What Makes Life Divine│Valiente #1

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 13

"Ang ganda ng mata ni Gael!" Tita said. Lahat sila nag tawanan, except sa akin na busy sa pag-nguya. Nasa living room kami at nag-uusap ng kung ano-ano habang kumakain nung cake na dinala ni Gael. I think Mama liked Kuya's friends. Lalo na si Kuya John at Nash. Sila lang daw kasi 'yung tahimik.

   After I told Tita about Gael? Puro si Gael na kaagad ang kinakausap niya at madalas niyang pansinin. Like, he would talk to Gael then she'll looked at me.

    "Mayabang na," Kuya sarcastically said. "May brown lang na mata. Mayabang na."

   At 'yun na ang simula ng asaran nila.

   "Sana all, honey brown," sabi ni Kuya Andy bago nanaan sila nag-tawanan.

   Seriously, si Kuya Andy at Kuya lang ang nag-sasalita. 'Yung iba, tawa na lang ang ginawa.

   "Ab?" Tita called. I looked at her and smiled. "Do you like Gael?" She trailed. "...s eyes?"

   Tita!

   Oh my god.

   I arched my eyebrow at her. She contained her laugh. Pero para hindi halata na may tinatago ako. Nakangiti akong tumingin kay Gael. I gazed at his eyes and nodded. Unti-unting nawawala 'yung ngiti niya. Dahil ba sa titig ko? I don't know. "Yeah, I do."

   "What?" Kuya asked. When I looked at him, he was already looking at me, forehead creased. "What did you say?"

   I smiled. "I said, I like his eyes."

   "Here we go," Kuya Andy said and sat properly. Kuya Nash and John did the same thing. I looked at them with forehead creased when they did the sign of the cross. They even held Gael on his shoulder. "Protect Gael at all cost."

   "Gago," Kuya cussed at them.

    Natigilan ang mag-kapatid na Austria—si Mama at Tita. Ending? 'Yun, pinagalitan siya ng dalawa habang nagpipigil ng tawa ang mga kaibigan niya. I was just looking at them, containing my laugh, kahit na I can feel Gael's stares. I just ignored it. But I liked it.

    Ew... Did I really said that?

    Aalis na sana sila after they played games and ate. But the rain poured. So, they stayed. It only means na makikita ko pa si Gael ng matagal-tagal. At hindi makakauwi si Tita. Maasar niya pa ako kay Gael.

   Good thing, nag mura si Kuya. Nawala na siguro sa isip niya 'yung pagka-attract ko sa honey brown eyes ni Gael.

   After doing my homeworks, the rain hasn't stopped yet. Lumabas ako ng kwarto ko at bumaba sa kusina. Only to find my brother and his friends, drinking. Paano, umalis siguro sila Mama at Tita.

    "Hi, Abreu!" Kuya Andy beamed.

   "I didn't gave you a permission to talk to her," Kuya said, drunk. Kahit ba naman lasing, OA pa rin?

    "Hi, Abreu Gayle!" Gael said. My eyes widen when Kuya attacked him. But they all laughed. Even Gael is laughing. I guess, it's normal? Kunot noo ko muna silang tinignan bago pumunta sa ref at kumuha ng maiinom. "Hi, Gayle!"

   I pursed my lips. Gael, ano ba?!

   Pero kahit anong paglapat pa ng labi ko anh gawin ko ay may ngiti paring lumalabas sa labi ko.

   Ano ba?!

   "Isa pang, 'hi Gayle'," Kuya said.

   "Hi, Gayle."

   I bit my lower lip. Seriously? Ganoon ba kapag nalalasing?

    "Alam mo, may crush ako sa kapatid mo," sabi niya dahilan para manlaki ang mata ko at tumingin sa gawi nila. Si Kuya Andy ay nilalaro 'yung baso, si Kuya John ay nasa cellphone ang atensyon, habang si Kuya Nash naman ay may suot na meme glasses at nakatulala. And then there's Gael. Nakatingin lang si Kuya sa kan'ya. He smiled at Kuya. "Gusto ko kapatid mo."