AS#3: Sweet as Honey✓

09

You're here?

ALICIA'S POV

"Why are you here?" Bungad kong tanong nang makita si Thomas, dala-dala ang mga gamit nito. "Bakit ang dami mong dalang maleta? Going to travel in what country or town?"

"Alicia... I'm not going to travel somewhere, I-I'm staying here." He uttered, I looked around to see Mom and she was staring at me and nodding continuously. "I-I know that we aren't in good terms but I wanna move in with your mother and um... S-she decided to let me move in here with her and you, Alicia."

"Move in? In her husband's house? Where's the respect? Nanadya ka ba?"

"Alicia... Your mom asked me to move in with her in this place because she doesn't want you to be alone if we both move into somewhere else."

I looked at Mom's direction and she looked away. "I don't care about anything you said tonight, why? Because I'm deaf when it comes to your explanation, Shadow Crystal."

He seemed surprised when I said his pseudonym. "Alicia, alam ko namang hindi mo pa ako tanggap but please, stop calling me in that name."

"Why?" I chuckles bitterly. "May masama ba roon? May trauma ka ba?" Tanong ko pero umiiling lang ito. "Ano bang mayroon sa Shadow Crystal? Maganda naman 'di ba? Kasi pseudo---"

"Stop, Alicia. Alam kong may galit ka sa akin pero ayokong naririnig ang salitang 'yan, hindi ko rin masasabi ang dahilan kaya kung pupuwede, tumigil ka na."

"Last question, are you still in the figure skating industry? Naglalaro ka pa rin ba?" Tanong ko at tumango naman ito na nagpangisi sa akin. "Well, I guess, I'll meet you there."

"What do you mean? Maglalaro ka?" Tanong niya at um-Oo naman ako. "Akala ko ba, hindi ka na maglalaro dahil sa nangyari sa daddy mo? Hindi ka sumunod sa payo ng mommy mo?"

"Do you remember the last time you had a fight with my dad because of that sport? Do you remember how you made him feel embarrassed? Do you remember it?"

"I-I... I remember some of it but not the whole details, why?"

"I came back because this is my hobby and you are going to pay back for those embarrassments you made for him to lead in failure." Mariin kong sambit. "Hindi ako papayag na tutungtong ka sa pamamahay niya na kung saan, ikaw ang taong kinahihiya at naging kahihiyan niya."

"Alicia..."

"Sinabihan na kita, galit ako sa 'yo pero hindi ibig sabihin no'n, advantage 'yon para balewalain mo ang sinasabi ko." Sambit ko, hinawakan ako ni Mom pero bumitaw ako. "Umalis ka na rito bago pa kita sipain at kaladkarin," Mariin kong sambit at hinila si Mom papunta sa kuwarto ko. "Seriously? On our house, Mom?"

"What do you want me to do? I'm seeing him, I'm into him and I want him to move in with me. Wala namang masama roon 'di ba?" Mom said and I sighed heavily. "Iwanan mo na ang nakaraan nila ng daddy mo, your dad is go----"

"Dad is gone but you're still committed to him, you didn't filed anything to separate and I couldn't bare with him even I'm in the present, I'm sorry." I uttered. "All I want from him is respect for dad, alam kong dapat hindi ako nanghihimasok sa gusto mo pero nanghihimasok ka rin naman sa gusto ko, Mom, and I disagree with it."

"Alicia... Alicia, he's like my happiness and he can't go. Gusto ko siya, kaligayahan ko siya, Alicia."

I chuckles bitterly. "Ganiyan din sinabi ko sa 'yo, Mom, pero pinakinggan mo ba ako?" Tanong ko sa kaniya kaya nanahimik ito sandali. "You cut off every details to make myself happy, now, you're saying that he's your happiness? I'm not gonna cut it off because I obeyed you and your decisions pero hindi sa ganitong bagay, Mom."

Lumapit ito sa akin at hinawakan ang braso ko. "Hindi ko pa kayang sabihin sa 'yo ang buong katotohanan kaya hindi mo pa naiintindihan ang magiging sitwasyon nating tatlo rito sa bahay."

"You know what? I felt that I don't belong in here, how and why? May hindi kayo sa akin sinasabi, may mga bagay na hindi ko alam dahil ayaw niyong sabihin sa akin."

"Dahil hindi ka pa ready, Alicia. Hindi ko pa alam ang magiging reaksyon at aksyon mo kapag sinabi ko sa 'yo ang mga bagay na 'yon."

Bumitiw ako sa kaniya at dumistansiya. "Maraming nagbago simula no'ng nawala si dad sa atin, maraming nawala at nagbago katulad ngayon, hindi naman kayo nagsisikreto sa akin." I looked away and breathe heavily. "Pero look at you, you're hiding something to me pero hindi ka naman noon even dad is here or not. You changed."

"Alicia, I didn't changed, anak."

"You changed, I knew it." I uttered and ran off to my bed room.

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It is Saturday, free time, no thesis, no research either due dates to fulfill. Pagkababa ko roon, nawalan na kaagad ako ng gana ngayong umaga dahil nakita ko sila roon, naglalambingan, saying sweet words and it sucks so, I decided to go to the ice rink that early. Habang naglalakad doon, dumating iyong trainor ko and luckily, mabilis din siyang magturo kaya pina-train niya ako for some basic stunts sa loob ng rink and I did it.

"Hmm, so smooth." He uttered and I chuckles softly. "Repetition then others naman, okay?" He asked and I thumbs up on him, he left me in the rink, doing the stunts with ease. "Smooth, great job." He clapped his hands yet I bumped into someone.

"You okay, it----Alicia?" Bill asked me while he's staring at me and holding my back to prevent the fall in the rink. "Okay ka lang ba?"

"Yeah, hindi lang ako tumingin sa daraanan ko kaya-----Wait, you're here? Aren't you busy about your Mom?"

He scoffs. "I play here, LK. I also said that we're going to meet in here, right?"

"Tsk, ano ba kasing ginagawa mo rito? Libang-libang lang ganoon? Distraction?"

"Nope," He shortly said. "Nagt-training ako for him because he's going to be my coach sooner." He exclaimed while pointing out the man I've been having a training with.

"Kilala mo siya? Trainor mo siya?" I asked him and he nodded continuously. "Trainor ko rin 'yan."

"Hmm? How?" We chuckles as we both get confused. "Well, I think this is destiny?" Pagbibiro nito pero hinampas ko lang siya sa braso.

"Magiging destiny lang 'to kapag nagawa mo na ang Quad Axle."

"LK!"

"Nyenye, GE." Pang-aasar ko.

Next chapter ahead. Enjoy reading!