It Was All a Mistake

Chapter 1: The Runaways

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Chapter 1: The Runaways

Zephaniah

It was a mistake when I spent a night with my sister's fiancé. Zach and I were both drunk and he mistook me for my twin sister, Hezekiah.

The three of us grew up together. Zach was the son of our parents close friends. Bata pa lang ay nirereto na ng mga magulang namin ang mga anak nila sa isa't isa. And Kiah being the favorite daughter was chosen to be with Zach...

I love my sister. Kiah and I are twins. At hindi ko sinasadya ang isang gabi na may nangyari sa amin ni Zach. Na siyang sumira sa relasyon naming magkapatid.

"You like him!" Kiah accused me.

I remained quiet. Hinayaan ko lang siya na komprontahin ako. Ako ang may kasalanan kaya magpapakababa ako. And also, I wouldn't deny what she said. I didn't just like Zach. I loved him.

Pero kahit ano pang pagpapakababa ang gawin ko ay hindi pa rin kami maayos ni Kiah. At pakiramdam ko ay hindi na kami mababalik pa sa dati...

And our parents were especially angry at me. Lalo na nang sinugod sa ospital si Kiah. My twin sister wasn't born healthy unlike me. At hanggang sa paglaki ay nadala niya ang kaniyang sakit. She has a weak heart. Hindi siya pwedeng ma stress. While I was born all okay, kaya ba hinayaan na lang ako ng parents ko?

Maybe they thought that I was stronger than my twin sister, that's why. But was that enough reason for them to think that I'll be just fine? That I can just endure anything... Na parang wala na akong karapatang ma stress din, o masaktan. Because I was expected to be okay all the time...

But...

I can't... And I'm not. I'm not okay...

My tears silently fell down my cheeks from my eyes as I was just watching the quiet sea...

Umalis ako sa amin. My twin sister was still in the hospital when I left home. Pinalayas din ako ni Mommy, and although I'd still like to think na hindi naman niya sinasadya iyon... Umalis na pa rin ako.

I remember my last conversation with Zach.

"I didn't really know, Zeph! I was drunk! And I thought you were Kiah!"

Nakatingin lang ako sa kaniya habang nagpapaliwanag siya sa harapan ko. "We were both drunk, Zach." I emphasized.

Dahil kanina pa kami nag-uusap dito, pinag-uusapan iyong nangyari sa amin, at para bang gusto pa yatang palabasin ni Zach that like I was the only villain here. That he's innocent. When in fact pareho lang kaming lasing noong gabing iyon.

Dahil kahit pa gusto ko rin si Zach, if I was not drunk and in my right mind, I wouldn't do this to my sister.

O siguro ay nagrarason na lang din ako kahit sa sarili ko...

I sighed. "Let's just... hide what happened from Kiah. And to everyone, Zach. Hindi pwedeng malaman ni Kiah na..." Natigilan ako sa pagsasalita dahil biglang nanlaki ang mga mata ni Zach habang nakatingin siya sa likuran ko.

At agad ko namang binalingan ang nakikita niya, and there I saw Kiah... And that's when she knew what happened to me, her twin sister, and her fiancé Zach.