Dear, Joey

30

May kitchen, pero walang laman. Even utensils, plates, kahit isang baso wala. I found a double doored ref but it's all about alcohol, everything inside, from up in down. May coffee maker pero walang kape, may oven toaster pero walang tinapay, lahat ng kabinet walang laman. Ano, saan ako lulugar? Ang laki laki ng kitchen pero ni isa wala pang nagagamit, even the high ceiling of this penthouse seems grand but cold, and dull. The huge living room was just living room di nagagamit, I saw glass wall and small gym outside of it and a pool but that's it, everything seems lonely, kaya kahit gutom at kumakalam ang sikmura ay napawi. How long his been staying here alone? 

 I go up again, getting his phone on his side drawer, inayos ko ang kumot nya bago nag pa-deliver ng pagkain at bottled waters. Tumawag ako sa reception area na tanggapin ang delivery at pakitawagan na lang sa landline. Naghanap ako ng maliit liit na Tshirt bago sinuot ulit ang pants ko bago nangialam sa wallet nya. Babayaran ko naman eh. Wearing my high heels, his ball cap, and carrying his phone and wallet, off to go. Nasa pinaka taas ang penthouse nya kaya bababa ako sa pinaka ground floor para kunin ang order ko. Ginamit ko yung regular na elevator kisa sa private elevator niya, ughh so complicated ng buhay ng sobrang yayaman. 

Ngumiti ako sa receptionist ng lumapit ako, at binigay ang pangalan ko bago kinuha ang inorder ko, with bags of bottled waters and huge bags of food, I go up again and kaya lang pag taas ko, kailangan ko nga pala ng password ng penthouse nya. Kapag sa private elevator kasi fingerprint nya ang kailangan, dito key card mismo with his authorization or password. 

Binaba ko muna ang mga dala ko at agad na ti-nype ang password nya sa phone but it's wrong. I try his birthday but it's wrong, I sigh, and nag stretch typing once again, but the noise canceled it again, I try another, and another but the passwords aren't those numbers. I blow my baby hair and put my hands to my waist staring intently at the keyboard. I type all the zero and just like that it pops in, I gasp dancing around like a winner. I look at the camera on the side at gives it a pogi sign before happily walk in. 

Napatalon ako sa gulat ng masalubong ko ang tingin ni Tegan, crossing his arms with a stance like his waiting me to open the door. His adorably stare at me with his messed hair and usual jogging pants and white shirt.

"Your awake!" 

"Yes, because someone makes the noises on the door" he huskily said smiling down at me. 

"Because I can't open it... By the way where's my kiss?" nguso ko teasing him. 

"Why?" ngisi nya but his ready to close the distance. 

"Because I'm home~" pakanta kung ngisi sa kanya making him stop halfway and stare at me, I stare at him smiling before close the distance, give him a smack kiss so loud. 

"Why not fix yourself then we eat dinner hmmm? tatawagan ko din si Jemaine later" lalagpasan ko sana sya ng bigla nyang hinuli ang bewang ko, hugging me from the back burring his face on my neck. I laugh when I felt that his smelling me. 

"Hoy hindi pa ko naliligo, you always smelling me, sasabihin ko kay Kuya nag aadict ka na" natatawa kung biro. 

"Addict sa'yo" bulong nya makes me laugh out loud. 

"Daniel padilla ikaw ba yan?" Lingon ko sa kanya, he laughs with me kissing my forehead. My smile dropped a bit when I saw his eyes glassy, but I smile at him still.

"Di nga, you smell like me" ngisi nya. 

"Because I used your perfume a little bit, buti na lang nagpalit ka ng pabango, it's not irritating, tsaka mag-amoy ligo man lang ako" ngisi ko bago tumakas sa bisig nya. Natatawang sumunod sya sa akin helping me with the bottled waters. Pumunta kasi sa kitchen table, karugtong ito ng dining area. 

"Hmp. I remembered, you should buy necessities here, I can't believe you don't have anything except alcohol" iling ko sa kanya habang inaasikaso ang inorder ko. Tumabi sya sa akin, didn't mind that his being clingy by hugging my waist carefully with his one hand while the other is helping me with my order. 

"I always eat outside" I glance at him and saw him looking at the table. 

"But still, I woke up, run to your kitchen and all I found is beer, dude gisingin mo na ko ng madaling araw wag mo lang akung gutumin!" gigil kung sabi, he laughs at me reaching my cheek to give a pick and whispered an apology. 

"Then why not help me buy anything? I'm not familiar with it anyway" tukod nya ng braso nya sa table, caging me in between and look up a bit to me. Our face is so close that I can see his long lashes. 

"That can do, but no crowded place?" He nods and stare at me. I smile at him and bob my forehead to him gently. 

"Call" I whispered, before taking off his cap and get his on my back packet, and a couple of bills and the receipt. He stands up straight looking at his things on the table before. 

"I'll pay you when I get my things back but for now, Kuya didn't answer my call." I dragged a chair to seat and fold the plastic bags. 

"Using my phone?" ngisi nya sa akin. 

"Who else should I used?" irap ko sa kanya, he just laughs and kiss my head before going upstairs with his phone. 

"Faster!" habol ko sa kanya, I just heard his loud steps. I drank a lot of water. Hindi naman sya nagtagal at bumalik din kaagad. He just brushed his teeth and was his face. I prepared his food already with a plastic pork and spoon, while I'm using my hand to eat. We were enjoying our dinner when someone walk in. A bodyguard, it's the bodyguard yesterday. 

"Sir, Ito na ho ang pinapakuha nyo" abot nung bodyguard while Tegan stood up. 

"Wait, that's my luggage!" tayo ko at lapit sa kanila. Dala ng bodyguard ang maliit kung luggage at maliit kung bag na  naglalaman ng phone ko at wallet. 

"Dinaanan ni Lenuel" tegan smile at me, the bodyguard look at him and to me before formally look down. 

I gasp at gigil na sinampal sa braso si Tegan. 

"Why didn't you tell me?! That moron will surely kidn*pped Jemaine again, ngayon pa lang kami nakakalabas ng maayos at hindi pa tayo nakakapagusap, wag nyo kung lamangan ulit Mr. Marval" asik ko sa kanya making him dropped his smile, bago bumaling sa bodyguard. 

"Salamat ah" ngiti ko bago isang kamay na kinuha sa kanya ang maliit kung luggage at bag bago nagmadaling bumalik sa kitchen. I heard them talk quietly but I just mind my business opening my phone. Sunod sunod na text massages and missed calls ang pumasok. Kay Kuya lenuel at Tegan lahat. I ignore it and proceed to call Kuya Lenuel but he didn't aswer, gigil kung nag-dial ang kay Jemaine, Tegan glance at me from time to time talking to his bodyguard while I'm bring impatient on my seat. 

"Yah! Andyan si Kuya? Pass the phone to him, Jemaine! Lintek lang na walang ganti!" I stand up and go to the sink to wash my hand. Weeping my hand on my pants. 

"O-Oh ito na... Lagot ka" I heard her said on the other line. 

"Oh?" 

"Anong oh?! Wag mo kung ma oh oh dyan Kuya! Tatakas ka pa ah!"

"I'm not scaping..."

"Hoyy! Pinapanganak ka pa lang kabisado na kita Kuya, and I will not buy your alibi, bumalik ka dito ngayon at mag uusap tayo ng harapan!" 

"I'm your older brother Jullieanna!" like it's going to change if he said that. 

"Yes, but you didn't act like it! Wala pa kayong nililinaw sa akin tungkol sa nangyari, and it's been 2 months since then, now I'm walking alive and you just disregard my concerns, no way!" natahimik sa kabila while I'm breathing hard. 

"You know I just want a clarification Kuya, nothing else. I heard everything from Jullienne but I don't know your sides, and don't bring me to the point that I will find Mr. Sarmiento's address just to know everything"

"You don't have to concern yourself on the other matters Jullieanna, it concerns about the companies and a lot of people, nadamay ka lang sa gulo namin alright, let this go" he firmly said. 

"You’re doing that again" I look down at my bare foot. I felt his presence near me, but my mood is on a pavement already. 

"Hey" he reacted sounded hopeless. Bakit ko pa ba ipipilit? 

"You know Ju..." di ko na sya pinatapos at pinatayan sya ng tawag. I get my luggage and bag. 

"I'm going to take a bath" iwas ko sa kanya, I know his watching my every move. 

"You didn't finish your food" habol nya trying to block me. 

"Later" simple kung sabi bago nagmadaling umalis, I saw the bodyguard looking at me, but I just ignore their stare. Isang oras akung nag stay sa loob ng bathroom bago nagbihis. Iniwan ko ang luggage ko sa loob, I stop drying my hair when I found him lying half his body on the bed. Sleeping. Mukhang naghihintay sya sa akin. 

I sigh, finishing to dry my hair before I crawl on the bed, hovering him staring at his face upside down. He looks so tired but still handsome. I put my hair away from his face but stop when he suddenly opens his eyes, I automatically smile at him. Namumungay ang mga mata nya. 

"Mangangalay ka, why not lay down comfortably hmm?" I said seating up and combing my hair using my hand. He got up groaning before turning to me. I laugh when his hair got so messed up like a nest on his head. I got near him and reached his head, he reaches me halfway, hugging my waist and burying his face under my chin. I run my hand on his head, still laughing on him. 

"You should always comb your hair" 

"I did" He groan, I sense that he always careful when he hugs me. 

"I fully healed Mr. Marval, last week pa, the doctor said that I'm fully fine like a bull" Tapik ko sa braso nya. He just sighs and ready to talk when the door open and a beautiful girl pop her head and speaks. 

"Kuya Al, you order food here that's new...!" The girl stops and gasp when she catches him and me with her eyes. I know we just look like an old couple feeling cozy in the night after we go home and by the look at it, we are all shock. 

I gasp and push Tegan's face out of me, kicking him out of the bed and hurriedly stand up, napangiwi ako sa sobrang lakad ng bagsak nya sa sahig, making the girl eyes open wide and gape at me. I heard Tegan grunt and look at the girl with his cold eyes. The girl looks so shock by my actions, but I just fix my wet hair and my pajama. 

"Rena" Tegan stand up and fix his shirt. The girl becomes pale. 

"I-I'm sorry... I d-didn't... sorry Kuya, sorry po!" yukong paumanhin nya looking between us with her huge eyes. 

Napapatikhim kinagat ko ang ibabang labi ko, looking down. Tegan goes to me and hold both of my arms, shielding me from the girl. 

"I'm sorry, I'll talk to her, she's my cousin"

 "It's okay, you can talk to her first" I whispered glancing at the girl who have her curious eyes on me. 

"Let's talk later..."

"She's so pretty Kuya..." 

"Shut up Rina" galit na agaw ni Tegan making me frown to him, he looks at me and just sigh. Rina giggles. There's this playful stare on us that the atmosphere become so awkward. 

So, that's what the night are for us, babysitting his rebellious younger cousin, Rina Marval Fuginawa