Louie's POV
I'm with Cris now. Today his day off. So i ask him to come with me here. Nasa mall kami ngayon kasama ang nakababata niyang kapatid. Sakto kasing nasabi niya sa akin nung isang araw na gusto niyang ipasyal yung kapatid niya kaya naman sinabihan ko siyang isama na si Reese sa amin. That's the name of his younger sister. Ngayon ay pinapanood naming maglaro si Reese sa playground. Nakabantay kami sa kanya ngayon habang kumakain kami. She look so enjoyed. Parang ngayon na lang ulit nakapasyal si Reese. Cris are so busy these days kaya wala siyang time para ipasyal yung kapatid niya. And this is the right day for Reese to enjoy. Mukha rin namang natutuwa si Cris habang pinapanood ang kapatid niya. I suddenly remember a situation like this. Bata pa kami noon nina Louise. Of course kasama namin noon sina Dani at Daniel. We're in a playground that time. Ano pa bang ginagawa sa playground kundi ang maglaro 'di ba?
But that time, i don't really want to play.Kaya pinanood ko na lang noon sina Louise na maglaro. I remember those days. Nakakapagbonding pa din naman kami at mas masaya ngayon. Dahil kasama na ni mommy yung lalaking minahal siya at minahal niya noong junior high school sila. I suddenly wanted to see them. Actually, we just met earlier. Nagpaalam ako sa kanila na aalis kami ni Cris. My other siblings went out too. Hindi ko alam kung saan sila pumunta. Kung saan-saan na pumunta yung mga 'yon. So i told them to be careful on where they wanted to go. Gusto ko din na pati sila mag-ingat. Dahil kahit ako, hindi ko malimutan kung ano yung nangyari noon. I already figured it out that something is wrong with my mom and that guy who don't really treat us as his children that time. Bigla-bigla ko na lang tuloy naalala. Tsaka nakapa-imposible din namang kung malilimutan namin yung gan'ong pangyayari. I hope, his spirit are also burning in hell. Bigla ko na lang tuloy napaikuyom ang mga kamao ko.
"Ayos ka lang Louie?"Cris suddenly ask me.
Nabalik tuloy ako sa wisyo."Y-yeah, i'm okay."pagsisinungaling ko.
He's still staring at me so i force to smile."Eh halos masira mo na nga 'yang cup ng coke sa sobrang pagka-ano mo eh."aniya.
Napatingin na lang ako sa hawak ko. Yeah, he is right. Halos matupi ko na itong cup ng coke dahil sa pagkuyom ko ng kamao ko. I thought, i'm holding nothing."Nah, it's nothing. I-i just remember something miserable."paliwanag ko naman.
Tinapik niya ko sa kanang braso ko."Bumabagabag na naman ba sayo yung nangyari noon?"aniya.
Crish also know what happened to us in the past. Nakwento ko din kasi sa kanya ang tungkol doon."I really can't hide anything from you."natatawang sabi ko.
Narinig ko na lang na napabuntong-hininga si Cris."Tapos na 'yon dre. Let's say na mahirap talaga kalimutan yung isang bagay o pangyayari but try to forget it."saad nito."Oh by the way, kamusta na pala yung nililigawan mong babae? May nakikita ka na bang signs na sasagutin ka na niya?"pagbabago naman niya sa usapan.
"Uhm.. nothing. Kaya ko naman maghintay and i'm not rushing Wight. Mas gusto kong mag-focus siya sa mga importanteng bagay. How about you? Do you courting someone?"siya naman ang tinanong ko.
Napakamot na lang ng ulo si Chris."You know what dre? Even i want to court someone, i must focus on Reese. She's to young. I have a responsibility to take care of her and teach her everything. Kaming dalawa na lang yung magkasama kaya lahat ng oras ko, sa kanya nakalaan. All I did was for her."emosyonal nitong pagkakasabi.
Hindi ko naman napigilang mapangiti."She's so luck to have you. One day, Reese will realize that she don't need a new parents to take care of her. Because her big bro can be a father and mother at the same time."ani ko.
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