"Tita? Gusto niyo ng pusa?," maririnig mula sa kabilang bahagi ng pinto ang sigaw ng aking pinsan. Sinabayan pa ito ng malalakas nitong mga katok.
Dali-daling pinihit ng aking ina ang seradura ng pinto at tumambad ito ng may dala-dalang dalawang pares ng pusa - na may mga kulay puti at kahel sa mga makakapal na balahibo.
"Ay ba't ang dami naman?," tanong at komento ng aking ina. Sa halip na patuluyin sa loob ng aming silid ay iginiya niya ito patungo sa aming bakuran. Naroon ang aking ama na kasalukuyang may ginagawa.
" 'Pa, may dalang mga pusa si Cleyd. Alin ang atin rito," tanong niya ng sandaling marating ang kinaroroonan ng aking ama. Sandaling tumigil ito sa ginagawa at tiningnan ang mga pusa sa kamay ni Cleyd. Ganoon din ang ginawa ng aking mga kapatid habang nanatiling nakatayo sa tabi ng aking ama.
"Piliin natin ang mga lalaki, hindi ba't gusto ni Inay na lalaki ang mga pusa," sagot nito, tumango naman ang aking ina sapagkat alam niya din ang tungkol dito.
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March
That was the beginning of our story. A day were my twins are given. A day when I started again to face my fears. I tried it not because it is needed but because I wanted to try and it is not against my will. There's no more in trying anyways.
The first time my eyes are laid to them, there is no any emotions painted in my face. My eyes are are not glowing because of their presence. Maybe it is because of two reason. One, it is because of my and the other's impression about cats. Second one, its because I do not want to try something new. In the beginning trying something new is I considered as one of my fears.
I thought from these day upto their last day in our family I wouldn't care about them, I though its just the same when we had a kitten few years ago. I remember that I am just giving it food and nothing else special about it maybe I'm just a child that time full of innocence.
I don't know why but it's like they had something charisma that you cannot run away with. When you ignored it you will in blaim. They are unique I must say to the point that you made them special in someone's neither in your family's eyes.