Shelter In You (MASVEDO SERIES #2)

Kabanata 1

I was frowning while sitting here in the old couch and my mother has been doing household chores since we get here. We have a refrigerator but it's small, we have one bathroom but it has no shower, we have a a tv but it's old. May mas isasama pa ba 'to?

"Mom I'm hungry!" Reklamo ng kapatid ko kaya tiningnan ako ni Mommy na ikinataas ng kilay ko.

What? I'm hungry too but I don't know how to cook. If ever I know how to what will I use? Wala akong nakikitang stove dito o kaya oven o microwave manlang.

"Okay I'll cook Baby. What do you want?"

"Bake Mac" sabi na sabi namin ni Henz na kinabuntong hininga ni Mommy.

"Bukas na 'yan." Buntong hiningang sabi ni Mommy na kinairap ko.

I know it's impossible. I watch how Mom prepare our food because the dirty kitchen is visible from here. At napapangiwi lang ako kasi kahoy 'yong ginamit niya. Yes we're that poor. Typical old style.

After a couple of minutes she called us to eat so my brother run towards the kitchen. And because I'm also hungry I walked towards them and sit in an old four seater dining table.

"Bella you should start eating Filipino foods because starting from now on we'll eat a lot." Napairap lang ako.

That sucks.

"I won't" I said.

Napabuntong hininga lang siya saka nilapag sa harap ko and Tuna Pasta. We eat together in our small and old dining table. Never in my entire life I imagined eating in this horrible place.

"Mom what about my studies?" I ask after we finished eating.

"You're already enrolled, kinausap ko ang kakilala ko at nakisuyo na ienroll ka. Bukas na bukas papasok ka na.

I raise my brow.

"Where?"

"St. Luke's" mas lalong napataas ang kilay ko. Catholic school?

"And where is that?"

"You'll know tomorrow." Napairap nalang ako saka umupo sa couch ulit at nilaro si Plue. Mabuti pa si Plue medyo marami pa ang pagkain niya.

"Bella matulog ka muna, and clean your room." I sighed amd obey her.

Iniwan ko muna si Plue na natutulpg sa lumang couch saka pumasok sa kwarto ko daw. Hinawakan ko ang lahat ng gamit at malinis naman pero luma na. When I touched the bed agad akong na stress dahil sa tigas at nipis. The bedsheet is also thin. The pillow were also hard and the blanket is not that soft.

"Mom, I can't sleep in this kind of room." Sabi ko pagkalabas ko kaya tiningnan ako ni Mommy.

"Bella please, in my bag I brought some bedsheets just change it." She tiredly said.

"I don't know how." Reklamo ko ulit.

"Learn how to." Napairap nalang ako saka padabog na binuksan ang mga bags niya at hinanap ang bedsheets. At may nakita rin akong iilang unan kaya kumuha rin ako.

Then I change my bedsheet.

"Oh shit" I curse when the thin matress fell.

I don't know how to do it.

"Fuck" I curse once again because all of them fell.

Nakita kong pumasok si Mommy kaya binitawan ko lahat.

"I told you, hindi nga ako marunong." She sighed and shook her head before doing it like it's a simple thing to do.

When she's done I tried sitting down in my bed but I just stood up immediately because it's too hard for me.