Unspoken Lament

Kabanata 2

Kabanata 2

"Gusto niya akong maging slave niya, Fantine. Slave lang naman," sabi ko habang si Toni ay inaayos ang kanyang make-up sa kabilang screen. We are on a video call.

She stopped coloring her lips, "Haven't you explained it to him that I did it?" she asked.

"I saved you. I know that I still have a part on what happened that day. It's both our fault at alam kong di niya papalampasin yun," sabi ko at nangalumbaba.

"Oh my poor Loraine! You have the kindest heart, I swear! Pero if not that Ross is cute, alam kong di mo papatulan iyang pakulo niya," Toni's hysterical laugh make me frown.

"You should at least thank me Toni, hindi mo mararanasan ang pang-aalipin ng lalaking iyon!" I said and devoured the pack of milk cookies.

She smirked, "No Raine! You, thank me! Kung hindi sa akin, hindi mo mami-meet iyong Ross na iyon! He's famous pala huh?" panunukso niya.

I shook my head in disbelief, "Anong oras na? Yung dinner niyo magsisimula na ata baka ma-late ka," pagsulyap ko sa oras.

"If I know, Raine... If I only know," she smiled and wiggled her brows. Toni ended the call while I get started with my daily routine.

"Good morning to my dear sister!" My brother Jayden waved his hands while he's fixing his tie. Well, not fixing but experimenting. Hindi niya alam itali ang neck tie niya for sure, may presentation nanaman ang kuya kong Architect.

Agad akong dumalo sa kanya at inayos ang necktie niya, "What's with the formal attire kuya?" I asked while sinusubo niya sa akin yung slice ng mansanas.

"Professor Matthews will let us be judged by real architects and psychologists so we back at dressing like this," he said and I nodded.

Inayos naman niya ang buhok ko, "You know what Kuya, you can exactly imitate Mom's toast. This tastes like Mom's bread toast," I said with my mouth full of the bread's crumbs.

I finished my food and went outside to wait for Kuya's car to bail out of the garage.

"Raine, are you really going to that school with that uniform?" he asked.

I looked at our uniform. Nothing different, it resembles a nursing student's uniform. The typical uniform. It's actually the first day of wearing it. Okay naman siya pero compared last year, siguro tumangkad ako kaya umiksi ang skirt ko but my blouse is okay anyway.

"Ang iksi ng palda mo, Loraine," paninita ni Kuya.

I consciously lowered it a bit and sighed, "Wag mo ng pansinin Kuya Jayden, tumangkad lang ako," sabi ko.

He laughed, "Kailan pa yan ha? Ba't di ko alam?" pang-aasar niya.

I frowned. Ginulo niya pa lalo ang buhok ko, "I'm average Kuya. 5'6 lang ako alam ko." Sabi ko. "Sana hindi na ako nagpahatid sayo," I aid as I saw how frustrating the heavy traffic is.

Wala akong natanggao na sagot sakanya bagkus narinig ko siyang suminghap kaya napalingon ako. He's staring at his wristwatch with eyes wide open. I think I know what;s happening.

"Princess..." tawag niya.

I rolled my eyes. I knew it. "You don't need to tell me kuya. Nakakasuka yang pagpapaawa mo," litanya ko at binuksan na ang kotse.

He chuckled, "Sorry princess, bawi na lang ako next time,"

May presentation kaya alam kong late na iyon. Tutal, malapit lang naman na ang University namin. Nalimutan ata ni kuya na mabilis akong mapagod. I stopped walking for a while and decided to take a break.