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Chapter 7: The News

*Sarah Adelaida's POV*

"Hija, how old are you?"

Nandito kami ngayon sa dining table, meeting up like a board. It's evening at this moment, and they call for some kind of meeting like in a board or what. I was sitting on the cabecera, while Tita Gretchen and Lola Gina is on my left and Mommy on my right with Daddy and Paps.

"26, Lolo. Bakit po?"

Parang lahat sila, kinakabahan maliban kay Tita Greta. Waiiiit, what's going on?

"Ahhh---"

"Kelan birthday mo?" Atake na naman ni Lolo.

"Uh..." Di ko talaga sila gets. Anyare ba? Haaay, oh well. "July 25." Is he really my lolo? He forgets simple facts about me. :(

"More than a month..." Lola announces. I know, I'm turning a year older. Huhu. TT_TT

"May time pa..." Tita Greta said. Enebenemenyeeeen. This is giving me headache.

"Mind me asking po. What is happening?" I just can't help it. Nakakaloka kaya tapos nasa gitna pa nila ako. It seems to be an interrogation whatever.

"Uhhh."

"Gosh..."

"Ano kasi..."

"Sarah..."

"Nak..."

They said in unison. Hala... Anyare ba talaga? Naloloka na ako. Mental akong nag-eenie meenie minie mo sa kung sino ang makakasagot sa mga katanungan ko sa isip ko. Napili si Dad. Ibubukas ko na sana ang bibig ko para magtanong nang biglang nagdoorbell.

"Ako na." I offered and ran to the screen malapit sa door. A familiar black car was outside kaya agad akong lumabas para buksan ito pero naunahan na ako ng mga katulong namin sa bahay. All I have to do is wait for him to go out of his awesome car.

I heard the engine die and saw a handsome man with sunnies went down the car. I went near him.

"Hi bunso. OUCH." Pinitik ko yung noo. Gabi na nagsheshades pa. Grabe na nga yung tint ng sasakyan nya para makilala pa sya tapos magsusunglasses pa sya? Kaloka. "What's that for?" Tanong nya.

"Sa pagiging late at sa pagmumukhang tanga dahil nakalimutan mo ata na may SUN sa sunglasses. Sa umaga yan sinusuot."

"Hay nako naman Sarah Adelaida."

"Hay nako din naman Kuya Rodel Luis." I pulled him in the arm. "Halika na pumasok na tayo. Help me with this meeting whatever." Pumasok na kami.

Ay, he's my brother, Rodel Luis Zulueta Geronimo. Yan ang real name nya. His screen name is Coco Martin. Yup, he's an actor. He followed his dreams. Nagkarelate kami for loving theater and film acting, pero he's really much better than me, kaya sumikat yan eh. Ang ayaw nya lang talaga is singing and dancing (na nasa akin. Bwahahahahahahaha.) kasi daw nahihiya sya. 4years lang ang difference namin kaya mej di halatang magkuya kami. Naaalala ko nga noon, akala ng iba BF ko sya eh. Hahaha. He lives on a condo na malapit sa pinagtatrabahuan nya kasi medyo malayo itong bahay. We meet very frequently. We were both busy. Kaya rin sya late ay dahil may shooting pa sya. We truly understand it. Mahal ni Kuya ang trabaho nya. At least kumpleto na kaming apat.