Sorcha Byrne and her twin used to love mythology when they were little. Their parents will tell them stories about the different gods and goddesses, and naturally, her twin brother's favorite is the King of the Gods, Zeus. But she was more drawn to...
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CHAPTER 27: PROGRESS
SORCHA'S POV
Bahagyang dumikit ang kamay ko sa kamay ni Daze nang kasabay nang pagbaba ko ng bandehado ng fried rice ay siya niya namang pagkuha niya ng egg roll. Our gaze met for a second, and I looked away when heat started to spread on my cheeks.
After last night, everything went back to normal like nothing happened. Almost. Well, kung si Daze ang pag-uusapan. He probably knew that I would feel awkward, so he tried to maintain his bubbly golden retriever self, even though every time I looked into his eyes, I always saw a flash of fire still burning behind them.
I mean, who could blame him? He said that it was all for me and that he's okay, so I was the only one who... Anyway, he even ran over the fence to get me new clothes. By the time na bumalik si Kuya Nevan ay aakalain mo na walang naganap na kababalaghan sa bahay niya.
"So, should we address the elephant in the room? I heard that something happened between the two of you yesterday."
Nabitawan ko ang carton ng juice na hawak ko na mabuti na lang ay nasalo ni Daze bago bumuhos iyon sa kung saan.
Nag-iinit ang mukha na nilingon ko ang kapatid ko. "W-What?"
Naniningkit ang mga matang nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin sa amin ni Daze ang tingin ng kapatid ko. I know tsismis spreads faster than STDs at Dagger but I don't think they will avoid my warning last night. Unless Kuya Nevan himself caught Daze and me in the act, I don't think anyone would say anything about it to him. Tease me about it while my brother's around? Yes. Tell him directly? I don't think so.
Not that I don't expect him to find out someday. But not now, when it happened just a few hours ago.
Wait. Kung nalaman niya na hindi ba dapat kagabi niya pa kami ginisa nang makauwi siya? Ano 'yon? Ngayon lang nag-sink in?
"Earth to Sorcha Byrne."
Napakurap ako sa kapatid kong kinakaway pa ang kamay niya sa harapan ng mukha ko. "Ha?"
He rolled his eyes when he realized I wasn't listening to whatever he said. "Ang sabi ko, kailan mo balak panagutan si Daze? You..." Umakto siyang nasusuka. "...kissed him in the middle of a café."
Bahagyang umawang ang mga labi ko at hindi ako nakasagot agad. So that's what he was talking about. "Hindi..." I cleared my throat. "H-Hindi ako ang humalik sa kaniya."
Nilukutan ako ng ilong ng kapatid ko. "Same thing."
If only he knew how true his words are. Daze might have kissed me in the middle of TDN, but I was the one who kissed him in my brother's pool, which led to further... things. Di hamak na mas inosente ang halik na pinagsaluhan namin sa TDN.
Lumipat ang atensyon ni Kuya Nevan kay Daze. "You're rich, you have a nice house, may kotse ka rin kahit hindi ka nagmamaneho, your job pays you well, and you invest your money wisely, you're almost as handsome as me—" My brother ignored my scoff and carried on, "And my sister likes you."
