Good To Me

Chapter 6

I almost fainted when I saw what is currently happening on the living room. There are mountain of clothes on the sofa na naka sabit lang and then may mga gamit na naka kalat sa coffee table at sa lapag. I don't know where I should look at first sa sobrang dami ng kalat!

Kagagaling ko lang from school and this is the first thing na naabutan ko rito sa condo to think na I spared a little time this morning and then cleaned.

I closed my eyes, hoping that this is just a bad dream, but as soon as I opened it halos matuluyan ako when I confirmed that it's not really a dream at totoo talaga ang mg kalat na nakikita ko.

"Oh. You're here." Lumingon ako and then I saw my brother looking confused while look while holding two different clothes at mukhang galing siya ng kwarto niya. "What's better? This plain white polo or this floral one?"

Itinaas nya ang dalawang option in front of me but that's least of my concern right now. The clutters are making my head hurt.

I shut my eyes tight and clenched my jaw before I opened my eyes and shot daggers at him with my eyes. "Kuya Gio can you please clean this mess first?"

"Later. I'm not yet done choosing clothes. So? Anong mas okay?" aniya.

"What is this all about? Are you going somewhere or what?" kunot noong tanong ko.

Ibinaba nya ang kamay nya. "I am gonna go to a cruise ship with Mom and Dad, remember? We're leaving the other day."

"Huh? Wasn't that postponed?"

When Travis tried to break in our house, naturally, my parents reacted negatively about it. They feared what he might do to me and they said they won't be going anywhere until we're all sure that Travis won't try to harm me or anything.

"They've already paid for everything and that's non refundable. You know that's expensive," aniya. "So? What's better?"

I raised my brows on him. "What happened to your 'I'll keep an eye on you'?"

"Isang linggo lang, Yve. Hindi naman kami titira roon. Mom would love to though."

"Amidst of all this, iiwan niyo akong mag isa rito?"

"Why do you think you're alone? You have me." Napa lingon kami ni Kuya Gio sa may doorway and there was Kuya Dominic leaning on the wall.

His lip is quirked up at binigyan nya ako and he wriggled his eyebrows to me.

"Don't worry, Dom will keep his eyes on you while I'm away. Make sure to tell him everything when something happens so he could tell me," sabi ni Kuya Gio.

"Why? You'll turn the ship around? Wow. I am so touched," walang ka gana- gana kong sabi.

"No. So we'll have more reason to sue your ex boyfriend," sagot nya.

"You heard your Kuya, Yve." Lumakad si Kuya Dominic towards me. He's still carrying his office bag and his coat is hanging on his folded arms.

"Am I a kid or what?" sabi ko pero naramdaman ko na naman ang pag lipad ng mga paru paro.

"You're still a little girl for us," ani Kuya Dom na ikina- lingon ko sa kanya.

Wow! Just wow Dominic Javier!

After telling me that I have him, sasabihin niya 'yan. Grabe!

What a way to tell me where I stand on his life.

But it's fine.

"You guys are fossils for me," sabi ko.

Tumawa si Kuya Dominic. "We're not that old!"

"And I'm not that young either."

"Yve ano na? Kanina pa kita pinapa pili!" pag agaw ni Kuya Gio ng atensyon ko.

I sighed. "Just bring both. You won't go wrong with white and it's nice to bring something with spice."

Kuya's face lit up like all his all his troubles went away and marched away. Probably going to his room to create more mess.

"Kuya! Clean this first please? Or at least arrange your things!" sigaw ko but I got no response.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down and have more patience for my brother saka lumapit sa mga gamit nyabat nag upisang ayusin iyon.

"I'll help you here," rinig kong sabi ni Kuya Dominic.

"Aren't you tired from work? You should just rest, kuya."

"Not really. Today isn't as hectic as other days so it's fine."

Inabot ko yung mga naka kalat na mga damit nya at inipon sa coffee table so I could fold and hang it properly again.

I don't know how I lived with my brother for the last twenty years if he's like this.

There wouldn't be a problem to me kung sa kuwarto niya sya nag kalat but here? Goodness gracious!

Umupo ako sa sofa so Icouls start and then I Kuya Dom brush his hair backwards and I freezed when I saw what he did to it.

"What?" Kumunot ang noo nya, probably womdering why I am staring at him intently.

"You cut your hair?" I said but it sounds more like a statement rather than question.

Now that he's near me, lalo kong nakikita ang kakaiba sa buhok nya.

"Ah... yes, I did. Does it suit me? I'm not used to this kind of cut," nahihiyang sabi nya, half smiling.

Oh please! He could shave his head and be bald and he'd still look dashing. His features are so strong that it'd be the focus and not his hair.

"I have to attend something on saturday so I went to have it cut in a salon. Does it look okay? How do you think I should style this?" tanong nya.

Compared to his thin curtain hair before he had it cut, it's a little bit shorter and cleaner now with his two block haircut and the undercut made it more distinct.

Tinitigan ko ang buhok nya and thought what would be the best style for it.

"Alright.Come closer," sabi ko.

Kuya Dominic leaned closer to me and lowered his head so I could reach for it like he's asking for a pet. He's so cute!

I ruffled his soft and fluffy hair and tried to part it sideways while it's down.

"This looks good. But it looks more casual," sabi ko and I ruffled it again and brushed it and slicked it back roughly.

Nanlaki ang mata ko when I saw how that turned into. It looks messy but the two strands of his hair na hindi nasama sa pag taas made it more stylish.

He's so pogi talaga! Sir Vance, the one who we interviewed is hella attractive and hot but nobody can compete with Kuya Dom's level.

The smile on my lips slowly went up. "This is it. This hairstyle suits you more. With this hairstyle, your whole face will be more exposed and your handsomeness will be your greatest weapon."

Hinawakan ko yung chin nya to move his head from left to right, up and down to see if it would look great in every angle.

When I moved his head at the center, ibinaba ko kay Kuya Dom ang mata ko and then, our eyes met. Neither of us blinked and that's when I realized that our faces are only few inches away from each other and my hand is still on his chin but I cannot move and breathe.

How can I when he's looking like he saw me for the first time?

"Do you guys have extra powerbank?" I hastily removed my hands on his chin and umusog pa layo sa kanya when I heard my brother's voice and shortly after that, nasa harap na namin sya.

For the first time, I am happy that my brother interrupted our moment.

"Kuya... ano..." I almost stuttered because I still haven't wrapped my head around to what happened just now.

Sumulyap ako kay Kuya Dominic and he's still looking at me but I cannot read his expression. It's vague.

Tinapik ni Kuya Gio si Kuya Dom. "You okay?"

Kuya Dominic cleared his throat and pulled his eyes from staring. "Yeah... Oo..."

Binasa ko ang labi ko and looked elsewhere.

The mood suddenly shifted into an awkward atmosphere and I feel na hindi lang ako ang nakakaramdam nun.

"I have extra in my room. I'll just get it," I stood up and went to my room without even looking back.

I closed my door and sat on my bed.

What was that? Why was he staring at me like that? Did I saw right or did I juat assumed again?

My room's really quiet and I could totally hear my heart pounding hard and I shook my head until I can't think of any funny thoughts that I should be thinking and I know that I should just ignore and that doesn't equate to anything.

However, no matter how hard I try, the picture of him how he was looking at me in my mind isn't something that I could just delete or put in a trash bin.

I wish it was that simple and cool.