Deccard Brothers: CLUB FINN

Chapter 15: Playing Cupid

Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep...

What the fuck is that alarm clock?!

Irritation was the first emotion that, strangely, woke me up. The familiar smell of alcohol and antiseptics assaulted my senses, making me want to vomit from it.

The smell of hospitals sickens me. Mainly because it's too... clean. I associate cleanliness with being perfect, and I hate it.

Does that make sense?

I pried my eyes open and closed them again, the brightness temporarily blinding me.

For fuck's sake.

I tried to open them, slowly this time so that they may adjust to the lighting. And I was right.

I was in the hospital. Or clinic.

Wherever the fuck this is.

Sinubukan kong kapain ang nurse call button na nakalagay sa tabi ng mga hospital beds, pero bago ko pa magawa iyon, may mabigat na bagay na dumadagan dito.

Lo and behold,

It was Shane.

Why is it that every time I get injured, she's the one who I get to see first? It's really unbecoming.

Baka ma-sermonan niya nanaman ako tulad ng ginawa niya sa akin noon.

The creaking of the door hinges gave me knowledge that someone came inside my room. When I look at it, it was my brother, Heart. He grinned at me as if expecting that I was already awake.

"You're awake."

No shit.

I rolled my eyes, "Obviously."

He hummed before going to my side, checking the apparatus and tech stuff that's attached to me.

"You know what, baby bro? Laging ikaw na lang nadidisgrasya sa atin noh? Di ka nga clumsy, incident-prone naman." Heart said. 

I got a proper look at his face. His eyes were bright and softened when he looked at me. But underneath those eyes were bags, dark circles.

That, coupled with his tired expression, says it all.

He wore scrubs as if he had just gotten out of surgery, paired with a lab coat and white crocs. A typical outfit for a doctor.

"Yeah, yeah... whatever," I grumbled, mainly because I'm too lazy and tired to argue with him. The dryness of my throat didn't go unnoticed by him as he prepared me a glass of water. I sipped it diligently, waiting for the liquid to soothe the parchedness. I don't want to choke on water.

That'd be embarrassing as fuck.

Sa aming magkakapatid, si Heart ang pinaka-close ko. Mainly because mag kasunod kaming iniluwal ng nanay namin. Sa kaniya ko nakukwento lahat ng gusto kong i-kuwento, sa akin siya humihingi ng tulong kung may problema siya sa mga teknolohiya niya, all in all, we help each other in more ways than one.

Don't get me wrong, I love my brothers to bits. I'd die for them. Kuya Spade is this macho brother who tries to protect me whenever he can, and then kuya Diamond is the big brother who cares but shows it more through his 'silent' actions. Kuya Heart makes me laugh.

Sa aming kabuhayan, walang gaanong rason para tumawa pwera lang sa pagsasama-sama naming mga pamilya. Although we try hard to make time for ourselves as a family, the Mafia mainly keeps us busy. Especially our father who's the matriarch.

I felt someone ruffle up my hair, and I touched it, hissing in pain when I touched a sore spot. He laughed at my reaction. I shushed him up, afraid of waking Shane who was still peacefully sleeping beside my bed. He understood immediately, and giggled, only quietly this time.