Love of my life

Track # 20

Finally

Callista's

"What?!"

Aeneas' didn't even avoid my eyes. He just stood there, as if testing me. Hindi ko inaasahan ang lalabas sa bibig niya. Not even in a million years did I imagine him to say something like that to me, especially right now. He shrugged.

"Calli, kasi-"

"Let's go." Natigil siya sa pagsasalita because Dionysus appeared. Kinuha niya ang dala akong bag. Aeneas just sighed. He went inside again to get Rhea.

"Let's go." Dio said again.

"Just wait. I'm taking Rhea."

"Oh, she knows?"

"Yep. Last night. I'm so excited to introduce him to Mom and Dad. Btw, how's Uncle Helios?"

"He looks pretty good. Nasa bahay na sila kasama ang kambal. Hyan's there. Be ready."

"Okay. Hindi naman ako takot kay Hyan. Jusko, sino lang ba siya?" Natigil kami sa pag-uusap nang bumalik si Aeneas. Rhea was looking at Dio. Lumuhod naman ang kapatid ko para magkapantay silang dalawa.

"Kilala kita, nasa picture ka kasama ni Ate." Tinuro ako ni Rhea.

"I'm his brother. Nice to meet you, Rhea."

"Nice to meet you too. Ate saan po tayo pupunta?"

"Anak, sasama ka muna sa Mommy mo."

"Okay po." She willingly gave her hand to me. I looked back at Aeneas before I went with Dio. Aeneas was leaning on the wall, nakatingin siya sa amin kaya nag-bye ako sa kanya. I sighed again.

We went to the parking lot where Dio's car is and we went straight home. Thanks to traffic, we managed to get home one hour and thirty minutes later. Pahigpit nang pahigpit ang pagkakahawa ko kay Rhea. I am very excited for her to meet my parents, sigurado akong matutuwa si Mommy na makilala ang ikalawa niyang apong babae. Baka maiyak pa ako kapag nagkita silang dalawa.

Pagpasok sa front door ay nakita kong naroon si Andromeda. Halata na ang baby bump niya. Nakahalukipkip siya habang nakatingin sa akin, ngiting – ngiti siya.

"What, Andy?" Inis na wika ko. Si Dio ay nauna na. She smiled.

"Nothing. I just wanna say this before you get in."

"What?" Kunot na kunot ang noo ko.

"I have an army, Calli. Six Orejons, whatever you want, they'll do it without questions asked." Ngising – ngisi ang loka. "I was very thrilled to know that you have declared war to hell. It excited me, mas pa kaysa sa sex."

"Sorry, Andy, but war is over. We came here for the peace talks."

"Fuck so, boring. Hello, little girl. When you grow up, I'll teach you all about swearing."

"Andromeda?!"

"Fine, wala na akong sinabi."

"Ate, sino iyon?" I shrugged.

"Wala, anak. Just some crazy random woman."

Umakyat na ako sa itaas. This is our ancestral home. Si Uncle Yto ang nakatira dito. Nagdiretso kami sa private office ni Lolo Sancho, na si Uncle Yto na ang gumagamit ngayon.

"Hello, good morning." I smiled at them. May mahabang table roon. Si Uncle Yto ang nasa kabisera, si Auntie Yza ang nakaupo sa right side, katabi niya si Helios Demitri, si Uncle Yvo ay nakatayo, si Mommy at Daddy na nasa kabilang side na kaharap naman ni Auntie at Uncle. Si Hyan at Hyron ay magkatabi rin, kaharap nila si Dio. Hyacinth, Orion and Yael were there too. I guess they also called all the first borns of each sibling.