My Switched Wife (MINE Series #3)

Switched Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Switch

"What did you say?" I asked, my lips parted because of shock.

I can't believe that our parents will do that! Hindi ko inakalang ipapasok nila sa isang arranged marriage ang kapatid ko! Ang akala ko ay paborito nila si Alleira, pero bakit nila gagawin iyon sa kaniya?

"I don't want to get married to that guy, Mei. Ni hindi ko nga kilala ang lalaking iyon!" Alleira continued crying.

Napalunok ako habang tinitignan ang basang pisngi niya dahil sa luha. I promised myself that I will do anything for my sister. Gagawin ko ang lahat para sa kakambal ko. And I can only think of one way that I can do to help her.

"You really don't want to get married to that guy?" I asked, calming her a bit.

Humihikbi pa rin siya at patuloy parin ang pagtulo ng luha. I can't stand seeing her like this. She seems so vulnerable!

"Yes, Ameira. I really don't want to get married. Alam mong iba ang mahal ko, hindi ba?" She said.

I gulped hard again. Gusto kong tulungan ang kapatid ko. Gustong-gusto. Pero hindi ko alam kung kaya ko bang gawin ang iniisip ko ngayon. Damn it! Why is my life so messed up?!

"Do you need my help?" I bit my lower lip.

Hindi ko alam kung kaya ko bang magpanggap bilang siya. She's soft, feminine and modest. We're complete opposite. Magkaibang-magkaiba ang ugali namin. Yes, we're identical twins pero hindi magkapareho ang ugali namin.

I was more like a fierce woman. Palaban at kahit kailan ay hindi ako naging tahimik o naging purong babaeng kumilos kagaya niya. I am fond of sports, car racing and other adventurous things while she is fond of the girly things like going to spa, shopping for clothes, branded bags and shoes. I'm much more liberated than her!

In short, complete opposite talaga kami kaya hindi ko alam kung kakayanin ko bang magpanggap bilang siya!

"Will you help me, Ameira?" She asked seriously.

I swallowed hard again. Hindi ko kayang hindian ang kapatid ko. I will help her no matter what it takes. Kaya sa huli ay dahan-dahan akong tumango. Agreeing to her.

She smiled widely and hugged me again making me hug her back. Hindi ko na magawang ngumiti dahil sa naging desisyon. Is this the right thing to do? Alam kong mahirap suwayin ang mga magulang namin at ayaw kong gawin iyon ni Alleira dahil baka siya naman ang itakwil nila.

I don't have a man that I love intimately that's why acting to be her will be kind of easy for me. Pero ang mahirap lang ay ang gayahin siya. I can't act like a purely feminine and a modest woman! Hindi ganoon ang ugali ko!

But I'll do everything for my sister, so I need to act like her, completely. I hope that I can do it.

"Thank you, Mei." Ika niya.

Maliit na ngiti ang kumawala sa labi ko dahil doon. Tahimik lang kaming kumain pagkatapos noon. I was thinking really deep that it almost brought me into the deepest part of my mind. Ni hindi ko kayang umarte na kagaya ng kapatid. Hindi ko alam kung magiging successful ba ang pagpapanggap ko o ano. But I hope that we will.

"Don't worry, Ameira. Kukunin ko naman sayo ang responsibilidad ng pagiging asawa ng lalaking iyon kapag handa na ako. For now, I'm not yet ready so I hope that you can act like me for a few... months, I guess."

I looked up to my twin before I wiped a tissue on the sides of my lips. Binigyan ko siya ng tipid na ngiti.

"I will, Lei. For you, I'll do anything." I smiled.