I woke up from my deep slumber when I heard the door open and close. I saw my brother go near her bed and sit on the chair near it.
Naiuwi na kasi sya matapos nyang mag stay ng isang araw sa hospital. Kaya lang hindi pa din sya nagigising. Hindi na muna namin sya nilagay duon sa second floor, sa isang guest room na muna sya sa ibaba pinatulog at ako ang nagbabantay.
Nagpanggap akong tulog pa din habang pinagmamasdan ko ng pasimple ang Kuya ko na nakaupo habang hawak ang kamay ni Celestine.
He really cared for her. I wonder what happened to make him go crazy in love with this woman.
I know they were friends when we were little, and he grew fond of her as they grew up, which is why no matter what this woman did, he always chose to stay by her side. Is that something called love? Or he's just really a masochist because it's so obvious that he doesn't have any hope or space in her heart.
After a long moment of silence, he stood up and kissed her forehead before going out again. I, on the other hand, get up from the couch and wipe the sleep from my eyes. I sigh as I look at the ceiling before combing my hair.
Uminom ako ng tubig at nagpabalik balik ng lakad habang tinitignan sya sa kama.
She's sleeping peacefully. Buti nga hindi na sya maputla e dahil naagapan naman ng mga doctor ang dugo na nawala sa kanya.
Lumapit ako sa bed nya at yumuko ng bahagya. Kamukhang kamukha talaga nya yung kambal nya. Sya lang yata yung nababaliw na pero ang kinis pa din ng kutis.
Masuyo kong hinaplos ang buhok nya habang hindi inaalis ang titig sa mukha nyang pinagpala.
"Gumising ka na. Promise, hindi na kita iiwanan."
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"You changed her what?"
Napahinto ako sa pagpasok ng sala dahil narinig ko na may kausap si Kuya sa telepono.
His thick eyebrows were furrowed while he was intently listening to the other person on the other line.
"So it means she's allowed now to travel using her birth name?"
Birth name?
"Okay, just have everything she needs delivered here on the island."
The call ended, and that's where I found the courage to make myself appear in his sight.
"Is that Miss Celeste?"
"Oo"
"Anong birth name sinasabi mo?"
Bumuntong hininga sya at nginuso ang kwartong kinaroroonan ni Celestine.
"Dalawa ang pangalan nya. Yung birth name nya at yung isa naman ay nuong inampon sya. Her twin fixed everything; that's why she's Celestine Aranie Villareal again in every legal paper."
Naupo ako sa harap nya at pinagsiklop ang mga kamay ko habang nakatukod sa hita ko ang mga siko ko.
"What's was her name when she got adopted?"
He sips on his coffee and leans on his chair.
"Grace Winter Wikinson, she's the famous archer and shooter from our high school days."
Napatakip nalang ako sa bibig ko. So all this time sya iyon? Sya yung hinahangaan ng mga kabataan nuon dahil magaling nga ito sa sports.
Hindi ko alam na yung Grace at sya ay iisa dahil nuong nagpakilala sya sa akin Celestine ang gamit nya at saka mas ahead sila sa akin ni Kuya sa pag aaral.
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Taming the Psycho 💀 (ON HOLD)
Mystery / ThrillerR18+ ✔ Amanda Leigh Ryans, a jobless woman with a diploma who is experiencing an existential crisis, finds herself being the babysitter of a psychopath named Celestine Aranie Villareal, the girl version of Lucifer you wouldn't want to mess with if y...