Beautiful Art

XXIII

Brianna Huangco's POV

Am I? Am I really the one who's setting apart here? It's bullshit then. Though, I'm still confused. Or they're making me torn between them and Brian.

"Ma'am?" I stop meditating when someone knock on the door. I'm already in my room. "Handa na po ang hapunan. Baba na ho kayo."

Just like what he said, bumaba na nga ako ng kwarto. I went straight on the dinning room and I saw how Sky flabbergasted as he saw me.

"Tita!" She raised up her heads with exaggerated face. She's between her parents that made her look smaller.

"Hi baby," I greeted her back so as I sat next to Nathan which is in front of Victoria. I smiled back to Victoria as she plastered a small smile.

"I heard that you're here but I didn't expect that you'll join the dinner." My smile faded as kuya Nathan speaks.

"Don't worry. I'll leave tomorrow as soon as I wake up. So I won't feel you uncomfortable." I sadistically answered.

"Aalis ka na po agad, tita?" Sky asked in a gloomy face. We all looked at her and suddenly felt ashamed that she even had to witnessed this kind of situation of us.

"Uhh, I have to work kasi, baby. If you want, I can visit you here tomorrow after my work. Is that okay?" I smiled as I saw her face lighten up.

"Of course, tita!" She utter then went back on eating.

"You don't have to do that," kuya Timothy said in a low tone of voice, maybe so that Sky won't hear it. Good thing that Sky only focuses on her food after being satisfied from what I said.

"Just let her, Timothy," dad intruded. "If that's what my apo wants. Let her enjoy her life." I chuckled sarcastically, shooking my head.

"It's good that you don't forbid what Sky wants. I hope it'll last longer. Well, who knows. Maybe someday when she's grown up, ikaw lang din ang sundin nya-"

"Brianna-"

"That's your tactic, right?" I cut off Kuya Timothy. "You will do everything what she wants para pag ikaw na ang may kailangan, madali mo na syang mapapasunod." I met father's eyes and plastered a fake smile. I saw him getting trigger so before he went up on fire, umalis na ako sa dinning table.

Somehow, I feel like Sky needs to hear those things. So that she can't be easily used by other people. Especially by the people around her.

And just like that, the night has passed by distibutable. Just like what I said, I leave the house as I woke up because that is what Manager and I talked about earlier that day. Kio and April just picked me up from house using my artista van to straightly went to Fortune Island where the shooting will happen. It's just for a commercial tho.

It took us 3 hours of driving from Luisiana to Nasugbu so we arrived at 9 AM. They were already setting up when we arrived. A staff just assist me so I could dress up already and start my make up.

It's already 12 PM when we all get settled so we decided to take our lunch first. April baught me a food but I refused because I had no appetite. Instead, I decided to go for a walk on the beach.

"Anna." I was just playing my foot on the sand when someone called me. I looked up and saw Brian standing 2 meters from me. He looks desolated.

"What are you doing here?" I asked anxiously. I saw him walk toward me ang hugged me tightly.

"I missed you," he said and even tighten the grip.

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?" I asked again coldheartedly. I didn't even hugged him back. "Sa van tayo mag usap."

Him hiding a secret to me really hurts me. But seeing him suffering difficulty, hurts me even more. And even though I'm in pain, his feelings still prevailed in me. I had to think of something to put an end to this.

We reached the van and he opened the door fo me. I went in first before him, still giving him a cold treatment. He looked at me right away he closed the door and I saw how badly he wants a comfort from me but here I am, being cold at him.

"Bakit hindi mo sinabi sakin?" I started the conversation.

"Sorry. I have no reason," he said looking down.

"No reason? What the fuck Brian ano 'yon?" I almosy yelled, trying not to scold at him.

"I know. I'm fucked up. I'm sorry," walang gana niyang sabi.

"Im asking you, Brian. Bakit hindi mo sinabi?" I asked, still finding answer.

"I just dont want you to engaged with it." What he said hurts me even more. I heard him sobs so tears began to form in my eyes. He tried to stop crying by wiping and wiping his eyes but it just won't stop.

"Anna-"

"Itigil na muna natin to," I cut him off. I saw him looked up on me with his brows furrowed, getting confused. I lean my back and looked up to hold back my tears.

"Ano?" His voice broke that made me feel something sting in my chest. This is hard for me but I had to. I don't wanna see him suffering anymore.

"We need a break Brian everythings getting heavy. Tapusin muna natin 'tong problemang 'to." I tried my best not to utter.

"Anna, kaya ko naman eh." Pilit niya. He tried to look at my eyes but I'm avoiding it.

"You can't, Brian. I'll try to talk to kuya if there's something he can help-"

"Ikaw lang kailangan ko, Anna. I dont need anything. I just want you by my side. I can fix this on my own. Please naman." He held my hand but I quickly take it back. If he continue doing that, it'll be hard for me to let him go.

"Tignan mo nga yang sarili mo brian," my tears can't hold on anymore that it starts dripping. "It's better if we take a break first."

"But everything is better with you. Everything has been better since you," he said.

"Pagod na 'ko, Brian." There I said it. I don't want it to say it but I think I had to. I know from there, he will let me go. He don't want me being suffered by anything. So if I will say that, maybe he can now let me go.

"I'm sorry," he said and wiped away his tears before getting out of the van.