Chapter 16

Tumayo si Javion at hinawakan ang pulo-pulsuhan ko, kaya napatanga ako sa kaniya. "Let's go."

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Hindi ko pa nagagalaw 'yong sopas ko."

"What's with you, bud?" Kuya Zephyr asked.

"Taking her away from you," Javion answered.

Inagaw ko ang kamay ko sa kaniya kaya lumipat ang matalim niyang tingin sa'kin. "Why are you so stubborn like a fucking grade one student, Zabawa?"

I scoffed. "Wow ako pa talaga. Sa ating dalawa, ikaw ang parang grade one. Remember that."

"Dude, really, what's wrong with you?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Kuya Zephyr.

"Stop acting like you don't know the reason why I'm being like this, Kozlowski. You know it better than anyone else," may diin sa mga salita na sambit ni Javion.

Napalitan ng nakakalokong tingin ang inosenteng mukha ni Kuya Zephyr kanina. "You know me too well, bud, nevertheless, you have to calm down. Kumakain pa si Serene, let her finish her food."

"I'll cook you macaroni soup, tastier and healthier than that," Javion offered.

Umiling ak