Turn The Page

Chapter 58

"May choice pa ba ako?" Page snapped. "Wala naman diba?" She added. June shook her head. "Then quit your yapping and come with me to the bathroom," she ordered. Her wrists and ankles were starting to get sore. "And would you quit moving too much? These handcuffs are tighter than they should be," she added. Page sighed heavily. "Okay, walk," June instructed. "Ano ba??" They said loudly at the same time. "Quit pulling on me!" June yelled. "I'm not pulling on you! Ikaw tong parang katutuli lang mag-lakad!" Page accused. "How do you expect me to walk properly when I'm pulling a hundred-plus pound woman beside me?" June said defensively. "Alam nyo," April started to say. The mother and daughter quickly turned their attention towards her. "You're both going nowhere kung sigaw lang kayo ng sigaw sa isa't isa," April continued. She had a wine glass on her hand while she talked. "Well, glad you're enjoying your wine while you watch us both suffer for your entertainment," June hissed. "Aba, I didn't say I did this for my entertainment, although I really am enjoying seeing you guys handcuffed together. Diba, ate JJAMs? Isn't this quite nice? Ahh, look at that, our mama Junjun and Page just like how they've always been. Magka-dikit. Parang kambal tuko. Plus JJAMP is also back," April said while she looked back to get May and July's approval. "Yeah, this is nice," May called out from the kitchen. April smiled slyly. "I hate you all right now. I stand by what I said. Once makawala kaming mag-nanay, friendship is over," June threatened. Page looked away. "Mag-nanay" echoed all over her head. "Let's go," June said to her daughter. "Left then right. Left right left," June instructed. "Left," she said. "Ano ka ba??" She said angrily. "Anong 'ano ka ba??'" Page snapped back. "You're dragging my feet with you!" June yelled again. "Panong hindi mada-drag yang paa mo eh naka-posas yang right mo sa left ko! Natural, pag sabi mong left madadala ko yang right mo!" Page explained with great frustration. June exhaled slowly, trying to calm herself down. "Okay, that was my bad then. Just synchronize with the walking. Please lang. I really have to go to the bathroom," June said. "Kelangan mo na siguro mag-diaper. Tumatanda ka na din eh," Page suggested. "I don't need your wise remarks. Just walk in sync with how I walk," June instructed. "Paka-demanding," Page mumbled. "Ano?" June asked. "Wala, tara na. Baka dito ka pa mag-kalat," Page replied. "You two are hopeless," April said. Then she took a sip of her wine. June glared angrily at her, "Shut up, April. Go away."

When they reached the bathroom, Page hissed at her wrist. "Ayan, na-lapnos na. Ang likot mo kasi eh. May lalabas na pari dyan, sige ka," June said while she tried to get settled in the toilet. Page looked away and closed her eyes. June unbuttoned her pants. Page closed her handcuffed hand into a fist, trying so hard not to touch anything she didn't want to touch. "Ang OA mo ha. You used to dress in front of me, paalala ko lang," June said while she sat on the toilet. "May underwear naman yun noh. At hindi naman ako sumasama sayo umihi. Tsaka pwede ba? Stop talking to me like I'm a five year old. 'Lalabas na pari'. Ano ako? Toddler?" Page said angrily. "Aba. Watch your tone with me. Hindi porket hindi na tayo nag-uusap you can talk to me the way you want to. I'm still older than you," June reminded her. "Okay, Mrs. Torres. Would you like 'po' and 'opo' with that?" Page asked sarcastically. "Kaya mo? I believe you never learned how to do that. Tapos ngayon, you're offering up to serve me your po's and opo's? I think it's a bit too late for that, but I'd like to see you try," June challenged. "Pwede umihi ka na lang? Kanina ka pa dyan naka-upo hindi ka pa rin tapos," Page said. June rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Eh sa nahihiya yung ihi ko eh, di naman ako sanay umihi ng may taong naka-tayo sa harap ko. Buti pa nga yung ihi ko may hiya eh," she replied. "Wswswsws," Page said, trying to coach her mother's pee to come out. "Wow, so ako naman yung toddler ngayon?" June asked. Although deep down, she had the urge to laugh. Page tried so hard not to show she had the urge to laugh, too. "Anything to speed this process up," she replied. June sighed again. Page's shoulders slumped. "Ang tagal. Ano ba yan, ihi o tae?" She asked. June rolled her eyes again. "What if it's both?" June teased. "Edi patay si Page. Baho baho kaya ng tae mo. Andun ako sa kitchen nun sa bahay mo amoy na amoy kahit nasa taas ka," Page accused. "Sobra ka!" June said angrily. "O diba? Kaya nga punong puno ng scented candles yung banyo mo eh. Daig pa yung altar sa simbahan eh. Kala mo tuloy may namatay dun sa banyo dahil sa amoy at kandila. Lahat yun sinisindihan mo pag tumatae ka pero abot pa rin sa baba yung amoy," Page insisted. June bit her lip as she smiled. She looked at her daughter who still had her eyes closed. "My pee won't come out," she informed her. "Wswswsws," Page said continuously. Her eyes remained closed. June couldn't help but smile even more. She tried her hardest not to laugh out loud. "Bagal," Page uttered. June sighed again. "Okay, I need to concentrate," she said. Then she straightened herself out and bent down. "Bilis," Page demanded. "Be quiet and allow my pee some privacy to come out," June hissed. Page sighed again. "Nangangawit nako," she complained. "Mag-hintay ka. Akala mo naman ako lang yung matagal sa banyo. Tagal tagal mo din kaya. If I know ganito din yung scenario mamaya pag ikaw naman kelangan mag-banyo," June said to her daughter. Page tried her hardest to be patient. The moment June's urine started coming out, Page nodded in approval. "Yeheyy," she said sarcastically. "You see! I told you to be quiet and let it come out! Ayan huminto!" June yelled. April, May and July had their ears glued to the bathroom door. The three of them giggled as quietly as they could. "Nag-aaway pa din," May mouthed. The other two women giggled. "Will you please just hurry up," Page begged from inside the bathroom. "Andun na eh. You interrupted it. Next time when you hear it come out, could you not say a word until after the last drop? Magkaka-UTI ako sa ginagawa mo eh," June said. "May UTI ka nga siguro eh. Tagal tagal lumabas ng ihi tapos hindi pa tuloy tuloy. Pa-check up ka nga," Page replied. "Uuuuy, concerned," April whispered to May and July from outside the bathroom which made the two giggle. "Hay, naman kasi eh. Now we got to start the process all over again," June complained. "Oh my gosh. Can we not? Balik na lang tayo sa labas tapos saka na ulit pag naiihi ka ulit," Page begged. "I can't. Magkaka-UTI talaga ako nyan if hindi ko toh nalabas. I could feel my bladder oh. It's still not empty," June said. "Then go. Please, pakibilisan. Ngawit na ngawit nako," Page pleaded again. "Okay, shut up the whole time then." June said and the three nosy friends laughed quietly outside the door.