Annalise

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Book

I went straight to my room after the emotional and confrontational talk with my dad. I need to be alone to process everything. Parang kailan lang, I'm enjoying myself freely, my life, away from here but now I just don't know what happened. Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit narito na naman ako along with my old self. The day I left for my studies abroad I promised that I would be happy no matter what. Even though the path that I'm taking wasn't what I dreamed for I still learned to go with the flow and be happy. Pero bakit hinila ulit ako pabalik? This is like a curse with no escape and cure at all.

My life is a mess. My mom cheated, my dad is the pain in the ass. Here I am trying to be fixed all by myself. Alone, meeting the darkness, sad and scary but who would have thought I could find comfort in it? The darkness I have feared eventually becomes my comfortzone. Maybe I am the light, underneath the darkness tyring so hard to be seen.

The next morning I woke up unwell. I want to stay in bed all day but that can't be. Dad promised the Fuentebella's to join them over lunch.

Tiningnan ko ang orasan sa aking side table. It reads nine o'clock in the morning. I usually woke up early ngayon lang ako tinanghali ng ganito. I went straight to the restroom for a shower and do my morning routine. Pagkababa ko ay naubutan ko sa sofa ang aking kapatid as usual doing his own thing.

"Morning." I greated him.

"It's late morning already." Sagot niya na hindi man lang nag-angat ng tingin mula sa librong binabasa.

"Still it's morning." Ngisi ko at hinablot ang librong binabasa niya. "Game of thrones" me reading the cover of the book.

My brother is frowning.

"Why are you reading this?" nakataas ang kilay na tanong ko sa kanya.

"Why not?" he answered raising an eyebrow as well copying mine.

"This isn't for kids. "

"How'd you know? You didn't read any books." Panunuya niya.

"Duh! This has a movie version brother." I said while rolling my eyes. I don't understand why dad let him read this kind book. " What about you read Harry Potter?"

"done"

"Hmm...Lord of the ring?"

"done"

"T-Tom Sauyer"

"done"

"Naruto"

"Eww, I'm not a kid." Him frowning.

Ano pala tawag niya sa sarili niya? Ten years old not a kid?

"Fifthy shades?" pagbibiro ko.

He shoot me a curuios glare," What's that?" seryoso niyang tanong.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko, humagalpak na ako sa tawa. Halos maluha na ako sa kakatawa dahil sa reaction niya. Seryoso siyang nakatingin sa akin with eyes full of curiousity.

"Never mind, Brother." Sabi ko sa kanya habang binabalik ang libro.

Nakatingin pa rin siya sa'kin.

"I'm serious." Nakasimangot niyang saad. Tinalikuran ko na siya para pumuntang kusina.

"I'll ask dad anyway." sabi niya na nagpatigil sa'kin pinipigilan ang sariling bumunghalit ulit ng tawa. Ano kaya magiging reaction ni Papa kapag tinanong siya ni Kai about fifty shades?

Natatawa akong kumain mag isa sa kusina.
Eleven ng umalis kami sa bahay para sa lunch na dadaluhan namin kasama ang mga Fuentivilla. Nang makarating kami roon ay naroon na sila, kami nalang ang hinihintay.