The Compendium

Tangent

If you believe in reincarnation, who would you choose as your next life form if you had the chance?

"I would choose to be the person you'd come home to."

If we met before you fell in love with him, would we have a chance to end up together? If I told you from the beginning how he played you behind your back, would you have believed every word I said?

Maybe.

If I didn't antagonized you first and turned myself into your enemy, maybe you would eventually believe me. I guess, being the annoying sister of the man you love is a drawback. What's done is done though. All there is left to go is forward.

So, I did.

"You're so annoying!"

You said that the first time I made myself clear that I am interested in you—well, in a not so obvious way. I am sorry if pouring cold water on you didn't woke you up from your infatuation with him. But, let me tell you—you look so beautiful when you're angry. Your entire face turns pink and your eyes shone so bright, they were nearly blinding.

Maybe that was the reason why I love making you angry.

'The more you hate, the more you love.'—they said. Maybe that was my goal from the beginning. You were always so cold towards me unless my brother is around to spectate a possible banter. Having been the only person to get under your nerves is a big achievement.

Like, for real.

Everyday my brother comes home with you in tow. You always looked so tired and about ready to fall on your face. But, brother can't seem to see that. He's never been the gentleman you thought he would be after an entire year of being together. The look of misery on your face at the realization of that makes me want to punch him hard. Maybe, if I did that, he'd wake up and change completely.

But humans weren't programmed to become like that.

So, I did my best to divert your pain to me. I teased you, pranked you, and irritated you to no end because your irritation and curses towards me were better than the sadness and tears I don't ever want to see from your face.

Things which were meant to happen, will happen, eventually.

One day, the inevitable came to say 'Hello'.

"How dare you cheat on me with my best friend?! I trusted you!"

The storm in your eyes were so strong, they could literally blow me away if I let you. And if I were  to sail in them, my boat would eventually sink to the bottom.

"You disgust me. She's already married and you slept with her without even a tiny shade of remorse?"

You were crying when you turned around. Seeing me there frozen by the doorway like a drowning fish, you decided to escape. Shoving me out of the door before sprinting away under the faint drizzle of rain. My brother just stood there watching your retreating back.

"Aren't you going to follow her?" I asked him.

"Why would I do that? She chose to leave. I was explaining myself. She was always so stubborn and impulsive."

Oh.

Hearing him say that, I didn't know what to do. So, I did the first thing that came to mind. He thought about you so poorly when you almost worshipped him. I cannot let that happen. I punched him so hard in the face I heard a bone crack. My dear stupid brother. I broke his nose and he broke my knuckles open in return.