The reunion ended, and it was fun. I had the chance to talk to some of my dad's close relatives and they're nice. Hindi katulad nila-
Nevermind.
Umuwi na kami sa bahay and I slouched sa sofa because of tiredness.
"Philipp! Philipp! Philipp" sabi ni kuya Alfy at tumabi saakin.
"What about him?" I asked.
"Lagkit maka tingin sayo eh" sabi pa ni kuya Alfy.
"Shut up, ni hindi nga kita nakita kanina sa reunion eh" sabi ko pa sakanya.
"Kahit na, nakita ko kaya kayong dalawa mukhang inlababo sayo eh" biro pa nya saakin.
"Hindi nga, hay nako you're so kulit" sabi ko at tumayo na sa kinauupuan ko para umakyat.
"Goodnight, love you" he shouted.
"Love you too" I responded and went upstairs.
At first I thought the hard to bear with sibling will be kuya Alfy, pero he's so nice. He's the best friend I wished to have when I was a teen, would have been so cool if we grew up together.
Sya yung araw araw ko nakikita and parang hindi ako magsasawa.
I found a best friend in him, sakanila ni kuya Luis.
They'll occasionally visit me, check on me, ask how my day went, they're the best.
I opened my phone and saw a message from kuya Luis.
Inaaya nya ako to go out with kuya Alfy tommorow? A siblings date?
I agreed naman, kuya Luis is actually so sweet kahit kayla dad at tita Irene, no wonder kaya na inlove in ate Xandra sakanya, he's so affectionate and caring, and si kuya Luis talaga ang nakamana kay tita Irene.
How they love to take pictures, how they're both sweet and affectionate, how patient they both are, what a greenflag.
Thinking of how tita Irene and dad are so lucky to have the both of them.
I wondered, bakit kaya hindi na nagka anak pa si tita Irene at daddy?
My eyebrows furred to the thought that, maybe it's because of me. Dad told me na sabik na sabik si tita Irene magkaroon ng unica hija eh.
I shrugged off the thought and just went to sleep.
Morning
7:30 am
Forbes park, Makati
Alfy's point of view
I knocked in Gia's room, I guess she's still asleep, aayain ko sya to play golf today eh. I twisted the door knob and it was not locked.
I went inside quitely and saw her still sleeping soundly I stared at her face.
Aside from looking like dad, she looks like mommy.
Well, chinita din naman si tita Nadia but iba naman yung features nila ni mommy eh, siguro ganun ata kapag magkakasama na sa isang bahay, nagiging magkamukha na sila, or baka guni guni ko lang talaga.
I suddenly remembered our supposed to be little sister. Yes, our little sister.
She would have been the same age as Gia but she had difficulties on breathing when she was born causing her to pass away.
Mom doesn't really want to talk about her so often, the reason why tandang tanda ni mommy yung birthday ni Gia kasi ayun din yung day na pinanganak nya yung baby sister namin, her name would have been Celestiana Grace. But before sya mabigyan ng name, wala na sya.
Dad didn't know na nung mga time na nanganganak si mommy, tita Nadia was also going on labor.
Mom and Dad, they aren't really ready to tell Gia about her because ayaw na nila na isipin pa ni Gia yung mga nangyari, na kung hindi nagloko si dad, hindi sana ma s-stress si mommy while she's pregnant with Celest.
Another reason why hindi kayang hiwalayan ni Mommy si Daddy nung time na he confessed that he got another woman pregnant is because she knew she was pregnant, she was planning to tell him already but ayun yung nangyari, mom was already 3 months pregnant when dad found out. She couldn't think of her unborn child not having a father by it's side so she stayed. It wasn't just because of us, and he loves dad, it's also because of Celest.
Dad didn't meet Gia until she was 18, kasi tita Nadia immediately flew to California to raise Gia all by herself.
Thinking of how hard it is for dad also, namatayan na nga sya ng anak inalayo pa sakanya si Gia.
Our family mourned for years of our baby sister's death, I can't fully say that my mother already recovered, I know she still misses her.
I stopped the thoughts when Gia spoked
"Kuya, the hell are you doing here?" She asked.
"D-diba mag g-golf tayo ni Luis?" I asked.
"Yeah but anong ginagawa mo dito? Binabantayan mo ba ako matulog?" She asked.
"No, why would I? Bumangon kana and take a shower I'll be downstairs" sabi ko and I left the room.
Pagka labas ko sa room ni Gia, I saw mommy.
"Oh Alfie, what are you doing in your sisters room?" She asked me.
"Ah wala ma, ginising ko po sya kasi mag g-golf po kami" sabi ko.
"Ah, ok sabayan mo sya mag breakfast before kayo mag golf ha" mommy said and tapped my shoulder and went downstairs.
Fast forward
"Kuya I'll just go sa restroom" Gia excused.
Tumango naman ako and continued playing
"Luis" tawag ko dito.
"Oh?" He asked.
"Is it just me? Or hawig ni mommy si Gia?" Tanong ko.
"Huh?" Luis asked.
"Kasi kanina, I went to her room to wake her up I stared at her, habang tumatagal kamukha talaga sya ni mommy, I swear Luis kahit nga kayo magka hawig eh" sabi ko.
"Have you ever just considered the fact na pareho kami ng tatay and chinita din naman si tita Nadia so hindi nalalayo yung itsura nya kay mommy, syempre mas maganda si mommy" pag e-explain ni Luis.
"Hindi eh, hindi mo ba napapansin na kapag ngumingiti si Gia para talaga syang si mommy? Yung posture ng katawan nya parang si mommy, yung appetite nya parang si mommy, yung boses nila alike" sabi ko.
"Malay mo, possible talaga yung kung sino yung lagi mong kasama sa house magiging kamukha mo" sabi ni Luis at tumawa.
"You're not taking this seriously! Baka gusto mong hampasin kita dyan ng golf club dyan" sabi ko.
"Why would I!? Ano anak ni mommy si Gia!?" Luis sarcastically said.
What if nga?
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Amando Familia
Fanfiction"She loves you so much that she's willing to accept me, your biggest mistake. Just to make you happy" It's a story about Gianna Louise Araneta, daughter of Nadia Elizalde from the famous clan of Elizalde's in the Philippines. In 1991, Nadia had a o...
