"Oy Jen! Patawag ka ni Dean in her office 2pm daw. Hala ka!" Bungad ni Andrew pagpasok niya sa room. I checked my watch and it is still 1:25 pm. Kinakabahan ako. This would be the first time na makakaharap ko ang Dean. I think hindi naman siguro niya alam about me and her son. I have 30 minutes to compose myself.
"Ms. Jennilyn Ochoa?"
"Yes po ma'am. Good afternoon po."
"Please sit down."
Parang nanginginig ako. Hindi ko alam kung may trouble ba ako sa school or baka ma suspend ako. This would be embarrassing.
I could not look at the eyes of our Dean. She stood up and approach the distant window. I thought may kukunin siya sa may shelf but she just stood and stared at the abyss.
"Ms. Ochoa, ano man ang pag-uusapan natin dito is off the record. This is non-school related. I just needed to ask you few things and it would be up to you kung sasagot ka..."
"At susunod ka."
At least na relieve ako dahil hindi pala school-related ang sasabihin niya. But it made me more terrified upon knowing these. Ano ba ang sasabihin niya? About Mike? My heart is pumping so hard and I feel that I looked pale.
"Yes po Dean!" Yun na lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko.
"This is about my son, Mike."
Tumayo ang mga tenga ko. Gusto ko sanang hiramin ang push button kay kuya Quibs para pigilin ang lahat but I guess all of these things are inevitable.
"Ma'am wala na po kami ni Mike. It was a mistake!" Hindi ko alam bakit ko nasabi yun. Umiral na naman ang pagka impulsive ko.
"Hahaha! I know, I know." Biglang tumawa si ma'am. Parang it was also my first time makita siya na tumawa.
"Two years ago. I discovered that my husband is cheating on me. It was Mike who first knew. He never tolerated his father. He even punch him on the face."
Tiningnan ako ni Ma'am sa mata. I can see her sadness. Bumalik siya sa kanyang upuan at may inabot na isang papel.
"This is the address of our house. Can you come this Saturday? May ipapakita ako sa'yo."
I just nodded.
"Do not worry, wala na sa bahay si Mike." She calmly said to me.
"Bakit saan po si Mike ma'am?"
"Pina-rehab ko siya a week ago."
"He got into drugs. Hindi ko alam ano na nangyayari sa kanya." I saw her eyes watered.
At the back of my mind I am figuring out why I needed to hear these things.
"I am sorry Jen, I just really thought you can make my son come back." She sobbed intensely at this time na naiiyak na rin ako.
"Ma'am bakit po ako? Napag tripan lang po ako ng anak niyo ma'am. Si Mikay po yung makakatulong sa inyo."
"Hi-hindi po ako." Tumayo na ako at hinimas ko ang likod ni mam. Gustohin ko mang tumulong wala naman akong magagawa.
"No Jen! Mikay is his bestfriend."
I was shocked. I was trying to recount how I found out na may relasyon sila. And I can distinctly remember Mikay told me na may relasyon sila matagal na.
"Hindi po ma'am si Mikay may sabi sa akin na may relasyon sila ni Mike." But she just smirked.
"Look Jen. Punta ka sa bahay this Saturday okey?" Then she composed herself while uttering these words.
"Okey po ma'am. I will be there around 9am po."
"Thank you Ms. Ochoa for your time. You can now go back to your class."
"Thank you ma'am."
