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25th Incident: Rewind 巻き戻し

Note: It has been months since my last update . I am back. I finished the second Arc already and we are down to one last arc. Yep, this is the Final Arc. Some of you have been really patient with me, I thank you for that. As we are entering the opening of the final arc, I would like to thank everyone. I am writing again because I don't want to betray the readers. It took me quite a while but I'm back and I want to finish this story already so that I can feel fulfilled as a writer too. Please keep cheering on me and don't forget to comment and vote!

And now, let's begin with the final arc...

I am not in good terms with the person in front of me. This person who should have been the protector of my mom althroughout the ruckus with Yamamura just arrived --- late. He did this before and now, he has been reckless since I was a kid. What can I expect from this person?

I hate him so much. I hate my dad.

Hideo Kobayashi. Siya ang papa ko. Tulad ng nasabi ko noon, isa siyang engineer na nakilala ng nanay ko na English teacher noon. Nagenroll si papa sa school na pinagtatrabahuan ng mom ko para mag aral ng English para makapasok siya sa isang international corporation at mag advance sa career niya bilang engineer. Things started there when they eventually became officially a couple. I heard, they were very happy as I was born.

Until things went chaotic as my dad's company broke down and he became a useless bastard. He became a drunk. He was physically, verbally and mentally hurting my mom who was working so hard for us to live. At kapag hindi pa siya nasiyahan sa pananakit niya, ako naman ang pagbubuntulan niya ng depression niya. Ang self-pity niya na naging anger dahil sa pagiging loser niya. He gets his money from the government only to buy more drink. Nilunod niya ang sarili niya sa bisyo niya. Nilunod niya ang sarili niya sa alak. He was so reliant to the government support that he no longer has the motivation to work and be productive and be useful to the society.

Naalala ko pa noong mga panahong inuntog niya ang ulo ko sa sahig dahil sag alit niya ng wala na siyang makuhang pera sa government support dahil naiwaldas niya iyon sa bisyo niya.

Naalala ko pa yung kirot ng ulo ko. Kaya nga siguro laging sumaskit ang ulo dahil doon.

Dahil sa kapabayaan at sa pagiging iresponsable ay nalugmok kami sa utang at umuwi kaming mag ina sa Pilipinas para makalayo sa kanya at makapag umpisa. Pero makalipas ang ilang taon nakabawi rin kami. Bumangon unti unti. Matapos ang ilang taon ay nabigyan ako ng chance na makabalik sa Japan dahil sa petition ko para makuha ko ang citizenship ko. I had to get my citizenship back in order for me to support my mom financially. Kailangan kong kumayod bilng factory worker para kumita ng mas malaking pera. That is the only way I can pay my mom back for all her sacrifices. Nadala ko ang nanay ko sa Japan dahil na rin sa second petition.

Makalipas ang isang taon ay naisipan kong seryosohin ang pagaaral ng Japanese language para makapaghanap na rin ako ng mas credible na trabaho. Salamat na rin at ace ako sa English subject noong kabataan ko at sa pagtuturo ng nanay ko ng English sa akin, nakakuha ako ng English teaching job. Nagaaral ako sa umaga at nagtuturo sa gabi. Ok n asana lahat kahit pagod ako hanggang sa malaman ko na ang nanay ko ay nakipagkita na naman kay papa. Sa taong sumira ng buhay naming dalawa. Ang ikinagalit ko ay nagkabalikan na silang dalawa. Walang pormal na divorce silang pinirmahan allthroughout those years kaya valid pa rin pala ang kasal nila. All this time, I felt betrayed by my mom. How can she do this to me? How can she just get back to that person who ruined almost everything for us.

Tapos ngayong okay na ulit ay nakipag balikan na? Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko noong malaman ko. Pikon na pikon ako. Sinabi naman ni mama na nakabangon na I papa. He was rehabilitized and has a stable work as a senior engineer. However, that doesn't mean that he can just go back like it was nothing. He will always be an irresponsible person for me.