Chapter 3

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Vanessa POV

"Is this really all your things?" Tanong ni sir Farrington habang nakatingin sa dalawang maletang butbit ko kaya tumango ako

"Eto lang po" I answered as I entered the room na binigay nila sakin

"Sigurado po kayo sir na dito ako?" I asked dahil mukang pang guest room ang kwarto

"Yes, and the room next to you is raizel room so if she ever need anything she could easily find you, and the room at the end of this hallway is my room" sagot neto at tinuro ang mga pinto nila kaya napatango ako

"And the other ones are the vacant room, your room has its own bathroom so no need to go down to kitchen" dagdag nya kaya tumango uli ako

Nag ring naman ang phone neto kaya kinuha nya ito

"Excuse me" paalam neto at umalis

Inikot ko naman ang mata ko sa buong kwarto at hindi makapaniwala

May balcony ang kwarto at pinto papuntang cr, meron din syang closet sa gilid at TV

Wow...

Nakaramdam naman ako ng parang may humihila ng t-shirt ko kaya napalingon ako at nakita si raizel na hawak hawak ang laylayan ng damit ko

I knelt down to her level and smile

"Yes?" I asked her sweetly

Nilabas nya naman ang manika sa likod nya at inabot sakin

"Para may kasama you" she said and handed me a giraffe stuffed toy kaya tinanggap ko ito at niyakap

"Thank you" i thanked her while smiling kaya ngumuso ito at hinalikan ako sa pisngi

"Hihihi" she giggled quietly kaya mahina kong pinisil ang pisngi nya

"Aren't you supposed to be in kinder raizel?" I asked as i carry her to my lap kaya tumango ito

"I homeschool" she answered kaya napatango ako

Oh right, she has a fear of strangers and has a separation anxiety

"Can we play?" She asked and gave me a puppy eye kaya ngumiti ako

"Ayusin ko lang mga gamit ko tas play play tayo" i said kaya ngumiti ito at pumalakpak sa tuwa

"Me help?" Umiling ako sakanya

"Saglit lang to" i answered kaya tumango sya at tumalon sa higaan

"Me wait wait" she said and watches me kaya tumango ako

The old maid or should i say nanay beth already retired yesterday

Kaya agad nila akong pinalipat dito para may mag titingin agad kay raizel

Raizel seems not to understand it pa naman pero she seems cool with me

~FAS FORWARD~

I watches raizel struggles on her homework while we're sitting on the couch, her tutor isn't helping either. Nag ce-cellphone lang ito

I glanced at some maids and they just shrugged kaya napa bugtong hininga ako

"Aren't you supposed to be helping her?" I asked her tutor kaya tumingin ito sakin na parang naiirita

"Tinuro kona yan nakaraan" pabalang na sagot neto kaya nainis ako

Kinuha naman neto ang bag nya at tumayo na

"Tapos na oras ko, sagutan nya nalang yan" sabi neto at umalis na kaya napailing ako

I looked at raizel and nakitang paiyak na ito kaya lumipat ako sa tabi nya

"Need help?" I asked gently kaya dahan dahan itong tumango

I sat on the carpet next to her and put her on my lap

"San ka nahihirapan?" I asked and looked at her book

"All" she answered quietly kaya ngumiti ako

It's just a drawing, pero for sure hindi nya pa masyado alam mag basa kaya nahihirapan sya

"Number 1 tayo" i said at nilapit ang libro samin

"I see a flower.." i read the sentence kaya tumingin sya sakin

"Nakakita ako ng flower" i translated kaya ngumuso ito at nag isip

"Mag draw draw ka dito ng flower" i said and pointed at the box kaya agad itong tumango at ginawa iyon

I watches her draw flowers on the box and smile

"Finish!!" She joyfully said kaya pumalakpak ako

"Very good!" I said at nakipag high five sakanya

"Alright! Number 2" i said kaya agad syang nag focus

"I see... 3 clouds" i read and pointed at the sky outside

She then started counting on her fingers which i also helped

She started drawing clouds on the second box easily kaya ngumiti ako

Madali turuan ang mga bata, no need to over react and loses patience on their mistakes. Nag kakamali din naman tayo nung bata tayo eh

"Next next!" She said kaya ngumiti ako

I continued teaching her the whole afternoon hanggang sa halos maubos na namin ang libro nya

Nag high five uli kami after nya sagutan ang last subtraction nya

"Very good!" I cheered her and pinched her cheek

"Hihihi" she exclaimed in joy and jumps around me

"I'm home.." parehas kaming napatingin sa pinto ng bumukas ito

Nag si-lapitan naman ang mga katulong kay sir Farrington upang kunin ang bag at coat neto

Bumaling ang tingin nya saming dalawa ni raizel kaya agad na tumakbo si raizel papunta sakanya bitbit ang libro

"Papa! Papa!" She called sir Farrington excitedly and showed him the book

"Wow, very good ang princess ko. Did your tutor do a great job?" Tanong ni sir Farrington kay raizel kaya agad na umiling ito

"Nu! She iwan me!" Pag sumbong ni raizel kaya kumunot ang noo ni sir Farrington

"Tita mama helped me!!" Raizel said and pointed at me kaya i just smiled awkwardly to them

"See!! I sagot easily and tita mama said I'm a good girl!!" She continued and runs towards me

"I'm a good big girl na!" Raizel dance cheerfully kaya tumingin si sir Farrington sakin

"Thank you, for taking care of my daughter" pasasalamat neto kaya ngumiti ako

"Ginagawa ko lang po trabaho ko" i said while smiling

Ngumiti naman ito sakin pabalik and... my heart skipped a beat for a moment

Jusmiyo ka Vanessa!! Wag baka maging kabit kapa!! Wag mo sirain ang kinabukasan mo!!

Pero Just to think of it... hindi pa na memention sakin ang nanay ni raizel, and nasan nga ba sya?

No one has mentioned her to me yet, even raizel didn't mention anything

All i know is raizel grew up without a mother...

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