'Di Masabi

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Mary Magdalene Suarez

"Happy na birthday pa! Happy na birthday pa! Happy na... happy na... happy na birthday pa! Happy birthday, Migo, my loves! Bente uno ka na!" sigaw pa ng mga kaibigan niya pero nangunguna sa kaingayan si Kuya Alfie.

This is already a normal setting for me, for us. Ever since my brother went to college, he started celebrating his birthdays in clubs. All of them, him and his friends.

They would party so hard, get drunk and get wasted for one night because maybe somehow, even just for a night, they can forget about all their worries in life.

Naka-upo lang naman ako sa isang table kasama si Royse. Katulad ng palagi, busy lang siya sa pagcecellphone habang ako nakatingin lang sa mga taong nagsasayawan at nagkakasiyahan.

There were so many familiar faces, mga madalas ko na rin makita sa campus. Some guys would smile at me when they see me, some would even attempt to sit in our table, pero kaagad din naman napapaatras kapag sinasamaan sila ng tingin ni Royse.

I'm kind of aware that people know me. Guys know me because of my brother, but I just hate the fact that they see me as a trophy because my brother was famous, because I was "Migo's sister" and it's an achievement to be with me.

Kaya kung ako, ayoko ng ibang tao. Mas gusto ko 'yung makakatuluyan ko, in the same circle lang. At least I know their intentions with me are pure, nagustuhan talaga nila ako para sa kung sino ako hindi dahil sa kung sino ang kapatid ko.

It was too loud. The walls were almost vibrating due to the loud blasting of music from the speakers. Balak ko sanang tumayo pero natigil ako nang makita ko kung sino 'yung lalaking kakadating lang.

Si Kuya Phillip.

He looked really good tonight. Medyo basa pa ang buhok niya, halatang bagong ligo. He was only wearing a windbreaker jacket yet he looked really really good on it.

Automatically, my eyes followed him. Nagpunta siya sa may table kung nasaan si Kuya Migo. He whispered something since hindi maririnig kung hindi ka lalapit sa sobrang lakas ng music.

Kuya Migo nodded. They both laughed about something that Phillip said.

Ang gwapo, pakeningshet.

"Kuya Phillip pala ah," halos mapatalon ako sa gulat nang makita ko si Royse na nakangiti na ngayon sa akin ng makahulugan.

"Si Kuya pinaka-bestfriend n'yan, gusto mo ba sabihin ko ilakad ka?" she asked like it was really a plan.

"Magtigil ka nga d'yan. Alam mo namang unspoken rule 'yun na bawal mahalin at bawal ma-fall sa kaibigan ng kuya mo."

"And who the hell invented that?"

"Ewan ko sa'yo."

"Anyway, bagay naman kayo," she said. "Pero ayaw mo ba kay Perrin? Mas cute kayo."

"Alam mo ikaw, why do you still ship me with Perrin ba? Dahil pa rin ba gawa nung grade eight? Nung dinala kami sa marriage booth? Napagtripan lang naman kami nun."

She shrugged. "Bagay kasi, and besides why not? Gallantes is nice naman ah. Nakanta rin, nahihiya lang i-showcase talent niya."

"And your point is? Kuya Phillip's nice too."

"Kuya," she said like she was mocking me.

"Phillip's nice too," I corrected.

"Kung ako sa'yo pass na ako dyan sa mga friends nina Kuya. Marami chics mga 'yan. Mga feeling gwapo kasi," she said. Number one basher talaga siya ng kapatid niya.