Gia's POV
FLASHBACK
6:30am. Tinutulungan ko ngayong maghugas ng mga pinagkainan namin si Ella.
Ella's husband left. Now we're left alone dito sa pastoral.
"S-so, ano tong gusto mong sabihin sakin?." Sabi ko.
"It's about Gabb." She looked so upset when she said that girl's name.
"G-Gabb the--"
"That summer girl Gabb." she said as if her voice is about to break.
"Oh. What about her?."
"Pumunta siya dito the other day."
"Ano?! W-why? A-alam ba to ni Franco?."
"O-of course not. B-bakit ko naman sasabihin sa asawa ko yun?."
"You didn't do anything crazy didn't you?."
Napayuko lang siya, di makasagot. Tsk.
"Ella namaaaan--"
"I know I know. Nagkamali ako. Pero I swear last na yun. Besides, I chose Franco. This life inside me needs a father, a normal life."
"W-what do you mean?."
"I'm pregnant. And I don't think kaya kong isakripisyo yung normal at payapang buhay para sa anak ko. Ayoko siyang mabully someday because of the choices I had now. Ayokong pagtawanan siya ng ibang mga bata. Ayokong lumaki siya thinking that his or her mom is a freak in the eyes of the world, especially to the eyes of God. She doesn't deserve to suffer the same way as I did. So if I have to sacrifice my own happiness now for her to have a better future di nako magdadalawang isip."
And I guess she did great naman as Frances' mom. Unfortunately, sa maikling panahon nya nga lang yun nagawa. Kung sumama pa sya nun kay Gabb malamang mas maikli pa ata dun.
EOFB
After taking my coffee break ay bumalik nako sa bangko na pinagtatrabahuhan ko.
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Frances' POV
4pm. Music. Andito na si Mrs. Diamond.
"Music is the art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition through the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. It is one of the cultural and universal aspects of all human societies. General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm(and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound).." Paliwanag niya.
Napatingin sya sakin saglit and smiled. I smiled back at tumuloy naman siya sa pagpapaliwanag. Hmm weird.
Sana sya nalang ang naging mommy ko.
After class. Tinulungan ko si Mrs. Diamond sa mga gamit nya habang palabas kami sa campus. Magkasama kaming naghintay sa mga sundo namin. Si Jaydee busy parin sa paglalaro ng mobile games. Haaaays. Umaambon na rin pala.
"Sino nga palang susundo sa inyo?." Tanong ni Mrs. Diamond.
"Ah yung Ninang ko po si Ninang Gia."
"Gia?." Takang tanong ni Mrs. Diamond.
"Opo. Bestfriend po siya ng--" bigla akong napatigil tsk. I don't wanna talk about that woman anymore.
"Why?. What's wrong?." Tanong ni Mrs. D.
"W-wala po."
"Hmm. Ang ganda siguro ng mommy mo kasi--" Medyo nagulat ako nang banggitin nya to. Haaaayst.
"Sorry po pero can we not talk about her?. With all due respect lang po Ma'am."
"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--"
Huminto na ang sasakyan ni Ninang Gia sa harap namin. Bumaba dito na may dalang payong sabay lapit samin na nasa waiting shed. Nakangiti syang lumapit samin kaso parang biglang nawala yung ngiting yun nang magtama ang paningin nila ni Mrs. Diamond.
Uhm what's going on?.
"U-uhm sige po Mrs. D ah, una na po kami." Sabi ko sabay hila sa kamay ni Jaydee. Di ata napansin nito na andito na si Ninang Gia. After nun ay sumakay na rin kami sa kotse.
"Sino yun?." Tanong ni Ninang Gia.
"Si Mrs. Diamond po Ninang, bagong music teacher namin." Sagot ko. Katabi ko ngayon si Ninang dito sa harap.
"Hmm."
"Bakit po?. Kilala nyo po ba siya?."
"Hindi. May kamukha lang siguro."
"Hmm. Marami nga po siyang kamukha hehe."
"By the way, daan muna tayo ng grocery store Jaydee ah." Sabi ni Ninang Gia.
"Sige po. Text ko nalang din si Mommy na medyo late tayong makakauwi." Sabi ni Jaydee.
Buzz buzz
Si Kiel nagtext.
Babe, nakauwi ka na?. Ingat ka. Love you :*
Napangiti naman ako nang mabasa yun. Di ko na naman siya nakasama today, miss ko na tuloy siya.
Dadaan pa kami ng grocery store. Miss you, love you. Ingat ka rin dyan ;)
Reply ko sabay lagay ng phone sa bulsa ko.
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Jaydee's POV
I saw Frances' smile in the rear view mirror and for a moment I suddenly thought, WHAT A WONDERFUL VIEW.
Ting ting ting
Kanina pa to tsk. Sino ba kasi tong nagchachat sakin? Distorbo naman, naglalaro ako eh.
Hmm Madelaine Epilogo. Sino ba to?.
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