By: Xiam

I should have talk with you more often during these hard times.

“Kumusta ka, Kuya Feylan Kendrick it’s been two weeks since di tayo nagkausap. Sana matapos na to no? Miss ko nang kumain ng takoyaki balls sa Festival mall, tsaka magkape sa Starbucks reserve. Matatapos ko na nga pala yung project natin. Send ko na lang sa email mo para ma critic mo din. Okay?! Sana okay lang kayo dyan sa Zambales. Hoping to hang out again with you soon.” I sent it to his messenger April 21, 2020 03:29 PM.

Dahil sa sobrang nagyayari nakalimutan ko na yung binubuo naming Short film project ni Kuya Kendrick.

He is my (best) friend. We’ve met sa isang photography class and event sa Makati 2 years ago. I was fifteen that time, it was in summer 2018.The photography class is about Summer Vacation.

Sobrang excited ko noon kasi binilhan ako ng Mama ng bagong phone and camera. I was scrolling down the twitter when I saw an advertistment from Fujifilm. I didn’t hesitate na mag join since weekend naman.

Isa ako sa mga unang nakarating sa event, umupo ako sa bandang unahan not to get distracted and maka focus ako sa traning. Inilabas ko kung camera ko and while setting it up someone approach me. “ Hey bro yan ba yung bagong camera ng Fujifilm yung AX-10”, tanong nya. “Ah oo, my mom gave me this as a birthday gift last week.” “Wow nice, I have been eyeing to buy a new camera too, however, hindi pa kasya yung budget ko, kaya habang naghihintay attend na lang muna ako ng seminar on how to use it, btw I’m Feylan Kendrick pala. You can call me Kendrick.” Inabot nya yung kamay nya at nakipagshake hands sya sa akin.

“I’m Xiam’”, and I smile back at him. Itatago ko n asana yung camera ulit sa bag ko kaya lang bigla syang nagpa alam kung pwede daw bang hiramin nya yung camera. Inabot ko sa kanya yun and he manipulated it. “ Pwede ko bang Makita yung shots mo” tanong nya. “Sige, mostly I take pictures of persons and animals”. Habang nagbrowse sya ng camera. He stopped when he saw our family picture.

“Ito ba yung family mo”, tanong nya. “Ah, oo, that was taken last New year’s eve when we went to ancestral home of my mom sa Laguna. “ Is this your Dad ?” habang tinuturo nya yung picture. “Yes, but he is my stepdad.” “Ah, kasi hindi mo din kamukha yung mommy mo, kaya pala. BTW sorry for asking. Mas kamukha kasi sila ng kapatid mo.” “ Yeah, He is my stepbrother.”

Matapos ang ilang minuto ng nagsimula na yung event. They discussed lot about how to use the camera. Thankfully andami kong natutunan.

“Kumain ka na ba?,” tanong ni Kendrick. “Kanina pa ako nagugutom, tara kain tayo libre kita.”

“ Ah eh, uuwi na sana ako sa Alabang eh.”

“ Ganun ba? Sabay na tayo, Samahan mo ako sa parking, I’ll pick up my car, then sa Alabang natayo kumain.”

“Taga doon ka? Magpapasundo sana ako sa driver ng Daddy.” I hesitated na sumama since ngayon ko lang sya nakilala. But he seems to be a good guy naman.

“ Sige na. Sabay ka na sa akin.” He insisted.

“Ah, sige maaga pa naman. Sabihan ko na lang yung driver na wag nang pumunta. Pero pwede mo bang sa Festival Mall tayo kumain? ”

“Sure! Sabi naman nya. Sumakay kami sa kotse. Then turn he on his spotify. He played Pakokya ni Edgar playlist at dumiretso na sa Alabang.

“Ano bang gusto mong kainin?” habang nasa food court kami.

“Takoyaki”

“Hahahahaha. Eh may takoyaki din naman doon sa Makati, sana kumain na tayo doon.”

“Eh Gusto ko kasi yung takoyaki ditto, and nag crave na naman kasi ako sa takoyaki dto.”

“Okay, then maybe I’ll treat you a drink, too How about coffee.May Alam akong Starbucks dyan sa may Westgate.”

“Sure. Mahilig din ako sa coffee.”

After naming bumili ng takoyaki we headed to Starbucks Reserve Alabang. He ordered Ice white Chocholate mocha and I ordered Iced Caramel macchiato. Parehong venti yung inorder naming. Umakyat kasi sa 2nd floor and seated sa may bandang dulo.

“ Alammo, you are very talented sa photography. Have you ever tried shotoing for videos?”

“ Thank you. Gusto ko muna sanang pag aralan kung paano kumuha ng magagandang pictures, then maybe I’ll progress taking videos, eventually.”

“Well, tama ka. You have a very good start. If you want, maybe we can collaborate since gusto mo din naming matuto, maybe I can help you with that.

“ Sure! Basta I am free during Friday Nights, Wednesday Afternoon and Weekends, since wala naman akong klase sa mga days na yan.”

We exchange phone numbers then I add him on social media accounts. And parted ways at around 9pm. Nagpasundo na ako sa SB Reserve sa driver ng Daddy.”

09:15 pm na ng makarating ako sa bahay.

“Oh kamusta? How’s the event? “

“Ayos naman Ma, andami kong natutunan and thank you talag for giving me this camera.”

“Actually, your Dad told me that you are very talented daw sa photography. I never saw your photos in instagram, and then when he show me your photos, we decided na bilhan ng camera.”

“Oh, Kumain ka na ba?” tanong ng Daddy

“Yes,Dad kumain na po ako. Thank you po sa camera and phone na binili nyo ni Mama.”

“Use it well.”

“Akyat na ako sa taas Ma, Dy. Pasok na po ako sa kwarto.”

Nag decide na mag asawa muli si Mama when Dad died When I was 14 years old. He had drown ng malunod sya ng pabalik na sila from vacation ng barkada nya from outing ng biglang bumagyo.

She married again ang stepdad ko. Si Daddy Drei, his full name Andres Hernandez. He was 31 ng magpakasal sila ng Mama, it was around first week of December 2017. Kaya we had our Family photo ng January 01, 2018, yung photo na nakita ng bestfriend kong si Kuya Kendrick. Then March 23 when I celebrated my fifteen birthday, yung time na binigyan nila ako ng phone and camera.

Napadaan ako sa kwarto ng Step brother ko after talking with Mama and Daddy. Si Kuya Julius Nicholas Hernandez. He wanted to be called Lius Nick. That time he was 17 years old.”Nakabukas yung pinto and he was using his laptop, naka headphones din sya.

“ Kuya, pwede ko bang hiramin yung laptop mo bukas, Mag edit po sana ako ng pictures ko eh. And if okay lang pwede ba akong mag install din ng video editor.”

“Ha? May kailangan ka Rye?” tanong nya.

“Kuya, pwede ko bang hiramin yung laptop mo bukas, Mag edit po sana ako ng pictures ko eh. And if okay lang pwede ba akong mag install din ng video editor.” tanong ko ulit.

“Pwede naman, what time mo ba kailangan, I might lend it you in the afternoon.” You can have it until Monday, tapusin ko lang projects ko.

“Thank you, Kuya Lius. Cge kunin ko na lang tomorrow. Libre kita next time”

“ Okay, No worries.”

Bumalik na ako sa kwarto and I browse again the photos on my camera. I saw a selfie of Kuya Feylan Kendrick. Bigla akong natawa. I didn’t notice that he took a selfie with the camera.

The next Day, I went to my step brother’s room para kunin na sana yung laptop. I saw it sa ibabawng study table nya. May note na nakasulat sa latopp “ Ayusin ang paggamit sa Laptop ha, may important files ako dyan. Wag maglagay ng flash drive baka ma virus. Okay” –Kuya Lius Nick.

I grabbed the laptop tsaka yung charger at dinala ko sa sala sa 1st floor. I remember na kailangan ko nga palang isaksak yung camera ko para ma transfer yung files from camera to laptop.

Tinawagan ko si Kuya. “ Kuya okay lang isaksak ko yung camera ko sa laptop para makuha ko yung files ko.”

“ Ha, hindi kita marinig medyo maingay dto. “

“Kuya, isasaksak ko yung camera sa laptop.”

“ Okay, cge basta ingatan mo yung mga files.”

Medyo maingay nga. Siguro kasama nya yung mga barkada nya.

Sinaksak ko yung camera and nag transfer na ako ng photos para makapag start na akong mag-edit.

Maarami na akong naeedit na photos ng maalala ko na I also need video editor para sana sa pag start kong mag video editing. It was already 9pm

Magdownload sana ako ng video editor kaya lang pag open ko ng browser nakita ko na ay Pornhub. Mas nagulat ako kasi hindi lang sya pornhub kundi GAY Pornhub. Medyo kinabahan ako dahil fifteen pa lang ako noon. Wala akong ideya about gay sex or anything. I know how to masturbate but I Just lost my innocence in that moment na I open ko ang internet.

Kinabahan ako ng Makita ko ang history nya. “Orgy, handjob, blowjob. STEPBROTHERS.”

Dinala ko paakyat ng kwarto ko ang laptop.

That’s how the story starts. That’s how THE BROMENTS begun.

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