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June 26

FAM BAM: PARENTLESS EDITION 👻

Rus
Mga ate
HELP

Leigh
I have a feeling I know what this one is about... 🤭

Genie
Hey bunso, what's the matter?

Rus
Ate Genie 😞
Nagka-crush yata ako sa isang babaeng siga.

Leigh
HAHAHA
I knew it!

Genie
Oh my God. Did I read that right, Rus?

Rus
I bet you did.

Genie
Nasa office pa ako, at hindi ko napigilang tumawa. Your Kuya Israel asked me if I'm okay. 🤣

Rus
Hindi pa ba kayo uuwi, ate? Gabi na.
Nagiging workaholic na rin kayo ni kuya.

Genie
Don't worry about us, bunso. Need lang talaga naming mag-extra effort dahil gusto naming makita ni Dad na pwede na niyang unti-unting pakawalan ang pagma-manage ng firm natin. He's not getting any younger, and we want him to start taking things more slowly.

Leigh
Buti na lang, power couple kayo ni Kuya Israel, ate. May sasalo ng firm natin kapag tanders na talaga si Dad. 😂

Rus
Plus there's Ate Sim.

Genie
Yup, although I doubt it that Sim would still be as hands-on in the firm as we are. I mean, she's already engaged to Lewis... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Leigh
Mukhang kayo pa ni Kuya Israel ang huling lalagay sa tahimik, ah. Okay lang sa'yo, ate?

Genie
Of course. Napag-usapan na rin naman namin 'to. He understands that I really want our architecture firm to make it big. And he's willing to help in any way that he can.

Leigh
Supportive boyfriend as always. Aaaahhh sobrang swerte mo kay Kuya Israel, ate. 🥺

Genie
Kaya nga, e. I'm really glad that I gave his annoying ass a chance. 😅

Genie is typing...

But enough of me and Israel for now. Bunso, what's the name of your crush? 🙊

Leigh
Correction, ate: crush na siga. 🤣

Rus
Her name is Jeremy Arbuez.

Genie
Jeremy? Oh, that's quite a surprise. Pangalan pa lang pala niya, panlalaki na. 😬

Leigh
I think I know who she is, actually. Kapatid siya ng kaklase ko dati na si Tobi. If I'm not mistaken, she's the youngest sibling, and the only girl. Kaya siguro siga, dahil may tatlong kuya. 😂

Genie
Now I'm really curious. How does she look like?

Rus
Short hair, ice blonde.

Genie
Sounds cool! But I need visuals, bunso. 👀

Leigh
Wait, I'm digging through her FB account.

Genie
Sweet heavens, she's so pretty! 😍
'Yan ba ang sinasabi mong siga, bunso?

Rus
Believe me, ate. She might seem girly at first glance, pero kung kumilos at magsalita 'yan, mas lalaki pa yata sa akin.

Genie
Haha! Is that so? She's a walking paradox, then. Just like you. Baka kaya ka na-attract. 😛

Rus
What am I going to do?
I can't get her out of my mind.

Genie
AWWW 😭
How did you even meet her, anyway?

Rus
I forgot my laptop at the library.
She found it and returned it to me.

Leigh
Yikes, Rus.
Your forgetful ass strikes again. 😂

Rus
I was rushing to my next class, okay? 😖

Genie
Have you befriended her already, bunso?

Rus
If by "befriending", you mean being friends with her on Facebook, then yes.

Genie
Not just that! I mean, have you had a proper conversation with her?

Rus
We talk online.

Genie
Good! That's a start. Although mas okay kung pati sa personal, mag-uusap kayo.

Leigh
They already had an ice cream date, ate! 🙈

Genie
WHAT?! AAAHHHH

Rus
That wasn't a date, ate. Just a thank-you treat because she returned my laptop.

Genie
Really, huh?
But you hate ice cream, don't you?

Rus
Yeah. But she loves it, so...
Guess I was willing to adjust.

Genie
AAAHHHHH
Binata na ang bunso namin! 🥺

Rus
Calm down, ate.
Mukha ngang hindi ako uubra sa kanya, e.
She's pretty and tough. Very confident.

Rus is typing...

But me? I'm just this awkward, lanky guy.
I don't even talk that much in person.
Makulit lang talaga ako online, pero kapag totohanang usapan na, wala akong kwenta. 😞

Genie
Hey, don't undersell yourself.
You're a handsome young man, bunso.
And yeah, maybe you're kinda awkward, but adorably so. ☺️

Rus
I don't want to be adorably awkward.
I don't want to be awkward at all.

Leigh
Then hang out with confident people more often! Trust me, nakakahawa sila. In time, you'll notice na nagiging less awkward ka na rin. 😉

Rus
But I don't have a lot of confident friends.
I don't have a lot of friends, period.
Kanino ako magpapahawa?

Genie
HAHAHA
Kung confidence lang naman ang pag-uusapan, lalayo pa ba tayo?

Rus
What do you mean, ate?

Genie
Hello? Boyfriend ng Ate Genie niyo ang Hari ng Kahanginan. 🤣

Leigh
Oh, man. Looks like Rus will be getting Confidence 101 lessons from the one and only Israel de la Torre. 😝

Rus
Is that my best option?
I'm having a bad feeling about it.

Genie
Do you want to boost your confidence or not?

Rus
Of course I do.

Genie
Good. Then suck it up, Rus. 😂

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