Where is Xyrene

26

Chapter 26: One of her secrets

10 years ago, Junior Highschool. Grade 8.

"Xyrene, Crystal, umuwi na kayo. Ako nalang uuwi magisa" sabi ko sa kanilang dalawa

"Bakit? San ka nanaman pupunta?" tanong ni Crystal

"Magkikita kami ni Elyc, samahan ko daw siya bumili ng gifts para kay Tita Elisia" sabi ko naman

"You'd do everything for him, huh?" tanong ni Xyrene

"Of course, he's my brother. Super thankful nga ako sa kanya eh, kasi sa mansion namin, siya lang ang kumakausap sa akin at kahit na ganun yun, kapatid ko yun" sabi ko

"Kung di mo nga lang kapatid yun, magugustuhan ko yun eh" sabi ni Crystal

"Kunyari ka pa eh may gusto ka naman talaga dun!" sabi ni Xyrene kay Crystal

"Oy hindi no!" Sigaw ni Crystal

May pumaradang purple na kotse sa harap namin, kotse na iyon nila Crystal.

"Sige na, uuwi na ako ha. Xy, sabay ka?" alok ni Crystal kay Xyrene

"No thanks, magcocommute nalang ako" sabi ni Xyrene

"Sure ka?" tanong ko

"Yup" sagot niya. Pumasok na si Crystal sa kotse nila at naiwan kami ni Xyrene.

"You're not really going to commute on your way back home, right?" tanong ko kay Xyrene

"And you're not really going to buy a gift for tita Elisia" sabi ni Xyrene

"Yup. But meeting with Brail is only thing that I said that's true" sabi ko

"Bakit ba lagi kayong nagkikita nowadays?" tanong ni Xyrene

"Don't tell anyone else ha?"

"Promise" sabi ni Xyrene

"May nameet si Elyc sa isang website, I think it was a forum kind of website. He met a girl there, they've been chatting for 2 years already" sabi ko

"Then?" tanong ni Xyrene

"Tuwing kausap ko siya, lagi niyang minemention yung girl. To be honest, nagseselos ako kasi wala akong jowa haha. So ito na nga"

"When he talk about her, he looks so happy and tuwing siya ang pinaguusapan, lagi siyang nakangiti. Alam mo naman si dad diba? Elyc will inherit all his business and strict sa amin si dad, at this young age binibigyan na siya ni dad ng paperworks. Laging nakasimangot yun, but since he started talking to this girl, sumaya siya" sabi ko

"I want my brother to be happy. I want to see him smile. Kaya I decided to find that girl" sabi ko

"Baliw ka ba?!" Xyrene reacted

"I know, its crazy." sabi ko

"So did you find her?" tanong ni Xyrene

"I haven't, I know...I will" sabi ko

Nakipagkita ako kay Elyc sa isang computer shop.

We rented a computer and then he showed me their messages.

"Sooo ito yung convo namin" sabi ni Elyc

I looked over his screen and saw their conversation

"Wait, so you're RockStrawberry and her username is InsultingOrange?" tanong ko

"Yeah! Its actually really weird because both our username has fruits in it" sabi niya

I read their conversations. It was mostly them talking about what they did that day and movies, hobbies and interests or if not, they're just joking with each other. Edi sana all.