Saturday, 15 May 2021
We arrived at my family's place at 1pm and was greeted with a simultaneous "Kuya!" and hugs from my siblings. Papa will be at the bookstore 'til 5pm, but he knew I was bound to drop by during the weekends to do some painting.
"Kuya, who's he?" Hailey asked the moment she and the rest of my siblings noticed Procopio standing by the door in all his glory. She seemed to have forgotten about Justin and just kept on staring at Procopio. Normally, she would yell "Kuya" and hug him, too.
Marie seemed to be in a daze; her eyes twinkled like a star in the daylight. My two sisters must be in some kind of spell as they observed Procopio.
"Hello, little one!" Procopio greeted her. He sat down like a frog to reach Hailey's eye-level. "I'm Proc." He made a gesture of offering his hand for a handshake, so Hailey shook his hands.