Sarap ng buhay ng magkapatid.
Palaging nag-aaway.
"Ate, ikaw ang maghuhugas ng plato ngayon! I washed the plates yesterday."
"Bryan, naghugas ako. Anong pinagsasabi mong ikaw naghugas? I did all of the chores and yet simpleng paghugas, you can't even do it?"
Palaging may rason on why the other should take over.
"Pero Ate–"
"No buts. Maghugas ka na before Dad comes here at mapapagalitan na naman tayo." Nagpakulo ng tubig si Freya at lumabas sa kitchen.
Ang buhay ay parang life.
Bryan silently grumbled but followed suit. With a pout on his face, he took the white sponge on the platter and poured soap on a dish with a good amount of water in it.
Kinuha niya ang spoon and washed it. Pero bago niya ibalik ang spoon, he looked at his upside down reflection on it.
Nakakaawa.
He looked like a lost puppy na hindi alam ang susunod na gagawin.
Aamin ba siya?
But it's too risky.
Or huwag na lang?
Kailan malalaman ni Mireille na may gusto si Bryan sa kanya?
"Ikaw kasi," He told his reflection. "Ang torpe mo."
"Ang tanga mo kamo." He turned around and saw his sister holding a glass.
"Since kailan ka pa nandito?" Freya looked confused.
"Uhh, since nagsimula kang mag-muni-muni?" She answered back.
Packing sheets.
Saya talaga.
Bryan went back to washing the rest of the silverware.
"Say, musta na siya?" She went to the cupboard and took a sachet of coffee.
Clink.
He froze.
"S-Sinong s-s-siya, Ate?" Freya laughed at Bryan's cowardice. Halos nanginginig ang lalaki na kakahawak ng plato na hinuhugasan niya. She poured the coffee powder on her glass.
"Awtsu, we both knew who I am talking about."
Both can't deny that fact.
"Kalalaki mong tao, but you're scared of rejection. Man up, dude." She went to him and punched him lightly on the shoulder, saka kinuha ang pinapainit na tubig sa tabi ng kapatid.
She poured the hot water slowly on the glass and stirred it using the spoon na kakahugas lang ni Bryan.
Bryan just looked at the spoon.
Freya looked at her gloomy brother and sighed, "Walang magagawa ang pagiging torpe mo. You gotta at least have some confidence."
This time, Bryan stared at his sister.
"Maybe you're thinking, it's easy for me to say dahil wala akong boyfriend." She took a sip of the bitter coffee. "But I did found love."
Muntik ng mabitawan ni Bryan ang plato na hawak.
Freya chuckled at his clumsiness.
"It wasn't anything serious, one-sided lang siya." She sipped. "Pero masakit." She put down her glass on the kitchen counter top. Kinuha niya yung jar ng sugar sa cupboard. "Sorry, bitter kasi."
For Bryan, it sounded like a double meaning.
Ganoon ba kasakit to the point she had to let go?
It wasn't her fault, he thought. Nagmahal lang naman siya, hindi lang alam ng lalaki because he was too manhid, he added.
"Enough of me. Eh ikaw, kailan ka aamin?"
Bryan looked at the silverware in front of him.
"Baka wala na, Ate–"
"Dude." She sounded serious.
By serious, he meant seriously serious.
"You haven't tried, tapos ayawan na? Eh pa'no kung merong chance? Will you let it pass ng ganun ganun lang?" She asked.
He smiled sadly.
"Maybe–ARAY!"
She finally got the urge to release her frustration by kicking him in the butt.
"Magpasalamat ka hindi kita sinipa sa junior mo." She scrunched her nose.
Bryan held his butt as if his life depended on it.
"Bro, amin-amin din kapag may time. Mahirap na kapag you let her go for real. It's like pinapatay ka over and over again." She went back to her cup of coffee and scooped a teaspoon of sugar saka ibinuhos sa baso.
"Mas maganda kung subukan mo kaysa sa wala because in the end, maiiwan ka with regrets, what ifs and such. If you regretted trying, at least sinubukan mo diba? Sumugal ka, ganyan ang love. It's a give-and-take situation." She stirred her coffee.
Bumalik sa paghuhugas si Bryan. Iniisip niya na tama nga ang Ate niya, better try than regret.
Walang mangyayari kapag naging duwag siya.
"Ate, thank you talaga–" Napatigil si Bryan sa nakita.
"H-Ha? Bakit?"
Freya's crying.
His Ate Freya never cried, nor once, nor twice in front of him or their parents.
"Hala, s-sorry. Napuwing lang." She wiped it away pero bumabalik pa rin siya.
Brayn stopped washing tsaka naghugas kaagad ng kamay at pinuntahan ang kanyang Ate para pakalmahin.
"A-Ano ba, Bryan? Ok nga lang ako–"
"Ok pero umiiyak?" Mas lalong napaiyak si Freya sa sinabi ni Bryan. She immediately hugged him tight at halos hindi na niya kayang bitawan ang kapatid.
"P-Please Bryan, for me. Sabihin mo sa kanya. It's never too late. Habulin mo siya hanggang sa siya yung mapagod at babalik na siya sa iyo."
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Author's Note:
HI PEEPS!!! Thank you for reading kahit araw-araw dapat akong mag-update T^T.
Ewan na lang kung hahabol pa ito sa Christmas. Cross fingers na lang tayo. UwU
Anyways, STAY SAFE. PRETTY. HEALTHY. HANDSOME. HAPPY PEEPS. WHEREVER YOU ARE. WHATEVER YOU ARE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED.
Happy Thursday! Arigathanks for reading and the support! ❤️❤️❤️
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Go beyond, Plus Ultra!!!
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P. S.
Love you all!!!❤️❤️❤️ WASH YOU HANDS, HUWAG MAKULIT.
P. P. S.
GO BEYOND YOUR LIMITS! Reach your dreams guys. "It's never too late." sabi nga ni Ate Freya.
P. P. P. S.
4th year highschool sila Bryan and Mireille nito. Aaaaannnd, 4th year college na si Ate Freya nito.
P. P. P. P. S.
Upcoming backstory in the next chapter... Stay tuned. ❤️
ŞİMDİ OKUDUĞUN
Thank You, Next!
Kısa HikayeShe's taking things for granted...as always. He sighed as he saw her throwing the gifts away that were given to her by the company. I wonder... "Matatanggap kaya niya yung akin?"
