Sunday Bless
Jay-jay's POV
I want to put a laser in his eyes so that my little brother can melt into the South Wind. "Speak up?" I ordered annoyed. "Make me." His answer was annoying. This is really stupid. I wanted to curse at him earlier. If it weren't for Keifer in front of me, I might have cursed him over and over again. "Percy!" I yelled. "Jay-Jay!" He imitated. "Stop your childish game Percy. Just answer Jay." Keifer ordered. He laughed for a moment before sighing. "Why are you asking me this?" He asked before scratching his head. "I found out last time they were talking." I looked at him evilly. "That's all?" "That's all." He clariï¬ed. It turned out that Aries was just scared of nothing. He thought maybe this stepbrother of mine would report him to me. He didn't know anything because Papa didn't seem to tell him either. It turned out that my coming here was a waste. I pouted before sitting on the floor. I wanted to cry again because of annoyance. I was annoyed because Aries tricked me. I could understand if we were still angry that's why he hid it but we're okay now. He was the one who said he would make up, so what's this secret he did. "Percy..." I called him almost crying. "I want to see Papa." "Oh, don't ask me." He imitated my tone. Blissful. "Even if it's just our secret. No one will know." "Okay. And my death at Angelo's hands will also be a secret. This time it will be for real." I was slightly startled. He was so scared of Brother Angelo. And so was I. "What should I do?" My tone was mixed with a plea. "Talk to your Mom." Percy answered quickly. "Convince me." I shook my head. How could I? My mom was so angry and couldn't change her mind. Even if I tried to belittle her in front of her, she still wouldn't let me. "What should I say?" "Tell your dad he's still a lab." I felt like crying out loud. I couldn't think of a way to do it and I still couldn't come up with a sensible answer. The strength of my stepbrother's words was so strong. "I want to punch you." I said and he smiled sweetly in response. Keifer came to me and helped me stand up. "Best to convince your mom, Jay. It's hard to go against her decision , you might not see your dad anymore." he said. I sighed. As if I had another choice. I'd punch the moon if I tried to convince mom. She might even punch me. "What else? Batman's on my mind." Keifer smiled at me and held my cheek. I leaned my forehead against his chest. "I'm really tired." "I know. You can rest but you shouldn't give up." I nodded slightly. He combed my hair and kissed my head. "What kind of flirting is that?" Percy commented so I looked at him evilly and he got a middle ï¬nger from Keifer. He quickly grimaced. I looked at the door of the house when I saw Honey walking in. She looked at all of us. "What's up?" Percy looked at her and immediately crossed his two index ï¬ngers. Honey quickly frowned before hesitantly approaching Keifer. She held out the cellphone in front of her. "Answer your cousins' call. They need your approval." I looked at the cellphone in front of her and Keifer. "I-it looks like I need to go." The King quickly countered. "You don't have to. I can talk to them later." "What later? I rushed here because they were teasing me. Answer that." Honey said annoyed. I moved a little away to give her space and answer the call freely. She looked at me as if apologizing. She picked up the cellphone and answered the call. I just looked at her but I couldn't help but see Honey raising her eyebrows at me. She immediately approached me. "Don't be sad. She's just talking to someone on the phone, she's not leaving." She said angrily. "I'm not sad." I replied. She laughed a little and made a face as if she didn't accept what I said. Suddenly, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me away. When I looked at the disheveled Percy, he opened his eyes. "Don't brainwash Jay-jay." he said and hid me behind him. Honey's eyes almost froze in a sneer. "I'm doing nothing." "Oh! You." Honey smiled playfully at her. "You, do you want me to brainwash you?" she said and pulled Percy by the belt with one ï¬nger. My stepbrother shouted loudly before hitting Honey's hand. He immediately moved away and hid behind me. "Get away from me!" "Don't you want to try? I'm good at brainwashing. From the head... even the chin." he said and winked. What's the point of brainwashing the chin? Percy was like a child who was kicking and screaming as if he was disgusted with Honey. "Stop it!" he hissed before turning to me. "Jay-jay, stop that." I pulled his hand away. "It's your fault." "It's your art! It's like you didn't even moanâ€"." Suddenly Percy shouted so loudly that Honey couldn't ï¬nish what she was saying. I moved away from him in shock. "What the fvck is wrong with you?" Keifer asked him angrily when she stopped shouting. "Stop messing with him!" He turned to Honey who was now grinning at the teasing. "It's just a joke. Besides, I already have a boyfriend." Honey said that I was surprised. She got a boyfriend so quickly? It seemed like she had just cried because Percy dumped her and now she has someone new. "I'm leaving!" Percy said annoyed but I immediately stopped her. "I'll go with you." "I'll take you." Hari immediately interjected. "It's dangerous for you." "Percy will probably take me." "Yes, I will." My sister agreed. "And tie up that girl. She's naughty." Pointing at Honey. "It's better if I justâ€"." I immediately cut off Hari's words. "No. Don't worry, I'll be okay." He obviously didn't want to agree but I wouldn't agree if he insisted on what he wanted. I was the one who moved to his house ï¬rst so why would he take me home? He only went out to take me and then he would go home. I smiled at him. "I got here safely, right?" He nodded and came over to hug me. It was only a moment because Percy walked away and I followed. I ï¬rst took my bike to put in the compartment of his car. Percy forced me to get in even though it was obvious it didn't ï¬t. Keifer walked me to the car door. He let me in and rolled down the window after closing the door. I did so. "Please text me when you get home." He said and I winced. "I-I'll try." I didn't have a cellphone. Kuya Angelo still had it in his hand. Hari quickly kissed me on the forehead. I looked up at him. "Take care." I just nodded and faced Percy to signal him to start driving. He drove and I closed the car window. While we were on the road, my brother kept whispering to me that I couldn't hear properly. Because he was driving on the highway, I passed by. I was a little far from home but it was okay. We stopped for a moment because of traffic. "Who's going to cut off that woman?" He said while looking out the window. "What?" "Do you know Honey's boyfriend?" He asked me and I shook my head in response. "That looks like someone cut him off?" He asked in disbelief. "What miracle did he do?" "Why did the man punish him?" "Maybe he got the man twisted." I winced. He was so strong because he was mean, it was obvious that he didn't accept that Honey had a boyfriend. I can't blame the other one either because they were tired of chasing each other. My brother was also acting like an artist, it was obvious that he liked what he did to her. Twisted. He had been doing that for almost the entire trip. The car was about to turn the corner to go home when I stopped him and the car. "Why?" "They can't see you, Kuya, they might think that Papa and I met." I explained and he nodded. "You're right, sis. There might be trouble." He turned off the car engine and got out. I followed to get my bike from the compartment. We said goodbye to each other for a moment before parting ways. I biked home and he started the car and drove away. I stopped when I reached the gate. I felt so bad . I didn't say goodbye and just left. I thought he was going to lecture me again. I slowly got my bike in and parked it in the corner. To be honest, my knee was still hurting but because of what had happened, I couldn't stand the pain anymore. I peeked in the door before slowly entering the house. "Jay-jay!" Mama shouted and greeted me with a hug. Aunt Gema followed her, holding her cellphone. "Where are you from? You've been worrying us." She said and turned to face the cellphone. "I'm sending Aries and Angelo back." Mama let go of me and grabbed both of my shoulders. "Why are you just leaving?" "I just want to." I answered and she immediately frowned. She slapped me on the arm. "What are you doing? We're worried about you here. I was more scared when your brother said that someone was threatening your life." "What? I want to go out so I'm going out." "You can't just do whatever you want." "Why you? You just do whatever you want, huh? Why can't I?" He looked at me sharply. "What else do you want to convey?" "I'm right, huh? You didn't let me see Papa, that's what you wanted and that's what you followed. Why can't I be free to do what I want?" He sighed before washing his face with one hand. He turned his back on me just to calm himself down. He faced me again. "Go upstairs. Get some rest. I'll talk to your brother Angelo." I stormed out of his presence and walked towards my room. I slammed the door shut but because of the force, the door swung back towards me. It was so fast and I felt it hit my face. My face was shattered. I quickly grabbed my forehead and sat down on the floor. "Shut the door!" I shouted in annoyance. "Shut it! Shut it !" I slowly stood up and shook my clothes before slamming the door again. It was better to just keep closing it. Otherwise, I'll change it. I fell onto the bed before kicking it because of annoyance. I wanted to break the door completely and I also wanted to lose my temper because of my situation. Why does Mama have to be so stubborn? This isn't just about her. It's also about me and Aries taking Dad away. I twisted and writhed because I was so annoyed. I didn't know what to do to just let go of my resentment. I kicked it several more times until I didn't realize it and fell asleep. I woke up the next day with a stomach ache because of hunger. I slept for so long that I even skipped dinner. My stomach was starting to lose its appetite. I almost crawled into the bathroom because of the softness. My eyes widened when I saw myself in the mirror. I had only just ï¬nished dinner but I had already lost weight. What kind of magic was this? I went straight to the bathroom because I hadn't even cleaned my body before going to bed. I was a little surprised because I usually don't take a bath on the weekends unless I had a walk. After getting dressed and getting ready, I went out and walked to the kitchen. I was already on the stairs when I heard my Mom's mouth. It was like she had an enemy again. When I got to the living room, I was greeted by huge bouquets of flowers. Different colors and different designs. They were obviously from different stores because some even had names. I looked at the door when I heard Mama's crisp, cheap words . I peeked in and was just as surprised as I was to see new groups of bouquets "Put those back where they came from! I don't need those !" Mama shouted angrily. "I-I'm sorry. I can't. The recipient address is just yours." The delivery boy said while scratching his head. "Can I ï¬nd out who it's from?" Aunt Gema asked who was right next to Mama. "Mr. Mariano." "Oh, you bastard!" Mama shouted and the delivery boy backed away in fear of her. Why did I hear myself swearing? Is my conscience whispering to me because of how often I swear? Is that your conscience? I turned my back on them and headed straight to the kitchen. It was good that Mama had flowers from Papa. Mama also had flowers for herâ€" very cheap flowers. While I wasn't there but I just had a few. While Kuya was busy looking for ood, Kuya entered the kitchen and headed straight to the refrigerator. I stepped aside to let him in. He just took a Chuckie and shook it before inserting the straw and putting it in his mouth. He also looked for something to eat. "Kuya." I called and he barely looked at me. "My cell phone." He gave me a hard time. "I threw it." "Oh! No?" I asked in surprise. "I'm annoyed. It's noisy." I was still gaping like I couldn't believe what he had done. "Kuuuuyyyyyaaaaaaaa!!!" I was still stumbling around because of annoyance. I've only had a cell phone once before and then threw it away. I heard his soft laughter. I immediately looked at him angrily because I realized he was just tripping me. "It's a joke. Your cell phone is in the room." "Can I have it?" "No." I stumbled again. "Brother!" "You left without saying goodbye yesterday. That's my punishment for you." "Because! Understand me! I really want to see Dad but my Mom is against it!" I said angrily. "Still. Maybe you're forgetting that your life is in danger." I was still stumbling around and almost crying from annoyance. "You should understand me. You don't even have a Dadâ€"." I immediately covered my mouth when I realized what I said. Yes, we are in the same situation but mine is alive and well but his , no one knows. "S-sorry." "I understand you but I recognize a father, his name is Julz." He said as if he was still jealous. "It's you!" I grabbed the sleeve of his clothes. "Brother, give me my cellphone back." I shook him so that he couldn't drink what he was holding. His v-neck shirt almost tore. "L-let go." "My cellphone!" "Enough. I'm getting undressed." I ignored him and just continued what I was doing. He looked annoyed because he lowered his hand next to the sink. "I said enough!" He shouted as if it echoed throughout the house. I immediately let go and moved away rom him. He adjusted his clothes while not taking his eyes off me. He took the chuckie again. "I'll think about giving your phone back." he said and walked away. I pouted. I hoped he would give it back to me. I was also planning to text Keifer because I didn't do that yesterday, maybe he was worried. Wow, dating? That guy is just a jerk. He said he didn't need a label and then the next day he asked me to be his girlfriend. Tukmol! I just turned my attention back to the fridge to ï¬nd something to eat. I heated up the leftovers from last night that were in the container. I heated up the one I had chosen in the microwave. While I was busy eating, Mama and Tita Gema entered the kitchen. Tita was laughing all the time but Mama was clearly upset. "Talk to me." Tita said angrily. "Get away from me. I'll slap you." Mama threatened but Tita just laughed. They all looked at me when they noticed me. "That's all you're going to eat? Do you want to cook? I'll callâ€".". I immediately stopped Tita. "I'm okay here." I looked at Mama who was currently pouring water into a glass. He was very serious and his wrinkled forehead still didn't seem to be straightening out. Maybe the botox wouldn't help. No one was talking to us and Tita was staring at me and Mama. "The flowers are beautiful." I broke the silence. I saw Mama's frown and Tita Gema's soft laughter. "Throw those away. I'm so angry." Mama said and Tita Gema's laughter grew louder. "They're a waste." Tita replied sadly. "Okay, put them away. And when we meet again and I kill him, put them on his grave." Mama slammed the glass into the sink. I couldn't help but feel irritated. Papa was trying to persuade her. That meant he was ready to make peace with her. I knew it was hard to forgive but I was depending on it. "Talk to him." I said annoyed and they both looked at me. "It's not that easy." She answered me. "If you can't forgive him, just let me see him." "Stop." "Why did you let Aries see Papa? Why not me?" "I didn't let him! He ran away from us!" "Do I have to run away from you too to seeâ€"?" "I owe you, Jay!" She cut me off. I was about to insist on what I wanted but he turned his back on me and left us. Auntie immediately came over and put her arm around me. "Have some patience. You can't blame your Mama. What she went through in your Papa's family was painful." she said and rubbed my arm . "I don't understand." "Your Mama fought for your rights. Even though she received only hurtful words, she went back and forth to their Mansion." I looked at Auntie. It was hard to believe that Mama did that. She was the type of person who wouldn't just let things happen like that."What happened?" "Your father himself made it clear that he was married." I was dumbfounded. Mama just accepted all that. It was like I couldn't do it for her. Mama didn't look like she would let him do that to her. Did she face all that alone? OceanofPDF.com Chapter 351 A mother Jay- jay's POV Mama was busy folding my clothes in my room. I glanced at her while pretending to be on my cellphone. I got my phone. I was doing nothing but reading the Ulopong chats . Eren: I have something to tell you Felix. Mary Jewel Malaluan is the name. Felix: Be quiet. Drew: Just tell me this. Eren: Felix is the one you want. Blaster: Edrix is the one you want to tell. Rory: That's my friend. Eman: Still a friend until now. Edrix: Huh? Kit: I thought I had progress? Edrix: What? What progress? Rory: NO! I winced. Rory was babbling. He seemed to tell others what we were doing but he forgot to clarify that Edrix had no knowledge of what we were doing. I was stunned when I read a text message from GagongBaliw. From: GagongBaliw Message: Hey, your still not answering my messages. I forgot to text him. I also didn't have my phone with me yesterday so I didn't reply to him. I quickly typed a reply to him. To: GagongBaliw Message: I just got my phone. (I just got my phone.)