Wish Upon A Fading Star

Chapter 13

Malia POV:

I'd just returned to my room and couldn't escape what mommy said and did.

"Maybe she's just tired" I thought to myself.

I remained in the room till the sky darkened.

Pero maya-maya ay may kumatok. Perhaps it was mommy, and I rushed to open the door.

"Magandang gabi po ma'am, dinner na po kayo" it was manang pala.

"Sige po manang, can I ask where's mommy po?"

"Nasa garden po ma'am, mukhang may kinakausap sa telepono" sagot naman ni manang.

"Eh si daddy po? Nakauwi na po ba?" dagdag ko.

"Opo ma'am nasa kwarto pa nila siya ni mommy mo"

"Sige po manang, susunod na lang po ako sa baba" sambit ko at si manang ay tumungo na.

I just charged my phone at lumabas na ng room. Nang bigla namang bumukas ang pintuan sa room nila daddy.

"Oh hi anak, let's have dinner" sabi ni daddy.

"Yes po, actually pababa naman din na ako"

When we reached the dining area, mommy immediately entered from the garden.

She's trying to make an eye contact with me but I avoid it.

"Lia anak, lead the prayer?" dad said at tumango lang ako.

After I prayed and while we're eating mom and dad are having a conversation, while I'm just making my own world.

"Anak?" nagulat ako ng bigla akong tawagin ni daddy.

"Y-yes dad?"

"How's your day?" he asked.

"Okay naman po"

"How was your gala with your mama, Imee?" giit nito.

"We both enjoy naman po" I answered quitely.

"You can bond with her anytime anak, para ay hindi ka ma bored dito sa baha-"

Dad was suddenly cut by mom.

"Or you can go with us sa office" mom spoke.

"D-dito na lang po ako sa bahay" tahimik kong sagot naman.

"Your birthday is in next week na pala anak. What's your plan, do you want us to travel abroad?" banggit ni daddy.

"U-uhm maybe we can celebrate here na lang po sa bahay. Family and friends lang po sana"

"Are you sure anak? We can go to Europe, mamili ka lang" dad said.

"Yes po, I'm sure"

After our conversation ni daddy ay sila naman ni mommy ang nag-usap hanggang sa matapos na kaming kumain ay wala akong imik pareho sa kanila. Wait a minute, I wasn't always this way. Perhaps I'm simply innovating.

Tinulungan ko na rin si manang sa paglilinis ng pinagkainan namin, at first she refused to allow me, but she eventually relented when I insisted.

May pinag-uusapan lang sila mommy at daddy sa sala. Ilang minuto rin silang nagtagal and daddy informed me that he was heading to their room na.

"Sure dad, night" I said at niyakap ako nito na siya'y nagtungo na naman sa itaas.

I went to the garden first after assisting manang. However, she first informed me of something.

"Gabi na po ma'am baka hindi na po kayo payagan ng mommy niyo" giit ni manang.

"Madali lang naman po ako manang at kaagad ring babalik" I said at tumungo na si garden while I saw mom na nasa living room pa rin and checking some papers ata.