The child father... paano niya nagawa yun sa anak niya, she's soo lovely and kind
Nasa bahay na kami ng bahay ng bata, ng makapasok ay agad kulong nakita ang batang nakaupo sa sofa, takot na takot ito at umiiling-iling habang kinakausap ng matipuno at may-itsurang lalaking katabi ng bata, satingin ko ay pinapakiusapan nito ang bata na magpadala sa nga taong nandoon pero ayaw nito
"Dan" tawag ni Aqui na nasa likod ko na pala
Biglang tumayo ang lalaking katabi ng bata "Eze... nandito ka na pala"
"Yeah..." sagot ng nasa likod ko
"And she's...?" Nakatinging tanong ng Dan daw kay Aqui habang nakatingin sa akin
"This is Catherina"pakilala sa akin ni Aqui ngumiti lang ako kay Dan bigla itong nag-abot sakin ng kamay
"Daniel Pierre Ricciardo" pakilala nito "I'm Eze's white knight"
I reached my arm to him para kamayan siya pero ibinaba iyon ni Aqui kaya napalingon ako sa kaniya at nag-igting ang kaniyang panga
"Let's do the introduction later" Malamig na sabi nito at lumingon kay Daniel na naka ano parin ang kamay, dismiyado itong tumango at dahan dahang kinuha ang kaniyang kamay
"Hi" bati ko sa babaeng naka yuko nag taas ito ng ulo pero agad ring yumuko
Tumabi ako sa tabi nito "Don't worry were not a bad people" hindi ako nito pinansin
"I am ate Cath, what's your name?" Tanong ko
Magsasalita na sana ang bata ng sumingit si Daniel "It's Isabella" proud nitong sabi habang nakatayo sa kabilang gilid ni Isabella
I give him a pissed look before I turn to Isabella again
"Wow your name is Isabella?" Tumango ito sa sinabi ko
"Ang ganda naman ng pangalan mo, do you know I have a friend she's name is also Isabella and like you maganda rin yun at tahimik, are you perhaps shy baby girl?"
Umiling ang bata at yumuko
"Hindi ko alam banyaga pala dala mo Eze" Dan cut me off again, I look at him with looks that can kill, kanina pa to, ngumiti ito at nag peace sign
"Umalis ka kaya diyan Dan" Naiinis na bulyaw sa kaniya ni Aqui at tinulak siya papalayo, Si Aqui naman ang pumalit sa puwesto niya at umupo ito, ngayon ay pinagigit naan na namin si Isabella, Aqui just look at her bago ito sumandig sa sofa na parang board na board
"Do you want to play?" Tanong ko at umiling ako
The girl is very careful, her guard is always up, I think she's having a hard time with the new face here, nakita ko ang mga pasa niya sa braso, As a victim of domestic violece Its normal that shes so fearful. They may prefer to stay at home, and they may have trouble sleeping and concentrating in things. Appetites often change, sometimes she has a mood and sometimes not, this is the cause of domestic violence to children behavior, so it's understable that the kid is not comfortable with us
"Do you want to go out, tara let's play" yaya ko dito pero hindi ito sumagot, this is also one of the cause, things that normal kid want they start to fear doing the things they normally enjoy because of the fear her father cause to her
"Then do you want to play with your kuya?"
"I-I'm" may gusto sana itong sabihin pero umiling na lang, speech problem, because of what happened it affect her communication and self-esteem, unlike adults there's a higher risk when a child witness or become a victim of violence, it affect them, physically, verbally and mentally, it will be hard for them since at young age they can go through anxiety and depression that will lead to trauma or PTSD
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