Be With Him

27

“Grabe ka naman, Ate!”

Zhackary exaggeratedly held his chest and pointed at me.

“You accused him! You’re putting some illegal accusations!” I rolled my eyes, kung dati ay trip niya lang ang Law na ‘yan para ma-impress crush niya ngayon desidido na siyang mag-abogado.

“Eh I can’t help it! That bitch claimed my boyfriend!” I pouted and rolled my eyes when Zhackie laughed, despite of feeling jealous I can’t help but to smile because Zhackary is now back, the baby boy I know is now back.

“Hm.. Let’s change topic, how are you?” I don’t want to spoil the moment but I can’t help but to ask him, he smiled at me, this time his smile felt so genuine.

“I’m fine now.. I guess?” He chuckled.

“Who’s the lucky girl, Zhack?” I hit him jokingly.

“Just call her Sandra, My Sunshine” I made a disgusted face but sa loob-loob ko, I thanked that woman for making my brother smiled again.

“Do you love her?”

“Hmm? I guess? She’s very different…. She loves to wear some ah baggy clothes? She has this big eye-glass, A nerd in short but She’s feisty not like those others na laging takot? Straight forward siya masyado… She talk too much, sobrang daldal, Damn I hate talkative persons but she’s an exemption, I really admire her” he crazily smiled

“I’m happy for you, Zhack” I smiled at him he just gave me a what-the-fuck look.

“What’s with the sudden drama, Sis?” He chuckled but he hug me. “I’m also happy for you, Ate”

“Hoy! Maduga! Ano kayo lang?!” Napa-tingin kami sa pinto ng makita si Papa na naka-simangot, sabay kaming natawa ni Zhack.

“Come here, Dad” patalon siyang lumapit sa’min at mahigpit kami’ng niyakap

“I signed the paper” he whispered making me stilled.

“What papers?” Zhackie curiously asked.

Humiwalay ako sa yakap at maluha-luhang napa-tingin kay Papa

“What’s happening, g-guys?” Takhang tanong ni Zhack

“Y-you s-signed the d-divorce paper?”

“Divorce paper?! What the fuck?!” Nangi-ngiting naupo si Papa sa dulo ng kama ko at yumuko.

“You both know how much I love your Mom, right?” He started still looking down “I love her to the point that I want to make her happy even if I’m n-not the reason… I saw them one time, She looks so happy…”

My heart sank when I saw him sobbing again but now with a smile on his face.

“I envy your Uncle Gab.. He makes my baby happy… He made your Mom happy which I don’t… I signed the divorce paper, Hinayaan niyang manatili kayo sa’ken pero kung dadalaw siya pwede din.. don’t hate your Mom… hate the fate who made us hurt each other… I hurt her because I can’t make her happy… She hurt me…. because I’m not the reason why she’s happy, but don’t worry! Maybe this is really what’s God wants”

Sunod-sunod ang luhang umagos sa mukha ni Papa ngunit wala ni isa sa’min ang lumapit sa kanya, I just can’t, ako mismo ang nasasaktan.

“I love her….. I love her… damn” hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at tumayo na para yumakap kay Papa “I just hate the fact that I can’t be with her, I can’t… but at least I’m proud that I’m the first man who wait for her infront of the altar, right?” He made it sound like a joke but his voice is stammering.

Evening came, pinilit naming paingayin ang bahay, Zhackary rent a video karaoke and order some alcohols kaya heto kami at nag-iinuman.

“Pa! Shot mo na wag ka maduga!” Zhack is now tipsy, nagtatalo sila ni Papa dahil dinuduga na ni Papa si Zhack.

“Lasingin naten paaminin naten to” bulong sa’ken ni Papa bago pinilit painumin si Zhack kaya natawa ako.

“Oh! Oh! Truth or dare tayo!” Kumunot ang noo ko dahil sa laro ni papa,” ‘Wag ka maduga Reu, upo!”

Dahil alam kong wala ako’ng choice ay naupo nalang ako sa tabi nila sa sahig at nagsimula nang paikutin ni Papa ang bote.

“Oy, puta! Maduga!” Dad groaned when the bottle pointed at him

“Okay, okay! Truth or Dare!” Zhackary shouted while holding a whiskey.

“Dare!” Umupo ng tuwid si Papa at hinampas ang dibdib niya.

“Tawagan mo si Mama sabihin mo ang panget niya” Nanlaki ang mata ko at nag-antay na gawin ni Papa

“Hello? Santi ano ba? Gabi na!”

“Hi Baby hehe… Ang pangit mo” tatawa-tawa kami parehas ni Zhack dahil mukhang kinikilig si Papa na ewan.

“Shut up, Santi.. Are you drunk?!”

“Oo! Kase you left me! you’re bad-Hey!” Hinablot ko ang cellphone kay Papa at naglakad onti palayo.

“Ma?”

“R-reu? Reu! What happened? Are you okay?!”

“Yeah… we’re just having a small party here because we’re happy” I ended the call, I handed his phone while laughingThis content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

“Anong sinabi mo?! Baka sabihin mo na crush ko siya! hindi maarte si Rizha!”

Nanlaki ang mata namin ni Zhackary bago sabay tumawa, Ayan na feeling niya nasa teenager life siya

“Hindi ko crush ‘yon! Natingin lang ako sa kanya! Hindi ko crush ‘yon pre!” Tatawa tawa niyang kinuha ang boteng pinapaikot at takhang tumingi. Kay Zhack “Lah? Gab nag-iba itsura mo! Oh bahala ka, paikutin ko na ‘to” and the bottle pointed at Zhack.

“Boo! Loser!” Nag thumbs down pa si Papa at nag-mid finger naman si Zhack, ano ba? lasing na lasing na ba ‘to.?!

“Call your girlfriend, tell her you want to have s-x!”

“What the f-ck, Pa!?” I was about to get Zhackary’s phone pero dahil na-curious ako hinayaan ko siya.

“Hi Nerdy” whoaa! Nag-iba boses ang lambing ha. “Let’s have s-x”

“G-go! Baliw! Putanginamo!”

Kinuha ko ulit ang cellphone ni Zhack at pinatay ito, yare talaga to bukas.

“Oh wait, Ikaw babae! Get your phone and dialed the first contact there tell him or her to shut the fuck up, you cheater!” and I did

“Shut the f-ck up, you cheater!” Tawa kami ng tawa dahil I even made a crying sound

“What the fuck?! Where are you, Reuzekhia?!?”