"Mom."
"A-anak." Mom.
"What are you doing here?" I'm using my cold voice. Ayaw kong umiyak, please. Ayaw kong makita niya akong weak.
"A-anak p-please forgive me." Mom.
"Anak? Forgive? You've gotta be kidding me."
"Anak, I know it's hard for you to grow up without me by your side pero gusto kong bumawi ngayon." Mom.
"You're too late mom."
Tumayo na ako at aalis na sana kasi anytime tutulo na yung luha ko pero hinawakan niya ang braso ko.
"Ak, please forgive me." Mom.
"You can't just leave, and come back, and expect everything will be okay?!"
Lumuhod si mommy at tinignan ako. "Naisip ko lang yun dahil your dad needs to move on." Mom.
"Move on? Move on from what? Tumayo ka mom."
"Will you believe me if I'll tell you the reason?" Mom.
"Maybe, maybe not."
Umupo na muna kami at nagkwento na si mom. "You were still a baby that time nung dumating yung first love ng daddy mo, palagi na siyang umuuwi ng late. I asked him why at ang sabi niya lang ay busy daw sa company dahil nagkaroon ng problema. Binalewala ko yun dahil totoong may problema but one day, nagtataka na ako dahil parang ang tagal naman atang masolve nung problem, sinundan ko yung daddy mo pero sa labas lang ako ng company at tinawag yung guard, I asked the guard kung what time umuuwi yung daddy mo pero he said exactly 5pm daw kaya nagtaka na ako ng sobra. Lumabas yung daddy mo at exactly 5pm at umalis na kaya sinundan ko siya at pumunta siya sa isang condominium, binalewala ko nalang ulit yun dahil baka kabarkada lang niya pero sinundan ko padin siya. But I didn't expect what happened next, lumabas yung first love ng daddy mo, a-anak they kissed. I was so devastated that time kasi your dad never showed me that he cares for me, that he loves me. Sinugod ko sila and sinabunutan yung first love ng daddy mo pero tinulak lang ako ng daddy mo at sinampal, I didn't know that she was pregnant pero alam kong hindi ang daddy mo ang ama, pero nagbulag-bulagan yung daddy mo, I don't know what to do, pinagsalitaan niya ako ng masasakit na salita pero binalewala ko lang yun, gusto kong magpakamatay pero naisip kita kaya dali dali akong lumabas I even heard your dad calling my name pero wala na akong paki. Pagdating ko sa bahay, dun na bumuhos yung luha ko, wala ka na eh, pinakuha ka daw ng daddy mo while I'm on my way sa bahay. Tinago ka niya sa akin. Anak, I'm so sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Hindi kita nahanap dahil b-buntis ako nung time na yun at maselan ang pagbubuntis ko." Mom.
Umiiyak na ako at sobrang basa na ng mukha ko, I didn't know na sobra sobra pala yung pinagdaan ni mommy before.
"M-mom, si Angela Macapagal ba yung first love ni dad?"
"Yes, paano mo nalaman?" Mom.
I wiped my mom's tears. "I know how to get a revenge."
"A-anak, you don't have to." Mom.
"No mom, hindi pa kayo nag divorced ni dad so basically, you're still his wife, at yung Angela na yun ang mistress."
Gusto kong magalit sa daddy ko pero hindi ko kaya, siguro magtatampo lang pero galit? Hindi ko kaya.
"Mom, diba sabi mo you're pregnant that time? W-where's my sister or brother?"
Umiling-iling si mommy. "S-she died *sniff* napabayaan ko ang sarili ko, I always get wasted to forget my problems at nakalimutan kong buntis pala ako. *sobs* One day, sobrang lasing ko nun dahil hindi ko matanggap na wala na kayo ng daddy mo, ako lang magisa nagdrive dahil hindi ko pinasama yung driver, tas ayun, something happened, nabangga or shall I say binangga ako, sa sobrang lakas ng impact ng pagkabangga ko, tumilapon ako at nabagok yung ulo ko, I was in coma for 3 years and nakunan ako." Mom.
"Mom, i'm so sorry. Wala ako sa mga panahong sobrang down ka. I'm so so sorry."
"It's okay anak, It wasn't your fault." Mom.
I hugged her at bumuhos ulit yung mga luha ko. My mom is back.
"Please don't leave me again, mom."
Mom smiled. "I won't."
Pumunta na kami sa room ni dad at pumasok.
"Andrea." Dad.
My mom raised her brow. "What?"
Ngayon alam ko na kung saan ko namana yung pagkamaldita ko.
"What are you doing here?" Dad.
"None of your business." Mom.
Umupo lang ako sa gilid at hinayaan silang magusap.
"But you are my business." Dad smirked.
"Oh really? Well, fuck you Albert!" Mom said while rolling her eyes.
"Why won't you give me a hug hmm?" Dad. He spread her arms widely pero inirapan lang siya ulit ni mommy.
"You're disgusting." Mom.
"Here's the food!" Dumating na si Kurt at natigilan ng makita niya si mommy.
"Tita." Kurt bowed his head kaya nagtaka ako.
"Kurt." Mom.
"Kurt? Why did you bowed your head?"
"H-huh? Wala yun haha tara kain na tayo I'm hungry." Kurt.
Kumain na kami at sinusubuan ko si daddy, si Kurt at mommy nasa gilid naguusap ata. I sighed.
Angela and Beatrice Macapagal? See you soonest. I smirked at sinubuan na si dad.
