Fated With You

III

Elijah's P.O.V

Matapos kong makakuha ng second test ay napagdesisyunan ko munang pumunta ng park upang makapag-isip. The first test was an error, ang lumabas kasi sa unang test ay isa daw akong Beta, at first I was happy dahil hindi ako mapepressure bilang isang Alpha and I won't experience discrimination as an Omega.

Pero habang tumatagal ay iba na ang nararamdaman ko, when I turned sixteen years old I experience my first heat, I was confused back then dahil I confirmed I was a Beta, una ay sinawalang bahala ko lang ito dahil baka may sakit lang ako noon, pero every month ay nararamdaman ko na ito. I didn't bother telling my parents dahil natatakot ako. What if they'll abandon me? I was afraid that time and I don't know what to do.

I search in the internet kung ano ba ang isang omega at nanginig ako sa takot ng makita na halos pareho ng description ng Omega sa nararamdaman ko pero wala paa kong lakas ng loob na magpatest muli.  Simula noon ay palihim nalang akong bumibili ng suppressant at ikinukulong ang sarili sa kwarto.

But I was thankful that my brother was there for me. Of course, hindi niya alam na omega ako, I always excuse myself that I was sick and wanted to be alone. Naisip ko rin na as an Omega, he will start to notice me.

Well...

The truth is...

I'm in love with my brother.

When I was 8 years old, narinig ko sa nag-uusap na sina Mama at Papa na I was adopted, aksidente ko lamang iyon narinig pero sa edad kong iyon ay nakaramdam ako ng sakit, thankful rin naman ako na they adopted me. Hindi ko alam kung ano nangyari sa magulang ko kaya naman I'm blessed na may pangalawang magulang ulit ako.

Also, deep inside me I was happy that I'm adopted. It means na malaya kong pwedeng mahalin ang kuya ko hindi ba? But I was afraid to confess, paano kung layuan niya ako? Pandirian? Itakwil? Sa pag-iisip kong iyon ay napaluha ako. I guess, to continue our genuine brother relationship I should just hide away this feelings of mine and be contented.

"Elijah!" Napabalikwas naman ako sa kinauupuan ko nang marinig ang pamilyar na boses na iyon. Hinanap ko ang tumawag at nakitang si Kuya Lucas pala kasama ang... girlfriend niya.

I fake a smile, "Kuya, Ate Kim, anong ginagawa niyo dito?" I tried my best to not to tear up.

Kuya really looks worried and I was shock when he pinch my cheeks.

"Malamang hinahanap ka! Saan kaba nanggaling ha?" I nervously laugh when I saw his angry face. Nakakatakot matakot ang isang Alpha. Better remember that.

"I'm sorry, Kuya. I was too occupied on my thoughts that I never notice that I was now in the Park." I lied. I can't tell them na pumunta ako sa Hendrix Hospital to get a second test on my class.

"Never do that again okay, Elijah?" I look at Ate Kim and fake a smile again. I don't know, alam ko namang mabait si Ate Kim pero I can't bring myself to smile genuinely at her.

I nodded,"Opo, Ate Kim. I'm sorry." They ruffled my hair and we laugh.

Can I still continue this kind of set up?

Shadow's P.O.V

Habang inaayos ni Neo ang mga libro ay lumapit naman ang isa sa kasamahan nito sa trabaho na si Bea.

"Nia." Pagtawag nito sa fake name ni Neo. Nilingunan naman ito ni Neo,"Ano 'yon?"

"Pwede kaba bukas ng gabi?" Makikita sa mukha ni Neo ang pagtataka sa tinanong ni Bea sa kaniya.

"Bakit?" Lumapit pa lalo si Bea dito at may ibinulong, "May big event kasi bukas sa club at kinulang kami sa waitress para bukas, nagkasakit kasi si Jessa at walang papalit dito so, pwede kaba?"