Circle of Life

18.

Everyone in the Araneta family was distancing from each other already, it had been one week and yet they're are still avoiding each other. Alfonso and Luis decided to have some bro night and went to a place where it's peaceful, they bought some beers and snacks before heading there.

"Nag-usap na kayo ni mama?", Tanong agad ni Alfonso. Payapa kung saan Sila Ngayon, tanaw na tanaw mo ang Ganda with the sparkling city lights.

"Hindi pa, I still couldn't believe what she did kuya. Kayo?"

"Hindi pa Ako umuuwi sa Bahay since that day, but bukas uuwi na Ako. I'm worried about Papa and Mama already. Manang called earlier na Hindi Padin nag uusap ang dalawa and mama sometimes skip meals already. Whatever happens she's still our mom lui", Saad ni Alfonso at ngumiti na may sakit parin.

"Alam ko naman 'yon kuya. Hindi ko lang talaga alam why mom have to do that. It just shocks me. Sabay na tayo umuwi sa Bahay bukas?", Tanong ni Luis at tinignan ito.

Tumango naman si Alfonso at nagpatuloy lang Sila sa pag inuman.

Luis just drink a minimal just as he knows he would be the one driving later, he already knows alfonso so well. Alfonso, is not just a brother to luis but also had become one of his role model aside from greggy. As he was the eldest son, third apo to Irene's side and the first apo towards greggy's side, there's a lot of expectations from him. Greggy and irene didn't pressured him but himself he pressured hisownself. He wanted to excel in everything and make everyone proud of him, ayaw niyang pumalpak sa mga bagay-bagay. He isn't just into business world but also a sporty on.

Morning came, Alfonso's mind was too pre-occupied that he can't even focus on his work. Basically he doesn't know what to do, he's thinking about their family, Panganay siya so he always thinks he's also responsible. When Irene left them way back Alfonso tried to be strong like irene told her everyday.

Flashback...

Alfonso was just three years old when greggy and Irene had luis.

Imee was with Iren at the hospital as greggy went to fetch Alfonso to his family side as they left him there. Irene was breastfeeding her youngest when the door swung revealing Greggy and his eldest alfonso carrying a bouquet of flower.

"Papa, down", alfonso uttered towards greggy. As soon as stepped in the floor he immediately run towards Irene's bed.

"Flower, mama", he uttered cutely and trying to give the bouquet to irene. This melts Irene's heart.

Greggy then again carry alfonso, "Thank you my love", she uttered and kissed alfonso which made him giggled. "Sit here beside mama", she said which greggy put him down to the other side.

"Look this is your baby brother my love", she said and which alfonso peak over to see.

"Baby brother?", he asked confuselly and look at her mother.

"Yes baby he's your ading and you're his kuya?"

"Kuya?", he asked again. Alfonso was raised with the medium of communication is english so he can't understand tagalog and ilocano fully.

"It's means you're a big brother already my love"

Alfonso's face them lit up, "I'm already a big bro like manong borgy"

"Yes baby ko. Look he's Luis Mariano Constantino", irenr introduced him. 

"Hello luis", saad naman ni alfonso which made irene smiled. But them alfonso smile faded which makes irene wander.

"Why my love?"

"If I have baby brother already it means you love him more already like manong borgy told me", he stated in dismayed.