Promise Unkept

Chapter 3

Xavier's POV

Pagkauwi ko sa bahay ay naabutan kong nasa sala si dad, doing some business again. Lagi naman siyang ganyan eh, since my older sister died because of leukemia ay naging business minded na siya. His world spin in business and not with his family anymore. Siguro ay ganun na nga ang naging epekto ni ate kay dad because ate was the dream child of dad. I wasn't really planned, kumbaga hindi ako inaasahan o hindi talaga ako sinasadya.

Dere-deretso lang ako ng lakad papunta sa hagdan ng bigla akong tawagin ni dad.

"Yes dad?" tanong ko paglapit ko still holding the strap of my bag.

"Have you gone back with Nicole already? We need her for our business, and her family will be a great help for my candidacy." Sabi ko na nga ba, ito nanaman ang pag-uusapan namin. 

I sighed. "We broke up 2 years ago dad. Can you just move on?  Both of us have our own life, And I have someone in mind right now."

Nicole was my ex, she's actually my first love, but we broke up because she cheated on me with the guy that I trust, my old friend, Tristan. I trusted them so much, but they cheated on me.

"Hmm. Who is this lucky girl huh?" tanong ng kambal ko na si Xavielle wearing her glittery long dress.

"Eh ikaw saan ka punta? It's already late." tanong ko naman pabalik.

"Is that how MedTech Profs teach you? Kapag tinanong ka ay tanong din ang isasagot mo?" she asked while raising her brows. Hays kahit kaylan talaga ay maldita to.

"I'll introduce her to you all if I already got the right time, besides, we're still not together yet." proudly na sagot ko kahit hindi naman ako sigurado kung magiging kami nga ba in the future.

"Nililigawan mo na ba? Panigurado ay hindi pa dahil torpe ka." Natatawang sabi ni mom galing sa kusina. 

"Hindi niya pa nililigawan, dahil wala namang nababalita sa school about him getting another girl to play with." Sabi naman ni Jet na galing sa guess room, she's already grade 10, naabutan kase siya ng K-12 Rule.

"You know what, I need to rest now. Pinagtutulungan niyo na ko, and you" sabay turo ko kay Xavielle. "Be careful okay? No boyfriends." Inirapan niya lang ako.

Tumaas na ko sa kwarto ko at binaba nalang kung saan yung bag ko. I want to lay down already. Kinuha ko yung phone ko sa bulsa ko nang tumunog to. It was a call, from Tristan, my old friend.

"What?!"

[Bakit kasama mo kanina si Sam? Are you courting her? Better not. Hindi siya bagay sa isang katulad mo.] he said from the other line.

"At kanino siya bagay? Sa katulad mo? Sa traydor na katulad mo?" halata na sa boses ko ang inis. Ilang beses na sila ni Nicole humingi ng tawad sakin and to my family, but only dad forgave them, and not me.