Spattered Beverage

"Wow? So, ganon lang ba 'yon, Kyla?" , reklamo ni Andy.

"Hindi ako pumapatol sa babae pero once na hindi ka pa uli tumigil?"

"Anong gagawin mo?!", pataray na sabat ni Andy kay kuya Klaimoz na nandepensa din sa 'kin.

"Ano bang pumasok ka kokote mo? Ba't mo ginagawa 'to?", tanong ni kuya Kivon.

Habang kinakausap nina kuya Klaimoz at Kivon si Andy, pinatatahan naman ako ni kuya Khenjie.

"Huwag ka ng umiyak, prinsesa ko."

"Kuya, bakit hindi niyo sinabi sa'kin noong una pa? S-sobrang dami kong tanong ngayon. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko." , salita ko habang patuloy na dumadaloy ang mga luha ko sa aking mata.

"Ky, hindi naman—"

"Kuya, wala ka ng dapat i-deny. I heard everything from Andy, and from you!", I shouted due to my emotions.

"So, look. Hindi ba tama ako noong una pa lang? When I said you'll be the one who will cry 'cause you're weak, and look! How surprising, right?" , Andy uttered to me while I speak to my brother, Khenjie.

"Sabi ko naman kase sa'yo, sa'tin sa'tin lang dapat 'to, 'di ba?" dugtong niya.

"But I didn't kicked you out." sabi ko.

"Pero, nang dahil sa ginawa mo, we can kick you out right now." sagot ni kuya Khenjie.

"Woah, woah, woah. Real quick hm? Tsaka, Kyla. Kahit na. You still said it to your yaya kahapon 'di ba?" , pag-iinarteng dada nito na ikinagulat ko.

"How did you know? So your thing is to stalk me now, hm?", pangisi kong sambit.

"Hindi mo pa nga napupunasan 'yang luha mo sa mukha mo, pinaiiral mo na naman 'yang tapang-tapangan side mo." pandadahilan ni Andy.

"For your information, literal na 'kong matapang. Kuya, pahingi ng tissue.", sambit ko kasabay ng pag-abot niya nito sa'kin. Then, I wiped my beautiful tears from my beautiful face.

"Oh ayan? Gusto mo din ba ng tissue? A tissue for your issues." dugtong ko.

"Tsaka, bakit mo ginagawa 'to hah? Do you want money para mapa-surgery 'yang flat mong puwet?", dugtong kong muli sa kaniya dahilan ng pagtawa ng mga kuya ko.

"So you're insulting your step-sister, hm?" she complaint that made us stop from our smirks.

"Doble na yata ang saltik nito." biro ni kuya Khenjie.

"So, hindi niyo pa pala alam. Your biological dad is my mom's husband, Kyla." salita ni Andy.

Hindi na namin alam ang sasabihin. Anong twist na naman ba 'tong naisip nya, hah?

"I'm sure mahilig ka sa scottish food, Kyla, because Mr. Cameron Nailor is a Scot and he is your dad. Plus, to settle these debris, galit na galit ako sa'yo. Lumaki ako ng walang ama, lumaki ako ng walang amang nag-aruga para sa 'kin. My biological dad left my mom when I was still in her womb. That's why I'm glad na nag-asawa ulit si mama. Pero, walang ibang ginawa yung asawa niya kundi banggitin ka, na kesyo 'pag nagkita daw tayo magkakasundo daw tayo dahil parehong pareho tayo ng edad. Panay na lang siyang "Oh, Kyla. That's my daughter, 𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘮𝘪 𝘨𝘢 𝘩-𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘮ò𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯, et cetera." , hindi ko man lang maramdaman na may ama ako na ako lang ang tanging iniisip at minamahal! Hindi ko nga alam ba't niya nagustuhan 'yang mommy niyo. Isa lang naman siyang pipichuging cook sa isang bulok at dukhang restaurant sa Scotland—"

"'Wag na 'wag mong idadamay si 'mmy!" , angal ko sa kaniya.

"Whatever. Are you still confused why I tend to know things about you, like yung nagtanong ka sa yaya mo tapos ang dami mo pang pinabiling pagkain?"

What the heck. Pati ba naman 'yung pagkain, bwiset.

"Sa sobrang pagme-maintain mo diyan sa bossy outlook mo, hindi mo napansin na naglagay ako ng coin na may wireless auditory detector sa bulsa ng bag mo."

"Sml?" , pamimilosopo ni kuya Khenjie that made Andy wordless. Thereupon, Andy just rolled her eyes on us.

My three brothers solaced me after that controversy. They made me feel better even though the wounds haven't flee yet. Everytime I enter the academy, the center of their attention are all in me, not because of being a beautiful tough human but because they are mortified on me for what they've heard and knew. Gossips and infos spread swiftly particularly because of those blabbermouths and conversationalists. Conceivably, Y may know. How if he was feeling mortification for me too? How if he don't feel fine when I'm with him because of those? How if he was turned off by my behavior that time? Am I too boastful? Am I that ill-mannered? Maybe he don't care because I'm nothing to him. We never talk again since after he saved me from those bastards, or maybe he felt bad because I didn't thank him that time? I was too distracted by his handsomeness that I even forgot what to say to him.

I was about to place my food on the table when somebody hit my back.

"Sorry." , he said on the spot.

I faced this guy to actually confront him because I thought he was one of my bashers or one of Andy's friends and believers. The anger was sculpted onto my eyebrows but was erased instantly when I saw his good-looking face.

It was Yandon.

Biruin mo nga naman, malaki pa sa pinakamalaki ang food court ng TTAC dahil sa dami ng estudyante pero, nagawa pa naming magbungguan. In fact, lima ang food court dito pero wala eh, pinagtagpo talaga kami, charcharrrrr! Ha-ha-ha.

"Y?", I said.

"Oh, hi Kyla. Pasensya na, hah? Tumalsik pa tuloy 'yung iced coffee sa damit mo." , he said and viewed my entire body. Napayuko ako ng tingin dahil hindi ko alam ang magiging ekspresyon ko.

"Heto, suot mo muna." dugtong niya sabay abot nito sa 'kin ng kaniyang hoodie.

Tatanggi pa ba ako? Inalok na nga 'ko ng tao, atsaka isa pa, kailangan na kailangan ko si Y, este 'yung hoodie ni Y para matakpan 'yung stain hehe.

"Thank you." sagot ko habang isinusuot niya sa akin ang mabango at komportable niyang hoodie.

"Ayan, bagay pala sa 'yo eh." sambit niya at muling tumitig sa katawan ko. Nang dahil dito, naramdaman ko ang pag-init ng magkabilang pisngi ko.

"Sabay na tayong kumain, hah?", he said and smiled at me. Paksh*t, napakamapang-akit talaga ng ngiti niya. Tumango ako agad at muli, ngumiti siya ulit sa akin. Holy! Para akong patay! Nasa kaniya kase ang puso ko.

"Wait, I'm gonna buy you a new iced coffee. Dito ka lang, hah?" , he said. Para naman akong batang binabantay-bantayan niya. But, it's adequate, I love the person and the feeling when I'm with him.

"Here's your iced coffee, Kyla."

"Uhm, Y?"

"Hmm?" , sagot niya.

"Sorry pala hah."

"Para saan?" , tanong niya habang nakatitig sa akin.

"Hindi kase ako nakapag-thank you noong isang araw sa 'yo." sagot ko.

"Ahh, wala 'yun."

"Anong wala? Kung 'di ka dumating malamang baka kung ano na ang nangyari sa 'kin don." sambit ko.

"Ano ka ba? Walang mangyayaring masama sa'yo. Kase nandito lang ako tsaka 'di ako aalis." , sagot nito.

"Sino nga pala 'yung babaeng nagtatanong kung may gf ako? Baka pwede mong ituro sa akin." dugtong niya.

So, interesado talaga siyang malaman kung sino dahil sa tingin niya ibang babae 'yon kahit imbento ko lang naman talaga?! Sabagay, hindi niya alam na ako talaga 'yung may gusto sa kaniya. The F, anong sasabihin ko?!