What If It's Not?

Kabanata 23

“I regret getting your car!”reklamo sa akin ni kuya pagpasok niya ng unit.

Pinakuha ko kasi sa kanya iyong kotse ko sa Last Club dahil tinatamad ako bumangon ngayong araw. Weekend feels. Uminom kasi kami kahapon ni Paulo at iniwan ko doon iyong sasakyan ko dahil hindi ko na kaya magdrive, sinundo na lang kami ni Charles at hinatid ako dito.

“You can borrow my car for one week if you want to…”I replied and his mood changed that fast.

“Really?”

Tumango ako.

“Bumalik ba iyong sakit mo, ha, Yve?”tinignan ko siya ng masama.

“Ang bait mo kasi,”

“Oh my god! Totoo ba ito?”pumasok si Yssa ng unit at pinakita iyong picture namin ni Paulo sa birthday ni Khallie.

I wanna say no, but it’s too late to lie.

“Pumunta pala kayo sa party ni Khallie?”kuya asked me while his arms are crossed.

Hindi nila alam kasi hindi ko naman sinabi.

I nodded. “I’m fulfilling your girlfriend’s favor...”

“I remember two years ago, you said you like Paulo,”umiwas ako ng tingin dahil sa sinabi ni kuya. “But you found out that Paulo is dating Rina.”

“Cringe,”I replied.

“So tell me, Yve…”I looked back on kuya. “Do you think that you’re just fulfilling Rina's favor?”

He asked another question because I didn’t answered the first one.

“You still love Paulo, right?”ang dami niya talaga na tanong pagdating kay Paulo. Parang hindi niya kilala iyon tao e palagi naman siyang kinukwentuhan ni Rina tungkol sa lalaking iyon noong hindi pa sila.

He chuckled while looking at me.

“Stop pretending that you don’t love him when all this time, it’s still him.”

“Kuya!”

“I knew you, Yve. You can’t hide things from me...”he replied. “Prof ko yata si Detective Conan.”

“That’s the reason why I hate you.”I said and he kept on laughing on me. He kept on laughing because I’m a stupid lady who can’t keep secrets from his brother.

“And that’s the reason why I’m going to stay...”nagulat kaming dalawa ni Yssa sa sinabi ni kuya. “Mommy called me earlier, she wants me to stay here.”

“Pero---”

“Ilang months na lang din magtetake na ako ng board exam, doctor na ako.”I sighed when he’s explaining things to me.

“You know that I want to become a doctor because I want to cure you, right?”

“You’re being so fucking dramatic, kuya. I’m good. Wala na akong sakit!”

“But there’s still a chance na bumalik iyong sakit mo.”and I hate it when he’s getting worried about me.

I hate arguing with my brother. I love this guy so much, mawala na ang lahat sa akin huwag lang ang kuya ko--- okay pati na rin si Paulo.

“Why don’t we ask Yssa, tutal kahati ko naman siya dito sa unit.”I asked and we both looked at kuya. “I know that you don’t like kuya---”

“I want kuya Basti to stay with us, Yve.”Yssa replied.

My jaw dropped the moment he chose kuya to stay. How? Why? This is so unfair! I know that they care for me, pero wala na sa lugar iyong ginagawa nila. Para na naman akong bata na bantay sarado.