This chapter is dedicated to: 4sterisa
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"MAMA bakit po may red ka sa leeg po? Bite ka po ba ng insect?" tanong ni Calina habang pinagmamasdan ang leeg ko.
Nakaupo siya sa gilid ko at binabantayan ako. Marahan niya pang hinawakan ang leeg ko gamit ang maliit niyang kamay.
I groaned silently before smiling at her. Maka-ilang beses kong minura si Lurusus sa isipan ko dahil sa ginawa niya.
Kinagat at sinipsip 'yan ng walang hiya niyong tatay.
Ang tarantadong baklang iyon!
"Oo baby e. Ang dami kasing lamok sa pinuntahan ko kahapon kaya ito, marami akong kagat," saad ko at tumango naman siya bago ngumuso.
While looking at her eyes, I suddenly remember Lurusus. After leaving his parents' house, he went straight to his pad and brought me there. I stayed there for a couple of minutes.
He took care of me, fed me and when I felt a lot better, I decided to go home.
No'ng una, ayaw pa niya. Pinipigilan niya akong umuwi at mag-stay na lang pero naisip ko 'yong mga anak ko. Muntik ko na nga silang makalimutan kung hindi ko lang tinitigan ang mga mata ni Lurusus.
I promised my kids that I'll be back.
Wala na siyang nagawa at hinayaan na lang ako umuwi. He even offered me a ride but I immediately took it down. Mahirap na at baka magkita silang mag-aama. Hindi pa ngayon ang tamang panahon at saka, nahihiya ako sa kaniya.
A while ago, he also said that I should take a bath but of course, I took that down. Ang sabi ba naman niya papaliguan niya ako! Ayaw ko nga! Baka kung saan na naman mapunta 'yon, ayaw ko na.
Nakita niya pa akong paika-ika lumakad kanina at nakakahiya iyon! He didn't say anything but I know that he saw that and he knew the reason behind that.
I can't even walk properly but I manage to get home. Pumara si Lurusus ng taxi at doon ako sumakay. He even asked me once again if he can drive me home but I said no. God knows how hard it is.
He kept on insisting that he should get me home for how many times but I declined it. Mabuti na lang at sumuko na siya kalaunan at hinayaan akong umuwi mag-isa but before I left, I saw him take a picture of the taxi's plate number and he even talked to the driver before we depart.
Pagkarating na pagkarating ko sa bahay, mabilis akong humilata sa kama dahil pakiramdam ko bibigay ang buo kong katawan.
Ni hindi na ako nagpalit, naligo o kung ano pa man dahil sa kahit kaunting galaw ko, nakakaramdam ako ng sakit. Tinawagan ko na lang si Cazhandra kanina para ibaba ang mga bata.
Kaya ito ako ngayon, nakahilata, mataas ang lagnat at halos hindi makagalaw. Dahil siguro sa paglalakad ko kanina, nabigla 'yong katawan ko kaya ito mas lalong kumirot lalo na ang nasa pagitan ng hita ko.
"Mama..." Calina trailed.
"Hmm?"
"You smell different po," aniya.
A fresh paint of pink lay on the top of my cheekbones before looking at my daughter.
"Do I smell gross?" I asked her.
She pouted as she tilted her head before nodding.
"You smell different po tapos parang may male perfume po Mama. Mabango po 'yong male perfume nang kaunti po."
Napangiwi na lang ako habang nakatingin sa kaniya. I slowly lifted my hand before reaching my hair and sniffing it.
Napapikit ako nang mariin noong maamoy ko ito. It smells really different and gross. Sininghot ko rin ang suot kong hoodie at napangiwi noong maamoy ko ang hindi ko maipaliwanag na amoy. I can even smell Lurusus on this hoodie. It's insane.
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