F.L.A.W Series Book 4: SAPPHIRE

Chapter Twenty-Five

May isang patak ng luha ang kumawala sa kanyang mata kaya't mabilis niya iyong pinahid ngunit hind iyon nakaligtas sa mga mata ng ina. Saph saw how her mother's face softened but it diminished instantly.

"Still the same cold-blooded bitch, huh?." Hindi niya napigilan ang sarkasmo.

Halatang naapektuhan ito sa sinabi niya ngunit panandalian lang.

"Please leave now!" Taboy sa kanya.

She released a bitter laugh.

"How many times do you have to shove me away like some beggar on the street?" Sabay iling habang mapait pa ring humahalakhak nang mahina. "I'm not asking for money nor any material things."

"Please just leave. Leave before my husband gets home."

"Ma-" tawag ng batang babae na umahon na din sa pool at patakbong yumakap sa ina niya.

"It's alright, Kaew." Pag-alo ng matandang babae sa bata.

Napakuyom ng kamao si Saph sa nakikita sa harapan niya. How can her mother love another kid while she can't love her one and only daughter? How can she show warmth and affection to others when she was always cold to her? And how can she live her life as if she hasn't left someone behind? How could she?

"You're treating me like a beggar." Pagkuha niya sa atensyon nito. "Maybe I am a beggar." At nawala na ang ngiti niyang nang-uuyam. "Kasi palagi akong namamalimos sayo, hindi pagkain o pera kundi pagmamahal."

Lumamlam na naman ang mukha nito.

"Noon pa man, pagmamahal at pag-aaruga mo lang ang gusto ko at walang nang iba. I didn't ask anything from you, not even toys, new dresses, or delicious food. I only wanted your love and affection- your attention that's all. Kung tutuusin ay libre lang yun at madaling ibigay diba? Coz you can easily give it to someone who's not your own flesh and blood. So how come you can't give it to me? Was it hard for you to be like me back then? To show a little kindness because I'm just a fragile little girl. Am I really that hard to be loved?" Puno ng hinanakit ang boses niya.

Nagsalita ang bata nang mahina na hindi narinig ni Saph na ang ina ang tinatanong.

"Nothing, don't mind her." Sagot ng ina na mas lalong nagpapadagdag sa bigat ng nararamdaman niya at sa galit na lumalaki sa kanyang dibdib.

"Yeah, don't mind me, just like what she did to me." Ani Lux sa bata.

"Stop it!" Pagpapatigil ng ginang sa kanya. "Huwag mo siyang idamay rito. Wala siyang alam at wala siyang kinalaman sa atin. So leave her alone." Tukoy nito kay Kaew.

Tiningnan niya ang ina saka ito tinaasan ng isang kilay bago muling binalingan ang bata.

"She's a horrible mother, isn't she?"

"No!" Mariin ang naging pag-iling ng bata.

"Tama na!" Muling sita sa kanya ng ina.

"I'm the one who can call the shot!" Marahas ang balik niyang sagot. "So if I'm not done yet then you have to bear with me, Mama!"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ng ina sa gulat dahil sumagot siya rito. She's not a child anymore whom she can manipulate and scare. She has changed and she will make sure she'll show her what she has become.