You are My Clarity

CHAPTER 13: Detoxification

I woke up late. It's now 10 a.m ,and as I look at my face in the mirror, I'm horrible. Messy hair, a stinky clothes that I'm still wearing from yesterday and lastly.....a huge eyebags, that obviously screaming from a last nights drama. I cried all night. I even turned off my phone. I just wanna embrace my emotion.

Bumaba na ako para gumawa nang oatmeal ko dahil gutom na gutom na ako. My last meal was when I'm still in Bench's place. I'm badly starving.

"Oh, mmy! You're here?" Nagulat ako nang nakita ko si Mommy-ninang Sara sa kusina at nakatayo sa harap ng fridge at halatang naghahanap nang pagkaing mailuluto.

"Obviously. 'Yong nanay mo kasi, anong oras na nang gabi ay kinukulit pa ako"

I was clouded by my emotion and completely forgotten that I still have a mother that will check if I'm still alive. I'm sure she was terribly worried.

"Akalain mo kaninang alas-dose nang gabi eh tawag nang tawag at tinatanong kung nakagawi ba raw ako rito. Hindi ka raw matawagan. Loka loka kang bata ka" humarap siya sa gawi ko

"Ay! Pisting Yawa! Ano ba 'yang mukha mo. Para kang Zombie, broken yern"

"Mommy naman eh. I'm not broken kaya. Namumugto lang ang mga magaganda kong mata dahil nadala lang ako sa ni-binge watch ko kagabi na tragic series"

Nagluto si Mommy ng hotdogs and eggs. Ang easy lang no'n gawin and I told her na ako na, but she insisted. After that umalis na siya at nagbilin na 'wag ko na raw i-shut down ang phone ko. I also told her na kina Bench ako magtatambay the whole semestral break para hindi na rin siya ma-istorbo pa lalo na't busy siya sa compaign nila ni sir Bong.

"Hello, nak. Okay ka lang ba? Bakit hindi kita matawagan kagabi? Nag-alala ako nang sobra"

"Mommy sorry na, na-excite lang po ako nang sobra na-i-enjoy ang sem break ko at nag-binge watch ako kagabi. By the way, how's the place you are staying in? Kumain ka na po ba?"

"Maganda ang place and you could feel the coziness. And yes, I already ate my breaky na. Oh, alis na ako nak, marami pa akong aasikasohin. Kung hindi ka lang nagpatay ng cellphone mo eh 'di sana kanina pa ako naka-alis. Masasapak kitang bata ka eh."

"Sorry na Mommy. Love you hehe. Bye, Mmy ingat ka d'yan."

"Bye, Sweetie. I love you. Ingat d'yan ha. 'Wag na magpapatay ng phone."

"Hehe. Yes, Mmy. Ay Mmy! papunta po ako kay Bench ngayon and I have decided na doon na muna magstay." Magsistay muna ako rito sa Davao dahil hinihintay ko pa ang enrolment for the 2nd sem bago ako susunod kay Mommy sa Manila for our flight to Spain.

"O'sige sige, 'wag papasaway kay Bench ha. At 'wag mo rin purgahin ng knorr soup. Nagsumbong si Bench kagabi nang tumawag ako sa kanya, naku kang bata ka oo. Bye na 'nak."

Telegram

Sandro Marcos: Good evening! How's your day?

Sandro Marcos: kakauwi ko lang galing sa Christmas party ng LGU, it was fun. Medyo uminom kami konte kasama ang mga officials.

Sandro Marcos: Ngayon ang last day of your 1st sem diba? How can I treat you for surviving this sem? Just drop them all, gagawan natin nang paraan 'yan. Haha!

Sandro Marcos: How's Bench na pala? You mentioned kaninang morning that he is sick.

Sandro Marcos: Are you asleep na? Have a rest then. I know that you have a draining day. Good night, attorney. I will sleep na rin. The alcohol is taking effect na.

Those are his messages from last night and a recent one popped up.

Sandro Marcos: Good Morning! Wakey, wakey, sleepy head. Yes! Its Saturday. Rest weekend again but that is the case, it's weekend and I have nothin' to do, at home.