Beneath the Stars (UNDER REVISION)

07

"Bwisit na 'to, kanina pa doorbell nang doorbell—"

As I opened the door, it revealed a familiar face. A girl with brown curly hair and almond shaped dark brown eyes, nakangisi ito sa akin. She's wearing a white dress and has a domineering dark aura. She's like a more girly version of me.

"Graciella..."

"Hello, cousin."

She entered the mansion with her small luggage as she roamed her eyes around. She placed a hand on her hip and sighed, "Nothing much changed... where are the oldies?"

I shrugged. "Had some business to do early in the morning,"

"Oh." She chuckled. "For sure, magugulat 'yon sila dahil dalawa na ang sakit sa ulo dito."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm trying to be a good girl here, baka mas lalo lang i-extend ni Dad ang stay ko rito kapag gumawa ulit ako ng katarantaduhan." sabi ko't humalukipkip.

Her giggle echoed around the whole mansion. May lumapit sa aming katulong at inakyat sa itaas ang luggage ng pinsan ko. "Thanks," she uttered.

Umupo siya sa couch at narinig ko ang buntong hininga niya. Pumunta muna ako saglit sa kusina at pagbalik ko ay may dala-dala na akong isang tub ng ice cream with two spoons.

She loves ice cream, lalo na kapag cookies and cream. We have the same favorites.

"Isang gabi ko lang naman siyang nakilala, e... but why the heck is he living in my mind rent free for the past days?" sabi niya sabay kuha ng isang kutsara at sumubo ng isang spoonfull of ice cream.

"I don't know?" patanong kong sabi.

"Umaasa pa rin ako na makikita ko siya o makasalubong man lang,"

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Hindi ka naman ganyan dati? Lagi mo ngang sinasabi na move on kaagad dahil marami pang isda sa dagat."

She shrugged. "I don't know, he's different."

Napailing nalang ako. "All men are the same, duh. You said so yourself!"

"Shut up, please. Kakarating ko lang at drama kaagad ang dala ko."

"Buti alam mo." I rolled my eyes.

"Where's your fiancé, huh?"

"What? Leandro?"

She raised a brow. "May iba pa ba?"

"Probably at the stables,"

"How's my baby?" she asked, pertaining to Solaris, her chestnut horse.

May kanya-kanya kasi kaming kabayo rito. 'Yung sa kapatid niya namang si Gaudiella ay mayroon din, it's named after a planet like her name Eris. His name is Saturn, it's a buckskin horse. Ang akin naman ay si Sirius, a palomino horse, she's named after a well-known star.

"Doing fine, I rode her once."

"That's nice." she says, "Once a year lang ako nakakapunta rito, e. I hope they're taking good care of her,"