodded. Ang mga pinsan kong nasa kolehiyo na ay nag-order ng drinks na iinumin nila samantalang kami ay simpleng juice lang. Well, it's okay with me since I'm just seventeen, next year naman na kapag debut ko, Papa allowed me to go to bars na basta I'm with my cousins.
Wine lang ang p'wede kong inumin at mostly occasionally lang.
I sipped on my juice, my eyes moving back to the door and shaking my head, my cheek still warm with my stupidity.
Damn it! I can still remember how embarrassed I was na tinakbuhan ko sila na parang tanga! Oh, gosh! The moment his call ended with his mother at nahuli kong nakanganga lang sa akin ang kapatid niya ay dali-dali ko silang sinalisihan.
I did my best and ran as fast as I could away from them like an idiot. I was positive they were looking my way as I ran pero wala na akong pakialam at nagmamadaling tumakbo na lang dito palabas!
"Bakla, oh." Scira offered me foods kaya tumango ako at inilahad din ang plato ko.
"Kuya Zy! Where are my gummy bears?" ani Zire.
"Chiel, saan ka galing?" napasulyap ako kay Kuya Deion at nakita kong nasa may likuran ko si Kuya, galing ata sa loob.
"Sa loob lang." He chuckled a bit and glanced at her sister. "Crest, nasa loob sina Eirene."
"Who's Eirene?" ani Ate Clyte na katabi si Ate Crest.
"Cousin," Kuya asked with a playful smile. "Mother side," ani Kuya at nag-usap na silang dalawa ni Ate Crest bago nagpaalam na kukumustahin daw ang mga pinsang iba nila.
"Hoy, bakla..." Kalabit ko kay Scira na nasa tabi ko at kumukuha ng pictures para daw sa kanyang Instagram.
"Hmm?" She hummed and glanced at me, binaba niya ang kamay na may hawak na phone at hinawi ang kanyang maiksing buhok, parehas sila ng hairstyle ni Zire na abala sa pag-nguya ng gummy bears niya.
"You see, what if...you like someone?" I asked, making sure no one could hear it but us.
"And?" She asked, mas mukhang naging interesante na sa tanong ko.
"And...that someone you like would uhm..." Paano ko ba 'to sasabihin? "Would like to ask you to be his girlfriend?"
I saw how my cousin's eyes widen, napaayos siya ng upo roon at ngumanga.
"Y-you mean, Brandon asked you out?!" Suminghap pa siya kaya kinurot ko siya para tumahimik.
Zire glanced our way, nakita ko ang panliliit ng mata niya habang ngumunguya ng gummies niya.
"May secret ba kayo sa 'kin?" She asked kaya mabilis kaming napaayos ng upo ni Scira at umiling sa kanya.
"Wala, ah!" I exclaimed and she nodded, still looking suspicious.
"'Di ako naniniwala, chika n'yo sa akin mamaya!" Tinuro niya kaming dalawa ni Scira. My cousin glanced at me, kaya tumango na ako, nangingiti.
"Alright, alright," I said. "Mamaya sa group chat. Sabihin ko sa 'yo."
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