Yanez Series #1
Aurelius Dee Yanez stood at a crossroads, uncertain about committing to a Civil Engineering program. Throughout Junior and Senior High, he excelled academically, a straight-A student, yet his journey lacked companionship. A painful p...
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Gabbyreal_ tagged you in a post.
Kunot noo akong napatingin sa notification na iyon. I stalked the user but he was not familiar to me. I looked at the photo tagged with me, I was not there and only he and a man were there. The man with the lean body was hugging the man in the polo shirt, the man in polo shirt was smaller than the man who was hugging him. They are holding two wine glasses while the background of the photo is ocean. They are on a yacht.
Siguro napindot niya lang.
I removed the tag and immediately turned off my phone before I went to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up because of the sound of a thud coming from the other room. That was Timothy's room. I squinted my eyes and grabbed my eyeglasses. When I heard the sound of shattered glass, I immediately got up and walked out of my room as soon as I could. I walked straight down the hallway to Timothy's room, which was on the right. Terence's room is on the left, and my room is in the middle of the house.
Inaantok akong naglakad patungo sa kwarto ni Timothy, nang makarating ako sa tapat ng kanyang kwarto ay nakabukas na ang pinto nito. Sumilip ako roon at nakita si dad na nakatayo habang si Timo ay nakaupo sa sahig, dumudugo ang mga palad dahil sa bubog ng picture frame na hawak niya.
Hindi pa ako nakakapasok sa kwarto ni Timo at wala rin naman akong plano. Dahil baka mas lalo lamang itong magagalit sa akin.
Biglang nagising ang aking diwa nang biglang initaas ni dad ang kanyang kamay at akmang hahampasin si Timothy. Agad akong tumakbo papasok sa loob ng kanyang kwarto at sinalo ang sampal ni dad. Rinig na rinig ang tunog ng sampal kaya't nagulat si dad dahil ako ang sumalo noon. Nanlalaki rin ang mga mata ni Timothy habang nakatingin sa akin.
"Aurelius Dee! Just what are you doing?" Galit na tanong ni dad.
"That's enough, dad," pinunasan ko labi kong dumudugo dahil sa sampal. "You can't just hit your son like that." Mahinang sabi ko saka hinarap si Timothy.
Tulala pa rin itong nakatingin sa akin. Ngumiti ako sa kanya saka humarap muli sa aming ama.
"This is my way of discipline, Dee. Kailangan turuan ng leksyon ang batang iyan. Ano'ng oras na umuuwi. Gayahin mo ang Kuya Dee mo, Timothy!"
"Dad, let him talk. You're always shouting at him. Paano iyan makakapag paliwanag kung palagi mong sinisigawan?" hindi ko na napigilan ang aking sarili at sinagot ang aking ama.
"Kaya hindi iyan natuto dahil kinukunsinti ninyo. You're grounded, Timothy," iyon ang huling sinabi ni Dad bago lumabas ng kwarto ni Timo.
Nanatili akong nakatayo roon habang si Timothy ay mahinang humihikbi. Agad kong iniluhod ang aking isang tuhod at hinarap si Timothy na nakaupo sa sahig. Patuloy pa rin sa pagdurugo ang kanyang mga palad.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked my brother who was still sitting on the floor.
"This is why I don't like you, Dee. You're always the one who's amazing. Ikaw lagi ang pinupuri. Ikaw lagi ang magaling. Lagi akong ikinukumpara sa iyo." Nanatiling nakayulo si Tim. Hawak niya ang pa rin ang picture frame na nabasag ngunit hindi ko maaninag kung ano'ng litrato iyon.
