She Who Speaks Love Through Actions

Chapter 1

A/N: hiii! here's chap 1 y'all hope you'll like it ^_^

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Harriet's POV

'hmmm smells good. Ano kaya ang niluto ni lola... hmm wait! lemme guess it's my favorite!' mulat ko saaking mata habang tumatayo na sa aking kama. Dali dali na akong bumaba sa hagdan patungo sa kusina at nang pagmasdan si grandma na nagluluto.

"Oh, hija gising ka na pala. Upo ka muna dyaan malapit nato" halik ni lola sa pisngi ko at bumalik na sa kanyang pagluluto.

Using my sign language I told lola good morning with a thumbs up at isang malapad na ngiti in the end sa kadahilanang makakakain na naman ako sa carbonara ni lola na matagal ko nang inaasam-asam. Nakangiti with matching clap hands akong umupo sa dining table. Actually kay lola lang ako ganito. Since nung nawala na si mommy si lola nalang ang tanging nakakapag pangiti sa akin. Unluckily every saturday and sunday lang pumarito si lola kapag walang events. Kahapon lang naman ng gabi nakarating dito si lola since yesterday ay friday kaya kailangan ko nanaman sulitin ang oras na makakasama ko siya sa dalawang araw, I really love my grandma. Kapag naman in weekdays manang Tess and the maids lang ang makakasama ko rito, pwes nalang kung pumarito ang aking ama na wala namang ibang inaatupag kundi ang kanyang business.

"Hija. come here help, bring this to the table" tawag ni lola saakin habang dala dala ang putahe. Pinuntahan ko naman siya agad at kinuha ang putahe sa kanya, at dali daling inilagay ko na ito sa lamesa. Pinuntahan ko pa si lola at inalalayan umupo, nang makaupo na ito umupo naman ako sa kabilang upuan na sa harapan niya. As usual we prayed before eating.

"Veena"ani ni lola sa gitna nang agahan namin.

Agad ko naman siyang tinanaw. Yep, only lola and mom calls me Veena as my nickname.

"I have something important to tell you." nakangiting sabi niya.

tumango-tango naman ako

"I know this is sudden but your father decided to sent you to school na. At first I hesitated to agree with him but I think this is for your own good. So I requested L.U. to him, Lincoln University it is a prestigious school. Do you know that I used to went there in my highschool days?" tanong niya at may pa hawak hawak pa siya sa kanyang baba na parang may inaalaala.

Umiling naman ako na nakasimangot. If only I can protest and say what's on my mind.

Hayyy this will be tough I guess. Buttt wahhh magkaroon na kaya ako nang maraming kaibigan neto? I hope so. I really want to have one or more, actually meron akong nakaibigan noon nung bata palamang ako, my boy neighbor friend but then they moved, from then on wala na akong nakaibigan. Kaya naman I'm really hoping to have new friends. Pero of course it will be hard for my situation... but I guess I'll have a try katulad nang sabi saakin ni mommy noon na try and fail but don't fail to try.

"Veena hija. I know na it'll be hard for you since wala kapang experience in school. Pero please give it a thought, ok? You will be in grade 10 na."

Oh well...tumango nalang ako then gave a weak smile. After that conversation we just continued eating and talked about little stuffs like about lola while me using my sign language.

Pagkatapos namin kumain napagdesisyunan namin na gagala muna kami saglit sa mall. Our driver drove us to the mall, actually as far as I remember parang once a week or twice lang ako makalabas nang mansion namin.

Nandito na kami sa department store nang mall since maybibilhin daw si lola.

"Ay hija, I forgot to tell you something. Sa monday na pala ang pasukan kaya give it a thought faster ok?also kaya nga napagdesisyunan kong igala kita ngayon sa mall kung baka sakaling papayag ka ngayon para bibili na tayu ng bagong school supplies mo. I really hope you'll agree" she pleaded with her weak smile

'Wait what?! monday? this week?' I signed with sign language and a shocked expression

Tumango naman siya. " uhmm yes apo."

Tinugunan ko nalang siya ng isang buntong hininga. Aghh I really can't resist my lola so I decided to give it a thought again. I just hope It'll work out, yeah I'll try.

'ok po payag na ako' I signed.

"Yay! sabi nangaba bibigay ka rin apo. This is for your own good naman, for you to be independent and for you to realized there is so much more in life ok? halika nanga punta tayo sa mga school supplies na. I'm really happy for you"

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"Miss Harriet! gising na mag aalas syete na oh. bumangon kana daw dyan at mag hapunan na andito ang iyong ama" gising ni ate cristine one of the maids in the mansion.

Mag aalas syete na? napagod siguro ako kahapon at kanina sa pamimili ng mga gamit ko sa school. Then sa pag gala gala namin ni lola sa kung saan saan . Oh, right andito na si daddy.

Bumangon na naman ako at signed to the maid na 5 more minutes. Tumango naman sha at bumaba na. Tumunganga lang ako sa kisame.

Hayy ano nakayang mangyari tomorrow. I sighed.

After getting ready bumaba na ako sa hagdan at agad naman na akong pumatungo sa dining area kung san nadatnan ko si lola at daddy na nag uusap. Nang makita na nila ako hininto naman nila ang kanilang pag uusap. Pinuntahan ko sila at nakipag beso signing good evening then umupo na ako sa pwesto ko kung san sa gilid ni dad then harapan ni lola.

"Good evening" tugon naman ni lola with a smile.

After praying led by lola we started eating of course.

"Oh. by the way Harriet I heard you agreed to go to school?" tanong ni dad habang hindi nakatingin saakin, slicing his steak.

Tumango naman ako. While not looking at him either, I know we are so cold to each other we've been like this since mom died. After mom died, nakita ko ang other side ni dad he was so devastated that he completely forgot me. Palagi nalang siyang nagpaka lasing and stays up late kaya hindi na niya na handle nang maayos ang aming business kaya naman our business nearly went bankrupt. It just literally added the problems of my father so all his time is spended sa work niya nang para nangang wala siyang anak eh, ni hindi man lang niya ako e approach. It's been 7 years already since my traumatic past.

"Okay." aniya

Pagkatapos nun nag usap na naman sila ni lola about business na hindi ko na pinagtuunan ng pansin.

I just continued eating silently then nag paalam na ako sa kanila na papasok na ako sa room ko.

Pagkadating na pagkadating ko sa room ko agad ko namang sinarado ito at sumalampak na sa malambot kong kama. I hugged my hello kitty stuffed toy na may pagkalaki-laki na binigay ni mom saakin in my 7th birthday.' I miss you mom'.

I'm really nervous.

knock knock*

" Veena. gising ka pa?"

Agad naman akong tumayo at binuksan ang pintuan when I heard lola's voice.

Then I went back to my bed sitting. Pumasok naman siya and sit next to me.

"You know. Everything's gonna be alright ok?" aniya facing me.

Kaya naman nang humarap din ako sa kanya agad ko naman siyang niyakap. I can only really be soft infront of my grandmother. Yinakap din naman niya ako brushing my hair.

"Come on let's lay down" then humiga na kami still hugging.

'Uuwi ka na mamaya lola?' I signed to her.

Tumango naman siya. "Yes. Later kapag nakatulog kana, nextweek pa naman ako makabalik again."

We stayed quietly. while lola brushing my hair.

"Back in my highschool days was my hardest days but it was the days too that gave me strength to rise up" she sighed trying to remember her past days.

"So live your life, Vee" that was the last thing I heard before I slept .

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(A/N:) Hope you liked it!

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