Carpool

Chapter 6

~ Pretence ~

BEATRIZ

I woke up feeling slightly excited for this afternoon. It's just the second day of me being Jhoana's carpool buddy but I feel like I should take this seriously. As some of my friends told me last night when I told them about Jho, "kina-career" ko nga daw masyado ito.

I got my phone and checked her class schedule, thank God for the carpool profile.

Your Carpool Buddy for this semester
Jhoana Louisse A. Maraguinot
BFA Information Design
Jhoana's schedule: FirstSemSched.doc

Tuesday ngayon kaya naman alam kong walang shift si Jhoana sa library. I also learned from her schedule that we were classmates in one subject, which excites me.

Her classes end at 4:30 while mine ends at 4:00. Tama yan, ako naman ang mag iintay sakanya.

Napa tingin naman ako sa pinto when I heard a soft knock. The door slightly opened and it revealed Manang Nelya.

"Bei, kain na. May pasok ka diba?" She slowly walked inside my room and gave me a smile.

"Dun nalang po ako kakain sa school, manang. Kailangan ko na po kasi mag ready." I placed my phone to my bedside table and removed my blanket. I headed straight inside the restroom when manang quickly walked towards me.

"Pero, Bea, andiyan ang daddy mo." I stopped walking and rolled my eyes. "Kakarating niya lang at gusto niya sana kayo makasama mag almusal, kayo ng kuya mo."

Natawa naman ako at sarkastikong nag salita. "Really? Kasama ako? O baka naman si kuya lang?"

I faced manang and she stared at me with hopeful eyes.

"Manang, maganda na nga gising ko eh, paano kapag nag kasagutan kami? Ayoko naman masira yung araw naming lahat." Dagdag ko.

Hinawakan naman niya ang kamay ko at medyo hinaplos ito. Alam kong hindi talaga titigil si manang.

"Sige na naman, subukan mo lang anak."

I sighed and nodded. I told manang that I'll take a quick shower and I'll just join them for breakfast when I'm done.

After a few minutes, I went down the stairs and I can immediately hear their muffled voices from the garden.

I made my way to the door that leads outside. I sighed deeply and pulled myself together before slowly sliding the door.

Natigil naman tawanan nila ng lumabas ako. I greeted everyone a good morning as I walked towards my dad. Bumeso ako ng mabilis at napansin na patapos na sila kumain, inuubos nalang nila ang kape nila.

"Finally, bumaba ka na. Go ahead and seat down to eat your breakfast, anak." My mom smiled as I sat down beside her. I began quickly getting some bread and butter. The faster I get this done, the quicker I'll be able to leave this house.

My dad cleared his throat and I can feel that he's staring at me. I chose to just eat silently while stirring my juice, completely ignoring him. Kunwari, wala akong nakikita.

"Your mom mentioned that your car was towed again, Beatriz."

Ang gandang pambungad naman nito.

"Simpleng bagay na nga lang, katulad niyang sasakyan mo, hindi mo pa maingatan?" Dagdag pa ni dad. "How can I entrust you with a bigger responsibility if until now,—"

Mom held his hand and cut him off.

"Hon, it's all taken cared of. She even has her own parking spot in Ateneo now, right?" My mom looked at me as I nodded slowly still looking down on my plate. "Kaya please, arguing about this is nonsense."