"WINTEEEEEERRRRR!!! WAKE UP!! BILIS NAAAAAAA" I shouted for the nth time outside my twin's room. Konting konti nalang malapit ko na gibain yung pinto ng kwarto niya but I forced myself not to. Sayang naman yung pinto, and gagastos pa sina mommy so wag nalang.
"Autumn ready na yung lunch kumain muna kayo bago pumasok. Hindi pa ba gising si Winter?" Manang Lolit said.
Umiling ako then sumimangot. "Pumarty nanaman po ba siya kagabi?" sabi ko habang hinahanap yung spare key sa cabinet.
"Oo eh. Alas tres na nga nakauwi yung batang iyon. Mabuti nalang at wala ang Mommy't Daddy niyo kung hindi masasabon nanaman siya." Napailing nalang ako. Mom and Dad are at Cebu for a Doctor's convention, they've been there for a week already and mamaya pa ang uwi nila kaya siguro malakas nanaman ang loob ni Winter na pumarty kagabi.
Winter has always been the outgoing one. The social butterfly, halos kilala siya sa buong university dahil madalas siyang magattend ng University parties. Hindi ko nga alam bakit nagkakatime pa siyang pumarty samantalang she's taking up a pre-med course, which is Pharmacy.
Winter and I were different kahit twins kami, I always prefer staying at home, with the comfort of my books and art materials. I am the timid type. Maliit lang ang social circle ko, awkward kasi ako sa ibang tao. Only few people know my crazy side, yung mga taong comfortable lang talaga ako.
Magkaiba din kami ng kinuhang course, I took up Fine Arts. I've always dreamed to be a pediatrician like my mom, pero nung high school nahilig ako sa arts so yun na yung pinursue ko sa college. Dad was against it at first, both sides kasi doctors lahat even my cousins took up medicine, namana ko lang pagiging artsy ko kay mommy, it has always been her hobby but first love niya talaga ang pagiging doctor.
But eventhough sobrang magkaiba ng personality namin we're close.
We know each other's deepest secret. Ako lagi ang pinupuntahan niya kapag kailangan niya ng advice sa mga naging boyfriends niya which is weird dahil kahit kailan hindi pa naman ako nagkaboyfriend.
I remember in high school, we both had a crush sa isang guy, me being the awkward me, I didn't told anyone about it because I was too embarrassed. The guy was a member of the arts club which Im also a member before. Hindi ko rin alam na siya pala yung kinikwento niyang varsity player na nanliligaw sakanya until pinakilala niya siya as her boyfriend. Nagkulong ako sa kwarto ko that day, and I didnt talked with her for a week. I was not mad at her, I was actually mad at myself because I wasn't good enough, nagself pity ako. Ive always been insecure about myself.
Hindi rin ako kinausap ni Winter non dahil akala niya I was jealous of her and I'm being immature. After a week she talked to me, I didn't have a choice but to tell her the truth, she's my twin ayokong magkagalit kami. So dahil don, we made a pact to always tell each other our secrets, what we feel and kung sino man yung gusto namin. It's like a Twin code, na if ever man magkagusto kami sa isang lalaki, kung sino unang nakakilala sakanya the other person should give way. Until now naman hindi pa din nauulit yung magkagusto kami sa isang lalaki, thankfully.
"Okay ka lang ba? If you want you can go home. Balikan mo nalang ako after ng game" I told winter habang tinatanggal yung seatbelt ko.
