Chapter Thirteen: 1.2 Siblings

Elliot

Relentlessly, I whammed the table with my own hands. "At sinong gusto mong sisihin ko, ang mga pulis na hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring nagagawa, o ang pamilya natin na sa daming koneksyon ligal man o iligal ay hindi mahanap ang hayup na pumatay kay Eona?!"

"EJ- "

"Ako! Ako lang ang dapat sisihin!"

"No one is blaming you!"

"It should have been me. That fucking psycho wanted me, not Eona. And you have no idea how hard this is for me every time I open my eyes and think I'm still breathing. How do I spend my fucking day finding the reasons why?! You have no fucking idea, Elandra!"

"I do!"

"Then why the hell warding off Amanda against me?!"

"I am not protecting her, but you!"

My sister's face softens as she tries to shed light on what is in her mind. But for me, it is another way of torment.

"When Eona died, I saw how traumatised you were and how the awful incident had affected you. I was there. In fits and starts, everyone notices that you're building walls that could separate you