Bomb Tamer's Revival

Kabanata 46

"Ate, can you move over there?"

"Doon ka na lang sa kabila umupo kasi. Bakit ka ba tumatabi sa akin?"

I looked at my cousins arguing over sitting on the sofa. Ang magkapatid na si Precious at si Monique ang laging madalas mag-away. I just smirked because Janina and I used to be like that before when we were a kids. Pero ewan ko lang sa dalawang ito na parehong dalaga na ay nag-aaway pa rin.

Inilipat ko naman ang tingin kay Nicole na nasa kabila lamang na tahimik na umupo sa tabi ni Yshi na hindi naman nagreklamo sa ate niya hindi katulad sa dalawa kanina. May kung ano pang pinag-usapan ang dalawa. Napangisi naman akong muli dahil magkaibang-magkaiba ang dalawa kila Precious at Monique na maingay. Kabaliktaran sila dahil parehong tahimik at kalmado ang dalawang kapatid ni Ralph.

Janina is busy talking to someone on the phone. So I looked at my younger brother sitting on the sofa at the corner. He yawned and seemed sleepy and bored. Since I'm not talking to someone because Janina isn't beside me, I can see everyone doing in the living room.

"Hey!" Yshi called Zean.

"Hm?" He asked boredly.

"Are you bored?"

"Yeah," he said as he reached for the rubics cube on the coffee table.

"Why don't you come sit over here? Let's talk about some deep things," Yshi smirked playfully.

Ngumisi lang din naman si Zean sa panghahamon ni Yshi sa kanya at saka nga tumayo at lumapit sa kanila kung nasaan sila ni Nicole kaya naman mas lalong lumawak ang ngisi ni Yshi.

"What are we gonna talk about? Hm?" Tanong ni Zean, nanghahamon din sa kanya.

"Hm..."

Yshi crossed her arms and legs as she leaned against the backrest of the sofa. She then smirked after a little while.

"What are your thoughts about self-love?" Yshi asked him.

"Why?" Zean asked, brows are furrowed.

"Self-love raw muna si ate Nicole kaya hanggang ngayon wala pang jowa," sabi ni Yshi na hanggang ngayon ay nakangisi na nilingon pa ang kapatid.

Lumingon din naman si Zean sa kanya.

"I didn't say it," Nicole said calmly.

"It's fine though," Zean said to her and then turned to Yshi again. "If it's about self-love, I think you should ask Ate Dianne over there."

Bahagya namang napataas ang kilay ko roon nang marinig na banggitin ng kapatid ko ang pangalan ko.

"Ikaw nga tinatanong ko because I am interested in your thoughts. Hindi ba nagself-love ka rin naman muna noon kasi masyado mong minahal iyong babae na hindi mo naman naging girlfriend pero malaki naging epekto sa iyo?" Sabi ni Yshi na sobra na ang pagngisi.

"Damn you, Yshi," tumatawang sabi ni Zean at agad na naupo sa tabi niya at inakbayan na pabiro itong sinasakal.

"What?" Yshi asked, laughing.

"Is this what deep things you wanna talk about, huh?"

Ngumisi naman ako habang pinapanood si Zean at si Yshi na parehong nagtatawanan habang si Nicole naman ay tahimik lang at nakangiting pinapanood din ang dalawa sa tabi. I understand why Yshi teased them. Sa aming magpipinsan, si Zean at si Nicole ang sobrang nakakaramdam ng pagkailang. Yshi teased them to ease the awkwardness they felt between them. Good thing Zean knows what Yshi really wanted to happen, so he just playfully goes along with her to make everything good, forgetting about the past he had for Nicole.