Chapter 19: Special

Someone's Pov

"Mom, thank you.."

The words I calmly said when she made me sit on the comfy chair in front of the large mirror of her closet.

Ang closet ni mama na matagal ko nang gustong pasukin ay doble pa pala ang laki nito sa ina-akala ko. Marami na akong nakitang mga naglalakihang closet, pero, kay mama ay kakaiba, parang walang mga haligi dahil sa kaluwagan nito at parang walang katapusan dahil kahit ang mga mata ko ay hindi matatanaw ang dulo nito. To be precise maluwag pa 'to sa mall na pinapasyalan ko, back when I was still alive. Yes, it is.

Hindi naman kami masyadong mayaman pero si mama kasi, grade school pa lang ay negosyante na. Maliban sa ama niya ay may lahing Chinese, ang lolo ko, mahilig talaga si mama sa pag-invest.

Lumaki kasi si mama na dala-dala sa mindset niya na instead na ibibili mo ang pera sa mga magagandang gamit, sasakyan, bahay, gadgets at marami pang iba, why not palakihin mo raw ang pera na meron ka ngayon, sa ganoong paraan ito ay domoble at 'yung profit mo ay gagawan mo na naman ng paraan upang mas lalong lumaki, at saka mo lang bibilhin ang mga gusto mo. I don't know if people get it, but maiintindihan mo naman kapag meron ka ng pera someday.

Na-alala ko pa nga noong isang araw na tinanong ko siya kung bakit marunong itong maglaro ng pera, ibig kong sabihin ay kung bakit ang dali lang para sa kaniya ang magparami ng pera. And she said,

"Things that I want can wait, therefore I'll going to invest to make my money bigger at mabibili ko na ang gusto ko na may extra pa akong pera..." She said.

Well, she's definitely right.

Ewan ko ba kung saan ako nagmana dahil bili dito, bili doon, bili kahit saan, basta may magustuhan. For me kasi, money is always there kaya bilhin mo na ang gusto mo hanggat may pera ka pa. Oh diba napakalayo ng mindset ko sa kaniya. I just love spending, that's it.

Si Papa naman ay iba rin ang kanyang pamamaraan sa paghawak ng pera. If Mom invest, I spent, then Dad probably keep the whole damn money.

Hindi ko naman siya matatawag na kuripot, dahil kung ano ang hihingiin ko sa kaniya, he will give it immediately to me without any doubts.

"Done!"

Bumalik naman ako sa realidad ng marinig ang masayang sambit ni Mama. I didn't even notice that Mom was fixing me from head to shoulder.

My previously messy hair was suddenly replaced by a very elegant bun plait that you can really even notice the little pink ribbon on the left side.

I can also notice the pink diamond chandelier earrings she wore on my ear which are the same as the precious necklace she carefully locked now on my neck.

"Is it okay?" She asked.

I took a deep breath and spoke. And gave her a sweet smile.

"Mom, you did very well. I lov—"

"Shhh...hindi pa ako tapos.." she cut me.

"Of course, the most interesting part, your dress.." Dugtong pa niya at ipinakita ang damit na susuutin ko.

Not a single word came out from my mouth, but I suddenly felt a drop of warm tears from my eye.

"Oww sweetie pie, don't cry. You're going to ruin your make up.." She said while giving me a soft hug.

I immediately wipe my tears slowly and wear the sling pistachio silk dress gown she gave me.



I'm out of words that made me speechless,

"Mom, I like it." I said.

"You should darling, I bought that dress when I followed your dad in England."

Parang napatigil ako sa sinabi nito, "What—did you follow dad? Why?"

Takang sunod-sunod kong tanong sa kaniya nang ma-alalang may linggo na wala ito sa bahay at ang alam ko lang ay umalis si papa dahil meron itong proposal for his new client.

Like I said before, dad is a lawyer and he's very good at his job. He even disguise himself as a chef, pianist, doctor and lot more just to find a clues in every person they suspect.

While Mom, didn't even say a word where the hell she was going that time. I'm today's year old, found that she then followed dad. Jusmeo ka naman mama!

"I didn't trust your Dad before. Ramdam ko kasi na pag wala tayo sa tabi niya, baka may ibang babae siya or something. Gladly, I found out that your father really doesn't have a woman and he only focuses on his meetings. I hope you understand me."

"No worries Mom, I know that you do those things for the sake of our family." I said.

"Thank you.." She replied.

"By the way, did Dad know about this?" Bawi ko naman.

"No, he didn't" sagot naman nito.

"You're safe Mom.." I calmly said to her in the mirror. And she another give me a hug, but much tighter.

I always mentioned mirror, but I actually see less. What I mean is, hindi talaga lahat na nakikita ko sa salamin ay malinaw. Dahil siguro sa pagiging mausisa kong tao, at nagmana pa ako kay papa. Marami akong bagay na nalaman sa mundo na'to.

When I was a child I always see things from my memories that didn't even happen to me. It's like dejavu or something else.

At first, hindi ko ito pinanasin ngunit dumating 'yung panahon na habang ako'y tumatanda, mas nagiging curious ako sa lahat ng bagay.

I know the word Time, not just I know it but I also know for what this thing is use for. It is a series of number from 1-12 for the being to know what they called the "time".



Mahirap ipaliwanag lalo na at wala akong maipapakita na perfect na halimbawa. Meron mang oras dito, pero hindi mo ito maiintindihan. And nobody's talk about it, it's like this thing already become part of their lives at hindi na nila ito pinapansin na tila ba ay parang paro-paro na hinahayaan lang nila na nagpalipad-lipad sa kahit saan.



I have lot of knowledge that all beings here don't have. Hindi ko na rin ito sinabi pa kina mama at papa. And I don't want to be called special, even though I really am.

"Mom, how about the shoes?"

She looked at me and placidly said,

"For your cute little tiny pinky baby feet, I let you to choose"

I can literally feel my smile how wide they become are. I didn't waste any second and run to the footwear area, pick and immediately wear the rose gold high heel ankle strappy sandal.



And lastly get the high fashioned gold clutch luxury rhinestone tassel handbag to complete my eventide.



"You're so elegant like your Mom..."

Bigla nalang akong napagulantang ng marinig ang pamilyar na barakong boses sa aking likuran.

Kung meron siguro akong heart disease kanina pa siguro ako namatay.

"D-Dad?!"

"Where's your Mom? Where are you going? Is there any special occasion that I didn't remember?" sunod-sunod niyang tanong habang hawak ang aking mga kamay.

"She's right there.." turo ko kung saan makikita ang accessories area gamit ang aking nguso.

"It's just a normal day, don't worry dad. At si mama lang daw ang bahalang magsabi sa'yo kung saan ako pupun—"

"Honey, I'm your Dad. And you already know that I'm always support your decisions no matter what it is. Just tell me. Alright?"

I slowly gasp at napaisip-isip, and just told him everything then.

But I just become silent after he uttered a phrase that seems to be familiar,

"You deserve to love and to be loved. And you are my daughter, I will support your journey in life, to all your difficulties path. I'm not even mad, but just make sure na dalhin mo ang lalake na iyan at ipapakilala sa amin okay?"

Hindi na ako sumagot pa at dahil dito, nagawa pang magtanong ulit.

He's face suddenly become serious, and no joke left in it. Para bang feeling ko ay nasa interrogation ako dahil sa mainit na aura. Dad naman.

"How was your mission?"

I almost forgot that i enrolled in Maximo vice university because he use me to find clues about one of his oldest and archive case.

...

And that was, "The murder case of Psyche Madigan"

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Last date updated: April 30, 2022

Last update I: 10/01/22