Senior High Series #6: A Tale Of Pens And Pans(A collaboration Series)

CHAPTER 6

    Anak, gising na. Rise and shine, honey! I love you!

   Nagising ako sa malamyos na simoy ng hangin kasabay ng paulit-ulit na pagtunog ng aking telepono.

   I smiled as I turned off my alarm. That was the recorded voice of Mom. Her voice always gives me the reason to wake up, and to smile on the very first second I wake up in the morning.

   Marahan akong naglakbay papuntang banyo, nag hilamos at ngingiti-ngiting nag sipilyo.

   “Good morning, anak! How’s your second day of being an adult?” Mahigpit kong niyapos ang mga kamay ni Mama na marahang nakayakap sa aking likuran, at hinarap siya sa salamin.

   “It was so much than what I have expected. Thank you so much, Ma!” Saad ko at ipinatong ang aking ulo sa kaniyang balikat.

   Mom is so sweet, daily, after she’ll hear my foot steps ay pinapasok niya ako sa aking banyo, greeting me a very good morning along with her back hug.

   I am so much loved by her at sa iba pang tao sa aking paligid. But, there’s this kind of love I kept on longing for. Weird, I was longing for this love, but, I don’t want that to happen, I don’t want to experience that love again.

   “Good. There’s so much more than that, anak.” Saad niya’t hinagkan ako sa noo bago kumalas sa pagkakayakap.

   “Sumunod ka na sa baba pagkatapos mo dito. Baka ma late ka pa.” Matamis ko itong nginitian, at tumango na puno ng paggalang.

   Lumabas si Mama na nag-iwan sa akin ng matamis na ngiti sa labi.

   Hindi rin nagtagal ay lumabas na ako ng banyo, inayos na ang aking pinaghigaan at nagbihis na ng uniporme ng aming paaralan. It was just a simple color gray long sleeve paired with a plaid navy blue skirt, two inch above the knee that is perfect for black stocking and a black shoes, it was just a simple yet mesmerizing design, iyan ang nakikita ko sa aking sarili tuwing suot-suot ang unipormeng ito.

   “Perfect.” Simple akong napangiti sa aking repleksyon sa salamin, matapos kong ayusan ang aking sarili.

   A girl who’s well dressed with her complete uniform, making her self simply beautiful with a light make up and a ponytail hairstyle letting her side bangs sag on her pinkish cheeks. That is me, every single day.

   Napalingon ako sa aking telepono ng tumunog ito.

   whylle_vermauv.

               Good morning, 🥮!

   At exactly 5 o’clock in the morning, it was my first time receiving this kind of message with other people.

   I just reacted a heart on it and off my data, to avoid hearing another notifications.

   Nakangiti akong lumapit sa bintana ng aking kwarto, at mas lalong lumapad ang aking ngiti ng matanaw ko ang magandang pag-angat ng sikat ng araw.

   Sunrise, one of the reason why I am still holding on. My another hope. Sunrise made me believe that no matter how bad your yesterday is, you will still have the opportunity to meet Sol, my tomorrow that might bring me to a better place I could even been there before. Sunrise made me believe that, it’s just a bad day, not a bad life as I still don’t know what my tomorrow’s would bring. As long as the sun won’t stop to rise, I won’t stop believing and hoping that, may be one day, everything will be okay.

   “Ma. Ma! Ma?” Naging sunod-sunod ang aking pagtawag ng walang bakas na tinig na iniwan ang aking ina.

   “Ma!” Kaagad akong napatakbo palabas ng bahay ng isang pagsabog ang biglang nangyari.