DATE STARTED: MARCH 29, 2020
DATE ENDED: APRIL 16, 2020
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Wakas
"I told you Miguél! Stop playing that piano already. Come here and we'll study!" Ani Papa ng tumutugtog ako sa library.
"Yes, Dad." I answered before I walked towards him.
"Can I go to the beach after this?" I asked him hopefully. Halos sakmalin niya ako ng hindi ko maperfect ang quiz na ginawa niya sa math. That's why we started all over again.
My father is a perfectionist. He's genius, wealthy and he wants every good things for me. Because of that, I think I should be an obedient son.
Ayaw niya akong nagkakamali. He wants me to be perfect as well just like him. But no matter how strict he is, he never hurt me nor mom. My mom actually controls him and she's always telling him what he should do. I always call it magic.
"Have you forgotten what I told you? You'll study for 6 hours and you'll play for two." Aniya sa akin bago sinimulan ang pagtuturo sa akin.
I can't understand why. Even so, I never tried to disobey.
Lumapit sa akin ang isang pitong taong gulang na babae. She lifted the hem of her dress and wiped my tears.
"Do you know that tears tastes like the water from the sea? It's salty!" Aniya sa akin.
Her cheeks are red and her brown eyes are innocent. Umupo siya sa tabi ko at pinagmasdan niya ang ganda ng dagat. We always see each other dahil kaibigan ng Mommy niya ang Mommy ko. But this is the first time she talked to me. She's usually quiet and she's just watching me every time.
I remembered when she was still a baby. She used to pulled the strands of my hair with all of my attempts to play with her.
I wiped my tears using the back of my hand and watched this innocent kid.
Nagalit sa akin si Daddy dahil hindi ako ang nakakuha ng pinaka-mataas na grade point average ng matapos ko ang grade eight. I'm just the second out of 108 students. I'm still not good enough. Lahat ng ginagawa ko ay kulang.
Maybe I am just really not smart enough to meet his standards. Kahit pa, there are times that he's so proud he'll give everything that I want.
"Kapag iiyak ka, dapat wag mong ipapakita sa akin." Anang malambing niyang boses. She glanced at me and I saw tears flowing down her cheeks.
Agad akong kinabahan. Tumingin ako sa bamboo open cottage kung nasaan sina Mommy. I'm afraid that they'll see us at pagalitan pa ako kapag nakita siyang umiiyak.
"I'm not crying anymore." I whispered assuringly.
Mabilis niyang pinunasan ang kaniyang mga pisngi at tumawa. Nakikita ko ang espasyo sa gilid ng pangatlo niyang mga ngipin sa harap. Siguro ay patubo na ang ngipin niya 'ron.
She's so young and happy. She look... cute and innocent. I'll give her that.
I don't have a sibling and I'm always studying. When she came, that's when I started to feel that I'm not lonely anymore. She plays around our house while I'm just watching her from the window in our library habang si Papa ay tinuturuan ako ng mga lessons.
I feel motivated dahil kapag natapos kami ni Papa ay hahayaan niya akong maglaro kasama si Anaisse.
I watched her following the butterflies around the garden while giggling.
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