Until We Comeback

10: Sister

"Dovina, sunduin mo yung kapatid mo. Nasa airport." utos sa'kin ng aking ina kaya sinunod ko naman.

Yes, i do have a sibling. Her name is Nathalie, she's from the states but moving here in Philippines eventually. She's my step-sister through my dad. Umfortunately, her mom passed away in a car accident.  Karelasyon ng ama ko ang kaniyang ina. Well, nakabuo na ng pamilya ang aking ama bago paman nangyari 'yon. Hiniwalayan niya yung ina ni Nathalie at bumalik sa'min. After Nathalie's mom's death, my dad took her in and allowed her to stay in our house. However, she decided to live in a different place rather than with our family.

"Nathalie!" i shouted and hugged her.

Tinulak niya ako papalayo at pinagpag ang kaniyang damit. It looks like parang nadudumihan siya sa'kin. She still hates me. Katulad noon ay ayaw niya sa'kin.

"Stay away from me." saad niya sa'kin habang kinukuha ang bagahe at isinakay sa kotse na aking dala.

I'm glad she's still getting in the car. We were kids when Nathalie hated me. She thought I stole all the attention Dad gave me. She also blamed my mom when her mom died in a car accident.

She still hates me, even though I treated her not just as my step-sister but as my real sister.

We head back to our home. Kasalukuyan akong nags-stay ulit sa bahay namin nina mom dahil nasa ibang bansa si Owen. We also had a fight when he left.  Naging malabo ang lahat sa'min nung naging parte siya ng banda. He can still manage his studies, but he can't manage his time with me. One more month and we'll going to be married.

Wala siya nung naghanap ako ng gown, wala siya nung naghanda kami sa mga plano. All he did was to attend every concert in Vortex. Did he still think about me? Alam ko career niya 'yon pero grabe naman. Napapabayaan din ako oh.

I wiped my tears when it slowly fell down through my cheeks. Agad napatingin sa'kin si Nathalie at agad nalang tumingin sa bintana. She didn't mutter anything when we arrived at house.

Inalalayan ko siyang dalhin ang mga bagahe, she didn't hesitate to decline. Tahimik lamang siyang naglalakad patungo sa loob ng bahay.

We brought her luggage to her room. Our rooms are just beside each other. Natatandaan ko pa nga noon na hindi siya lumalabas sa kaniyang kuwarto dahil ayaw niyang makipag-usap sa'min. I don't know if she changed yet i still love my sister afterall.

"Can you now go?" saad niya habang naiirita.

Umalis nalang ako at pumunta sa aking kuwarto. I checked my phone and i received a message from Owen.

From; Owen

Hey love, uuwi na'ko bukas. What do you want?

Himala, uuwi pa pala? Akala ko hindi na. Nagtatampo parin ako sa kaniya nung nag-away kami.

"This is urgent, Iris! Kapag hindi ako makapunta ay mawawala ang banda!" he said while packing his luggage.

"We're going to plan everything, Owen. Sabi mo sasamahan mo'ko na magtry ng wedding dress? Ano 'to? Bakit aalis ka na naman?!" i asked him.

"I'm sorry, Iris. But i really need to go." saad niya habang  umalis na.

I was left alone. Nakikita niya pa ba ako?

I sighed. I get out of my bed and headed my way to the kitchen. Nakita ko do'n sina dad at Nat, talking. I saw how genuinely Nathalie talked to dad. Ng makita nila ang presenya ko ay agad naiba ang kaniyang reaksyon. Her expression was now bitter.

I smiled at her but she just poker face. Wala siyang isinukli sa pagngiti ko. I shrugged and prepare the ingredients from what i was cooking. Nando'n parin sina dad at Nat sa kitchen counter. They continued laughing.

I began to cooked adobo, this is Nat's favorite since she was a kid.

"Hmm, do you smell something Nat?" dad teased her.

"Adobo?" she said.

"Diba that's your favorite?" dad asked her

"People change dad, hindi na 'yan paborito ko." agad akong napakumbaba sa sagot niya.

"Well, magiging paborito mo ulit 'yan pag natikman mo luto ng ate mo." i smiled at what dad said.

Sa isang sandali ay tumayo si Nat, padabog itong umalis at pumunta sa kaniyang kuwarto. Nagkatinginan kami ni dad. He just sighed. Maya-maya ay nakatanggap siya ng tawag. Tumayo siya at umalis para sagutin.

Pagkatapos kong magluto ng adobo ay napagdesisyunan ko itong dalhin nalang sa kuwarto ni Nat dahil alam ko naman na hindi yon pupunta para kumain sa niluluto ko.

Nathalie is on 9th grade. She was depressed when her mom died kaya dagdag pa ang rason kung bakit nasa states siya. She was on therapy sa states.

"Nat? Can i enter?" tanong ko habang kumakatok.

Hindi siya sumagot kaya pinihit ko ang pintuan. I saw her facing her phone. Tinignan niya lang ako at agad na ibinalik ang tingin sa kaniyang phone.

"Ano pang ginagawa mo dito? Get out!" taboy niya sa'kin.

Agad kong pinakalma ang aking sarili at lumabas nalang. Konti nalang talaga ay susuko na'ko sakan'ya. I know she's my sister but she should not act as a brat.

Bumalik nalang ako sa aking kuwarto at tinawagan si Owen. I need to talk to him, napapadalas na ang hindi namin pag-uusap.

"Hello? Who's this?" a woman answered my call.

Agad kong tinignan ang aking dinial and it was really Owen's number. Pa'nong napunta ito sa babae?

"Where's Owen?" i immidiately asked.

"Owen, may humahanap sa'yo." malambing na sabi ng babae.

I was silent until i heard Owen's voice.

"Hey, love it was just our female vocalist. Bale partner ko siya." pagpapaliwanag niya.

After that i ended the call.

Wala sa sariling napahiga ako. Kaya pala minsan hindi na sinasagot tawag ko. Kaya pala minsan hindi nakakaupdate. I don't know if i really am going to act jealous, pero parang grabe na siguro 'to.

My phone beeped kaya tinignan ko 'yon.

From: Owen

Babawi ako bukas love, let's date.

I hope everything's gonna be okay tommorow. Sana nga iba 'tong iniisip ko. Sana nga.

AN: sorry for the late update, super super busy aketch huhu. btw, thanks for reading po! don't forget to vote and influence other to read my story.