His Game Of Cards

Chapter Nine

Kabanata 9

It's nine in the evening. And I'm outside the house looking for something that's worth my time. Hindi ko napansin na dinala ako ng sarili kong mga paa sa likod ng bahay namin. May swing duon at may table din na may apat na upuan.

I sighed while recalling the memories I've spent here. I still remember how I got my first ever scar on my knee,nandito kami sa backyard ni kuya noon. May kasama kaming isa pang bata na kalaro pero hindi ko matandaan.

As a kid,you'd normally run around while teasing your play mate. Ganun ang ginagawa namin ni kuya at nung isa pang bata. There was a big tree here,na tuwing tag ulan ay dun lang siya namumulaklak so it's kinda weird but very beautiful.

Naglalaro kami ng saranggola noon,tapos nastuck yung akin sa branch nung malaking puno. Kuya had to get it for me,but he failed. Yung isang bata yung nakakuha ng saranggola ko. I was so happy back then,I hugged the kid and I did high five to kuya because he really looked upset that time.

Then,while we were running around the yard. As the typical Macee,nadapa ako. They call me the clumsiest princess of the Montenegros,pero they never brag tuwing may clumsy moments ako.

So ayun,nadapa ako that was my first ever scar. I was,six or seven years old? I don't know,hindi ko nga mamukhaan yung kalaro namin noon; edad ko pa kaya?

I felt the warm breeze of air hug me. Buti nalang maliwanag dito sa backyard, or else I'll be creeped out and think na may multo dito or something.

I walked back inside nang masagi nanaman sa isip ko yung kinain naming ramen ni kuya kanina after ng gulo sa Karingking.

"You're wet. Let's have something hot inside."

Akala ko kung ano yang pinagsasabi niya,kakain lang pala kami ng miki sa sitio Barcelona. Tapos nung nakakain na kami,tumambay pa kami sa may Centro para magmuni muni.

He was so mad,he could literally kill a person. Pero hindi ko siya maintindihan,bakit ganun nalang siya kung magalit? Well,he's my brother I guess that's normal.

Pero for the past seventeen years,he's been acting like that! Totoo na ba yung sinasabi ni Drei na tatanda akong dalaga? But I still have a long way ahead of me. Hindi ko dapat ikinababahala iyon.

Brent has been texting me alot,like yeah sobrang dami.

Brent: Hey Gorgeous. I'm sorry about earlier. :(

Brent: I'm sorry,I want to make everything up for you. But how am I supposed to do that if that brother of yours won't even blink whenever you're with me?

Brent: Don't get me wrong. Wala naman akong gagawin sa'yo. But he's watching you too much. Sorry,I'm not in the right place to say this.

Brent: Goodnight Princess. Sleep tight,hope to see you soon. :(

I sighed while I scanned his messages. He's nice,alam ko. Pero hindi ko talaga maintindihan eh,naguguluhan ako kung kakausapin ko ba siya o hindi?

Half of me says that I should talk to him and clear things up. But the other half says that I shouldn't, pwera nalang kung gusto kong maging criminal si kuya dahil sa pagpatay niya ng tao.

"What's wrong anak? That was your third sigh."

I faced my mom. Tinatamad akong magsalita,sasabihin ko ba kung ano ang nararamdaman at iniisip ko o huwag nalang?