Batavian Tears

Chapter Ten

The next day I woke up even before my alarm rang. I slept peacefully last night kaya naman maganda talaga ang umaga ko.

I did my morning routine, took a shower then apply just a minimal make up. I do wear make ups at school hindi naman pinagbabawal pero not too much.

Pagka baba ko naka handa na ang almusal, kung noon halos sa mga drive tru nalang ako nakain ngayon hindi na. Naka upo na sila Mama, Daddy, at Alexa sa lamesa.

Nang matapos kaming kumain sinabi ni Daddy na sabay na kami ihahatid sa school.

Nasa magkabilang parte kami nang kotse naka upo ni Alexa. Naka tingin lang sya through the window.

"Alexa." I softy called her name.

Agad naman syang tumingin sakin at nag tanong.

"Pwede ba gaming comfortable ka saakin? Dalawa lang naman tayong magkapatid, we can be bestfriends." Malambing na sabi ko sakanya. It was cringing but honestly I feel not siguro dahil kapatid ko sya?

She just nodded her head.

"Yes, of course. I'm just starting to get you know palang. Pero pwede na ba kita tawaging Ate." Medyo jolly na sabi nya pa saakin kaya natigilan ako. Because last night she was so quiet and still all she did was nodding.

Napansin nya sigurong natigilan ako kaya nawala yong ngite nya at yumuko.

"Hey, of course. I told you last night that you can call me Ate na. But akala ko ayaw mo kasi you were quiet."

She looked at me again. "Because I thought you're doing it because of Daddy, parang pinaplastic mo ako."

Siguro nga ganon magiging impression nya talaga kasi first time lang namin magkita- no, it was only the second we met pero first time na malalaki na kami. Tapos ang bait ko agad sakanya.

"Uh, sorry I didn't mean it that way, I really wanted to have a sibling ever since but apparently my parents separate." The last word I said was almost a whispered I don't want her to misunderstood what I've said.

"We should do that, maybe when we're free we should bond and get to know each other." She smiled. I smiled back at her.

We talked about a lot of things until we reached to her school it was a catholic all girls school.

"I should go now Ate, see you at home." She bid her goodbye.

In just few minutes I reached to my school. Sinabihan ko yong driver na sunduin ako para sabay kami maka-uwi ni Alexa.

As soon as I got to my room I saw the girls talking. I put my bag to my chair before going to them.

"Oh here you are?" Sabi sakin ni Avonne. The gave me a paper bag, I looked at them confused.

"Ano naman 'to?" Tanong ko sakanila. Alam kong nagshopping sila kahapon pero hindi ako naka sama kasi nga "naglipat bahay kami".

She just shrugged. "Just a simple gift, we know you have a house."

I opened the paper bag it was a canvas painting frame. I smiled and mouthed thank you to them. I really love these kind of stuff my old room was filled with canvas paintings or vintage paints.

I have 2 shelves one for my novel books and one for my paintings. Whenever my mom got invited to an auction she always bid for a painting.

She bought is as a pasalubong for me, I'm not a big spender I save money for books and painting.

"Kelan mo naman balak na magpa house warming?" She asked me. I shake my head because I wasn't planning for those kind of stuff and also my parent won't allow me.