CLOSER NEXT TO YOU (Completed)

Chapter 1

Chapter I: B1 and B2

"B2, anong gusto mong suotin?" dinig ni B2 sa kambal na palaging nauunang bumangon.

Linggo ng araw na iyon kaya pinagbigyan ni B2 ang kanyang antok. Isiniksik niya ang mukha sa kumot. Nagtalukbong siya kanina nang hawiin ni B1 ang kurtina sa kanilang kuwarto. Ugali iyon ng kanyang kambal na papasukin ang sinag ng araw sa kanilang kuwarto tuwing umaga.

"Iyong paborito mong blue na Vans o iyong gray na binili natin last week?"

Why can't he choose himself? Tanong ni B2 sa sarili na ayaw magpagambala sa pagtulog. Ala-sais pa lang ng umaga. Hindi ba puwedeng hayaan na muna siya nitong matulog?

Inilabas niya ang kamay sa kumot at sumenyas sa kapatid na bahala na itong mamili kung anong susuotin nila.

"Ako pipili?" takang tanong ni B1 na in-okey-han lang niya ng thumbs up. Antok pa siya para isipin ang tungkol sa kanilang isusuot.

He heard B1's cheerful voice "Talaga?"

"Go," he mumbled against the blanket.

"Sige, mauuna na akong maligo. Tutal alam ko namang hindi ka sasabay," sabi ni B1 na ikinakilabot niya.

It even brought goose bumps to his skin, totally awakening him. "What the hell..."

Nung mga bata pa sila palagi silang nagsasabay sa pagligo. Their favorite part was putting shampoos on their hair. Dinadamihan nila ang paglagay para siguradong mabula tapos kukurtihan ang kanilang buhok ng tulad ng hairstyle ng mga napapanood nilang anime characters sa tv. Then they would recite lines made famous by those characters.The whole bath session would then turn into a fun anime ride.

Now that they're both grown up, Prynston wouldn't dare, not in his working brain. Kahit pa anong pilit at kumbinse ni Prancys na talikuran silang maliligo, he woudn't bite. He couldn't imagine himself seeing his brother's maturing body. For Pete's sake, so gay, ayun pa nga sa kanya.

Bumangon siya and went for the lavatory. B1 already ruined his morning; he couldn't submit himself to sleep again. He faced the mirror and fixed his morning hair by few strides. Though irked by its weirdness, he looked at his reflection in two different angles and proudly uttered to himself with a smirk, Good morning, handsome.

In a sudden, the smirk was replaced by a serious glare when he was reminded of those annoying fangirls pestering his life and of B1's.

It's because they're rich and good looking that many girls like them. Face of a crap, he breathed out.

He brushed his teeth and then waited for B1 to finish. But just as he was about to turned from the sink, he jolted back when his twin came out of the bathroom.

"Your turn!"

Kamuntikang mawala ang kanyang kagwapuhan na malamang ay ipagpapasalamat niya tantanan lang siya ng mga babaeng maiingay at mga walang magawa sa buhay.

B1 was apologetic on the other hand seeing his reaction. Iginiya nito ang kamay papasok ng banyo. "Your turn," pag-uulit nito sa mas mahinahong boses.

B2 stared at his brother. Saan kaya nito kinukuha ang kasiglahan na sa tingin niya'y sobra-sobra naman ata. "Quit taking those vitamins, okay?" he finally said before reaching for the door.

"Huh? Vitamins?" sabi ni B1 sabay kamot ng ulo.

In the bathroom, B2 was doomed after his bath. A vein formed in his forehead when he found out what shirt B1 had chosen.