Chapter 45: Overshadowed

"Ugh, ang boring ng party nang kuya mo," walang ganang sambit ni Faye na nakaupo sa tabi ko.

Mabuti na lang talaga hindi kami magkasama sa iisang table ni Kuya Erick. That was my choice, because I didn’t want to sit at the same table as my father.

Natawa ako ng bahagya dahil sa sinabi niya, pero gano'n din ang napansin ko. Light background music, drinking, and guests each engaged in their own conversations, but all just about business. Hindi naman na bago sa'kin 'to, kasi simula bata pa lang ako ganito lang din ang mga nangyayari sa party.

Almost all of the guests my older brother invited were from the business world, so the party felt dull and not enjoyable. Kaya parang gusto ko na lang umuwi, at magpahinga sa apartment.

"That's why I was having second thoughts about coming, because I knew this is exactly how it would turn out. But if it weren't for you, if you didn't come, I wouldn't have come either," muling sambit ni Faye, pero mababakas na ang pagkabagot sa boses niya.

"Parang ak