Kai's life was close to perfection but due to his inability to hear, the loss of communication became a hindrance to having a normal life. Despite having troubles, he tried his best to cope with his underlying situation. Carrying the disability for...
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Chapter 1
"KAI, it's your 18th birthday tomorrow. What do you expect to get from Mom and Dad? Are you thinking of something expensive?" Millarca asked and I shrugged my shoulders out of boredom. Inalis ko ang suot kong hearing aid at pinatay iyon. Sumandal ako sa headboard ng kama ko at ipinatong ang dalawa kong kamay sa likod ng ulo ko. Kinuha ni Millarca ang hearing aid at pilit niyang inaabot ang tainga ko para isuksok iyon pero patuloy kong iniilag ang ulo ko.
She's just trying to annoy me, mga babae nga naman. And when she couldn't get ahold of me, she grunted and gave it up. Napangisi na lang din ako.
"Nothing special will happen tomorrow, it's just a normal day." I signed, and she rolled her eyes on me like she always does. "Get out of my room, I wanna be alone."
I pushed her out of my bed and she almost slammed her ass on the floor. Buti na lang naagapan niya kung hindi, pwede siyang bumalentong at mauna ang mukha niya. Gugulphin niya ako nang sobra kapag nangyari 'yon. She doesn't want to mess up her upcoming wedding—those kind of emotional ceremony, extraordinary reception and hundreds of invited guests who will just be there like an apparition. Too much plasticity in elegance.
When she walked out of my room, muli akong napag-isa sa kwarto at nabalot ng katahimikan ang silid. Every year, the night before my birthday, my sister always asks me what I'm expecting to get from our parents. What I only ever wanted from them is to see me as a normal human being. Pero kulang na lang ay kumuha sila ng tainga ng ibang tao at ikabit sa akin para lang masabing normal ako. That's how cruel they are.
My parents never saw me as a normal kid. Ni hindi nga nila pinapayagang pumasok sa school. And because we were fucking privileged, kumukuha sila ng tutor para mas matuunan ako sa pag-aaral. Do they really think that it helps me? It made me feel that I'm incapable of doing anything.
Itinulog ko na lamang ang bumabagabag sa isipan ko. I don't usually wait up all night until midnight. What's new with that? It's just a normal day except daragdag lang ng isang taon sa edad ko. Hindi na espesyal 'yon. Minsan nga, parang wala lang. They will just call for buffet services and put in our own garden and they invite anyone they want. I was still ignored even though it was my birthday. It's my celebration yet it feels quiet. And how did that make me feel for the last seventeen years? Unhappy. Unworthy.
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I woke up when Millarca jumped on my bed and threw confetti all over the bed. Pinigilan ko naman siya sa panggugulo niya at saka ko pinagpagan ang kama. Nang matapos kong alisin ang confetti sa comforter ay nagkalat naman sa sahig.
