Almost Over You [COMPLETED]

Torn between two lovers

I unconsciously fell off the bed as I heard the loud thug across the room. Ano ba yan! Bakit ba kalampag ng kalampag yung pintuan?

"Coming!!" I shouted as I struggled to recover from the fall

Tumayo ako at nagpagpag, that hurts. Medyo mali— No. Mali talaga yung bagsak ng balakang ko. Aw, I wanna cry.. Naglakad ako papunta sa pintuan and opened it

"Finally!" I just rolled my eyes on him.

Istorbo ng tulog. Tinalikuran ko siya at bumalik sa kama. Dreamland's taking me away to Neverland with Peter Pa—

"Hep hep." Tumalikod ako pero hinila niya ang collar ng pantulog ko, "Tama na tulog sleeping beauty. Time to go out!" He excitedly said and before I could react, higit-higit na niya ako pababa at palabas ng bahay namin

"Chan-chan! Let... go!" But he didn't listen. Mas lalo niyang hinigpitan ang hawak sa kamay ko

"Kids! Where are you going?" Tanong ni Mommy pero kumaway lang si Paolo kay Mommy and shouted back

"Lalabas lang po, Tita!"

He looked back trying to check kung okay lang ba yung taong kasama niya and obviously, I'm not. My hair's messy, I still haven't brushed my teeth. Ew.

"My brother's back from China! I want you to meet him." Maligaya niyang pahayag sa akin habang hinihila ako papunta sa bahay nila. Oh! We're neighbors, apparently.

I raised an eyebrow, he has a brother? How come hindi naman nakwento sa akin nina Mommy iyon? Paolo has been a good friend to me and I wanted to say that his parents and mine are also friends but I never get to see them civil with one another. Maybe because Paolo's parents are a bit.. well, off? Their family is rich as hell kaya siguro ganun. But sometimes, we get to bond together pero mas madalas na hindi dahil busy ang parents ni Paolo, did I mention na artista sila? Siguro that explains bakit sila ganun, maybe its their privacy. Mahirap din maging artista kasi lahat ng media ay uungkatin ang buhay mo! That's so stressful! I can imagine the agony of Paolo's parents. Pero this past few years, I haven't heard a word from his. Ang sabi niya they went to China para sa isang importanteng bagay. Nagtaka naman ako kung bakit siya iniwan, at tsaka wala ba silang taping o shooting? That's impossible! How can you leave a 7 year old boy alone? Though, may nannies naman siya pero for 3 years? I can't be that long away from my parents!

"Kailan pa?" Mukhang naguluhan siya sa tanong ko dahil nakatitig lang siya sa akin, "I mean, ilang taon ang agwat niyo?" He smiled

"Uy, curious! Katampo 'to si Cycy oh. Ako lang crush mo diba? Wag na kapatid ko!" He joked

For him, that was a joke. Pero sa akin?

No. Yes, I like Paolo.

Ramdam kong nagblush ako sa sinabi niya kaya tumungo lang ako. "Crush agad? Nagtatanong lang," sambit ko

"4 minutes. 4 minute interval brother ko siya. We're twins. Though, we're not identical at all. Pero may pagkakahawig." Napatango ako sa kwento niya, minsan nang nasabi ni Kuya sa akin na may mga iba't ibang kambal. Yung kaklase niya nga daw ay isang babae at isang lalaki pero sobrang magkamukha! I remember the frustation on Kuya Clint's face nung tinanong niya si Daddy kung posible ba daw yun.

I was about to ask another question pero agad niyang hinarang ang kamay niya sa mukha ko, "No follow up questions. We're here." He whispered

Tumigil kami sa harap ng bahay nila at pumasok. Napatingin ako sa kamay namin dalawa. Wait. Nasaan yung bracelet ko?! Napatingin ako sa likod ko habang higit-higit niya ako. Nasa dinaanan lang namin yun. Pero no luck, hindi ko makita!