EOTR1
I always had a knack for things that weren't mine.
Jealousy.
I guess if there was one word that could describe that specific feeling, jealousy is the right way to explain it.
If go by its definition, it is a feeling that encompasses insecurities, bitterness and fear. It is the number one enemy of oneself that no one could ever control.
"Miriella!"
I rolled my eyes a bit when my brother placed a hat on my head, covering my eyes. I closed the book I was reading and faced him. Humarap naman siya sa akin sabay tawa.
"Rush, kita mong nagbabasa diba?!"
"So, what?" Rush smirked and shook his head. Tumakbo na siya kasama ni Kuya Lazlo.
I was busy reading a book about jealousy when my good old brother decided to bother me again.
Sa totoo lang, mas gusto ko pang wala siya rito e para solo ko ang bahay, solo ko ang lahat. He's way too busy being a child star kaya madalas wala siya dito, but when he's here... he annoys me to the core.
"Pauwi na daw ate mo?" Ate Fiorella asked.
I shrugged. "Siguro..."
Ngumuso si Ate Fio. "Ang pogi ng kaibigan ng ate mo, ha! Buti di mo nagiging crush?"
I looked at her. Sa lahat ng pinsan ko, siya na ang pinakamadaldal. Fiorella is the life of the party. For someone who had a ticking bomb inside her, she surely parties a lot and talks a lot. Parang walang pinagdadaanan sa buhay.
"Sino ba dun?" I asked, closing my book dahil wala na akong gana sa mga pinsan.
"She's friends with the Gallego's right?" Fiorella chuckled. "Pogi 'yung best friend niya! Kung ayaw niya dun, akin nalang!"
I raised a brow. "As if papatulan ka naman ni Elijah?"
Suminghap si Fiorella. "Woy, bakit Elijah tawag mo dun! Ang laki ng tanda non sayo, ah? Yiee! Crush mo no? Hala, ang dalaga namin, Rush oh! Ang kapatid mo—"
"Shut up!" I hissed. "H-hindi ko crush si Elijah no! I just like to call him without the Kuya."
Surely, I was lying to myself. Kasi ang totoo, gusto ko siya. Crush ko siya. Pero alam ko namang hindi niya ako papatulan. I see the way he looks at my sister, and if it wasn't for my sister's boyfriend, I doubt he'd make a move.
For some reason, I was always drawn to people who have connection with my sister. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero it felt like my instincts always lead me to her.
It's always her.
"Andyan na sila!" Hiyaw ni Fiorella at tumakbo roon. Pinagalitan naman siya ni Kuya Laz dahil bawal ito tumakbo.
I bit my lip and sighed. That one week without my siblings was a breather for me. Ngayong balik na naman si Ate ay babalik na naman ang lahat sa dati.
Mommy's attention, Daddy's praises and the never ending shrine for dear Mistize Kezriah Cortez.
I don't hate her, I really don't. Pero minsan, iniisip kong tumitira lang kami sa mundo niya. Most especially me.
