Forgotten Daughter (LeAga & Sue Ramirez)

Chapter 28

Mandi don't know where to go. Kung uuwi ba siya sa bahay ng Daddy niya na nakokonsensya naman siya dun. O sa bahay ng Mommy niya kasi gusto niya makita ang kapatid niya lalo na ngayon may nalaman siya tungkol sa Papa niya. She's sitting in a fast food chain thinking where to go then she thinks her friends.

To:Mattie, Cathy, Regina

    Hoy! San kayo? Busy kayo?

Mandi texted them. Ganyan talaga sila mgtext sa isa't isa.

From: Mattie
  Eto sa bahay naka nganga sobrang bored. Kita tayo.

From: Regina
   Here in my shop come over here we have cheese cake and ube cake your favorite.

From: Cathy
      Here sa bahay meet up tayo oh super bored ko na.

To: Mattie and Cathy

    Let's go to Sweet Factory(Regina's pastry shop) Regina texted me they have cheesecake daw.

To: Regina
   We're on our way.

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The four of them meet up there. They're currently eating cakes inside Regina's mini office.

"Mandi, hindi ka ba pinapakain ng mga magulang mo ang dami niyan ha" Mattie tease her.

"I want to eat sweets eh paki mo" pambabara niya dito. Paano ba naman kasi halos lahat ng naka display kumuha siya ng tig isang slice.

Regina just look at her. She noticed something happen bad to Mandi. Even Mattie he know that may dinadala mabigay si Mandi Ina.asar lang niya ito. Pero alam nila na malungkot lang ito.

"Mandi What's wrong I know you have something to tell us" That's Cathy siya palagi ang ngbubuking sa kanila.

Mandi put down her fork. Sigh and look at them.

"Prens, Pwede na muna maging invisible. Pwede ba muna ako hindi umuwi sa mga magulang ko?" Mandi started to open up.

"Why? What's wrong ba? Ng.away ba kayo ni Tita?" Regina asked. Mandi shook her head saying no.

"Ni Tito?" She said no again

"Anong nangyari?" Cathy asked.

Mandi couldn't stop her tears now. It keeps on flowing.

"Mama has Cancer stage 4, at hindi alam nila Daddy at ng mga Kapatid ko" she said her friends eyes widened.

"Then how did you know about that?" Mattie intriguingly asked.

"Kahapon pag.uwi ko nakita ko si Mama na namimilipit sa sakit sabi niya stomach cramps lang daw pero when I read the label of medicine it's Codeine. I asked her then she confess me that she has ovarian cancer stage 4 ayaw niya muna ipasabi kina Daddy." Mandi said in tears.

"How come na hindi napapansin ng Dad mo? Imposible  na hindi niya mahahalata yun." Regina asked.

"Lately kasi madalang na umuwi si Mama sa bahay sabi niya kailangan niya umuwi ng probinsya kasi may kailangan daw siya asikasuhin dun kaya hindi na sila masyado ngkakasama ni Daddy." Mandi explained.

"Baka Mandi dun siya pumupunta para hindi mahalata sa bahay niyo." Cathy added.

"Kaya nga at nakokonsensya ako kapag nakikita ko si Daddy at mga kapatid ko." Mandi sigh

The four of them didn't talk for awhile. Then Mandi started to speak again.

"Tapos si Papa kanina nakita ko" yumuko si Mandi na.iiyak na naman siya.

"Ano namang nakita mo may kabit siya?" Cathy get it again. Mattie slapped her. To their surprise Mandi nod.

"Hala! Joke lang yun. Pero totoo?" Cathy asked her again.