Me Plus You (I Love You) || PorDee

Chapter 25

- Harriet's POV -

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"What the heck is that woman doing here?" I grumbled under my breath as I glared at the figure standing a few meters away from us and currently having a conversation with my very own mother.

Tomorrow is our lolo Dmitri's 80th birthday, and almost all of the members from different generations of the Abbott clan are invited. That's the reason we are all gathered here. Lolo lives in the outskirts of Bulacan, so we still need to travel to go to his mansion.

Ang malas lang kasi mukhang makakasabay pa namin sa iisang sasakyan ang taong kinaiinisan ko.

"She's our cousin, remember?" Celeste answered in her usual nonchalant voice snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Na matagal ko nang gustong itakwil." Rebut ko dito. Napangiti lang naman si Celeste na animo natutuwa pa itong makita ang halos hindi na maipinta kong mukha.

Pumihit ito ng kaunti nang sa ganun ay bahagya siyang nakaharap sa akin.

"Com'on, Rie, don't say that. Kleon's not that bad."

"Baka sayo lang." Saad ko. "Naalala mo nung elementary days natin na bigla nalang niya akong tinulak sa hagdan tapos muntik na magkabintana yung mga ngipin ko dahil dun sa ginawa niya?"

"Yeah. I remember that one." Tatango-tangong sagot ni Celeste habang nakahalukipkip na ito. "And I also remember that she already explained her side. It was an accident, and she didn't mean to push you. She saw a cockroach coming her way, and she panicked. Coincidentally, you were there in the middle of the corridor, so that's why the accident happened."

"At naniwala naman kayo sa kanya?" Deadpan ko habang nakanguso. "Halatang imbento niya lang yun. Hindi niyo kasi nakita kung pano niya ako ngisihan nung nasigurado niyang hindi na kayo nakatingin lahat. That woman is a real satan na nagpapanggap lang na mabait!"

Napabuga nalang ng hininga si Celeste at napailing-iling pa.

Sige na ako na itong nagdadrama dito, pero masisisi ba nila ako? Sa lahat ng pinsan ko sa kanya lang talaga, kasi malayo yung loob ko.

If you are all wondering who that woman is,.

Her name is Anastasia Kleon Abbott. She's my cousin on the father side. Ahead siya sa amin ni Celeste ng two years. After she graduated from high school, she decided to migrate to Italy, kasama ng buong family nila. Ngayon nalang ito ulit nakauwi at nakabisita para umattend sa ika-80th birthday ng lolo namin sa father side.

How would I describe my relationship with Kleon?

Well, let's just say that we're like oil and water. Yung kahit anong pilit mo na pagsamahin kami sobrang napakaimpossible.

We are also like the other version of Kenzie and Celeste's aso't pusa tandem. Mas mapanakit nga lang yung samin.

Kagaya nga nang binanggit ko kanina, sa lahat ng mga pinsan ko, kay Kleon lang talaga malayo ang loob ko. Maybe because we do have different personalities. Kleon is more carefree and bold, while I am the opposite of her.

Siguro ang nag-iisang similarity lang na meron kami ay ang pagiging out and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Other than that, wala na.

"Harriet, Celeste! What are you two doing in there? Lapit na kayo dito at nang makaalis na tayo." Tawag ni Mama sa amin. Nag-iisa nalang din siyang nakatayo doon. Nawala na yung babaeng kinaiinisan ko. Mukhang nauna na itong pumasok sa loob ng sasakyan.

"Don't make any scene, please, Harriet, I am begging you. Whatever happens, don't act on your emotions. The least that we wanted to happen was to cause chaos and be the laughing stock of our so-called close relatives."