Caught in the middle

Chapter 9

Days passed at hindi ko man lang namalayan, nakakatatlong linggo nap ala kami sa school! Grabe! Sobrang hectic kasi ng sched namin. Imagine, I have to go to school as early as 8 in the morning, our dismissal is 3 o'clock in the afternoon pero hindi pa ako agad uuwi because I have to do some paperworks and schoolworks. Nakakaloka! Di kinakaya ng beauty ko! Nung first week lang naman magaan yung schoolworks pero nang sumunod, wala na!

But well, who am I para magreklamo, paaral lang ako ni Tito Steve, ang asawa ni Tita Maddie. He's also the one who took my father's responsibility to me that's why I so so love him! Mabait si Tito, ewan ko na nga lang anong nangyari kay Tristan hmp!

Also, Nanay just sells pastries online, sakto lang para sa aming dalawa yung kinikita niya kaya ayaw kong madisappoint sila Tito, baka din na ako makapag-aral! Not thast Tito is the type but still, I know how important education is

Because it was Saturday today, I decided na magpuyat kagabi. I spent my time surfing the internet. Facebook, Twitter, IG, lahat! Alas tres na rin siguro ako natapos. Nakakamiss din pala. I always make sure kasi na kapag schooldays, less internet so ayun!

I woke up and decided na matulog ulit, it's just 10 AM palang naman so tulog pa! Pero kung kelan namang naramdaman ko nang tulog na ako, saka naman may kumatok! Di lang basta katok, feeling ko masisisra na yung pinto sa katok eh hindi naman naksara yung pinto badtrip!

"BAKIT BAAAA?" I shouted. Nanay knows how much I don't want my sleep time disturbed. Irritable na ako pero mas nadagdagan pa nung narinig ko yung boses ni Tristan sa labas

"Trina panget bangon na! May naghihintay sayo sa baba! Justine daw!" he seemed so serious. What th fuck?

And right after that moment, I immediately got off my bed and went to my bathroom. Di na ako nag-abalang alamin kung nakaalis na ba si Tristan or magtanong if he's serious.

What was he doing here? May usapan ba kami? Sa pagkakatanda ko wala naman! Pero bakit sya nandito? Gosh!

I took a bath the quickest way I had in my entire life. Syempre I have to be presentable in front of him, after all he's still a guy.

I took a faded maong shorts. Bakit ba wala akong mahaba-habang pambahay? Baka kung anong isipin ni Justine sakin! I also got myself a Nirvana printed shirt. Almost all my tops are tshirts and black! Pero ditto kasi ako komportable eh.

After nang masinsinang pagpili ko ng damit, I quickly put powder to my face and lip tint to my lips. I also fixed my eyebrow. It just took me 20 minutes! Record to!

Lumabas na ako ng kwarto and habang pababa ako ng hagdan, wala akong makitang ni anino ng isang Justine Lawrence Benitez! I went to garden pero wala pa rin. Lastly I went to kitchen just to see my evil cousin sitting in the high chair, eating a sandwich habang nakafull gear basketball attire.

And when he saw me, agad na lumitaw ang malademonyo nyang ngiti. I knew it! Inuto niya lang ako! And how I loathe myself being a fool!

"Oh my beautiful princess what took you so long kani—" Di ko an sya pinatapos dahil sinugod ko na sya agad!

"TRISTAAAAAAAAN!"

Nagpaikot-ikot kami sa buong bahay, sa garden pati sa labas! Bwisit tong lalaking to humanda sya sakin naligo-ligo pa ako nagising pa akong maaga tapos wala lang pala!

"Humanda ka saking panget ka!"

"bkait anong ginawa ko?"