Balancing The Trials Of Hearts

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"It's time to go to school, Miss," pagyaya sa akin ni Elvis. Agad akong nagtalukbong ng kumot.

"If you want, just go by yourself," sabi ko pa. Nakakahiya. Hindi pa nila alam about sa iba kong issues and then now may bago ulit. Oh my.

"Iiwan ko na rito ang PE mo. Kailangan mong pumasok," sabi niya pa at narinig ko na naglakad na siya palabas ng kwarto ko. Agad namang inalis ko ang pagkakatalukbong ko sa kumot at agad na tinignan ang nakaplastic na PE sa side table ko.

"Light blue?" I asked while looking at the PE. "It looks cute tho," sabi ko at nagbuntong hininga. I won't meet him again anyway. Kinuha ko ang phone ko and it's 6:30 am. So early.

I sighed as I look into the social media apps in my phone. My dad made me deactivate all of my social media accounts to avoid bashers and all. Hindi niya ginagawa 'yon for me but for himself. Ayaw niya na makita namadamay siya sa mga nagawa ko.

Agad akong nagtake a bath tapos sinuot ko na rin agad ang PE ko. It looks cute on me, actually this is my favorite color. I took a mirror shot using my phone showing my outfit. Actually, this PE doesn't look special but it feels special. Hope you know what I mean.

After taking some of the photos ay agad na akong bumaba at agad na nagpunta sa may dining area. Nagtaka ako when I saw someone there. Humarap siya sa akin at agad siyang nagsmile.

"Good morning, Ma'am," she greeted me with a big smile. "Upo po kayo Ma'am, naghanda ako ng cereal at mainit na gatas. Ang sabi kasi ni Elvis ay ito raw ang gusto mong agahan," nakasmile niyang sabi.

Maybe she's the cook or something. Tumango nalang naman ako and I sat down. She kept staring at me kaya I can't eat well so I took my phone out and pretend that I was busy.

"Ang ganda niyo po, Ma'am ano?" She asked while staring at me. I wanna say like 'Yeah, I know' but I may sound like mayabang. I gave her a small nod and continued eating. "Ako nga po pala si Lou," pagpapakilala niya.

"I'm Aes," I casually introduced myself. She just gave me a smile and continued washing the dishes. I felt so awkward with these new people in this new environment.

"Oo nga po pala, Ma'am," she said and looked at me. "Hindi po ba ay sa ON ka po nag aaral?" she asked while smiling. I don't know but why is she always smiling? I just nod. "Ay, doon rin po nag aaral ang anak ko, Ma'am. Pareho po kayo ng PE."

"You said we're on the same school of course we have the same PE," I said and shook my head.

"Ang ibig ko pong sabihin Ma'am ay pareho po kayo ng PE. Kulay light blue rin po ang kaniya, sa ON po kasi ay iba iba ang kulay ng PE nila bawat year level," pagpapaliwanag niya. Tumango naman ako. Oh, is that so? That's a new knowledge. "Grade 9 rin ho siya," sabi niya pa.

Tumango nalang naman ako. I watch her clean the dishes. She has a lot of grey hairs na, she's old na and maybe she's older than my Mom. Nakita ko na may kinuha siya sa pocket niya, it was a keypad phone. I only see that a few times when I was in Manila. Those were commonly used by does drivers, vendors, etc. Looks like someone called her.