Goodbye Lullaby (COMPLETED)

Chapter 2

Fucking hell.

Ilang minuto na yata akong nasa loob ng kotse at nakatitig lang sa bahay ng Mommy ko. I don't know why I can't seem to enter her house. Is it because I don't wanna see her? Or I'm still mad at her? Or is it because I'm also gonna see her new family?

Fuck it.

I rolled my eyes as I pulled myself out of my car. I'm not gonna stay long anyway. I'm just gonna tell her about my graduation, then I'm out. Kay Dad naman ang tungo ko after dito.

You see, that's the thing with broken families. Children become the receiving end of their parents' mistake. But if I was given a choice, mas pipiliin ko nang naghiwalay ang magulang ko dahil wala nang pagmamahal sa pagitan nila.

My parents are both from well-known families here in Vyckar City. Attending events are their usual agenda. Although they were not from the same circle, parati namang nagkikita sa mga parties. Kaya naman nang malasing sa isang event ay nabuo ako. I'm not gonna put colors to the story 'coz I came out as a product of a one night stand anyway. Not as a product of love.

It was a big scandal for both families when my Mom found out that she was pregnant. To fix the issue, my parents were forced to marry. Four years into marriage, they got an annulment and built families of their own. Leaving me with only the househelps of our home.

How did I know all of these? Well, I witnessed how they fought. How they threw hurtful words at each other like those wouldn't hurt me as well. I witnessed how they blamed each other for that one mistake that imprisoned them to marriage. And that was me.

Diretso lang ang pasok ko sa gate at mansion ng mommy ko dahil kilala naman ako ng mga tauhan. They used to serve in our home pero kinuha rin sila ni Mommy nang magkapamilyang bago. Not even a year after her annulment with my father. Leaving me with just one househelp, na kinuha niya rin nang mag 14 ako.

"Good afternoon, Miss. Ang Mommy mo ba?" Tanong ng dating mayordoma sa bahay ko. Tumango lamang ako at sinundan siya sa kung saan.

To be honest, hindi ko rin alam kung bakit tinuloy ko pang sabihin sa mga magulang ko. I bet they don't even know that I'll be graduating from Senior High School this year.

Tumikhim ako.

"Kwarto ito ni Ma'am Claire. Nandyan ang Mommy mo," ngiti ng mayordoma.

Tumango lang ako at kumatok saglit bago binuksan ang pinto. Bumungad sa akin ang tawanan at bahagya akong napatigil. I watched how my Mom combed Claire's hair while she's sitting in front of the vanity table. Hindi pa nila ako napapansin, but I saw how they're both happy. I've never seen my Mom smiling and laughing with me like that. Hell, she didn't even wanna touch me.

The mayordoma patted my back like she was comforting me, but I quickly avoided her hand. I fucking hate it.

I don't need the pity.

"Mom," tawag ko. Imbes na siya ang lumingon, si Claire ang napatingin. Her face darkened and she immediately frowned. I smiled mockingly at her.

To hell with you, loser.

Pairap akong umiwas ng tingin para balingan ang Mommy kong patuloy sa pagsuklay sa buhok ng anak niya. She didn't even recognize my voice.

Oh, well.

"Mommy, may tao." Labas ilong na sabi ni Claire.

The woman turned as if she's expecting someone, but her smile dropped when she saw me. "Oh."

I fought the urge to roll my eyes.

"What do you need?" She asked, continuing what she's doing. Ang maldita niyang anak ay ngumisi naman sa akin.