"Ai Shiteimasu Atee"

CHAPTER 13: " Reminiscing Memories"

~Vera's POV~

Hayy, author...it's been almost a month now simula nung nasuspend ako...and until now, wala paring tumatawag sakin galing sa mga inapplayan ko...nakakainip, pero kailangang magtiis dahil kailangan ko rin ng trabaho ngayon...

Kakatapos lang ng church service namin, and we are currently waiting for other passengers bago umalis itong jeep na sinakyan namin...I'm kinda sleepy right now dahil kanina pa kami naghihintay...

<PHONE RINGS>

I checked my phone at may tumatawag saking unknown number...I shrugged my shoulder and just answered the phone call...

(Vera): Hello po?
(Unknown): Hello, good afternoon! May I talk to miss Vera Faith Santiago please?
(Vera): Speaking po ma'am...ano po yun?
(Unknown): Okay, tumawag kami dahil natanggap ka dito sa XXXX Cafe and you will be starting immediately tomorrow. You need to wear black or white shirt with collar, depende sa kung anong gusto mo...dark pants but not tattered and rubber shoes...make sure na hindi madulas yung sapatos na gagamitin mo ha?
(Vera): Noted po ma'am...anong oras po pala ako pupunta jan bukas po?
(Unknown): Please make sure na nandito ka na by 2pm tomorrow ha? Nakuha mo ba lahat ng instructions ko sayo?
(Vera): Yes po ma'am, noted po...thank you very much po...
(Unknown): Okay, see you tomorrow, bye!

<CALL ENDED>

😱😱😱Oh my gosh!!! Finally, after waiting for almost a month, natanggap na rin ako😭😭😭On that same day, sinabi ko yung good news sa Lola at Lolo ko na kasama ko ngayon...when suddenly...

I REMEMBERED HER...

Kumusta na kaya siya? Oo nga pala, nagumpisa narin yung suspension niya...hindi ko namalayan yun ahh...

Well, maybe because I tried my very best na hindi na siya kulitin? Pero bakit bigla ko siyang naalala? Why did she suddenly cross my mind again?

<Later that evening>

It's already almost midnight, at hindi parin ako makatulog...may pasok na ako bukas pero bakit hindi ako makatulog?

I opened my cellphone and I saw her story...

(Nakalagay dun yung picture ng kamay niya na nasugatan saying "akala ko kasama sa hihiwain ko")

I started to think...to overthink again...

Wait a minute, bigla ko siyang naalala kanina tapos ngayon may story siya sa Facebook na nasugatan siya?

I suddenly felt a guilt dahil paano kung yung bigla kong pagalala sa kanya saktong naghihiwa siya kaya naisama niya yung kamay niya?

Hindi na ako mapakali kaya chinat ko na siya...

Kinumusta ko na siya...yung bakasyon niya...I told her na parang nakaramdam ako ng guilt sa pagkasugat niya dahil bigla ko nalang siyang naalala kanina...but it wasn't my intention...and so I also decided na sabihin narin sa kanya yung tungkol sa part time job ko and the start of my training again tomorrow...

But before I send it...I wrote in the very last part of my message to her...

I miss you na atee ko🥺...your baby girl misses you so much na po🥺🥺its already been a month simula nung huli po tayong nagkita atee🥺🥺alam ko po na hindi mo po ako namiss, pero okay lang po sakin yun, basta okay lang po yung atee ko...