Summer Vacation

05

After we ate the entrees that Hairo ordered, the lunch pastas and salads, and desserts came along with the arrival of kuya James and kuya Kino.

What he ordered was a Chicken Parmesan, Bolognesa Pasta, Chicken Avocado Mango, Macaroni & Cheese, and oh – a Lasagna! My favorite! Then for the desserts, he ordered two tiramisu and three chocolate cake. We also had a strawberry lemonade, Italian Soda and two Lemonade.

"Wow! Pasta naabutan namin," kuya Kino sarcastically said. "Grabe naman, hindi man lang kami nakatikim ng totoong lunch."

Hairo sneered at kuya Kino. "You can order, you fool." he said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Bakit kasi hindi mo nalang kami in-orderan kanina ng lunch namin? Tanging pasta lang in-order mo sa amin ha," kuya James said while eating his chicken parmesan. "Fairness, sarap nito!" he said, pointing the food with the fork.

"Bakit ko naman kayo o-orderan ng lunch niyo? Anak ko ba kayo?" Hairo asked.

"Ebarg," kuya Kino said. "Gumaganiyan kana ha, nako, bad iyan."

Hairo rolled his eyes. "Pasensya kana huh? Godbless." He said in a sarcastic way.

I shook my head. "Mag-order nalang kayo, kuyas." sabi ko sa dalawang lalaki.

"We already had our lunch," kuya Kino said. "Nagpa-room service kami kanina kasi tinatamad nanaman ang putang'nang ito," dagdag pa niya 'saka binatukan si kuya James.

Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at inumpisahang lantakan ang Lasagna na in'order ni Hairo. . . para sa akin.

"Wala ba silang ice cream dito?" kuya James asked out of nowhere, after finishing his chicken parmesan. "Been craving for it!"

"I don't know," I answered. "Magtanong ka sa counter kuya," utos ko sa kaniya.

He groaned. "Maka-utos ka naman sakin, Zai. Hindi mo naman ako utusan," aniya.

Hindi ko nalang sinagot pa si kuya James at pinagpatuloy lang ang pag-ubos ng Lasagna ko. After finishing my lasagna, ang isang chocolate cake naman ang pinuntirya ko.

Yum!

"Ahh," I said after finishing all the foods in front of me. "I'm full."

"Halata naman," Hairo commented. "You eat a lot," aniya pa.

I rolled my eyes. "I'm hungry?" patanong pa na sabi ko.

He shrugged and smiled. "Of course, you are."

Napailing nalang ako at kinuha ang cellphone ko. Binasa ko kaagad ang message ni Juri na kanina pa pala.

From: Juridic(k) 😹

r u with zach's bestfriends? 😲

I replied. ‘Yes.’

I placed my phone on the table after replying at Juri's text. Alam ko namang matagal pa siyang makakapag-reply. I supposed he's now busy with their project that Sid was talking about kanina.

"Let's swim," aya ni kuya James nang makalabas na kami ng restaurant.

"Kakatapos lang nating kumain, kupal," ani kuya Kino at binatukan nanaman si kuya James.