My Ex Is Pert; The Expert

Ex-Pert 6 •Pagpili•

Grace

I kinda feel weigh down when dad ended the call. I hated this. I hated this but if I was here to choose. I will definitely choose nanay Ising and mang Ben over dad. Mental tension and worries were spinning around my head. Hindi ko talaga kayang iwan ang dalawa, lalo na't nasa gantong sitwasyon sila.

"Ms. Miss?" Nakatulala ako sa kawalan ng maramdamang may daliring dumampi sa aking balikat.

"Ms." walang emosyong nilingon ko kung sino man ito.

"Ms. Close na po yung bangko. Bawal po kasing bastang-bastang magpatambay nalang dito." Saad ng gwardyang nakaharap ko. Hindi ko namalayan na ginabihan na'ko kakaupo dito sa gilid ng bangko. Matapos kasi nang sagotan namin ni daddy hindi na'ko nakaalis saking kinatatayuan, ill at ease being antsy about the happenings. I really think a lot about something in an unhappy way tho. The heaviness of the brood, anxiety, and concernment Im feeling might eat the strength I got inside. Pakiramdan ko pasan na pasan ko ang mundo ngayon.

Tinangoan ko nalang ang gwardya when I made a faint smile. Nakabagsak ang lahat nang tinungo ko ang sasakyan.

Sinabihan ko ang sarili na hindi ako babalik ng ospital hangga't wala akong dalang tatlong milyon and the only hope I'm leaning to was my account. Umaasa na sana ako 'dun to prevent the risk in Mang Ben's life. And the worse part was, nagkasagotan pa kami ni daddy. And that argument didn't help at all, it even made the situation even worse. Questions were spinning around my head like, Saan ako kukuha ng pera? Iiwan ko nalang ba talaga sila? Am I going with dad?

"No!" I changed my car gear and made my speed into 90. I already made my decision and that's what Im planning to do right now. Im absolutely mad but at the same time I feel sorry for dad for I am not going to obey him. I feel bad for being too good, might as well do the things I wanted to do back then. Other than that, I've felt the happiness of what they called family together with the two, so that wouldn't change a thing, they even boosted my confidence back. To make it short tho, Nay Ising and Mang Ben were there for me when no one else was. So now, all I have to do was to find a money. But how could I find a three million cash in an instant?

I'm in the middle of my thoughts when I heard my phone buzzed so I quickly slid my hands down my bag pocket.

"Nay Ising?" My brows furrowed when I read the contact name.

From: Nay Ising */*/*

Gracia bumalik kana dito. Gabi na at delikadong mag-isa kalang. Saka tinawagan ko na'rin yung donor, sabing okay lang daw kung hindi natin maibigay ang pera ngayon basta't within this week lang daw, pagkat kailangan rin nila ng pera. Pero kapag wala daw tayong maibayad bakasakaling maghanap sila ng ibang paga-alokan.

Ga'yon paman nabawas-bawasan ang bigat na dinadala ko nang binasa ang text ni Nanay. Alam niya din sigurong wala akong nakuhang tatlong milyon, bagamat gabi na'y hindi pa ako bumabalik doon.

Suminghal ako at nagdesisyong bumalik na ng ospital. Wala narin man akong pupuntahan. Kaya niliko ko na ang sasakyan sa direksyong patungong ospital. Ngunit habang nagmamaneho pabalik, hindi parin mawala-wala sa isipan ko ang kailangan namin ngayon, within this week lang ang binigay ng donor, e sa ganun saan naman kami makakakuha ng pera sa linggong ito.

Mas binilisan ko na ang pagmamaneho at agad na pinark ito ng marating ang ospital. Dala dala ko naman ang aking bag nang pumasok uli dito.