My Competition

Be WHO YOU ARE.

While holding Shift's hand Control said " You will find it soon." Control looked at Shift and smile Shift smiled back and get back to the road.

Samuel-Daniel POV

"Don't do it again Daniel, you scared me a lot." Samuel told to Daniel while sitting in the couch. Daniel smiled and nodded.

Mrs. Alarcon called them. "Sons time to eat dinner."

The two went to the kitchen. "Oh I miss it so much, You know what auntie" Samuel looked at Mrs. Alarcon. "Call me Mom." Mrs. Alarcon replied. Samuel bowed his head and shed a tears. "Are you okay Samuel?" Mrs. Alarcon asked the weeping one. "Yes Mom, I am just happy because this is the first that I have someone that I can call Mom." Samuel wiped his tears. "If it is not wrong can I asked why?" Mrs. Alarcon asked Samuel. Samuel paused in a moment. "It's okay if you don't want." Mrs. Alarcon tapped Samuel's shoulder. "Papa said that my mom died when giving birth to me." Samuel replied with sadness in his voice. "I'm sorry to hear that." Mrs. Alarcon stood up and hugged Samuel. Daniel was very happy on what he was seeing. "By the way you can stay here if you want, you can now left your apartment and stay here. I also missed my son so much." Mrs. Alarcon continued. "No mom, we can stay there." Daniel butt in. "Okay your life your choice." Mrs. Alarcon replied. "Lets continue to eat." Mrs. Alarcon continued and they eat with smile on their faces.

Barlis' Residence

"I really missed him. It's been 18 years and yet we don't have any news where is he." Mrs. Barlis told to her husband. "You know what, if he still alive I wish he was in good family." Mr. Barlis replied. "I want to see him. I want to see Andrei's twin." Mrs. Barlis shed a tears. Andrei heard the conversation of his parents. "What I have twin brother?" Andrei asked.  Mr and Mrs Barlis were in shocked when they saw their son approaching. They don't answer. "I have brother?" Andrei asked again. "Son." Mrs. Barlis tried to control Andrei's emotion. "Please Ma, please." Andrei started to shed tears. "Yes you have." Mrs. Barlis replied. "But why you kept it as  a secret. I thought and you said don't keep secret anymore." Andrei now cried. "Son ee want to tell it to you?" Mr. Barlis tried to calm down Andrei. "When Papa? When?" Andrei asked his father. "were just getting the right time. " Mr. Barlis replied. "You think I can't understand it?" Andrei asked. "No son." Mrs. Barlis replied. In his sadness Andrei left their home and went somewhere.

18 years ago, at the hospital.
"Congratulations Ma'am you have a twin." Dr. said. Mr. and Mrs. Barlis were so happy having twins. They went home. After 2 days while Mrs. Barlis was busy making milk for her twins someone get inside their house and when she went back at the living room, one of the twin was missing. In her despair, she shouted and everyone in their neighboor heard it. She called his husband to tell.what happen and that is the last time they saw their other son.

"Justine are you busy?" Andrei texted Justine
"Not so?" - Justine replied.
"Can we talk?" - Andrei
"Sure. Where are you?"- Justine
"In front of your house."- Andrei.
"What?"- Justine looked at the window and he saw Andrei sitting at the pavement.
"If you don't want I can go somewhere else." - Andrei
"No.I will go there."

Justine went outside. Mr. Reyes saw Andrei and Justine having conversation. "Justine why not continue your conversation inside. It's already 12:00 in the midnight. Get inside." Mr. Reyes called them. As they get inside the house. "Andrei, don't brother to go home. I will text your mom that you will stay here. It so dangerous outside." Mr. Reyes added "Justine let him sleep at your room." Mr. Reyes added. "Pa?" Justine asked. "Why? We only have two rooms here and is there anything wrong you are both male." Mr. Reyes replied. Justine just said okay.

Justine received a text from Mrs. Barlis. "Justine, son, take care of Andrei for me now, he is not in himself tonight because of too much sadness. Please take care of him. Love you." - Mrs. Barlis
"Okay Mom." - Justine
"Thank you." - Mrs. Barlis
"Welcome"- Justine

Andrei went out from the bathroom.When Justine asked him. "What happen?"- Justine asked Andrei. Andrei sat down beside Justine. "All this year Mama and Papa lied to me." Andrei looked at Justine. "I have twin brother and they didn't even told me." He continued.  "Do you listen with their explanation. " Justine asked Andrei. "No, I don't want that's why I left." Andrei replied. "Andrei don't be unfair with them. They accepted you for what you are and what we have and you can't even accept their explanation? It seems you're unreasonable for that." Justine continued. Andrei did not reply at all and he went to sleep. Justine looked at him and said. "Andrei, you are still stubborn like the first we met." and he lied next to Andrei. "Justine." Andrei uttered. "Yes?" Justine replied. "Will you help me tommorow I want to say sorry to them." Andrei looked at Justine. "My pleasure." Justine looked bact at Andrei and smiled. "Addition will you please help me find my brother.For Mama and Papa." Andrei asked again. "Yes I am always here to help you but let us sleep first." Justine looked at Andrei and smile again. "Goodnight." Justine uttered. "Goodnight. I love you." Andrei replied. Justine sulked and did not replied and they went to sleep.

Control-Shift POV

The two arrived at their apartment, Control went inside first because Shift still parking his car. When Shift get inside Control gave him water to cool him down and Shift said thank you. Control asked permission to Shift if he can go to the bedroom first. Shift nodded. After 5 minutes, Shift sent inside their bedroom and he saw Control standing at the window looking at the lights from the cars.

"Why are you standing there?" Shift asked Control. "I was just amazed by those lights." Control continued looking at the lights."I wish I can be like a light. A light that everyone needed in the darkest days. A light that everyone will seek to lit them." Control continued. "You're already a lights to someone but you didn't just knew it." Shift went closer to Control place. "Look at that light." Shift pointed the light coming from the moon. " Does the moon knows that he light up that alley, or that place.?" Shift continued. "We are light but we don't whom ee are giving our lights." Shift continued he offered chair to Control and they both sat down and happily looking at the playing lights.

"Shift, what did you said a while ago?" Control looked at Shift's eyes. "What?" Shift replied in confusion. "Shift, I heard all of it. I am not yet sleeping when you said something." Control looked back again at the lights. Shift couldn't found a word to say because in his thought Control was sleeping that time.

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