Chapter 1
"Why don't you go find a job?"
This is why I hate it everytime my sister's at home. She always asks me the same question. And I always answer her the same thing.
"Why don't you go talk to your ex?" I would say. And the discussion would be over. "Ate, can you atleast give me a break? You've been asking me that question ever since I moved in with you. And that was what? 2 years ago?"
"Moses, I'm just concerned okay? I've been offering you a position in MDC pero you kept on refusing my offers. Tim's offering you to manage his new branch in Makati pero you refused him too. Ano bang napapala mo sa paghiga sa kama mo buong araw?"
"Ugh. Will you just mind your own business? Wag mo na nga akong pakielaman. I'm not doing anything naman eh." I said.
"Yun nga eh. You're not doing anything! Nakahiga ka lang buong magdamag sa kama mo. Watching stupid movies, playing stupid games, reading stupid comics!! Hindi ka pa ba nagkakaron ng bedsores diyan?" she asked, exasperated.
"Uhm... No? Besides di lang naman ako dito sa kama ko the whole day no. I sometimes lie on the couch. And I have races at night naman."
"Yan. Isa pa yan. You are part of an illegal team. Drag racing? The last time I heard about the stupid thing was when I was still in college!"
"Well that's because you're old already. Ate pwede? Leave me alone!" I yelled.
"Fine. I'll leave you alone. Pero kapag ikaw nahuli dahil dyan sa pesteng karerang pinupush niyo ng mga kabarkada mo wag na wag kang tatawag sa akin asking for help." she yelled back saka na siya umalis ng kwarto ko.
"Psh. Like that would happen." iritang sabi ko. I laid back in bed and resumed on watching TWD. After an hour naman ay aalis na siya. Susunduin na yung pamangkin ko sa school niya.
Well, I guess I just have to introduce myself. Kahit naman masama ugali ko di naman ako bastos. Anyway. My name is Elmo Moses Magalona. I'm the youngest among 3 siblings. My sister, Ate Ynna, is the eldest. Palagi kaming nag-aaway. Obvious naman eh. We just did earlier. She's a single mom to my 4-year old niece, Lexine. Si Kuya Tim naman is the middle child. Hindi din kami close. So you could say na I'm the black sheep in the family. Why? Because aside from being a couch potato and a drag racer, I'm a college drop out. I hate school kaya instead of using the money my parents gave me for enrollment, nanlilibre na lang ako sa mga kaibigan ko or pinupusta ko lahat sa racing. Kaya ayun. Sila mom and dad na ang sumuko para sa akin.
I was startled when I felt my phone vibrating from under my pillow. Kinuha ko iyon and saw a message from one of my friends.
Brent:
Dude, 10pm sharp. Macapagal Ave. tayo. Don't be late bro! Kasama sina Macoy at Dunn.
Napangisi ako after reading his message. Finally! After how many years napapayag rin namin yung magkapatid na Guerrero. We've been challenging them since the year we first raced them pero lagi na lang silang tumatanggi. Buti napapayag ni Brent. I typed a quick reply saka na uli nagbalik sa panunuod ng tv.
"Ninong!!" I heard my niece yelling from outside my room. She opened the door and jumped on my bed saka siya humalik sa pisngi ko. "Hi, ninong!"
"Hey there, princess!" I greeted her back. She was still wearing her ballet dress and was even wearing her backpack. Talaga tong batang to. "How's your ballet lessons?"
"It was awesome! Teacher Barbie told us that we're gonna have a recital! You're gonna watch po diba?"
"Hm... Let ninong check his schedule first." I said. Natawa ako when she pouted kaya naman agad kong kinurot ang dalawang pisngi niya. "Hahaha. Alright, alright. Ninong will watch."
