A Night To Regret

Chapter 3: Broken promise

Chapter 3: Broken promise

"How would I suppose to allow you studying in UP Diliman, if you're acting a delinquent and a black sheep daughter?! Skelemina, how can I trust you about this matter?!! If in the first place, you let yourself being an untrusted person?!!"

I flinched as my father shouted in anger. I couldn't help but to cry as he kept on blubbering of what I had done wrong. It's wrong to be a gangster because I almost got jailed so many times

And all those are correct.

I immediately knelt down and held my father's hands. "Father, please! Just let me go there to study!" I pleaded. Tears rolled down on my cheeks. "Father!" I cried as he tried to remove my hands on him.

"You're such a disgrace! Why should I allow you?! Explain that to me, Skelemina!" he asked in anger. Then just exactly, my mother came in.

"Matheus, why are you yelling again?!"

His head turned to face Mama. "Ask your daughter!" I flinched and he pushed me harshly. Due to my outbalance, I sat in the floor, butt hurt. That made me cry so much.

"Matheus!" Mama screamed in horror from what he had done. She approached me. "Are you okay, Mina?" I nodded my head. I slowly stood up as Mama supported my back. "What the heck is happening, Mina? And why is your Dada mad at you? Have you done something that will make him mad?" She creased her eyebrows.

I smiled bitterly as I told her what I wanted from him. All I need is their consent especially to my father. I've been expecting that he won't agree with this. I just really want to study there in UP Diliman because I passed the UPCAT test. As I glanced to my him, he will just shake his head in disagreement as he looked at me.

I was lowering my head as I told the whole story and how I really want to study there. When I raised my head, I saw my Mama smiling at me which confused me more. I thought I would meet her eyes, furring.

"You can study there, Mina. You have my consent."

"What?!!" I gazed at my father. Oh no! He will surely disagree. I am losing my own faith. Lord, help me! "NO!"

I lowered my head again as tears rolled down on my cheeks. It's all my fault as why he doesn't want to trust me again. If and only if I haven't done being a gangster, I'm sure my father would let me enter and enroll in UP Diliman.

"Divina, you can't allow your daughter! I won't agree with it!" he said angrily. I wouldn't blame my father for not trusting me.

"Father... please..." I pleaded again. Tears were rolling down in my cheeks.

Mama hugged father's waist. "Matheus, give her a second chance. She'll do everything to change herself if we allow her. Matheus, second chance. She's asking for a second chance." Then she turned her head at me. "You'll promise that you won't do anything foolishness, Mina. Say it to your father."

I wiped the tears using my hands and nodded my head. "I promise. Really I promise." I looked at my father and gave him my determination expression. "I won't break my promise. I won't," I said seriously.

He stared into my eyes for long. Then he looked at Mama. After a moment, he sighed in defeat. "Fine." Then he looked at me again. "I am hoping that you won't break your promise, Skelemina. Once you break it, you'll see your consequences."

"The baby inside her womb is seven weeks and five days old, Mister and Misis Hitherway. Fortunately, the baby is safe. Good thing that you brought your daughter here in the hospital and we saved the baby. If she hasn't brought here as soon as possible, she will have miscarriage."