Fan Series #1; Choosing Her

8; Gift

ZHUBAO

We ran home late at night, dahil ito sa sobrang dami ng costumer, sinabihan ko naman si Yelimi na umuwi na pero nagpupumilit na sabay nalang kami. Pag-uwi namin ni Yelimi ay naunahan na kami ni māmā, "Yelimi, Zhubao, where have you been, I was so worried..."

"Galing lang po kami sa work ni jièjiè..." si Yelimi, "Sinamahan ko lang naman sya..."

"Yelimi, dun ka sa kwarto ko matutulog," I said, at hindi pinansin si māmā, I want her to tell us everything, but she just lowered her head.

"Why jiè?" she asked.

"Ayaw mo?" pinandilatan ko sya ng mata, kaya agad nya naman napansin kung ano ang pinahihiwatig ko sakanya, kaya tumango nalang sya. "Māmā mauna na kami, good night..."

"You know jièjiè?" saka lang sya sumagot na'ng nasa loob na kami. "Worried daw si māmā but she's having fun with Mr. Trocco..."

"Shut your mouth, hindi pa tulog si māmā." pagsaway ko, I am so mad right now, but I shouldn't have. Pero bakit ba naman kasi kailangan nyang ilihim saamin ang lahat, we caught her and everything, but she still doesn't want to tell us about it.

"Bakit ganon si māmā?" bulong nya, kaya napayuko nalang ako.

"Maligo na muna ako at mahuli ka na..." I said, para maka wala ang mga luha na kanina pa nagbabadya sa mga mata ko.

RIOH

"Anak!!!" I heard my dad yelling from outside, I immediately stood up from my gaming chair and went to check on him, I opened the door and instantly blocked my arm to prevent him from falling on the ground.

"Lasing ka nanaman, dad..." I said, "Why are you always sulking yourself drunk?"

"Hindi ako lasing, ikaw lasing." He repeated, and for the ninth time, I face palm and went to push him on bed, at hayaang magising nalang ng may hang over, lagi nalang kasi sya ang inaasikaso ko, akala mo ako itong ama nya.

KINABUKASAN.

I woke up early, dahil gusto ko'ng ayain si Zhubao, for a date, I want to give her my gift, na dapat noong birthday nya pa natanggap, but this is the first time they released these things online, pahirapan nga lang maka kuha dahil, kailangan mag bid, at agad akong nagbigay ng fifty thousand, para lang makuha ito.

"Sana ay magustuhan nya..." after that, I went inside the school, the whole day was too busy, at alam ko'ng ganon din sila Zhubao kaya napag pasyahan ko na uwian nalang ako pupunta sa classroom nila.

I stood behind their door, at agad akong lumabas nang makita ko si Zhubao na kasama si Shaina, I smiled, looking at Zhubao who just stopped walking infront me, "ah, hi Zhubao..."

"Hello, Allerioh. What brings you here?" she asked and smiled at me, "Do you need something?"

"Can I take you out for a date?" I asked that made her only look at me in the eyes, kaya naman napa tikhim ako agad at bumawi, "K-kahit friendly date lang, o-okay na ako-"

"Di ma-torpe sana di ma-torpe, wag ka na'ng torpe, Allerioh 'wag na'ng torpe!" Marky suddenly laughed kaya naman sinapok ito ni Shaina, "Aray ko!"

"Okay na, wala na'ng maingay." Shaina said hawak hawak pa din ang tenga ni marky, na ngayon ay naka thumbs up saakin kahit namumula na ang mukha nya sa sakit ng pagkaka hawak ni Shaina, kaya natawa nalang ako.

"Sure..." Zhubao suddenly responded and smiled.

"Alright, I'll pick you up later six," I said and looked at my wristwatch.