Chapter 3
The Announcement
Clary's Point of View
Uh-oh Am I in trouble? Then I remembered that she has something to tell me. I felt nervous of course. Mom’s announcements are usually important. I then made my way to the kitchen and sat down in one of the stools in the counter top.
“Yes mom?” I replied nervously.
“Clary about your education in college-” Before she could even finish I immediately interrupted her and said:
“Yes mom I’m sure about going to UP (University of the Philippines) and nothing will change that. Don’t worry okay? I already passed the exam.” I said reassuring her.
“Well there will be a slight change in that.” She whispered.
“What?! What do you mean?!” I half shouted.
“Clary Alvarez don’t you dare raise your voice on me!” Mom replied raising her voice.
“Errr... Sorry mom, so what is it?” I said letting her continue.
“Your father called today, of course you were still asleep when he called. Well he kind of offered you to study in Japan and live with him.”
As soon as I heard those words I immediately stepped back and felt like the world is crashing down on me. My father? He left us! But he’s still supporting us financially. He left us since I was two! He told mom that he’ll work in Japan to earn a living for us but then he never came back.
Only those packages and monthly allowance. I know I should be thankful but I don’t his need money, I need him. Only to find out that he has a new family already and he replaced us. I was really hurt at such a young age and I haven’t seen him, only in pictures of him holding me as a baby.
And now he wants me back? He wants me to leave mom for him? Why would he ever think that I would want to see him too? For years I’ve grown to hate him although mom keeps on telling me that he loves us. But why did he leave us then?
My thoughts were interrupted as mom hugged me tightly. I felt teardrops stain my dress and I knew that mom was crying. I hate it when she cries.
“Honey, please give your father a chance. I’ll be fine.” She said through sobs.
“But I don’t want to. I don’t want to give him a chance to hurt us again and I’ll never leave you mom.” I said as tears threaten to escape my eyes.
“Clary listen to me, just do this for me okay? And your father supported us for years it’s not like he really abandoned us.” She said wiping my tears and trying to convince me.
“No mom! He abandoned us the moment he thought of never coming back.” I answered back.
“Just please think about it?” Mom pleaded her eyes full of tears and hope. I hate it when she cries.
“Fine. I’ll think about it but don’t expect me to go back to him in open arms.” I finally said not wanting to talk about it further.
“Thank you Clary. Now go and rest. I love you, always remember that.”
“I love you too mom.”
And with that I ran upstairs and plopped to my bed. What an eventful day, I thought as I went to the bathroom and washed my tear-stained face. I changed into my PJs and slammed my body into my bed and remembered that Michael saved his number on my phone.
Maybe I should call him tomorrow and ask for advice. He knows my story and I know his too. That’s why we’re best friends. I still remember that day we met. I was five years old that time.
--Flashback--
Mom and my five year old self are shopping in Mall of Asia when we passed by an ice skating rink. I then told her that I would like to try, but she said she was afraid that I might get hurt but then I convinced her. We paid for the ticket and I went in excitedly and grabbed one of those ice skating shoes when another kid of my age grabbed the one that I got.
“Hey! I got this first! Go get your own!” I told him.
“No! I already got this before you did!” He countered.
We then started pulling the ice skating shoes but me being the weak one; I stumbled back and landed on my butt. That hurt. Then I faked cried to scare the kid.
“Oh no! I’m so sorry! Fine you can have this” He said kindly.
I grinned evilly inside my head and stopped my fake crying and accepted the ice skating shoes not knowing how to wear it since I’m still a five year old. I then saw the kid get another one and he started to wear it, he noticed that I was looking at him and started walking towards me.
“You need help?” He offered.
I nodded shyly. He then started to put on the ice skating shoes on my feet like I was a princess.
“Uhmm... Thanks and sorry about what happened awhile ago.” I said ashamed of what I did.
“Oh no problem!” He replied smiling.
“I’m Michael by the way,” he said extending his hand “Michael Christian Martinez”.
---End of Flashback---
I smiled thinking of that memory, I was really evil that time but him, he was so kind he even offered to hold hands with me while skating because he doesn’t know how to balance on ice yet, of course I agreed because I also don’t know how.
That’s when I found out that that was the first time he stepped on ice. Where his dreams started to grow and I’m glad that I was there.
I closed my eyes with that thought. It was a tiring day indeed and an emotional one too. As I started to drift off to sleep the thoughts in my head vanished except what mom had said, let’s just hope that tomorrow the odds will be in my favor.
Author's Note:
So yeah. That was chapter 3! Don't forget to vote and comment! <3
- Pariah
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