Chapter 16

Maagang gumising si Lucian. He would run for about an hour and when he gets home, he would take a shower, get dressed then have his coffee. But his sister, P, beat him to it this morning. Bihis na bihis ito. Napatingin tuloy siya sa oras kung kailangan na bang palitan ang battery ng wall clock, but it is working just fine.

"Going somewhere?" tanong niya sa kapatid. He grabbed a mug from the cupboard, saka nagsalin ng kape mula sa pot. P just made fresh brewed coffee.

"New York. I mentioned it to you last week."

Kumunot ang noo ni Lucian. "Vacation?"

P rolled her eyes on her brother. Sa dami ng responsibilidad ng kapatid niya, hindi siya magtataka na hindi nito maalala ang dahilan kung bakit siya pupunta sa Amerika. Truth be told, she feels bad about her oldest brother. Mahirap maging panganay sa pamilya ng Profaci. You take on all the responsibilities and you don't have the option to say no. Hindi niya alam kung ipagpapasalamat na babae siya at pangalawa sa magkakapatid. She is not