A Way To Your World

Chapter 38

AWTYW - Aware

"Flo, hija!" Tuwang-tuwa na salubong sa akin ni Manang Cynthia nang makapasok na ako ng bahay.

"I missed you, too, Manang," I said and hugged her back.

"Juskong bata ka! Mas lalo kang gumanda. Ibang-iba ang mukha mo kapag nasa screen ka!" Masaya talagang makita ako ni Manang Cynthia.

I laughed a little to what she said. "Kumusta po kayo?" I asked as I held her arm while we were walking.

"Same same pa rin!" Tumawa naman siya. "Ikaw, hija? Narinig ko mula kina Mama mo ang nangyari... okay ka lang ba?" Nagbago ang ekspresyon ng kanyang mukha at mariin akong tinignan.

Sa munting tanong na iyon, gusto ko na naman maiyak. Pero minabuti kong pigilan ito. I can see and feel how genuinely Manang Cynthia's love and care for us. And I appreciated it so much. Lalo na't naririnig ko mula sa kanya ang mga bagay na hindi ko naririnig na sinasabi ng aking mga magulang.

"I have to." I forced a smile.

Hindi na nagtanong pa muli si Manang Cynthia at hinayaan na akong makaakyat sa aking kwarto. Hindi ko na rin tinanong kung nasaan sina Mom dahil alam kong busy sila sa kumpanya at para sa dinner mamayang gabi kasama ang pamilya ni Ash. He actually texted me that he'll come by for a few hours after finishing his agenda. Hinayaan ko na lamang siya sa gusto niya dahil gusto ko rin naman siyang makausap bago sa mismong dinner namin. I want to clarify things with him.

Rantz:

I'm sorry if I couldn't pick you up or visit now to see you, I'm still at the office. Rest first, I'll see you later.

I replied to him before resting. And after an hour of just thinking about leaving Pamma, I decided to head out to the mall. I'm exhausted, not from the drive here, but from all the thinking. Gusto ko munang magliwaliw para kahit sandali lang makalimutan ko muna ang sakit sa pag-iwan sa kanya.

"Scheißen, der mistdie, hölle, der Scheiß, verdammt!" She cussed all the possible words she could think of.

"Calm down, Amalie–"

"What do you mean calm down?!" She was really frustrated.

"Parang ikaw pa kasi iyong ipapakasal kaysa sa akin," I said and just looked around the clothes inside this boutique.

"Because I refuse to this! Yes, I am glad that you'll finally be cross out from being a tigang, but not from him!" Sigaw niya kaya medyo inilayo ko ang phone ko sa tainga ko.

I sighed at her. "Why? Who are you expecting?"

"Duh! That hot stuff, Drexel, of course!" She said that made stop from where I'm standing.

"H-He's probably mad at me... baka ayaw na rin niya ako makita." Napapikit na lamang ako at naramdaman ang kirot sa aking dibdib nang maalala na naman siya.

"And whose fault is that?" She scoffed. "You went back there to your province and finally being reunited with the one you truly loved after being apart for so many years, then suddenly announcing that you'll just marry the son of the Cliffords that you've been friends to for so long, because that's what your parents want you to do. And being the forever obedient daughter, you'll do what they say just so you can please them," she summary my whole story with full sarcasm.

"You know what? I don't understand that doctor as well, you were apart for how many years and you weren't even labeled anything from the past, but look how he fucking waited for you! He could've had so many women in his life, not just because of his status right now and his looks. Geez! He is basically a living work of art! If I'm not friends with you, I would've probably snatched him away from you!" She was really stress with our whole situation.