Loving Thy Flaws (Albertus Magnus #1)

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As usual, I woke up early than Peri. Tulog mantika ang lalaki, sobrang napagod ata. Bigla na lamang ako ngumiti nang naalala ang nangyari kagabi. I stand up and push myself to move although I feel the aching of my thing down there.

It's already 8 in the morning, pasalamat na lamang kaming dalawa at walang pasok ngayon. We can sleep all we want. I prepare our breakfast while singing. You can't blame me, I'm happy right now. When suddenly I heard the doorbell. Napakunot ang noo ko kung sino iyon. Ang aga naman ata kung kabarkada ni Peri at ganun rin sa kuya niya.

I tried to look at the peephole at bigla akong nanlumo. Standing outside is a sophisticated old woman. No, she actually don't look old. Her face is stoic while her body is on poise yet she look so pretty without trying hard. I don't know her but I am trembling right now. I slowly open the door and smile at her without showing my teeth.

"Good morning po" I politely said

She raise her eyebrows and look at me from head to toe. Like she was examining me. Her gold bracelets hanging on her wrist made a sound when she pushed me beside without saying anything kaya napasinghap ako.

Hindi naman kalakasan ngunit nabunggo pa rin ako sa gilid nang pintuan. I look at her unbelievably while she's entering Peri's condo like a Queen with her heels on the tiles, creating a sound. I hurriedly close the door at sumunod na sa kanya. She stop in front of the stairs.

"Where is my son?" walang emosyong wika nito.

Nanlaki ang aking mga mata at biglang natameme. Mas lalo pa akong nanging dahil sa kaba. This woman in front of me is Peri's mother, sana naman ininform ako nang nakapaghanda ako sa sarili ko at sa pagkain. Biglaan kong inaayos ang buhok ko kahit nakasuklay naman ako.

"Are you a deaf? "

Napahinto ako sa aking ginagawa at nanlamig dahil sa katigasan nang boses nito. Masama na ang tingin na ipinupukol nito sa akin.

"Po?" she raised her eyebrows again kaya nataranta ako " nasa kwarto po"

Akmang aakyat na ito.

"Wala po diyan nasa baba?" nakakunot ang noo na binalingan ako nito. "Sa kusina po maam" maliit na boses na sabi ko

" Do you mean in the maids quarter area?" hindi makapaniwalang saad nito at maliit na tango ang aking ibinigay sa kanya. She sneers at me.

"WHAT THE HELL MY SON IS DOING THERE?" napabalikwas ako dahil tumaas na ang tono nito.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko, Magkatabi po kasi kaming natulog maam at siguradong magtatanong pa ito nang kung ano ano. Hindi pa ako handa dahil alam kong ayaw nito sa akin. Ramdam na ramdam ko.

"Are you my son's woman?!"

" Ah- maid po ako dito" tanging nasagot ko lamang sa kanya

"Maid? saan ka natutulog sa kwarto ni Peri?" tanong nito ulit sa akin ngunit hindi na ako nakasagot.

"I see. I don't know what  happened to my son. " she stopped with no emotions plastered on her gorgeous face "I was devastated when a girl suddenly enter  the scene during our family dinner in his birthday. I was fuming mad dahil pumili siya nang hindi man lang kagandahan na babae at wala man lang yaman na  ibubuga. Just a mere lady with an employee parents." pangungutya nito

Is she referring about Gwendelyn?  maganda si Gwendelyn. Ano ba ang depinisyon nito nang maganda, maraming pera?

"But I was more surprised when Peri becomes mad because hindi pala iyong babae na sinasabi niyang ipakilala sa amin. So I was assuming na mas maganda pa ang babaeng iyon keysa sa babaeng dumating sa dinner. I was relieved but looking at you now? I feel embarrassed. You're not even in the standards of my son"