You're Blooming the Wrong Way

Chapter Two

Things don't go smoothly all the time. After all, our life is supposed to be a matter of endless learning. Kung madali lang ang mga bagay-bagay, hindi tayo matututo. Kailangan nating madapa para malaman natin iyong sakit ng pagkakatumba. If we don't experience downfall, we won't learn how to rise.

Well, so much for that deep shit about life.

Ito ang napagtanto ko habang tinititigan ang sarili ko sa salamin. Hindi madali ang buhay. You will always find yourself in a pinch. You will get frustrated. You will lose something. There will be lucky times, but there will be unfortunate moments as well.

Kailangan mong makisabay sa agos ng buhay.

"Damn! I should've aimed for his balls." inis kong sabi matapos kong pasadahan ng tingin ang bugbog kong katawan.

It's been three days since that huge fight that I got involved in. Tatlong araw na rin akong hindi pumapasok dahil wala parin sa tamang kondisyon ang katawan ko. Ni hindi ako makangiti dahil masakit ang panga ko.

Anyway, it's already past seven in the evening. The streets were deserted, and I assume it's because of the cloudy skies which seemed to be on the verge of pouring rain. Wearing an oversized hoodie and a pair of sweatpants, I made my way to the hospital in order to spend the night there.

"No calls or messages at all, huh?" I whispered to the wind while staring at my phone. My father's photo was displayed on the screen. "Wala ka man lang balak kamustahin ang kapatid ko? I wonder if you're still alive."

My parents weren't separated in the papers because they didn't resort to annulment. However, it doesn't mean that they recovered the love that they once had. They remained civil to each other, that's all. Minsan lang silang umuwi dahil nag-iiwasan sila. Well, honestly, I'm near to forgetting their faces.

"Oh, shit. Ngayon pa talaga umulan." I muttered to myself while running off to find shelter. My face crumpled when the tiny drops turned into heavy rain.

Natulala na lang ako sa kawalan dahil sa kamalasan ko. I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere. Medyo malayo pa iyong ospital at wala akong dalang payong. It looks like the rain won't stop anytime soon, either. Good grief.

"The heaven is in tears right now. I wonder why." A soft voice spoke from behind me. "Is it mourning for someone?"

I tilted my head to the right. My eyes narrowed into slits at the sight of the boy in glasses. It was Hana, my brother's best friend.

I hissed. "Why are you here?"

Instead of answering my query, he just smiled to me. Well, it's really creepy how Hana looks at me with so much love and affection. I swear, his eyes twinkle whenever he sees me!

I don't have the exact face as my brother even though we're twins, because the pair of a boy and girl twins can never be identical. Magkahawig lang kami ni Lars at mahahalata mo lamang na kambal kami sa unang tingin.

"Ano? May kailangan ka ba?" I asked him, slightly pissed. Pinagpag ko ang sarili ko dahil medyo nabasa ako ng ulan.

"If I may ask, why are you so exasperated?" The flower boy pried then stretched his hand to the air. "Don't you like it when it rains? The smell of the wet ground, the sound of the heavy raindrops, even the uncertainty within the dark clouds... I think it's really beautiful."

Now, this is getting more annoying. He's obviously enjoying the rain judging by how he welcomed the raindrops with his palm.

As for me, I was never a rain-person. I don't think I would ever be. Ang lakas makaperwisyo ng ulan, sa totoo lang.