DISGUISE US

KABANATA 20

"Mama, look at Hermione's baby boy." I happily said when she send me some of her baby boy photos.

"How old her baby boy now?"

"Going to four months, Ma. Hopefully, I can see her son soon. He's kinda cute in the photos." I said while touching my tummy.

"Here's your buko pie and alamang." Papa Thomas said while holding my box of pie and a bottle of alamang.

"I can't my mind, Pa. I don't like their smell like gross, it makes vomit and I want fresh red apple." I pouted.

"Oh God!" He said but he just smile, "Okay, I buy it for you." Then excused himself.

Mama Ruth is laughing at my father after he walking out again. But she just shook her head when she saw me eating my buko pie and alamang.

"I though you don't like it?" She confused.

"No. I'm just teasing Papa but he seem determine to get what I want and my baby even if it's getting dark outside now." And I just smile before biting my pie.

"Are you really sure of traveling, Memo?" Kuya Demon asked me before departing in the airport.

"Don't worry about me, Kuya. I will be fine because I'm with Mama Ruth and China traveling to Paris. They already arranged everything before we go there. I will send you photos as we arrived safely there." I joked.

He frowned and pull me into a tight hug while whispering, "I will gonna missed you so much, Memo. Take care always. I love you."

"I will kuya. I love you more."

"We will visits you if we have free time to go out of the country soon." Ate Cecilia stated.

"We will gonna miss you, babes!" Yasmine and Precious hugged me.

We just bid our goodbyes and hugs as we go inside the departure area.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Abel. Your daughter has a Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)." A doctor said.

All I know I am lying on a hospital bed while trying to hear out what happened to me back there.

"What is it?" Mama Ruth looking confused.

"Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event, causing flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety." The doctor explained.

"H-how? Would my daughter lost her memories?" Mama Ruth started to panicked.

"After she got the witness a sexual harassment and nightmares. Involuntary she will avoiding some of her memories until it gonna faded soon like it won't happened to her life, especially a person."

Mama Ruth cried.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Abel. You can only do now is to supporting your daughter as well as I do some treatments for her fast recovery. I will excused myself now."

Do I possibly forgot something important from my past? Am I living another personality in my own body? Does my memories really faded?

I'm on the middle of doing my paperworks but a unknown man suddenly appeared in front of me. It seems that I knew him. Who are you?

"It's time to boss up." He loudly said.

"What?" I felt annoyed.

"Fix your credit, girl get at it."

"Then?"

"Get your bag up."

"Okay."

"Hit that gym and get back fine."

"Get back fine?!" I'm confused.

"Go get that degree, go girl!"

"I'm working on it." I frowned.

"Focus on me."

"What? Focus on you?" And I laughed.

"What if I said-" I was about tell him something but he stopped me, it's him again. Who are you?

"I know." He sounded too happy.

"You know?!" I confused.

"What if I told you, I liked you... Would you stay?" He confessed.

"I wouldn't go.. What if I told you I like you?" I surprised but I confessed to him, too.

"I know!" He playfully said.

"Oh you know huh?!" I suprised, again.

"Baby I got issues but I love myself." I tried to vent out to him.

"Baby I got issues but I love myself." But he mimicked me and he didn't take me seriously.

Until I showed him who's superior.

"I don't like the way you talk to me. Saying you can talk to me however you like." I pulled him shirt before pushed him away.

"I knew from the first time, I'd stay for a long time 'cause" He thrilled off.

"What?" I playfully asked.

"I like me better when.."

"When?"

"I like me better when I'm with you."

"Honey, wake up." narinig ko ang boses ni Mama Ruth sa tabi ko.

"I don't want to, Ma. Inaantok pa ko. I want to rest more." I said in a sleepy tone.

"You can do that later but for now, you need to feed yourself as well as your baby." pamimilit ni Mama habang nakaupo sa gilid ng kama ko at hawak ang braso ko.

"I will eat up later, let me rest for minute or two, Ma." I insist.

"Fine. But I'm reminding you that your kuya Demon wanted to talk to you later."

"Hmm." I nodded.

"Do you want me to serve your breakfast here or what?"

"Dining."

"Fine then. Rest well, darling." She excused herself after she kissed my forehead.

Noong marinig kong lumabas si Mama ay bumangon ako at nanatiling nakaupo sa kama ko.

"Do I have a lover before?" I shook my head.

"No, I don't remember anything. I know I haven't committed on a relationship before my fake relationship with Valmor. It was just a dream. That's not true. So calm down, Memory Chandria, don't stress out yourself. Focus on yourself and your baby." I answered myself as I am convincing myself but part of me wanted to know if it true or not.

"Panaginip lang iyon. Panaginip. Panaginip. Panaginip. Panaginip-"

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