Painted Sky

7

Sumunod ako agad kay Cyan dahil baka bigla pa akong mawala dito. He was walking too fast until we reached a certain corridor and he stopped walking infront of a door. He was about to knock kaya lang ay bigla naman itong kusang bumukas.

"Cyan."

"Red..."

They really looked alike pero mukhang mas maganda yung built ng katawan ni Cyan compared to his twin brother.

"Akala ko ba wala ka nang pakialam sa amin? Why are you here?"

"Kumusta na si Daddy?"

"Hindi pa rin siya nagigising."

"I'm sorry. I was harsh nung tinawagan mo ako, hindi ako nakinig agad sa mga dapat na sasabihin mo but despite that you still texted me of what happened to Dad."

"Anak ka pa rin naman ni Dad kahit na matigas ang ulo mo ngayon. You have the right to know what' s going on in our family kahit hindi tayo ganun kaayos. Stop being selfish Cyan, bumalik ka na and make things right."

"Asan si Amber? Si Mommy?"

"Mommy's at home. Pina-uwi ko muna kasi ilang araw na rin siyang walang tulog. Amber's inside pero ihahatid ko rin siya mamaya kasi may pasok siya bukas."

"Ako na muna ang magbabantay kay Daddy. Alam kong kailangan ka niya para sa kumpanya."

"Well that would be a big help Cy. Sino pala 'tong kasama mo? Girlfriend mo ba?"

"She's Ysabelle and she's my friend."

Ako na talaga, ako na ang nafriendzoned.

"Nice to meet you Ysabelle. I'm Red, Cyan's twin."

"Nice to meet you too."

"Pasok ka na sa loob para makita mo si Daddy. Lalabas lang ako para bumili ng pagkain."

Umalis na si Red at niyaya akong pumasok sa loob ni Cyan pero nahihiya ako kaya sabi ko mag-aantay na lang ako sa labas. Bigla tuloy akong napaisip kung bakit ko ba siya sinamahan dito eh mukhang kaya naman pala niyang mag-isa.

Maya-maya pa ay lumabas si Amber at umupo siya sa tabi ko.

"Long time no see Ate Kai."

"Hi Amber. Kumusta ka na?"

"Eto, still hoping that Daddy would wake up na para hindi na kami masyadong nag-aalala para sa kanya. Ikaw Ate?"

"I'm fine. Sinamahan ko lang si Cyan kasi nag-aalala ako para sa kanya. He was restless kasi since we left Baguio, nagbago lang nung nagkausap na sila ni Red."

"Ate Kai, thank you pala for always being with Kuya Cyan. He's kinda distant towards us kaya I'm also worrying about him pero andyan ka naman lagi for him diba? Kahit minsan masama yung ugali niya."

"He's distant because he just wanted to follow his dreams but your parents doesn't seem to understand how he feels. Nung nalaman niyang naospital yung dad niyo, he was really worried about him and requested if we could immediately go here."

"Pero hindi rin naman kasi sila naiintindihan ni Kuya eh. It was just for his sake pero ayaw niya intindihin. Maybe you could help us talk to him?"

"Ha? Eh ano naman magagawa ko? You should be the one talking to him, close naman kayo diba? For sure, he will listen to you."

"Pero Ate..."

"You need to talk to him to establish a good communication between your family."

"Ate, sana ikaw na lang yung unang nakilala ni Kuya Cyan kesa kay Ate Zoey. Mas bagay kayo and I think your personality really blends well with him."