Lost Girl From Neverland

Chapter XVIII: Folklore

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Wynter Jesslyn Lim

During the past few months, maraming kaganapan ang nang yari sa mga buhay namin at hindi ko naasahan ang mga iyon. First, my mom's condition continued to get better and better every single day. We get to spend more time with each other like a normal mother and daughter bonding, of course I'm more than thrilled. Second, Peter and I got pretty close. I realized that he's not a bad person after all and last but definitely not the least? Our second semester is finally over! I'm so happy!!

Our summer break had officially started yesterday, pwede na muna kaming gumala and mag explore for a while. Well it's not too long but at least, pwede kong gamitin ang oras at panahon na ito para maka bawi kay mommy. Palagi akong wala sa bahay noon because seeing her in that state makes me feel like blaming myself, I don't know why either but pakiramdam ko ay ako yung may kasalanan ng lahat.

On the other hand, Ember and Bryson are still together and going strong pero hindi pa rin umuuwi si Bryson sa kanila. Nananatili pa rin siya sa bahay namin along with Cairo, okay lang naman daw yon kay mommy dahil mayroon namang mga sobrang kwarto sa mansyon. Nabalitaan na ng mga kapatid ko ang nang yari so as far as I heard, uuwi silang parehas kasama yung kambal na anak ni kuya Millard.

Before our last semester ended, we applied as an intern sa isang perfume company, Jianna and I got accepted right away dahil tamang tama at kami ang mga naunang nag apply. Tapos na ang pagiging intern namin ni Jianna and we actually got a job offer from them, tinanggap namin yon parehas pero hindi pa kaagad kami mag sisimula kase nandoon pa ang mga dating empleyado.

Aalis na daw sila in five months time, tinatapos na lang daw yung kontratang pinirmahan nila. Mga contract employees sila parehas and they resembled us, mag kaibigan din sila katulad namin ni Jianna. Hindi naman sila magiging jobless pag alis nila sa kumpanya, pupunta na kase sila sa Paris, France para doon na mag trabaho. They got another job offer from a large company at that country, mas malaki ang sahod doon kaya tinanggap nila.

It's Tuesday morning, as usual si mommy na ang nag hahanda ng pag kain namin for almusal. Cairo and Bryson are just as lucky as me dahil katulad ko, they have the chance to taste a home cooking. Mabilis na naka recover si mommy, yon talaga ang pinag tataka ko pero I have no rights to complain about it dahil eto naman talaga ang gusto ko.

Galing kami sa mga doktor niya last month, they said the same thing. Ayos na si mommy, I'm happy about it but gusto ko ng paliwanag na matino kung papaano to nang yari. Impossible naman na nag papanggap lang siya all along, sobrang hirap kaya non. She's a writer not an actress, it would be too hard for her to act like a disabled person for such a long time.

"Anak? Wynter? Kakain na tayo, sumabay ka na sa'min". Masayang ani ng aking ina. Maaga akong nagigising dahil natatakot ako, iniisip ko kase na babalik nanaman siya sa dati. If that happened, papaano na ako mabubuhay ulit? Commonsense okay? I can definitely breath just fine at wala akong amnesia kaya hindi ko makakalimutan yon.

Kanina pa ako nakatulala sa kisame ng kwarto ko, it's seven o'clock in the morning. Hindi naman naka lock ang kwarto ko dahil unang una, Cairo and Bryson won't even dare to go near my door ever since my mom's condition improved. Pangalawa, our maids have their own rooms at wala rin silang makukuhang mamahalin dahil hindi naman ako nag kakalat ng mga bags, shoes or accessories. Lastly, knowing na maayos na ulit si mommy? They'll get fired instantly.