Portville Village

Day 7

Day 7

Maddison texted me and she did invite me to come over their cabin. I didn't ask why pero pumunta na rin ako. Feel at home lang eh, besides feeling ko bahay ko na rin 'yun not because of them but because of the memories behind it with Eslov.

Pagpunta ko nagulat ako at wala roon si Maddison. Ezra's rockstar aura gaped at me--dala na naman niya gitara niya.

"Wala rito kapatid ko," he said in preamble.

"Ha? But she texted me to come over, where did she go?"

"Really?" he asked in bewilderment.

"I don't know she said that she's going somewhere..."

"Bat 'di mo sinamahan?"

"Ayoko namang palagi na lang nakabuntot sa kanya besides malaki na naman siya and she can drive na naman, right?"

"Sabagay." I replied pressing my lips together.

"So...what now? Uuwi ka na?"

"Probably. Pero bakit naman kaya niya ako pinapunta dito kung wala naman pala siya?" Then it hit me, aba pilyang bata 'yun ah, she was playing matchmaker sa aming dalawa ng kuya niya.

"Baka pinagtitripan ka lang," Ezra said shrugging off his shoulders.

"No way, hindi sya kagaya mo," I countered.

"By the way, come in, baka bigla siyang dumating anong malay natin." He let me inside.

He played acoustic songs and have his own renditions of "Photograph, All of Me, Lego House and Let her Go" nagsilbi siyang stereo during my stay at ako ang taga request kung ano ang tutugtugin niya and he seemed to enjoyed it.

"Ang ganda rin pala ng boses mo kagaya ni Eslov."

"I hate being compared," he said flatly.

"Sorry."

"I'm so fed up being compared to him. Hindi naman pwerket magkamukha kami at pareho kaming musically inclined ay..." he stopped by midsentence.

"Sorry just flood of emotion," he curtsied.

"Okay lang naintindihan kita. Maaring kamukha ka nga niya pero may personality naman kayong kanya-kanya," I said.

"Really? Bakit Enidh ,ano ba ang personality ko?'

"Uhm...unpredictable, rugged." I admitted.

Tumawa lang siya instead of scowling.

"Thanks for being honest. I promise magiging mabait na ako sa'yo mula ngayon," he said grinning a playful smirk.

"Wow. 'Di naman kailangan at hindi naman kita pinipilit," I jested.

"Whatever," he said looking at me at niyaya niya akong kumain. Pinagsaluhan namin 'yung Black Forest cake sa ref at pinahiran niya ako ng icing sa mukha. "Look, kamukha ka na rin ng cake na ito," biro niya.

"Okay lang, black is beautiful!" I basked at bumawi rin ako sa kanya.

First time naming naging magkasundo at komportable sa isa't isa noong araw na iyon. Mabait naman pala si Ezra at nakita ko iyon kung paano niya tratuhin ang kapatid niya. Siguro madami lang kasi syang insecurities kaya minsan rugged ang ugali niya.

Salamat kay Madz for letting us alone with each other, dahil hindi ko makikilala pa si Ezra nang husto kung di niya ginawa iyon.