Saturday

"Gising na"

"hm," sabi ko at nag change position  habang natutulog pa

"Nak, gising ka na 11:00 na"

"hm, bukas na," sagot ko at tinakip ko yung mukha ko sa isa sa mga pillow ko.

"Gigising ka o hindi na kita ipagluluto ng adobo mo?!"

O_O

"Gising na gising na," sabi ko and I rubbed my eyes and yawned.

"Bumaba ka na, mag uusap daw kayo ng daddy mo at ni star," sabi ni nanny

"Opo," sabi ko at tumayo papunta sa CR.

I washed my face and brushed my teeth then I looked at myself in the mirror.

Ano nmn kaya ang pag-uusapan namin? Nonsense nmn talaga 'tong mga usap nmin eh! Lahat Mikael do this do that. You should respect your tita star kasi tita mo to.. blah blah blah. Haayyyy

I let out a heavy sigh and put my hair in a bun at bumaba na stairs.

Ayun aga-aga nakita ko na ang mukha ni star. Nakakasawa. Nasisira palagi ang araw ko.

"Ano nanaman ang pag uusapan natin?" sabi ko with an irritated voice. Hey don't judge me, I'm not a morning person lalo na kung nandito si star sa harap ko.

"Goodmorning baby," sabi ni star.

I glared at star and said, "Don't call me baby. I'm not your child. Maaga pa don't ruin my freakin day."

My dad let out a sigh.

"Goodmorning Nak, here, sit."

"I can stand," sagot ko.

"Where do I start.." sabi ni daddy then he sighed again "Anak, I know you don't like star-"

"Ha. Obviously," sagot ko

"But I made up my mind and decided... you need a mom," sabi ni daddy. Parang alam ko saan 'to pupunta na usapan ah.

"Wait, what are you talking about??" I nearly shouted

"Anak-"

"Your dad and I are getting married,"

"WHAT?!" sigaw ko at tinignan si daddy at si daddy naman parang disappointed.

"DON'T F*CKIN TELL ME YOU'RE MARRYING THIS BTCH?!?!" sigaw ko kei daddy. Konti nlng tutulo na ang luha ko..

"Anak, you need to understand, this is for your own good."

"MY OWN GOOD?! HUH?! AND SINCE WHEN DID YOU CARE ABOUT ME?!"

"Don't you dare talk to your father like that!" sigaw ni star

"No, it's okay. Anak pls-" at ayon tumulo na ang luha ko.

"NO! YOU NEVER CARED ABOUT ME. YOU EVEN LIED TO ME. AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS FOR MY OWN GOOD?! HUH?! GOOD MY ARSE! SHE WILL NEVER BE MY MOTHER! I DON'T FREAKIN DESERVE THAT BTCH!"

"Excuse me? I-," sasalita na sana si star but I cut her off.

"Shut up!!" sigaw ko at lumapit sa kanya at tinuro ko siya. "You will never EVER be part of this family! EVER," sigaw ko at tumakbo papunta sa room ko.

Nilock ko yung room ko at humiga at ibinuhos lahat na luha ko.

Puta nmn oh.

....

*May nag text!" nag ring yung phone ko.

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I'll be there by 1 -brad ;)

To: 1234567890

Change of plans. We'll meet at school, 1pm. Bring what you need to bring.

reply ko at sinave yung number niya. Tinignan ko yung oras at 12:00 na pala. 40 min. na ako iyak na iyak dito sa kwarto ko.

Naligo na ako at nag bihis, 3/4 na white shirt that says "Fudge it", pedals na black at vans na galaxy. Tinignan ko yung sarili ko, 40 min. of crying grabe, pula pa yung mata ko at kitang kita yung eyebags ko. I let out a sigh and put my glasses on. Then I put my side bangs over my glasses para at least hindi obvious yung mata ko. Kinuha ko yung sketchpad at pencil ko at nilagay sa galaxy na bag.

Bumaba na ako at npa hinto sa paglakad ng nakita ko yung dalawa kumakain ng lunch.

"Anak, kain na tayo," sabi ni daddy with a worried face.

"I'm full," sagot ko at tinignan si Nan. "Nan, saan si MD?" (short for manong driver)

"Nasa labas."

"Sige. thankyou," sabi ko. "Nan, alis muna ako. bye." at umalis na ako. Bahala na yung dalawa na 'yun. Buhay na nila yun.

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