Another Shed Of Tears

A.S.O.T =20=

Claire POV

I've been locking myself in my bedroom for days now. Nawalan ako ng gana kumain. Nawalan ako ng gana pumasok sa school. Nawalan ako ng gana sa lahat. I just told excuses to my parents but I know they knew something is wrong. I can't bring up myself to ask them, what really happened. What is their reason for not telling me everything. Nakatulala ako sa kisame habang nakahiga sa kama when my mom knock on the door.

"Claire?" I look at her and she look worried "You don't need to go to school today if you are not feeling well, honey." she smiled faintly. I know how hard it was for her but it is also hard for me. I need to know the truth in order for me and for us to move forward.

She walk inside my room and sit in my bed facing me. "Mom" I look at her then I take a deep breath. "What really happened the day we had an accident?" she look suprised but she easily composed herself.

"Honey, I already told you. We're going to your aunt that day when we-" I cut her off. "Mom, please I need to know the truth. My memories are coming back." nagulat siya sa sinabi ko. And I know na nagpapanic na siya ngayon, thinking of an explanation.

"Honey, you don't need to know the truth. It's all in the past now. Can we just forget it and move forward?" hinimas niya ang braso ko trying to convince me. "Mom, you don't know how important this is to me. I need to know the truth because I can't move forward."

"Is that why you ask me to go back to Seoul? When you ask me, I didn't think you have a reason. I just thought na baka gusto mo lang maexperienced ang Seoul kaya lately I've been thinking we should go back to States again." she looked at me but I looked at her confused.

"No, Mom. We can't go back to States. Not right now. Not like this. The truth is I saw a pictures of us, in Seoul a year before my accident. That's why I ask you to go back here."

"Claire, we went there for you to have a new life. I don't want you remembering how your life was here because I know it will hurt you. And I don't want to see you like that. I don't want you to get hurt neither her hurting you. " she look angry but at the same time she looked worried. Pero mas nagulat ako sa sinabi ni mama. Her?

"Her hurting me? Is that Ava?" nagulat ulit siya sa sinabi ko. "Do... D-do you remember her? H-how I taught nalayo na kita sa kanya." naguguluhan ako sa mga sinabi ni mama kaya sinabi ko na sa kanya ang totoo. Actually she doesn't even know na kaibigan ko sila Ava and Nico since never naman sila pumunta sa bahay. She doesn't even know na yung nilipatan kong school ay nandun din sila.

"Yes. I remember her. I remember Nico. I remember the tree house, mom. How you used to nag us about going there but we still go there. I remember everything, Mom. And in fact, they are at my school. I met them again there. They are my classmates." she panicked about what I said. But I managed to calm her.

"Classmates? D-did she hurt you again? Tell me?" it hurts to see your Mom crying in front of you just because she's protecting you. "No, Mom. So please just  tell me everything so that I can deal with her." she takes a deep breath and finally she give in.

"One day I found out that Ava has been spreading bad rumors about you in school. But I don't know why she's doing it because I know she's a good kid and I don't know if you knew about it because you're still friends with her. Her family and our family has a great relationship that's why we decide to talk it out in their house. Nagulat kami na kahit sila hindi nila alam na ganon na pala ang ginagawa ni Ava because they have a high expectation to their daughter. And wala silang makitang rason kung bakit gagawin yun ng anak nila because they believe she's a good kid. Medyo naging mainit yung usapan non kaya hindi namin alam na the both of you sneaked out and then the accident happened. A car hit you. We don't know what happened, we don't know what the two of you were doing that time, nagpanicked na lang kami because you were lying in the ground, full of blood. The doctor said na malala yung kondisyon mo and he suggested na pumunta ng States for a better chance of saving you. And he also said that there is a high possibility that you will have an amnesia. So when we went to the States, we thought na mas better na wag na lang bumalik sa Seoul and since no one contacted you or us, we didn't even bother telling you about Nico. I know he's a good friend of yours. I'm sorry, Anak." I cried. Because of the pain knowing the truth. I cried how they wanted to protect me but all I did was to search the truth.