IRENE'S POV
I prepared a meal on a tray and brought it to manang imee's room.
"Manang" I called and gently knock
"Ime I know you're still awake, it's not yet your bed time" I said softly
The door opened but I didn't see my ate's face, pag bukas nya ng pinto ay tumalikod din ito agad.
"Ate here's your dinner" I said putting the tray on her table
Hindi ako iniimik nito kaya tumabi ako sa kanya.
"Manang sorry na" I said smiling
Hindi pa rin ito sumagot at hindi rin lumilingon.
"Ate naman, papalakihin paba natin to? Parang bisita lang naman eh" I said
Lumingon ito at masama ang tingin nya sakin.
"Bisita? Bisita lang? Irene don't you know kung gaano kadelikado yang ginawa mo?" Manang said
"Kilala mo ba buong pag katao ng batang yan ha? Buti sana kung ung mga kaibigan mo talaga ang dadalhin mo dito. Kaso hindi eh bago irene, bago" imee still talked
"I'm just making friends masama ba yon?" I ask
"Hindi masama ang makipag kaibigan, pero hindi sa ngayon" She said and look at me
"Hindi lahat ng kakaibiganin mo, kaibigan din ang tingin sayo" She said intently
I would normally see fierce in her eyes but now... I see nothing but fear. I never saw my ate this afraid about something, she's always been the strongest in this family. But now? She's looking at me as if she's about to lose me
"Manang.." I said and held her hand
"Don't be afraid about things that is not gonna happen, kahit naman sinong dalhin ko dito sa bahay I know you won't let anything bad happen to us, to me specially. I know how much you love me" I said
"You know how much I love you, but you don't know how much you mean to me. Irene you're the only figure of our dad, you have his face, his attitude, his personality. Whenever I'm with you nababawasan ang pangungulila ko kay papa, when ever I see you it's like watching our dad again" She confessed
I must admit, I am touched with what she just said. I didn't know that she thinks of me that way. All this time I believe kamukha ko ang mommy that's why I'm her favourite, but for ate I look like my dad.
"So I'm sorry irene if I'm being protective to all of you, specially you. You are the only person I can hold on to since our father died, I don't think I can afford to see you suffer again like how you used to" she continue to lecture me
"I watched you as your friends turn their back on you during the revolution. I watched you suffer in silence as you question why everything is changing around you" she said with teary eyes
"You're very precious irene, you're the youngest and the purest among us. I watch you change as everything around you fall apart. Everyone you trusted betrayed you, like how our father was betrayed by the people he also trusted" She said reminiscing the darker days we had
"As you grow older you became silent, silent in so many ways. You're silence is breaking me in pieces irene, after our father died you became distant. You stayed in US as we all go back here, ayoko man pumayag na hindi ka sasama sa pagbalik dito sa pilipinas. But we don't have a choice, you're safer sa America, I'm trying to protect your peace of mind and your soul. Because like what I've said, you're so precious my dear sister" she said looking in my eyes as tears fall on her cheeks
I gently wiped her tears and smiled
"And I thankyou for that ate. I'm always grateful to have you, ikaw ang sumalo ng expectation ng daddy sakin" I said with a smile on my face
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You're A Wish II
FanficThis is the continuation of summer and irene's life. After 3 years of being away from each other irene and summer crosses paths again. Will they be able to control themselves or will they do the same mistake again? Read this to find out.
