Bed of Flames✅

CHAPTER 5

Chapter 5

Tatlong araw akong nagmukmok sa bahay ni lola. Nagpapadala nalang ako ng pagkain sa kwarto ko o 'di kaya'y hindi nalang ako kumakain sa isang araw.

Labis kong dinamdam ang nangyari noong isang araw. I do not know if I am just guilty or what. I can't focus in anything because that scene swallows my system. I don't even know why I allow that to happen!

Heck! That was so petty and such, I shouldn't be affected by that! Ugh!

"Ma'am, pinapatawag po kayo ni Senyora."

Napamulat ako nang marinig ang boses ni Mary. It's still seven in the morning, hindi pa ako bumabangon. I can almost see myself now as messy as hell! I still on my pajamas but I'm not yet in the mood to get up. Something is stopping me.

"Ma'am, gising na po."

Padabog akong bumangon sa kama. My body's aching really bad although I didn't do something for the past days. Hindi ko alam bakit ganito ang nararamdaman ko, it felt like I joined high run.

I covered my face with my palms. The scene keeps on bugging the hell of me. I can't focus, even if I want to, the man's face appears in my head. Mas lalo lang akong nakakaramdam ng inis!

"Ma'am-"

"Yes! Yes! I'll go downstairs later, let me wash up first!"

"Okay po. Sasabihin ko kay Senyora."

I heard footsteps walking away. I jumped on the bed at nagpagulong-gulong. I screamed out loud. Mababaliw na yata ako!

Naghilamos na ako at nag-ayos, after that, I went downstairs to see grandma. I wonder what she's up to. Bakit niya ako pinapatawag?

"Oh. Hello, dear. Come here, let's have breakfast together." ang masayang muka ni lola ang bumungad sa akin. Her face brightened when I showed up.

"Hindi pa kayo nagbe-breakfast?" I asked while sitting on my usual seat.

"Not yet. I waited for you so we could have breakfast together,"

"Hindi na sana kayo naghintay pa, lola." marahang sabi ko. "Nakakahiya, pinaghintay ko pa kayo."

I slowly raised my right hand and took a piece of toasted bread, granola, and veggies then put it on my plate. I haven't eaten anything last night, my stomach is now boiling.

"No, apo. It's okay. I was just worried about you. Hindi ka na pumapasok. Has something happened? Binu-bully ka ba ng mga kaklase mo?"

Inangat ko ang paningin at natanaw ang nag-aalalang muka ni lola. I haven't seen her worried face since then. But now that I see her that way, my chest hurts. It's normal to get hurt when someone dear to you is worried and hurt.

I'm having sore-eye while watching her so I divert my attention to my food.

"Nobody dared to bully me, lola. Actually, they were all nice..." except for one. Pero hindi ko naman siya kaklase. A walking pest, ganoon. "Masakit lang talaga ang katawan ko dahil sa pagtakbo ko noong isang araw. My body's not used to run as far as that, therefore it aches so bad."

"Oh. Masakit pa rin ba? We could go to a near hospital if it was still aching, Ashka."

My eyes widened a bit. "What? Lola, no. You're a bit exaggerated. Humuhupa naman na ang sakit. I could bear without medical care."

Her face still looks so worried and concerned. I sipped on my milk lightly and gave an assuring smile.

Time went fast. I was busy checking my IG posts when I got bored. I am planning to swim but then my body still can't take it, it's still aching as hell. So I decided to to go outside and familiarized my new environment.