Choice

5.

Umupo sa tabi ko si kuya Aiden. Samantalang si kuya Aivan ay umupo sa tabi ni kuya Aiden. Bigla tuloy akong nawalanng ganang kumain dahil sa biglang pagdating nilang dalawa.

'What's wrong with these people? Why are they're bothering me as if they're not busy'

"Oh. Neil Yohanne Villanueva! You're here"

"Obviously I'm here. I'm studying."

"But you fini-"

"Tss. Shut up Aiden"

"Magkakilala kayo?"

"Yeah. He's the son of the one of the stockholders in our company"

"Errr? Bakit nag enroll ka sa engineering department? Edi dapat Business Managemeng ang kinuha mo diba?"

"Oh. I'll ask you the same question Tanya." He said in his monotone cold voice. Kaya hindi na ako umimik.

Ngumiwi nalang ako sa naging sagot nya sakin. Kasi feeling ko same kami ng situwasyon. Pero feeling ko lang. Di ko naman sinasabi na same situation kami nuh.

But ano ulit yung sinasabi ni kuya? Aishhshs. Nevermind.

"What are you doing here by the way kuya Aiden? Do Hailie knows that you are back?" Nakangisi at seryoso kong tanong sakanya. Bigla naman syang natigilan at nag iba ang kanyang ekspresyon.

Si Addie naman na kapatid si Haillie ay hindi umimik. She know how hurt my brother when Haillie push Aiden away. She judged my brother without knowing his reason. She's selfish. She only cares about herself. She hurt others without knowing theis side.

"Why? Bakit kailangan nyang malaman. She doesn't care about me" malamig na saad nya.

"She knows everything now, Aiden. She's finding you. She begged. And Tanya know how devastated Haillie is"
Saad naman ni Gab.

"Yeah. I know. That what she gets. Hindi sya marunong makinig sa side ng ibang tao. Kahit alam nyang mali sya, pinaglalaban nya pa rin kung ano ang hindi totoo. She didn't listen. She needs to learn. Yes, I love her. Pero hindi tama ang ginagawa nya"

"I know Kuya Aiden, Ate Haillie needs to learn."

"Then let her. Wag mong ipakita sakanya na purket bumalik ka na ay dahil sakanya." Saad ni Ken.

"They're right. She needs to learn until she realized her mistakes"

"I know, Neyo."

"Ikaw naman kasi kuya, ang rupok mo pag dating kay ate Haillie. Kaya nasanay sya na konting mali, konting suyo eh ayos na"

"I just love her, Faye"

"But it doesn't mean na hahayaan mo syang ganon"

"You'll understand me pag nagmahal ka"

"Ewww" nakangiwing sabi ko.

"What? Tama naman yung sinabi ni Aiden, Faye. Maiintindihan mo sya pag nagmahal ka"

"Bakit kuya Aivan. Have you ever been in love? Nagmahal ka na ba?"

"Oo. But she's happy now with someone else"