HANGGANG ALAALA NA LANG

Kabanata 14

Kaye's POV

'' Eto ata na summer yong pinaka-ayaw ko sa lahat, andami bang nangyari at talagang life's a test ''.

Di nagtagal, kinausap ako ng lola at mama ko .

'' Kaye anak , apo '' sabay nilang pagtawag . Seryosong atensyon ko ay napunta sa kanila at pinakinggan ang sasabihin .

'' parang stress na stress ka na , ipapakuha kita ng dad mo, dun ka muna mag stay sa kanila ''

''But maa! '' pagnguso ko '' ang awkward nandun din si tita his second wife , ayoko and besides I need to be there with Lucas and Jacob ''.

'' you should rest , we are worried about your health too, tingnan mo mukha mo sa salamin o nagmukha kang zombie '' . Pagpuno ni mama na pinagpatuloy na kumbinsihin ako .'' Anak, staying here at the hospital is not your responsibility, dalawang araw ka na kulang sa tulog , Baka magkasakit ka nyan naku ! ''.

'Apo, tama si mama mo, ia-update ka rin naman namin at tsaka matagal narin kayong nakapagbonding ng papa mo, sigurado ako matutuwa yon na makasama ka nya ulit sa bahay'' mahinhing ngiti ni Lola.

'' Oh! Malapit na daw sya Kaye , you really should go with your dad , it's only just temporary, give him a chance ''.

'' okay sige payag nako '' tumingin ako sa itaas at sinubukang intindihin ang gusto nila Lola .

Tila, mahirap para sa akin, mas malapit ako kay mama  dahil sa isang kadahilanan, I did not say my father hasn't changed but he was the first man who broke my heart , the thought of fantasizing mom and dad's past relationship like it was real love . I have survived the fact saking buhay  na ang pagkakaroon ng isang mabuting ama ay kulang . Towards my adulthood even skipping my debut celebration at 18th .Mula  noon, ito ay humantong sa akin na maging maingat sa pagpili kung kanino ang mabuting tao , lalo na sa isang manliligaw na maaaring tratuhin ako ng tama dahil '' boys who can treat you right is always one of the standard ''.

Kinakausap ko lang sarili ko habang walang bawas ang pag - Alaala ko sa dalawa . Pinikit ko muna ang mga mata ko at nagsimulang maglakad papuntang parking area .

    Ang init! Itinaas ko ang aking kamay at inilapag ko sa forehead. * beep beep*

Serbato ng sasakyang kulay maroon. Bumukas ang left front door at naka eyeglasses pa si dad.
Lumapit sya sakin at dahan-dahang binigyan ako ng hug. I did not responded although he smiled and opened the rear door at the back of the car .

'' thanks dad '' I added with awkwardness in the way I talk as I stepped in inside his car.

Hindi naman sa I'm not a hugger trope or that kind of person but seeing dad personally again, nakikita ko lang naman pagmumukha nya while on video call,  we rarely hang out as a father- daughter thing kaya this will be our comeback sa bagay na yun .

Habang nasa loob ako, I met someone whose 8 years old . '' Hello ate Kaye, I am  Kiel Chalvin ''. Wika nya with an energetic vibe . '' di ko akalaing my younger half sibling pa ako .

Hello Kiel nice meeting you '' ngiti ko habang I gave him a wave gesture .

I am aware I got half siblings but all I know was a girl named Kassy which is the eldest .

Then there I was.. again took deep breaths as I contemplate .

There's a lot to learn .

Maybe this is a great opportunity to get to know my half siblings which I haven't tried for a very long time . Can you blame me? I've been so used to being the single child , masolo ko parents ko , medyo true na nakakaspoiled sya minsan, but being an only child is more than that , I never get to experience a competition kung sino yong academically skilled and stuff , may kasalo sa toys ko, the brotherly or sisterly love and of course! bardagulans na lagi kong maririnig sa hs friends ko.