THE STORY OF BERNICE

CHAPTER 16

Joan: what’s with you Ivo? Anong problema?

Ivo: joan, im sorry, im really sorry! 

Joan: ano bang hinihingi mo ng sorry Ivo? Why are you crying? What’s wrong?

Ivo: I made a big mistake hon, it all happened in Singapore… 

Kinakabahan na si Joan, she has a hint of what her hubby would reveal, pero hindi niya alam kung pano magrereact.

Joan: ano bay un, please tell me. You have had other girls in Singapore? Kung yun lang Ivo, I would accept that only if you could promise me na wala na kayong communications.

Ivo: (he held his wife’s hands) it’s more than that hon… 

Napaisip si Joan, she already had a hint of what Ivo wants to say.

Joan: I think I know it.

Ivo: im sorry…

Joan: hindi ko alam Ivo. (umiiyak na tumayo si Joan saka pumunta sa kwarto nila, saka naman dumating si Bernice from school)

Bernice: Dad? Mom? (narinig niya ang sunodsunod na pagkatok ni Ivo sa kwarto...) daddy bakit? Anong pong nangyari? (hindi nakaimik si Ivo) dad, ano ba? bakit nagkukulong si mommy sa room? Mommy, Mom, si Bernice to, let me in, okay?

Joan: Bernice, go to your lola first…

Bernice: but om, can you please tell me what’s going on here?

Ivo: Bernice, sige na, mag uusap lang kame ng mommy mo.

B: bakit dad? Anong pag uusapan niyo na hindi ko pwedeng marinig?

Ivo: Bernice, problema namen to ng mommy mo.

B: bakit, ano ba ko ditO? Im your daughter dad, I need to now what’s going on. If this is a family matter, then I should be here too, because I’m part of this family.

Ivo: you’re too young to understand.

B: too young? I’m already in Highschool. Nag aaral ako, maiintindihan ko kung ano yung problema niyo, naten.

Ivo: Bernice please, wag ng matigas ang ulo pumunta ka muna sa lola mo.

B: hindi ako aalis dad, Im sorry. Mommy, mom! Please open the door.

Binuksan ni Joan ang pintuan. 

Bernice: bakit ka umiiyak mommy? Ok, now can someone please tell me what’s going on here? (hindi pa din umiimik ang mag asawa) ano ba, speak up! Pano kayo magkakaintindihan kung ayaw niyong magsalita…

Ivo: okay, Im sorry. But I think you also need to know. Honey, Im having a child… but not with mommy.

Bernice: kung hindi kay mommy, kanino?

Ivo: someone in Singapore. Im sorry.

Bernice: you mean magkakaroon ako ng kapatid sa labas? oh no… this is not good… bakit dad? Why do you have to do that?

Ivo: sorry honey, 

B: yun lang? sorry? Pag nag sorry ka ba dad, mawawala yung baby? before galit na galit ka kay Ninong Kiko dahel niloko niya si Ninang Chesca, eh mas bad ka pala sa kanya dad eh..akala ko hindi ka ganun. (tumayo si Bernice at lumabas ng bahay nila)

Ivo: Bernice, Bernice! (pero hindi siya pinansin ng anak.)

Hindi din makuhang kausapin ni Ivo si Joan. He tried to start the conversation pero tinatalikuran siya nito. He ended up talking to Francis.

F: you should have expected it pare, masasaktan talaga sila. but in time, kakausapin ka din nila. wag muna ngayon.

Ivo: im afraid of losing them pare, ang hirap.