Tricked (COMPLETED)

Article 1 - Section 3

"Febe!" napahinto ako sa paglalakad at agad na lumingon sa direksyon ng tumatawag sakin. I saw Kieth Mendez, our group leader sa isang general subject namin, he was running towards me. I waited for him to catch his breath before I ask him what he needed.

"Pinapabigay ni Ma'am Ortega. Buti naabutan pa kita." he said still panting. Tinanggap ko ang modules na inabot niya.

"Bukas na daw kasi ipapasa yung output niyan, kanina ko lang nakuha, nabigay ko na yung sa iba, nahirapan kasi akong maghanap sayo." Parang nahihiya niyang saad habang sinusuklay ang nagulo niyang buhok gamit ang kanyang kamay.

"Can you give me your number or add me on messenger nalang para mas mabilis kitang macontact sa susunod?" he asked while I was still scanning the modules he gave me.

"I'll just add you on faceboook then. Thanks for this." saad ko sabay bahagyang angat ng medyo may kakapalang modules.

"Sure thing." he said and tumalikod na paalis. I was still staring at his back when I heard someone cough behind me, I turned around and saw Kuya Achi staring at Kieth's back before he shifted his gaze on me.

"Boyfriend?" taas niya habang nakataas ang kilay. Inismiran ko siya bago naglakad palapit sa sasakyan niyang nakaparada sa di kalayuan.

"Hey, is that you're boyfriend?" iritado niyang ulit sa tanong, umikot ako upang harapin siya ng nakataas ang kilay.

"As if." Saad ko at tuluyan ng pumasok sa passenger seat ng sasakyan niya ng pindutin na niya ang remote nito para bumukas.

"Are you sure?" He just won't let this go, right? I sighed and face him.

"Kuya, as if naman magkaka-boyfriend ako sa ginagawa niyo ni Kuya Forbes sakin noh? There was this issue pa na two timer ako dahil every other day ay ibang sasakyan ang sumusundo sakin." I saw his forehead creased upon hearing about the rumors about.

"Who spread stupid rumors like that? Do they know that you can file a lawsuit against them?" tanong niya sabay tingin sakin ng huminto ang sasakyan dahil sa red light.

"Grabe naman 'to! Nag-aral lang ng law, kaso kaso agad? Isa pa, I don't know who started those rumors, narinig lang namin nina Pia." Natatawa kong sagot sa kanya na inirapan niya lang.

"Just tell me if they keep on bugging you." saad niya bago binalik ang atensyon sa pagmamaneho.

I took my time scanning his side profile while he was so focused on driving. I was thinking how those red lips, expressive eyes and pointed nose make women go crazy over him.

"What are you staring at?"

"I was just thinking why girls go crazy over you?" nagtataka kong tanong.

"Isn't it obvious?" nakangisi niyang saad na tinaasan ko lang ng kilay ng sandali siyang sumulyap sakin bago binalik ang tingin sa daan.

"I'm gorgeous." umarte akong nasusuka sa sinabi niya bago tumawa na agad din niyang sinabayan.

A while later after our laughter died down, I played the radio and sinabayan ang kanta. When the song 'Your Man' by Josh Turner played, I almost covered my ears when I heard Kuya Achi singing.

"Baby, lock the doors and turn the lights down low

Put some music on that's soft and slow

Baby, we ain't got no place to go

I hope you understand" tuwang tuwa niyang sabay sa kanta.

Wala nakong nagawa kundi tumawa, Kuya Achi can surely do almost everything, but singing is his only weakness. Masisira lang ang eardrums mo sa boses niya!

"My poor eardrums!" reklamo ko ng matapos na ang kanta at ang hudyo ay tuwang tuwa pa sa reaction ko.

"Please don't ever sing again." pag-mamakaawa ko sa kanya habang pababa ng sasakyan. Andito kami ngayon sa bahay, dito rin daw siya matutulog, well if they are actually sleeping. I just think these two boys just won't sleep until they memorized their whole codal!

Pagkapasok ko ay nakita ko si Kuya palabas ng kusina, he was holding a freaking codal and a cup of coffee. Hindi niya nga kami agad napansin dahil tutok na tutok siya sa binabasa niya.

"Hey Princess! How's your day?" he asked before putting down his things in the center table and kissing me at my forehead.

"It's fine kuya. You're home early?" taka kong tanong, sinadya kasi nila ni Kuya Achi na alternate ang schedules so that one of them can fetch me, and today Kuya Forbes should be home late.

"Wala yung prof namin." he said and told me to get ready so that we can have our dinner na. Mabilis lang akong nag half-bath at nag bihis bago bumabang muli.

When I reached our dining hall both Kuya Forbes and Kuya Achi was talking while waiting for me. Ate Kikay, our nanny hired by Tita Tracy pulled out a chair for me. I smiled at her and thank her before I took the seat. After serving the food she went back to the kitchen to do some chores.

"You would actually sleep right?" tanong ko sa kanilang dalawa habang kumakain kami.

"Febe, we are sleeping." Kuya Forbes answered in a matter-of-fact tone.

"If you call a 10 minute nap a sleep, I don't know what my 8 hours sleep is for." sarcastic kong sagot sa kanya na tinawanan lang ni Kuya Achi.

"Don't worry I would force him to sleep. Promise!" Sabi ni Kuya Achi habang tinataas pa ang kanang kamay na parang nagpapanatang makabayan.

"I'm talking about the two of you and not just one of you. Honestly, you look like zombies deprived of sleep na." maarte kong saad bago sumubo.

"Because zombies don't sleep, baby." pang-aasar pa ni Kuya Achi na sinuportahan pa ni Kuya Forbes.

Pinagtutulungan nila 'ko! I pouted my lips and just continued eating quietly.

"Alright, alright! We'll sleep, promise." sabi ni Kuya Forbes ng mahalatang tumahimik ako. Nag-angat ako ng tingin sa kanilang dalawa.

"What time?" tanong ko. Nagkatinginan silang dalawa bago sumagot.

"2 am." sagot ni Kuya Achi na nagpangiwi sakin, if they sleep at 2 am then that would only be 3 hours of sleep since they wake up at around 5 am to get ready for school again.

"12 midnight" aangal pa sana silang dalawa ng taasan ko sila ng kilay.

"Fine. Midnight." Kuya Forbes said in a defeated tone that made me smile. Binaba ko ang kutsara at tinidor at pinunasan ang bibig gamit ang table napkin before standing up and approached my brother to hug him from the back.

"You're the best!" mabungisngis kong saad.

"How 'bout me?" parang nagtatampong saad ni Kuya Achi. I rolled my eyes and went to him gently give him a peck on the cheeks and pinch his cheeks lightly.

"You're supposed to be my favourite but lagi mo kasi akong binubully so hindi nalang." saad ko sabay bahagyang ginulo ang buhok niya na kinasimangot niya.

"I'll be upstairs if you need something. Mag-rereview muna ko, may quiz pa po kami tomorrow." paalam ko sa kanila bago tuluyang umalis sa dining hall.

"Are we really gonna f*****g sleep at 12 midnight?"narinig kong tanong ni Kuya Achi kay Kuya Forbes bago ako tuluyang makaakyat ng hagdan.

"We should. We promised her. Kaya bilisan mo ng lumamon dyan ng makapag-umpisa na tayo." rinig kong sagot ni Kuya Forbes na nagpangiti sakin.