The days swiftly passed by. Halos hindi ko na rin napansin na weekends na pala ngayon. My Mom arrived home just yesterday, and my punishment was lifted.
I felt nothing about it though. I didn't quite feel the burden of being grounded because school requirements have started to pile up now. At iyon lang ang inatupag ko sa buong linggo. And now it's Saturday, I have my phone back, I have my ipad back. I could definitely start crafting our capstone research.
Pero hindi pa rin kami okay ni Mommy. But I am honestly fine with it.
Pagkatapos kong nag-breakfast ay agad kong hinarap ang cellphone ko. My laptop was dead-batt and so is my ipad kaya wala akong choice. Pagkabukas ko ng cellphone ko ay agad din iyong tumunog.
I opened my messenger application to check if it was an important message. There was at least four new messages at ang isa ay galing pa kay Ate Chel. Binuksan ko muna ang galing kay Adhara na noong nakaraan ko pa natanggap.
From: Adhara de Guzman
Good luck, Ica.
I read. I didn't reply because I find it unnecessary. Sunod naman ang sa group chat namin. Walang gaanong ganap doon kaya naman hindi na ako nag-abala pang basahin ang mga mensahe doon. They were just sent pictures of our schedule for the college admission examination after all just in case makaligtaan.
Sunod kong tinitigan ang pangalan ni Daddy sa screen. He rarely asks me how I was doing. And if he does, sa tuwing alam niyang may problema lang.
From: Van Yacovino
"How are you? I missed you. Talk to..." I read without opening it up. I contemplated for a while until I decided to just ignore it. Wala pa ako sa mood na kausapin siya. And I don't think I can face another problem for now. After all I had a lot served on my plate.
I opened Ate Chel's message. It was indeed a surprise to accept a message from her on messenger dahil siya mismo ang nagsabi sa akin noon na she cannot stomach learning the complexities of it. That's why it's a surprise, really, to read her messages now.
From: Richelle Peñaflor
Kamusta ka na Ferry? Maayos na raw ba mga sugat mo? Kahapon pa ako tinatanong ni Sir Ian. Pero nakita ka naman daw kahapon na maayos nang nakakapaglakad. Pero itatanong ko pa rin sa iyo."
I smiled proudly. Ang linis niya naman mag-type.
From: Richelle Peñaflor
Kung nagdudugo pa rin ang sugat mo ay tawagan mo laang ako rito at ako'y pupunta diyaan para ako na ang maglinis. Kung magagalit naman ang mommy mo ay makikipagtunggali ako kung kinakailangan
Natawa ako nang bahagya. Her vocabularies and all.
From: Richelle Peñaflor
Napakahirap pala ang makipag-usap sa text ano? Aba'y inabot ako nang buong araw magtipa ng sasabihin ko sa iyo. Buti nalaang ay mayroon itong si Xian. Napakabait niyang bata talaga at napakahaba ng pasensya. Siya iyong nagturo sa akin. Ito raw ang pambawi niya nang kamuntikan na akong ma-highblood dahil sa ginawa niya sa'yo."
Ang kaninang ngiti labi ko ay unti-unting napalitan ng bahagyang pagkunot ng noo. It's getting weird.
...Nawa'y patawarin mo na siya anak at halatang siya'y nagsisisi naman. Napakagwap—
I firmly closed my eyes, finally getting my hunch confirmed. I sighed and continued reading.
—Napakagwapo pa naman niyang bata. Mag-iingat ka palagi, Ferry. Nandito laang kami para sa'yo. Kumain nang maayos ha?
BINABASA MO ANG
There, Somewhere
Teen FictionFerica Lavish, a senior high school student who lives in a confined room of her own, who struggles to escape from the humdrum frames her mother has imprisoned her, tries to keep it, but with emotions unfelt, actions reserved, afraid to stir somethin...
