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Chapter 12

Chapter 12

August 19 na. which means… BIRTHDAY KO NA!!!

Alam kong kulang na kulang itong birthday celebration kong ito pero ok lang I still have my friends and some of my relatives though. Siguro magiging masaya din itong birthday party na ito. Bumangon ako agad pagpatak ng 6 am and went to my parents’ room like I usually do when I was still young. Nakasanayan ko na eh. I am now 16 years old. Wow! Ang bilis naman ng oras. It’s like yesterday I was just 8 years old.

I opened my parents’ bedroom, a thought came rushing through my brain. Oh yeah, they went on a business trip. I forgot, business is more important than their own daughter’s birthday. Grabe, hanggang ngayon ang sakit pa rin na mas naalala nila ang business trip nila kesa sa birthday ng sarili nilang anak. Ang hirap naman ng ganitong buhay! Mayaman nga, miserable naman.

I just went to the shower instead. This is one of your miserable birthdays, remember? Yah I remember. Sobrang linaw nga sa utak ko eh.

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It’s now 6:30 pm. MAYA and MIA came over to help. My party is going to be a costume party. I hope it’s going to be fun. My friends are going to be there, some of my relatives here, and my Grandma! Among all my realtives, my Grandma is my favorite. Super close ko sa kanya. Kapag may aaway sa akin sa kanya ako pupunta. I’m with her in bad times and in good times.

Last 2 years, she got a heart attack, I stayed up late in the chapel just praying to let her live. I love her so much! thanks to God, she lived. Since then, I never left her side until last month. Because she needs to be hospitalized dahil may sakit daw siya na hindi ko alam. Ayaw nila sabihin sa akin eh.

Lahat ng ininvite ko andito na except for my Grandma. Asan na kaya siya? I walked down the stairs wearing my Catwoman costume. This costume really shows my curves! Anyway, back to the party. Wala pa rin si Grandma. Siya pa naman yung pinakahinihintay ko dito. Sabi niya sa akin pwede daw siya pumunta, pinayagan daw siya nang mga doctor. Kaya, asan na siya?

8:30 na, wala pa rin si grandma. The party is pretty well naman. Oh yeah! CLOG and Bri is also here. Bri is wearing a Spiderman costume and CLOG is wearing a Batman costume.

I searched for some of my realtives and asked them if alam nila kung nasaan si Grandma. Sabi naman nila sa akin hindi daw nila alam. Suddenly, Tita Dev’s phone rang. Unknown number? Who would call her? Baka clients. Pero na-shock ako dun sa reaction ni Tita, parang na-shock din sa narinig niya na may halong lungkot? Mas nagulat ako nung lumuha si Tita. Binaba na niya yung phone then humarap sa amin… kinakabahan ako sa sasabihin niya.

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“Patay na si Mama” –Tita Dev

Parang nabingi ako sa narinig ko. Wala na si Grandma. Wala na ang kaisa-isang tao na nasa tabi lalo na kapag kailangan ko ng karamay. Wala na ang kaisa-isang tao na naniwala sa akin. Wala na. wala na talaga. Ang mas masaklap, on my birthday pa.

Hindi ko namalayan, my tears were rushing like a waterfall. And I ran. I ran so fast hindi ko na alam kung anong dinadaanan ko, bangga lang ako nang bangga ng tao. Not knowing where to even go. I just ran. I ran from the news. I ran from the sadness. I ran because I was afraid. I ran because I don’t want to be alone again. I just ran.

CLOG’s POV

Nakita ko si CANDY… tumatakbo? Sinundan ko siya. She stopped at the garden. I was about to approach her pero naunahan ako ni Bri. Bakit ba lagi na lang siyang nauuna?! Hindi ba pwedeng ako naman?! Ako naman ang magiging superhero ni CANDY?! Lagi na lang siya?! Ano ba namang tadhana yan!

Wala na akong magagawa, nangyari na eh. Umalis na lang ako, pero I stayed sa party. Baka magkaroon din ako ng chance kay CANDY. I went for drinks and looked around. Then I saw CANDY again, I was about to approach her, again, pero may linta siyang kasama. Buti buhay pa si CANDY? Ang laki nung linta na kasama niya eh. Teka, hindi ata linta yun, oo hindi nga. Alam ko na kung ano yun. AHAS yun, oo AHAS! Ano bayan! Buti pa yung AHAS nakakasama si CANDY, samantalang yung normal na tao hindi maka-score. Kung sino pa yung HAYOP siya pa yung pinapansin. Pero ok lang yun, HAYOP man siya ni CANDY, BAGAY naman kaming dalawa.