"I'm here," I uttered when I went inside the unit.
"You wet, you run through the rain?" mom asks when she notices that I'm all wet.
I just nodded and went to the kitchen to put all the groceries. Keanna was calling so I answer it while changing my wet clothes.
"Hello?" Keanna uttered.
"Keang? what is it?"
"About the visit. I'm sorry Lucy, I can't travel right now," she blubbered.
"No... No... No, it's fine. I know you were also busy," I conferred.
We talk about some little things before we hang up the call. I don't wanna disturb him when she's busy with her studies.
That girl made a promise to herself that she will never do the same as I did.
Those words were painful to hear, but what can I do. She's stating the facts about me.
Perhaps, I don't regret having Ely in my adult life. That was part of a teen's experience but, unluckily it goes wrong.
The whole weekend I spent it together with my daughter and family. It was all rainy day till Sunday, so we decided to stay in the unit.
We watch a couple of movies and do our individual work. Mom was busy computing the sales while dad was in his library.
Louries isn't home yet, because she went to Korea. She wanted to pursue prosecutions, and she wants it to start in Korea.
As she said, Korea was one of the best schools for prosecutions. Either way, I don't want him to go there cause it's too far.
Yet, it was her dream so why would I stop her. Soon, mine will come.
The night came and we all set the dinner. Foods were few because Lourie isn't here. By next week she'll be home, after the last sem of their lectures.
Dad asks me if I wanted to visit my Grandmother after Lourie went home.
They wanted us to go to the Philippines to visit Granny. Yet, I can't because I had a fear of going in there.
How funny it was before they pursue me to move in here. Now they're pursuing me to visit the Philippines.
I sigh.
"If there's a time, I'll go with. Just not now," I uttered.
"But darling, your granny wants to see you," Mom specify.
I shook my head slowly and end my food.
"Don't worry, I'll visit granny when I'm ready," mumbled in a nice way. After that, I carried Ely and went inside in my room.
"I don't know what to do..dishes," I voice in the air.
Time runs so fast and I felt the dizziness of my eyes. Slowly my half-eye was closing its own. Furthermore, there is no way I can stop this dizziness.
Around 6:30 am I woke up. I took a quick bath before entering the kitchen to cook breakfast.
Little did I know, mom was already cooking. She smiled at me when she saw me entering the kitchen.
"You're awake, take a seat now food is ready," Mom greeted and pointed to the counter table chair.
"Morning, where his dad, mom?" I ask and have a little bite in my sausage.
"In his library," Mom answered while cooking.
I nodded and finished my food to catch my first class. Mom kissed my forehead before letting me go.
"Ely is still asleep. Tell the babysitter to let Ely have her long sleep. I'll get going mo!" I shouted before leaving the main door.
I walked aimlessly towards the parking lot then I felt someone grab my hand. Surprised, I let go of the bag in my hands, leaving my things on the floor entangled with one another.
"Ouch!" I mumbled in pain.
"I'm sorry," He apologized, pause.
"I didn't mean to pull you. It's just that a car is passing by and you were at the center of the road," Elton explained while pointing to the road.
I picked up all my things and put them inside in my bag before I went to my car.
"Next time you can just scream, thanks anyway," I lecture him before leaving him in the parking lot.
The car was too annoying! my books weren't this mess if the driver, drive slowly!
When I reached the school, it was too quiet and you can really notice that it was a normal day. Again.
As I was walking in the hallway, someone walks with me.
"Your early?" an anonymous person uttered.
"You see, Lucia. Leo is serious, can't you give him another chance?"
When the man mocked those words. All the fur in my body stands for shock.
How did this man know that Leo and I had a past?
Knowing this man studied here for almost a year and we didn't even know each other!
I walk fast so to reach my class and let my mind process all the shocking scenes. This won't work! this won't work!
Who is that man? why does he know about me and Leo? How and why? when? Jesus...
Everyone was in their individual seats. I was the only one who still standing in front of the chair.
"Lucia!" someone snapped in my face.
I shooking my head and had a facepalm before I seat.
"Hey girl, are you okay?" Lea asks when she notices my mind is preoccupied.
"Yea, yea I'm fine. Nothing to worry about," I answered in assurance to her.
She nodded and continue writing something on her books.
The whole class is like a ghost to me. My mind was preoccupied, that I couldn't even hear any words from our lecturers.
I'm still confused because of that anonymous guy who talked to me earlier.
Frustration is in my body that I couldn't even hear anyone's words or talk. I didn't listen to Lea's story about the pageant, yet my mind is still in the process.
Our gay friends were with us in the canteen. While me, I was eating my food quietly.
"Lucy?"
"Lucy?"
"Lucy!?"
"Oh!? ah, yes? what? okay, I get it yea, that was fine and good to do," I mumbled in shock. Can't even understand what am I saying.
"Hu? what are you talking about?" Pein asked of confusion.
"Yea, we were just calling you. We aren't asking you something," Leo explained while looking at my face still worried.
"Ahh, well I'm saying something about in my mind and... didn't hear y'all called my name," I lied.
We continue our lunch while still talking about the pageant. Some students congratulates me when they had a chance to talk to me.
Others were sending some roses and chocolates as their gift to me. I declined to have those but they all insist.
This day was a very confusing part of my life. An unknown person suddenly approaches me. Said about Leo and I's past.
I'm afraid they might all know about it. Not to hid my daughter I just don't want to put shame in my family name, again.