Captured in His Words

Sebastian Kenneth Y. Reano

"Sky Reano... Are you still sleeping?"

My older sister, Kelsea, knocked on the door to my room to wake me up. Usually I would be annoyed because of her endless attempts to wake me up for school but today, I woke up earlier than her.

"Ate gising na 'ko!" Sigaw ko pabalik habang inaayos ang collar ng polo ko.

I took my school bag from the side of my bed and let it hang on my shoulder habang hawak ko ang isang strap nito. I also took my favorite maong jacket from my closet and folded it for me to hold with my other arm. My eyes observed my whole room as I double-checked if ever I forgot something before finally leaving outside and made my way down to our kitchen.

Pagdating na pagdating ko sa loob ay nakita ko na nauna nang kumain si Ate ng niluto niyang breakfast. Mom and Dad were currently in the States right now and they just left last week kaya as usual ay siya ang nagluto ng pagkain naming dalawa.

On the way to the kitchen, I already left my bag and jacket on the sofa so I walked in front of her with light steps, sitting on the chair with a plate.

"Hey lil bro," I was in the middle of placing rice on my plate when she suddenly talked to me, causing me to raise a brow while I looked back at her. "Do you remember that time I won a singing contest when I was like.. little?"

Napakunot ang noo ko at hindi muna nagsalita nang kumukuha naman ako ngayon ng ulam ko. Thankfully, my sister has skills in cooking kaya wala akong reklamo sa mga niluluto niya. But if ever I was asked what food I liked the most out of all of her cooking, I'd say her ham during breakfast, and Dinuguan for lunch. 

"I think I do.." Napaisip ako ng saglit para lang maalala ko ito ng mabuti.

As I looked at her when I was trying to remember the memory, I saw how her lips turned into a smile.

"Do you remember when you first met Kashka?" She asked, starting to clean up her plate. Judging from her actions, I think she wanted me to do something for her. Especially when she suddenly stopped eating and started to pull out her phone from her pocket.

Kashka was the younger sister of Reece, the band's manager, so naturally I already knew her. Kaso, hindi ko maalala ng maayos kung nagkakilala na ba kami dati pa. "I barely remember, bakit ba?" Sumusubo lang ako ng kanin habang nagtanong sa kanya.

"Magpeperform kayo mamaya para sa welcoming ng freshmen at new studs 'diba?" She raised a brow. Agad naman akong tumango dahil totoo naman ang sinabi niya. Kaya maaga ako nagising ngayon ay dahil magpapractice ulit kami nila Migs, Ian, at Silvero bago magstart ang program.

"I just want you tell me if ever you find a girl with her that looks like this." She handed me her phone and showed me a picture of a girl. 

Hindi ako pamilyar sa mukha niya kaya kinailangan ko pang kunin ang phone niya at ilapit pa iyon sa akin. It was a picture of a her together with a girl with pigtails. It seems like this was taken years ago.