The Status Between Us

Chapter 10- His Reasons

I'm about to end this week with a hopeful thinking na sana walang disastrous na mangyari sa 5-day field trip namin sa isla na wala akong kaalam-alam. Iniisip ko palang, parang hindi ko kakayanin ang walang internet. Pano nalang yung business? I know kuya is there to take care of it for the meantime but iba lang talaga if ako yung nakakaalam sa mga nangyayari. Ugh! Bakit pa kasi kailangan ang field trip sa course na 'to? Leche. Dagdagan pa na may kasama ako na hindi ko naman classmate o ano pero kailangan dahil kung hindi ko pasasamahin eh babawasan ni kuya yung allowance ko ng halos kalahati for five months and in order for that not to happen, I have to bring Calvin with me sa field trip. Ang masaklap pa, my partner is Axl. Ang galing diba?

Today is Friday and I woke up very late. Well, sinadya ko talaga yun dahil ayoko talaga pumunta sa isla. I feel like I'm gonna be sick for the whole trip dahil nga sa ayoko talaga kasama si Cal at Axl at the same time and place.

Freaky aunt calling...

Tiningnan ko yung phone ko and I hesitated answering her call. I know it's not good news. Pagagalitan lang ako nito for sure. She called again and this time, I took courage to answer her call.

"Hmm?" parang nagtatanong lang ako kung ano ang kailangan niya.

"GET YOUR BITCH ASS HERE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OR YOU'LL BE SENT TO THE STATES FOR GOOD!" then she hang up.

Sa sobrang pagkataranta ko, muntik ko ng matapon yung phone ko na nakasaksak pa sa laptop. Shit! What a great way to tell me to hurry up.

Dali-dali akong pumunta sa shower and thankfully ready na lahat ng gamit ko pati yung susuotin ko today kaya nag apply lang ako ng light make-up and hurriedly went down. I saw kuya in the living room at hindi na ako nagtataka kung bakit parang hindi siya nagulat na I am way behind schedule. Ugh! I think he knows that tita just called to scold me. Lumapit ako sakanya and he looked at me.

"I still can't believe your selling your own sister to someone you don't really know. Tsk" tumalikod na ako but he started talking.

"Exy, I'm not doing this for the business alone. Trust me baby girl, I'm doing this for your own good. Someday, you'll thank me and Dad for doing this. Enjoy your trip princess and please be good with your fiancée."

Bumuntong hininga lang ako and lumabas na ng bahay. Nakita kung nasa labas yung family driver namin at naghihintay sa akin. I got confused why he's here so I asked him.

"Manong Ben, bakit nandito po kayo?" marunong akong mag-Po kaya don'tcha judge me.

"Ako yung maghahatid sayo sa port ma'am. Naghihintay na po dun ang tita niyo."

"What? So you mean I can't bring my own car?" oh shit pati ba naman car bawal?

"Opo ma'am. Sasakay daw po kayo dun sa University bus. Hinihintay na po kayo ng mga kaklase niyo. Tara na po?" then he opened the passenger's seat for me.

I took a deep breath. I know I can't fight back with my aunt. I know I should follow her and her rules. And that's what I hate the most. Kung sana lang mom is here with me. Haaaays. Sumakay na ako sa sasakyan and si manong na ang bahala sa pagkarga ng mga gamit ko.

It was a long ride and I had managed to take a nap. When I noticed that the car stopped and naamoy ko na ang dagat, saka lang ako gumising. I saw our university bus and went out of the car.