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Chapter 20

KINABUKASAN, the sunray on my face usually woke me up but this time it's a feeling that someone is staring at me. When I open my eyes, I saw a man standing and busy about examining a landscape on my wall. I was facing his back because he's staring at the painting I made when I was a Junior High School with him.

He face me with his right hand on his chin when I think he feel I am already alive.

"You still have this?" Turo n'ya sa painting sa dingding. Isang painting n punong-puno puno ng star apple shape with a grade 89.

"KUYA TYLER!" I jump out of the bed and acted like a kid who's excited to see santa claus on Christmas. He open his arms and expect me to hug him but I slap his arm so hard.

"Ah! What was that for?"

"For not attending my Graduationday!" Singhap ko saka niyakap na s'ya. He calm down and kiss my head. "You're a jerk."

"Just a jerk."

Tumawa kami pareho.

"I miss you, Pat." Sabi n'ya. "We so much do."

"We?!"

"Joseph is downstairs, cooking." Paliwanag n'ya.

Mabilis akong kumawala at bumaba. I saw mom and dad being up early, nakaupo sa kitchens table at nakakape habang nag-aabang ng niluluto ni kuya Joseph. May mga maleta pa sa sala at si kuya Joseph nagluluto sa kusina. They still both wearing suits.

"Morning sweetheart." Bati sa akin ni papa.

I smiled at papa and I immediately clung at kuya Joseph who's about to turn his head. He smile at kiss my head. "How's our princess?"

I unclung and pinch him in cheeks. "Ang tagal niyooooooooo. Kahapon pa yung graduation ko."

"Ah-araaaaay." He touch both cheeks and frown. "We're straight from Nashville."

Hindi ko lang sila inintindi and sit down with mom.

"Mom told us you're so upset on your graduation day. So we flew immediately." Kuya Joseph started to talk while cooking fried rice.

Tyler who's been walking down the stairs frown when he saw my face. "May peboratisem ka talaga kahit kelan."

Natawa naman sila mama at papa.

"Eh kase di ka naman nagluluto." Sagot ko.

"We are staying here for a week. As a family." Tyler said before sitting down.

"TRAFFFFFFIIIIIC! PUNYEMAS!"

We all turn our gazes on somewhere the voice came from. There, we are whole. Saturday is the best day.

Kuya Joshua put down his bag somewhere and kiss mama on the cheeks. He blessed on papa and sit down beside kuya Tyler.

"Joshua Miguel, what did I tell you about coming home?" Mom calmly asked.

"Huwag ilalagay kung saan-saan ang gamit." Joshua replied and get up, get his bag and went to his old room to put his things.

"He's been doing that since childhood days." Tyler commented.

"Yeah. He can't keep the idea slip away." Pabirong sabi ni Kuya Joseph.

"Habbit n'ya na 'yan. Understand the artist, will you?" Depensa ko.

"Ano 'yan? Bakit ako ginigisa n'yo? Kakatapos lang ng finals, may gisahan na naman?" Joshua definitely hear our conversation.

"Nothing, we just miss the artist of the family." Sabi ko.