Not the Plan

Plan 1

~Do Kyungsoo~

So this is EXO Academy.

Napatingin ako sa paligid habang hawak-hawak sa isang kamay ang maleta ko. Bumaba naman si Mommy mula sa kotse niya at inakbayan ako. Tumingin ako sakanya at ngumiti ng maliit.

"Thanks, Ma." bulong ko. "Salamat sa paghatid."

"If you need someone to talk to, just email me." sabi niya at pinat ang pisngi ko. "I don't care if you're not a real man, Kyungsoo. I'm your mother and i love you so much. Do you understand?"

I nodded and smiled at her. "Yes. I love you, too, Ma."

Nanlaki ang mata niya na parang may naalala. Agad siyang bumitaw sakin at may kinuha sa kotse. Napakunot noo naman ako habang pinapanood siyang parang may hinahanap sa loob. Maya-maya ay bumalik siyang may hawak na makapal na notebook. Simple lang naman yung notebook pero mas mukha siyang scrapbook sa malapitan.

Iniabot niya ito sakin. "There would be times siguro na magiging busy ako." simula niya at kinuha ko naman yung libro. "I know you'll be keeping a secret inside that all-boys school, son. And i know one time or another, you'll need someone to share your thoughts to. Baka hindi ako maging available sa mga oras na yun."

I took the notebook and stared at it. Binuklat ko ito at nakita ang mga empty pages.

"You could write your thoughts inside that notebook, Kyungsoo." sabi ni Mommy at inakbayan ako ulit. "Sabi ng kaibigan kong doctor, we all need that certain thing, in which we could put our thoughts. Every single one of them."

I looked at my mother and pulled her for a hug. "Thank you, Mom." i murmured against her shoulder. "Thank you so much for being there always. Although, I don't think having a diary is a really good idea."

Sabay naman kaming natawa habang magkayap parin. Then she patted my back. "I always be here." she sobbed and i pulled away to see her crying. "Take care, baby. I will miss you."

"I will miss you, too, Mom." sagot ko. "So, so much."

And then after minutes of saying goodbye, i watch my mother drive away from this school, with me facing the big dormitory of EXO-A. Yes. Dormitory. I'll be staying here for the whole school year with once in a month visit from relatives and friends. One hell of a prison.