Chained Me

Kabanata 14

"This is your picture when you were first born baby. You look like me. So lovely!"

Napahagikhik ako 'mama' ko dahil napakasigla parin ng boses nito kahit maggagabi na. To think na simula umaga pa niya ako kinukuwentuhan tungkol sa pagkabata ko.

Si 'papa' naman ay napa leave ng trabaho niya sa kanyang kumpanya dahil gusto din akong makasama. Nasa tabi siya ni mama at nangingiti din habang pinapanood kaming mag ina na magkuwentuhan.

Si kuya naman ay nasa itaas dahil inutusan ni mama na tulungan ang mga kasambahay na ayusin ang magiging kuwarto ko kasama si Gracelyn.

Mama flips the page and on picture is only there in the next page.

Its a baby with pink jacket while lying on my mother's side sleeping peacefully.

"And this is your last picture when your babysitter took you away from us."
May bahid ng lungkot ang boses ni mama.

Tumingin ako sa picture. Parang manika ako doon dahil sa sobrang kaputian plus my chubby and pinky cheeks.

"Hindi na ulit siya mawawala pa sa atin, love. Hinding hindi na." May kasiguraduhan sa boses ni papa habang hinahalikan ang gilid ng sentidong nalungkot na si mama.

Napangiti ako dahil napakasweet nila.

"G-gusto ko po sanang malaman... Kung paano ako nakuha ng kinilala kong ina?"
Pagtatanong ko sa mga ito.

Napabuntong hininga si mama at hinaplos ang aking kaliwang pisngi.

"Your father and I, was so busy with your twin sister. Si gracelyn. She was always sick all the time and she needs a medical attention. You were opposite with your twin that time. You're strong and jolly while your twin is weak and always rushed in the hospital. We hired a babysitter to look after you since your brother was busy in his study. I never thought that Nelia was your father's fling when he was still 30's"
Narinig naman niya ang papa niya na binulungan ang mama niya ng 'iloveyou' na siyang nagpangiti sa mama niya. So sweet.

"Nelia loves your father so much and she assumed that if she get near your father she can get his attention but the weeks passed your father didn't recognized her so he ignored her and Nelia was so furious when she found out that there was no hope in your father."

"She got her revenge and you are the one that she's babysitting so she took you away. Your brother saw her with you in her arms while running out of this mansion, he tried to saved you but he failed. Since then, he blamed himself because he can't saved you."

"Pero siya parin ang naging dahilan kung bakit ka nandito ulit. Ginusto naming.lumipat ng Australia dahil nagkaroon ako ng Depression sa pagkawala mg aming prinsesa pero nagmatigas ang kuya mo dahil alam niyang babalik ka at hindi daw pwedeng pag bumalik ka ay wala kami dito."
Bahagyang natawa si mama sa kuwento niya kay kuya.

"Mana siya sa akin, love."
Wika ni papa.

Ngumuso lang si mama kaya napangiti ako. They are just so sweet couple.