Serendipity

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Damn, that was embarassing.

Just a weird old woman that sells red strings of fuck managed to let out my bottled feelings.

Pinulot ko ang maliit na lubid, nag-iisip kung itatapon ko ba ito o hindi. The red string of so called Fate is annoyingly attractive. It doesn't looked cheap at all.

Now, what to do with this? I've been staring at it for seconds and I decided to throw it away.

"Yuki, saan ka nanggaling? I'm so worried!" said the woman who's the reason of my embarassing moment an hour ago. I sighed and looked at her warmly.

Atleast, I did not cry infront of her. Nakayukom ang mga kamao ko habang pinagmamasdan siyang nakalahad ang dalawang kamay, inaasahan ang paglapit ko.

I don't want her getting disappointed. Unti-unti akong lumapit, kinakalma ang sarili. She hugged tightly, burying her face on my chest. She giggled like a child and cutely smiled.

"You shouldn't move around. Ang mga sugat mo," malambing kong paalala sa kaniya. Wala siyang kibo habang nakayakap sa akin.

"Hmmm, what are you, my Dad?" she said softly. I remained quiet.

"Yuki, gamutin natin mga sugat mo. Baka anong sabihin ng mga teacher at classmates mo."

"Anong sasabihin nila? That I'm a dilenquent? Gangster? Because I go around beating an adult who is the reason why you're here right now?"

"Yuki."

"Do you think I can fucking sit still in a classroom and forget about my mom who is hospitalized by that fucking pig? Do you think I can, Misa?"

Now she looked mad, kinalas niya ang yakap. She always pouted when she's angray. But right now, I'm not in the mood to care about her cuteness. We haven't talked about this issue and I'm still angry.

Who wouldn't? I'm sane enough to feel rage just by looking at my mother's scars, and blood. Inis na inis ako sa kaniya, sa sarili ko at lalo na sa kamalasang nangyayari sa amin.

"One day, you will realize that I'm doing this for you---"

"How the hell having a relationship with that pig is connected to me, Misa? Tell me, cause I don't understand! You kept saying you love him but you let him beat you and almost rape you?! Kung hindi ako dumating, baka..." I stopped talking.

Umiling siya, hinawakan ang nangnginig kong kamay.

"And what did you say? Ayos lang kasi sanay na ka na! Sanay ka nang lahat ng minamahal, palagi kang sinasaktan. No, this is different, Misa," I said that calmly. I tried so hard to understand our situation. So damn hard.

And the only reason we're in this situation is because she is so damn unlucky in love. That's it, I'm a skeptical person but this one is definitely proven.

She had 7 boyfriends in total. And she believed that she loved them all. First, my unknown useless father, second, her childhood best friend who turned out to be gay. Third, a college professor who cheated on her 3 times already, fourth, a good-for-nothing scumbag who stole half of our fortune years ago. Fifth, a fucking drug addict, Sixth, a psychopath who almost killed Misa. And last but probably the worst, Simon fucking King. The fucking abusive pig who raped and beaten my mother.

But know, I am calm. I guess I should thanks that old woman next time. Gusto kong ipalabas lahat ng gusto kong sabihin sa nanay ko ng walang sigawan at pananakit.

Because she had enough of this violence already. Ayaw ko nang dumagdag pa. I know my weakness. I hate my mother crying. It's like I've been stabbed ten times. Pero ang makita ang nanay ko, duguan, umiiyak at nagmamakaawa habang inaabuso at sinasaktan siya ng baboy na iyon.