Battle for the Black Sheep in the Family

PEEK

Izzy's POV

"you did what, Iz?!" my brother asked. Kakabalik niya lang, he was away for work for a couple of months. I can't believe he'd scold me right after he got back.

"what? i didn't do anything wrong!" sabi ko at pabagsak na umupo sa isa niyang couch sa kwarto. Hmm, good thing I didn't do anything to his precious room while he was away.

"Aika and Meg fought and you went to Meg's place? For what?!" he said, obviously furious. What's his deal?

"ano bang mali don? inalo ko lang naman si Meg ah?" sabi ko at umayos ng upo at pumikit. This will get boring, as usual.

"IZZY" bigla akong napaayos ng upo at napatingin kay kuya. Wow. I haven't heard him call me like that since months ago bago siya umalis. Kahit gusto ko siyang pag tawanan ngayon, mag seseryoso lang muna ako, he calls me by my full name if he's seriously pissed. Welp.

"si Aika yung mas nasaktan. And more importantly, she's your sister. So why are you comforting the wrong person?" he said with crossed arms and furrowed brows.

"dude, you don't know the whole story, tss" sabi ko sabay irap sa kawalan. This is nonsense, I seriously did nothing wrong. Or maybe I did, I can't remember.

"anong sabi mo?" woops. Dang it, kind of made a mistake there.

"okay! okay! I'm sorry KUYA. I'll make it up to her, geez" sabi ko at tumayo na para maka alis sa kwarto niya, so grumpy.

Aika's POV

"that was it guys. It was kind of messy but I did my best. See you next time! Peace out!" sabi ko sabay upload ng video na kagagawa ko lang sa youtube account ko.

And as usual, a lot of praises were thrown at me. Hah. It feels so good to be praised and noticed by a lot of people. Did I mention that I'm popular? Nah, I'm kidding. After reading the comments, and some of Meg's text messages, I decided to have a shower.

"shi--!" nagulat nalang ako ng makita ko sa likod ko si Jin, bestfriend ko, well sort of, i dont know anymore.

"the hell are you doing there?! Jesus! Aatakehin ako sayo! Damn it Jin!" sabi ko habang hawak ko yung didib ko. It wasn't a joke. He really did surprise me, what the hell.

"you're seriously enjoying your "fame" huh?" sabi niya, nakataas ang isang kilay sakin.

"it's none of your business. pwede ba? I don't want to be rude to you, just please get out of my room" sabi ko at aakmang papunta na sa shower room.

"this is YOUR FAMILY'S dance studio, this isn't yours. Oh wait, I think this should be Izzy's actually" sabi niya at pinag krus ang mga braso. Great. Here we go again.

"look, it's not my problem that I dance WAY better than her. It's my gift, you can't blame me for that--"

"well, not unless your "dance moves" are originally yours, or the idea of putting up a "dance class" content on "your" youtube channel is originally YOUR idea, no, I think not. I mean, YOU ARE gifted Ai, why don't you use it for a good purpose? and not being some typical copycat?" I just stood there dumbfounded. I cant believe he said that.

"J-Jin? How can you say that to me? We've been bestfriends since we were born! How.. How could you say that to me?!" sabi ko at nilapitan siya para masampal pero napigilan niya ako. He held me by my wrist, not letting me go. Binaba niya yung mukha niya sa mukha ko para matitigan ako ng maayos.

"exactly Ai. I knew you since we were kids. Mas kilala pa kita sa pamilya mo, you cant sway me with this act" sabi niya sabay bitaw sa kamay ko. Shit, that'll leave a mark.

"Damn it Jin, mag mamarka to! What the hell is wrong with you?! Ah! Fck!" sabi ko at umaktong nasasaktan talaga, he never budged. Damn, he really knows me. Natawa ako sa sarili kong acting. Umiling lang siya sakin. He fcking know me VERY well.

"so what if I steal MY SISTER'S idea of everything I HAVE now? she doesn't even give a damn. She's out there having the time of her life with her long-term boyfriend, working their ass of somewhere in this planet. She wouldn't know! Geez, kumalma ka nga? gusto mo ba si ate? Gross!" sabi ko sabay tawa at dampot ng tuwalya ko.

"if you dont have anything better to say, just get out Jin, I don't need you right now" sabi ko at tinalikuran na siya.

Lilo's POV

"dad, they're still kids. Hayaan mo nang ako ang umasikaso ng mga yan" sabi ko, pagkaupo sa harapan ng mesa niya.

"Li, I know you're capable, I do. I just want to give your sisters a chance and exposure with our businesses, and you have your work too, I dont want to burden you too much" sabi niya habang hinihilot ang sentido. I'm seriously worried though, I've never seen him this tired.

"daddy, alam ko yun. Just, for the meantime okay? You look like you're tired already"

"no, I'm okay son. Just, give me a minute. I'll talk to you later" he said and waved his hand while looking down on his laptop. Umalis nalang ako sa kwarto, I don't want to bother him. Pagka labas ko ng kwarto, naamoy ko agad yung niluluto ni mama.

"oh! iho! how was it?" sabi niya habang tinitikman yung luto niya.

"it was good ma, I just think dad's working too much these days, he looked really tired" sabi ko at umupo sa isa sa mga tall stool sa kitchen counter. 

"that's why I told him to get help from you. Ang tigas ng ulo ng daddy niyo. Look at his wrinkles! Ayaw niyang mag patulong sa iba niyang mga kapatid, tapos he also doesn't want help from you? I can't believe him. Hindi pa naman tayo namumulubi, I don't understand why he's working so hard" sabi niya at inatupag na yung niluluto niya. I told her I needed to work on something so I left her in the kitchen and went to my room.

"how was it hon?" my fiance Astrid asked, looking pretty, sitting on my bed. Hmm..

"the old man's stupid. Naghihirap na siya tapos sa mga kapatid ko pa ipapatrabaho. Anong alam nung mga yon? tsk" sabi ko, loosening my necktie and went to her. She stood up and helped me take off my tie and coat.

"shh, calm down hon" sabi niya at umupo sa kandungan ko. I held her waist and buried my face on her chest. She played with my hair, and I just felt calm. Damn, I love this girl so much.

"I don't know what I'd do without you, baby" sabi ko at tiningnan siya sa mata.

"you'll always have me" she said and smiled. Shit. It felt like a light switch inside me went on and I just kissed her. Damn it, I missed her. Just wait a little longer baby, I'll give you everything.