Balancing The Trials Of Hearts

5

"Aalis ka po?" Elvis asked me, looking at my outfit. I am wearing a dirty white cargo pants kasi and I topped it with a black tube with a denim jacket lang. I also let my wavy hair down lang. I didn't prepare that much naman.

"Hindi ba't wala po kayong pasok, Ma'am?" he asked me. "Gagala po ba kayo?"

"Isn't it halata?" I asked Elvis and rolled my eyes. "I'm going out with my... Um— just someone I know," I said naman. "Can you make hatid me sa CP?"

"CP?" he asked me.

"Children's Paradise," I said naman and flipped my hair. "Let's go na," I said pa and walked out of the house na. I sat on the backseat and took my phone out, may signal naman but it's low and I don't care na kaya I just took a few pictures nalang.

"Miss? Alam po ba ito ng Daddy niyo?" He asked, worried. I shook my head and smirked. I don't want him to know. "Kailangan ko po munang ipaalam 'to sa Daddy niyo," he said pa.

"No," I immediately responded naman. "He doesn't care naman kaya why bother him pa?" I asked and slightly chuckled. "I know he'll be happy pa nga when I die 'e," I said pa.

Knowing my Dad, he only thinks of me as a trash in his family. He thinks I'm the black sheep or something and I don't really care. I don't want to be part of his family nga 'e. If it's not for my Mom and my Kuya I probably left his house already.

A sudden flashback happened in my head.

"Go inside your room, baby," My mom whispered while crying. "Lake, sige na. Isama mo na sa loob ng kwarto ang sister mo," she said pa.

"How about you, Mom?" Kuya asked also crying.

"Don't worry, okay? I will be fine," She said and patted our head. "Go na, your Dad is coming na," she said and smiled. Kuya took me to the room. We're both crying na but he hugged me so I will feel safe.

"What will he do to her again?" I asked crying.

"Shh," He shushed me and shook his head. "I don't know, let's keep quiet nalang para hindi niya tayo saktan," he said and hugged me again.

"Surgeina!"

Agad na nanayo ang mga balahibo ko sa takot when I heard my Dad looking for my Mom. He sounds drunk dahil iba na siya magsalita.

"Surgeina!" He shouted pa. I saw Kuya stood up and opened the door a bit para makita namin ang nangyayari sa labas. Pagsilip ko ay hawak na ni Daddy si Mommy sa neck niya.

"Niloloko mo ako? Nanlalaki ka?!" he shouted and slapped her. My hands are trembling while looking at my Mom who is now in the floor holding her face.

"I didn't do anything. Maniwala ka sa akin, wala akong lalaki," my mom explained naman.