Filimon Sides #1: The Goodbye Girl ▬
"Everyone calls me Tree, but most people know me as The Goodbye Girl. In our University, people would pay me to say goodbye on their behalf. Whether it was breaking up with their significant other, turning down s...
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"Huwag ka namang umiyak . . . Nagkuwento ako para kumalma ka, hindi para paiyakin ka."
"S-Sorry . . . Naiisip ko lang kasi ang mga kaibigan ko. Alam kong puro kabulastugan lang kami palagi, pero ayokong may masamang mangyari sa kanila . . . kahit sa isa man sa kanila, ayoko."
"It's okay . . . Just cry it out."
"Ipagpatuloy mo na nga ang kuwento!"
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Awkward. There was only one way to describe the breakfast we had at the beach after the entire campfire situation that ended up with Blueberry's secret blowing up right in front of the twin's faces. Carri too.
Nakokonsensiya ako dahil alam kong hindi iyon ang gustong paraan ni Blueberry para magsabi ng katotohanan sa mga kaibigan niya. At hindi rin dapat gano'n natuklasan ng kambal ang lahat. We had a plan—Blueberry had a plan. They were supposed to have a conversation, not a confrontation.
Meanwhile, Carri and I spent the entire night consoling Braylee who did nothing but cry her heart out. As Blueberry's family, Braylee has full knowledge about Blueberry's condition . . . but also as family, I know her heart is torn apart by what her brother is going through.
"Ayokong mawala ang kuya ko!" — Halos umukit sa utak ko ang mga palahaw ni Braylee habang inaalo namin siya ni Carri. Kahit si Carri na alam kong napakaraming katanungan, hindi na nagawang makapagtanong dahil umiiyak na rin siya kasabay ni Braylee.
"Oh, ba't parang ang tahimik n'yo naman yata?" Lumapit sa amin ang ginang na nagsisilbing waitress ng restaurant at naglatag ng dalawang menu sa bawat bahagi ng mesang kinauupuan namin.
Carri grabbed the first menu and placed her arm around Braylee, asking her what she wants to eat. I was sitting at Braylee's other side kaya naman nakisali na rin ako sa pagpili.
Habang pumipili kami ng makakain, pasimple kong inobserbahan ang mga kilos ng tatlo.
Nasa tabi ko si Janus, samatalang katabi naman ni Carri si Jasper. Sa gitna ng kambal, nakaupo si Blueberry na namamaga ang mga mata at may tipid pa ring ngiti sa labi. Dahil parehong nakasuot ng sunglasses ang kambal at tuwid na tuwid sa pag-upo, mukha tuloy napagigitnaan si Blueberry ng mga bodyguard.
Blueberry cleared his throat and tried to laugh off the awkward air as he grabbed the menu. "Sana may sabaw."
"Kuya, may sinigang." Braylee smiled at Blueberry. Her eyes were filled with sadness, but her smile was the sweetest toward her brother.
