University Series Drafts

Estella has a sibling?!

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"Gising na! Gising na! It's your first day, my Senior High brother!" 

I wished I had a noice-cancellation device on my ear so I couldn't hear my sister yelling anymore. When I didn't get up, she kept on hitting me again with the pillow so I was forced to sit up. I looked at her with no emotion on my face so she smiled and gave me a peace sign. 

"Dapat excited ka! It's another milestone in your life at dapat proud kang narito ang iyong lovely sister para ihatid ka sa school! Hindi ka ba natutuwa?!" Tuloy-tuloy lang ang bibig niya habang kumukuha ako ng twalya at damit sa closet. 

Hindi ko siya pinansin at dere-deretso lang pumasok sa banyo. I could still hear her voice from outside. She was talking about how she was so excited when she started her first day as a Senior High School student back then and then proceeded to talk about her experiences in the campus from her crushes to her profs. Hindi ko na siya pinakinggan. The sound of the shower muffled her voice. 

I dressed in my new uniform. A polo, necktie, and slacks. Just the usual uniform for high school students. Nagkakaiba lang sa color. It even annoyed me that the slacks were kind of too short for me. It was showing my ankles. Maybe it was because of my height.

After showering, I went down to prepare my own breakfast. "Dad's out?" I asked Mom when I saw her toasting bread. She was already ready to go to work in her working attire. Her long hair was in a bun, leaving a few strands out. 

"Umalis na ang Daddy," she said, giggling a bit. "May early court hearing siya. Bakit ka naghahanap ng wala? Ayaw mo ba sa akin?" Ngumuso siya bago kumagat doon sa tinapay. "Aray! Ang init!" 

"It just came out from the toaster," sabi ko naman habang kumukuha ng cereal sa ref. I sat down and poured some on my bowl, then put milk on it. It was my usual breakfast.

"Ang Ate mo, nasaan na? Estella!" sigaw niya. Narinig ko na kaagad si Ate na madapa-dapa sa hagdan dahil sa kakamadaling bumaba. Nakaligo at nakapagbihis na siya. She probably already ate breakfast since she woke up earlier than me. We were opposites. She would eat breakfast first before taking a shower. "Ihahatid mo si Kye sa school, ha! Ingatan mo siya! Baka mawala siya tapos umiyak tapos hindi na makauwi!"

"Huwag kang mag-alala, Mommy! Poprotektahan ko si Kye!" Pinalupot pa niya ang braso sa leeg ko hanggang sa masakal ako at hinampas-hampas siya. She laughed then pinched both of my cheeks. "My lovely little brother!" 

"Stop treating me like a baby," I told the both of them. I didn't like it! Lagi silang ganiyan. Acting like I can't handle myself because I was the youngest. Mas mature pa nga ako sa kanila.