Vaine Fleur
Nakakatamad talaga bumangon lalo na kung malamig ang panahon at wala namang gagawin.
Sunday ngayon at birthday na ng kapatid ni Professor Xanther. Alangan namang pumunta pa ako dun pagkatapos ng ginawa ko? Ang kapal na ng mukha ko kung ganon.
Nag-chat na din sina Sunny sa group chat namin kung tuloy ba kami mamaya at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa ako nagse-seen dahil wala akong maisip na dahilan sa kanila. Sinend ko na din naman yung address kahapon sa kanila pero I doubt na pupunta sila na wala ako.
*knock *knock
Napatingin ako sa pinto ng kwarto ko nang makarinig ako ng katok. Tinatamad akong tumayo para tingnan kung sino iyon.
"Mommy." sambit ko nang buksan ko ang pinto. Bumungad ang mukha nito na nakangiti sa akin.
"Get ready, sweetheart. We're going to a party with your dad." sabi nito sa akin.
"Kayo na lang po. Tinatamad ako." dahilan ko kay Mommy.
"You have to come with us, Vaine. Your father will get mad kung hindi ka nanaman sasama." sagot naman niya na ikinasimangot ko.
"Wala naman pong bago. Palagi naman talaga siyang galit sa akin." sagot ko at tumalikod na para bumalik sa pagkakahiga sa kama.
"Hindi siya magagalit kung hindi ka gumagawa ng dahilan ng ikakagalit niya, Vaine." sabi naman ni Mommy at umupo na din sa gilid ng kama ko. She reached out to fix a loose strand of my hair.
"Your dad may be strict, but it's only because he wants to protect you. Alam kong minsan nasasakal ka, but you have to understand that everything he does, he does out of love. He just wants to make sure you don't make the same mistakes we did." sabi pa ni Mommy sa akin. "One day, you'll understand why he's like that. For now, just try to listen, okay? He only want what's best for you."
Yeah? I doubt that.
"You mean, what's best for himself." pagtatama ko sa sinabi ni Mommy.
Lahat naman kasi ng ginagawa ko siya lang rin naman ang may gusto at nakikinabang eh. All for his pride and image. He wants me to be a shadow of him. I'm not one of his dummies that he can control. I value my independence and I want to make my own choices.
"Don't say that, Vaine. Your father loves you, anak. It's just that he has his own way pagdating sa pagdidisiplina." pagtanggol pa nito kay Daddy.
"Yeah yeah, whatever. How about you Mom? Don't you have any medical missions?" pag-iiba ko ng usapan at dahil nasanay na din akong palagi siyang wala.
"I'll be going next month in Nigeria. I'll stay there for months." sagot nito.
"Good for you." maikling sagot ko at mapait na ngumiti na mukhang napansin ni Mommy.
"Sweetheart, I know you're upset with me because I haven't had much time for you. But please, try to understand that your mom is a doctor, and there are people out there who need my help," she said softly, her voice filled with both guilt and exhaustion.
"Kailangan din naman kita." sambit ko sa mahinang boses.
Her expression softened instantly.
Well, ano pa ba ang ine-expect ko? Ever since naman ganun lang yung routine namin eh. Aalis siya at ilang buwan nanaman bago bumalik. She belongs to the world, to her patients, to her mission. And me? I'm just the daughter waiting at home, learning to fill the silence she leaves behind.
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