CHAPTER 5 - Meet My Brother

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I don't have much agenda today since wala kaming taping ngayon, though may naka-schedule akong meeting for endorsement sa Quezon City mamayang hapon. And since mamaya pa naman, I think I'll take advantage of this free time para linisin ang bahay ko. It's a mess in here. Wala naman akong katulong dito at hindi rin ako nag-hire ng helper para linisin ang bahay ko from time to time. Kasi kaya ko naman, bakit iuutos ko pa 'di ba.


I played some music and turned it on full volume and started preparing the cleaning tools. Mas ginaganahan akong gumawa ng mga bagay-bagay kapag may music.


I started dusting the furnitures, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, re-arranging things and I'm done! Hindi naman gano'n kalaki 'yung bahay ko since ako lang naman ang nakatira rito. Two floors siya pero malawak but not to the point na maliligaw ka sa laki. Ako lang naman mag-isa ang titira so what's the point of getting a huge house.


After resting a bit, I decided to take a bath to freshen up. Pagpatay ko ng music, nakarinig ako ng sunod-sunod at galit na galit na doorbell.


Huh.


Sino ba 'yon at mukhang first time makakita ng doorbell. Balak yatang sirain eh.


I opened the gate at ready nang gerahin kung sino man 'yon pero pagbukas na pagbukas ko, sinalubong kaagad ako ng matatalim na titig ni Ate Rainzelle.


"Ate Rain?"


"Kung hindi mo pa sana 'to bubuksan sisirain ko na talaga 'to." Inis na inis na bulyaw niya.


"I can't hear it, naglilinis ako-"


"So?"


"Eh nagpapatugtog din ako in full volume." Inirapan niya ako at hinawi ako sa daanan bago dire-diretsong pumasok ng bahay ko.


"What brings you here anyway?" She sat down on my couch while aggressively wiping her sweat. "You commuted?" I asked when I realized that I haven't noticed her car earlier. 


"Long story," Sinabi niya lang bago tumayo at pumunta sa fridge to get some water. "I came here to ask you about this thing with Papa." 


"What about it?" 


"Sunday is getting near. What are you planning to do?" Agad na bumalik 'yung stress ko nitong mga nakaraang araw. This is literally killing me. 


"Wala pa," Pinalobo ko ang pisngi ko. 


"Well, I tried to talk it out to Papa, Uhm, about your situation and what exactly are his reasons. I tried to convince him to cut you some slack, we fought a little, this and that- long story short, I got my car confiscated." 


"Seriously?" Hindi makapaniwala kong tanong. She had some guts to go against Papa? Wow. 


"What seriously? If you're worried about my car, I have two more in my house so aside from commuting from there to here, that's not much of a big deal." 

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