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~ My Brother
>>>DANIELLA’S POV
Most people would do and give up anything to be me or to experience all these luxuries in life. Who wouldn’t? A mansion home... Fast cars... Techy gadgets... A wardrobe filled with signature dresses... A cabinet full of first class bags... All of these and more... But apparently, most people do not know that besides all these worldly possessions I have, I still long for even more.
My dad is usually on a business trip. Si mom naman, kung hindi kasama ni daddy ay nasa iba’t iba naming branches around the country. Since I was (and still am) an only child, I was usually left in the house kasama ang mga kasambahay namin. As of the current time, we own the largest number of bakeshops in the country. But about seven years ago, we’ve almost lost everything. Itinakbo kasi ng business partner nun ni daddy ang milyun-milyong pera ng kumpanya. Bankrupt na kami nun. Iyak nang iyak nun si mommy habang si daddy naman ay nakikita kong laging umiinom. My family was almost torn apart. I felt so alone. Just in time namang dumating ang pinsan ni daddy na si Tito Lorenz from States. Kasama niya sa pag-uwi sina nina Tita Priscilla at ang unico hijo nila na walang iba kundi si Philip. For months, sa bahay namin namalagi ang pamilya nila. In-encourage nina Tito at Tita ang mga magulang ko na huwag sumuko. Medyo naging busy ulet ang parents ko sa paghanap ng bagong investors. Usually, kasama nila sina Tito at Tita sa mga lakad nila. Nakahanap naman ako ng kalaro, kaibigan at kapatid kay Philip.
***flashback***
“Philip, tutulog na ako ah.”
“Oo naman,” sabi niya ng nakangiti. “Tara! Samahan na kita sa kwarto mo.”
Naglakad na ako nun papunta sa kwarto ko habang nakasunod naman sa akin si Philip nang biglang kumidlat at kumulog.
I immediately ran to my room at nagtaklob ng kumot. I was shaking that time. I hate thunders and lightnings.
Maya-maya naman ay naramdaman kong may tumabi sa akin. Ibinaba ko ang kumot sa may dibdib ko just enough to see kung sino ang nasa tabi ko.
And I saw a young, handsome face beside me.
“You’re not scared?” Tanong ko sa kanya.
“No.”
“How do you do that?”
“Well, daddy told me that I should be strong. I should always act like a man.”
I smiled.
“And besides, I also promised him one thing.”
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