The Emotionless Eyes

CHAPTER 2

ZYLA's POINT OF VIEW

So she's back, my twin sister is back. We're not enemies, so I am not the antagonist here.

Hindi lang talaga kami magkasundo sa ibang bagay. Atsaka kanina? Ganun lang talaga ako makipag-usap. Siya naman ganun din sumagot, walang kabuhay-buhay o walang kagana-ganang sagot. Tama nga ang tawag sa kanya, an emotionless person.

We are not like the other families that are ordinary. We are different from the others. Let's just say, me and my twin sister has a nickname that suits our extra-ordinary self. My father even called as a Legendary Twins.

Ziah is known to be the Emotionless Eyed Princess, while me the Teary Eyed Princess. Cringy right? I know, but that nicknames are not just nicknames. Binigyan kami ng kapatid ko ng ganyang nickname kasi while our mother is pregnant, there was a fortune teller that told our mother that she will bore a twins. Kakambal na mayroong kakaibang kakayahan o kapangyarihan o kung ano man ang tawag nila.

The other twin will have an ability to see the future just by looking at every person's eyes. While the other one will have an ability to heal others using its tears. Pero may kinahinatnan ang pagkakroon ng ganitong kakayahan.

Makakakita nga ng kinabukasan si Ziah pero makikita rin niya ang mga kinahinatnan nito, mga kinahinatnan na pwedeng magdala ng panganib sa buhay mo o sa iyong pamilya. Ako naman makakapag-pagaling ako ng mga tao, pero dapat hindi ako galit. Sabi ng manghuhula pag ako ay galit habang umiiyak, magkakaiwan ito ng marka o piklat at kailanman hindi na ito gagaling pa kahit gamitin ko pa ulit ang mga luha ko.

That's why our mother died the day we were born because father accidentally look into my twin sister's eyes. And father saw a glimpse of his future and that is our mother dying that day. Ziah will always blame herself, that's why her attitude is like that. Me as her twin sister, I wouldn't even blame her, she doesn't even know what she was doing during those days because she's just a baby that time.

Ni minsan hindi na tumitingin si Ziah sa mata ng mga tao, takot siyang may masaktan ulit dahil lang sa kakaibang kakayahan niya. At kaya lagi akong nakangiti para maiwasan kong magalit, kapag kasi galit ako o masama ang loob may luhang tumutulo agad.

There was a time that there were men who wants us because of our abilities. Those men wants to use our abilities for their own. When father knew about our abilities is extra-ordinary and could harm others. He suddenly hide everything about our family. He even hides our own surname to the public, no one knows about our surname except us. He is so protective that even he trained every butlers in our family and also our older brother just to protect us.

Zhiro on the otherhand, he is just an ordinary person. May pagkabata-isip lang pero kahit ganun siya, he always make sure that our family is okay and always away from harm. That's what I love about my brother and also my family.

Anyways, Ziah and me are identical twins but I'm still 10 seconds older than her. That's why minsan nahihirapan silang alamin kung sino si Ziah o Zyla. Malalaman lang ng iba ang pagkaka-iba namin sa isa't-isa dahil sa attitude namin at syempre sa kakaiba naming buhok at mata. We were born with colored hairs and colored eyes. Natural pink ang buhok at mata ni Ziah at natural purple naman ang buhok at mata ko.

We also used contact lens, because of contact lens we avoid harming others. Ang original colored eyes lang naman namin ang makakakita ng kinabukasan o makakapag-pagaling. Dahil nagsisilbing takip ang mga contact lens sa aming kakaibang mga mata.

"Zylaaaa, tawagin mo na si Ziaaaah. Magdi-dinner na taaaa--"

"Geez Kuya, oo na. Ang ingay mo." Agad kong sabi, hindi ko na pinatapos si kuya sa sasabihin niya. Napaka-isip bata talaga kahit kalian.

Lumakad ako agad papuntang intercom na nakadikit sa pader sa gilid ng dining area. I dialed the 4th floor room 4. Nasa ikaapat na silid kasi si Ziah, samantalang nasa ikatatlong silid si kuya at ako nasa ikalawang silid at syempre ang aming ama na nasa unang silid. Ngunit hindi pa nakauwi ang aming ama, nasa Japan pa rin siya doing his business.

Doon din galing si Ziah and that's why she learned some Japanese Language. And of course all of us also, just a little bit lang naman.

[What?] Rinig kong salita mula sa kabilang linya, na sagot na pala niya ang tawag ko. Walang kabuhay-buhay pa rin ang tono niya sa pag sagot sa tawag ko.

"Kuya said na--"

[I know.]

Agad niyang sabi sa akin. Hindi man lang niya ako pinatapos. But wait what? She said what? She already knew what I was going to say? For real? Don't tell me narinig niya ang sabi ni Kuya. Paano nangyari yun eh nasa 4th floor siya samantalang nasa 2nd floor kami. Nasa 2nd floor kasi ang dining are at ang kitchen.

"Alam mo? Seriously?" Lakas ng pandinig niya ha, unless kanina pa naka on itong intercom.

[Yeah.]

OMG! Ang lakas talaga ng hearing niya, like what?! Ano ito? Another ability niya? Is that even for real? I'm still loading here. Is she for real? Real na real?

"Narinig mo talagang sabi ni Kuya? Totoo?"

[Of course not. I knew because every 7pm is Dinner Time. Common sense, sis.]

Ouch. That's kinda rude you know. Well she's right tho. Napahiya ako ng kunti, pero okay lang atleast sabi niya "SIS" nakakamiss. It's been years na kasi na hindi kami nagkita. I want to hug her now! And she's improving, like she even said those long lines. Minsan kasi dalawa o tatlo lang ang mga words niya.

"Hehe, so sorry my dear twin sis--"

TOOT. TOOT. TOOT Ah? She ended the call.

Oh wait! I smell something delicious. Tumakbo agad ako papuntang dining area. Umupo agad ako dahil nakahain na ang mga pinggan sa lamesa. I know for sure kuya cooked everything. Even though we have a chef here, kuya will still insist to do the cooking. I'm okay with that tho because his cooking style is so amazing. Lahat talaga ng niluluto niya ang sasarap!

"Kuya, anong ulam?" Masigla kong tanong habang nakatingin sa mga pagkain na isa-isa niyang nilalagay sa lamesa.

"Chicken curry, vegetable salad, beaf steak and lasagna for Ziah."

Gustong maging international chef ni kuya pagkatapos niyang mag college. That's why he's in Culinary Arts in our Academy. While me, I'm in Medicine Arts and Ziah is in Visual Arts course. Lasagna for dinner? For real? Is she on a diet or something? *sigh* She is so unpredictable as always.

"I want pizza too." Agad kaming napatingin ni kuya sa nagsalita.

It was Ziah standing at the entrance of the dining area. While Ziah entering the dining area, the maids are leaving. Kapag kasi kakain kami, aalis sila at pag natapos lang kami kumain babalik lang sila ulit.

"No, pinayagan na kita sa Lasagna. You must eat healthy foods for tonight's dinner." Kuya said that's why I just nooded.

"Kuya is right, come sit na." Sabi ko habang nakatingin sa walang kabuhay-buhay niyang mukha.

Habang paupo si Ziah hindi ko maiwasang tumingin sa kanya. Bigla naman siyang napatingin sa akin na parang nalilito sa aking kinikilos.

"What?"

"You should work on your face sometimes my dear sis--"

"Are we going to eat or discuss my face first?"

"Ah--"

"Okay that's enough you two. Kumain na kayong dalawa." Singit na sabi ni kuya sa aming dalawa.

Napanguso na lang ako habang pinagpatuloy ang pagkain. Hindi man lang nila ako pinatapos sa aking sinasabi. Minsan napapa-isip ako kung kapatid ko ba talaga silang dalawa. Just kidding, of course they are my family. It's just sometimes they are soooo.... *sigh* nevermind.

While we were eating our dinner, I looked at my twin sister and my elder brother. Napangiti ako kasi nandito pa sila, because sometimes I feel sad knowing that we don't have a complete family. Since mom died, dad is always busy about his business. And since my twin and I were born, we never saw our mother's face, except for the pictures of course.

Still I'm happy about my family kasi lagi silang nandiyan. I'm also glad to see my twin sister came back, for several years I've never seen her face to face. We were separated after that incident with those men. And I will never forget the way she acted that time, she seems like a different person. It scared me to death to see her in that situation so I was hoping and praying that she will stay the same not different but just stay who she is, a calm person.

TO BE CONTINUED.