HAUNTING - Haunting Past Book 3 / Sequel ( Lesbian Story)

Chapter 77

꧁KATE꧂

OUR flight's three hours away from now. Everyone's been silently emotional but no one could beat Zoe's outburst about Alicia and I leaving.

"I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!" I remembered Zoe repeating since I announced to the family my plan.

Si Dad lang kasi muna ang kinausap ko bago ko nasabi kay Sherri at kay Alicia ang aking plano. Afterall, he is my father so I needed to inform him ahead of time and ask for his permission. I guess, asking for his consent will always come with age. Hindi mawawala iyon sa sistema ko.

After fetching the drunk Alicia from Gabby's place was the only time I gathered the courage to inform Zoe. I remembered her not saying a word after hearing it from me and before leaving me to hide in her room. I gave her the space she needed and thankfully, a day was all she wanted before going back to her annoying self again. And that's it, yes, her endless annoyance was back to life. Honestly, I'm going to miss her more for that.

"C'mon, Kate. I know you are just pranking me!" ang hindi pa rin matigil sa pangungulit na si Zoe kahit pa pinakita ko na sa kanya ang ticket namin ni Alicia.

Honestly, I doubted, too. Kaya hindi agad ako nakabili ng ticket ay dahil nagdalawang-isip ako. Sherri actually wasn't the reason why I had to rethink about it. It's Zoe and Alicia.

Zoe just recently got over her parent's accident, so for me to move farther from Canada a month after the incident isn't the right timing. When it comes to Alicia, I felt extreme guilt, too. I think, maybe because I realized that since I met her, she's been giving but not receiving.

I had to think it over for how many days. Well, thankfully, I got to spend the entire night with my family and more with Sherri for the entire week so it helped me decide.

"Goodbye isn't really easy, Spice. Pero alam mo kung ano ang mas mahirap? Ang pagsisisi. Nakasama mo na sila nang napakatagal. Sa tingin mo ba ay hindi nasaktan at nahirapan ang Mommy mo nung hinayaan ka niyang malayo sa kanya just because it had been your dream to go to Canada? I'm sure mas masakit at mas mahirap pa iyon sa nararamdaman mo ngayon. So, choosing your Mom this time should be more than enough." Naalala kong wika ni Sherri isang gabi pagkatapos kong makausap ng maayos si Zoe tungkol sa pag-alis ko.

And yes, she was right. Damn right! It was like just a heartbeat, then all of my doubts disappeared.

And so, here we are.

"You know you're making a moment harder than it already is for everyone, Zoe," wika ng ina nito na kinausap pa ako kagabi kung sigurado na ba ako sa desisyon ko.

Alam niya kasi na sa pag-alis kong ito ay maapektuhan talaga nang lubusan si Zoe.

"It's okay, Tita. I know this is just Zoe's way to ask permission to take over my room, too."

"Fuck!" reklamo ni Zoe sa sarili tsaka ako niyakap.

I suck at saying goodbye, always been. Kaya nang niyakap niya ako at narinig ko ang paghikbi nito ay doon na rin tumulo ang luha ko.

They had to leave ahead of us, thus the reason for her action and my tears. We have to bid each other goodbye whether we like it or not. Parang gusto ko tuloy itigil muna ang oras kung kaya lang.

"I'm going to miss you big time, kiddo," sabi ko kay Zoe na siyang nagpahigpit sa yakap nito sa'kin lalo.

"I'm not a kid and I won't miss you, by the way."

Napangiti kaming dalawa.

"I'll turn your room into a great mess, and your house, too, Ali," wika ulit nito. Mahilig kasi talaga si Zoe na magbaliktad ng gustong sabihin.