"Gem Adler! Gumising kana! Hindi kana nasisikatan ng araw. Puyat kasi ng puyat, alam mo bang nakakasama -" I heard my mother nagging outside my door. I immediately grabbed my other pillow to cover my head. But it did nothing, I can still hear my mother shouting outside my room. Partida, tinalo pa ang megaphone sa lakas.
Since I can't stop my mother, I lazily get up to start my day. After I opened the door, she didn't stop nagging and napunta pa sa paglelecture about life. As I went downstairs to eat I saw my father drinking some coffee and my sister talking to someone over her phone. I sat before them as I fixed my hair and clothes before eating. I was busy last night doing all my modules and projects since graduating na ako ng Senior high. Yea, I'm being honest. My mom is just being overdramatic. But I do understand their concern sometimes. But what can I do?
"Anong oras kana naman natulog kagabi Gem?" My father asked.
"Nako pa, naabutan ko 'yan kagabi, online pa rin." I glared at my older sister as what she said. Para kasing lumalabas ay nagiiscroll scroll lang ako sa FB and such sa mga oras na 'yon, which is not true! but partly is..
"Marami po kasing binigay sa amin na school works, ginawa ko lang kasi ayoko po matambakan since malapit na ho kaming matapos." I replied as I started eating my brunch.
"Kahit na, hindi na'yan maganda sa katawan mo, look at you..." Here we go again. Just like my mother, my father is as concerned as her. He started talking to me about my body clock, health, etc. Again, what can I do? My brain works more efficiently at night, I like nighttime, and aside from that, my daytime is always occupied with my house chores and family events. Nighttime is the only time I can peacefully do what I want. I already told them that a lot of times already, that I just get tired of explaining so I just tend to keep quiet when things like these will be brought up. They just couldn't understand it or simply won't.
I have an old-school family. I belong to this family, I suppose to fit in. But somehow I couldn't. My opinions and feelings don't matter to them. "Hay, mga kabataan nga naman talaga ngayon.." I heard my mother said habang papalapit siya sa amin. They always blame our generation for how we act. Yea, theirs and ours are completely different. I am always trying hard to understand their dilemmas because, above all things, I don't want to disappoint them, or anyone. I sighed in response and ate my meal quickly. After that I did some house chores and took a bath, I don't have any classes today so I'll be chilling today and do nothing!
"Gem....."
Of course, that was a joke. All around akong inutusan sa bahay buong araw. The youngest person in the house moments, I can't complain or pass it on to anyone, kasi ako nga ang bunso. Don't take it wrong, I love my family and I am thriving for them. It's just that sometimes I want to do things, but can't because they're not allowing me. Masyado nila akong hawak sa leeg, and the worse part is, I don't even complain about it. Kasi nga, I don't want to be a disappointment.
After doing all the chores they want me to do, I can finally lie down peacefully in bed. I looked at the clock on my desk and it was already eight o'clock in the evening. During these hours, it's my me-time. I am always looking forward sa oras na'to everyday kasi its my personal time, walang utos, walang gagawin, ofcourse except pag madami akong modules. While laying on my bed, I reached for my phone. When I opened it, I immediately saw a notification from the messenger.
Who is this from? I curiously asked in my mind since I don't really have close friends in school para makipagchat sa messenger or such. Out of curiosity, I put in my password to unlock my phone and tapped the messenger para tignan kung sino 'yung nagchat na nasa message request ko. It was from a guy who has a dark profile picture, his face isn't shown but his build is evident that he is a man. I checked it and read its content.
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Good day m'lady!
You must be wondering who am I, and what I'm here for. You can call me Mr. Eros. First things first, I want to thank you for lending your time and effort in reading this message, and I don't want to waste it. I want to invite you to join a fun and humble game of mine. It is called the Falling game. From the name itself, I know you can already see what is it. The details of the game would be dropped in the group chat we have, once you accept it. Now, I know you might think this as a funny, weird, and nonsensical game but this is not the typical falling game you see and winners shall receive a prize. And I challenge you, m'lady, can you?
DO YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT IT?
Yes, it was nonsense. But it did intrigue me. I visited the sender's profile, but I guess it was a new account since it does not have any posts. I thought of it for a few moments, thinking if I should accept it or not. Although, It looks fun. I smiled and typed my response to him.
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I accept. :))
I blurted out a heavy breath. I felt nervous about my decision but excited at the same time. I was waiting for his response and the group chat he told me na i-aadd ako. While patiently waiting, Naisip-isip ko lang na sana'y maging maayos lang ang lahat at hindi mali ang desisyon na pagsali ko rito. I Immedietly checked my phone when I received a notification.
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