decoding the boys ✔️

10 - let me explain || edited

I was woken up very early in the morning. May kanina pa yumuyugyog sa 'kin.

"What?" I grumpily said, throwing a pillow toward the offensive hand.

Late na kami nakatulog kagabi. Nakahanap kasi ng kainuman ang mga boys at sinama pa ako sa kanila.

"Gising na, ma'am." Si Kuya Onyx pala. "Ikaw na lang hinihintay." Niyugyog niya ulit ako.

Mabilis akong bumangon at pinaghahampas ang braso niya. "I wanna sleep pa, Kuya! If you wanna go out and flirt, wag n'yo na akong isama!"

Why were they awake so early in the morning anyway?

Kuya Onyx's lips curved into a crooked smile, lighting up his chinito face. Doon ko lang napansin na nakapang-alis siya.

"You awake now?" he asked, sounding amused.

I glared at him. "Where are you going? This better be good."

"Anong kami? Tayo. Old Beans daw. Tara," yaya niya. "Let's get some coffee."

I stared at him as if he'd grown another head. Okay, we're all coffee freaks. But were they crazy? I checked the clock. Halos mapamura ako nang mabasa kong alas sais pa lang.

"Natulog na ba kayo? You're all drunk!"

"Don't worry. I'm all sober, ma'am." With one swift pull, nahatak niya ako patayo at tinulak na sa shower room.

"Sa Laguna lang tayo?" tanong ko.

"Yeah, unless you wanna go to Tags?"

"Tagaytay na lang para may view."

"Sure," mabilis niyang sagot.

I yawned and stretched my limbs. "Give me a few minutes," I said and, with a frown, disappeared in the shower room. After my morning ritual, I slipped into comfortable clothes and wore my cap, inaantok pa rin.

"Tagal," Kuya Nick commented when I finally walked out of my bedroom.

I snuck a tongue out at him. Then I swept my gaze around. Iilan pa lang kaming nasa labas.

"Where are the others?"

"'Not coming," sagot niya. "Mathev and Gian sleep like a fucking log. Your brother's gone ahead with Tito kanina pa."

Oh, baka ngayon nila imi-meet ang mga kakilala ni Dad.

I heard strings of curses coming out from Kuya Jacob's room just before he stormed out, looking disheveled and massively pissed, while Kuya Onyx followed behind, laughing his ass off.

"Dude, if you're going to be grumpy with us, then go back to bed," Kuya Paul said with a laugh.

"Fuck you, assholes," Kuya Jacob cursed again and entered his car.

"No way in hell I'm letting this drunk asshole drive," sabi ni Kuya Onyx. Hinatak niya palabas si Kuya Jacob kaya napamura ulit bago lumipat sa kabilang upuan.

Napangisi ako. Guess I got that from my brother. We really weren't a morning person. Sumunod ako kay Kuya Andrei at sumakay sa kotse niya. Doon naman sa kabila, si Kuya Nick ang nag-drive. Magkatabi sa likod niya sina Kuya Paul at Kuya Chris.

We pulled out of the resort and hit the road. Para libangin ang sarili ko, binuksan ko na lang ang emails ko. I had a notification from Kuya Jacob when he tagged me to a photo.

I gasped when I saw it. The photo was none other than myself, in all my sleeping glory. Nakatagilid ako, medyo natatakpan ng buhok ang mukha, but it was me.

Sumilip sa phone ko si Kuya Andrei. "Not Jacob's idea, by the way. Kuya took that and asked him to post it."

Nakita na siguro ni Kuya Travis yung photo na in-upload ko kahapon. So this was his way of revenge? At talagang sa Facebook pa ni Kuya Jacob kung saan marami kaming mutual friends?