Chapter 61

KELLY

“SHE’S my half sister . . . but nevertheless, still a sister. My mother got pregnant pero hindi pinanagutan ng aking ama. My father married someone he loves at hindi ang nanay ko ’yon. I was a product of a one-night stand, believe it or not. Bihira kaming magkita ni Cordelia, pero tuwing dadalawin ako ni Tatay sa birthday ko ay isinasama niya ang kapatid ko. Some people don’t like it. Ayaw nila na may kahati. Pero ang pusong puno ng pagmamahal, kaya niyang tanggapin halos lahat. And I love my sister. She’s nice to me even though I think she’s a brat. Hindi sila mayaman, pero dahil iisa siyang anak ay nagagawa niya ang lahat ng ibigin—including taking your father away from your mother.”

Sinabi sa akin ni Nanay ang tungkol kay Cordelia pero katulad niya ay hindi ko alam na may nakatatandang kapatid ito.

“Eventually, my mother married someone, mahirap din katulad niya, pero hindi sila nagkaanak at sa kalaunan ay naghiwalay rin. I don’t know where he is now but when my mother died,