CALEB'S face darkened when he heard his relatives again talking shit about the woman who gave birth to him and Caliber, the woman he first love. It's early in the morning, pero ang tsismis kaagad ng mga ito ay paninira sa ina niya ang maririnig.
They have their own family, they should have their own houses and mind their own business rather than bulshitting his father.
"At least si Veronica kaya ko pang tiisin, pero si Rayleigh?" His aunt shake his head. "Hindi ko alam bakit 'yan ang pinakasalan ni Kaleb. Sa natatandaan ko e mas gusto din ni Tita si Veron."
His father was the only son of his grandfather and grandmother. Caleb learned that his father, Kaleb Dave used to be a wimpy kid. A physically frail kid. Kaya hindi na nasundan para mas mabigyan pa ng atensyon. That's when his Grandfather's closest relatives live in their house. Hanggang sa lumaki ang ama niya, mamatay ang mga auntie at uncle nito, at pumalit ang mga pinsan ng ama niya.
"Because Rayleigh came into the picture. Hindi ko nga alam bakit sila naghiwalay, iyak ng iyak si Veron sa akin noon." Said one of his aunt.
Umangat ang kilay ni Caleb. Damn the past. Bakit hindi nalang mamayapa at mag stay doon?
Of course, Caleb knows what happened to his father and Avis mother. Noon pa man ay 'yon na talaga ang problema nilang dalawa ni Avis. Her mother doesn't like her because he's the son of his ex boyfriend, who broke up with her and made her cry. Avis mother, Veronica, accused his father a cheater and she labeled him like that just because he's the son.
But her accusations was now truth.
"Caleb!" Her Aunt stood up when he saw him walking down the stairs. Carrying a suit case in his left hand and thick books in his right hand.
He sneered and looked at them with disgust. "Let me heard you again talking shit about my mother, I'll throw all your things outside this fucking house. I don't care if you all our relatives. I won't allow someone who's been camping here for a long time to bad mouth my mother." He said looking down at them. They should know their place. "Don't ever questioned my mother. Baka nakakalimutan niyo na nakikitira lang kayo sa amin." He said his final blow and left.
This is why he hated going home before, he always heard unnecessary words from their mouths. Caleb wonders how Caliber stand them.
When he reached the hospital, nakangiwi siyang binati ng guard, even the nurses. Must be because of his face. His not in the mood because of what happened early in the morning, and what made Caleb's irritated more was when his brother walk beside him.
"Heard you disrespect our aunt's?" Nakangising tanong nito sa kanya. Caleb sighed and shrugged.
"They disrespect our mother, Kuya." He replied shortly.
For Caleb, if someone disrespect him or his family and people who's to dear for him. Then that 'someone' doesn't deserve to be respected by him.
"This is why our mother loves you more than me," Caliber smile playfully. "Keep doing that, malay mo umalis na sila sa bahay. Para naman makapagpahinga na ako ng matiwasay! Toxic ang duty ko, I deserve a rest! I deserve my soft and warm bed, 'yung tahimik na bahay at walang maingay!"
Caleb raised his brow. "Bakit hindi ka bumili ng bahay mo kung ganoon?" Sarkastikong tanong niya sa kapatid.
"I'm broke?" Caliber answered him with a question. Caleb looked at his brother flatly. "Just kidding, of course I have money. Itatali ko muna ang girlfriend ko bago ako bumili ng bahay." Caliber said and wiggled his eyebrows.
