Miles Away (Circle Of Friends #1)

Chapter 2

I opened my messenger because I am no longer using facebook that often, though may messenger pa rin naman ako dahil most of my classmates chats in there.

Online si Maki, but I guess I don't have anything important to say kaya inignore ko lang. I don't even know kung bakit pinansin ko pang active siya. Nothing important with it, actually.

Biglang may pumasok at sa gulat ay muntikan na 'kong makapag mura. Obviously I am not allowed to curse in our house. Papa will be mad.

"Your mouth! I will tell papa." great, the stubborn Alexeus is here. Englishero 'yan. Sinama kasi sila ni Papa sa Canada with his twin sister. 'Di ako sumama dahil hindi kami close ni Papa, but he's just so nice I swear. He refused to adopt me before, though, mom still adopted me.

"Eh bakit ka ba kasi nandito?" tanong ko at sumisigaw 'yan, he looks confused. "Why are you here? I guess your maldita twin sis is going to school, ikaw ba?"

"Of course... Not. You're gonna be late, come quick," yaya nya sa 'kin. Pero siya parang hindi naman papasok.

"Bakit 'di ka papasok?" tanong ko ulit.

"Because I haven't took a rest since we got home," Sagot niya. I get him. Maybe he's suffering with jetlag. Nakakahilo 'yon.

"I thought you only know english?" tanong ko... na naman. I like torturing him like this but I swear to the universe, it isn't intentional.

"Stop the questions, I can understand a bit and that was a common question from mommy," Sagot nya Natawa naman ako do'n. Tamad kasi niya. Ever since.

"Tamad... E bakit ginulo mo vanity table ko?" tanong ko ulit at nanlaki mata niya, I knew it! He's so guilty.

"Huh? I'm sorry! Narrely asked me to get the perfume," Sagot niya kahit ayaw niya. Napakunot naman ang noo ko. Ang shunga niya mag hanap.

"Luh, iyon, oh," turo ko sa taas.

"Oh shoot! Why didn't I checked your damn shelves?" Reaction niya na nagpalaki ng mata ko, nag mura siya. Nice, I can blackmail him with this. I don't actually mind it, pero pang blackmail, ay importante, opportunity for me.

"Hoy, siraulo! Dose ka pa lang dumadamn- damn kana.. Papa!" Sabi ko kahit alam kong 'di niya maiintindihan. It's a kind of difficult to tease him in english. Mas prefer ko tagalog minsan. Ah I don't know. My body language isn't stable.

"Stop it! I didn't understand a thing. But just stop," sabi niya. Natawa naman ako. He look so scared.

"K, ligo na 'ko, shoo! get me towel, please," Pang uuto ko dahil may pang blackmail ako.

"Okay and ooh, someone's calling your iPhone," sabi niya at napansin ko ring nag bavibrate nga phone ko.

"Answer it, I really need to take a quick shower,' Utos ko na naman. Pero seryoso na 'yon, I'll be late.

Hindi ko narinig si Alexeus sa loob kaya tinignan ko kung naka sarado ang pinto at bintana kaya nang hindi ay tumili ako, "Dave!"

"What now?" Iritadong takbo niya sa kwarto ko. "By the way, Dave is much better than Alexeus, Alexysse!" habol niya.

"You big brat! Akin na towel ko," utos ko pa rin. Sarap mang torture ng kapatid. padabog niyang binato saken yung towel ko.

"You!" he pointed at me. Na para bang dapat ko siyang katakutan. "Argh, nevermind, the Maki called," sabi neto.

I sarcastically laughed for some unknown reason. "Gagalit ka? Oh.. Ano raw?"

"What? He said nothing but just call back," tugon niya kahit I think na confuse siya sa tagalog ko.