#UM35
Bagsak ang mga balikat ko habang tinatahak ang pasilyo, mula sa ilang distansya ay nakita ko ang silid kung saan si Gunther—may mga bodyguards sa labas, they're just standing there like men in black with earpiece in their ears. Palapit pa lang ako ay lumingon na sa akin ang mga iyon, I don't really know them and I guess they're Miramontes' new set of bodyguards.
"Sileas Miramontes Villareal," kaswal kong sambit nang lumapit sa akin ang isa.
Walang reaksyon iyon. "Wala ka sa listahan ng inaasahang bisita ngayon, Ma'am."
My heart ached a bit. Seriously, I expected that.
"Of course, this is a surprise visit. I wanna see my brother, you can tell it to him to be clear," I said formally.
Tumitig siya sa akin kaya tinaliman ko ang tingin.
"I'll wait, please, tell my name. I know he's awake, I just wanna see and talk to him."
Huminga siya ng malalim bago nilingon ang isang bodyguard sa pinto, tumango siya roon at pumasok iyon sa silid. I waited only a minute and the bodyguard went out, nagtanguan ulit sila noong nasa harapan ko bago minwestra sa akin ang daan.
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag, I walked into the room quietly and Gunther sitting on the hospital bed welcomed me. His eyes widened in real surprise, I smiled shyly and took steps near him.
"Good afternoon, Kuya..." I greeted formally.
He breathed in and stood up, I saw him stumble a bit and I quickly supported him on the arm.
"Sileas..." he mumbled as his arms wrapped around me. "You're really here."
I nodded while hugging him back, I buried my face on his chest and I got emotional but I stopped it immediately. I didn't expect he'd welcome me like this because I thought, he'd throw me off.
"I miss you, Kuya."
He gasped and hugged me more. "How are you?"
"Ako pa talaga ng tinanong mo, I should be the one asking that."
"I'm fine now, magaling na ang sugat ko. You really surprised me."
I laughed a bit and looked at him. "Sinabi na nga sayo ang pangalan ko."
"Yes, but I thought it was just an enemy's way to get to me."
I gasped. Paano kung totoo iyon? This careless brother!
"You should be careful next time, please. I'm so worried about you, napauwi talaga ako para mabisita ka."
He looked at me doubtfully. "One week na ako rito, lagpas pa nga at ngayon ka lang nagpunta."
"I'm sorry, I was a bit hesitant but I really wanted to see you."
He messed my hair up and snickered, he was about to say something when the door opened behind.
"What are you doing here!?" Lola's voice thundered.
Kumalabog ang dibdib ko sa kaba, kahit kabado ay hinarap ko pa rin siya at kitang-kita ko ang galit sa kanyang mga mata.
"Lola!" Gunther called. "Don't start!"
"No, this thick face girl has the guts to face us, huh! What is she doing here? She's an evil mess! We don't need someone like her here!" mangiyak-ngiyak niyang sigaw.
"I'm not here for you or the other people, Mrs. Miramontes. I'm here to see my brother, you don't need to call me names just because you assumed that I was here to see you," I said formally.
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"Aba't ang kapal naman talaga ng pagmumukha mo, lumayas ka rito at huwag magpapakita! We don't know you, anymore!"
"Lola! She's still my sister! Can you stop talking like that?"
I sighed heavily, I smiled a bit and nodded at Lola.
"Aalis na ako..." nilingon ko si Gunther at nginitian. "Let's just talk some other time, Kuya. Thank you for still welcoming me."
He sighed heavily and bowed his head, ayaw na ring magsalita pa dahil si Lola ay mukhang nahihirapan nang huminga sa high blood. Tumango na lamang ako bilang paalam at saka nilagpasan si Lola upang makalabas ng silid.
That's right, Sileas. We don't need more words to hurt her back. Huwag na natin palalain pa ang sitwasyon, kung hindi pa ako napapatawad ay ayos lang at tatanggapin ko. I just don't wanna make it long now. Ayaw kong madagdagan pa ang galit niya sa akin.
Marahan akong naglalakad sa pasilyo, napapabuntong-hininga at tulala sa aking nilalakaran. Kung hindi niya pa ako napatawad, paano pa si Gabanni? Will they ever forgive me for everything? I don't think so and I should accept that fact, I won't ask for more—it's enough for me that they didn't get me jailed.
One day, I just learned that it was a defense. Though, mayroon pa rin sa akin na masama ang loob dahil nawalan si Gabanni pero nasabi ko na sa sarili kong hindi iyon sinadyang gawin. I wasn't in the right mind and I was provoked to fight back.
Huminga ako ng malalim, naglakad na ako palabas ng ospital at hinanap ang cell phone sa aking bag para matawagan si Bhaltie. Dapat pala pinaghintay ko na lang siya, hindi naman pala magtatagal ang usapan namin ni Gunther.
Bhaltie wasn't answering, I just texted him.
Ako:
Bhaltie, sorry sa abala. Nakalabas na ako ng ospital, dumating kasi si Lola.
Hinawakan ko lang ang cell phone para mag-abang sa reply niya, I roamed my eyes around to see if there's a near coffee shop. Mayroon akong nakita pero ginala ko pa ang mga mata hanggang sa nakita ko si Chancent, he was approaching the way up to the hospital while talking to the familiar man in a doctor's uniform—I remember that it was his Tito with a celebrity wife.
Their aura screams the same color with different lines of intimidation, everyone in their family has it.
Sinundan ko sila ng tingin hanggang sa maunang pumasok ang Tito niya sa ospital at siya'y naiwan habang may tinitipa sa kanyang cell phone, kunot ang noo sa sikat ng araw ay bahagya siyang tumabi roon sa nahaharangan ang silaw ng araw.
I blinked and decided to walk towards him, wala naman siyang kasama at gusto ko lang masigurado kung iyon pa rin ba ang reaksyon niya sa pagkikita namin ng harapan ngayon. I already collected myself before I could reach his side, he noticed me without looking and he cooly put his cell phone in his pocket as he looked at me.
That made me swallow a bit in nervous, I quickly covered it with a little smile.
"Chancent," I mentioned. Kabado man sa loob ay hindi ko iyon pinakita.
I wanna clear what's with me since I saw him at the airport. Ang gulo ng isip ko ay nakakainis at nakakafrustrate sa bawat araw lalo pa nang makita ko ulit siya na iyon ang kasama ulit.
He was looking at me seriously with no reaction at all, he nodded slightly.
"Sileas," he copied how I greeted him with a cold voice.
I threw a smile again even though my heart was barely breathing. "Long time no see, uh... how are you?"
He shrugged briefly, his dark eyes stayed on me as if he's completely moved on.
