Splintered Heart (Eastwood University Series #1) ✔️

Chapter 1

The first rays of sunlight lit up my room that made me awake. Una kong tiningnan ang bedside table ko at tiningnan ang orasan doon bago maisipan bumangon na bago marinig ang matinis na boses ng aking ina.

"Adira! It's 6:30 am! You need to wake up!" Sigaw ni Mom galing sa baba. She is probably preparing now for our breakfast.

Tumayo ako before shouting back, "I'm awake!"

I prepared my uniform before taking a bath. It's a black shirt and a white polo with a black tie. It's quite simple and nagustuhan naman namin ng aking bestfriend na si Dione.

Pagkatapos kong maligo at magbihis, bumaba na ako papunta sa dining area at binati sila Mom and Dad pati na rin ang magkapatid kong kambal.

"Morning!" I energetically greeted them pagtapak ko ng paa sa dining area. They are all smiles while looking at me.

My Dad was holding a newspaper with coffee in his hands habang ang dalawa kong kapatid ay papikit-pikit na kinakain ang almusal, mukhang inaantok pa rin. They are both doctors at ako na lang natitirang nag aaral sa aming magkakapatid. Kahit na inaantok pa, nakangiti pa rin naman na nakatingin sila sa akin.

"Good morning to you too." They greeted me in unison. They smiled at me before gesturing to my designated seat so I gladly took my seat sa tapat ni Ate Belle.

"Looks like you had a great sleep, princess," sabi ni Dad pagkaupo ko sa aking silya. I gleefully smiled at him before nodding my head.

"Yeah, I just finished the book that I was reading." Masaya kong saad sa kanila na nakapagbigay ng ngiti sa kanilang mga labi.

They are always like this to me kahit na nasa kolehiyo na ako, they treat me as if I'm still a baby. I sometimes hate it but iniisip ko na lang na that's just how they show their love to me and I appreciate it, big time!

"Wag ka muna mag jowa, Adira. Bata ka pa."

Suddenly, Kuya Caleb uttered while reading a newspaper. I rolled my eyes at him. He's always teasing me during the morning, it's like a routine for him.

Ano na naman ba ang bago?

"I'm not a kid anymore, Kuya," I sighed, " Besides, I don't have plans to go in a relationships." Malambot ang boses kong saad at umiling bago tumingin dito. He just snorted before going back to his food and smiled at me, teasingly.

"Oo nga naman, Caleb. Hindi pa siya ready mag boyfriend, baka girlfriend ready na." Nakangising sabi ni Ate Belle kay Kuya Caleb sabay tawa. My eyes widened because of what Ate said.

"Ate!" I uttered in disbelief and nervousness.

She is the only one who knows that I am bisexual for I'm still not ready to tell them, scared that they will hate me though they didn't show any signs that they don't support queer people. Also, I'm still don't have a plan entering a relationship. Bata pa ako para diyan and focus lang talaga muna ako sa pag-aaral. Napailing nalang ako sa mga sinasabi ng mga ito.

"Well, much better kasi hindi mabubuntis si Adira." Saad ni Dad sabay tawa. Nanlalaki ang mata na tiningnan ko ang mga ito bago pamulahan ng mukha sa inis at hiya.

"Oh, God. Stop it." I shake my head. Everyday nalang nila akong inaasar!

"Teasing Adira, again." Sabat ni Mommy habang hawak ang plate na laman ay bacon and eggs at naglalakad papunta sa hapag galing sa kusina. I pouted at her para magpaawa.

"Yes, Mom. Stop them, please." Angil ko na nagpatawa sa dalawa kong kapatid bago nagsimulang kumain.

"Do you want me to drive you to university, Adi?" Tanong ni Kuya sa gitna ng pagkain namin. Umangat ang tingin ko sa kaniya bago umiling.