Our sides

misUnderstanding (part I)

"Thank goodness dumating ka rin" bungad sa'kin ni mama pagkapasok ko ng bahay, while she's busy looking at her phone papuntang living room, bihis na bihis

"Why mom? Is there something wrong?" I ask worriedly

She texted me earlier that she wants me back home as soon as possible

"Hon, how about this attire?" My dad fixing his coat botons habang pababa ng hagdan

Their looks makes me wonder what's the occasion they're preparing

"Oh my" ibinaba ni mama yung phone nya at na pa upo sa sofa, stress looking at dads outfit "Hon, how many times do I have to tell you na casual ang magaganap later, not meeting with a client" saway ni mama sa suot nya "Why on earth parehong pareho kayo nang pag-iisip ng barkada mong si Marddi (Arch dad), and at the same time pareho din kaming dalawa na stre-stress ni Delchy (Arch mom)"

I walk closer to them to look closely kung anong mali sa suot ni papa

"But this outfit makes us comfortable" dad protest

Napailing na lang si mama sa naging sagot sa kanya ni papa

My dad and Arch dad are closest friends simula noong kabataan nila, kaya naman hindi na nakakagulat kung parehong pamilya mag sabay kumain or mag bakasyon whenever they want to, but Arch and my time doesn't matter to them, whenever there's an activities they have in mind kailangan naming mag hanap ng paraan on how we can attend or else they will cut off our allowance not just for one month but exactly three months, as long as both families reunite our both schedules must be clear as a crystal.

While I was looking at dads outfit, both of them was already looking at me, will sa dala ko, to be specific

"What is inside that box you bringing here?"

"Dala mo ba ang ngayong araw na basura galing sa office nyo?"

Both of them look intently sa recycle box na akala moy makikita nila ang laman,

The problem is I can't tell them that this is the articles of Arch that's been tear to pieces because I made a huge trouble at school or else I will be doom

Inilagay ko muna sa pinakamalapit na table ang box "My responsibilities?" Patanong ko ding sagot sa kanila

I sit down near the end of sofa, hindi malayo kay mama "Anyways, what's the occasion?"

"Hon, mag palit ka ulit ng isusuot mo yun sanang mukhang makikipag kita ka sa normal na tao" malumanay na sabi ni mama

Agad namang umalis si papa to avoid more criticism galing kay mama

Kinuha nya ulit ang phone and back to what she's been doing, it looks like she's texting somebody

"Haven't we already told you about this day's event, I remember it saying the same day na nag birthday party yung dati mong kaklase" mom answer not directly to the question I ask

Tumingin ako sa sapatos ko as if that was the most precious thing in the world "Is it before or after the party?" I hesitantly ask cause I don't really remember

"It was before you got drunk and way before nag pahatid ka kay Arch"

I was thinking what she said that time, but my mind think something was off kaya tumingin ulit ako kay mama "Arch did delivered me? Here?!"