London Ash
"No! I am totally disagree with your suggestion, Art. She'll stay here." matigas na pahayag ni mommy kay daddy.
"But how can she heal if she'll stay here, hon? Besides, it's an all girl school. At isa pa, last year na nya ng pagiging high school niya. She must enjoy it outside. In school." sagot ni daddy.
"Dad's right, mom. I think it's time for princess to go outside her box." dagdag pa ni kuya Ashton sa usapan.
"But what if somethings will trigger her and she attacks her trauma? What if it happened again? Hindi ako makakapayag don." sagot muli ni mommy.
"Mom." tawag ko sa kanya. Pero lahat sila, napatingin sa akin.
"I'm fine, mom. They're right. I can't completely heal if I just stay here forever." mahinang sambit ko pero sapat na para marinig nila. Lumapit sa akin si mommy at niyakap ako.
"Are you sure, princess? Hindi madali ito para sa'yo."
"I know, mom. I already think about it. And I already decided. I'll go to school na."
I heard her cry. Kaya dali dali kong pinunasan ang mga luha niya. "I'm just worried, princess. I don't want to repeat what happened to you dahil napabayaan ka nami--"
"Hushhh, mom. I never blame you for what happened to me. Trust me, okay? Para sa akin din po itong gagawin ko." pangungumbinsi ko sa kanya.
"Fine. But one of us ang maghahatid at sundo sayo. Kung sinong available. But if all of us are busy, ipapasundo kita kung sinong pwedi sa kambal, you understood? Huwag ka munang lalabas kaagad ng gate ng school niyo, unless nandon na ang susundo sa'yo." mahabang litanya nya. Wala naman akong nagawa kundi ang tumango nalang.
Lumapit sa amin si daddy tsaka din kami niyakap.
"Sama ako" kuya. At lumapit din sa amin. Isa isa nila akong ni-kiss sa noo.
"I love you, my princess." bulong ni daddy.
"Anong MY? Princess ko din siya. So it must be OUR, right, princess?" reklamo ni kuya at talagang nag pout pa. I just nodded and smile at them.
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I am now at my room and I'm thinking about me, going to school. It's been a week since my mom finally agreed about it. At less than two weeks nalang, pasukan na.
I've been home schooling for 3 years now. I am supposed to be in college this school year but I stopped for a year due to unexpected event that happened to me reason why everything changed.
Part of me is scared, but part of me is excited. Of course, I still miss going school but still, afraid is eating me inside so I barely go outside. And if ever man na lalabas ako, may kasama ako.
I am busy thinking about what possibilities might happen to me in school when I heard knocks.
"Come in" I shouted as I sit on my bed.
"Hey" Malambing na sambit ni kuya.
"Why are you here? Don't you have work?" I asked.
Lumapit siya sakin at may binigay na folder. "Hmm. Di muna ako pumasok today. I helped mom earlier. We went to Horizon University to enroll you."
I opened the folder to see my papers here even my sched. "We already asked for your sched para hindi kana makipagsiksikan pa pag pumasok kana. Anjan na rin ang map, so mas better if tandaan mo na din para hindi ka na mahirapan pa. And since we are all free on sunday, mom and dad said we can buy your things that you needed on that day." mahabang paliwanag niya.
