Chasing In The Dark

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Nang makarating ako sa bahay namin dito sa Seattle, ay agad akong pumunta sa kwarto nang anak ko. It was already midnight, passed twelve. Matagal talaga akong umuuwi lalo na't maraming inuutos ang boss ko na bossy sa lahat and he is a lazy young man. Kahit na sa edad na sixteen siya nagsimula mag handle nang negosyo na ngayon ay eighteen na.

When i entered my son's room, the view of him sleeping silently and comfortably is the view i was expecting. I smiled. Lumapit ako sa kama niya at umupo sa gilid nang kama para mahagkan siya.

"Sleep tight little boy."

I mummbled on his ears, na dahilan nang pag galaw niya pero di naman siya nagising. His sensitive when his sleeping, kaya wala talagang nag iingay na nakabukas ang kwarto niya dahil agad agad siyang nagigising. His room is soundproof like he describe his self as a bulletproof.

Dahan dahan akong umalis sa kwarto niya at sinarado ang pinto, at laking bigla nang bumungad ang mukha ni Maria sa harapan ko na ikinabalikwas ko. I held my chest because of the schock i feel, my heart is beating so fast reacting about the schock i got.

I saw how she rolled her eyes on me.

"Para kanamang nakakita nang multo niyan, nahiya naman ako sa mukha mong hagard."

"Don't do that again. You scaree hell out of me Cecilia."

Napairap nanaman siya sa hangin. She messed with me then i pissed her using her name. Hindi ko siya makuha kung bakit ayaw na ayaw niya ang pangalan niyang Cecilia. Infact it was a good name, a named from her mother. Dad didn't even gave me the name of his wife but i understand him. Im not his daughter so im not his wife daughter too.

Sakto na iyong binigyan niya ako nang magandang buhay. Hindi ko na rin hinanap ang mga totoo kong magulang, cause i don't have time for that even though i need their embrace to make me comfort from the struggles im in right now.

Hinila ko si Maria patungong kitchen para duon kami mag usap. Nanay Celia's room was beside Sameir's room, but her room is not soundproof. Ayaw kong madisturbo siya lalo na't alam kong pagod siya sa araw nato sa pag babantay kay Sameir.

"So, what?"

I asked brows up.

"How is your boss? Is he okay? Or did he need me to be okay?"

Nasapo ko nalang ang noo ko habang kumukuha nang maiinom sa counter top. Here we go again, she always asked me about Jeorge, na Jeorgia pag ako ang kasama. Naisip ko, kapag nalaman kaya niya na bakla si Jeorge would she back out from courting my boss? I bet she would not if her love is true but if not then her feelings form him is just an infatuation.

Afterall, marami panamang lalaki sa Seattle na magagandang lalaki. And others are courting her pero lahat basted. Well, may isa siyang nagustuhan kaya hinayaan niyang manligaw pero ang alam ko wala siyang balak sagutin ito. She's playing fire on him. Well, she is to young to commit on some relation that are not matured enough.

"His stress due to work and some bussiness but not to the point that he really needs you."

"You know what, nakakamatay yung straightforward. So if i were you sasabihin ko nalang na okay siya."

She rolled her eyes like there is no tommorow. She's pissed, i know it.

Agad akong nakatulog dahil narin sa pagod sa opisina, and frustrated due to the documents that are needed to send there send here send everywhere, nakakapagod.