What If (St. Mary's U Series #1)

Chapter 21

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Sa araw na iyon ay si Kuya nga ang sumundo sa akin. Inis na inis siyang si Vernon ang naghahatid sundo sa akin simula noong sinabi niyang liligawan ako.

"Are you close with that kiddo?" kunot nuong tanong ni Kuya. Ayaw niya talaga nalalapit ako sa kay Vernon.

I'll admit it. Kuya's important to me. And Vernon too. Nasasanay na nga ako sa presence niya araw araw tapos gusto pa akong palayuin ni Kuya sa kanya. Where in fact, I can't see anything wrong with being close to Vernon.

"Kiddo? Maka-kiddo ka naman Kuya, you're only a year older than him." I forced a laugh to avoid the tension between us. "Do you admit you're a geezer now?"

He clenched his jaw.

"How many times do I have to tell you to avoid him?" hindi niya sinagot ang huli kong sinabi. He's really serious about this.

Oo, ilang beses na nga niya sinabi. But I didn't take it seriously because I thought his grudge to Vernon was just temporary and will just fade.

"Kuya, we're just friends." nakunsensya agad ako sa sinabi ko. Hindi ko alam kung kailan ko ba masasabi sa kanila Mommy na nililigawan ako ni Vernon. 

I don't want to keep us a secret.

I sighed and look out the window, watching the scenery outside.

How I wish Kuya won't be mad once I properly introduce Vernon to them.

Narinig ko ang malakas niyang buntong hininga at mas mahigpit na hinawakan ang manibela.

"Is it hard to understand, Eurica Vannesa?!" my eyes widened in shock after he raised a voice to me. "He's not good for you. Can't you just stay away from him?!"

Mabilis na namuo ang luha ko pero pinipigilan ko itong tumulo sa pisngi ko. I don't know where he is coming from!

Hindi ko makakalimutan at hindi ako pwedeng magkamali na ito ang unang beses na pinagtaasan ako ng boses ng kapatid ko.

Nag aaway kami noon pero hindi naman sobrang seryoso gaya nito. Hindi kami umaabot sa sigawan.

"Bakit ba kasi Kuya?" tanong ko pabalik. He can't look at me, he is focusing on driving.

"Bakit mo ba ako pinapalayo kay Vernon? Bakit ayaw mo sa kanya? What has he done to you? He's your best friend before, right?!" agad kong pinunasan ng panyo ang tumulo kong luha. Mabuti na lang at gabi na so he won't see me crying over this.

There, I asked it. I badly wanted to know what happened between them. Gusto kong malaman kung bakit galit na galit siya kay Vernon.

Pero naisip kong hindi siya magkaka ganito kung walang malalim na dahilan.

Even though Kuya doesn't like me being with Vernon, I know my brother. He is just protective but he's kind. Probably, he has his reasons. And I am curious what is it!

He threw a gaze to me when the stop light turns red. Nakakunot nuo pa din siya. Nakita ko din sa mukha niya na parang madami siyang gusto sabihin.

I waited for him to answer me. But his response makes me more confused.

"It would be better if you don't know anything. He will just ruin our family." he said in finality.

Matapos iyon ay wala ng nagsalita sa amin. I can't believe him! Tinatanong ko siya sa rason niya pero hindi niya masabi! What does he mean by 'he will ruin our family'?