Sapphire Academy: School of Nobles

Chapter 26

I heard a knock on my door and when I saw Kuya entering the room, nagtalukbong ako ng kumot. I don't want to talk to him because I'll cry.

"Mag-usap tayo, bata-batuta..." Kuya called.

Marahas akong umiling sa ilalim ng kumot. "I don't want to!" I shouted.

Naramdaman kong umupo siya sa kama ko. Bakit hindi na lang iyong kambal ang guluhin niya?

"I'm sorry..." Kuya said. "I know you're mad at me."

"Yes, I am!" Agad akong napabangon at hindi na napigilan ang sarili. "I am so mad, Kuya, you have no idea!"

My tears started to roll down my cheeks.

"I don't understand what you did! Nagpakulong ka kahit wala ka namang ginagawang masama... And for who? For that girl who accused you!"

I would never ever understand.

Mom cried every night, Dad worked so hard for the case, we all worry every single day.

"There are things that are not meant to be understood." Kuya held my hand. "Hindi ko man maipaliwanag iyong naging desisyon ko, pero gusto kong malaman mo na wala akong pinagsisisihan. I stayed to clear my name. I stayed because I don't want to use our power for the case. Ayaw kong maging ganoon ang tingin ng mga tao sa pamilya natin dahil hindi tayo ganoon."

I cried harder. Alam ko naman iyon, pero alam ko rin na hindi lang iyon ang dahilan.

"You stayed for her, didn't you?" I asked.

He sacrificed himself for her... All of it, for someone who doesn't love him enough to believe that he could never do anything like that.

Unti-unti siyang tumango. He can lie to anyone, but never to his little sister. Dahil kilala ko siya.

"Paige is a good person, Cali. And I love her with all my heart. Hindi ko siya kailanman masisisi..."

I took a deep breath because I can't believe him. How can he still love her after all of it?

"How sure are you that you love her?"

Inakbayan ako ng Kuya kaya naman sumandal ako sa balikat niya. I missed my brother so much.

"You forgive even if they didn't apologize... That's how you know you really love them," Kuya said.

I thought he's getting better, then I found out he went to a high end bar all alone. Pag nalaman ito nina Mommy at Daddy, lagot talaga siya!

He's not allowed to go out. It is too risky for him and then he's here drinking a tequila? Is he baliw?!

"Kuya, let's go home or we'll both be dead!"

Sinundan namin siya kasama sina Manong Robert at Manong Anton. May mga ibang body guards din na sumunod.

Palabas na kami ni Kuya nang parang bigla kong nakita si Jax. Napailing naman ako roon. Why would he be here anyway? Kung anu-ano na ang mga nakikita ko! Si Kuya naman ang lasing at hindi ako, ah!

Kuya was so drunk. How unbelievable!

Nauna na siyang bumaba sa kotse at inalalayan agad siya ng mga guards. Pababa na ako nang makita iyong picture na parang kinunan sa photo booth.

It was Kuya and... I looked at the photo closely. Ilang saglit bago ko napagtanto kung sino ang pamilyar na babaeng iyon. It was Jax's Paige! Wait. Kuya's ex-girlfriend and Jaxith's friend is the same?!

Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman. I should've known! Jax transferred to Garnet Academy. He said that Paige needs him after the ambush happened. It all makes sense now.