Sunsets and Heartbreak

Wakas

Wakas

"Mabuti nagustuhan ni tita iyong step sister mo? Dito na ba siya tumitira o sa relatives niya sa mama niya?" kuryosong tanong ko habang kinukuha ang mga libro na kailangan ko.

"I like her too. Hindi siya mahirap pakisamahan. She's a very kind and smart girl, so I don't have any say about her. We're now close actually, pati na rin kay mama. Para ngang mas anak siya ni mama. Though, it's good to have two younger sisters to protect from any potential suitor. Saka she's leaving with us."

Chevin has a half-sister. They just knew this a month ago when Tito Romualdo announced them that he had an affair, a not so actually affair. I was shocked by the news because I know how much tito loves tita. Para na kasi kaming magkapatid ni Chevin at parati kasi ako sa bahay nila simula pagkabata ko. My father, Cedrix father and his father are best friends.

"What time is our call time? I need to go home early. Ayaw kong magpalasing ng sobra ngayon," boring na sabi ni Chevin.

"What did you say? Coming from you, Chevin? Wala kang mauuto dito."

"Parang gusto ko na lang magbasa," sabi pa nito at umupo sa sofa sa library nila.

"Let's have fun at least once. Minsan lang din naman mag-aya ang barkada kaya pagbigyan na natin sila. Loosen up, engot. Cedrix is coming too kaya lalasingin natin ang KJ na 'yon."

"Madali lang tayo. I'm a good son, you know."

"Duh! Tara na nga!" aya ko sa kanya para bumaba na.

"Did you get already the book you want?" Chevin asked and so I nodded.

Pababa kami ng hagdan nang makita naming may sumasayaw na babae sa sala. She's swaying her body smoothly and her moves are good. It was my first time to see her and I don't recognize who she is. I met some of Chevin's cousin and I don't think she's one of them. But wait... is she his half-sister? Then she looked at us.

Kung sa unang tingin, hindi ko maiisip na siya ang kapatid ni Chevin. But when she glanced at us, she looked like a carbon copy of tito. She has slanted eyes and pointed nose. Her lip is thin but you can say that she has a smooth lip. Her body looks like she's eighteen but her baby face contradicted it.

Para rin itong masungit kahit nahihiya siya sa amin. Hindi yata marunong makihalubilo sa ibang tao. O talagang gano'n lang ang mukha niya? Maganda siya pero mataray.

"Why did you stop?" Chevin asked.

The girl was shy and I saw how she looked at her reflection in the table. I raised my eyebrows. Wala namang magulo sa kanya. She even looks sexy on her sweaty body and is still look pretty. O baka nahihiya talaga.

"May bisita ka, kuya. Nakakahiya naman. May gagawin ba kayo? Aakyat na lang po muna ako sa kwarto," saad niya at aakmang aakyat pero sumabat na ako.

"No, it's okay. Wala rin naman kaming gagawin. We're just waiting for the time so it's okay if you continue your dancing."

Iba yata ang naging dating sa kanya kaya nagsasalubong na ang dalawa niyang kilay. She even had the guts to make face on me. Sungit!

Kahit paalis na rin kami ay iba pa ang tinginan nito. Tila may masamang iniisip sa ginagawa namin. Well, we are not minor anymore. Nineteen na nga ako kaya legal na kung iinom man kami. She's judging me like I would do something beyond drinking.

"Alright! Don't drink too much alcohol, Chevin, Greg, ha?" huling bilin ni Tita.

"Yes, tita," sabi ko at lumarga na kami ng kasama ko.

I glanced once again on her way and she immediately rolled her eyes on me. My both eyebrows find their way to meet each other. I don't remember doing anything or said something about her. Ni hindi ko nga rin pa ito nakikilala or nakita man lang noon. Bakit parang may galit naman yata ito sa akin? Parang iritang-irita sa pagmumukha ko.