Prettyboy's Girl

Chapter Twenty-Five: Written in the Stars

"There! You look like a living doll!!!" the little girl squeal.

The other child looked himself at the mirror. He's wearing blonde curly long hair and a pink dress with ribbons. His face frowned.

"Ella, I'm not a doll...-"

"But you looked like one! You got a pretty face after all! You really like a girl now!" her eyes sparkling while looking at the other child.

"Look, I don't like to play with you.. I don't like your games!" the other child retorted.

"Me too! I don't like your games Shiro! Chess is sooooo boring! As well your other board games!" she said while rolling her eyes.

"But this-"

"You have to play with me! Remember? Your Grandma said you have to keep me company while I'm here!" the girl answered back.

Shiro didn't bother to answer her. She's right and that's what her Grandma told him. She's the only daughter of one of their company's biggest business partners in Europe besides, their families are very close, to begin with.

Ella grinned wider as she gets the brush and combs Shiro's fake hair. She really wants a younger sibling but her Mom got a problem with her ovaries and never had a child again after her.

Pinabayaan nalang ni Shiro na gawin ni Ella ang gusto nito. Palagi naman kasing ganon. Palagi sya ang nagbibigay dito kahit na matanda sa kanya ng dalawang taon ang kinakapatid nyang ito.

"Miss Ysabella your Mom is on the phone she wants to talk to you" paglapit ng maid sa kanila.

"Okay, I'm coming!" binitawan na nito ang brush.

"Shiro! Stay there okay?! I'll be back-" she giggles.

"Ma petite soeur" sabi nito at chaka sumama sa maid.
(trans: My little sister)

Napa-irap nalang si Shiro sa sinabing iyon ni Ella. Tinignan nya ulit ang sarili sa salamin. Naiinis sya sa itchura nya mukha na talaga syang babae sa ayos nyang iyon. Tatanggalin nya sana ang wig na suot pero naalala nya ang sinabi ni Ella.

Hindi nalang nya tinuloy ang gagawin. He knows that Ella will throw her selfish tantrums at lalo lang sasakit ang ulo nya. Spoiled brat kasi. Napatingin nalang sya sa labas ng bintana at may naisip sya.

He carefully got out of the room and found himself sneaking out of their Mansion. He doesn't want to play with Ella. Shiro knows that Ella will make him play dress-up and make-ups. Naisip nyang mas mabuting tumakas nalang sa kinakapatid nya. He successfully got out using the secret passage in the Garden that he found out days after he arrived from Tokyo.

Tumakbo sya palayo at tumingin pa sa likuran. No one's following him meaning that the guards didn't even notice that he sneaked out. Napangiti sya. This is freedom! Being inside of their big house suffocates him. Kung hindi sya makikipaglaro sa kinakapatid nya ay kailangan nya namang mag-aral magdamag.

Pero kung ikukumpara naman sa Tokyo ay mas malaya sya dito sa Pilipinas. His scary Grandma is not here. He can do what he wants atleast. He can breathe here. Kaya nga tuwang-tuwa sya noong ipadala sya dito ng lola nya kahit na ang dahilan non ay para simulan nyang pag-aralan ang malaking negosyo nila dito. Okay naman doon si Shiro. Atleast wala ang lola nya dito at yun ang ikinatutuwa nya.