Midnight Sky

5

As i was about to go home because i'm done with my work, I bump on to my brother on my way to the exit.

I stopped walking to greet him, "good evening, brother."

"Hm, where are you going?" he asked.

"Home?" i frown my eyebrows.

"Already? Are you done with your work?" he asked again.

"Yes!"

"Why don't you come home with me? Mother says we'll have a family dinner."

"No, thank you. I'll go straight to my condo so I can rest, tell mom that I can't go. Maybe next time." I thought our conversation will ended there but he say something again.

"You rarely home and mother is always looking for you that it's so annoying to hear. You better be home tonight. I don't want to hear anything that makes me pissed when i'm at home." striktong sabi nito.

Inis akong nakatingin sa likod ng kuya ko.

'Whose looking to whom? My mother is looking for me? Ha. As if she cares about me.'

Nag-dadabog akong pumasok sa kotse ko at nag drive papuntang bahay ng parents ko.

"Nakakainis. What's their business to me." inis na pinark ko ang kotse ko sa labas ng bahay at malakas na isinara ang pinto nito.

Pumasok ako sa bahay at nasalubong ko ang nga kasambahay sa bahay na ito. Binati nila ako ngunit wala ni isa akong binati pabalik. Pagpasok ko sa dinning area ay kompleto at naka upo na silang tatlo do'n.

"Good evening, mom and dad." bati ko sa kanila.

Tanging 'Hm' lang ang naring ko kay daddy. Si mommy naman ay ang dami pang sinasabi, hindi tuloy ako naka upo agad.

"Where have you been this days, aldeah dear?" mom asked.

"I was enjoying my days spending my time to work and to my new condo."

"Condominium? You didn't tell us about you buying a condominium."

"No, I did mention it to you when we were having a dinner outside. I didn't thought you've forgotten about it, well it's not important anyway. Eventually, that house of mine is closer to the company if you compare the distance here." i say.

"Hm, I see. By the way, how's your relationship with that Juaquin?

"You're talking about perhaps the eldest grandson of Chairman Juaquin, the heir of the Juaquin Corporation aren't you, mother?" si kuya.

"Yes that arrogant grandson of him, what's his name again?" tanong ni mommy sa'kin.

"Ah, it's Aslan Valentino Juaquin." sagot ko.

Tumango-tango si mommy, "so how was it?"

"Pretty good, i say!" na sabi ko.

"Aren't you getting along with him, sis?" tanong ni kuya. "I saw you two having lunch together earlier."

Gulat akong napa tingin kay kuya na pa simpleng kumakain.

"Really?" taas kilay at curious na tumingin si mommy sa akin.

Bumuntong-hininga ako at inilapag ang kutsara't tinidor saka ako sumagot kay kuya. "Indeed, we had lunch together but that was a coincidence. He was there to meet his business partner. That's what he said and we accidentally met there, so yeah, that's what happened."