Chapter-372


Get Back

Jay-Jay's POV

I am thankful and Kuya's hand is fast. He immediately grabbed the
envelope from me and hid it from Mama. He's like a snatcher. Couldn't this Kuya have been a snatcher before?
With his many sidelines, I wouldn't be surprised if he was like that too. "It's nothing. It's just from Jay's school,"
he said while calmly looking at Mama and Tita Gema. "Okay. My orders. Call the police." Mama accepted
Kuya's words before turning around and entering the house. "Don't forget Angelo," Tita Gema chased after
before following Mama. After they left, Percy asked me one question after another. He was even better than
the police who were interrogating a criminal. His saliva was still spurting out at me. Should I squeeze his
throat? "What's that? What's in that? Why did you suddenly turn pale, Jay? Is something bad happening again?
Do you have an enemy again?" I couldn't answer. There was only one thing on my mind. Of the three who
wanted revenge on me, only one remained. Ram who has no jam. Sato is gone, Jason who I don't hear from
anymore and now Ram is the only one who is angry with me. Unless there are many people who are really
angry with me who are just hiding. But I don't have anyone else to fight with. Except of course with the
gangstas around here. That's their fault. I keep quiet. "Jay, go back to your room," Kuya ordered me before
pointing at Percy. "And you, follow me." I couldn't calm down anymore because they turned their backs on me.
I just sighed before entering the house and heading straight to the room. I looked for my cellphone. I knew I
had to tell Keifer what happened. Besides, I couldn't get the photos I took out of my mind. I shortened my
message because maybe he wouldn't get the long one. I know he reads my text but sometimes, I don't know.
Because sometimes his brain is slow. That's another thing. The handsome guy is so handsome that
sometimes he goes crazy or goes deaf. I shudder again when I remember how many times I told him we were
riends. I keep losing my temper and I want to be the one to make fun of him. This is how we are. Batman is
responsible for the outcome of our relationship. When someone asks about our relationship, I'll answer with
whatever I think of. I'll tell him that we're a couple. He's my boss and pays me, I'm a slave on the side. Just
don't let them think of teasing me, or I'll lose my mind. I went back to my text because I might have missed
some details, but I had to erase it and repeat it because my letters were still like that . I was so annoyed and
tired of typing that I ended up with a short message. To: King_bingi Message: n@San f0oDs QoUh? mUnt!kn@
Qou ma-k!DnAp. (Where's my food? I almost got kidnapped.) I wanted to laugh at his new contact name. I've
already changed his name. Next time I'll put everything in a list. Or give him a cruel nickname in my contacts.
As I expected, he called immediately, which I quickly answered. "What happened? Are you hurt?" he began.
"No. Where's my food?" Priority. It's hungry to fight with a man in a helmet. "Does your cousin know what
happened?" he asked again. "He knows. He immediately let me into the room. He also found an envelope with
a picture of me and a message on the back. What time are you sending my food?" "Another threat? I will talk
to your cousin about this." "I noticed something in the pictures." I was momentarily stunned. Maybe I was just
making a mistake and those pictures were taken without us realizing it. "Is there something wrong? Is there
some inappropriate shot of you?" he asked worriedly. "W-Nothing. Maybe I'm just imagining it. Send me food,
you promised." I heard his slight laugh. "Yes, I will." I said goodbye to him and hung up the call. I need to see
the pictures properly first. Maybe I'm just making a mistake. Besides, if the pictures were taken by just us, who
among the Ulopongs took the picture? It's impossible that there's a traitor among us. They couldn't have just
gotten it from the Ulopongs' posts on social media. Some of them are still diligent in posting. Even though our
aces are blurred , they still keep posting. They still have likers. I opened Facebook and searched for Section
E's account. I went through the photos they were posting. Nothing looked like the pictures I received. I even
looked at their Instagram and Twitter, but I still didn't see anything. That means the picture was taken without
our knowledge. But who took it, I don't remember anyone we didn't know. I don't want to think that one of the
Ulopongs is taking the photo and sending it to Ram. They know everything I went through with him. Are they
going to do something new to hurt me now? It just depends on if they want to see me angry again. Who is it?
Maybe it's me and I'll send it to Ram. My trip through life is so strong. No matter how much I deny it, the
possibility really points to the Ulopongs. I want to roll around.I felt like a bad person because I was thinking
bad things about them. I hid in my room for a few more hours until I heard Aunt Gema call me. I quickly ran
out of my room and met Mama in the living room. "Someone delivered food. It's for you," she said and stared
at me. There was something different about her that made me want to ask. "Why do you look like that?" "What
do you do in life? Why do you always end up in trouble and get into trouble?" There was worry in her tone that
she was obviously replacing with annoyance. Oh, I don't know. Disaster is approaching me. "I don't know.
That's what happens when you want to see your father, so let me see Papa so I don't get in trouble," I replied
with a smile. She quickly blinked before turning her back on me. I thought my excuse would work . No, this is
really tough, harder than a rock. My mother's name should be 'The Rock'.
I headed straight to the kitchen because they might have put the food that
was delivered there.
I was right and I caught Kuya Angelo and
Percy already munching on my food as if they had bought it and had it delivered to my
house. My step-brother still had one leg up.
That's for me! I hope you don't choke.
"Oh, there you go," Kuya said before moving to get closer
.
They opened a box of pizza and lasagna. They were still
chewing at the same time.
"This is mine. Why are you eating it?" I asked with a hint of annoyance.
"You're afraid it'll run out," Percy replied before taking a bite of the
pizza he was holding.
I gave him a hard time. I wish they had waited for me before munching on
my food.
Luckily, I was happy with what the King of Snakes sent so
I lost my annoyance with them. Three boxes of pizza and one tray each of
Lasagna, Carbonara and Bake Mac. He really knew what I wanted.
Could it be that our brains are connected?
Probably not. I hope he knows I've been
answering him for a long time.
"Did you tell Keifer what happened?" Kuya asked as he
approached the refrigerator.
"Yes," I answered without looking at him.
"That's why he rushed here,"
I looked at Percy because of what he said. Did the
guy rush here?
I threatened to hit him but he dodged. "You rush over."
"He delivered what you're eating," my cousin clarified.
I looked at all the food in front of me.
He really did bring the food personally, but why didn't he show himself to me?
He was already here, I wish he had at least greeted me.
Where did he go?
"Where is he? Why didn't he show himself to me?" I asked with a mixture of
annoyance.
Kuya seemed to notice my tone so he looked at
me sharply. I immediately dodged and put my hand behind my ear.
"Is he required to show himself to you?" he asked annoyed.
I shook my head and simply took a bite of the ginger bread I picked up.
"Sis, I alre
ady bit into it."
Oh, putarages!
I stopped chewing and glared at my step-brother.
I spat out what was in my mouth. I was about to throw it at him.
"Why is it still on the tray if you've already bitten into it?"
I asked annoyed.
"My plate is full, of course I'll put it back there. I didn't know
you were going to take it."
I got annoyed and put the ginger bread I was holding on his plate.
I even threw away the one I spat out, which he quickly complained about.
"That's disgusting," he said annoyed as he removed the ones
I put in. "You have a virus!"
I was the one with the virus.
"You're welcome!"
I left him to get a plate and fork.
I looked at Kuya who was still staring at me intently. It was as if
I was always doing something bad in his eyes.
Unless my antics count as bad,
I'll accept his gaze.
Did the dead lizard in the bag count?
"Admit it to me. What other stupid thing did you do and
why is that Ram so mad at you?" he accused.
"Y-You know what I did to him, right?"
I couldn't help but feel nervous at his tone to me. Even though I know
I haven't done anything else bad, I feel like I'm really bad.
Here we go again.
"What else?"
"Nothing at all," I answered calmly.
There are days when this big brother is really suspicious. It's like
he feels like he's always being fooled by the one being fooled. Could he be traumatized by
being fooled?
I looked at Percy who was giving Kuya Angelo a bad look.
He drank from the glass he was holding for a moment but didn't take his
gaze off my cousin.
"Why are you in that tone, Boss?" he asked seriously.
I don't know why but the tone of his voice suddenly made me nervous
. I've said several times that when Percy is serious, there's something different
about him. Am I too used to his joking?
Probably being corny.
"I just want to make sure he's not hiding anything from me."
"He answered that a long time ago. If you need more
information, ask Keifer or Yuri. They're the ones who first met
Ram."
He and Kuya stared at each other. Unlike Keifer, I didn't
see any challenge from him. He was calm but obviously not
going to lose when they had a fight.
Too calm.
Kuya looked at me again, I moved away from him slightly. Maybe
he was going to pick on me again. I wasn't ready yet,
I was hungry.
"I want you to be honest so I could help you. So I hope there's nothing
else to hide," he told me and walked out of the kitchen.
I winced. I still hide a lot from him. Like the
chocolates that disappear from their fridge every night. I only know the one
who steals them but of course it's not me.
Before he could even get out, Percy had another follow-up.
"You're pushing them away. What you're doing is suffocating."
Kuya didn't answer and left completely.
I went over to Percy to pull his ear.
"Oh my . . . What are you doing?" he asked annoyed.
"You're going to start a fight here at home."
I was the one who was scared by what he did. He smiled widely at me.
He was far from being serious earlier.
"I'm just afraid of starting a fight and my enemy is
Angelo, so I'll just go back to the cliff I threw myself into,"
I was scared by what he said so I hit him. I guess
he forgot that he almost died in that cliff. Then here he is and he
wants to joke about it.
"Why?"
"Don't make a joke of what happened to you.
It's scary."
He suddenly laughed. "It's about my sister."
He even managed to be cute with me. I was just embarrassed so
I smiled to make him stop. I just grabbed something to eat and
sat down next to him. We ate together and occasionally talked.
Lunch was over but the two of us were still in the kitchen.
"Sometimes it seems like Angelo is going too far with you guys," he said,
stopping me. "It's right to be strict with you if something goes wrong.
I'll do the same to Felix and Dalia if that happens, but
he. . . is even stricter than the strict Dad with the children."
Kuya's hurtful words came back to me on their own.
I just accepted the rest of them because I knew I was wrong, but I couldn't
help but feel bad. When I answered him, it felt like
my conscience was eating me.
Especially when I scolded him for not being my Dad. I remember feeling
like he was hurt. I didn't
want to question his treatment of me. He still took good
care of me. There was no criticism for the help he had given me or for the way they took care
of me. I once dreamed that he was
my real brother.
But now, it's like Kuya talks to me differently.
I just don't want to think about it because I feel like I have no right
to feel that way about him. He's also
shown me many times that I'm important to them too.
"When you think he's too much and you can't handle it anymore, tell me
. Even if there's trouble, I'll take you here," he said seriously.
"But of course if we're ready for trouble. I'm not yet."
he suddenly took it back and laughed.
I winced. Sometimes I really don't know how his brain works.
Maybe because he's so angry, his own brain couldn't handle it.
We continued talking about Kuya.
He also told me how they met. It was the same story Keifer told
me back then. Even his adventures with the four of them and how
Felix would get upset with him because he was often away from home.
I even laughed at his story about how Kuya would carry him by the back
of his collar like a puppy.
Percy the puppy.
I suddenly remembered the day Mykeliling beat Aries at
school. Kuya came that day and that's when I heard the gossip about
Kuya's life from Yuri.
"Do you know the story about him burning down the
school?" I asked my step-brother Tukmol and he thought for a moment.
"Not exactly. I think that was the time when he became distant from
us."
"Did Kuya become distant from you?"
He nodded. "It was like we suddenly didn't exist in his life.
Maybe he was just busy with his own life then."
It seemed like a lot had happened to Kuya that they didn't know about.
After all, they couldn't be close to Kuya 24/7. Maybe Aries
knew something too but he wouldn't say anything. He would just get angry with me
if I asked about it, say I was a troublemaker.
Then he would suddenly report me to Kuya.
"The one you should be teasing is Tiger. They used to always be
together."
Yes, apart from Sir Alvin, Tiger is also his friend from
high school. I rarely saw him after
he and Doctor Claudia went to Kuya's unit.
Then I drank glue after they left.
Hey Keigan. I'll understand you because of your illness, but I really hope that doesn't
happen again with Keiren.
We talked a lot, mostly about school or
Kuya Angelo. But during our long conversation, he didn't
mention my Papa. I don't know if he was just being careful or
if he really forgot the real story of my life and my Papa.
I also wanted to ask him but I thought that maybe someone would hear us
and Mama would find out. Maybe she would get really angry and not
let Percy come here.
By the time we reached the afternoon, he was planning to have dinner
if he hadn't received a text message from his Mom. . .
his real Mom. He and Aries almost ran into each other, who had
just come home from school, because he seemed to be in a hurry.
"Are you okay?" my Horoscope sister asked me.
Why didn't you guess?
"I'm fine," I replied and smiled. I was about to turn away from her to
go to my room but she spoke again, making me stop.
"Keifer told me what happened. Are you sure you're okay
?"
I blinked. It was a bit strange that
Keifer talked to her. I hope it was in a casual way and not like they were going to fight and argue
.
Naks, the frennys started talking.
"Yeah, I'm not hurt."
She nodded. "That's good."
I didn't leave for now. I watched her for a moment and I saw her
sigh. She looked very tired. It seemed like she had a lot
to do at school besides studying and flirting with her boyfriend. She
might have cleaned the entire school. She's a janitor now.
A lot of part time. Aside from reading fortunes, she's also a janitor
now. That's great, it's like Brother Angelo has a lot of
sidelines. That's why the rich are getting richer.
I'm also going to look for a sideline, maybe I'll get rich.
I'll sell food at school, but I might not make any money because I'll be
the only one eating. I'll just sell cellphone load, but I might lose money.
My schoolmates are rich, their cellphone numbers are probably listed
. I think I'm just another sideline.
"What?" he asked when he noticed what I was doing.
"You and Keifer didn't fight?"
He was obviously surprised by my question. "What makes you think
we're going to fight?"
"Don't you always do that when you see each other?"
He laughed. "Didn't we tell you? For your sake,
we'll talk again."
Of course. They only agree when it has to do with me.
I'm happy to think that they're being truthful about what they're saying. Because if
they can agree now, maybe next time, they'll be friends forever.
It's clear to me that they might not be the same as before because
a lot has changed but at least I know they're okay. You can
still be friends with someone even if
you talk to them too much.
I just nodded at him and went straight to my room. I
immediately grabbed my cellphone. I had a message from Keifer, Yuri, David
and the Ulopong group chat.
They were just saying hello. The others were concerned about Blaster, but he didn't come in today.
It looked like he was auditioning.
But of course someone reminded them of the review for tomorrow at Sir
Alvin's house. They obviously didn't want to go but they couldn't do anything because
Kuya Angelo arranged it. I feel like I want to be ashamed of them
because of that.
Kuya, because he was stressed because of the dead lizard.