SOMEONE'S POV
"Ano?! Nakatakas siya?! And I thought you could've captured her! Ano ba naman yan Yvana!" Sigaw sakin ni Ched.
"I'm sorry, Ched. I didn't expect that Hera would come butting in." I explained. Curse that damn girl. Ilang beses na ba kong nakikipag plastikan sa kanila?
"Kahit na! Buti na lang na sumunod si Rey. Kung hindi baka nahuli ka na nila." He said as he sat on his swivel chair.
"Don't tell me that you became gentle to your target because she's your sister?" Bigla niyang sabi at dahil don ay napalingon agad ako sa kanya.
"She's not my sister, Ched!" I yelled.
"Kapatid mo sya sa papel." He said while chuckling.
"The hell I care. Hindi niya nga ko kilala and she didn't even know I exist."
"Because you despise her and your parents. You hate them."
"Just shut it now." I said as I laid my head on the couch and closed my eyes. Nakaka-inis lang.
"C'mon, Yvana. You hate them because they thought you were dead. At hindi man lang nila tinangkang sabihin sa kapatid mo na nagka-amnesia na may Ate siya."
Agad naman naginit ang dugo ko at mabilis na tumalon sa table ni Ched at tinutukan siya ng espada ko. Nanginginig ako sa galit at naka-ngisi lang sakin si Ched. Hinawakan niya ang espada ko at binaba ito ng dahan dahan.
"Now, now.. You don't want to kill the person who saved you, do you?" He said and I went back to the couch.
"Sorry.." I said and looked at my hands on my lap.
"Okay lang yan. Alam ko naman na galit ka parin sa kanila..." Dahan dahan akong tumingin kay Ched. "Your hatred towards them is dark as the night and redder than blood, that makes you want to kill them. You hate the Rannayas more than anything."
Rannaya... I'm a Rannaya but no one remembers me. Shannon Phoebe Rannaya...
-----> FLASHBACK
"Mommy! Mommy! Tingnan mo yung drawing ko oh." Pinakita ko kay Mommy ung drawing ko sabay ngiti ko.
"Wow. You're still nine yet your drawing is super great!" Sabi ni Mommy sabay karga sakin at yakap. "You're a talented girl Shannon."
I hugged her back. "Thank you, Mommy. Nga po pala, nasan po si Scarlet?"
"Kasama ng Daddy mo. Nagpunta sila sa mall."
"Ay. Ang daya naman di ako sinama." I pouted.
Tumawa naman si Mommy. "Bumibili lang sila ng favorite doughnuts mo tsaka ice cream. Parating na sila."
Agad akong napa-ngiti at saktong bumukas ang pintuan dito sa kwarto. Nakita ko ang Baby Sister ko na suot ung dress niyang white at nagtatakbo siya papunta sakin. Niyakap ko siya at hinalikan sa pisngi. Habang si Daddy ay tumabi kay Mommy pagkalapag niya ng pasalubong sa mini table.
"Hi, Scar! Did you enjoy?" I smiled.
"Punta kami sa Mall. Nag enjoy po ako." And she giggled. My sister is six years old. Bigla naman akong nagtaka at nakatitig siya sakin.
"Why?"
"Bakit di kita kamukha, Ate?" She pouted. Napatingin ako kayna Mommy at Daddy na nagulat. Ngumiti na lang ako sa kanya.
