Little White of Secrets (Metro Series #2)

Chapter 11: Met

Chapter 11

They say, being an only child is pretty little lucky. Lucky maybe because they anticipate the thought of parent's full and absolute attention towards their first and last child.

Swerte daw dahil naibibigay sa'yo ng mga magulang mo ang lahat. Atensyon, pagmamahal, pag-iintindi, pag-uunawa at kahit nga pagdating sa usapang mga materyales na bagay. Those were the things and chances you could enjoy and cherish alone.

Living a pretty solitary life is fortunate. It's an advantage, they say. But I don't look up to the life that I have like that. To the life that they thought I am the luckiest. I never undelved being an only child. I don't take it as an advantage just like what they assert 'cuz if there's an advantage in what I have right now, I guess there's also an absence and lack. Some of my disadvantages that people forgot to consider and think about.

In life, the advantages are always allied with disadvantages. At least that's what I believe of since then.

"Are you ready to meet your new friends and classmates, Addie?" ngiti ni Mommy sakin nang saktong nag park ang sasakyan namin sa labas ng bago kong eskwelahan.

I smiled lamely instead of answering my mother.

Tahimik akong lumingon sa bintana para masuri ang labas. The people most likely parents seems so busy to assist their childrens to go inside since it's the first day of school.

The new spacious university and it's wide open field inside made me to be unfamiliar of Metro. We just moved here from Laguna. I'm on my sixth grade yet I was needed to be transferred in Manila. We needed to moved-out due to my parent's demands in work. Lalo na nang ma point-out si Daddy para mamahala sa isa sa mga negosyo ng aking Lolo dito sa Metro.

"Addie?" tawag ulit sakin ni Mom.

She was sitting beside me at the back seat of our car.

"Let's go inside. I will lead you to your room now, okay?" she said as she put her costly black handbag on her right arm. "And then after that, I will leave you alone already. Though our driver will be just around here waiting for your dismissal. Just call or text him once you are done, understand?" mabilis na sabi ni Mommy.

I nodded silently begore I got out also from our car. Hinatid ako ni Mommy sa aking bagong room. I was just holding on to her hand while we were on our way inside. Naglilibot-libot lang ako ng paningin sa buong paligid hanggang sa nag-paalam na sakin si Mommy.

Hindi muna ako pumasok sa classroom. Nilingon ko ang loob. Madami nang bata/estudyante na katulad ko. Those will be my new classmates again for the whole school year.

I pouted. Huminga ako ng malalim at kumapit saking pink na small bag pack.

Tumingala ako kay Mommy na ngayon ay may mga katawagan na. Sign that Dad and her will be probably busy again for this day. Palagi naman pero hindi parin ako sanay.

"Alright, alright. Tell my client I will be there in awhile. Yep, yep. I'm on my way, don't worry," anito sa kausap bago nag baba ng cellphone.

Balisa niya akong nginitaan at bahagyang yumuko para maabot ako. She combed my permed hair just like her gently.

"A client in my law firm is already waiting. I will leave you now. Will you be okay here?" she asked directly as if she's already ready to go leave me.

"Can you call tita Krista, first?" mahina kong sabi sabay yuko.

I looked down on my white new pair of sneakers. It's dad gift for me last night. Wala namang okasyon pero palagi siyang nag-uuwi ng pasalubong sakin. 'Yon ay kung napapa-aga lang siyang umuwi. Kadalasan kasi, hindi.