Along the Avenue

KABANATA VIII

"Ano Alice g ka this 23 sa Alumni?"

Tanong ni Kylie habang pauwi na kami we used one car lang kasi eh kaya ako ang maghahatid sa kanilang apat. "Not Sure alam nyo naman wala akong mapag-iiwanan kay Mira"

"E di isama mo, feel free to bring anything or anyone daw kami bahala kay nakshie" ~Penelope

"Yeah, wag ka matakot sa babaeng yun hello di hamak naman na mas pretty ka doon at wala siyang panama sa'yo" ~Kylie

As everyone knows ayaw niya pumunta sa Alumni na yun because magkikita sila ng ex niya plus yung nakakairitang asawa ng daddy ni baby Mira ang akala mo kung sino por que naikasal na sila duh walang wala siya sa pambato namin psh.

"Pero..."

"Darling, our baby girl is in our protection don't worry wala silang magagawa para saktan ka or si Mira kami bahala abangan natin sa labas ng venue kapag inaway" ~ Courtney

Natawa ako kay Courtney naalala ko tuloy bigla nung high school nangunguna siya sa mga students na may bad reputation sa school kasi mga dazai bad gurl ang ate nyo. But look at her now, she's already the ace of our group Courtney Lovielle Marquez lang yan.

"Hmm I'll see what I can do."

"Psh. Anong I'll see ka dyan susunduin ko kayong mag-ina wala nang maraming dahilan okay, shopping tayo bukas kung wala naman kayong gagawin"

I suggested na agad naman nilang sinang-ayunan. At dahil wala naman gaanong traffic mabilis kaming nakauwi at sinalubong pa kami ni Mira with her yaya na uuwi yata kasi Christmas at wala din namang work si Allison kaya ayun. At hindi rin naman kami nagtagal at umuwi na rin kami ni Courtney sa kabilang building kasi dito may property si Mommy. And si Courtney naman hindi masyadong afford before ang condo sa Georgia building kaya doon na lang siya sa Central building nag-inquire.

At nagulat ako sa dinatnan ko pintuan ng condo ko a white bouquet of tulips and a lunch box. Yeah lunch box kahit gabi na at may note pa. I didn't know where on earth this food came from kaya wala akong balak na kainin ito. Baka ma food poisoning lang ako, or worse baka galing pa ang isang ito kay Geneva kilala ko ang matandang yun when it comes to getting rid of me and my brother she's always serious and scheming dirt with her own hands. And Given the fact that neither my grandparents nor any of the company board members acknowledge her son's capabilities, they always have their faith in me and my decision. But for now I am not planning on getting in touch with the company as of now besides no one is pressuring me right now in my current situation. I'm pretty sure that I can survive on my own without having anyone to help me.

Isa pa may kapatid ako ano ba, he might be an easy-go-lucky rascal but I'm sure that he knows how to be serious when it comes to his works and he is responsible naman kaya hinahayaan ko siya sa mga pinaggagawa niya. May kapatid kaya akong engineer hindi lang halata na engineer kasi nga may pagka baliw choss. But out of curiosity I still opened the lunch box para tingnan kung ano ang laman at nagulat ako doon, kasi konti lang ang nakakaalam na favorite ko ang spicy chicken and by any chance impossible naman na padalhan ako ni Geneva ng ganito. It looks like home cooked eh, imposible din naman na kay Vin ito nanggaling he can cook pero hindi ganito. I immediately looked at the note and I was still confused who is this mystery cook.

I hope you'll eat this, This isn't poisoned or what I just a fan who doesn't want you to starve.

Huh? Is this some kind of detective game? Kasi this is literally ridiculous but I don't want to assume may hula na ako pero lalabas akong assuming isa pa why would that person give me something like this we're not even friends to consider. At dahil nahihiya naman akong itapon that's why I've tasted it and it is not bad naman and it tastes like someone I knew cooking. But I still couldn't assume ayokong mapahiya if I asked. I'll just wait until this mystery chef comes out and thank him/her personally. Isa pa yung note medyo familiar yung penmanship niya I wonder tuloy kung  sa kanya galing...