love me again gorgeous <completed book2 of fall for me gorgeous>

XXXIX

Jhenison

kinakabahan ako na naeexcite ako nakapag-propose naman na ako kay Danny pero iba yung feeling kung kaharap na namin ang family nya at ang iba nyang relatives.

nagtatago ako sa music room dahil dito medyo madilim ayoko masira ang plano,sinadya ko hindi ipaalam kay Danny na nakauwi na ako from the business trip i've had, kinausap ko ang parents nya at nagkaroon ng idea si Tita Denver na isabay sa party ni Tita Justine ang engagement party namin at first ayoko ng idea but then who am i para tanggihan ang sweet kong future mother-in-law.

i watch her work hard...she has this sad air around her...she is not my type actually pero it's like my forces of nature na nagsasabi sa akin to know her...

"tell me why are you sad?" wala sa sariling tanong ko "sorry pero we can't work on like this na para kang lutang"

nagulat ako when she cry...nahihiyang inalo ko sya "sssshhhhhhhh hush honey i am here" ewan ko kung san nanggaling yun pero i wanted to comfort her

she snob "i'm fucked up"

"no you're not, ikaw lang nag-iisip nun" hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang sagot ko basta gusto ko batukan ang sarili ko dahil nagtanong ako "lets talk about it"

she keeps on snobbing "i fall in love sa taong hindi ako pinahalagahan" then she even cry harder "anung meron ang babaeng yun na wala ako???bakit kailangan nila ako saktan???anung kasalanan ko???"

hinagod ko ang likod nya "ssshhhhhh walang mali sayo hindi mo kasalanan if your boyfriend is weak enough to cheat on you"

"baka nga ako yung mali???"

"no!!!" inis na sagot ko "wala kang mali Dee your perfect...he is just not the guy for you"

that time i just wanted to her friend...until dumating sa punto i know what i felt for her is more than friendship...and i think i am more than blessed enough to have her in my life as my girlfriend and soon my wife...

parang lahat ng sakripisyo ko nung bata pa ako paid off...aaminin ko i wanted to reach out sa Itay ko pero how? he doesn't seems to know me...

"so what do you have for me detective" sabi ko bago umupo sa harap ng isang detective nahinire ko to found out what happen to my father nasa loft kami ng bahay ko probinsya kung san ako nag-mula.

"actually he is not a hard man to find,your father is big time when i said big time we are talking tons of assets----"

"i barely care about his assets" putol ko sa kanya "i want to know what happen? what went wrong"

"base sa imbestigasyon ko your father was abducted on the day of his wedding,at sa palagay ko yun yung time na nagkasama sila ng mother mo...and i think he suffer from temporary memory lost since yun ang record nya sa hospital"

temporary memory lost...sa pagbalik ba ng tunay nyang ala-ala nakalimutan nya ako???my ama ba na kayang makalimot sa anak??? hindi ako galit sa kanya but then he left me incomplete...growing up wala ako inisip kundi maging matagumpay para sa kanila ni Inay.

my inilabas na larawan ang detective sa envolope "you look like your father sir" kumento pa nya...

i look at the pictures then i saw one family picture pakiramdam ko my mabigat sa dibdib ko hindi ko maipaliwanag ang nararamdaman ko i swallow the lump on my throat..."sino sila?"

"you have two younger sister yung maputi sya si Pear and the one who looks like you is Apple"

hindi ko alam pero tumalikod ako para ikubli ang luha sa mga mata ko all i see is a picture of a beautiful family which i don't belong...yeah Apple looks like me...but even Pear has a resemblance to me halos pareho kaming tatlo ng mata...

tunog ng piano ang nagpabalik sa akin sa kasalikuyan...ilan beses ako kumurap hindi ako pwedeng magkamali...kung pwede lang takbuhin ko sya at yakapin...ganito rin yung pakiramdam ko nung makita ko si Pear...ganito siguro ang lukso ng dugo...

"i know the song" yun lang nasabi ko to get her attention "why are you here?guest?"

"yup guest,and i don't know why i am here" sagot nya while trying to see me clearly "you?why are you here?"

"not my choice but i need to stay here for awhile ms...?" kunwaring tanong ko

"Yuzon,call me Apple" she confirmed something i already knew

i swallow bago ko nakuhang sumagot "finally" bulong ko,ang lapit ko sa kapatid ko

"huh?"

"finally i met you" pinilit ko kalmahin ang sarili ko,i might scare her "i hope i won't scared you i just knew your sister Pear by the way i'm Mr---"

"since i came all i hear is my sister" she cut me off at halata ko ang irita sa boses nya,all my siblings are short tempered...

"oh sorry" pinilit ko itago ang ngiti sa labi ko

"no need it's ok i am my sister shadow" she answer in the cold tone

"i don't think so bunso..." hindi ko napigilan tawagin syang bunso...

"bunso???your filipino???"

natawa ako sa reaction and this time hindi ko na napigilan,both of my sister are adorable,in the maniwala kayo babawi si kuya Iso sa inyo, hindi ko alam pero kahit hindi nila ako kilala mahal ko sila and like i always said kay Pear isang tawag lang darating ako,yes i've become close sa kanya i make my way and i'm sure i will find a way to get close to bunso.

"i am a filipino but technically i am american sa papers by the way i am Iso" i extend my hands to shake her hand, tinanggap nya ito pero agad din binawi i know she felt our connection

"bunso never think na shadow ka ng ate mo
you are who you are and be proud of it wala yatang Yuzon na hindi confindent" natatawang explain ko sa kanya tatak na yata namin yun

"you know us?my family?" kunot noong tanong nya sa akin, just like itay

"perphaps..sino ba hindi nakakakilala sa pamilya nyo? and as i said Pear is a friend of mine" ngumiti ako to lighten up the air i saw glimpse of fondness sa mata nya

she was about to say something but i heard Danny's voice that caught her attention sinamantala ko yun para magtago sa likod ng makapal na kurtina.

i am holding my breath and all i hear is the beat of my heart...

so my fiancee seems to be close to my sister

lumabas lang ako ng sigurado na akong wala na sila sa music room

i am happy my way na ako to get to my siblings

i dialed Pear's number....