30th League: Her Brother
IT WAS a cold and noisy night. Travis was just sitting on top of his house's roof and, looking at the countless stars above him. He was already on his newly bought tuxedo, maybe just a bit ready to go to the Jang's mansion if not at all for Iris's debut party.
The pain he was feeling didn't leave him even a second. Masakit pa rin at sobrang sariwa pa ng sugat sa kaniyang puso mula sa muli nilang pagkikita ng kaniyang ama. He was caught off guard.
Naiinis siya sa kaniyang sarili dahil hindi niya lubos maisip kung bakit sa kabila ng poot na nararamdaman niya sa kaniyang ama ay tila gusto niya itong makitang muli. To make it worse, he wanted to hug him. He wanted to talk to him just like a son to his father.
Pero may galit siya sa kaniyang puso. It was obvious how much he had been longing for a father. When he was still a child, naive about his father's fault, he was always thinking of him. He was always picturing himself building happy moments with his father. It was all in the past now.
At sa gabing iyon, maaaring magkita ulit sila. He thought he was already prepared for everything that might happen. Clearly, he was not.
"Kuya! Male-late na tayo sa debut ni Ate Iris! Ang tagal mo naman diyan!" singhal ni Trixie mula sa ibaba.
"Heh! Masyado kang atat! Gusto mo, mauna ka na!" wika ni Travis sa kapatid.
"Nasasayang lang ganda ko rito sa San Miguel. Ang ganda-ganda ko kaya. Sigurado akong maraming pogi sa debut ni Ate Iris, baka nga may mga celebrity pa!" kinikilig na sabi ni Trixie.
Umiling na lang si Travis dahil sa kakulitan ng kapatid niya. His phone suddenly vibrated. It was a text message again from Iris. He looked at it and smiled out of nowhere. Maingat siyang bumaba mula sa bubungan. Irita niyang tinitigan ang kaniyang kapatid. Although, she was right he thought. She was indeed so beautiful with her pink, tube style, cocktail dress on.
Travis took his motorcycle and handed his sister a helmet. Kunot-noong tiningnan naman ito ni Trixie.
"Kuya naman! Mag-Grab naman tayo. Gusto mo bang magulo itong buhok ko?" reklamo ng kaniyang kapatid.
"Trixie, tumigil ka na, ha! Iiwan talaga kita rito!" banta ni Travis kaya naman mabilis na sinuot ni Trixie ang helmet at umalis na sila.
IRIS FELT so worried. Hindi kasi sumasagot si Travis sa mga tawag at text message niya. She was all set and ready to go. She could hear the classical music from the orchestra outside.
She was wearing an elegant, open back lace, peach, cocktail dress. It had a minimalistic design and was not too revealing. Aside from a pair of pearl earrings she had, there was no other accessory. She looked so simple and beautiful. She had her hair curled on its tip. Her makeup wasn't that too heavy as well.
Iris stared at her phone once again. Umaasa siyang sana ay ayos lang si Travis. Alam niyang hindi maayos ang pakiramdam ng binata dahil sa nangyaring pagkikita ng mag-ama. For her, it wasn't the perfect time for Travis to be happy like the other people outside.
"Iris, are you done? Hinahanap ka na sa labas," anang kaniyang stylist na nasa labas ng kuwarto niya.
"Uhh... c-coming! Just a second, please," she said before facing the full-length mirror in front of her.
Before going outside, she decided to send Travis a text message.
To: Travisungit
Tito Wendell's here. If you're not comfortable, I'll be just fine if you won't come.
Iris stared at her composed text message. She was about to send it yet decided not to. She typed a little more.
To: Travisungit
BINABASA MO ANG
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