Nouvelle Vie (AM 2)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

SUNNY

"Nasan si Nouvie?" Tanong ko sa isa sa mga kasambahay

"Nasa garden po kasama ang Mommy nyo." Sagot niya at agad akong nagtungo sa likod ng bahay.

Kakauwi ko lang galing sa office ni Mommy. I need a job while I'm here. Ayoko namang nasa bahay lang. Baka may maalala rin ako habang nasa labas ako ng bahay. Hindi ko rin kasi alam kung saan magsisimula. Nagtanong na ako kila Mommy, pero they told me to take it easy. Huwag ko raw pwersahin ang sarili ko at baka mapano pa ako.

Maaga kaming umuwi ni Mommy dahil baka maistress daw ako. Sabi rin niya ay malapit ng umuwi ang mga bata galing sa school dahil half day lang ang mga ito. Gusto niya silang ipagluto ng paborito nilang spaghetti.

Hindi ko ba alam kung bakit bigla akong naexcite na umuwi dahil alam kong makikita ko na naman si Nouvie. She has this affect towards me where she awakens millions of emotions that I couldn't name. Pag kasama ko siya pakiramdam ko malaya ako sa lahat ng humihila sa akin pababa. Whenever I'm with her, it feels like the weight on my shoulders has lifted.

"Hi, Nouvie!" I greeted her and sat next to her "Where's Mama? Why are you alone here? Why won't you go play with them?"

Sa di kalayuan ay naglalaro ang mga pamangkin ko habang binabantayan sila ng mga yaya nila. Nasa trabaho pa ang mga magulang nila.

Hindi siya sumagot at nakatungo lang.

Hinaplos ko ang buhok niya "Hey, what's wrong?"

She looked at me, tears streaming down her cheeks. My throat constricted at the sight in front of me. I cradled her in my arms. Isiniksik niya ang kanyang mukha sa aking leeg at lumakas ang iyak niya.

"Hey, baby. What's wrong?" I kissed the top of her head "I'm here. You can tell me anything."

Bahagya ko siyang inilayo sa akin at pinunasan ang luha sa kanyang pisngi. Inayos ko rin ang medyo magulo niyang buhok. Poor baby. I felt my eyes sting. I don't want to see her crying. Parang pinipiga ang puso ko dahil sa nakikita kong itsura niya ngayon.

"What's wrong? Why is my baby crying? Hmm?" I put my forehead against her

"The kids at school don't want to play with me because they said I don't have a mommy and I am putok sa buho. I don't even know what that means!" She hiccuped and cried harder.

Muli ko siyang niyakap at sinubukang patahanin. Kids nowadays are so cruel. Instead of comforting someone who doesn't have a mother, but instead they chose to make fun of her. Naaawa talaga ako kay Nouvie. I would do anything right now to make her happy.

"It doesn't matter what they think about you. So, what if they don't want to play with you? You have them to play with." Tinuro ko ang mga pamangkin ko "Sometimes, you don't need a lot of playmates to be happy. You don't realize this, but the people that are there for you are enough to make you happy. Besides, I can also be your new playmate."

She pouted, but after a couple of seconds, a small smile formed on her lips "Okay!"

Nadatnan kami ni Mommy na magkayakap. Binigyan lang niya ako ng tipid na ngiti at iniabot sa akin ang tubig.

"Here. Drink this." I handed her the glass of water

Uminom lang siya ng kunti pagkatapos ay tumakbo na papunta sam ga batang naglalaro. Napangiti ako noong niyakap siya nila Ronnie pagkatapos ay naglaro na sila. Napuni ng mga tawa nila ang kapaligiran.

"I feel sorry for her, Mom." I sighed

"I know me too." She answered

"NAGSUMBONG sa akin si Ronnie kanina. May mga bata raw na ayaw makipaglaro kay Nouvie." Saad ni Denisse habang naglalagay ng wine sa wine glass namin. "I'm going to their school tomorrow to talk to their teacher to make sure that this isn't going to happen again. Kawawa naman 'yong bata."