A Moment with You ✔️

CHAPTER 8

Brie's POV:

Matapos nang pangyayari sa bahay nang kababata ko ay umuwi naman agad ako. James insists to drove me off to our house but I objected. Ayaw ko lang naman na mas lalo pa akong kamuhian nang kapatid niyang si Brittany. Mas mabuti na to. Alam ko naman kasi sa sarili ko na wala talaga akong gustong sa kababata ko.

Kinaumagahan, maaga akong umalis sa bahay. Pupunta ako sa baranggay hall para manood nang palaro. Hindi na ako nagpasama kay James dahil kailangan ko ring lumayo muna sa kaniya.

Tinahak ko ang makipot na daan kung saan mabilis makakapunta sa lugar na pupuntahan ko. Balita ko kasi ay mayroong "Basketball League" na gaganapin tutal naman na kasi ay bakasyon. Natural lamang dito sa lugar namin na palaging mayroong palaro bilang bahagi nang pagdiriwang tuwing fiesta.

Nakarating ako nang marami na ang mga taong nanonood sa Covered Court ng Baranggay Hall. Malamang nagsisimula na siguro ang palaro.  Kaya imbes na ipagpatuloy ko pang manood nang sa tingin koy midget players ay umuwi na lamang ako. Siguro sa finals nalang ako manonood.

Nakauwi naman ako ng matiwasay kahit maraming mga pasaway sa daan. Naglakad na lang ako papuntang kuwarto ko para manood sa telebisyon. Masyadong malayo ang lugar na kinagisnan ko. Kaya masasabi niyong isa akong boring na tao.

Well, may tama kayo!

Masyadong tahimik ang bahay namin. Ganun rin ako. Mga huni ng ibon lamang ang maririnig sa loob ng bahay namin. Probinsyang - probinsya ang datingan.

Peep... peep... peep...

'Huh!" Pagtatakha ko bago dumungaw sa bintana ng kuwarto. And there I saw my family, entering our house happily. I just sigh.

Lumabas na lamang ako ng kuwarto at sinalubong sila nang yakap.

"Oh anak, hindi ka ba lumabas man lang nang bahay na ito?" Tanong nang mama ko.

"I did" sagot ko na ikinatango na lamang niya.

"Ate, hindi ka ba manonood nang laro. Tapos na daw kasi yung laban sa basketball ng mga intermediate kaya malamang na secondary na mamaya ang maglalaro."

"Hm, yeah I see it" sagot ko sa tanong nang bunso kong kapatid na si Toni habang tumatango - tango pa.

"So, ibig sabihin lumabas ka?" Nagugulat naman nitong tanong sakin.

"Ahm, yeah?" Nakangiwi kong patanong na sagot sa kaniya na kinunotan niya lang ako nang noo pero hindi na nagtanong pa.

"Ngayong narito ka na Brie, why don't you join us? Maybe next week summer outing tayo sa Highway 411." Seryosong saad ni papa sakin habang nagtitili naman ang mga kasama namin kaya napatawa ako sa kanila.

" Yeah. Why not?"

"Sa wakas, makakasama ka narin namin. All this long, nakukuha ko naring tanggapin ang lahat. And I'm happy for you Brie, I'm happy for you, my daughter" maluha - luhang sabi sakin ni mama. Kaya nagsiyakapan sila sakin na ginantihan ko rin ng yakap.

"It's your time to free your self. Free your life Brie. I know you can do it." Saad rin ni papa

Right. Just what my parents means. All those years, I'm still longing to my grandpa's presence. Those cares he did to me, those unforgettable days we spent, and those times that he's the one who lead me the right way. I'm happy that he once part of my life. But in just a snap, someone took his life.

I feel devastated that time. And that is the reason why I keep my distance to others. I become solo, even can't do anything with it. This is the place where my grandpa's died infront of my eyes. Just from where I'm hiding that time. I heard it was because of politics someone wants the position.

'Fuck that politics, fuck that position, and fuck those persons who killed him.'

Mula noon hindi ko narin nafocus ang sarili ko sa ibang but one day everything change. I realized how worthy the life is. Specially that there are person who keep treasuring you. It was my family. I just don't want to accept the fact that they can't do anything to caught those bad person who's responsible for the death of my grandpa.

Despite of those things they undergo me to a treatment particularly in mind. Yeah, you were thinking the right thing. 'Mental treatment'

I depressed!

"Common Brie, we have to eat now. The food is ready." Pang - aalok sakin ni mama na sinunod ko rin.

"Later, don't you want to watch the game? I heard the batch players this year were rookies and good. I need to watch how good they are now" Saad naman ni papa pero umiling nalang ako sa tanong niya.

"Yeah, me too Dad . I want to watch later." Sagot nang kapatid ko

" Well, prepare for your self son. Kasi baka mamaya niyan eh, may maganap na awayan uli. We have to be careful." Seryosong saad ni papa dahil narin sa kilala ang baryo namin sa takaw - gulo kaya hindi maiiwasan.

'Hays, buhay nga naman'

"Brie, I heard you have this little guy in your life huh! " Nanunuksong turan sakin ni mama.

" Huh, I don't get it" kunot - noong saad ko para humalakhak lang ito ng nakakaloko.

"Hahahaha. So funny! My daughter is now a lady. " Tawa parin nito
"Then, about James, your childhood sweetheart huh?"

"What about him?" Tanong ko sa kaniya

"Oh... So innocent Brie. Hahhaha... by the way, I've heard that Brittany had a little misunderstanding? I guess!" tanong niya kahit tumatawa ganun din ang papa ko pero imbis na sagutin ay nagkibit - balikat na lamang ako.

"What is it ate?" My brother asked. I sigh before answering his question. I guess, I can give a little try to communicate with them. They're still my family though.

"Well, Brittany said that I should never get her brother broke nor crying, that's what I understand, then she also said that I should stop what my plan is to her brother. Honestly, at first, I don't get it. Then, realization hit me that maybe it was the feeling towards of James to me." Mahabang paliwanag ko sa kanila na ikinatawa pa lalo ni mama at napangiti nalang si papa at si Toni.

"Then, don't you have a feelings to him?" My father asked this time, I just shake my head enough for them to get it.

" Then, who's this guy, that mom said a while ago, Big Sis?" Well as expect to my little brother. Really a smart ass in summarization the whole thing.

'Playing detective huh!'

"Honestly, I don't know" I said in a serious tone.

"So, not sure huh!... Interesting Hehe"  my mom said as if she was thinking a good thing in her mind.

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