Chapter-311

Real Friendship

Jay-jay's POV

What happens when you don't
sleep well? Bangag. What do you call someone who doesn't sleep well? Bangagers. What do people who don't
sleep well do? Not in their right mind. "What did you do last night and you're up so late?" Percy asked before
drinking my coffee. Yes, my coffee. The thickness of this Blue eyes face. I made him make some coffee so he
could drink it too. I looked at Felix when I noticed that he had finished making their juice. Ci-N was still
rummaging through the fridge for something to eat. "Pinched." I couldn't think of an answer. The three of them
are already making a fuss. I thought I could rest because it's the weekend and there's no school. But is
Ulopong and Tukmol going to follow me this far ? "Here it is, cake." Ci said and took out the boxed cake.
Tita entered the kitchen so she immediately saw what Ci-N was holding.
"You've already chosen, do you want carbonara? I'll cook it."
Tita offered as she approached the little boy.
I could see the three of them's eyes twinkling. Especially the
greediest one of course.
That's not me.
"W-don't do it Tita. That's embarrassing." Percy replied while simply
smiling.
Tita didn't see him because she was busy getting ingredients and
pasta.
"That's okay. It's been a while since you've visited here. I wish
you could have chatted with us for a moment." Tita replied. "We still have
chicken here, do you want fried chicken?"
I saw Ci-N's wide smile and careless nodding
like a broken toy. Even Felix's simple smile didn't
escape me.
Tita still couldn't see them because she was peeking inside the fridge and
seemed to be looking for something to cook.
"Have you had breakfast, Jay? There's bacon and ham here. I'll cook it
or you too."
I stretched slightly. "I'll justâ€"."
Auntie immediately turned to face me, full of apprehension.
She was about to point out that I was guilty of murder.
It's painful for you to look at her.
"I-it's probably just us, Manang." She said and called one of
their housekeepers.
They brought everything they needed and went to the dirty kitchen. When
they were out of sight, Ci faced me accusingly.
"They still can't move on from what you did." She said and
I pouted.
Felix and Percy looked at me at the same time. Both were questioning what
Batang Kumag was saying so I simply pointed to the once
beautiful stove in the kitchen.
It was a well-known brand. It had four stoves and an oven. But
now it was just a display in the kitchen. Besides that,
the mark of my stupidity still hadn't faded.
Suuuunnnoooogggg!
It was a secret that Ci-N and I would have carried until death.
But this kid is too talkative.
Even the wall and the adjacent cupboard still have the marks of
yesterday's darkness.
"Did you burn it?" Felix asked.
I frowned. "I didn't mean to."
I heard Percy's teasing laugh. I felt like I wanted to
pour the coffee he was still drinking on him.
"Your role in the kitchen is really just to eat, right?" He said,
which made me even more annoyed.
"I didn't mean to. That other one! He's just living in
that time, if he can order me to cook, he'll cook!" I said annoyed
while looking at Ci-N angrily.
"You just obey." He replied.
"It's embarrassing because youâ€"."
"What the hell." Someone's weak comment made us both
turn to the kitchen door.
It was Kuya Angelo.
"Good morning Kuya." I greeted him.
"Boss." Percy greeted him.
"Good morning po." Felix greeted him.
"Kuya!" Ci-N greeted happily.
"Good morning too." He greeted us seriously. "You guys are making such a noise
. Have you eaten yet?" He asked as he approached the fridge.
"Aunt is cooking." I replied.
He opened the fridge and took out two chuckies. He closed it
and kept walking. He even managed to tap Percy on the shoulder
before he could leave.
No one moved even though he had already left the kitchen. Until
the coffee, juice, and cake were finished, no one spoke.
It was as if an angel had passed by, but it looked like a demon. I won't
say it was Kuya Angelo.
Just kidding. Kuya is my lab.
Honestly, I don't know why these three are here.
Kuya woke me up and told me that I had a visitor. I didn't want to get up
because Aries and I went to bed early but Kuya might get angry
so I confronted him.
I only saw Felix and Percy at first but when we went to the
kitchen, Batang Kumag was already facing the fridge while talking to Tita
Gema.
And the idiots who were meddling in the kitchen were home and home. They were even better than
the owner of the house in looking for something to eat.
"Why are you here?" I broke the silence.
Ci-N was the first to answer. "Felix texted me."
Percy immediately turned to them. "I'm telling you. Why did you
text me that? That's not needed here."
The Little Kumag immediately snorted in anger. "Please! I was worried
about Jay-jay, why?"
"Worry-worry? Grow up first, you little guy!"
"Get down first, you little guy!" The other replied.
Percy quickly stood up. I thought he was going to hit Ci so
I grabbed him by the clothes but I noticed him taking off his
belt. I quickly covered my eyes.
"You're so skinny! I'll show you!" He said while I heard the
sound of his belt's metal.
"Stop it!" Felix yelled.
"Jay? How muchâ€"SUSMARYOSEP!" I heard Aunt Gema shout
so I immediately lowered my hands to look.
"S-sorry! Auntie! I didn't mean to!" Percy shouted while frantically
putting the belt back on.
"Oh, that's rude! That's good!" Ci said angrily.
"You don't want to stop, that's good for you." Felix said while
shaking his head.
Auntie immediately turned around and walked back to the dirty kitchen.
I quickly hit Percy. He looked at me evilly but I hit
him in the back again.
"I didn't mean to. I knew he was coming in."
He explained. "At least you know I'm not a bag and
I have something to brag about."
"We didn't see anything." Ci said.
"Tita has it. She felt amaze and she can't hold it that's why she
called the Holy family." My stupid step
brother replied arrogantly while raising his eyebrows.
"Kapal." The Little Kumag overheard before walking towards the dirty
kitchen.
"Oy! Oy! Wait here! You're being a fool again."
Felix chased after him.
This stupid man left us both behind. I was about to lecture him for
what he did but his expression suddenly became serious.
"When Angelo contacted me this morning, I got scared and worried.
I thought something bad had happened to you." He said with a hint of worry
in his voice.
"W-why did Brother call you?"
I felt like I already knew the answer.
Why did he have to call Percy? Can't
those things just be between us? It's like my step brother could do something
to the dream I had.
"Please tell me. If you can't tell them, try
telling me. You trust me, right?" He tried to grab
my hand but I immediately avoided it.
I shook my head. "I don't want to remember."
That's enough!
"Jay, I know your scaredâ€"."
"Don't force me." I said and tears started to form in
my eyes. "That's enough. I don't want to think about that anymore."
He quickly hugged me when he noticed my tears falling.
I cried weakly in his arms.
"Sshh... I won't force you anymore. That's enough."
"I don't want to remember that. It's scary." I whispered.
"We're just worried. It's not good for you to eat it
all alone." He explained.
I don't know how much Percy knows about
my past. But I'm no longer surprised that he knows. Whoever
he found out from, it doesn't matter. I just hope he doesn't
tell anyone else.
I tried to calm myself down. Percy gradually let go
of me. He helped me wipe the tears from my face.
"I'll let you go now but I hope you tell me next time."
He added.
I didn't answer and just continued to fix myself.
We were both silent after that until Felix
and Ci-N came in with food. I adjusted my seat so they wouldn't
notice that something bad had happened while they were gone.
"It's cooked!" Ci announced while carrying the fried chicken.
Felix put down the plate with Ham and Bacon in front of me.
"Wow, yayamanin Bacon strips." Percy commented while smelling the
ood on the plate. "Penge! Penge!" He was about to get some but suddenly
stopped as if he thought of something. "Do you have any sliced bread?"
I nodded. "Get some from the cupboard next to the
ridge." I ordered Felix.
As he turned away, Percy immediately grabbed my hand. He smiled
at me as if he was saying 'everything is okay and I'm just here'.
I smiled at him too and nodded.
Felix returned with the bag of sliced bread. Tita came in next
with the container of carbonara. Ci was clapping with joy.
"It's ready." Tita said with a smile before putting down the container. "Eat
. Just tell me if you want anything else."
He was about to walk back to the dirty kitchen when he saw Percy.
He quickly came over and pinched the cheek of the one next to me.
"Ouch! Tita! It hurts!"
"You're still a complete idiot. You haven't changed a bit." Tita's sermon
before completely letting him go.
I smiled because Percy felt like a puppy who had been bullied. He rubbed
his cheeks before biting into the ham and bacon sandwich he had made
. Ci and Felix were also laughing.
We looked at the door when one of the maids suddenly entered.
"Miss Jay, your classmate is here. I've sent him in."
She said and David entered with two plastic bags.
"David!" Ci greeted him happily after greeting him to
get what he had brought. "Ice cream!"
"What the hell are you doing here?" There was irritation in Percy's tone.
"Visiting Jay. Ci-N messaged me through chat." He answered casually
before approaching Tita to shake her hand.
Wow, respect!
"Good morning." He greeted her.
"Good morning too. Let's go join them. If
you want something, just say it."
I saw Percy's frown. David smiled at Tita
before approaching us and sitting next to Percy. Tita picked up plates
and ice cream cups for us.
"Here we go." Felix said, who had been eating carbonara for a while.
David just nodded at him before facing me.
"Something bad happened, Ci said. That's why I bought
ice cream, your comfort food." He said as he handed over a plastic bag with
1.5 liters of ice cream.
Nice! It looked delicious.
"Thank youâ€"."
"Miss Jay?" Another maid called out. It was different from the one who had brought it
to David earlier. "There's someone outside, looking for you."
We all looked at each other. Neither of us had a clue who
could be looking for me.
I stood up and followed the maid to the gate of the house.
Outside, two men were standing, each carrying a bilao
wrapped in cellophane.
"Edrix? Rory?" The two of them turned to me at the same time and smiled
broadly.
"For you!" Rory said as he handed over a bilao. "Ispabok."
"Here, palabok." Edrix interjected.
I looked at them both in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
Rory replied with a hand on her shoulder. "Ci-N sent a message in the group chat.
Something bad happened so we brought
you food."
Group chat? Son of...
"Thank you. Come in, Ci-N is here." I said and they
walked in ahead of me.
I just winced as I pointed to the kitchen where they were.
They quickly entered but before I could take a step,
someone rang the doorbell following my name being called.
I opened the gate and Mayo, Kit and Eren appeared before me with
their left cheek still swollen and their right eye black.
They also each had their own bags and containers. I didn't
say anything, I just moved forward to let them in.
"In the kitchenâ€"." I was cut off from what I was going to say when I saw
them move to the dining room.
They each had their own. David and Percy were the last to come out,
atally punching each other in the side at the same time.
"You're being formalized? You're being formalized? I told you not to
get involved." I heard Percy whisper to him.
David winced because
my chubby step brother didn't want to stop him.
"Let's go, we ca
n't fit in the kitchen anymore." Ci said holding
the container with fried chicken.
I nodded and followed them. Eren and I put down what
they had brought on the table and added it to the food from earlier. There was now
a juice dispenser.
"What happened? Why did Ci-N get an emergency message?"
Kit asked while opening the container Mayo had brought.
Percy answered. "It's just a nightmare. That kid is really just an OA
."
I breathed a sigh of relief. I still couldn't think of
an answer to their question.
"You're chubby! I wondered why." Mayo said annoyed but
she had already gotten some fried chicken.
"Of course I was still worriedâ€"."
"Are you here too?" Someone asked.
I turned around, Yuri was standing at the door holding two
large paper bags.
Sushi!
Before I could even say a word, Mica and Calix came in,
both carrying something.
"Hello Jay, how are you? Are you okay?" Mica asked me.
"I'm okay. Ci is just a guest." I replied while
scratching the back of my head.
And since most of the people were already here, I had a strong feeling that someone else was coming. And I
wasn't wrong because in just a few minutes, Blaster and Josh
arrived and of course they also brought something. I just scratched my head. I just hope Aries doesn't wake
up, he'll definitely be angry when he sees that almost all the Ulopongs are here. Maybe he'll just bump into
them. I immediately wondered what Ci had put in the group chat and why they came so quickly. They were
already talking and chatting. Percy even managed to mingle with them as if the people in front of him were his
age and had been friends for a long time . "Eat." Yuri offered, putting down the plate of sushi in front of me. I
stared at his face. His eye bags were deep and his skin tone seemed dull. What's wrong? I touched his face to
see if he was sick but he quickly removed my hands. "Did you wash up?" He asked, making me grimace but he
smiled. "Just kidding." I grabbed my hands. "Cheers! Eat now." Suddenly, Aunt Gema came in with a new batch
of food. The Ulopongs were in a mess and didn't seem to be taking it. "You didn't wait for us." Denzel said, who
had just entered. I was stunned when I saw who he was with. Canvas-2. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
He asked me sternly after rubbing my stomach. "Your face is big." I continued to answer. I noticed Denzel's
gesture to me as if he was telling me to be quiet. It's true that she had grown bigger due to pregnancy. But
even so, I can see that she is not struggling and is really taking care of herself. This is how blooming is. "I'm
so embarrassed by your face." She replied. She took the food her husband was holding and put it next to what
Eren and her family were bringing. I noticed Denzel following her every move. Is the door closed? I patted her.
"It won't go away. You can keep an eye on it." She scratched her neck. "It's not like that, I'm just worried." I just
nodded. After all, who wouldn't worry about a pregnant wife. I looked at the table and there was almost no
room for the amount of food they brought and that Tita Gema was giving. We even had more than enough
ood prepared for the fiesta . I was only worried about one thing. The food Eman brought. I was sure she
would make up for it because she hadn't cooked for us in a while. There was lechon. And I was right because
Eman was carrying a whole lechon when she entered the kitchen. I just held my forehead. I couldn't handle the
ood they brought. Am I going to be hanged tomorrow and I have to consume this much? But I can't help but
smile. It's so nice to watch their laughter. Teasing that no one should have. I just sighed. We're almost
complete. Except for him. "There, Jay. You have a lot of choices. Choose!" Kit said "You can't be hanged. We've
already brought a lot." Blaster while holding a plate. "Maybe....Jay." Denzel said and smiled. "You can forgive
us all for what we didâ€"." I didn't let him finish. "I forgive you. It's been a long time." I saw their faces light up.
They almost screamed at the same time. I turned to Yuri who was smiling at me. "I thought you told them."
"That should come from you." He replied. They were just continuing to celebrate when Brother Angelo
suddenly entered. They literally fell silent and were barely able to speak. Brother clearly didn't know what to
say. Before, there were only a few of them, but now there are many. "Eat, Kuya." Ci said, pulling him closer. Are
you close? Kuya let himself be carried away and now he was sitting down. The Ulopongs immediately took
care of him and offered him food. I just laughed because he couldn't refuse. Add to that the fact that these
idiots were already close to Kuya Angelo. I was just watching them when Aries came in next. I stood up
because of the intensity of his eyebrow clash. He almost cursed loudly. "Don't talk anymore. Just sit down and
eat." Kuya threatened so nothing came out of his mouth. Percy immediately approached him. "You're here,
Baby." He pulled him closer. Aries immediately threw a punch but he just laughed. He hesitated at first but he
also sat down and shared in the food. The celebration continued. The noise, the chaos and the mess but I was
happy to see the people close to me and my friends here. We were complete.....I hope so. I don't want to think
about him because he did something wrong to me but I can't help it. You're just a man.... You're so sweet to
uck. "Hey! Keifer! Video call!" Edrix shouted and I looked at them. He held his cellphone up to make sure he
could catch us all. I suddenly felt nervous. I glanced at Aries who was also looking at me. "Keifeerrrr!" They
shouted at the same time. I simply looked and almost cried when I saw that he was still lying down and
wearing a hospital gown. ["Hey, what's the gathering for?"] "For Jay-jay. We were worried about him and he
orgave us." Edrix answered holding the phone. ["So, she forgives you. I wish she could do the same to me."]
The little Ulopongs oohhhed at the same time. "Get well and go home. He's being processed here." Percy
interjected and I immediately looked at him with a look of disdain. You Blue Eyes, you animal. ["Who are you?"]
Keifer asked, making Felix and Ci-N laugh out loud. "You don't recognize me, I'm so handsome?" ["Oh, so much
air. Percy indeed."] Felix and Ulopong's laughter grew louder and was now joined by another Ulopong. They
talked for a few more minutes about what they could talk about. I admit, I wanted to hear that he was looking
or me but until the video call ended I didn't hear that he was looking for me. I felt Yuri's hand on my hand. He
smiled at me as if he was telling me that everything would be okay. Hopefully it would be.