The Priceless Comfort

  
Obong and Ovel

Since the day my brother had decided to offer a hitch every morning and night whenever possible, it has helped me a lot in reducing a part of stress-causing area in my daily routine.

Aside from the fact that it has added quality time together to have a casual talk about anything.  Just last night, he saw me running till I get into his car with my laptop still opened.  When I sat down, my attention has never been undisturbed.  I just continue typing.  He started sharing about his work and his officemates.  Sometimes I overheard what he was telling, leaving a “No Reaction” on me.  Or at one point, I took the effort to reply with a word or two.

While on traffic, he said, “Ate, kwento ka naman.  Kwentuhan naman tayo.  Lagi ka na lang busy.”

It was his statement that hit me.  I turned it off and faced him.  I started sharing and we started laughing.  We care less whether we’re getting lost off the road.

There’s a lot to catch up.  These are the priceless conversations that our lives before had taken away from us for quite sometime.  He’s overly busy at getting a degree in Law while I’m equally busy at work.  My brother is my closest friend and I am his closest confidante. Our recent brainstorming is on how to save more whenever we decide to move here in Makati.  Enjoy more of our times together.  Even before, the presence of one another is enough, making us depend on each other, leaving us no room to find friends outside.

It’s the comfort brought by closely-knit family ties that makes my life worthy to be shared.  And it’s what my brother and I would like to do with the growing families-to-be.