Crazy In Love With The Male Lead - ON HOLD

CHAPTER 4

"Anong plano mo ngayon?" Tanong ni Khalil sa akin matapos makatulog ng kambal sa blanket na nakalatag sa damuhan. I glanced at Carter that is span away from me. This brat is so tricky. There's a possibility that he's just pretending to sleep and intends to hear our conversation. Well, whatever. I didn't have any secrets to share with Kali to begin with.

"I don't plan on doing anything." Mahinang sabi ko. Nagtataka naman siyang tumingin sa akin.

"Are you really serious about that?" Naniniguro niyang tanong. Tinanguhan ko lang siya. "Kasi kung ako ang nasa sitwasyon mo, maybe I'll do something para magka-ayos ang mga magulang ko." Sabi niya. Napabuntong hininga naman ako saka umupo ng komportable. I looked at Harper and stroked her hair gently.

"Kali, I can't do anything about it. No matter where you look at it, I'm just a seven year old girl. Adults have problems that are better resolve by themselves. Kung ano man ang mapapagkasunduan nila Mommy at ni Daddy rerespetuhin ko iyon. Maybe I'll just step up somehow if I find something wrong about their decisions. I don't want any one of them to keep being miserable forever. Nor I want my siblings have anything to do about it. I don't want them to be hurt." I gazed at Carter and I noticed how his shoulder tensed. Napangiti ako ng kaunti. My brother is so cute!

"How mature." Sarkastikong komento ni Khalil. I glared at him in an instance. "But what about that girl? I've been here since morning as usual and she hasn't come down from her room even once." Sabi niya na bahagyang ikinagulat ko. Don't tell me..

"What's that? You, interested at her?"

"No, I mean. I only caught a glimpse of her yesterday so..." He trailed as though he was thinking if he should say it or not.. Somehow, I can feel that my eyebrows met.

"Wanna see her, huh?" I sarcastically said.

"Shut up. So what about that? Is that bad, witch?" Medyo inis niyang tanong. I checked the sleeping twins immediately before facing at him. Hinawakan ko siya agad at dinala sa may pool malayo sa kambal. Baka kasi magising sila... Well...

"Whatever, jerk. Are you really that curious about her?" Seryosong tanong ko. Napatingin naman siya sa kwarto kinapaparoonan ni Olivia.

"To be honest, I am. I saw her yesterday. Her eyes looks sad. And I also know how hurt you must have felt. Hindi rin ako magtataka kung galit ka sa kanya at kung saktan mo siya---"

"-I won't do that, jerk. Ganon ba ako ka-unreasonable sa paningin mo?" Naiinsulto kong tanong. Bahagya naman siyang natigilan. Hindi ko alam pero medyo nasasaktan ako ako dahil ganon ang tingin niya sa akin. He's my best friend. But I feel offended by him.

Alam ko rin namang may pangamba ako sa loob ko hanggang ngayon. Pero hindi iyon sapat para umabot sa ganoon ang sitwasyon. I made up my mind long ago not to follow the same path that the original Loraine chose. As Helena, I can't possibly hurt Olivia intentionally dahil naiintindihan ko siya.

Khalil sighed and held my clenched fists before hugging me lightly. "Sorry, witch. I don't really mean it. Alam ko namang hindi mo 'yon gagawin." He gently said. Hindi naman ako napakalma nung sinabi niya.

"You, meanie! We have known each other for years tapos ganon kababaw ang tingin mo sa'kin? You're really expecting me to bully her, don't you?" Tanong ko saka kumalas sa yakap niya. It's so uncomfortable.

Actually, hindi ko alam kung bakit masyado kong dinadamdam yung in-assume niya. Feeling ko kasi nakikita niya ako bilang si Loraine na mula sa kwento. I'm affected because I think the opinion of people of me and the original Loraine remains the same.

"I'm really sorry if I make you think like that. I'm just concerned about you and the other girl. She's just a kid and even though not entirely, she's your sister, witch. And besides, we don't know her story." Nagpapaintinding sabi niya.