Accursed Series 1: When I Met You

Chapter 43

All of us are silently eating. Obviously observing each other. Except for Yuri, ofcourse.

"Mommy feed me..." Buti nalang talaga at nandito ang bata. May pag-aabalahan ako.

Adi cleared his throat. "So... how's the flight?" Trying to open a conversation.

"Obviously tiring, but it's all good."

"Boring isn't?"

"Hmm? Not rea-"

"Kase wala ako." He chuckled.

Really?

"Ew," Nanlaki ang mga matang napatingin ako kay Eakysha. She's currently holding her phone right now and when she noticed that all of us are looking at her, she awkwardly apologized. "Ah my bad, I just found something disgusting in the internet." Nakangiwing wika nito.

"No phone while eating, tita Eaky." Panenermun ni Yuri.

"Yeah, I apologize." Nakangiting wika ni Eakysha.

Pagkatapos naming kumain ay umuwi na kaagad kami ni Yuri. Sinundo kase kami ni Jeanie. Na miss niya daw si Yuri kaya hihiramin ulit. Habang pauwi ay busy ang dalawa sa pagk-kwentuhan. Yuri is telling her how we spend our time together.

Hapon na at wala na si Yuri sa bahay, gonna miss that kiddo. Sana pala di nalang ako pumayag na hiramin ulit ni Jeanie.

Kasalukuyan akong nasa kwarto at tanging nighties ko lang ang sout ko. Tinatamad na kase akong bumaba kaya dito nalang ako nanatili. Kasalukuyan akong pumapapak ng ice cream ngayon ng may biglang kumatok sa pinto.

Si April ata, baka may kailangan. Binuksan ko naman ito at ang bumungad ay si Eakysha.

"Oh what are you doing here?"

"Manliligaw?"  She said and hugged me tight.

I smiled for myself. My clingy Eakysha is back. "You look sexy by the way." She suddenly said.

"I know," I chuckled.

Inaya ko siyang pumasok. Hindi ba siya kinakabahan? Like duh? Kami lang namang dalawa sa bahay at ang daming tao sa baba. Baka magtaka sila April kung ba't pumunta siya dito.

"So," She gulp. "About... Yuri is she your child?" Tanong niya ng makaupo. Parang nagdadalawang isip sa itinanong.

Gulat naman akong nakatingin sa kaniya. "What?! Ofcourse not!"

Pinagsasabe nito.

Para naman siyang nakahinga ng maluwag. "Really?" Paninigurado pa nito.

"Tangek, di nga makapag move-on tas biglang nagka-anak? Seriously?" I look at her in-disbelief "Yan ba yung pinunta mo dito?"

"Well..." She lick her lower lip. "Why is she calling you mommy?"

"Jusmiyo, stop overthinking okay?" I sat beside her and sighed then explain everything about Yuri. Noong una ay ayaw niya pang maniwala eh. After that, she went home. Baka daw magduda si Lou, the spy.

Yun lang pala ang pinunta niya dito.

Time flies so fast. Eakysha and I are doing good. We secretly sneak to see each other outside or when she visit my house. Kapag hindi busy ay tatambay lang ito sa Coffee Shop ko, nangnanakaw ng tingin. Tulad ngayon.

Ako kase yung pumalit sa Cashier namin dahil nagkasakit ito.

"Mommy Eia!" Yuri excitedly greet me. Kasama niya si Jeanie na may nakakalukong ngiti sa mga labi. Inirapan ko naman ito at nakangiting niyakap si Yuri.

Yuri is now busy eating her egg tart with milk. Nakaupo ito sa harap ni Eakysha.

"So?" Jeanie beamed.