"Mom! Ayoko kasama yang bonsai na yan. He's irritating! Pati ba sa school, magkasama kami! I mean, I can't stand being with him in this house, tapos sasama pa sya sa akin sa Haden Univeristy! That's insane!"
"Chae! Kapatid mo yan."
"More like my enemy." Inirapan ko nalang si Dae. Epal talaga sya. Tingnan mo mukha ngayon, halatang tuwang tuwa dahil maiisahan na naman nya 'ko sa pagpapaconvince kay Mommy. "Mom, you heard what Ate said? She called me her enemy!"
"Sumbungero!"
"Gwapo naman!"
"Ew, ugh! Of all possible siblings outside, bakit ikaw pa?!"
"Because I'm intelligent-"
"That's b.llsht, Dae! I'm more intelligent than you."
"At least, maganda akong lalaki. Eh ikaw, babae na nga di pa maganda! Wala kang nakuha sa lahi natin-"
"MAGANDA AKO, LILIGAWAN BA KO NG BOYFRIEND NG CRUSH MO KUNG HINDI AKO MAGANDA." Nakita kong napatigil si Dae. Yas, jackpoooot. In the corner of my eye, I saw Mom glaring at me. Ugh, as if I care about my brother's feelings. Ang manhid kasi! Ang kapal pang sabihin sa akin na pigilan ko daw yung boyfriend ng crush nya na manligaw sa akin para daw di nya nakikitang umiiyak yung crush nya? How pathetic! Kung alam lang ni Dae na ginagamit lang sya nung babaeng yun para paghiwalayin kami ng suitor ko, hmp. Naive boy.
Pareho kaming nagulat ni Mom noong biglang tinapon ni Dae yung hawak nyang phone at umakyat sa room nya. Another phone, destroyed. "Charlise Eleanor! What have you done!" I just shrug. Di kasi alam ni Mom yung tungkol doon, kami lang ni Dae at ni Daddy. Eh nalaman lang naman ni Daddy kasi pinapa-investigate nya. Daddy the stalker even though he's in Europe.
"Lumalabas lang ang pagiging brat nyang Darwin Elich na yan." Dae's full name. Kaya they call me Chae, and we call Darwin as Dae. "Nak. When will you accept your brother? You don't need to be harsh-"
"Mom, I'm tired. Matutulog na ko, Goodnight."
When will I accept my step-brother?
