Sea of Untold Affliction

Chapter 2

She rolled her eyes when she looked at her sister singing along with the music coming from her car stereo.

It's a weird music. It sounds like it's a Japanese song. Hindi niya alam kung naiintindihan ba nito ang kinakanta niya. She looked at the title and shook her head after seeing that it's really what she thinks it is.

Aishite Aishite Aishite - Kikuo

A few weeks had passed as she prepared for her return as a professor. Yes, inaccept na niya ang suggestion ng kanyang tita. Maybe it's what she needs to do for her to be free from the hidden pain in her chest.

"We're already here. Tumigil ka na jan at bumaba ka na." Her sister pouted after hearing her. She made the music stop.

Anong oras na at may hindi pa siya natatapos sa condo. Mukhang wala na siyang time para magbar ngayon. She wonders where is Sash right now.

"Hindi ka talaga papasok sa loob?" Nilingon niya ang kanyang kapatid.

"You know the answer to that kaya baba na dahil may pupuntahan pa ako."

Her sister has no choice but to follow her as she made her way outside of the car.

"Yeli?! Ikaw ba yan? Aba't bakit hindi ka pumasok dito sa loob?" She saw their helper coming near the car after opening the gate.

Here we go.

"Manang pilitin mo nga yan kasi ang tigas pa rin ng ulo." She saw how her sister smirked at her.

Her time will come.

"May pupuntahan pa po ako manang. Sa ibang araw na lang."

"Aba't baka palusot mo lang yan. Tuwing hinahatid mo si Aly dito ay hindi na kita naaabutan sa labas at mukhang lagi kang nagmamadaling umalis."

"Manang. Alam nyo naman po ang dahilan." She really wants to close the car's window but she still respects her. She was like a second mother to her.

"Wala naman sila rito. Sige na at nang matikman mo ang niluto ko."
Pagkatapos ng ilan pang pangungulit ay sumuko na siya at binuksan ang sasakyan para makalabas na.

Niyakap siya nang mahigpit ni manang at kung ano-ano pa binitawang salita habang sila ay papasok.

Wala naman masyadong nagbago sa loob ng bahay maliban sa mga frames na mukhang nadaragdagan na at mga apparatus sa paligid. The home wall? Still the same color but maybe upgraded. Well, few years had passed and she's sure that her room's now a mess. Aside from the fact that she also destroyed everything there before. Hindi niya alam kung may umayos pa ba doon. O baka nga ginawa na itong stock room or what.

"Halika na at ipaghahanda ko kayo."

"Manang, ako na lang. Kaya ko naman." She saw the dish she cooked and she won't deny that she missed it.
Matagal tagal na rin ang huling tikim niya sa luto nito. She recalls how they used to dine together and how happy they were before.

"Oh eto at kumain kayo nang marami. Ikaw Yeli, mas lalo ka pang pumayat. Aba't huwag mo naman papabayaan ang sarili mo."

"Manang ganyan talaga ang model. Alam nyo naman po at nagmomodelo yan sa NY."
Napailing na lang siya sa turan nila. Tinikman niya ang luto nito at hindi maiikakailang masarap talaga ito.

"Eh diba babalik ka na raw sa pagtuturo?"

"Bukas na nga yan magsisimula manang." She was shocked after hearing what her sister said.

"Ah talaga?! Mabuti naman yun. Sana ay mabalik na ang dati." She saw how she smiled sadly after that.

Parang mawawalan ata siya ng gana.