Serendipity (Thalassophile)

Thirty-three

Krislene is currently busy watching her favorite K-drama when his Brother, Vaughn, knocked on her door. "Princess! Still awake?"

"Yep! Come in Kuya Vaughn. Bukas 'yan."

And when Vaughn entered the room, he immediately walked towards her and stopped at the edge of the bed blocking her view on the television.

"Tabi dyan Kuya Vaughn!"

"You're coming with me. Go change. Wear a hoody and jeans. No shorts and crop top." Sunod-sunod na sabi nito kaya't napatanga na lang sya. Her brother sounded like a Father, really. But she's confused as to where they will be going.

"And where are we going at this hour?"

"To the Airport." Vaughn mimicked in a sing-song voice with the tune from Dora the Explorer.

Napailing nalang si Krislene dahil may pagkasiraulo din talaga ang isang 'to. Oo nga pala. Nawala sa isip nya na ngayon nga pala ang uwi ng kanyang kapatid.

"I thought you don't want me to go out of the house?"

"Okay na ang pakiramdam mo diba? Susunduin natin ang Ate mo kaya kita pinapasama."

She pouted and acted like hurting, "Pag si Ate K talaga eh 'no? Kahit kakagaling ko lang sa sakit—"

"I want you to come with me so I could restrain myself from punching Kingsley—"

"Eto na nga 'oh!" At agad syang tumayo at kumaripas ng takbo papunta sa banyo na ikinatawa ng kanyang kapatid.

"Malala ka na Krislene Raye." Asar nito sa kanya at magpapatalo ba sya?

"Mas malala ka! Ulol pa kay Serein!" Asar nya dito at agad na isinara ang pinto ng banyo habang tawa ng tawa sa loob.

Ito na ang normal na lambingan nilang dalawa. Hindi na 'yon mababago. And she's really happy that all of them are really close with each other. Bihira kasi sa magkakapatid ang palaging magkakasundo. Sila? Never pang nag-away ng malala. Instead, they choose to understand each other. And that's what's unique about them.

Well, that's Castilleja and Adriano combined.

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"Rae here!"

Sigaw ni Vaughn na nasa tabi nya habang kumakaway sa kanyang kapatid na palabas ng arrival area kaya't pinalo nya ito sa braso.

"Kuya Vaughn nakakahiya ka! Magtatampo na ako n'yan eh! Pag kay Ate K excited ka tapos sa akin—"

Vaughn cut her off by wrapping his arm around her shoulder then ruffled her hair using the other hand. "Parehas ko kayong mahal dahil kapatid ko kayo period." Then he fixed her hair afterwards.

Napangiti nalang tuloy sya. Ang sarap talaga asarin nito. Lumalabas ang ka-sweetan eh.

At nang makalapit sa kanila ang kapatid, agad sila nitong niyakap na dalawa. But honestly, she's feeling a bit nervous and uneasy right now. Idagdag pa na pakiramdam nya, tinititigan sya ni Dylan.

But she tried her very best to act normal especially, she doesn't want to look at him. Dahil nasisiguro nyang bibigay sya agad dito. Mahirap na. Baka mahigop sya ng asul nitong mata.

She just diverted her attention to her Sister and Vaughn who's talking. Maya-maya pa, bumaling sa kanya ang kanyang kapatid at nagtanong. "Bakit naman? Hindi ka pinapalabas sa bahay?"

Nagulat kasi ito at napasama sya ni Vaughn na sumundo. Well, kung hindi lang dahil sa Amerikanong hilaw na 'to, baka biglang suntukin ni Kuya Vaughn eh.