Chapter 18

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"Eurica, what have you done?!" Naiilang na sabi ni Hal abeoji.

"We had a deal right?"

"Hal abeoji --" he didn't let me finish.

"How can you afford to fail your subject?!" He shouted with anger and disappointment.

"Hal abeoji, please let me explain." I beg while sitting in front of his table.

He stood up from his swivel chair, his face was turning red due to anger. "You're such a disgrace in this family!"

"I don't want to see your face here, anymore. I'm disowning you from now on!" He added.

I stood up and tried to go near Lolo. "Hal abeoji, aniyo! Jebal!" My voice broke, tears flowing on my face.

*Translation: Grandfather, no! Please!"*

"Don't do this to me, Lolo. Please!" I begged for the second time.

"I promise, this won't happen again..." I almost kneeled in front of him but before it happened he already called Secretary Park.

"Secretary Park!" he called our family's secretary, who is just outside of the library.

Secretary Park entered the room, he was shocked after seeing me.

"Get her away from my sight. Now!" Nagkuyom siya ng kamay, at hindi na ako tinapunan pa ng tingin.

"Ye, Hwejang-nim." he bowed his head before following Lolo.

"Miss Euri..." I can see that Secretary Park is hesistating.

"Hal abeoji, please don't do this to me." tuloy-tuloy lang na tumutulo ang luha ko pero wala na akong pakialam.

"Hal abeoji!" Agad akong napabangon sa pagkakahiga.

"Darling, what happened?!" Napalingon ako sa gilid ko at nakita si Lola. Kumunot ang nuo niya, nag aalala.

"Are you okay?" She gently wipes the sweat on my forehead. Naramdaman ko din ang bakas ng luha sa pisngi ko.

Tumingin ako sa paligid ko, and then I realize na panaginip lang pala iyon.

Napabuntong hininga ako, "Ne, Halmoni."

*Translation: Yes, Lola.*

She pulled me into a hug, caressing my back while she said, "It's okay... It's okay. Lola's here for you."

Tahimik ko namang pinakalma ang sarili ko habang nakayakap din kay Lola, nang bigla kong maalala na hindi pa pala nila alam na bumagsak ako sa isang subject.

Bagay na pinaka ayaw nilang mangyari.

And with that, I'm starting to feel bothered again. For sure there's a big possibility that Lolo will really disown me once he knew about it.

They will all be disappointed at me.

Bakit ba kasi ganito?

Bakit kapag masaya na ako, may kung anong mangyayari para maging malungkot ako.

Can't I be happy, even just for a day?

I already have a plan about that actually, at iyon ay piliing tumahimik na lang muna hanggang sa hindi pa nila ako tinatanong tungkol sa school ko.

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