Note:
It's inspired by the song 'The Only exception' by Paramore
I woke up because of the yelling coming from my parent's voices, I went to out of my room, only to see my mom crying and begging to my dad not to leave us while dad is busy packing his things like he didn't hear anything.
"Mom, what's happening?" I asked in the verge of crying, dahil palaging pagkagaling ko sa School ay ang mga nag-aaway na magulang ang palaging naabutan ko.
Home isn't feel home anymore.
"Y-your dad, anak... iiwan na tayo," Mom said while crying, May isang beses na naabutan ko si Dad na may kasamang babae sa isang café and they looked sweet together, I don't know why mom still holding on even though she knew that her husband is cheating on him countless times. Maybe she really love him but I can't help it hearing my mom cries every night and I can't even take away her pain.
"Dad, is that really what you want?" Isinarado niya ang kaniyang maleta bago ako balingan ng tingin.
"A-anak, I don't love your mom, anymore, Please, just... Take care of her." He said and walked away, why people cheat if they can just talk to their partner of what's lacking and manage it? Or if they don't really love their partner anymore, bakit Hindi na lang sila mag hiwalay if things still don't work well? They said, don't judge a situation that you've never been in but my I can't help but to give my opinions about our situation now.
"Avril, wait lang, I forgot something," Niña said my best friend, Kagagaling namin sa Apartment niya pero may nakalimutan pa kaya muli kaming bumalik ngunit laking gulat namin sa nakita, He's boyfriend, Anthony is kissing with another girl in the couch, Nagising lang ulit ako sa reyalidad nang makitang nakikipag sabunutan na ang kaibigan ko sa babae.
"Hoy, ikaw na babae ka alam mo bang may girlfriend na 'yang lalaking hinahalikan mo?!" I pulled her away from the girl after she slapped it, binalingan naman niya ang lalaki at sinampal din ito.
"Ang kapal ng mukha mo talaga! Ano pa bang kulang sa'kin ha?! Akala ko nagbago ka na." She said while tears running down her cheeks. I hug her at hinihamas ang likod niya upang kumalma. Anthony smirked at hinila ang babae niya sa likod nito.
"Sa wakas naman nakipag break ka na, Ayaw mo kasing may mangyari sa atin, Pabebe ka pa, sawang-sawa na rin naman ako sa'yo, naghanap tuloy ako ng iba---" Nagpantig ang tenga ko sa narinig at hindi mapigilang suntukin siya. How could he?
"You're reason is bullshit!" I shouted. It means he really don't love my best friend all along at katawan lang ang habol niya
Gago pala 'to eh!
Nasa bahay ako ng isa sa mga kamag anak namin ngayon dahil na din birthday ng Tita ko. Pumunta akong kusina para sana kumuha ng Juice pero nakarinig ako ng mahihinang hikbi sa banyo kaya't kinatok ko ito.
"Sinong tao d'yan? Ayos ka lang?" Nagulat ako nang bumukas ang pinto at hinila ako sa loob naabutan ko ang pinsang si Luna na basang-basa ng luha ang mukha at may hawak na pregnancy test na may dalawang pulang guhit.
"A-avril, n-natatakot ako, paano na, hiniwalayan na ako ni JM dahil buntis ako at m-may asawa na pala siya, m-manloloko, Yung mga pangarap ko, para sa amin, w-wala na," humihikbi niyang sabi habang hawak ang kamay ko. She look hopeless.
"Shh, we and your parents, Natural na m-magalit at magulat sila pero alam ko they will still accept and understand you, Luna, Lahat tayo nagkakamali, nasasaktan, pero diba kahit ganoon patuloy pa din naman ang laban? Hmm? Andito ko, talikuran ka man nila, Nasa tabi mo lang ako palagi."
My mom, best friend, cousin at baka nga sa susunod ako na. I will never let that happen. Hindi ko alam kung nagkataon lang na palaging ako ang nakakasaksi ng mga ganoong bagay. Since birth, hindi ako nakikipag-relasyon, not that I'm afraid to be hurt, siguro dahil wala pa yung akin or kung meron man, Hindi na ako naniniwala na iibig pa ako.
But then, I met this guy years ago, I never thought he'll make me fall, he's funny at ewan ko pero palagi akong natatawa at kinikilig sa mga banat niyang corny. Palagi akong may bulaklak sa umaga, hinahatid at sinusundo sa trabaho, pinagluluto ng pagkain at kapag pagod o stress ako ay minamasahe or inililibot niya ako sa mga lugar na hindi ko pa napuntahan. He's... He's my only exception.
He changed the way I see things and now we're getting married. Ang mom ko ay nag asawang muli, my best friend, she's engaged now with her Japanese-American boyfriend, My cousin is pregnant with her second baby and her husband love her so much, he accepted her and her first child at tinuring na parang tunay na anak.
Sa buhay mayroon talagang bahagi na akala natin hindi natin kaya, yung feeling mo na the only choice you have is to give up, Your pain has a purpose, Your tears will turn into true happiness, One day, Once you learned and till you meet your only exception.
