Inna's POV
Shet. Natagalan ang tulog ko. Nang chineck ko ang watch ko, 5 na! oh my gawwwwd! Papatayin na ako nun! I rushed and went to the elementary department of the school. I had to ride my bike because it was too far. Si Papa kasi, parang ginawa niya tong village ang school, that’s why most of the students here sleep in the dorms, konti lang ang umuuwi sa mga bahay nila. Just like us.
Binilis ko pa ang pagbibike and finally reached the elementary department. I checked my clock again. Good, 5:10 palang. “ha, safe pa ako. Suddenly, binatok niya ako.
“Ate! Your late again!.”
“Aray! Ang sakit ha!”
“ang bagal mo kasi, you always pick me up late. Kinakailangan ko tuloy mag-antay. ALAM mong naiinis ako pagpinapahintay ako.”
“sorry na ho.. sige na sakay na at babalik na tayo sa Bahay.”
Siya nga pala, meet my little brother, si Iann Jay Maurice. Yes, his name is pronounced the same as my kuya and my name, still, iba ang spelling. Ewan ko nga dun kay Mama, bakit kaya “IAN” lahat. Siguro may crush na pangalan eh, “Ian” noon. Para walang problema, I call him Jay. He studies in this school as well. Nagsama-sama ang magkakapatid. No surprises na, tatlo lang kami! At ako pa ang middle child. After riding the bike for minutes, nakarating na rin kami sa Bahay. Yes, bahay ang tawag namin.. para naman di naming namimiss umuwi sa bahay.
“Jay! Andito ka na pala!”
“oo nga eh, pero I would’ve been here if it weren’t for the “forever-late-magsundo-ATE”…” bigla kong kinirot tong baboy na toh. “kuya, sandali lang at magluluto na ako.”
“hey, wait.. din a kailangan.. may nagluluto na diyan.”
“sino?”
As I looked in inside the kitchen, natulala na lang ako. O.O anong ginagawa niya dito!?
“ANONG GINAGAWA NIYA DITO!?”
“AH, Papa said he should stay with us, since hindi daw safe pagnagdodorm siya.”
“kuya naman eh!”
“si Papa ang nagsabi, of course I can’t say no! if it were you, you wouldn’t be able to say no as well.”
Yes, I wouldn’t have said “no” as well. Pero, ito na lang ang tanging lugar na magkakaroon ako ng peace & quiet pero ngayon, wala ng peace & quiet pag andito ang lalakeng ito. Masisira pa ng masyado ang buhay ko.
“oh! Andito ka na pala Inna.” Sabi niya sakin habang nilalagay ang pagkain sa mesa. I grinned at him and looked away. “sa kwarto na lang ako.” Lumakad na ako papunta sa kwarto.
“teka, di ka kakain?”
“obvious bah!?” sagot ko sa kanya. Kakainis, mas lalong kumukulo ang dugo ko. I don’t anyone joining my family like that. Ayoko ng outsider na wala man lang connection sa kin na makitira sa bahay namin. Bumalik na lang ako sa pagtulog ko.
Umaga na, at nagising ako sa tunog ng alarm clock ko. Bumangon ako at inayos ang higaan ko, nag-ayos ng isusuot at naligo na. After that, i wore my clothes, fixed my hair and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast. Teka, magluluto rin kaya ako ng breakfast para doon? Sa bagay, si papa ang nagpatulog sa kanya, and I have to follow his orders. So I cooked breakfast for everyone. Inihanda ko ang damit nina kuya at Jay habang nagluluto. Don’t worry, masarap akong magluto, and I never burn them. After that kumain na ako at nagligpit, at umalis na papunta sa school. That’s my daily routine. I always go to school early to pass my assignments, get a copy of the next lesson and well, leave and have the rest of the day for myself. Hindi na ako pumapasok. It’s always been like that. The teachers didn’t care, the truth is that their scared of me. Of course, ako ang Bad girl ng school.
Nang natapos ko nang gawin ang mga Gawain ko, dumiretso na ako sa garden at humiga na naman doon. I looked at the sky, it was blue, it was beautiful day. The sun didn’t shine so bright but it was gloomy as well. It’s a perfect day. A few minutes had passed, and I didn’t realize that I fell into a deep slumber. NAKATULOG ULIT. HAI..
