Sitio Series 3: Scheming List

Chapter 37

She held my hand tightly, "uhmm.." Hesitating to answer.

Mama Karina flashed a worried look, she reached for her bag and took her phone. "Gusto mo bang ilipat kita ng hospital? Sa mas maganda? Ayos ka ba talaga? Your mother, Celia nasaan siya? What happened?" I didn't waste anymore time and hugged my second mother.

No words were said it was just a hug and I knew this will be the starting point of forgiveness. I heard her sobbing and sniffing while tapping my back. "P-Pagod na po ako.. A-Ayaw k-ko n..na.. S-Sawang-sawa na a-ako.. L-Lahat s-sila.."

"Shh, sige lang iiyak mo nalang anak ko.."

"A-Ano b-bang m-mali sa akin? B-Bakit laging ako.."

"Manatili kang matatag, Dorothy anak.."

Sometimes all I could do is blame myself from being like this far from how Deiry and other people handle this kind of situation. It's my fault because I'm too weak, fragile and vulnerable. I could feel my heart contracting in pain, how mama Karina embraced me trying to ease it with her warmth. Minutes had passed until I calmed, she patiently waited for me to be better not until a built of a woman interrupted the scene.

My mouth gaped open seeing my nanay staring at us, my heart started to skip a beat worrying how nanay would react. "Oh," she uttered and carefully walked. "Karina," tawag niya kay mama nagkatinginan silang dalawa. "Pwede ba tayong mag-usap?" Anito habang hinahaplos ang aking buhok, ilang segundong natulala si mama bago nakayukong tumango. "Dorothy, babantayan ka muna nila Deiry at Rossweisse. May pag-uusapan lang kami," sabay silang tumayo ni mama at walang salitang umalis ng silid ko.

I got a good feeling about their talk. A small smile appeared on my lips, "si tatay lang ang may alam kung minahal niya ba talaga si mama Karina.." I whispered to the air as I focus my attention to the window, staring outside.

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I spent two weeks to recover. Like what I felt the talk between my two mothers went well and now, we're in good terms. Suddenly I had a goosebumps, paano kung ma in love si mama kay nanay?

Argh, stop thinking nonsense Dorothy!

Mahigpit ang hawak sa straps ng bag ko habang pumapasok sa may gate ng paaralan. Kakaiba ang atmospera habang lumalakad ako papasok ang iba'y masama ang tingin, ang iba'y mapapatingin sa akin pagkuwanay magbubulungan at higit sa lahat may mangilan-ngilan ang nakatitig sa akin ng puno ng awa. Bakit kaya?

Graduation is weeks away although thw retreat was disaster, I'm still hoping for my last days in highschool to be more meaningful. Also, Rossweisse is having a hard time as well as Galatea. Kaya nahati na ang oras ni Deiry dahil kailangan niya akong alalayan at si Rossweisse na kailangan ng masasandalan. Galatea on the other side broke up with Xerxes ang balita ko may third party daw, did Xerxes cheated? Malabo e, patay na patay iyon kay Galatea to the point bumili siya ng pocket book na punong-puno ng pick up line. As for Gremory, I took a deep breath. Wala na akong balita at walang balak makibalita.

Jinezza came running towards me with her unusual expression. "D-Dorothy," she said. "A-Alam mo na ba?" Tanong nito, nagtataka ko siyang tinignan. "Pumunta ka sa court, dalian mo! Kalat na sa buong school iyong issue mo!" Anito at nagtatakbong umalis.

Nakakunot noo akong nagtungo sa court na nakakumpol ang mga estudyante na para bang may pinapakinggan sa mga speaker na nakasindi bagay na nakakapagtaka dahil walang program ngayon ang school.

"Fuck, yeah, we made did it okay?! We kissed. She moaned. I touched her."

"Haha, sabi na e, easy to get lang talaga iyang Dorothy. Halata naman kasing nakatago ang libog. Kita mo nagpadali agad!"