Kabanata 16
Pagod
"Why am I here? I shouldn't bantay her kasi I don't like her nga!"
I heard a soft sigh.
"Ressia, you need to watch her. Your brother is doing something outside with your father." boses ni ma'am Marfel iyon.
They are here? They are watching me? Dinama ko ang higaan, malambot at mabango ang naaamoy ko. Nasa hospital ba ako?
"Mommy! Gosh! I hate this woman kasi talaga e! We have yaya naman to watch on her." maarteng sabi ni Aressia.
"Hija, please, follow your brother." iyon lang sinagot ni ma'am Marfel.
Rinig ko ang sunod-sunod na reklamo ni Aressia. Alam kong ayaw niya akong bantayan kasi ayaw niya sa akin. She doesn't like me for her brother. This is the reason why she's with Celeste when they visit him in the office. She didn't like me and she always say that I'm social climber.
That is true. I'm not belong here. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pa ako kinuha ni Areson sa kulungan. Laking pagtataka ko pumunta siya doon at kinuha pa ako. He should let me there. Rot in jail. Kahit alam kong wala naman akong kasalanan at malinis ang konsensya ko, sana hinayaan niya nalang ako doon.
He should not waste his time for me. I'm just nothing. Compare to Celeste, she is the standard, the class, with substance.
"Hello? What? No way! I don't like him to be my guard! No way! Papa!" muling reklamo ni Aressia.
Nakapikit lang ako habang nakikinig sa kanya. She's calling someone. Nang sumagot, sunod-sunod ang pagsasalita niya.
"Girl, you remember the waiter at the Merciless Trion? The one I bully? He's gonna be my bodyguard now! I can't believe my father did this to me! I don't like him! He was with my brother's girlfriend in the Starbucks! He looks old!" sunod-sunod na pang-aalipusta ni Aressia sa lalaking topic nila.
Humina ang boses niya. Umupo siguro sa sofa. Tinignan ko ang katawan, nakasuot na ako ng hospital gown. Huminga ako ng malalim. Nawalan ba ako ng malay sa kulungan? Ilang oras na ako dito? Ilang araw o gabi? Bakit ngayon lang ako nagising?
"No, I don't like him gosh! Stop saying that! I'm not jealous! No! It's okay if he wants to fuck all the girls! I don't care!" muling sabi ni Aressia.
Nakinig pa rin ako. Hindi pa siya tapos sa pakikipag-usap.
"Well yeah, I have the right to stop him from flirting because he's working under our company! Ano ka ba, Mary Alleth? Are you on his side or on me?" she said.
Napahinga ako ng malalim.
"His name is Radly Adson Santianez. He's old. I think he's twenty eight or nine? I don't care!" she said as she end the call.
What? They are talking about my friend, Radson. Bakit nasama si Radson sa usapan nila. And wait, siya yung tinutukoy ni Aressia na magiging bodyguard niya? Oh no! What a disaster!
"I hate that man so much! Well, he is hot and mature but I hate him! He looks arrogant and stoic! Akala mo kung sinong guwapo!" Aressia talk to herself.
Pinigilan kong matawa kahit pa gusto kong humalakhak ngayon. Baka mamaya marinig niya at magalit pa sa akin.
"Humanda siya sa akin dahil bodyguard ko na siya! He always ignore me, then I will make him tikim my ganti!" she talked to herself again.
Bumukas ang pinto at narinig ko ang hindi matigil na reklamo ni Aressia. Nang inangat ko ang ulo, wala na akong bantay. Tahimik na ang kwarto. Tinignan ko muli ang sarili. Awang-awa na ako sa sarili ko ngayon. Hindi ko alam kung saan at kung paano ako magsisimula ulit.

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