Past Life

Chapter 23-Drinking the potion

From your Dad

From your Dad

From your Dad

No way. Shocks! Hanggang sa pag-uwi ko dito sa bahay eto yung laman ng utak ko. How will I explain this to him? Dad, malanjut kasi ako kaya nafall ako sa isang taong hindi dapat ako mafall. Pengeng potion? Thanks.

"So you want potion Sweetie?" I'm stunned. I hesitate to look at the owner of the voice.

"You're thinking out loud again. Hahaha!" My father is making fun of me. Great. Just great.

"I can sense your brain releasing.."

"Dad. I'm so sick of your brain-chemicals-conversation." I can sense he's trying his best not to laugh at me. "Don't laugh at me."

"I'm not laughing." And there, he laughs.

"Dad.. Is that true? Ahm, about the potion?" I'm really grateful my Dad is a cool guy. He's making things easy for me. He's the best.

"Yes. I create potion through brain chemicals. Potions for love, hatred, control and anything. Alam mo naman nung natalo akong mayor, masyado akong nadepressed. So I make myself busy doing those potions."

"Ooh." Yan lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko dahil hindi ko alam kung paano ako hihingi nun.

"You want to say something Sweetie?"

"Dad.. ahm. I'm just curious and I'm not convinced that you made these potions out of boredom. You're not that kind of guy. You always think deep before you made an act. That's what brains do."

"Whoah. Impressive observant. Sweetie, it's been 22 years ago when that accident happened." Hindi ko pa nakita na ganito kaseryoso si Dad. This is so strange. But then he continue speaking.. "They were two of my closest friends. At dahil din diyan sa past lives na yan, they don't get their happy ending. End of story."

"Yun na yun!?" Ang drama kasi ng intro tapos yun lang yung kwento? Seriously?

"Hala eh yun na yun. Atsaka isa pa, hindi ako ang dapat magkwento dito. Ikaw dapat."

"Dad.. ahm. Actually hindi naman talaga ako yung may kailangan." Liar ka Cyker, liar ka. "Angela needs it. Ahm, so pwede ba akong makahingi?" I feel my hands becoming sweaty. A sign that I'm lying.

"OK. So that explains yung navoice out mo kanina na Pengeng potion? Thanks." Ginaya niya pa yung boses ko. Yun lang ba yung narinig ni Dad? Shocks! Sana yun lang.

"Yun lang ba yung narinig mo Dad? Wala ng iba?"

"Oo. Bakit may kailangan pa ba akong marinig?"

"Ah, wala naman."

"I'll give you the thing that you need tomorrow. Ano bang klaseng potion?" Yes. Thank goodness.

"The potion for hatred."

"Whoah. Is Angela serious about this thing? I bet, they have the same situation with my friend. Is she inlove with someone forbidden? Take note, Once na ininom na nila ito, there's no turning back." Tumutusok lahat ng sinasabi ni Dad sa akin. There's no turning back. And just the thought of hating him makes me sick. 

I don't want to. But I have to. 

And just to remind you, it's hard to make me change my mind. And for once, I want to change it for him.

"She is. She needs to do it. And she'll do it." I need to do it. I will do it. Buti na lang at hindi binabasa ni Dad ang mga chemicals sa brain ko ngayon. Or else, I will be as good as dead.