Dare
I can't forget what happened yesterday. Halos hindi 'yon matanggal sa isip ko at halos hindi nga ako nakatulog nang maayos. Tuwing pumipikit ako ay ang senaryong 'yon agad ang naiisip ko.
It's like a nightmare for me, the only difference is I'm fully awake.
I didn't eat when I came home. Diretsyo lang ako sa kwarto at kahit pinapatawag na ako sa mga kasambahay at kahit si Blaiz na mismo ang tumawag sa akin ay hindi ko pa rin sila pinagbuksan ng pinto o sinagot man lang.
I'm too busy reminiscing that painful scene to even answer them that I don't want to eat. I'm too busy hurting myself. I'm too busy still being in love with Selene even if I already saw them kissed with my own eyes.
"Are you okay, Blair? You didn't eat last night." Dad asked. Napatingin din sila Mommy at Blaiz sa akin at tila naghihintay din ng sagot.
"Hindi ka madaldal ngayon, anong meron?" Ngumisi si Blaiz kaya agad ko siyang sinamaan ng tingin.
I shrugged my shoulders a little bit, "I'm just not feeling well last night."
Mommy, being exaggerated as she always is, widen her eyes while gaping at me, "What?! What happened? Bakit hindi mo sinabi? You should've told us that you're not feeling well! Paano kung may nangyari sayo?"
Ngumiwi ako, "Mom, chill. I'm okay." I bit my lip. Or maybe, I'm not okay. No, I'm really not okay. Not even a bit. Not at all.
Ilang tanong pa ni Mommy ay sinagot ko na lang ito ng 'okay lang ako', para tapos na ang usapan. They wouldn't understand naman if I would tell them the real reason. Well, maybe Blaiz will do because he already knows my feelings for Selene ever since we were just kids.
Nang matapos ang breakfast namin ay sinabi kong aakyat na ako sa aking kwarto. Tumalikod na ako at hindi sila nilingon. They didn't asked questions naman because that's really what I usually do after our breakfast because I would play on my PlayStation.
While trailing the grand stairs towards my room, I didn't notice that my twin brother is behind me.
"It's Ate Selene, right?" Seryoso niyang tanong saka nagtaas ng kilay sa akin. Nakahalukipkip siya habang nakasunod na umaakyat ng hagdan.
"Anong si Selene?" I furrowed my brows, slightly confused. Though my heart pinched a little when he says her name. I feel like something's stabbing my heart a thousand times.
"The reason why you're not in the mood last night and today. It's Ate Selene, right?" Agad akong natigilan at napaamang. Tumaas naman ang gilid ng labi niya at tila nakuha na ang sagot sa tinatanong niya.
"I knew it." He finally let out a smirk. Nakalagpas na siya sa akin at nauuna na dahil sa ako nga ay napatigil sa paglalakad.
What the heck? Bakit niya alam? Nandoon ba siya? Sinong nagsabi? Imposibleng nandoon siya, gabi na at hindi naman siya nag-aaral doon.
"How did you know?" Asar kong tanong saka tumiim ang bagang.
"Just a hunch." He simply said.
"Shut the hell up. Don't fool me. Bakit mo nga alam?" Matigas ko muling tanong at mariin siyanv tiningnan kahit na nakatalikod na siya sa akin.
He just continue walking and didn't answer. Lalo lang akong nagngitngit at mabibigat ang mga hakbang na muling naglakad.
I stopped walking when he stopped too. Nakatalikod lang siya, "Well, it's just logic now, twin. Because the only thing or rather, the only person who makes you upset to that extent is none other than Ate Selene. Tanga na lang ang hindi makakaintindi nun." I heard him smirked again. Nagpatuloy na siya sa paglalakad habang ako ay napatutop na sa kinatatayuan.
