Peculiar Allegory (A Collection Of One Shot Stories)

Eroplanong Papel - Part I

I'm slowly pulling the two heavy baggages full of clothes and other things towards the doorway when a sweet voice behind my back suddenly invade the quiet empty room, and before I turn to see that person, I knew it already, it's my mom.

"Khalil anak! are you sure about this? Iiwan mo na ba talaga kami ng kapatid mo? your stepfather? this house? are you gonna leave us all?"

My mother uttered that words and I can see and feel how sad and frustrated she is by the tone of her voice and also by her tearing eyes.

"Mom! I don't have any choices, pati mga friends ko they refused so I end up with this decision and that is to rent a boarding house for me to stay away from this place, from my stepfather, and from this mess."

I said calmly cause I don't wanna raise a voice when I'm in front of my mother.

My mother is my inspiration and I get sad whenever she's sad too. I don't want to see her suffering like that and in fact I always wanted to make her happy because that's only I could give her aside from finishing my studies.

Ever since when I was 12 my father died because of severe kidney failure. My mother was so sad that day, anxiety attack haunted her everytime that she can't focus on her works, that she almost commited suicide but I'm glad that I saved my mother that day. I keep on telling her na san ako pupulutin if ever na mawala din siya, alam ko di ko yun kakayanin. Months had passed bumalik na rin ang dating sigla ni mama, yung saya sa mga labi niya, she even said that being with me, her son, was already enough. She became so workaholic. Hindi lang siya naging ina, inako niya rin ang responsibilidad ng isang ama para sakin and that time we're okay, not until she remarried a guy. Noong una, okay pa pakikitungo niya sa aming dalawa, the way he approach us was just okay pero nung tumagal ng tumagal lumabas totoo niyang kulay. He became so boastful and bossy at all times. Inaapi niya kami at he even said that he regret marrying my mother because of me, that he don't like me too. Sinasabihan ko si mama na hiwalayan na niya but my mother can't just let him go easily, he loves the person. His relationship with my mom lasted for almost 7 years and inside that years palala siya ng palala, I witnessed it all as I grow up. Now I'm 19 years old, a fully grown man.

Last night my stepfather came home drunk and started ranting about me and my mother. I was at my room that time when I heared some broken glasses and vases, I also heared my stepfather shouting at my mom. I quickly sneaked out of my room to see what's going on in our sala. When I finally came down, I saw broken vases all over the floor. I saw him standing while my mother stopped him from breaking one of the vases again. My mother keep on telling him to calm down ng bigla na sana niyang sasampalin si mama. I shouted saying "stop", hindi niya natuloy ang gagawing pagsampal kay mama. He pushed my mom who blocked his way towards me telling me that "huwag kang sumabat sa usapan namin ng mama mo, wala kang pakialam". I can't take that anymore sumusobra na siya, I punched him on his face that resulted to his bleeding nose, he punched me too but it never took that long kasi inawat kami ni Mama. And it all started that night.

"I mean Khalil, we can fix this, kailangan lang talagang pag usapan ng maayos"

My mother speak that words while crying now.

"Mom, we both know that ever since, he was that bastard, we're fond of that already and mom you always keep on saying that same old phrase for almost 7 years, 7 years mom and I can't take this anymore, I know I can't change your mind because you love him, and you'll choose him over me"

I said while maintaining eye contact with her trying not to cry too.

"Nak don't think that way, please don't go"

My mom stuttered while saying that.

"mom, I'm done with this, and things will get better if I'm away from this house"