Fang Factor

3

"Mom, I'm home," sabi ni Allison habang sinasarado ang front door.

Sinalubong naman siya ng yakap ng mom niya, as usual. As if hindi sila nagkita for so many years.

"Gumawa ako ng paborito mong curry rice and glazed chicken," masayang sambit ni Victoria Levozky, or simply Vicky, mom ni Allison.

"Mamaya na ako kakain."

"Sabayan mo na ako habang mainit pa~"

Wala naman siyang nagawa kundi ang sundin ang request ng mom niya. Tahimik lang siyang naupo across her mom. Inihanda ni Vicky ang pagkain sa harap ni Allison at excited na naupo sa harap niya.

"So, how was school?"

"Ain't cool as always."

"Oh? Bakit? Ano nanaman ang nangyari?"

Hindi lang sumagot si Allison at nagsimula lang kumain.

"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, but for now...may good news ako sa'yo."

"Hmm?" tanging nasambit ni Allison habang puno ng pagkain ang bibig niya.

"You see, I was working on our papers these past few days..." she paused, and excitedly blurted out: "We're moving back to Russia!"

Napahinto sa pagkain si Allison nang marinig ang words na yun coming from her mother's mouth.

"What?"

"Di ba you've always wanted to go there kasi nandun ang mga kamag-anak natin?"

She rolled her eyes in annoyance, "But that was before dad left us."

"Pero Allison-"

"I lost my appetite. I'm going upstairs."

Wala nang ibang sinabi pa si Allison at nagpatuloy lang maglakad papunta sa kwarto niya. Ni-lock niya ito nang padabog at tinapon ang bag niya sa isang sulok.

Allison's POV

We were a happy family back then. We had nothing to worry about except sa fact na never na akong magkakaroon ng kapatid. Di na kasi pwedeng magbuntis si mom. At yun na siguro ang nag-udyot kay dad na maghanap ng ibang babae who would satisfy his needs.

Syempre sobrang sakit yun para sa akin lalo na't close kami ni dad. Hindi ko akalaing magagawa niya kaming lokohin.

He would always go home late.

He had phone calls in the middle of the night.

He never treated mom the way he did before.

He began acting cold.

So something was wrong.

My curiosity never stopped bothering me, and so I decided to investigate on my own. Kusa kong hinanap ang mga kasagutang nais kong malaman.

And there was it.

He had a child with another woman.

At yun ang naging mitsa ng divorce nila ng mom.

I thought revealing the truth would make things better...

But it didn't.

I only made everything worse.

It's been three years since their divorce pero hanggang ngayon ay di pa rin ako maka-get over.

Ako pala ang magiging pinaka-apektado sa ginawa ko kasi ako yung anak...