Chapter 11 (1/2)
KS Chapter 11
Aling Precious and her children RC, KC, JP, JB, TJ and their spouses, the youngest Jonyrand-kids Mhemalyn, Jasper Von, Jennavee, Flordeliza, and Lucibelle—are all out in the road All of the bench that covers both sides of the road Like always On the side of the bench are separate chairs for the othersandos if not topless, wo themselves up with junk food Like always They find the vehicles passing by a disturbance so they often frown at the passing drivers A few steps from them is a basketball court in the middle of the street A few steps froroup of loiterers on the road Like always
But Anghela's not here Different client Instead, opposite Aling Precious is herBaby
”So that's how it is, we just bought a Technics Turntable instead”
”Oh my, mare¹, you are so rich!”
”Oh, not really…”
”Yeah, not really, mare, of course I know that In reality, the Kenwood Turntable is ht home the last time he came back, see”
Polite laughter But in the split-second everyone in the world closes their eyes, the two are able to claw at each other in three seconds and sain
”Your Pioneer double cassette recorder, how is it anyway? Have you got it back from the pawnshop?”
”Ho, it's old anyways How about your broken TV, I heard Rogelio's done fixing it It's been with you for ten years already, right? So old Toshi+ba's are really sturdy!”
”They are pricy, so that's why they're sturdy As sturdy as our Hitachi Betamax”
”Oh, c'mon! Betamax? You mean to say…you still don't have VHS?”
”We hav…ummm, we don't! So what? Why—do you?”
”Of course, we have!”
”You guys have?!”
”Have a plan to buy In the near future!”
Aling Precious isto a pensioned governest child to two accountants in Aineer with a good job in Saudi and frohbors Friends They absolutely love talking to each other But both of them have a fear in their hearts, a fear that by the next question they can't ance of the other
”How's the baby in there? I' fest once it comes out”
”Why, of course, mare”