Things I've Never Done ✔

CHAPTER 9

He chuckled bago ako akbayan. Pinahawak niya sa akin ang gatas na tinimpla niya kanina, dala naman niya ang kape niya. Sabay kaming umakyat sa hagdanan papunta sa kwarto ni Kylie habang nagsasalita siya.

"Hindi ka niya ginagayuma. There's no such things like that." Nanatili lang akong tahimik at nakikinig sa kaniya.

Kung hindi gayuma 'yon, ano iyon?

Nakarating kami sa kwarto ni Kylie. We entered his room, nakita namin siya roon na nagd-drawing. Pansamantalang nawala ang iniisip kong gayuma ni Aaron nang makita ko si Kylie. I placed the milk on his table at agad naman niya iyong kinuha at ininom.

Napatingin ako sa drawing niya, it was... a family picture. Our family. Kahit hindi kagandahan ang drawing niya, kitang-kita rito na pinaglaanan talaga niya ng oras ito. May mga pangalan pa namin sa itaas ng ulo ng mga ito.

"I miss them." Nagkatinginan kami ni Matthew sa sinabi ni Kylie. Matthew cleared his throat before speaking.

"We do too." I felt a sudden pain in my chest as I remember why am I doing the things I've never done before.

I'm doing this to take what our parents left.

Don't think na we are just after the money, but this is what they want. Gusto nilang kunin namin ang pinaghirapan nila noong sila'y nabubuhay pa, at gusto nilang ituloy namin ito. 

"God knows how much we miss them." Wala sa sariling sambit ko. I looked at Kylie with a teary eyes before continuing. "Do you still remember when mom scolded us because we were fighting?" Napangiti siya sa tanong ko at tumango-tango pa. I blinked my eyes to dry the tears away.

"As far as I can recall.." Sambit ni Matthew, nakatabingi pa ang ulo niya at nakataas ang isang daliri. "We got scolded because we were messing around and not telling the truth about who ate last cookie which mom told us not to until the cookie jar is refilled." Natawa ako dahil doon. Though, I couldn't recognize my own laugh because of the mixture of joy and sorrow inside my heart.

"Who did it?" Kylie asked. 

"Yeah.. until now, we still don't know who is the culprit."

"I did it." Napatingin silang dalawa sa akin. "I ate the last cookie and put the blame on you." I said while pointing Matthew. He held his chest like he was in pain. 

"Sakit mo!" Mangiyak-ngiyak na sambit niya sa'kin. "Sinisi ko si Kylie no'n tapos ikaw pala ang may sala?!" Napangiti na lang ako bago tumingin kay Kylie. Unti-unting nawala ang ngiti ko nang makita ko ang reaction niya. I was holding back my laughter at the sight of his red face and pouting lips.

"You'we unfaiw! You didn't share anything! T-then... Bro blamed me.." Doon na ako tuluyang natawa.

There it is.. the true sound of me.