Nawala ang drama sa mukha ni Carri at umikot ang mga mata, “So, Filipina ang atake ng Mama mo?”
“Wala eh, andon ang bagong jowa.”
“Ay bongga. Sige na, gets na kita.”
Pagkarating namin sa harapan ng tinutuluyang apartment ng pamilya ni Jaden, umakyat ako sa bakod at nakayukong nagtungo sa likod-bahay.
Nang masiguradong walang nakatingin, nagsimula akong umakyat sa tapat ng kwarto ni Jaden.
I never did this before, as in ngayon lang.
“Fck it! This is so not demure! My Gucci shoes! My make-up!” inis kong bulong habang buwis-buhay na nakakapit sa manipis na frame ng bintana.
Nang makasampa ako sa manipis na kahoy, marahan kong binuksan ang bintana at pumasok.
Yon nga lang, hindi ako nasabihan na busy pala ang boyfriend ko makipag seggs sa kaaway ko pang si Bethany.
Wow!
Umupo ako sa gaming chair na niregalo ko kay Jaden noong first week namin na may freebies pa na complete pc set. Dumekwatro ako at nagcross-arms. “I’m leaving,” sabi ko sa wakas habang pilit na tinatago ang inis at sakit na nararamdaman ko.
Napalingon si Jaden sa akin at nanlaki ang mga mata. “Natasha?”
“Yeah, Jaden. It’s me, Natasha, your girlfriend! Surprise!”
Dali-dali itong tumayo at kumuha ng unan para tabunan ang private part niya.
“What the fck are you doing here?” galit nitong tanong habang pinapahid ang pawis.
“I’m paying you a visit? Can’t I?”
“It’s Sunday for gads sake, Natasha.”
“Yeah, it’s Sunday! And you should be in the church, you said. So, this is how you give praise? Hm.”
“Shut up.”
“You shut up, lying as*h*le! What is she doing here?” turo ko kay Bethany. “And please don’t bother hiding your d**k. Let me see it at least?”
“What? You’re crazy!”
Nagpintig ang tenga ko sa sinabing ito ni Jaden. Sabihan na ako ng kung ano-anong mga salita, wag lang talaga ang salitang ‘crazy’ at talagang magiging crazy ako ng wala sa oras.
“Put the fcking pillow down and let me see it!” gigil na sabi ko.
“Haven’t you seen enough?” mapang insultong sabi nito sa akin.
“Ahh! Just fcking do it or everyone around your neighborhood will know how fcking useless and worthless you are.”
“Fck you, Natasha,” buong sama ng loob na sabi nito at wala nang nagawa kundi ang sumunod.
Marahan nitong binitawan ang unan at tumambad sa mga mata ko ang pagkalalak* nito. Shet! So, this is what it looks like in actual.
“That’s it? Is that two or three inches?”
“What the fck?”
“What? It’s cute, like a satisfying squishy toy. Ok well, I guess I’ll have to take my leave. It’s a good goodbye then. I am leaving Canada for good. Good luck to the both of you.”
Tumayo ako at imbes na sa bintana magdaan, naglakad ako papunta sa pinto.
“Natasha! You can’t go there! “Don’t do this,” habol ni Jaden at sinubukan akong hawakan sa braso pero inunahan ko na ito.
“Don’t you dare touch me with those filthy hands!” banta ko at sinipa ito sa three inches niya saka tuluyang lumabas ng kwarto.
Ramdam ang inis sa bigat ng bawat yabag ko pababa ng hagdan.
Hindi ko na inabalang lingunin pa si Jaden na naglupasay sa sahig habang sapo-sapo ang three inches niya.
Buti nga, nang hindi na siya makapagparami.
Napakabulok pa naman na ng mundo, mahirap kung dadagdag pa ang lahi niya.
“Who are you?” gulat na usal ng ina ni Jaden nang tuluyan akong makababa.
“Hi, Mrs. Carson. I’m Natasha, Jaden’s ex-girlfriend just now.”
“Oh I know you. You are the girl my son is telling me about. The one dragging him around and skipping church,” sabi nito at tinigil ang ginagawa sa kusina.
“Ow! Interesting. Well then, let me say this to you Mrs. Carson, it won’t happen again.”
“Thank God for that. Holy Jesus, thank you for driving the evil spirits away.”
Umuling ako at ngumisi, “I say, what you should be doing now is praying to forgive your son at this very moment. Not because he cheated on me but he was having seggs upstairs, right now. Yeah! Oh gosh! I can’t clearly remember about how the Bible is against doing it out of wedlock? Oh, I am not sure. I am not that of a churchgoer anyway. Goodbye to you Mrs. Carson.”