Common Point

05 | Twittering Parents

05 | Twittering Parents

Spencer rapidly turned and coming face to face with his friend beside who was staring at him now too. He raised his eyebrows as he zipped tightly his already zipped mouth.

"Malakas pandinig ng dalawa na 'yan," ani Reggie at mahinang tinawanan ang kaibigan. "Masanay ka na."

"..."

"Tingnan mo, p're... a 'yan si Almira..." sambit ni Reggie habang ini-stalk ang Instagram account ng babae.

"Wow, napaka--"

"Ganda?" Reggie interjected.

"--malas niya sa 'yo," pang-aasar ni Spencer sa kaibigan kung kaya't nakatanggap siya ng masakit na pingot sa tainga. Imbis kasi na suportahan niya ang kaibigan niya ay dina-down niya pa ito.

"Boys, wake up! We're here!" Reishel shouted loudly and patted the thighs of two young men unconscious of that they had already drift into sleep. They had been busy for a while teasing each other like a preschool pupils until they were both nappy then gets sleepy because the trip also took them half an hour due to traffic.

"Reggie, ayusin mo mukha mo. If Almira smelled you, do you think she'll like you?" Antonio said as he turned and looked at his son, who is brushing and rubbing his eyes like a newly woke toddler.

"Of course not, Dee!" Reishel's euphemism ironically full of contrary to his husband then sending her glances to his son at the backseat. "Come on, baby... mag-mouthwash ka, you smell like an expired saliva! Why don't you be like Spencer, he smells like human."

Spencer snickered at his friend full of disrespect.

Reggie's puss turned to a frown. "Tapos n'yo na po akong laitin? Tara na po, baba na po tayo po."

He tsk-tsked huffily as he gets out of the car, then the three who retrieved themselves from snickering are now trailing him behind.

Pinagbuksan ng mga guard ang mga bisitang dumating at pinatuloy nila sa loob. Sina Manang Angela at Manang Gallerie ay pinagbuksan din ng pinto sina Guillermo, Reishel, Reggie at Spencer.

"P're, amoy laway ba 'ko?" seryosong tanong ni Reggie sa kaibigan, kapapasok lang nila sa loob ng bahay nila Almira.

Tumagilid ng kaunti si Spencer palapit sa kaibigan. "Oo."

"Totoo?" Nanlalaki ang mga mata at mukhang naniniwala sa sinasabi ng kaibigan.

"Hindi," sagot ni Spencer.

"Ano ba talaga?" naguguluhang ani Reggie habang lumilingon-lingon sa paligid.

"Edi amuyin mo."

Nasa likod lang si Spencer ni Reishel at si Reggie naman ay nasa tabi niya, sa likod ni Guillermo. Naglalakad pa rin sila at pawang hinahanap ng dalawang nauuna sa harapan ang mga amigo amiga nila.

"Pilosopo... 'di bagay sa 'yo!" inis na sambit ni Reggie saka binatukan si Spencer. Napakabrutal niyang kaibigan talaga! Napakapamwisit din naman kasi nitong si Spencer.

Natigil lang sila nang sawayin sila ni Reishel na ngayon ay nakatingin na sa kanilang dalawa, "Boys shh..." aniya habang nakalapat ang hintuturong daliri sa labi.

Binawi ni Reishel ang kanyang tingin at napabulalas na lamang ito nang sumalubong sa kanya ang kanyang kumare. "Oh my sufferin' succotash! I miss you mothersmucker!"

"I miss you din, maarte kong friend!" masayang tugon ni Leticia bago yakapin at makipag-beso-beso sa kaibigan.

"Hey, sup man!" Antonio greeted his friend Guillermo in the most coolest way he knows.

"I'm doing good, dude!" Guillermo's repartee before executing their nerveless fist bump.

"What's with them?" Spencer said what he was actually intended.

"Ganyan talaga sila, p're. Ganyan mag-usap yung mga maaarteng mayaman," Reggie demystified.

"E, bakit ikaw hindi?" Inasahan na ni Reggie na itatanong ni Spencer sa kanya 'yon.

"Yuck, 'di bagay p're." Umiiling na ani Reggie, nakatingin lang sa ginagawa ng mga magulang niya, walang pakialam sa mga pinag-uusapan nila.

"Sa bagay, 'di nga bagay sa mukha mo."

Nakikipagsabayan ang dalawa sa pagkukwentuhan ng mga matatanda malapit sa kanila.

"Holy cow! Kanina ka pa!" iritang ani Reggie.

"Aw!" Spencer's groan as he was got beaten up again, much to his surprise.

"Ngayon alam ko na kung sa'n ka nagmana ng mga gan'yang salitaan," aniya nang maglaho ang kirot sa likod ng kanyang ulo.

"Kanino?" tanong ni Reggie, iniisip kung ano ang sagot pero nang makita niyang nakatulala lang si Spencer sa ibang direksyon ay sinundan niya ng tingin and there he found out her mother screaming.

"Holy cow!" She squeaked.

Spencer turned back his gaze to the guy beside the shrugged his shoulders while chuckling.

"E, ikaw kanino mo namana yung mga pa-cheese crap cheese crap mo?" tanong naman ni Reggie, halatang inis at wala nang mapagsidlan ang kabadtripan sa loob niya.

But the rude conversations has ended all of a sudden when the squealing voice of Almira's mom came up.

"Mira! Come downstairs, dear!" Leticia called her daughter. Hindi pa rin kasi ito bumababa magmula pa kanina, kinain na yata ng bathtub.

"Coming!" Almira shrieked, hurrying, heading on her way out of her room and then slammed the door as she began to slid her feet downstairs.

And the world rotating and revolving around seemed to slow down as Reggie watched Almira, wearing her nice night pale yellow dress as she smiled darlingly making her way down the stairs. Her eyes shine even brighter than the crème de la crème lights from the chandeliers hanging at the ceiling of this elegant domicile.

Reggie was jaw-dropped, seemed like his two feet were nailed to where he was standing, his trembling knees were stiffly frozen like a giant chunk of ice in the coldest winter of Antarctica, couldn't murmur any verbals for he was just wholeheartedly captivated by the moment.

"Hello po," Almira's placid greeting, still stooping down as she watched her final step. She looks up as she smoothly brushes her two fingers on her dark brown hair and settled those filaments filling her sight at the back of her ears, so that everybody is going to see her precious visage.

"Hi," she even glanced and greeted the guy beside Spencer, Reggie who seemed like he already swallowed his throat as he still cannot make himself utter any phrase.

"Why don't we go grab some delicious foods?" Leticia as she decided to break the ice.

"'Cause that's why we're here, right?" Guillermo replied as if he was joking yet telling the right thing.

Everybosy's laughing as they finally moved their feet to one direction, toward dining area where the delicious foods are just waiting to be gobbled and swallowed by them.

"I'm sure you're going to take some pill that will bring back your memories 'cause you'll forget your name after you tasted those freaking yummy edibles I cooked," Leticia's blabbermouth is continuously babbling as she was walking ahead.

"You know what friend? Ang daldal mo pa rin, 'no?" ani Reishel dahilan para mapatawa ang lahat.

Ilang saglit pa ay narating na nila ang malaki at mahabang lamesa, they were sitting around the table with each pair. Magkatabi sina Antonio at Leticia, Guillermo at Reishel, Reggie at Spencer, at katapat nila si Almira na walang katabi.