PART 89 - STUFFED TOY

“Oooh… Nice one, Shoti!” Atsi patted me on the back when she returned and saw the laptop I bought.

“Ayaw nya tanggapin,” pinagmamasdan ko sya habang nakatayo ako sa likod nya hawak ang bote ng beer na iniinom ko.

“But why, Shobe? You don’t like it?”

“Hindi naman po sa gano’n, mahal po kasi nito eh. Nakakahiya naman kay Ahya,” she awkwardly tucked her bangs at the back of her ears.

“That’s no biggie, Shobe! I was about to give you my other Macbook nga, since hindi ko naman ginagamit... Tanggapin mo na ‘yan. Barya lang ‘yan kay Shoti,” Atsi chuckled. “H’wag kang mahihiya, we’re family. It’s very normal for siblings to help each other. I could give you one of my cars if you’d ask for it. I wouldn’t shrug a shoulder.”

“Hindi po ako nagpapabili sa kanya,” depensa nya sa sarili, twitching her fingers. “Uhm… Thank you po, Ahya. Babayaran ko po, kapag nakaluwag,” kahit hindi nya ako nilingon ay alam ko ang nakarehistrong hiya sa mukha nya.

I grinned. Alam kong mape-persuade sya agad ni Atsi