Under the same sky

Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Guitar

"I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser~"

I sang together with my favorite song I play entitled 'Anti hero' by Taylor Swift. I was in the bathroom, combing my wet hair while facing how messed I am in the mirror. It feels like I didn't wash my hair for a decade, magulo kasi ito kaya mahirap suklayin.

I remember the conversation I had with Emmanuel last night, hanggang ngayon ay naguguluhan parin ako sa mga sinabi niya. He had said a lot but there's just one phrase that never left my mind since then. Before he spill his favor, he first said something.

‘I will not just get my nephew'

And I guess what Emarson said would happen. Kukunin nga ng tatay niya si Wayne. They will separate us by simply giving us different duties. It's funny how they can easily rule us, akala kaya nila ay hindi kami lalaban?

I shook my head. I shouldn't have been thinking about this. Whatever happens, we have to fight. That's the only way to save us.

Lumabas ako sa banyo at nagtungo sa aking kwarto, bumungad naman sa paningin ko si Wayne na nakahilata sa kama ko. He was holding my phone, nagseselfie ito. Nang makita niya ako ay agad niya akong sinali sa selfie. I could even imagine myself glaring at him in the photo.

Sa labis ba kahihiyan ay agad kong kinuha sa kanya ang cellphone. Hindi ko pa nakikita ang resulta ng selfie, but I'm pretty sure I look so damn ugly at it. And yeah, when I saw the pic, my thoughts never did fail me. I was about to delete it when Wayne suddenly grab the phone from my hand.

"What the heck Wayne?!"

Tumawa lang siya bago tiningnan ang picture. Nang makita ito ay halos hindi siya mapigil sa kakatawa. He was like comparing me of how I look in the pic, palipat lipat ang tingin nito sa akin at sa cellphone.

"Mukhang wala namang nagbago Jean. I guess that even when you pose, you will still have the same face"

Umirap ako. "Tse! Bahala ka diyan!"

Hindi ko na siya pinansin pa at umupo nalang sa may silya kaharap ng salamin. Kinuha ko ang blower at nagpatuyo sa buhok ko.  Base sa nakikita ko sa salamin ay nakahilata na naman si Wayne, abala siya sa pag-iiscroll sa cellphone ko.

"Pero unfairness, ang gwapo ko dito"

I could see how he proudly shook his head at the mirror, gayun pa man ay hindi ko siya pinansin. Nakita ko siyang tumayo, akala ko ay aalis na ito  pero lumapit ito sa mag likuran ko saka inagaw ang blower na hawak ko.

"Ako na"

Hindi ko siya pinansin at inagaw ulit ang blower sa kamay niya. I could even imagine him frowning.

"Ako na sabi—"

"No."

"Why?"

"You don't know how to dry a woman's hair Wayne, baka ano na naman ang gawin mo—"

"Do you really think I can't dry your hair?"

"Yeah?"

"Let me try and we'll see the outcome"

"As if I will let you"

Bumagsak ang mga kamay niya saka ako sinalubong ng titig na nakataas ng kilay sa may salamin.

"Galit ka?"

Hindi ko siya pinansin.

"Alam mo bang mas lalo kang pumapanget kapag nagagalit ka?"