Chapter 38
My mom was sitting beside me, while Miss Freya was across from us. We were eating quietly after our maid prepared the meal for us. Ang daming niluto ni mom, parang may bibitayin lang. Mostly my favorites, and carbonara was a must-have.
Ngayon ay nakita kong nakangiti si mom habang nakatingin kay Miss Freya. Ayokong magtangkang sumulyap kay Miss Freya kasi baka di ko na naman mapigilan yung sarili ko na magpapansin sakanya.
"You know what hija? Mas mukha kang model kesa professor eh. Ang tangkad tangkad mo. Anong height mo hija?"
"5'8" po tita Karmi. Thank you po."
"And you look young ah, sobrang ganda mo hija. Na mesmerize ako to be honest, it's just an honest compliment, okay?" ganyan din sinasabi niya lagi kay Adriana eh, parang nagfafan girl lang si mom. Kainis!
"You look young and gorgeous din po tita, parang magkapatid lang kayo ni Miss Narvaez."
Seriously? Nakipag bolahan pa talaga siya ah. Samantalang ang maldita naman niya in real life, akala mo naman maamong tupa kapag kaharap si mom, dad, and my ate!
Hindi nalang ako nakisali sa usapan nila. Bahala silang magbolahan.
"Oh, thank you! Anyway, how's Kayla's acads?" Mom asked, and I couldn't help but glance at Miss Freya. We locked eyes for a moment, and I felt like the invisible wall I kept trying to build between us was melting away. So, I quickly looked away.
Leche! Di to pwede! Kayla pigilan mo!
"She's doing pretty well, tita. Earlier, she was working on the survey part, which is an advanced section of our research. We haven't reached that stage yet, to be honest."
Nasamid ako bigla sa sinabi nito. Nananadya ba siya? So alam niya at narinig yung 'survey' ko sa magjowa kanina? And I'm pretty sure she knew that I did that to ignore her. Well, bahala siya. Mas mabuting alam niya na iniiwasan ko siya. Pero bakit ba siya nandito kung kelan nasa first stage na ako ng pag momove on? Back to zero na naman tuloy ako!
"Wow! Sweetie, you've been studying so hard naman, minsan mag relax ka rin okay?" baling sa akin ni mom, at paniwalang paniwala sa pang gagago ni Miss Freya. Talagang pinaasa pa niya si mom, hindi nalang niya sabihin yung totoo na nag special exam ako dahil I failed her exam!
"Mom, I just didn't feel like talking to people at that time. That's why I'd rather focus on my research instead of engaging in small talk and nonsense, you know?"
I saw Miss Freya's lingering beef and animosity, evident from the way she stared at me after I threw shade at her.
"Well, yeah. Iwasan mo yung dapat iwasan lalo makakadistract sa studies mo, okay?" sagot ni mom habang nag-aalalang nakatingin sa akin.
Gusto kong matawa sa reaksyon ni Miss Freya, she's giving me a warning look. Hindi ko na napigilan mapatingin sa direksyon niya.
"Kain lang kayo ng kain ah. Madami talaga niluto ko" I can see mom's cheerful smile habang nakatingin kay Miss Freya. Mukhang nakuha agad nito ang loob ni mom.
"Yes po tita, ang sarap po sobra. Thanks po."
Nakita kong napadami nga yung kain niya, masarap naman kasi talaga magluto si mom, hindi ko man lang namana, ewan ko ba kung bakit wala akong talent kahit ano.
Pinanganak lang talaga akong maganda, yun lang siguro namana ko kay mom and dad.
"Hija, wala naman bang umaaligid sa anak ko doon? Hindi kasi to masyado nagsasabi"
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