18. Hot Mess

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     Mrs. Ching walked towards Joyce, grabbed her brush and started fixing Joyce’s hair…

Mrs. Ching:       anak, why are you doing this?

Joyce:               po?

Mrs. Ching:       this… asking Ken’s help… for a certain boy’s swmming lessons…

Joyce:               Mommy… sinabi ko naman diba? As a student council member… obligasyon naming tulungan ang champions namin. Besides… makakatulong din ang pagkapanalo nila sa school natin—

Mrs. Ching:       kung ako yung champion, gagawa AKO ng SARILI kong paraan para matutong magswimming…--

Joyce:               I;m his friend, and I want to help him

Mrs. Ching:       Yeah… asking HIS RIVAL FOR HELP is the best way to help him. Really…

Joyce:               Mommy, anong gusto niyo gawin ko? kapag naman nagpaalam ako kay daddy, siguradong—

Mrs. Ching:       pipilitin ka niyang kina Ken na lang…

Joyce:               exactly…

     Mrs Ching stopped brushing Joyce’s hair and pulled Joyce closer… hugging her

Mrs. Ching:       gusto mo ba tong si Ken?

Joyce:               Wh-what? Oo… oo naman po… mabait si Ken, muka lang siyang mayabang…--

Mrs. Ching:       so anong tingin mo sa Kris na ito?

Joyce:               …ka…kaibigan po… he;s… he;s a good friend…

Mrs. Ching:       anak. Alam kong may idea ka na kung anong gustong mangyari ng daddy mo sa future niyo ni Ken… pero hindi yun dahilan para PILITIN mo ang sarili mong mahalin ang isang tao…

Joyce:               Pero mom…

Mrs. Ching:       hindi ko sinasabing gusto ko si Kris para sayo… aba, kailangan niyang patunayan ang sarili niya. ang sinasabi ko lang. gusto kong mahalin mo ang isang tao, dahil ginusto mo, hindi dahil sa ginusto ng iba.

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Barbie:              MOMMY TONI!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Fernandez: Barbie…

     Immediately… Barbie ran towards Mrs. Fernandez ang hugged her tightly as if she was her real mother…

Derrick:             Mommy Toni?! Barbie! Ano ka ba!

Mrs. Fernandez: it’s okay… I allowed her to call me that. I like it actually…

WHAT?! How could this happen?! Ganun ba ka-charming ang kapatid ko?!

Barbie:              my dear brother, fyi, madalas ako dito kina MOMMY TONI. :P

This is crazy… she’s lying… I know it…

Jake:                Talaga? pano naman nangyari yun?

Barbie:              kasi dinadalaw ko si… LEXI!

Lexi:                 Hi Barbie!

     Barbie went straight to Lexi to give her an I-miss-you-so-much hug!

Now what? My dearest sister is closer to Lexi’s family than I am… wait. Maybe I could use that into my advantage… ilalakad na ko ni Barbie sa parents ni lex… SHUT UP! YOU. HAVE. TO. FORGET. HER. REMEMBER?!

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