Prologue
'Sinasagot na kita' sabi ko sa kanya ng may malaking ngiti sa labi. I saw how his eyes become misty and he was trying he's best not shead a tears but he faild.
It was a year 1984 when I say yes to him. I am 15 and he was 18. I'm at my 3rd year of high school and he's in 2nd year of college. He courted me for almost 6 months. I say yes to him without my parents knowing, without their permission.
He gave me flowers almost everyday. Every morning, we'll meet in motors station and we went together to our different school. He takes me to where I studied first which is private school and he went to his school after that. Everything went smoothly and fall into places. At lunch he picks me up and we'll eat together in our favourite karenderya. He doesn't want me to pay for the food I eat. I still remember when I asked him...
" bakit ba hindi mo'ko pinagbabayad eh ako ang kumain nun at may pera naman ako?"
" Hindi kita niligawan para pakainin ako, niligawan kita kase Mahal Kita... "
He looked at me after he said those words.
"at may pera ako" he added.
I felt a pang on my chest not because he hurt my ego but because he made me realize how our world are different. How it is easy for me to spend money without minding it while he, he needs to shead sweat to have it. Somehow, I adored how he work hard to make money to support his family and stand as a father to his sister. That's one of the reasons why despite of the reason that we live in a different lifestyle I still liked him. A lot.
Time flies so fast and my most feared day come. My parents heard the gossip about me and him.
"Allyssa!" My father called.
I try to stand and I succeed. With shaking hands and trembling legs, I open my door's room. No matter how I tried to act cool I still lose it! Damn!
"P-pa" u uttered.
"Ano itong narinig kong chismis tungkol sa'yo?" He asked me. I saw how he tried to calm himself.
I was about to answer when I heard my mother calling papa's name.
"Paeng"
But the my dearest father never listen to mama. The room become so silent. No one dares to speak after mama called papa. While papa still madly looking at me.
"Pa" I started. I heard how my mama gasp after I a utter papa's name. I guess this is it. They already know. What's the use of lying.
"What you heard is true" I said it while looking at papa in his eyes. Not wanting to cut the tension, I continue.
"I have a boyfriend, it's Echo".
Author's note:
This is not the first time I wrote a story. But this the first time I posted it. Hope you'll enjoy.
Ps.
The story is 70% nonfic and 30% fiction. Somehow this story really happened in reality.
Enjoy Reading!❤️
