Just like what we planned, we confronted our father and had a DNA test. It turns out that dad doesn't know about Gretchen's existence although it didn't bother her that much.
Kung saan-saan kami pumunta ng mga kapatid para makapag-bonding. Pumunta kami roon sa garden restaurant na kinainan namin ni Martell noong nakaraan at nag-picnic doon. Nagdala pa talaga si Gretchen ng fairy costumes para raw mag-match kami sa sa garden at magmistulang mga diwata kami na nagte-tea party.
"You're so extra and I love it," Gemini said with a smile while twirling around her long, chiffon dress.
Gretchen asked me to make flower tiaras and that's what we wore as an accessory to match our fairy-like outfits.
"You know that 'cottage-core' aesthetic? That's us right now!" Gemini continued to gush and Gretchen and I just let her.
Halatang sayang-saya ang kapatid at ganoon din naman kami. Mas expressive nga lang si Gemini kaysa sa amin ni Gretchen na pangiti-ngiti lang.
Wala kaming masyadong ginawa kundi panay kain, usap at kuha ng mga litrato lang. Pero kahit ganoon, mas nakilala ko ang mga kapatid at na-relax ng todo ang isipan ko.
Pagkabukas, si Martell naman ang kasama ko buong araw dahil busy kami buong linggo at tuwing agahan at lunch lang kami nagkikita at magkasama kaming kumakain. Hindi na rin kasi kami nagkikita sa gym dahil kada-dismissal ng klase ko ay naglalakwatsa kami ng mga kapatid.
"I'm so happy, Martell," I said in a singsong voice while skipping around his condo.
We just had breakfast and now we have nothing else to do. We watched Despicable Me and after that, we worked out together. And lucky me, I got another chance to ogle at his ripped abdomen which I think he's enjoying as well.
"Are those real?" Tanong ko, hindi makapaniwala sa nakikita dahil mukhang edited ang tiyan niya.
"Is that your ploy so you can touch my abs? You don't need to make excuses, Axyne," he replied smugly before sitting in front of me.
My eyes were still on his abdomen, trying to fathom the ability of muscles to bulge like that. "They look edited," sabi ko sabay kamot ng ulo at lapit ng hitsura sa kaniyang tiyan.
"What?" Gulat niyang sambit. "How can these be edited? Do I look like I'm in a magazine? I mean... what?"
I shrugged, confused on what I'm thinking as well. "Basta mukhang hindi kapani-paniwala."
Tumayo na ako at saka niligpit ang yoga mat. Sabay kaming naligo pero siyempre sa magkaibang banyo. Ginamit ko ang nasa kwarto niya at nagbabad ulit sa bathtub.
Katulad ng inaasahan, nagluluto siya nang makatapos ako. Niyakap ko siya sa likuran at mukhang nagulat pa.
"Let's go sailing next week," aniya, nakatalikod pa rin sa akin.
Bigla akong na-excite sa narinig at agad namang pumayag. Sasabihan ko muna ang mga kapatid dahil baka mag-aya pa sila pero alam ko namang wala silang problema sa ganoon. Matutuwa pa nga siguro si Gretchen dahil masosolo niya si Gemini— isang bagay na gusto niyang mangyari dahil naririndi na raw siya sa hitsura ko.
Nang matapos siya, kumain na kami habang nagkukuwentuhan hanggang sa biglang umiba ang expresyon niya at saka nagpaalam na may hahanapin muna.
"Have you seen my phone? I'm waiting for my cousin's text," he asked while checking the couch and the center table.
Wala akong alam dahil hindi ko naman iyon nakita. I told him that I'll call his phone instead so it would be easier for us to find it.
Hindi nagtagal, may nag-ring sa kusina at doon ko nakita ang kaniyang cellphone sa tabi ng microwave. Lumapit ako roon at kinuha iyon habang siya naman ay biglang kumaripas ng takbo papuntang kusina nang makitang hawak ko ang kaniyang cellphone.
BINABASA MO ANG
Secret Heartbreaks
RomanceGazella Avellana is an art enthusiast. And her favorite art among all is Forrest Martell Oliveira. Her life was like that of a fairytale, until a series of plot twists came in her way-- the person whom she considers as the most beautiful art, caused...