- WHAT IS GOING ON? -
Maya's POV;
It's been a week since the revelation had happened. It still feels awkward every time I am calling her mommy or she's calling me "sunshine".
This past few days, she's just doing something she knows that I love but if truth be told, I don't want any of those. Especially, when she's buying me something that I don't know where to use. She said she's making up for me and I appreciate it but please.
Today, she's planning to go to the mall again. I've been there for the past three days and I can't do anything to disagree because she's not letting me.
"Sweetheart, are you ready na?" I heard her outside my room. Exactly knocking on my room's door.
I walked near the door and opened it.
"Uhm yes po, ma. I'm all ready. Don't buy me things na ha? Marami naman po akong gamit, please" I said to her.
"Okay, I'll buy you a laptop na lang. You need that, anak. You don't have one diba?" She conveyed. I sighed before nodding my head.
We both went downstairs.
"Eya? Are you not coming with us?" I suddenly asked when I saw her in our living room. She's on the couch with her laptop on her thighs.
"Uh? Where are you going ba?" She asked. She looked so confused.
"Mall daw, Eya" I answered her softly. She looked at our mother and smiled weakly.
"Ah no ate. I'm doing my homeworks pa e. Thank you for asking, enjoy ha?" She conveyed and turned her gaze on the monitor.
"Will you be okay? Hindi na lang sasama si ate para you have kasama here" I uttered softly
"No ate, I'm fine. Go na, mommy's waiting for you" she said. I just nodded my head and went out of the house.
While we were still inside the car, I asked mommy.
"Ma, are you and Eya okay?"
"Huh? Yes, we're fine, anak. Why'd you ask?" She answered.
She's driving, by the way and I'm on the passenger side.
"Nothing po. Never mind" I said.
The whole ride was just quiet. No one dared to talk after that question. I can feel something's going on talaga e.
We are now roaming around the mall and mommy went to power mac. She'll probably buy a laptop.
"Sunshine, what color is nicer?" She asked me and showed me the White and Black colored laptops.
"Black po" I answered softly. She nodded her head.
"I'll take the two, miss." Mommy said and my eyes went wide because she'll buy two Macbook Pro?
"One is for you?" I asked and she nodded her head.
"Ma? Can you buy that?" I asked her and pointed to their latest phone. I'll give it to Eya because her phone isn't the latest pa e.
"I'll make bayad po, magiipon lang ako" I said to her and she smiled..
"You can buy it naman.. Don't pay na, anak" She said.
While they are still processing the payments, nagpaalam ako kay mommy na pumunta ako sa comfort room ng mall.
"Take care ha? Balik agad anak" She conveyed.
I walked out of the store and while I'm on my way, I bumped into someone.
He is tall and may mga white hairs na din. I think he's in his 60's na.
"I'm sorry po, sir" I said right away.
"No, no. I'm sorry, young lady. Are you okay?" He asked me and I nodded my head.
"Yes po, I'm fine. Sorry po ulit" I uttered
"Okay na. I'm Greggy, anak. What's your name?" He said and asked at the same time.
Is it safe to tell him my real name? He's a stranger.
"I'm M-maya po. I have to go po, Sir Greggy. I'm sorry again" I said and bowed my head before I started to walk again.
Why does he look like Eya? His nose, his eyebrow. Eya's eyes are just like mommy's and I feel something I don't understand when he tells me his name.
I immediately went back to mommy pagtapos kong umihi.
"What took you so long?" She asked me.
"I bumped into someone po kasi earlier, mommy. Sorry po" I explained.
"Are you okay? May masakit ba?"
"Ma, I'm okay. I'm hungry na po, can we eat muna?" I asked her. She nodded her head.
"Let's go to Kultura muna anak, may bibilhin lang ako tapos we'll eat na ha"
"Okay ma"
We went to Kultura muna and while mommy's picking local products, that old guy keeps on circulating in my mind.
An idea popped up on my head.
"Mommy, can I ask?"
"You're asking already, silly" I secretly rolled my eyes because of her kapilosopohan.
”Where is my dad po?" Mommy was taken aback when I asked her that question.
"Don't ask again about your dad because I don't know where he is" She answered in her flat tone.
"O-okay mommy. Sorry po"
Mommy bought a bag.
We decided to eat na lang sa isang Italian restaurant. Pareho naman naming gusto.
"Magkkwento ako about sa daddy mo, soon. Sorry about earlier, anak" She said. I just smiled at her and nodded my head.
While we're waiting for our order, I roamed my eyes around the restaurant because the design isn't modern.
"Sir Greggy?" I saw him again. Eating peacefully on his own.
"Greggy?" Mommy asked me and looked directly at the person I'm looking to.
"Shit." She uttered.
Sir Greggy looked at us as well and waved his hand.
I waved my hand also.
"You know him?" Mommy asked me again. I shook my head.
"I bumped into him kanina ma. Sinabi niya lang po name niya but I don't know him" I answered.
"He's back. Why? Bakit ngayon pa?" Mommy muttered under her breath but I heard her.
"Sino po?"
"Ah nothing. Never mind, anak. Don't talk to strangers again ha. They're dangerous" Mommy said to me.
"We need to go home immediately, mama. Eya's crying daw po" I informed her.
We decided to take our order out because Eya needs us.
Nanay texted me na kanina pa daw umiiyak ang kapatid ko.
Mommy's just quiet.
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