When I Escaped

Chapter 9

Pag uwi ko sa bahay, wala pa si mama kaya't ako nalang nagluto ng adobo. I checked my email again.

<travsromero09@gmail.com>
May 8, 2017 9:00 pm

Travis: Didn't you receive my text?!

Julie: WHAT?! Akala ko wrong send lang. :((((

Travis: No :p

Julie: We need to talk

Travis: We're talking

Julie: plzzzz :) tomorrow?

Travis: k

I sighed and closed the laptop.
Mom and I ate together when she arrived.

"Ma I wonder, ano ba ginagawa mo sa mga panahong hindi mo pa ako kinakausap?" I asked out of my curiosity.

"Sa unang taong namatay ang daddy mo, I was depressed and I couldn't accept the fact that he wanted a divorce before that incident. And just last year I started investigating." seryoso ang tono niya.

"What did you find out?"

"It was not an accident, It was suicide." tumutulo ang luha niya.

What the hell?! I covered my mouth in shocked. I can feel warm droplets of tears gushing out of my eyes.

"I'm sorry, I-I shouldn't ask you in front of the food" pinikit ko nalang yong mga ko and went to my room.

Why would dad do such a thing? I know he really loves us but why did he gave up? He escaped? Why? So many unanswered questions na nag resulta sa maraming luha.

I can't sleep, so I didn't. I just watch the sun immersed in the horizon, orange and pink colors blended together then the pale moon peeped at me.

Sa umaga nag notify ang laptop ko.

Message from <travsromero09@gmail.com>
6:00 am

Travis: Park

Julie: ...........

Julie: okkkkk I'll be there!

I breathe heavily. Then went to the park.

"Hey Jul" si Travis catching up on me. "You look different."

I'm aware na mukha akong patay pero hindi niya naman kelangan ipaalam.

"Didn't sleep well"mahina kong sabi.

"No, I mean a good kind of different." nginitian niya ako.

I rolled my eyes.
"Bakit mo ako tinawag na bakekang?"

He faced me. "Last friday, we had a recitation sa biology, by partner. And where were you?"

Natawa ako. "Okay, sorry. I'll make it up to you."

"I'm just kidding at the bakekang part." humahalakhak siya.

Kumain kami sa foodstore at pinagusapan namin ang tungkol kay mama at papa. Travis was a good listener.

"I'm sorry about your dad, Julie." si Trav. "I'm just here if you wanted to talk about something." he held my hand, I can feel his palms full of callouses and his veins are visible which I find attractive.

Tumango ako. Naabot na ang paguusap namin kay Connor.

"Really? Connor offered to have lunch with you?" he looked confused.