Prolouge

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“Hi tita! Good morning po!” I greeted Lance’s mother with a sweet smile. “Good Morning din hijo! Tuloy ka nandoon sila sa kusina.” Tita said and handed the way to their kitchen. “Oy tol, ang tagal mo!” Lance said when he saw me entering their kitchen. Nandito na silang lahat at ako na lang talaga ang iniintay. We’ve decided that were having our breakfast here in Lance’s house tapos sabay-sabay na kaming papasok sa school. It’s our tradition every first day of the school year. “Nalate ako ng gising eh!” I said and sat down next to Sai. “Magdamag kang nag j***l no?” pabiro na tanong ni Kyle. “Tanginamo Kyle! Igaya mo pa ko sayo!” inis na sabi ko rito at saka binato nang ubas na nakuha ko sa lamesa. “Easy hahahaha!” hindi ko na lang ito pinansin. “Mga hijo kumain na kayo.” Nagulat naman ako nang biglang sumulpot si tita. Nagkatinginan kaming apat at sa tingin ko ay iisa lang ang nasa isip namin. “I hope mom didn’t hear you guys.” Mahinang bulong ni Lance sapat lang para marinig naming tatlo “Hindi ka ba sasabay samin, Ma?” tanong ni Lance kay tita nang hindi ito naupo upang sabayan kami. “Tatawagin ko lang si Cia tapos sabay-sabay na tayong kumain.” Sabi ni tita at lumabas na ulit ng kusina. “Who’s Cia?” tanong ni Sairon. “Kapatid ko.” Walang ganang sagot ni Lance na ikinagulat namin. “MAY KAPATID KA?” sabay sabay na tanong naming tatlo. We’ve been friends since fifth grade and we didn’t know that he have a freaking sibling. “Meron, may sinabi ba ko sa inyong wala akong kapatid?” tanong nito samin. “Wala, pero wala ka ring sinabi na meron kang kapatid.” Sabi ko. “Kaya nga!” pagsang ayon sakin ni Sai. “Hindi naman kasi kayo nagtatanong eh!” sabi nya kaya napaismid na lang ako. “Ilang taon na sya?” tanong ni Kyle. “19.” walang ganang sagot ni Lance. “Seriously? Lancelot, tol ang tagal na nating magkaibigan tapos ngayon lang namin nalaman na may kapatid ka?! Tapos--- “ hindi na natuloy ni Sai ang sasabihin nya dahil biglang may pumasok na babae sa kusina nila Lance. Napatitig naman kami dito dahil sa mala anghel nitong mukha, she looks so innocent. Halatang kagigising lang nito ngunit lumilitaw ang kanyang kagandahan. Kahit nakapulang t-shirt at pajama lang ito ay maganda pa ring tignan! “Good morning kuya Vic!” masiglang bati nung babae at hinalikan sa pisnge si Lance. Kahit boses ang ganda! Ito siguro yung kapatid ni Lance halata naman eh, may pagkakahawig silang dalawa. “Good morning, baby. How's your sleep?” Nakangiting bati rin ni Lance sa kapatid nya. The girl didn't even bother to look at us, she just completely ignored our presence. We're just staring at her, observing how elegant she move. Uupo lang siya pero sobrang pino ng paggalaw niya. “Inaantok pa ko!” sabi nito at saka umub-ob sa lamesa. Even that move she made is effortlessly elegant. “Alecia! Umayos ka, nasa harap ka ng hapagkainan hindi ka man lang nahiya sa bisita ng kuya mo.” Saway ni tita kay ‘Alecia’ kaya napatunghay agad ito at inayos ang sarili. Ngayon ay napabaling na ang pansin niya sa amin. She just keep a straight face while looking at us kaya nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na titigan ang mukha niya. Lancelot is good looking, but Alecia's feature hits different. Almond shaped eyes, narrow nose, thin red lips at medyo mapula din ang kaniyang pisngi. Her brown wavy hair is a little bit messy but it suits her well. “Okay lang yan ma, wala namang hiya tong mga to.” Sabi ni Lance na nakatingin pa samin. “Ang sama mo samin parang di mo kami kaibigan!” reklamo ni Sai. “Who are they?” pabulong na tanong ni ‘Alecia’ habang nakatitig pa rin saming tatlo. Nasa harapan kasi namin sila, parang hindi naman bulong yun kasi narinig namin o ako lang yung nakarinig. “Wag mo nang alamin.” Tumango na lang ito sa sinabi ni Lance at iniiwas na ang tingin samin. “Cia, sila yung mga kaibigan ng kuya mo. Si Kyle, Sairon at Angelo, and boys this my daughter Alec--- “ naputol ang pagpapakilala ni tita samin dahil kay ‘Alecia’. “It’s Victoria, Tori if you want to make it short. It's a pleasure to meet you.” malumanay na sabi nito at binigyan kami ng maliit na ngiti. That small smile makes my heart skip a beat. “Oh sorry baby, ayaw mo nga palang tinatawag na Alecia. Again boys this is my daughter Victoria.” Tita chuckled. "It's a pleasure to meet you, too." I said. "Nice to meet you." Kyle. “Nice too meet you Tori.” Sai said and handed his hand for a shake hands but Victoria ignored it. She just nod and smiled awkwardly. Cute hehehe! “Mi hermano tiene am igos, pensé que era un solitario. (May kaibigan pala si kuya, I thought he is a loner.)” I don't know if it meant that to be whispered or not but I don't understand what she said. I assume it's spanish? “Of course, I have friends Tori, silly!" Lance chuckled and messed Tori's hair. Umupo si tita sa kabisera ng lamesa at nagsimula na kaming kumain. Wala si tita dahil nasa isang business trip daw ito. We started eating and I always took a glance at Victoria. I think she's spacing out and it's cute. Biglang kumunot ang noo niya kaya napaiwas ako ng tingin. Hindi naman niya siguro nahahalata yung tingin ko. "Anong year mo na Tori?" Kyle ask. Napatingin ako kay Tori na ngayon ay nakatingin kay Kyle. "First year po." she said politely and give Kyle a small smile. "Anong course mo?" this time si Sai naman ang nagtanong. "Fine arts major in fashion designing po." she answered. "Alam mo ba hindi namin alam na may kapatid ang kuya mo." pagkwento ni Sai. "¿Por qué? ¿No les hablaste de mí? (Why? You didn't tell them about me?)" nanlalaki ang mata niyang nakatingin sa kapatid. "Huh?" nalilitong tanong ni Sai. "They didn't ask me if I have a sibling, so I didn't tell them about you." mahinahong sagot ni Lance. "Oh." sabi niya at tumango-tango pa. "It's fine. Atleast now, you already know that he have a sibling and that's me." she said while smiling. It's not just a small smile anymore. Mas lalo siyang gumanda. Marami pang ibang ikinuwento si Sairon at nakangiti lang na nakikinig sa kanya si Tori. Maaga pa naman pero pinagmamadali ni tita na kumilos si Tori. Sa totoo lang pwede naman kaming malate ngayon, since we're already in college and it's just first day of school. "Tita, chill. Hindi naman po kalayuan ang school mula dito sa bahay niyo and maaga pa po." Kyle said. "Naku, kung alam niyo kung gaano kakupad yan kumilos. Jusko! Tinalo pa ang pagong." sagot naman ni tita. "Maiwan ko muna kayo dito, nasa garden lang ako kapag may kailangan kayo." sabi niya at umalis na. Nakaayos naman na si Lance kaya si Tori na lang ang iniintay namin. "Bakit hindi mo sinabi na may kapatid ka?" tanong ni Kyle. "Hindi naman kasi kayo nagtatanong." sagot ni Lance. "All this years na palagi tayong magkakasama plus madalas kami dito sa bahay niyo. Nasaan siya?" tanong ni Sai. "Spain." maikling sagot ni Lance. I'm just listening to their conversation. "To your grandparents?" si Kyle at tumango si Lance bilang sagot.

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