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Chapter Twelve: My Best Friend

Chapter Twelve: My Best Friend

My sister, Aster, has always had liked 'odd' things.

She loved Cactuses and some people found it odd, it was also hard to grow and take care of a cactus.

And besides, Aster is somewhat irresponsible and would forget about things she bought or things that she's supposed to take care of.

I remember, lagi siyang sinasaway ni Karine tungkol sa mga gano'ng bagay, she would tell Aster to be better and be more responsible and of course, Aster hated it.

I believed that Aster would do great in the family, we were not sure what she truly wanted to do in life but she just told us that she wanted to pursue business, that's all she said.

She didn't say anything. Pagkatapos niyang magaral, she took the hotel that our parents bought and built and managed it, she officially became the owner, plano niya nga raw na bilhin yon mula sa'min.

Some would say she has changed, but I do not very much think so. Wala pa rin siyang pinagbabago, she just matured and took things seriously in her work and in business.

And... now she's getting married.

"Maganda ba?" tanong ni Aster sa'kin at pinakita yong wedding gown niya.

It's one of her options, she chose three gowns last month and now she's choosing one as her final gown, she looks gorgeous in all three, paano naman ako makakapili?

"Yes, at maganda ka rin." sagot ko at ininom yong kape ko.

"Agh, yan din yung sinabi mo kanina!"

"But it's the truth, and I told you... you look gorgeous in all three, Aster." I smiled at her after.

I'm helping my dear sister decide which gown should she wear for her big day. The day where she'll finally stand in the altar with the love of her life, which would be Dominic.

Dominic was one of the people our family rescued from the Villanuevas' secret basement, she fell in love with him immediately, she chased after him and did not give up, buti pa siya at naabot niya pa yung pangarap niya na makasal sa taong mahal niya.

I'm not gonna lie, I am jealous.

I've thought about it before, marrying Felix.

I wondered if it was even possible, ang daming napapasok sa arranged marriage minsan sa industriyang 'to, I even asked myself if should I ask my parents to let me marry Felix as a symbol of partnership between our two families.

Hah, I was so in love with Felix, that's why.

Natawa naman ako sa sarili ko, mahal ko pa rin naman siya hanggang ngayon, hindi nagbago ang nararamdaman ko sa kanya lalo na kong lagi kaming magkatext, magkausap, at bumibisita kaming dalawa sa Hawaii pag wala kaming pasok o kapag summer break.

"Pero... paano kung 'di maganda yung gown para kay Dominic?"

I chuckled at her words.

"Dominic loves you way too much to even care about whatever you wear."

It is true. 'Di ko napansin sa una na talagang may nararamdaman pala si Dominic para sa kanya, until he asked me and Karine about finding the right man for Aster to marry to help her business, turns out that he wanted to include himself on it.

Tinatago niya yung nais niya na mapakasalan si Aster, Karine noticed how excited he was, he didn't include himself as a candidate but he was going to, and Karine was amused, she was.