Interdicted Passion: The Nerd's Prodigy (AGS #1)

KABANATA 12:

Bedtime stories

"Oh 'di ba!" Shy squealed. Napa-upo nalang ako dahil sa pagod. Mas nakakapagod pa pala ito kaysa sa paglalaro.

Ilang retake ba 'yon?

Ahh! I lost count!

"Kay Rei ba nakipagvideo ka na?" Gusto ko rin naman na maranasan no'n ang hirap ng pinanggagawa namin.

"Nope. I'll ask her." She answered without looking at me. She's looking at our videos.

"Alaska?" Biglang sulpot ni Mike.

"Gatas daw brader gusto ni Shy." Tukso pa ni Zander kay Mike. "Bigyan mo na baka lang naman magka-chance ka pa."

"Ogag! Nakamove on na 'ko 'no. May girlfriend na kaya ako!" Pagmamalaki pa ni Mike.

"Sus imaginary! Buti pa 'ko lima na!"

"Huy! Huy! Tigil-tigilan niyo nga iyang kahanginan niyo. At anong alaska? gatas? I said I'll ask her." Shy said in a british accent.

Natawa ako. Totoo naman kasi, tunog alaska ang sinabi niya.

"Oh! You'll ask her." Matigas na ingles ni Zander at patango-tango pa. Nakahugis 'O' din ang mga labi nito. Tuwang-tuwa na naintindihan niya ang sinabi nito. "Accent mo kasi nakakahilo."

"Anong nakakahilo do'n? It's brit just like Harry Potter." Shy rolled her eyes.

"Harry Potta? Kaano-ano niya ang may-ari ng Nesfuta?" Mike said the last word in a british accent. That weird juice brand 'Nesfruta'.

Natawa ako habang tinitingnan ang pagkakakunot nang noo nito.

"Ogag! Nagmumura ka ba? Anong Harry Potta at Nesfuta?" Tumatawang tanong ni Zander at binatukan pa si Mike.

"Tigil na nga. You're obviously making fun of me." Naiinis na ani Shy at padaskol na naupo sa bench katabi ni Promise.

"Obobs niyo kasi." Tawa ko sa dalawang nagkakamot ng batok nila. Nagsisikohan pa sila habang naglalakad na palayo.

Hayy! Mga baliw talaga.

Halos atakihin ako sa puso nang may biglang lumitaw na water bottle sa harap ko. Napatingin ako sa may hawak nito.

My forehead creased. "What?"

"Pinapabigay ni Khib." Nathalia said blankly.

Nagpalinga-linga ako para hanapin siya, pero 'di ko mahagilap ni buhok niya.

"Huwag mo nang hanapin. Takot 'yon hiwalayan mo." She then giggled at tumakbo palapit kay Promise. "Baby Koko!" I heard her squealed.

Nagkibit balikat lang ako. I turned the cap to open the bottle.

"Ah refreshing!" I said while drinking my gatoraded.

I've been jogging for a while now, mamangs texted me earlier to pick my sister up from her piano lessons since it's a saturday and we don't have much classes.

"Ate!" Her high pitched voice immediately said as soon as she saw me. She ran towards me and gave me a peck on my left cheek.

"Did you enjoy your piano lessons?" I asked her. She was holding my right hand and skipping happily.

"Yes, it was fun!" She happily shouted.

I smiled. Happy for her.

Mamangs allowed her to have these piano lessons since it's what she wanted from the very beginning. She actually is musically inclined, last summer she took up guitar lessons, then the other year she took up drums. She loves playing instruments, the thing that I never liked.