CRIPPLED: JULLIANNA (VUILLTRAEN SISTERS SERIES #1)

02

LACEY UNDIES

"Oh, hindi ka pala sumama kay Vico?" Gulat na bungad ni Ate, saktong pagsarado ko sa double doors namin.

I inhaled sharply before turning my head to her. Nakaupo siya sa settee sa living room namin habang abala sa cellphone niya. "And why would I, Ate?" My brows furrowed in confusion.

"Why not? She asks her brother to pick up you here in our house, Kj." She answered casually.

My brows furrowed more. "What for?"

"Hindi ba, Fe called you today para mag sleepover ka sa bahay nila? Vico approached me earlier and asked me if he can drive you there onto their house today instead of our driver," She said before bringing her gaze into her phone's screen.

"And why would he do that!?" My voice raise unintentionally.

Oh, God!

"And why are you raising your voice at me, Kreahnaseah Jullianna, huh?" She places her phone above her lap and crossed her arms over her chest as she waited for my answer.

"Ate, I'm sorry. You know I get irritated easily when the topic comes to Vico, right?" I said softly so she can feel how sorry am.

She sighed. "The topic isn't just about Vico, Seah. It's about the said sleepover by his sister."

Oh, right! I curled my tongue inside my mouth and sighed. I went upstairs after that. I took a cold shower before lying on my bed. I closed my eyes emphatically, thinking about the conversation I and my sister just had earlier. She's right. Why am I always getting irritated when it comes to Vico? Maybe... probably because I don't like him.

I heard my phone beeped above the bedside table. I opened my eyes and stared at my phone for a minute. Sino naman kayang magte-text sa akin? Hindi naman siguro 'yan importante. Tinalikuran ko and phone ko. Ngunit bago pa man 'yon, nakarinig na naman ako ng beep. I groaned before deciding to check where was the text come from.

Unknown:

Hi, Seah.

It's me Auliver.

I just got home. Sinundo pa kasi namin si Dad.

Si Auliver pala. I typed in my reply.

Hi, Lily.

Ah, mabuti naman kung gano'n.

He didn't reply. I stand up from lying in my bed and went to my personal computer. I turned it on. I checked my phone and got no text from anyone so I took my seat. I opened YouTube and searched for Klaus's channel.

Shawn ē Klaus
600k subscribers

Ang bilis naman dumami ng mga subscribers niya! Sana all! Pang sampung vlog niya na 'tong pinapanood ko ngayon nang biglang tumunog ang phone ko. I glance at my phone screen and saw my best friend's name flashed on it. I reached for it and answered it once I got the phone in my hand.

"Hoy, bakit hindi ka sumama kay Kuya pauwi!?" Bungad niya.

"Luh? Bukas pa naman 'yung usapan natin na mag i-sleepover ako sa inyo, a?" I pouted, not taking off my eyes on my computer's screen.