Author's note: I decided na paghiwa-hiwalayin lang ang POV ni Drei(Epilogue) tapos i-add sa mga chapters. So the previous chapter(yung first time nila) dapat sa epilogue ko siya irereveal noon. You are still reading the original plot, minimal changes lang, like names ng mga characters na nalimot ko lang, locations etc. Salamat sa inyong lahat for still giving me a chance. Enjoy reading!
Aizelle's POV
"Hayop ka! Wala kang utang na loob!" Namamanhid pa ang pisngi ko sa pagkakasampal sa akin ni Auntie. Galit na galit siya sa akin. I didn't even get a chance to explain my side. I don't know how Bobby manipulated her and what he told her. There was a painful sound roaring in my ear, I collected myself and just went on. Hindi ko na maintindihan ang ibang sinasabi sa akin ni Auntie. "Manang mana ka nga sa ina mo, walang utang na loob! Parehas kayong malandi!" I glared at her. Nagpintig ang tainga ko. She knows how to push my buttons. Wala siyang karapatang sabihin iyon sa nanay ko. I should be mad at her–I should be but I didn't. I chose to understand her, decided to wait, until the right time comes, and explain her side–if she's still out there breathing and alive. I never condemned the possible comeback of my mother. I was never one-sided and didn't hold on to the unsolicited prejudices of other people, even my relatives, to my mother because they only know a few things and not everything, I still believe that she has a valid reason for doing so. Whatever that is, I'm still willing to accept her.
I didn't notice that my mouth is bleeding not until I tasted something metallic. It was unpleasant and I feel dehydrated. "Ano ka ba naman, Ma! Bakit ba si Aizelle na lang ang lagi mong pinagiinitan eh yang hayop na lalaking yan ano ba sa tingin ang ginagawa ha?!" Galit na galit si Miko sa ina.
"Huwag kang makialam Miko! Wala kang alam" Auntie shouted at Miko making the veins in her neck more palpable.
"Ma, nakikita mo pa ba ang sarili mo? Hindi ba ikaw ang parang walang alam dito at nagbubulag-bulagan?" May galit na sabi ni Miko kay Auntie.
Hindi ako nagsalita noong sila na ang nagsasagutan. Naging impiyerno na naman ang araw ko. Hindi ko sinasabayan ang galit ni Auntie, marahil ay kung ano-ano ang pinagsasabi ni Bobby sa kanya kaya siya nagkakaganyan. Susubukan kong palamigin ang sitwasyon. I didn't answer even though I feel insulted. Ayokong ayoko na iniinsulto niya ako pagdating kay Mommy.
Maya-maya ay kumalma na rin si Auntie.
"Ikaw Aizelle, tutal nagpapart time ka naman, umalis ka na sa bahay na ito at maghanap ka ng sarili mong matitirahan." She said, while spreading the peanut butter in the center of her sliced bread. Siguro ay ginutom sa kakagalit.
Sa sinabi sa akin ni Auntie, I felt almost at liberty. I always thought it was better that way, na maghiwa-hiwalay kami ng tirahan.
Ilang oras na simula nang makaalis sila Drei sa airport, wala pa rin siyang message or tawag. Susubukan niya raw akong tawagan kung may chance. Nasa akin kasi ang phone niya.
I glanced at Drei's phone in my hand while feeling the veins pulsating very fast. I didn't know it would feel this way to hold his phone, it feels different. I got excited. Umakyat ako at naglock sa sariling kwarto. Kakauwi ko lang galing school at humabol ako sa klase namin. Kinakabahan ako dahil hindi ako nakapag aral at hindi ako sigurado sa mga naisagot sa chapter test namin.
I unlocked Drei's phone. Nahahawakan ko naman ito when we're together, medyo edgy lang ang feeling dahil pakiramdam ko mali ang ginagawa ko. For me, a mobile phone is like your internal organs, it is a part of you–a huge part of you, and seventy nine point nine percent of your secrets can be found on your phone.
My heart is beating very fast when the screen of the phone lights up. It looks boring because the applications are just facebook, Angry Birds, Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, Final Fantasay and other mobile games. I was a bit disappointed when I tapped the Facebook app. His account was logged out, pakiramdam ko ay nilinis na niya ito bago pa ibigay sa akin.
