Our Love On Spring

Chapter 34

Years ago, that's when I met Peyton. He was kind, but I did not see him as someone who I want romantically. Maybe because I was too focused on Jiro.

My whole life was getting messy.

"Sanya, do not leave."

"Sanya, stay here."

"Please, Sanya. Don't leave us."

They kept on telling me that. I don't get them. I don't know what's going on.

Confiscated phone, grounded... I didn't even done something terrible. I was behaving, I clean everything, I studied well... so why?

One night, Kuya Geoffrey suddenly knocked in my room.

"Come in!"

I smiled lightly upon seeing him. I thought he was gonna say something but he just hugged me all of a sudden.

"Always remember that no matter what happen, I will be your brother and you're my sister."

I had no time to react because he hugged me more tightly then when he let go, he walked away. Is he not going back? That's my question in my head.

I realized what he's talking about when I saw Peyton and some unfamiliar faces downstairs. 

"Sanya!" Mom shouted at me and went to my position. "I told you not to leave your room!" Napasabunot siya sa buhok niya. Am I stressing out the people inside our house? Am I really exhausting?

Agad na tumayo 'yong babae doon. She looks beautiful even tho her wrinkles can be shown on her face.

"Ano ba, Georgia?! Huwag mong saktan ang anak ko!"

I gasps of what the woman said. I looked at Mom with furrowed brows. "What does she mean, Mom?"

The lady suddenly burst into sobs. "Georgina naman... ang sabi mo... ang sabi mo ipapakilala mo pa rin kami bilang pamilya niya."

Napaatras na ako. Agad akong napailing-iling. I shook my head as I look at my family and to the people I don't know.

"Sanya..."

Nakayuko lang si Dad. Peyton looked at me with teary-eyes.

"Sanya is not leaving us!" Mom shouted.

I looked around. Kuya Geoffrey was not there.

"Sanya deserves to be with her family."

Dad was already going away but I spoke.

"I'll stay..."

Peyton's eyes widen then changed into something sorrow.

"I'll stay in one condition."

Before they went home, Peyton gave me his number.

Peyton: Kambal tayo skdhjwjabsbna mas matanda ka sa akin tho

I was shocked with that information. I was babied all my life just to find out I have responsibilities as an Ate...

That condition was to go in Japan. I just want to spend more time with Jiro. He may not like me after knowing that I was adopted and I act rudely to my parents before. I was lazy, I procrastinate.

Peyton kept on texting me. I appreciate it a lot. Marami akong nalalaman but that didn't changed the fact that the people I thought my family, lied to me.

The night I did it with Jiro, before he took my clothes off, I can hear my phone buzz. Hindi ko na namalayan 'yon dahil sa focus ako kay Jiro.

I slept after we did that. When I woke up, I got a lot of messages from Peyton. I squinted my eyes and when I read all of it, I just can't help but smile.