"So, how did it go...?" si Kuya, pumasok sa kwarto ko ng pagka aga-aga para maki tsismis.
"Later na Kuya, I wanna sleep pa..." I said and covered my head with the blanket.
I felt him sit down on my bed "Sorry, Mom and Dad are waiting for you. Breakfast na daw tayo." He pulled the covers off me para masiguradong tatayo na talaga ako.
"Fine! I'm coming!" aburido kong sagot while getting up.
Tatawa tawa pa siya before lumabas ng room ko.
"Good morning baby!" Dad and Mom greeted me when I arrived sa dining table.
"Good morning" I replied and gave both of them a kiss.
I started to put food on my plate.
"So," Kuya started. "How was Manila?"
"Good" tipid kong sagot habang kumakain. I looked up and saw Mom and Dad looking at me with concern.
I arrived late na kase kagabi and we did not get a chance to talk anymore, so ngayon palang ako magkkwento sa kanila. Like I said, alam naman nila lahat ang nangyari, and I don't intend to keep anything from them din.
When I noticed that they were still waiting for me to continue, I took a sip from my water before talking.
"We talked things over, Jho and I..." I paused.
"And?" atat na atat na talaga si Kuya.
"We agreed na we both made mistakes, and that in order for us to finally move forward from all this, was to close that chapter of our lives. I guess, it was time na we forgave each other and ourselves..."
I saw Dad beaming. Inabot niya ang kamay ko and gave it a squeeze.
I looked at Mom and naka ngiti din siya "When did you suddenly become so mature Bea...?" she asked gently.
I blushed. Di parin ako sanay na kino-complement ni Mom.
I looked at Kuya pero naka tingin lang siya sa plate niya, mukhang malalim and iniisip.
I gave him a gentle nudge "You okay?"
He looked at me and gave me a pained smile. "I remember kung gano ka nasaktan 5 years ago, you almost lost yourself Bei, and I never ever want to see you like that again."
My heart ached at the memory.
Andun kase siya. Siya yung nagbantay saken nung halos ilang linggo din akong nagtago sa lahat. He picked me up when I was drowning myself in sorrow. He reminded me of who I was and what I was capable of nung mga panahong wala na akong inatupag kundi ang volleyball or alak.
