Countless Mistakes

Chapter 3

Kasalukuyan akong nakaupo sa couch habang naghihintay sa pagdating ng bisita.

I just wore a simple yellow dress and braided my long black hair.

I glanced at Mom who looks so excited. Itinanong ko sakanya kung sino ang mga paparating ngunit ang tanging sagot lamang nya ay...

'I want you to be nice to them. Hindi sila basta-bastang bisita lamang kaya gusto kong maging maayos ang pakikitungo mo sakanila, anak.'

Sandali. 'Sila?' Ibig sabihin marami? My subsconcious mind asked.

I just nodded at her. Medyo naguguluhan lang ako kung sino at ano nga ba ang mayroon sa mga 'yon.

Gaano ba sila ka-importante?

For Mom to have a dinner with them here in the mansion, they must be very important to her.

Maybe it's her colleagues, political allies, business partners or potential big-time investors.

But why would I need to meet them too? I don't want to ruin the mood, so I didn't asked Mom anymore.

She acts different though.

She keeps on pacing back and forth which is so unusual. I never get to see Mom like this before. She was always calm and composed, but right now, I can tell that she's nervous over something.

I was in a middle of thinking when we heard a doorbell sound, accompanied by a maid's voice. "Madam, andyan na po sila." Imporma nito.

Agad na umayos ito ng tayo at bahagyang inayos ang suot na damit. She was wearing a long, floral designed, violet dress that made her look more fierce and stunning. As expected from her.

She fixed her shoulder length hair before glancing at me. "Heather."

I stood up and followed her to welcome our visitors. The moment the door opened I saw an intimidating man in 40's.

He's a bit taller than my Mom. May kasama rin itong kasing-tangkad na lalaki sa likuran.

Mom immediately hugged the man that made me froze, literally.

Oh god! What's happening?!

The man chuckled while hugging Mom. "Did you miss me that much, Honey? We just saw each other yesterday." His face softened.

They look like couples who really missed each other so bad.

Pakiramdam ko mahuhulog ang panga ko sa nakikita ko ngayon. Puno ng napakaraming 'Bakit' ang isip ko.

Para akong nabingi sa mga tanong na gusto kong mabigyang sagot kaagad.

Is he the special someone that my Uncle Alfred was talking about?

Pero bakit hindi nya pa ito ipinakilala sa'kin noon?

"Oh, i'm sorry." Bumitaw si Mom mula sa pagkakayakap rito saka may ngiti sa labing humarap sa'kin at sa isa pang bisita. "I just got carried away." She apologized.

Am I missing something?

"You look so gorgeous by the way." The man said while staring at my mom lovingly. "Walang pinagbago." Hinawi nito and iilang hibla ng buhok sa mukha ni Mom.

"And you look so handsome, as always, Honey." Mom said in a very soft voice.

Honey? They called each other Honey?

Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin ko sa kanilang dalawa. Their eyes were both sparkling in so much delight.

"I almost forgot." Bumaling si Mom sa'kin. "Freddy, I want you to meet my only daughter..." She paused a bit. "Heather." And then she smiled at me.