Ang Simula
Tuwing nakikita ko at naririnig ko ang pag-aaway nina Mama at Papa, nawawalan ako ng pag-asa na maayos pa ang relasyon ng aming pamilya.
"When are you going to learn?!" sigaw ni Mama sa kanya nang mapadaan ako sa kanilang silid.
"Then let's end this!" sigaw pabalik ni Papa. May hawak siyang bote ng whiskey.
"No. I am trying my best to save this family." Umiiyak na sabi ni Mama.
"You cannot anymore."
My father is the man of many women and my mother has always been the woman of prim and class. She's materialistic. She's calm. She's a saint.
Kahit na harap-harapan na siyang ginagago ni Papa, mahal niya pa din ito. Kahit bigyan na siya ng napakaraming dahilan na iwanan na lang si Papa, hindi pa din niya ito iniiwan.
I smiled at that. Because seriously, that is one of the many things about love I do not understand.
I remember one time when I told my mom na iwanan na lang namin si Papa dahil nasasaktan kami pareho, pero umayaw siya. Malaking kahihiyan daw iyon sa kanyang mga kaibigan. Image. Mas mahal niya pa iyon.
"Why don't we leave him?"
"We can't. I can't."
Period. No further explanations.
If only I could read my mom's mind, siguro hindi ako magiging ganito. Hindi ako magiging ganito ka kuryuso.
Emotions do strange things to human. This is an example.
I am curious why there are so many people who still stay even if the relationship is no longer healthy.
Humugot ako ng malalim na hininga sa aking tanong. Damn.
I matured at early age. As the only the daughter of the Yamuel Les Fuego and Indiana Marcel, I grew up without any attention from my parents.
Both of them are busy with their businesses. Si Mama puro siya gala kasama ang mga socialite niyang mga kaibigan o kung hindi naman ay sa trabaho. Si Papa naman, busy sa kanyang trabaho bilang engineer at busy din sa pambabae.
How nice, right?
Imagine the time when I only had my yaya to cheer for me in receiving my gold medal. Imagine the time when I only had her during parent-teacher's conference.
Parents...
That time, alam ko na kung ano ang klase ng pamilya mayroon ako.
ESTÁS LEYENDO
Behind the Shadow
Novela JuvenilNever ever change yourself just to fit in. Hindi ibig sabihin na maraming gumagawa nito ay tama na. Sometimes, learning to say no is a blessing.
