Escaping the Darkness

Kabanata 6

Kabanata 6

Tanghali na nang magising ako kinabukasan. It's already 1:07 in the afternoon when I decided to get up and take a shower.

Today is Sunday. I was supposed to be in the church earlier but as you can see, I woke up late. Demonyo ka, Katana! Hindi ka na nakapagsimba dahil sa kahangalan mo!

It took an hour before I finished in the bathroom. Grabe, ang sakit ng ulo ko! Dahil siguro 'to sa puyat. Can you believe it? Pumasok ako nang four am pero I was awake for almost 2 hours! Magsi-six na nang makatulog ako.

And it was all Calyx's fault!

Hindi ako nakatulog dahil sa comment niya! Why did he even do that? Anong rason? Is he playing with me? If he is, sorry I'm not interested.

Pinadala na rin pala sa suite ko ang lunch kaya kumain na rin ako. Mamayang 4 pm ang check out namin dito kaya may time pa ako para mamasyal.

It was 2 pm when I decided to get out of my suite. Wearing a 50s black floral print flare combo dress and 3 inch black block heels, a diamond earrings, silver anklet, a Bulgari Serpenti Incantati watch on my left arm, and a Diomedes elegant bangle wristband on the right and a cartier love necklace, I was confidently walking on the hallway I put some make up on my face and just left my hear untie to look more fiercer.

Napapatingin din sa akin ang mga staffs at ibang mga customers ng hotel. Nagsusumigaw ang karangyaan sa mga jewelries na suot ko. It was all my Mom's gift.

"Katana, here!" Tita Thelma called me. Naroon sila sa may poolside.

Naglakad naman ako patungo sa kanila. Si Daddy, at Kuya Caleb lang ang kasama niya. Maybe Tito Arthur, Mommy, and Dylan left already.

"Wow! You looked elegant, hija!" Tita complimented me. Tinignan pa niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa.

"You just turned eighteen, but you dressed up like a 25-year old already." Kuya rolled his eyes.

"Maganda kaya! It feels like she's mature now." Tita laughed.

"Atleast I looked formal in here."

"You should always be." Supladong saad ni Kuya.

Napailing na lang kami ni Tita sa sobrang overprotective niya.

"By the way, you didn't join us eating breakfast earlier and even lunch. Kaya pinadalhan ka na lang namin ng pagkain kanina." Singit ni Dad.

"Hindi ka na rin nahintay ng Mommy mo, hija." Si Tita.

Hindi naman talaga ako hinihintay no'n, eh.

"Anong oras po silang umuwi, Tita?"

"Before lunch umuwi na sila. You know how busy your Mom is, napaka-workaholic talaga niya. Sabagay dati pa man din. Wala talagang pinagbago." Tita laughed.

I looked at her curiously. Close sila ni Mommy? Ni hindi ko nga sila nakikitang nag-uusap. And Mommy doesn't treat Tita Thelma so well. Kaya how could she say that?

We spend 30 minutes talking about nothing but the business. Kuya is always attentive when Dad is talking about strategies about the corporate world. He should be. He will take over the company soon. Hindi niya din naman ako maaasahan diyan dahil bukod sa nursing student ako, wala din akong interest sa business. Kaya bahala siya diyan.

Namamasyal ako ngayon, ina-admire ang mga painting at mga decorations nitong hotel. I can see that these paintings were all painted by the famous painters in the whole world.

Namangha rin ako sa sa malaking pabilog na salamin. Mabuti na lang at nakuha ko ang phone ko. I took a pic of myself in the mirror. Mirror shot kumbaga. I took three shots and choose the most beautiful one where I looked like a model and post it on my instagram story.