Almost Over You [COMPLETED]

Epilogue

"Mom, where's Paulo?" Tanong ko pagkababa na pagkababa ng hagdan, I woke up this morning without him beside me.

I just got home yesterday and I still suck on travelling because I get tired easily. Kahit na hiwalay naman talaga ang kwarto namin ni Paulo ay nagrequest siya na magtabi kami dahil siguro matagal kaming hindi nagkita. I didn't bother about it because the truth is, I missed my brother too! Being apart from him was hell!

"I don't know either son, why don't you try to go out and find him," mom said while eyeing for the meal that she's cooking. Wala naman kaming bisita pero bakit parang napakarami kaya ng niluluto ni Mommy?

I shrugged the idea off and glanced at our wall clock, its just 8 in the morning! Saan naman kaya nagpunta 'yun si Paulo ng sobrang aga?

I assumed he went outside kaya naisipan kong lumabas na lang. Tinakbo ko ang kitchen papunta sa front door para hanapin si Paulo. Sisigaw pa sana ako para marinig niyang hinahanap ko siya pero nakita ko siya sa gata na may kinakaladkad na babae. Isn't that our neighbor? I saw her yesterday when we got off the car.

I looked at her physique as they were walking towards me. She's ugh, well, pretty. Rosy skin fits her. I wonder why she's looking at me intently.

"Pau-pau!!" Paulo screamed upon seeing me outside the door

Nakita ko naman na nanlaki ang mga singkit niyang mata. Kung bakit ba kasi sounding pa ang pangalan namin. Sa tingin ko iniisip niyang pareho kami ng pangalan. Almost.

We just stared at each other with God knows how long it is when Paulo decided to introduce me. Then, I suddenly felt a skipbeat. This is weird. Bakit parang bumilis yung tibok ng puso ko?

"Cy, meet my brother. Pa--" bago pa matapos ni Paulo ang pagpapakilala ay biglang sumulpot si Mommy galing sa kitchen. Great, now what's her name?

Cy? Isn't that too short?

"Paulo!" mom shrieked

Agad akong napaatras nang biglang lumapit si Mommy doon, blocking my site to the girl na kasama ni Paulo. I get it, she loves Paulo more than he loves me, tss. Kaya nga hindi ko maintindihan bakit si Paulo pa ang naiwan dito kaysa ako. I wish he was the one na sinama sa China. I think I'd be better here in the Philippines, baka nga kaibigan ko pa ngayon itong babae.

"I've been looking everywhere for you!" I wanted to roll my eyes, ako kaya ang naghahanap kay Paulo. She just used me to look for her favorite son, "Where have you been? At bakit mo kasama rito si Cyrene? Come inside! The breakfast is ready."

Oh. So smooth. Cyrene's her name. Swift move, mom

I was about to go inside and follow mom pero nilingon ko muna si Paolo. They seemed close. Siguro 'yan ang laging kaloka ni Paulo nung wala kami dito. Sabagay, we are just 7 years old, we tend to have a lot of playmates. I looked at them intently and I saw how the girl pouted habang kausap ang kapatid ko. 

Shit, seriously. She's cute.

I quickly withdrew my stares at them nung nakita kong papasok na sila ng bahay, nauna na akong maglakad sa loob pero hindi pa ako nakalalayo ay napatigil ulit ako, 

"Hala Paulo!!" She screamed kaya napalingon ako sa kanya imbes na tuluyang makapasok sa loob

Tinitigan ko lang siya dahil nakatingin siya sakin but I didn't bothered to smile, I'm not in the mood. Kaya walang habas akong pumasok na lang sa loob at di na sila inantay pa. Napakatagal nila, gusto ko nang mag-breakfast! Kung nandito si Ama, ay paniguradong hindi pwedeng matagal pinaghihintay ang pagkain. Its just the rules at her home, I wonder how's Ama doing there? I wish sumama na lang siya sa amin pabalik dito.