"Ang ganda ng ate mo tol. Pwede ko bang ligawan?" Binatukan ko ang loko.
"Gusto mong makalimutan ko na kaibigan kita?"
Napailing na lang ako habang hinahaplos ni Daniel ang ulo niya na binatukan ko.
Andrea May Cruz. Siya ang ate ko. Napakaperpekto niya, mabait na nga, maganda pa. Maraming nakakandarapa sa kanya, at dahil dalawa lang kaming magkapatid, kahit na mas bata ako, ako pa rin ang mas strikto, babae siya eh. Kailangan protektahan
Hindi ko lang siya kapatid, best friend ko din siya. Alam namin ang sekreto ng isa't isa, takbuhan namin ang isa't isa sa tuwing may problema, magkakampi kami sa lahat ng bagay, maging sa away man at kalokohan. Me and my sister against the world.
Ngunit isang araw ang gumulat sa akin. Kagagaling ko ng eskwelahan at nadatnan ko si Mama, Papa, Ate, at isang babae.
"Andrew, si Kristen. Girlfriend ko."
Para akong nabingi sa narinig ko, parang yung pangungusap lang na yun ang tumatak sa utak ko.
Hindi . Aalisin ko siya sa buhay ng kapatid ko.
Adopted at birth, Katherine's only birthday wish is to know more about her biological mother. But as she starts her quest, Kath finds herself in the middle of a search and a blossoming romance that turns her world upside down.
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Geared for an adventure, Katherine Jesse Smith flies all the way to the Philippines to look for her biological mother. With only a name and a letter in her hands, she braves into an unfamiliar place to start her search. But when several mishaps welcome her on her arrival, Kath starts to doubt her plans. Just when she's about to fall into another trap, public school teacher Crisostomo Ibarra-Flores suddenly comes to her aid. As they continue Kath's little adventure, they discover that things are far more complicated than they originally thought. With the distance that seems to be separating them, can Kath manage to hold on to the blossoming romance that she has with Cris? Or will their relationship be a fleeting moment and nothing more?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover by Louise de Ramos
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