Chapter 10
Keifer's point of view
I need to calm down! But how can I calm down?! What has the girl I love done with someone else?!
I entered the house and it was dark everywhere, which meant Keigan and Keire were asleep.
I went up the stairs and entered that room...drinking room...
Yes, it's ridiculous, but I have a room like that and only I know where it is.
I went inside and grabbed my strongest drink. I couldn't stand it anymore. I opened it immediately and started drinking.
Why Jay!? Why did you do this!? To get revenge on me? If that's the reason, you got your revenge, because now I'm going crazy with jealousy!
I opened my phone and saw him... Yes, I'd put him on my lock screen...
Suddenly, I felt a wetness on my face. I was crying...
You know, Jay? I only cried for my mom and for you. 😔
I wish I had a chance to fix everything...
I don't remember what happened, but all I remember is falling asleep while crying for him...
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Jayjay's point of view
Where was I? This wasn't my room.
I was wearing a silk dress made of white fabric.
The door opened and he... he came in.
Keifer...
Was this a dream?
"Did you wake up, baby?"
Baby?
"Yes, baby."
What?! Wait a minute, why am I calling him baby???
"I love you so much, Jasper Jean Mariano... I love you until scientists find the end of the universe..."
This isn't a dream, is it? Please... please let it not be...
I reached out and tried to touch his face, but before I could, Keifer pushed my hand away.
"Tss, do you still believe I love you? Get it, you idiot! I used you, I never loved you! Wake up, sleeping beauty, wake up!!!"
I suddenly jumped out of bed! It really was a dream...
Seriously? Is he even appearing in my dreams now?!
I felt a wetness on my face... and then I realized I was crying.
I looked at the nightstand next to me. But the water was gone. My mouth and throat were dry, and right now there's no water, it's like a joke!
I got up and went downstairs with the pitcher. Just as I entered the kitchen, I saw him...
Aries...
He didn't look well.
"Aries, are you okay?"
He noticed me.
"None of your business! What does it matter to you?!"
"Why are you shouting? What did I do?!"
"You don't know, Jay... you don't remember... you did so much to me... Have you ever thought about why I don't talk to you? Why I hate you? Have you ever thought about it? Tss, if you knew the truth, could you even look me in the face?"
Is it real? What reality? What did I do to Aries? Why don't I remember?
"What reality are you talking about? I don't understand!"
"Never mind, you'll see soon..." he said and left the kitchen.
What's going on? What is Aries talking about? What else is being hidden from me in this house?
I filled the pitcher and went back to my room.
Thousands of questions raced through my mind, but none had answers...
I made my bed and went to the bathroom to wash my face. I need to pull myself together.
I looked in the mirror and saw him again behind me...
He was looking at me and smiling. I rubbed my eyes and opened them again, and he was gone...
I had seen Helisunayson.
I'm fed up! He's everywhere now! I want to forget him! I want to fall in love with someone else! Enough! Enough!
My legs gave way and I sat down on the floor...
I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. One tear fell, then another followed...
Why did I have to go through this! Why was everything piling up on me! Why did I want to die!
"K-Keifer," I sobbed.
"Jayjay, are you there, sweetie?" It was Tita Gemma's voice. I quickly wiped away my tears.
"Yes, Tita, I'm here."
"Okay, sweetie, come out and have breakfast, everyone's waiting for you."
"Okay, Tita, I'll be there in a bit."
"Okay, baby."
The sound of the door closing meant he was gone.
I came out of the bathroom and put on a loose t-shirt and short, tight shorts.
I guess I've changed a bit lately...
I've started wearing things I would never wear.
I left the room and went to the dining room. Everyone was there, eating.
"Good morning, everyone," I said.
"Good morning Jayjay, come and have breakfast," Angelo said. Surprisingly, he didn't mind what I was wearing. Something's wrong today, I think.
I went and sat next to Tita Gemma. I started eating my breakfast. I felt like I was being watched. I looked up and saw Aries looking at me. He noticed me looking at him and looked away. The things he said this morning came to mind.
What was he really hiding from me? What was the truth?
I should think about that later...
I finished my breakfast and, after saying bon appetit to everyone, went up to my room.
Today was Sunday. School was tomorrow. It had been a long time since I'd been to school. I didn't want to go. I didn't want to see their faces.
"Jayjay, can I talk to you about something?"
Angelo?
"Yes, Kuya, come in."
Angelo came in. He sat next to me.
"Is there a problem, Kuya?"
"No, Jay, as I said, I want to talk to you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"I found out about what you went through with Section E. How are you? How do you feel?"
Did he find out everything?
"Kuya, how do you think you'd feel if you found out all this? Tss, I've really been used...they never loved me...How stupid I was," I said, tears streaming down my face.
Angelo hugged me. He wasn't just a cousin to me, he was also a father...
He raised me. He adopted me when I was little.
I cried like a baby in his warm embrace.
"I'm so tired, Kuya...so tired, I don't want to live anymore...I don't want to," I said between sobs.
"Don't think like that, Jay, we're here for you. We'll never leave you."
We parted from the hug. Angelo wiped away my tears.
I wonder if he knows what Aries said?
"Kuya, can I ask you something?"
"Of course, Jay."
"Why isn't Aries talking to me? Why does he hate me? And he told me I don't know the truth, but what truth?"
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Kuya's point of view
Damn it! Did he have to ask these things?! What lie am I going to tell now?!
"Jay, I'll tell you everything from the beginning. We can't lie to you anymore."
I'm serious! I'm really tired!
"What lie?"
"Y-you're not Aries' cousin... Actually, Aries is your lost brother... I'm so sorry we kept this from you."
"W-what?! Aries is my...brother!?"
"Yes, he's your brother. Actually, he's not my brother, he's your brother, but my mother adopted Aries, so he's my brother now, and it's not over..."
Flashback;
That day, when I entered that room, I saw Aries lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Next to him was Jayjay, holding a bloody piece of glass...
Did Jayjay stab Aries?!
I immediately ran to Aries' side and checked on him. His heart rate was slowing. Jayjay was staring at Aries in shock. I immediately called an ambulance. At that moment, Jayjay fainted.
A short time later, the ambulance arrived and took Aries and Jayjay to the hospital. We also went to the hospital in our own car.
When we arrived, we learned about Aries and Jayjay's condition. Aries was in surgery, and Jayjay was still unconscious.
I'm still shocked. Why did Jayjay do this? What's wrong with him?
About two hours later, Aries came out of surgery. He was doing well. They took him to a room. Half an hour later, he woke up. Jayjay had already woken up. He came to Aries' side. But Aries started screaming...
"GO AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU! GET OUT OF HERE QUICKLY!"
I was stunned. What happened to Aries?
Jayjay was also shocked. He left the room.
"Aries, what's wrong? Is he your brother? Are you alright?"
"He's not my brother! I don't want to talk to him again! He tried to kill me!"
Now I understand. So that was the reason...
The flashback ended;
"You and Aries were kidnapped when you were little. I don't know what happened, but when I found you, Aries was lying on the ground, stabbed and covered in blood, and you... you stabbed him."*
His eyes widened in shock. I continued.
"You weren't yourself. Or at least, that's how you seemed. Then you fainted. I called an ambulance, and you and Aries were taken to the hospital. Aries underwent surgery. When he came out, you went to him and he started yelling at you, telling you to leave. You were quite surprised. Then you left the room. When I asked why he was doing that, he said, 'He tried to kill me, I'm not going to talk to him again.' He hasn't spoken to you since then, and you don't remember any of this. That's the truth..."
He couldn't say anything. It was as if his tongue was tied...
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Jayjay's point of view
What?! Me and Aries are siblings?! And and and did I stab him when he was little?!
I can't believe it! Did I really do that? So that's why Aries didn't talk to me all these years...
Aries is right. How am I going to look him in the face now...?
Aries living in the same house with me all these years despite all this...
I couldn't say anything. Kuya was looking at me strangely.
"Jay, are you okay?"
"I-I'm not. D-did I really do that?"
He nodded. Tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't stop them...
What kind of person am I! I wish I had died instead of doing this to him! Damn it! I'll never be able to make him forgive me...
"Angelo, can you leave? I want to rest. My head hurts."
"Of course, if it hurts too much, take some medicine or tell me and I'll take you to the hospital."
I nodded. Angelo got out of bed. He laid me down, pulled the blanket over me, and kissed my forehead. Then he left the room and closed the door.
As soon as he left, I started sobbing...
Tears...
They will stay with me for a long time...