She Conceived A Morgan's Child

Chapter XXVII: Flashbacks

Chapter 27

•Rowena•

"Here, I have a friend in Seattle that can help you. I already bought your ticket," Tita Pearl gave me the tickets. She let us say, a good samaritan who helped me escape.

"Thank you Tita-"

"Kulang payan sa lahat ng itinulong nila Lolo kay Nanay," she said. She was Nanay's daughter, the woman who stepped up to become a mother to someone who's not from her, she was a mother to me.

"Your grandparents gave the woman's hopeless life a hope for giving her a work. Kung hindi dahil sa Lolo at Lola mo baka hindi ko nagawang pahintuin sa trabaho si Nanay at magkaroon ng disenteng buhay ngayon, if it weren't for them baka naituloy ni Nanay ang plano nyang bawiin ang buhay naming dalawa upang pawiin ang sakit at hirap ng buhay," she explained further. Tita Pearl contacted me a week before the chaos. She said I was in her mom's last will. Nanay made her promise she would take care of me before she died.

I was heart broken hearing the news from her, but I was relieved to hear from Tita Pearl that Nanay was able to experience yung maginhawang buhay na pinangarap nya before she passed away. I was also able to accept it immediately when I learned na tanging mga machine's nalang ang bumuhay sakanya sa nakalipas na dalawang buwan. Tita Pearl told me to contact her anytime I wish, or of I need her help. That's why I thought of her when I wanted to escape. I didn't tell her the reason, and she was understanding not to further ask me.

"I will send the payment to your account-"

"No. Keep it. Use it to start anew in Seattle. Alam kong hindi madali ang buhay mo dito sa bahay na ito. Nanay, was always worried for you and sa mga huling araw n'ya ay kinukwento n'ya kung gaano karami ang pinagdaanan mong hirap sakanila. That's you have my full support sa decision mong umalis at magpakalayo sakanila," she explained. Niyakap ko nalamang sya at unti unting tumulo ang mga luha ko. Even in her final days, all Nanay could was about me and it pains me that I wasn't there in her final days. All because my greedy parents refused to allow me when Tita Pearl requested for me. Ni hindi nila pinaalam ang nangyare sa'kin. I also learned from her that they didn't allow Nanay na makapagpaalam at mabisita ako ulit after ger retirement. I resented them even more after that.

"Tawagan moko pagdating mo doon. Just look for Pietra Dela Questa, kaibigan s'ya ni Nanay na nakabase doon," she told me.

"Be careful Rowena ija hah?" Bilin nito sa'kin. I just nodded at her, hindi na nagtagal ang pag-uusap namin sa takot na matunugan nila Mom and Dad ang plano kong pagtakas.

Ang buong akala ko kapag lumayo na ako kay Fabio matatapos na lahat. But there's just really no stopping them even after following every demands they want me to do. If completely disappearing is the only way to stop their madness and protect the child in my womb, gagawin ko. I secretly settled the matters about my school, and everything whenever I sneak out from the house with Tita Pearl's help.