A Love To Remember

Chapter 26: Duty

Chiara

"Thank you Chia, thank you." she whispered as she hugged me back.

Holy shit! Anong ginawa ko? Bakit ko siya niyakap? I don't even know what the hell happened to my system! What have I done, urgh!

But on the other hand, sige, ipagkait mo pa, Chia. No matter what happens, she's still the Tita Lea you once loved and idolized.

Pero.. past tense na, she may be the woman you praised back then but things changed, Chiara. Remember, siya ang babae ng Daddy mo.

I bit my lower lip as I shrugged my head to get away with those thoughts of mine. Pinaglalaruan nila ang isip ko and heck, it's not advisable!

Nang madatnan ko siyang umiiyak dito, somehow, I had the urge to comfort her and I think, hugging her is the best way to do that. Fine, I admit it! I don't know how to comfort people, okay? Sa mga teleserye kasi na napanood ko, someone can comfort someone else by simply hugging them, right?

She may be the worst woman I know at the moment pero... kahit konti, there's a part in me saying na she's still my Tita Lea and nothing can change that.

We stayed in that position for like minutes or so hanggang sa siya na mismo ang bumitaw sa yakap namin, she faced me as she let out a small smile.

"Thank you for making me feel better.." aniya, "And sorry for that! Nabasa pa tuloy ang damit mo!" she added while looking at my shirt na basa nga ng luha niya.

"It's fine." sagot ko at tumayo na, I look at her and for the first time after a long time, ngumiti ako sa kanya- it's a sincere one.

"Huwag ka ng umiyak, ayaw ni Sabel na makitang malungkot ang Mommy niya, be strong for her." I said, mimicking the words I also said when she first brought me to Sabel's grave.

Before she can even response, I immediately left Dad's room and went to my own room instead, closing the door behind me. Napasandal ako sa pinto at mariing napapikit after remembering everything that I did.

Kahit papaano, mabait pa rin naman pala ako.

The next day, I went to school looking grumpy as ever. Given to the fact na wala pa akong tulog dahil buong magdamag kong inisip ang mga ginawa ko kahapon, binawasan pa talaga ni Daddy ang weekly allowance ko because of being rude towards Lea.

Little did he know, I was the one who comforted his girlfriend, yet ako pa itong lumabas na masama. Palagi naman eh, palagi naman!

Masama ako sa paningin niya? O edi panindigan ko na!

"Ms. Muhlach, using phone in the middle of my class is strictly prohibited. Hand me your phone at mananatili 'yan sa faculty office for three months. " napaangat ako ng tingin when Ma'am Fuentabella caught my attention, nakatayo siya sa harap ko habang inaayos ang salamin niya.

I didn't even notice na nasa harap ko na pala siya. Instead of saying my apologies, ngumisi lang ako at tinaasan siya ng kilay.

"With all due your respect, Ma'am, but do you think in the first place, gagamitin ko itong cellphone ko when I found your class interesting? Frankly speaking, your way of teaching annoys me and it is so boring that you sounded like music to my ears, not those angelic types, the creepy ones just like in horror movies. Kanina ko pa gustong matulog but you must be thankful kasi nilabanan ko ang antok ko dahil kung hindi, I could've been snoring by now!" mahabang lintaya ko, from my peripheral vision, I can see my classmates surprised faces, iyong hindi sila makapaniwala na nagawa kong sagutin si Ma'am, others are like stopping themselves from laughing.