Love String (Love Series #1)

Prologue

Prologue

"Mommy! Mommy!" masaya at excited kong tawag kay mommy na kabababa lang ng sasakyan namin.

She walked straight to me and carry me with a smile place on her lips. Mommy kiss me on my forehead. "How was my baby's day?" mommy asked.

"Hmm..." I smiled widely and show my right arm where I got a lot of stars and very good.

"Oh! My baby is really smart, huh." sabi ni mommy at nanggigil na pinisil ang pisnge ko. "Cute."

I pouted. "Sabi ni kuya Kael, mommy, aso lang daw sinasabihan ng cute po." Mas lalong humaba ang nguso ko ng mas lalong ngumiti si mommy sa sinabi ko, nang-aasar. "Do I look like a dog, Mommy?"

Mommy let out a soft laughs. "At naniniwala ka naman sa kuya Kael mo?"

I nodded. "Kuya Kael told me po na I should believe him po because he's my brother."

Mommy shook her head. "Loko-loko talaga iyong kuya mong 'yon." sabi ni mommy at bumuntong hininga pa. " Halika na nga, baby, at sunduin natin 'yang dalawa mong kuya."

Magkaiba kami ng school na pinapasukan nila kuya ko. Nasa highschool na sila kuya pareho, 4th year si Kuya Drake ang pinaka panganay sa amin at si Kuya Kael naman ay 2nd year highschool. They're both studying in Hontiveros High School which is pag-aari nang uncle Keith namin na pinsan ni Daddy. Habang ako ay grade 1 palang at nag-aaral sa pribadong paaralan din malapit lang sa subdivision namin.

I was eating chocolates that mommy bought before we fetch my kuya's. I was humming of the tune of 'Bahay Kubo' when the car stopped infront of the huge gate of Hontiveros High School. I didn't bother to look in the window to look at my brother's just because I am busy eating my chocolates.

"Hey." I heard the car door opened and heard my brother Kael's voice. "Mommy."  Kuya Kael sat on my left side and felt him kiss my head, I didn't bother looking on his side. "Pahingi ako, bebe." he said.

Umiling ako at inilayo ko sa gawi niya ang iba pang chocolates na hindi ko pa nababalatan. "Ayoko."

"Damot."

"Kael," mommy suddenly called kuya Kael.

"Mom?"

"Where's your Kuya Drake?" mommy asked him.

"Sabi niya papasundo nalang siya sa driver natin. May gagawin pa daw po silang project po, mommy, sabi ni kuya."

"Oh?" I was just listening to them as I continues eating my chocolates. "It's that so?"

"Yes, mommy."

"Okay." and then mommy started the engine of the car and maneuvered it to our house.

"Pahinge na kasi." si kuya Kael na pilit na hinihingi ang toblerone ko.

"Ayoko nga. Kulit, kuya." sabi ko at mas lalo ko lang iyon na inilayo kay Kuya.

"Mommy, oh," tawag atensyon ni kuya kay Mommy na nasa daan ang focus. Mommy glanced at us through the rearview mirror. "Ayaw magbigay, My." sumbong ni kuya kay mommy.

"Baby, bigyan mo si Kuya mo, okay. Don't be selfish. 'Di ba, I and your dad told you, that you should give or share what you have to others?"

I pouted, slowly nodding. But suddenly kuya Kael squel like a girl.

"Mom, I'm not other! I'm her older brother, my." he irritatedly complaint.

I softly laughs and handed him the toblerone he wants. "There."

He annoyingly grab it on my hands. "Thanks."

Mommy just shrugged her shoulder. When the car stop infront of our house, mommy went down to the car and went to open the door on the backseat where I am sitting. Nang akmang bubuhatin na ako ni mommy ay umiling ako.

"No need, mommy." I softly said and went down to the car on my own. I glanced to mommy and saw her smiling at me so I smiled back.

Nauna nang naglakad si kuya Kael papasok sa bahay dala-dala na ang bag kong hinihila-hila lang. Hinawakan naman ako ni mommy sa kamay ko at naglakad na papasok sa bahay pero agad din akong napahinto ng maagaw ng pansin ko ang itim na  BMW na huminto sa harap ng bahay namin. I looked at mommy  who also looked at the car that stop in front of our house, wandering.

And a woman that look like a model went outside the car wearing a black sunglasses. She's wearing a black jumpsuit and a stiletto with a gucci bag on her shoulder. She looks expensive and elegant like mom.  Muli akong tumingin kay mommy kung kakilala niya pero ang dapat na itatanong ko palang dapat ay agad na nasagot ng ngumiti si mommy at tinawag ang babae sa pangalan niya..... yata.

"Carina?"  patanong na tawag ni mommy sa babae na agad na tumingin sa direksyon namin at bahagyang ibinababa ang sunglasses na suot.

"Lara?" a smiled appeared on her lips as she walk near us and hugged my mom. "Oh my gosh! I never expected this day to come that we'll see each other again after a long years without communication."  she said and giggled.

"Yeah, yeah. Me, too, Carina." when they parted the hug mom eyed over her with a amazement on her eyes. "Wow! You're much more gorgeous and sexy than before, Carina."

"Just a small thing, Lara." She said and jokingly hit mom like it's normal to do.

How they talk to each other, they look like teenagers who saw there bestfriend after a day not seeing each other.

Tita Carina looked down to me, I shyly smile as I try to hid myself behind my mom.

"Carina, this is my youngest the only girl Louisse." mom introduce me to tita Carina. "And Louisse, this is your tita Carina, your Kuya Drake's Godmother."

Tita Carina bend her knees to face me. "Hi, Louisse. How are you?"

She looks harmless so I hug her. Naramdaman kong nabigla si Tita Carina sa ginawa ko pero inignora ko na lamang at nang humiwalay ako ay ngumiti ako kay Tita.

"Hi po, Tita Carina."

"Awww! Such a cutie kid." and then pinched my cheeks.

I shyly smile, scratching my nape because of the word 'cutie'. Kasi naman si Kuya Kael, he make me believe that when someone call you cute his/her was referring you as a dog he said.

"Anyway, where's your son?" kapagkuwa'y tanong ni mommy. Umayos naman ng tayo si Tita Carina at muling hinarap si mommy.

"He's inside the car. Alam mo naman iyong batang iyon, mahiyain." Tita Carina said and then chuckles.

I looked at their car and luckily the car is not tinted. Malaya kong nakikita sa pwesto ko ang batang lalaki. Seeing him, he looks handsome, I think we're in a same age, I guess.  Nang tumingin siya sa gawi namin ay talagang masasabi kong gwapo nga ito, ang tangos ng ilong at maputi din pero halata sa mukha niya na masungit siya. Basta lang akong nakatingin sa kaniya, nakangiti kahit hindi niya ako nginingitian pero okay lang. He suddenly shook his head, avoiding my gaze and plug his earphone.

Masungit nga. 

Hindi ko alam pero nang mga sandaling iyon ay gusto ko nalang siyang lapitan at kausapin. Gusto kong mag-play kaming dalawa sa garden namin, pero alam ko ring malabo iyon.

He's a snobby person. I always see him in their veranda, alone. I always see him holding his cellphone and seems to have his own world. And  when I approach him the other  day when I saw him again in their veranda to invite him to play with me, he refuse and said.

"I don't want to play with a brat like you."