Our Adorable Romance (Montejo Siblings #3)

04

"I... I have to go."

Tangging nasabi ko because I felt like any time my knees would give up. Not only by his words but also because of his entire presence!

He sighed, touched the side of his forehead as he nodded. I lowered my head as I walked to his side. I left without looking at him because of nervousness due to his words. i can't believe it, or I don't want to believe it. It's just... It's just so impossible and gosh! Unbelievable!

I want to stop this! Gosh, yari ako kila Kuya. Remember Hezekiah, 18 pa.

Back to the gym, my team welcomed me by bidding their goodbyes. I just nodded and told them to be careful. I, on the other hand, started to organize my things so I can go home na din. I already messaged my brother to pick me up.

Mabagal akong naglakad palabas at parang lumulutang pa. I'm still preoccupied because of that man. Geez, he hasn't done anything yet but his words are already giving me mixed emotions.

I stopped when I reached the waiting area. There are still students kahit madilim na. Many food stalls are open, people are busy eating, those trycicles waiting for students na maisasakay, group of friends who are so loud, laughing their hearts out, talking and gossiping 'bout something...

But no matter how many people are around me, my gaze is only focus on one person.

He was busy talking with his friend, 'yong lagi niyang kasama. They are both holding a folded plate of siomai. He looks clean and simply handsome even after school.

I still can't believe that I could admire someone this far. Also, I can't blame myself and I can't stop this feeling dahil hindi naman siya mahirap... gustuhin.

A car stopped in front of me. Napaiwas ako ng tingin kay Chandler. Kuya Maddieson rolled down the window for me. "Get in, princess..."

I nodded. Naglakad ako papunta sa kabilang side. I tucked my hair behind my right ear as I opened the front seat door at tuluyan nang pumasok. Kuya Maddieson checked me first before he drove away.

"You okay? I could see dark clouds above your head." Sabi bigla ni kuya Madd dahil siguro sa katahimikan ko.

Ngumuso ako. Well, pinutol niya lang naman ang pagsulyap ko. Kidding.

"Will mom gonna come back?" I asked nonchalantly.

Despite our family problem, I still can't help but think when will she ever come back? O kung babalik pa ba siya? Because honestly, no matter how happy I am with my daddy and two brothers, I am still looking for her care, her love... a mother's warmth.

Many people think our family is perfect, or more than that, pero ang hindi nila alam, basag na ito... wala na ang liwanag.

My brother glanced at me, I looked at him innocently. He looked away and focused on the road. "Don't wait for someone who has no intention of coming back, Hezekiah."

I swallowed. Naiwan ang tingin ko sa kanya.

"Kung babalik man siya, edi maganda... And if not, then we will still be contented." He added seriously.

For me, my brothers and my daddy are the strongest people I know. I never saw them break down. I never saw them sad and crying. I always see men who are always ready to protect me, give me everything and love me with all their heart. I never felt left out. I never felt alone... even my mom was away a long time ago.

And that's because of them. They completed me.

Because of Kuya Maddieson said, I realized something... Na maybe it's okay even if she doesn't come back, the important thing is that the three of them are here with me...

"Aren't you happy with just us, princess?"

Umiling ako sa tanong ni kuya Maddieson. "I am more than happy, kuya..." I sighed. "It's just that, we'll be happier if we're complete."

"We are complete... She just chose to stay away." Napailing ito.

"Fine... I have my kings naman." I murmured.

I heard his chuckles. Pumarada siya sa harap ng mansiyon. I started to unbuckle my seatbelt, but froze when he said something and laughed.

"Yeah, goodluck to your prince, then."

Argh! What does he mean?!

Nakanguso akong pumasok sa bahay. As always, kuya Darius is not here yet. My dad was sitting on the couch, busy cleaning his specs collection. I went to him for a kiss before I went to my room to change into comfy clothes. I opened my Twitter account after that. I posted a tweet, saying something about my mood earlier.

@itshezekiah.mntj0

Got a glimpse of him earlier, sana tomorrow ulit hihi. #inspiredstudent

I laughed because of that. Some friends started to comment. I checked them all and couldn't stop laughing.

@itsyourheart_

Sana all inspired hahahaha

@j4zzylpz

who's this ba? Kaya pala tambay ka sa lib ha! Hahahahakd.

@missjei_ gutierrez

ur kuyas and dad are very strict. Hope this man's willing to wait for all his life.

I bit my bottom lip when I read aunt's comment. She is my mother's second sister, not that old tho. Well, I'm just too stupid to tweet on my real account huh. I must make my dummy now.

I'm positive that my brothers will not see this because they don't have any interest in such social media. I just don't know with kuya Darius, baka sinubok na din non ang messenger para kay ate Sam.

I decided to eat first before I create a new Twitter account. I also have Instagram, but I only open it once in a while because I don't like taking pictures that much. I'm not that photogenic.

PhoTATO siguro pwede pa.

Wearing purple nightwear and my bunny indoor sleepers, I hung out on the terrace of my room after we ate, dala ko ang cellphone and my laptop. I created a fake account on the laptop and my real account is open on my cellphone. 

I pouted. Maybe I will make this one private? Or not? Maybe not, I will just tell some acquaintances that I have a dummy so that they will follow this account. But wait, what's the purpose of making a fake account if I tell my friends too? Argh!

Though, the purpose of this one is to avoid my relatives.

I was busy thinking of my username when I heard my phone beep as it turned on. A notification from Twitter appeared on my lockscreen, someone commented. I opened it and went straight to the Twitter app to check that comment.

@uowncgf_

;)

I looked at his Twitter profile. His profile is simple white. Is he broken or what? He is not one of my followers either. Walang tweets, no header, in short his feed is boring!

CGF
@uowncgf_

Para sa kanya ang laban na 'to! ⚖️

I stopped myself from scowling. CGF huh? Pa mysterious, hindi naman ikaw ang Chandler ko.

Nang matapos ang ginagawa ay natulog na din ako because I still have class pa tomorrow. I don't want to be late pa naman kasi sometimes our head coach calls a meeting early in the morning, or magpapatawag habang nasa klase.

"Mamita, I want giniling as our dinner..." I informed our oldest mayordoma while we're eating breakfast.

I had a good sleep and woke up very early but with a good mood. I don't know pero dahil siguro papasok na ako at makikita ko ulit siya.

Natawa ito pero tumango din. "Agahan palang tayo hija, pero dinner na agad nasa utak mo." Well...

My brothers and daddy shook their heads, while I just smiled and said. "Advance ko po, napaitan po kasi ako doon sa vegetable na green na kulot na niluto niyo kagabi..."

They fell silent. I went back to eating but stopped when they all burst out laughing and coughed at the same time.