Enmeshed Kinship

09

I looked at Michael with his frightening face. I haven't seen him like this before, aside from the emotionless one.

Then I heard him chuckled, I think he's not buying it just with his tone.

"Woah, I didn't see that coming" He told his mother.

I think he now know what I felt, suppressing just because we don't want to hurt anyone close to us.

I stared at him for a minute in front of me, I let him see me doing that, I just thought he'll feel uncomfortable or something, but I was wrong, it remained emotionless and a little frightening deep inside. I am now starting to see his tears, ready to get out from his tear ducts.

"Michael you have to understand that I have to keep it myself so Allison won't dwell on any misery." She explained. "Look, I've seen how you grave, yearning for your family and I really do want to help you, I really do, that's what I'm doing, but I can't just neglect Allison so she'll feel what you felt".

"What about dad?"

"No, he don't know anything. I found it out myself. From the very start I felt different when she's around, I haven't feel anything. I don't know how did it happened, they must've switched my daughter to her, I don't really know, I just knew it, months ago. When I secretly got something from her to undergo dna with me."She started sobbing so Michael came beside her for a solice. He's hugging her.

What a perplexity I brought them! They started revealing things. All were being cleared that even the closest person you think you have might hide even the smallest thing to you. But what the heck am I doing here? They're having their moment and right now I don't know how I'll deal while they're coping with newly unbelievable discovered secret.

I felt out of place then Michael suddenly did go outside. So I followed him after kong himasin yung likod ni tita as my sign of consolation and agad ding nag excuse.

"Michael. Are you okay?"

I saw his grip tightened and feels like he left an abyss in between the wall after he punched it beside his mother's door from office.

"Michael!Michael! Stop" he was about to do the same thing so I hugged him from his back. Holding both of his arms.

"Enough, shhh" he started crying so I positioned myself in front of him.

"Michael that's enough" I started using my hands to wipe his tears.

He started to do the same thing kaya tumigil na 'ko, my hands were on his shoulders now habang pinupunasan niya yung luha nya then started to lean on in his hand to his knee.

"Ugh, I'm sorry" he said with a chuckle then wiped his tears again.

"I should've just let you do your job or whatever you want, I'm sorry"

"Shhh" I tried to calm him down "It's not your fault"

He did what response he always like to respond ,chuckle."Said the girl who kept on mourning, believing all bad things were her fault"

I slightly tapped his shoulders then laughed. "Right.Why do we keep on blaming ourselves by the way?"

"We both have no patience that much maybe. We'll just let them pass us all their fault just because they're coward"
I was about to speak but he held my lips to stop with his index finger.

"Don't. Stop blaming youself, you're degrading your own self"

He gradually removed his fingers not keeping a distance with it kaya nadala niya yung lower lip ko.

I faked a cough to keep the ambiance from being awkward.

"Let's go, clarify things to your mom, I honestly do feel out of place but I also want to know what's happening"

"You want a gossip. Admit it"

"Of course not!"

He smirked.

"Fine. 30% yes, I admit it, I want to know everything to you, the rest I'm sincerely telling you to clarify things out with your mom, now"

He left me dumbfounded.So I laughed feeling a little embarassment. Before he ever got the chance to step inside, he looked back.

"Aren't you waiting for gossips?Won't you go with me?"

So I did na sana hindi ko nalang pala ginawa.

I freaking had the choice to get out with this, it's their moment, why am I interfering all of a sudden?

Pagkapasok na pagkapasok palang namin niyakap na siya ng mom niya.I can see how much they love each other. I salute them, anyone like Mr. and Mrs. Guzman they aren't just the one with highest rate as benefactor, they also have those abilities in them which is visible on how family oriented both Allison and Michael are.

I left my car sa hospital at sumabay nalang kay Michael para ihahatid niya nalang ako bukas since aalis din naman siya kaya magkasama kami ngayon sa kotse niya.

"You got something?How is it?" He asked me, obviously the gossips.

"Not really."

"Oh that's a logjam.You can't bring our conversations back. Or have you successfully recorded it, so it'll be explicit?"

"Of course not. That's below the belt Michael, I'm not gonna do that."

We stayed silent for a minute at biglang pumasok si Allison sa isip ko.

"How about Allison?"

"You heared mom. I also want the best for her. And letting her suffer with the truth won't do any good to her, so let's just let it reveal when time is ready. Let's not meddle"

I felt like inunahan niya na ako. I only wanted the gossips sometimes pero hindi naman ako madaldal noh.

He parked the car already kaya agad akong bumaba at pumunta na sa unit. I want to swim so I will.

Our condo thankfully have the pool sa pinakang taas.

I removed my clothes and started searching for one piece swimsuits and bathrobe.I really do prefer the night swimming so I can avoid sunburn and tan lines.

I saw Michael fixing his bed from living room when I stepped outside my room.

Well it's awkward if you'll think I'm wearing swimsuit. I wore bathrobe.

"Hey, I'll swim, want to join? You haven't tried it yet ever since you stayed here."

He suddenly removed his shirt so my eyes widened. Shocked.

"You sure?"

I saw tan lines, oh so siguro pag may pasok ako niya ginagawa yon?

"Don't enjoy the view too much, let's go, I'll go with you"

With that, he did what he did earlier.Left me dumbfounded but never looked back.