Isabela
Engineer
"Hon, why not consider muna ang sinabi ni Clark na after the Congressman position, you can run as a mayor muna dito sa Marci Alli kasi hindi ka pa nakakabawi sa last election sa nagastos mo."
I overheard mom talking to dad in the living area while I went down to drink water.
"May mahihiraman ako ng pera, Marian. Don't worry sa gagastusin ko dahil mababayaran ko rin naman ito." Dad responded.
"Yan na nga ang problema diba? May malaki ka pang utang kay Niko na hindi pa nababayaran tapos uutang ka na ulit for the Governor position? Honey naman." Mom's voice was definitely not okay about it, she sounded concerned.
At this moment, I was discreetly positioned behind the grand piano by the staircase.
"Mag-uutang ako kay Oliver, Marian. Mababayaran ko 'to. Kailangan kong tumakbo bilang Governor sa lalawigan."
"Hon, malakas ang kalaban mo. Tsaka ang problema sa mga tao ngayon ay wala kang project. Dito sa Marci Alli bilang mayor maliit lang ang gastos dahil labing dalawang barangay lang naman ang municipalidad dito."
"You doubted me, Marian?! Kaya ko 'to! Huwag ka nang makialam sa akin. Anong alam mo sa politika? Mag focus ka nalang dyan sa pagiging doktor mo!" Dad yelled at her.
My heart was in pain hearing dad always slamming the door and yelling at mom every night just because of politics. I immediately got up in my room to text Art about it, but I was also thinking he was tired of his internship as he was ranting he was scolded earlier with Kuya Inres.
I needed him.
To Art:
dad yells at mom again :(
From Art:
aw sorry to hear that, baby. hindi ko yan gagawin sayo promise
I never heard him yell at me not even once in our relationship. He was always funny, flirty, and calm. When he was mad, he didn't want to start the communication aggressively. He was assertive, yet he knew how to pick his words. He knew how to keep a woman.
When he started doing his internship, I started feeling so alone at school even though he made me feel like I wasn't alone. He would pick me up or see me if he was early to come home, and every weekend lang kami nagkikita. I just focused on my studies while he was doing his OJT. School was tiring, but the environment helped me a lot. It really had a huge impact on me in an aesthetically pleasing environment, because if not? I would definitely die.
Pagod ako sa school palagi, but it was bearable because of Hervin and the school's pulchritudinous environment. Sa bahay palaging nagpo-problema sa malaking pera for the budget of the upcoming election, then dad was actually so aggressive to run kahit sinabihan na syang huwag na munang tumakbo.
"Pagod na ako sa kursong 'to!" Stacy complained while we were in the library, studying for our next subject. Nakakatakot pa naman ang professor namin since he was already a lawyer.
"Me too!" I let out a sigh then inunanan ang makapal na libro. My head has been aching since yesterday because of school, and I just kept on ranting to my boyfriend about everything.
I needed to limit it because I knew he was going through a lot also in their internship. It seemed like both of us couldn't live if we're not gonna tell each other what happened to our day. Ako sa acads sya naman sa internship.
"Susunduin ka ba ni Art mamaya? Kung hindi, punta tayo sa cafe nila? Mag margarita tayo."
Tumuwid ako ng upo at sobrang antok kong tinignan si Stacy. "Sige, after our oral recitation sa subject natin ngayon."
