Unlucky
"Sige na kasi maglagay ka na nito!" Sabi ni Hazel habang nilalapit sa mukha ko ang liptint na hawak niya.
"Stop it Haze, I don't know that." I said then turned my back on her.
I'm fixing my luggage because we will leave later. I'll live in their house while I'm taking BS Education in Holy Angel University in Angeles City.
"Porket ba mapula na yang labi mo? Uso kasi 'to. Marami pa akong ituturo sayo." And she talked nonstop.
Binalot ko ang toothbrush at ang lotion ay tinape ko pati na rin ang ibang body wash. I know I can buy this there but I prefer on bringing this because no one will use it here.
We live here in Manila but Mom and Tito Richard talked about me on where should I take college. Tapos na kasing magaral sila Kuya and they're teachers in UP. And I'm taking BS Education because we are a family of teachers.
"Una na ako ha! Bilisan mo dyan, Heaven." Hazel said and then threw my brush on the bed.
Napailing na lang ako. Kinuha ko iyon at ibinalik ng maayos sa taas ng drawer. Tiningnan ko ng huling beses ang kwarto kung meron bang kakaiba o nagulo at wala naman kaya lumabas na ako.
First year college na ako pero 17 palang dahil nagjump test ako noong grade 7. I was homeschooled because my parents were busy to attend to school events. I don't know why are they like that even though they're both teachers.
Oh well, that's not on my concern now. Inayos ko ang orange tank top ko dahil nagusot sa pagbaba ko sa hagdan.
My mom and dad are the one who bought my things. I never went to a mall. Maybe I already went outside but I'm with my family at some party with their co-directors in our school. Yes, my family own multiple schools all over the country but I'm not studying to one of them.
My tito suggested and it's not a big deal to mom and dad. Lagi naman silang wala sa bahay at laging si Manang Brenda ang nagaalaga sa akin.
"Are you ready, hija?" Tito Richard said and then took my luggage from my hand.
"Yes po, tito." I politely said and went to my mom to kiss her cheek and bid my goodbye.
Wala manlang si Dad at sila Kuya pero hindi naman iyon binig deal. My past teacher said that my parents love me that's why they're working hard, though I feel like they only let me live because they think of me as a responsibility.
But all of that is fine with me. I have nothing to say because that's what I think of them too. They can't blame me but they raised me to be like this. I don't hate them.
"Mauna na kami, Eva." Tito said to Mama and then hugged her before we left using his old sedan.
Teacher din si Tito sa papasukan kong school at doon rin nagaaral itong si Hazel. Siya ang pinakaclose kong pinsan dahil madalas silang pumunta sa amin tuwing pasko at bagong taon.
"Inayos ko na ang papeles mo, hija. Naenroll na kita bago pa kami pumunta sa inyo. Next week na ang start ng klase at itutour ka nitong si Hazel para hindi ka na gaanong manibago." Mabait na sabi ni tito.
Siya na lang ang namumukhaan kong tito kahit pa walo sila mama na magkakapatid. Hindi kasi sila gaanong magkakasundo at nagkalimutan na.
"Sige po, tito. Thank you. Nagpadala po ba si Mom sa inyo ng budget ko for my stay in? Ung credit card ko po kasi para sa allowance ko lang." tanong ko at kinuha ang cellphone kung may text ba si Mom.
"Magbibigay sana siya pero hindi ko na tinanggap, para ka namang others." Tumatawa niyang sabi. Medyo hindi ko pa nagets ang humor niya pero nakuha ko rin.
