Bukas Hindi Na Ikaw

Chapter 33

"I was expecting you to return home after sunrise. Aren't you going to celebrate at Marco's place? They're probably boozing up right now." When I entered my room, I was welcomed by my mom who's now seating pretty on my bed, she looked debonair with her white coat, I persist she just got home from work.

And yes, Lady Wild Boars, bore the palm. They won the championship and Marco throw a party at her place to have a private celebration, but I refused to come. Nanood naman ako ng laban nila kaya okay na 'yon, at isa pa, mayroon pa'rin namang gaganaping victory party sa sabado, at doon ako pinilit ni Marco na sumama.

"You're early too." Tanging nasabi ko bago inilapag sa carpeted floor ang bag ko saka dumiretso sa cabinet upang mag palit ng damit.

As I took my clothes off, and wore a spaghetti strap sando, I stiffened to what she said.

"You know you can tell me anything Therese..." There's a hint of authority visible in her voice, and just by simply using my second name to call me, I know this has to be a serious matter.

I calmed myself. "About yesterday?" I started folding my used clothes and walk to my clothing bin and put it inside.

"About everything."

"Eh?" I looked at her with confusion in my face. My eyes widened when I saw her holding my... hatbox.

D-did she just... Did she just read all my letters for Emmanuel?!

Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko.

"Mom!" Agad ko siyang nilapitan at hinablot sa'kaniya ang hatbox ko. "W-why the hell would you crash into my place and read this private..." I looked at the box. "...stuff."

She stood up from the bed and looked straight at me. "Because I'm your mom and I can do whatever I want to do with you, because you are my daughter and you're under my custody. I deserve to know everything, especially if it includes you. Yes, I understand that you have your own private life now. You have your own problems to fix and sh*ts you must pull together, but if things gets out of hand already, I won't just laid back and watch you fall on your knees." My legs went jelly when a pool of tears started sparkling on her eyes. She walked closer to me and caressed my left cheek before her tears starts flowing. "I didn't spend nine long months to form your heart, just so I could watch someone tear it apart in just a merely second. I am your mom, Aria, alam ko kung kailan ka masaya at kung kailan hindi. It's just... it just breaks my heart seeing my only daughter being dejected and heartsick."

I saw crystals all over the room before I went misty eyed. "M-mom..." I whispered in an unsteady, and cracking voice.

Hindi ko na namalayan na nabitawan ko na pala ang hawak kong hatbox at wala sa sariling dinambahan siya ng isang mahigpit na yakap.

Right now, I don't care if she read those letters that I made, and found out how madly in love I am with Emmanuel. I don't care if I already look desperate in her eyes after figuring out that the reason behind my perseverance to go to study at East International School is all because I want to be with the man that I love.

I lied to her, I told her it was my dream school, but the truth is, I just want to be everywhere he goes.

But I don't care anymore. Ang mahalaga lang sa akin sa mga sandaling ito ay ang mga yakap niya. I want her to embrace me, wash all the pain, and tell me everything will surely gonna fall into places. I just want her by my side. Yun lang ang kailangan ko.

TWO DAYS had passed and all I did was get along with my mom. She took a day off at work, so that we could spend time with each other.

I couldn't be more happy to the best two days of my life with mom and dad. I slept on their bed and God knows how I just missed sleeping with them.