Lux Princess: Amber Nicolette

- CHAPTER XXXVI: Beyond Control -

- CHAPTER XXXVI: Beyond Control -
(Nicolette's POV)

"This is the first time I heard about this, Jarred and Niknik." saad ni Miss Sockleah.

Remember? She's a healer, at sya rin ang dito sa clinic. I told her how I conceived Jarren at sabi nya maybe isa iyon sa factors. Idagdag pa ang mahou na'min ni Jarred. Kahit sya kasi ay sinubukan rin iyon, and she was shocked when Jarren read her thoughts. Both protected and not.

"What should we do, Miss Sockleah?"

"Have you tried listening to music, Jarren? You know, diverting your auditory sense into something else." tsaka nya kami hinarap, "She's still young, Jarred and Niknik. Things that she might heard will traumatize her in the future."

Mula sa table nito, may hinanap sya. It's a phone and earphone.

"I stored music there, Baby Jarren. You can put the earphone on when you don't want to hear voices. You can borrow it."

"Really? Thanks Miss Sockleah!!" at isinuot na ito.

"Don't worry, that earphone came here. It can make you focus on music alone, at di mo rin kailangan ang malakas na volume so di sya nakakabingi."

"Mama! Papa!! It's amazing! The music are good too!" sya tsaka nakinig ulit. Nakakaunawang nagpasalamat kami kay Miss Sockleah. Pagkaalis na'min dun, pumunta kaming dorm, naabutan na'min na andun na ang mga malilit na bata bitbit ang kani-kanilang bagahe. Pumunta akong room na'min ni Zoey, since iba ang kay Jarred, naghiwalay na kami ng landas kanina.

"Ate Niks?" nanlaki ang mata ko na nakatingin sa batang nakaupo sa bed ni Zoey. Katabi nya si Zoey na nakatingin lang din sa'min.

Akiko

"She was assigned here, with me. So I guess, Baby Jarren is here too." sabi nito tsaka tiningnan ang anak ko.

Nakangiting lumapit naman ang anak ko sa babae at masayang nakipagkwentuhan dito. Habang si Akiko naman ay lumapit sa'kin.

"Ate Niks! I didn't expect to see you here! It was really a shock when I saw you with Kuya Jarred holding a kid. You looked so gorgeous, ate Niks, at bagay na bagay kayo ni Kuya Jarred. When I saw you two, the whole place sparkled and angels started to sing!" she shrieked, eyes twinkling.

Natawa tuloy ako. And daldal talaga kahit kailan ng batang 'to. Kwentuhan at tawanan lang kaming apat doon, natigil lang nung pinatawag kami para sa afternoon session na'min. Ang training. So far, meron pa kaming one week para magtraining. Nakakandong sa'kin si Jarren nung lumabas kami, at yeah, tinitingnan na naman nila kaming dalawa.

"Mama, they're too loud again." bulong ni Jarren na nasa leeg ko ang mukha.

"Put your earphone on, Baby Jarren. And ignore them." tsaka ko inilagay ang earphone sa tenga nito. Di nagtagal, ramdam ko na parang narelax ang katawan nito. Napangiti naman ako, tsaka ko nginitian ang buhok nya. Sa ground kami pinatawag. We formed big circle at sa gitna na'min ay andun si Mrs. Brooklyn, kasama ang nasa sampung guro na di ko kilala.

"We are going to separate the training by section. At sa likuran ko ay ang mga magiging training instructors." tsaka nito ipinakilala ang sampu isa-isa. Nakaupo sa lap ko ang anak ko habang katabi ko naman si Jarred na hawak ang kamay ko.

"M-mama."

Nangunot ang noo ko at napatingin sa anak ko na titig na titig sa isang training instructor na nakaassign sa kanilang preschoolers. She have this black short hair na hanggang balikat lang nito, nakangiti rin sya, luckily, friendly, di kaya ng ibang instructor na seryoso lang ang mukha.