Hindi na ako magugulat kung ako ang pinapadala ni dad sa meeting na iyon, ang aking ikinagulat ko ang nanay ni Zimram ang nag invite sa kanya. I didn't know that they were that close.
"Si Janice nag invite? Mukhang narinig niya na ang nangyayari dito", sabi ni mama.
"She's my bestfriend after all", proud na sabi ni dad while I was shocked after a long years ngayon ko lang nalaman ang pangalan ng bestfriend ni dad. Tumingin ako kay mama she was smiling like nothing happened years ago, I knew her smile was not genuine, she's still hurting?
I could remember those days na muntikan masira ang pamilya namin because of the word "BESTFRIEND", I could remember how my mother begged at my father those were the dark times of our family...
I was on my way at the kitchen to get some water when I heard a sob from my parents room. "Teo naman... buntis ako tapos iiwan mo kami?!"
"Hindi kita iiwan, Sar" pagod na sabi ni dad. I was just 12 that time and Ico is still in my mother's womb. I was confused back then but to the point I always hear my parents always shouting to each other. Unti unting pumasok mga detalye not until my father has decided.
Kakauwi ko galing sa mga kalaro ko sa labas ng bahay, nadatnan ko si mama umiiyak sa salas habang si dad ay nakaupo tila bang pagod na pagod na when I realized may mga bagahe doon. I thought we're going to have a vacation kaya napaiyak si mama.
"Let...", mahinang sabi ni dad. My eyes twinkled because I'm excited for the vacation.
I was wrong...
"I'm going to Canada, I need to help my... my girlfriend...", iyon mismo sabi niya. I heard my mom cried louder. I was just standing there not knowing what to do because I was processing what my father said. "I'm sorry I'll be back baby", he said and kissed my forehead, iyon ang nagpagising sa akin. Bago niya ako yakapin, tinulak ko na siya palayo.
"Go...", malamig kong sabi. My father was shocked and hurt saying those words but I don't care he cheated on us. I can't forgive him... no way.
I rushed at my mother and hugged her. I cried with her.
Worst is she is the mother of who I love right now. A small world huh? Tumingin ako kay Zimram, mukhang naguguluhan rin siya when someone is calling him.
"Excuse me", he said, he went not just too far to excuse himself to answer the call.
He answered the call in a minute then he suddenly looked at my dad and me... as if he was thinking to do something or what. He came back at the table na naka video call na yung phone niya.
"OMAYGHAD!!! LONLON" and I knew that time I'm done. I saw her face, who nearly destroy my family. I admit it that she's really pretty as if she's not aging. This is the first I saw her I swear, never na pinakilala ni dad who is her girl bestfriend na laging pinagkwekwentuhan nila nung bata pa ako, not the time that they started to fight. So that's Janice, Zimram's mother.
I can't hide the vain and mixed emotions in my eyes. Nanatili akong tahimik. "Nako Nic! Wala ka talagang pinagbago, parang kailan lang tayo nag kamustahan ah", sabi ni dad.
I heard Zimram's mother laugh, "Ano balita? Magaling ba sa negosyo iyang Ram ko?", she said.
"Aba iyang anak mo, sa sobrang galing nakuha niya rin ang puso ng anak ko."
Tumingin ako kay mama, she gave me an assuring smile that she's okay.
"Ate...", bulong ni Ico sa tabi ko.
"Okay lang...", I said, I know he's worried kasi he was also affected before, I heard him sighed.
Nakikita ko na sobrang saya ni dad na kausap ang nanay ni Zimram.
"Mukhang sa personalan balak ng anak mo", sabi ni dad, they were talking about kailan ako ipapakilala ni Zimram sa pamilya niya.
"Ngayon na, kaya nga video call eh"
I heard my mom laughed like she was on a relief, "Nako Janice... Baka sa susunod namin pumunta diyan o umuwi kayo rito eh magbalae na tayo", sabi ni mama. I'm not sure if my mother was genuine or not. I don't even know kung nakamove on na ba siya.
"Rosa! Excited na ako balae", masayang sabi sa kabilang linya.
I felt a pair of cold eyes staring at me so I looked back at him. I'm starting to overthink... a thought of what if he's here to destroy my family again?
I gave him a sly smile, I'm not going to be plastic, I mean let's be real here his mother was the cause of my disaster or it's on me because I can't move on from the past? But a big scar was left at me because of the past and even until now I'm still healing.
Tumayo ako dahil sa kawalan ng gana tsaka dumirestyo sa kwarto. I felt left out there.
When I was already inside my room, I just stare at the ceiling and in the window. I looked outside my window nakikita ko mga palayan, puno na nakakatulong sa akin na tigilan ng pag iisip ng kung ano ano.
It's really hot here in the province not until my hair skin shivered. There's only a one particular person who could make my skin reaction like that.
He's there standing beside my door, I'm right Zimram is here. He walked near to me with his cold eyes.
"Do we have a problem?", he asked coldly. I just sighed as if I'm finding for a right words to answer him. "Ipapakilala sana kita", he added.
I was just sitting at the bed while he was standing. I stay quiet because I don't what to say, truly I'm not yet ready, I'm not yet healed that much. He sat down beside me.
"I don't know what is happening. If you have any problems with my mother... I'll listen. Please, don't doubt me again", he said sincerely. He's such an observer or maybe an instinct teller.
I sighed and looked at his eyes emotionally.
"I hope someday, we could share our deep secrets", finally I said it.
"We will and comfort each other. We will know our scars soon.", he said. His eyes, there's that emotion again. The eyes that I saw when our interaction was too complicated the time when I met his grand father.
"As we travel, we will dig deeper at the same time create memories. We will get to know better", he smiled and hugged me, I hugged him back.
Assurance and time
Assurance and time
That's what we need... If days pass by we will learn allot from our relationship.
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-WINTER IN SUMMER-
: This is the last chapter I would be transferring so the next would be my scheduled updates. Enjoy!
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Winter In Summer
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