Mr. and Mrs. Rosario

I

Julia Allard's POV

"Jules, ayan na sila Peter."

Lumingon ako and I couldn't help but frown.

"Bakit ka nandito?"

The idiot grinned at me as if he enjoyed annoying the hell out of me. "Sabi ni Emerson, manlilibre ka daw. Tara, Dohtonbori."

I glared at Emerson who looked away. I sighed.

"Well, hindi ka invited."

Nginitian lang ako nung unggoy na nag anyong tao. "I know you have a heart of gold behind that cold exterior of yours, Ms. Allard."

I frowned at him. "Ayan tayo eh. 'Pag umiiral kademonyohan mo, parang tinutubuan ako ng sungay. Pero 'pag may kailangan ka sa akin, tila anghel ako, eh no? Unggoy mo."

I sighed. "Hay. Pasalamat ka at may bonus ako sa boss ko ngayon."

Tuwang tuwa naman si shunga. Akala mo, kay laking bagay na nalibre sya.

Nginitian ako ni Yuki before hugging me from behind. "Sabi na eh. Crush mo ko, no?"

"'Wag na pala. Ayaw na kita ilibre."

He pouted. Cute.

Wait, now where did that stray thought come from?

"Huy! Jules! Libre mo na ako!" "Oo na! Basta tuhamik ka lang! Bwiset kasi ang lakas ng bunganga parang konduktor ng bus."

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"May gusto ba kayong kainin? Of course, bukod doon sa sinuggest ko at netong unggoy na 'to."

Umiling yung friends ko and so did their boyfriends. I nodded. "Okay. Dohtonbori it is."

Lumakad kami ng konti papuntang Dohtonbori.

"Hi. Table for 6 please."

The waitress led us to an empty seat. Emerson, Peter, and Yuki sat on one side while kami naman nila Miko and Tere sa kabila.

The waitress came and to take our order. I looked over to my friends who only shrugged. I picked up the menu and took a look.

"We'll take 2 Group B. Yung worth 2,599. Yung okonomiyaki namin, yung 3 meat okonomiyaki please. For dessert, 6 servings of Ice Cream. Whatever flavor na lang na meron kayo. Yun lang. Thank you."

The waitress smiled and nodded before taking the menus and leaving.

"You seem used to ordering here. Lagi ka ba dito?" tanong ni Peter. I nodded.

"Yeah. My brothers and I come here every after exam. Sila Kuya mostly nag iinvite sa akin."

Yuki raised an eyebrow. "May kuya ka?"

I nodded. "Yeah. You didn't think na sila Dominic and Santi lang kapatid ko, did you?"

Miko joined in. "Julia has 3 older brothers and 2 younger brothers. There's Kuya Maverick, Kuya Phoenix, tas si Kuya Jackson. Then si Jules, tas si Dominic, tas si Santiago."

Emerson nodded. "Oh! I remember. Sila Kuya mo ba yung nag tanong if jowa mo ako nung tinulongan kita iuwi yung gamit mo from retreat nung Grade 10 tayo?"

I laughed and nodded. "Oo! Tanda mo pa pala yun!"

Yuki looked at us as if gulong gulo sya. "Emerson's been to your house na?"

I nodded. "Mhm. Pati si Peter and sila Miko. Miko, Tere, and I usually have sleepovers in our house. Ikaw na lang ata hindi nakakapunta sa amin eh."

Yuki shrugged. "You've never invited me."

Napangiti ako. "And I never will."

Tumawa si Yuki. "Worth a shot."

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"Julia? Is that you?"

Lumingon ako and I saw Mommy.

"Yes po, Mommy. It's me. Bakit po?"

Mommy shook her head. "No. It's nothing, baby. Akyat ka na."

Mommy's never been there same after nila maghiwalay nung demonyo kong tatay. I nodded.

"Sige po, Mommy. Aakyat na po."

I walked up the stairs and into my room.

As I entered my room, I heard my younger brothers call to me.

"Ate..."

I turned to face Santi and Domi. "What's up?"

I then noticed them crying. I opened my arms and in an instant, tumakbo papalapit sa akin yung dalawa. I wiped Santi's tears while Domi buried his head on shoulder, crying.

"What's wrong? Bakit kayo umiiyak?"

Domi looked at me. "Ate, don't let Dad take us away. We want to stay with you and Mommy."

I looked at them, surprised. "What are you talking about? Anong nangyari while I was gone?"

This time, si Santi naman yung sumagot. "Ate, Dad wants to take me and Kuya Domi away. He and Mom had a fight kanina. Ate, 'wag kang papayag na kunin kami ni Daddy..."

I didn't understand why pero I felt anger course through me.

"No. Hinding hindi ako papayag na kunin kayo nung taong yun. Don't worry..."

After a while, they got off of me and lumabas sila ng room ko. I immediately picked up my phone and dialled my dad's number. As he answered, hindi ko na napigilan yung sarili ko.

"WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!? YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST WALTZ BACK INTO OUR LIFE AFTER YOU LEFT US 12 YEARS AGO FOR THAT WOMAN YOU IMPREGNATED!? AND NOW YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST TAKE MY BROTHERS AWAY LIKE WE'RE JUST TOYS THAT YOU CAN THROW AWAY WHEN YOU'RE DONE PLAYING AND PICKED UP ONCE AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE BORED!?"

He snapped at me. "Julia! That is no way to talk to your father-"

I snapped back. "THE AUDACITY YOU HAVE TO EVEN DARE AND TELL ME TO SPEAK TO YOU WITH RESPECT! YOU'RE A GODDAMN HYPOCRITE, YOU KNOW THAT!? YOU THINK I CAN RESPECT YOU!? AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE!? HAH! YOU'RE JUST AS NAIVE AS I USED TO BE! YOU'RE NO LESS THAN A TRAITOR! I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU COME NEAR MY FAMILY AGAIN, I WILL PRESS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST YOU!"

He screamed at. "You can't do that! You six are my children, too! And your brothers have sisters here, too!"

I laughed humorlessly. "OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, FATHER! WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT THAT SKANK'S CHILDREN AS OUR FAMILY! I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN BE SIBLINGS WITH THE KIDS OF THAT PROMISCUOUS TRAMP! DRILL THAT INTO YOUR THICK SKULL AND MAYBE IT WILL STICK TO YOUR DENSE BRAIN!"

Before he could respond, I ended the call. I panted as I plopped on the bed. I bit down on my lip as I buried my face into my pillow, holding back my tears.

"No, Julia. Don't you dare cry. You promised na hindi ka na iiyak. Get over him. He's a selfish bastard. Hindi siya worth your tears."

I couldn't help but break down. "This will be the last time you cry over him, Julia. You're strong. Hindi mo kailangan ng tatay kung yung tatay mo is someone like him. Enough with the tears next time, Julia. He's never going to change. Hindi na sya magbabago. Don't waste your tears on him, Julia. Hindi mo sya kailangan."