I Fall, He Fall

Chapter 2

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If you caught someone looking at you, it doesn't mean that he likes you. Don't assume in order not to get hurt.

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As I open the door of our house, my brother's face appeared in my sight. He is like a shit. A total mess indeed. I don't know if I am going to say 'Hi' to him because he looks like a zombie, crying like a baby.

What happened to him? Why is his eyes so red? Did he cry?

"What happened to you brother?" I asked and put my bag in the side. I sat beside him and gave him a tissue.

"Anong problema?" I asked again.

"You girls are always playing boy's hearts," he said, full of bitterness in his voice.

Natawa ako sa sinabi niyang iyon. Did someone play his heart? Oh no! He literally cried because of a girl?! He is Klint Eldefundo, my brother, and the son of the most influential and awarded actors in the Philippines!

"We girls, did not intend to hurt boys feelings. Pare-pareho lang ang mga tao Klint mapababae man o lalaki. You also can hurt girls feelings if you want. Hindi lang kami. And who's that girl who broke your heart..hmm?" I asked but he just turned his back to me and watch a television.

I shook my head. He's in pain, I can see it in his eyes. He is watching a basket ball but he is crying for goodness sake! Okay sana kung 'A Walk To Remember' ang pinapanuod niya at babaliwalain ko ang pag-iyak nito pero hindi. Basketball! Basketball iyon e.

Nilapitan ko siya at niyakap ng mahigpit. I love my little brother, and every time he is sad, I hugged him so tight that he cannot be able to breathe. Pero syempre biro lang. My brother is an exemption to those men whom I want to play with.

"Tell me who's that girl and I am going to hunt her down," I said half laughing. Pinasadahan niya ako ng tingin.

"Ayokong saktan mo siya Kriz, she's very important to me."

That's Klint Eldefundo, my brother. Kahit nasasaktan na ay gusto paring protektahan ang taong mahal niya. Kaya nga ayaw ko sa 'love', love between man and a woman. It can make people crazy and dumb. Just like my brother now, watching basketball while crying!

Nababaliw na.

Napabalikwas ako ng bangon nang tumunog ang alarm clock ko. I sleepily turned it off and went to the bathroom for my morning rituals. Para akong uod na sobrang bagal kung gumalaw. I really hate waking up early in the morning! Gusto ko pa kasing matulog.

Kinatok ko ang kwarto ng kapatid ng mapansing hindi pa ito nagigising. Nakakapagtaka. Siya ang palaging nangunguna sa pagbangon.

"Klint! Hey, open this door."

No one answered so I open it. I sighed in relief when I saw him sitting on his bed, not in his normal state of mind.

"Hey. Does it hurt so bad?"

He cried so I panicked. Gosh! Ganoon ba talaga ka sakit?

"The pain will not immediately fade away when the scar is so deep Kriz. It's f-cking hurt seeing her so happy with someone else when I cannot do anything to get her back. Because in the first place, she doesn't love me the way she loves her boyfriend now."

I sighed. What should I do to make him feel better? I am his sister but I don't know what to do in this called 'Love'. I just know how to play it but I do not know how to ease it if gets worst.

"Come on, bangon na. Don't let your emotions eat you. How can you get her back when you are like this? You are Klint Eldefundo, handsome and smart. Show to her that you're still fine without her, that you can be okay even if she left you," sabi ko at hinila siya patayo.