Falling in Love With My Brother

Prologue

Hawak ni kuya Tyler ang aking palapulsuhan habang hinihila ako papasok ng bahay. His grip was firm but I can still feel his care.

"Stop dragging me, kuya! I need to go out and apologize to Jared for what you've done. You punched him in the face without good enough reason!"

"Shup up!" ramdam ko ang pagtitimpi sa kanyang boses.

Nadaanan namin si kuya Waylon na nakaupo sa couch habang may pinapanood sa telebisyon sa isang sports channel. He alarmingly stood up when he caught the sight of us. I sighed in relief when he called kuya Tyler.

Kuya Tyler stopped from his track and lazily turned to him, still holding my wrist. "What?"

"Ano'ng nangyari? Did I miss anything? At ba't ganyan ang mukha niyan?" there's a humor in his eyes when he look at me.

'Help me.' I mouthed at him

Tumaas ang kilay niya at namulsa. Napansin siguro ito ni kuya Tyler kaya mas humigpit ang hawak niya sa'kin.

"I caught her having a date with that Jared boy. I got upset so I ruined her her date and dragged her home. Does that answer your question?" my kuya Tyler replied

"Sana pinabayaan mo nalang."

"She isn't allowed to date anyone yet! Bata pa siya, she needs to prioritize her studies before anything else. Why are you spoiling her so much?"

"Says the one who provides all of her whims."

While they were both arguing, I used that opportunity to escape from his hold. Kinagat ko ang kamay niyang nakahawak sakin kaya nabitawan niya ako. Dali-dali akong tumakbo para magtago sa likuran ng isa ko pang kuya. Sinilip ko siya at nakita ko ang pagngiwi niya habang pinagmamasdan ang parte ng kamay niyang kinagat ko. Nagtama ang mata naming dalawa kaya mabilis ulit akong nagtago sa malapad na likod ng kapatid.

"Naomi!"

"Tyler, pabayaan mo nalang."

"Pagsasabihan ko pa yan."

"You sound like mother, just let her be. She needs to explore and it's normal to–"

"She's young!"

"Kaya nga, while she's young she needs to endulge the feeling and savor the experience. She'll miss it once she turns into an adult."

"You sound as if you understand everything, huh? Baka nakakalimutan mo, I'm still older than you."

"Hindi ko nakakalimutan yun, Tyler." mahina at kalmadong balik ni kuya Waylon.

"Really, brother? Kaya pala hanggang ngayon hindi ko narinig ang salitang kuya mula sayo." may halong tukso na wika ni kuya Tyler

Natawa si kuya Waylon at napailing.

"Uhm... can I go to my room now? You guys can uh... continue your chitchat." basag ko sa kanilang dalawa

Tumalim ang tingin ni kuya Tyler sakin. "Mag-uusap pa tayong dalawa."

Oops... Akala makakatakas na ako.

"Sorry, sis. I have no control over him." mahinang sambit ni kuya Waylon na ako lang ang makakarinig.