WHILE I WAS waiting to her nag order na agad ako ng food, nakatutok naman ako sa phone ko at bigla akong naka receive ng message galing kay Sin. Nakangiti naman ako habang binabasa ito.
Hey there love, I miss you. I'll meet you tomorrow, it's a date.
"Silly. Bumabawi nga siya."
"Sinong bumabawi?" Agad akong napatingin sa harap ko at bigla kong itinago phone ko sa bag. Finally, she's here.
"Been waiting for you, mom." Napangiti naman siya bago umupo sa harap ko.
"Miss me? Anyway, mag o-order lang ako I'm kinda hungry."
"Done. Nag order na ako don't worry it's your favorite food, so what is the reason you came back here?" I saw her took her pack of cigarettes then kumuha ng isa bago niya ito sinindihan.
"Mom, nasa loob tayo ng restaurant. Can you just smoke outside right after we eat?" Saway ko sa kanya.
"Oh? Bawal na ba mag smoke dito sa loob? Waiter!" Sabay tawag niya sa waiter sa likod ko.
Ugh. Here we go again.
Lumapit yung waiter saka nakangiting humarap sa kanya "Yes, ma'am. How may I help you?"
"Is it allowed to smoke in here?" Tanong niya.
"Yes ma'am. There's nothing wrong about smoking in here."
"Okay thank you. That's all." Sabay tapik niya sa waiter bago ito umalis.
"See, told you. Wala namang bawal dito. Or baka gusto mo rin?" Sabay abot niya sa akin ng cigarette agad ko itong tinanggihan.
"Mom, I don't smoke you know that. I'm just here for whatever you are up to." I said as I sip my wine.
"I'm just here to bond with ny daughter. You don't know how much I missed you, I've been thinking about you lately."
"Mom, cut it out. You don't have to act so nice in front of these people. I know how manipulative person you are." She looks at me seriously at nawala ang ngiti niya habang pinatay yung sigarilyo niya sa harap ko.
Bigla akong kinabahan dahil alam kong never naging mabait ang ina ko sa akin, sa tatlong magkapatid yung panganay namin or should I say ang ate ko ang favorite niya lalo na nung pumayag ate ko sa isang fix marriage between a Russian man. Walang magawa ang ate ko dahil takot si ate at ayokong magaya ako sa kanya.
I am the middle child. I am the rebel one among us, yung bunso kong kapatid na lalake ay for sure nasa Russia rin ngayon. I am hoping na maganda ang buhay niya.
"You don't want me to be nice? Okay." sambit niya.
"How's my brother?" Tanong ko dahil ilang taon ko ring hindi nakakausap.
Simula nung umalis sila papuntang Russia ay wala kaming koneksyon sa isa't isa. Ngayon lang ulit pero sa ina ko pa.
"He's doing good. He stopped his studies for us.." nanlaki ang mata ko ng marinig yun.
"What!?" Sigaw ko. Napatingin ako sa paligid dahil nagtitinginan sila sa akin.
"Sorry." Sambit ko sa mga tao. Maya maya ay dumating yung order namin, nakatakip lang ito. Nilapag lang rin ito sa mesa kasama yung bill bago umalis yung waiter.
"What the fuck are you talking about ma?" She smirked.
"He stopped. I let him marries the girl he likes, don't worry. That girl belongs to a wealthy family." Namuo naman ang kamao ko habang galit na galit akong nakatingin sa kanya.
"Ma, he just turned 18 this year. How could you do that to him? He wants to be an engineer, that's his dream!" galit kong sabi sa kanya.
I know my brother so well. He don't also want to be like our elder sister and now I can't believe that my fucking parents do that to my brother, he is young! I know that he don't want that kind of situation.
"Well, he has another dream and we made it come true. Why would he bother to be an engineer if he can be rich with just marrying that girl." Sambit niya sabay sindi ng sigarilyo.
"This is why I hate you so much. I can't believe you did that, how can dad agree with all your decisions!"
"Your dad? Oh, you don't know? He's dead." Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig sa sinabi niya.
My dad is cruel but not as cruel like my mom. Nadadala lang siya dahil sa sobrang mahal niya si mama.
"What did you say?"
"He's dead. 2 years ago, you didn't know? Of course because we didn't reach you out. We didn't bother to reach you since I know you don't care about us, you chose this path."
"You witch! I know you did something to him, I know how cruel you are, I know ho—" nagulat lang ako ng masampal niya ako.
Natahimik ako dahil sa sobrang lakas ng sampal niya sa akin, hindi ko namalayan na lumuluha na rin pala ako.
Sobra akong nasasaktan. Simula nung nasa Russia sila hindi ko alam na marami na palang nangyayaring hindi maganda.
I hate her!
"Sorry, sweetheart." Aakmang hahawakan niya ulit ako pero agad kong nasalo yung kamay niya saka ko siya nilingon ng masama
"Don't you ever call me that. I hate you!" Sabay hagis ko sa kamay niya at nagmamadali kong kinuha bag ko bago ako tuluyang umalis.
I need to reach him out. I need him.
PAGKAPASOK KO sa restaurant nilibot ang tingin ko sa buong paligid. Lumapit naman ang isang waiter sa akin bago ito nagsalita.
"Do you have any reservation, sir?"
"No, I'm looking for Mrs. Baladin if you know her." I answered.
"Yes, sir. Follow me, I'll escort you right away to Mrs. Baladin." I nodded my head as I followed the waiter.
She's lighting her cigarette before she looks at me smiling like she's very pleased to see me.
"Mr. Guzman, it's finally to meet you again. Sorry for this, you don't mind me smoking right?" I shook my head.
"No, not at all. Just do whatever you want Mrs. Baladin." I said as I sit in front of her.
"Don't worry, I ordered us some foods and here you go, a wine. Mind to pour our glasses?" I just nod and opened the wine without hesitation and pour it to our glasses
She took the wine and sip it then she looks at me "Oh, this wine is very sweet. Agree with me?" I just smiled.
"About the business proposal, I guess we should cancel it." I can see that she was surprised as I said that to her.
"Oh my. What makes you change your mind, Mr. Guzman?"
"I don't want to do something that is very risky."
"Oh no, it's not risking. You know how much I contribute to your company, without me you can't make yourself a boss, right?"
"I agree but Mrs. Baladin I thi—"
"Remember our deal, Mr. Guzman, it's either you agree or say goodbye to your family's hardwork. You chose."
Guess I don't have a choice. I'm sorry, Cana.
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