Chapter 2 the mother and daughter

Chapter 2

"Your father is naughty" suggested one to which I immediately answered.

"Dad's not like that. Maybe it's just a coincidence that it was a bad mix and we got heated. Dad is really kind. And besides, if I hadn't punched him, I wouldn't have gotten into that situation. It's my fault that's all." my defense

"You know I'm also in awe of you, you're still able to defend your father even though he did that to you. After all, that's still not enough." stuttered the fat woman. I just smiled bitterly because it was all my fault. If only I had controlled my anger that would not have happened.

"You are a brave child. You are very strong. Even if your father treats you badly, you still do not lose your love as his son. You are a kind child." smiling like an elderly woman. I smiled here and so did our companions.

"Yes Mom. He's kind." the woman next to me agreed and looked at me. "You're a really nice kid Alex".

We were about to continue our conversation when a man came in looking at me intently. It didn't knock or speak at all. It just came in without a word, which surprised the fat woman a little and made the thin woman we were talking to feel uncomfortable.

The two talked deeply. It was just a whisper but they just looked at me as if they were talking about me.

They can't lose sight of me and I don't lose sight of them, especially the man who just stares at me. A few moments later, the woman said goodbye to me, saying that she and her son had something to talk about.

'That's his son.' I promised in my mind.

Before the mother and daughter finally left, she first introduced herself to me and her companions. He said I need to rest and take a shower so they are leaving.

"Agatha, that's my name. I'll leave you now, my son and I just have something to talk about." the woman introduced herself and smiled at me. "Mom, Bibi, Tina will take care of Alex." said the woman.

"Oh, we'll take care of it." answered the elderly woman. Ma'am Agatha smiled at this. He looked at me and smiled at me, which I smiled back. My smile also disappeared when I saw the frowning and scary gaze of his son.

"Alright, I'm leaving." Ma'am Agatha said goodbye and finally left with her son.

"I'm Bibi by the way. Just call me Manang Bibi." introduced the fat woman.

"Just call me Sister Tina." introduced by a woman with thinness.

"Mother Melda, call me that." introduced by the oldest of them. They were both smiling while introducing themselves.

"I'm Alex." I introduced myself and smiled too.

"Alex, you're repeating yourself. We haven't tried yet, I just don't know about Mom." Sister's Tina's joke was the one that made us laugh. Nay Melda didn't say anything and just laughed.

"I have a different conversation. Is your father doing drugs like that? Do you know that he is hurting you because he is doing drugs." Manang Bibi suggested. I looked at it and smiled at it.

"Dad is kind so he won't take drugs." I answered and they just smiled too.

"You know you should smile every day so we can be infected too." sister Tina joked. Sister's Bibi laughed a little at that.

"Alright Sister." I answered and smiled again.

"That's it! You know that when I have a child, I'll look like you. If it's a girl, I'm sure it'll be beautiful and if it's a boy, it'll be handsome." Sister's Tina said. Nay Melda hit it which made me laugh softly.

"Whatever you say Tina." Nay Melda's sermon and I just smiled. It seems like they have a good company. Fun is just fun.

"That's right Alex! Just smile!" Sister's Tina has been telling me that for a while now. I don't know but I'm very happy because of that. They are so much fun to be with, there seems to be no problem. With that thought, I smiled and happily looked at the three who were already talking.

Because that's what my father used to teach me, he said I should always smile because when I smile, I make him smile and he said the same thing happens to others because there is something in my smile that other people can't see. Dad said that I need to help everyone be happy with this smile of mine, it's a shame that he worked hard on my face if I'm always frowning. With those memories, I can't stop smiling. I didn't even realize that there were tears falling down my face that the three noticed.

I really inherited my mother's ability to cry too.

The three stopped talking and looked at me worriedly. I turned to Nay Melda when she touched my shoulder.

"Alex, I know if you are having a hard time with your situation, but don't worry, Ma'am Agatha and I will help you find your sister and mom." it eases my feelings at the same time as it touches my cheek to wipe away my tears. I remembered my mom and dad, every time I cried that's what they did.

"By the way, he's Alex, how old is he?" Ate Tina asked while sitting next to me and I looked back before answering.

"I'm 18." my answer.

"You are the same age as Sir Khairon," Manang Bibi said, causing Sister Tina to frown.

"Heh! That boy, I don't know why he behaves like that, Ma'am Agatha is kind, but that Khairon is still a devil if you look at him. He always raises his eyebrows, it seems like he always has an enemy." Sister's Tina exclaimed.

"Tina, shut up." Nay Melda was disobedient and was stopped by Sister Tina's speech. "Even though Khairon is like that, don't forget that he is Ma'am Agatha's son. When he was a child, he was kind, but when his father died, he changed. So even if that boy is acting like that, please don't talk to him It's not good because I know if that's a good kid." Nay Melda added.

"Is that Khairon you're talking about who came in here earlier?" I asked her.

"Yes, it's bad to stare and -" replied Sister Tina who was looked at by Nay Melda.

"Tina!" It was disobedient so Ate Tina just covered her mouth because of what she said.

"Alex, son, if Khairon does anything bad to you, just tell me, I will talk to him, and as much as possible, I hope you understand him, Alex, that boy has been through so much." said Nay Melda.

"Yes" was all I answered here before he stood up.

"Oh, we can leave it to you, Alex, we're just going to move something. Just take a bath first, then come downstairs so you can breathe some fresh air." it told me that I just nodded. "Bibi, Tina, let Alex take a shower first, wash the dishes there." Nay Melda ordered which the two immediately obeyed.

"Alex?" Nay Melda called me and I turned around.

"Well, if you have a problem, tell me, don't keep it to yourself. If you need anything, just call me, I'm just downstairs." She said that I was dumbfounded because I remember her grandmother, that's how she was to me when we were still in Manila but now I don't know what happened to her because we moved to Banaue. I just nodded and smiled before answering.

"Yes, mother." I replied smiling at this.

"By the way, I'll leave what you're going to wear here later. Go ahead and take a bath." It said that I answered "yes". He finally left and closed the door. I immediately went to the bathroom when I found it and immediately took a shower. Even though I'm not used to using the shower, I just used it because they didn't have a mug. The cold water is just right because I'm used to it, because that's how the water is in Banaue.

I soaped my body well and thought of my family.

How are they?' That was the question that came to my mind and I continued to take a shower. It looks like my lameness is gone so maybe I can walk properly. Ma'am Agatha said that I have been here for almost two days so maybe my wounds are already healing.

After taking a shower, I immediately left the bathroom. After coming out, I found the clothes on the floor of the bed. I took it and looked at it.

"Huh? How big?" I asked because it wasn't a man's clothes. It's like a girl's dress that's a bit short, it has a skirt and a top with a nice design in black, add this headband that I can't tell what.

I was going to call Mother Melda to change my clothes, but I didn't because it would be embarrassing if I went shopping, so I couldn't do anything but wear said clothes.

It took me a few minutes to put it on. I can't be bothered because it's quite tight and you can see my back. I can't do anything because this is the only clothes given here.

I didn't wear the headband because I might just get a wound on my head. I looked in the mirror and looked at myself.

"I'm like a girl." I just laughed because I remembered how they teased me before and only now did I realize that they were right, I really do look like a girl.

A few minutes later I heard someone giggling which startled me.

The sound I hear just keeps going. I looked for it and ended up in a cabinet. I approached it and took two more steps. He continued to giggle and when he felt that someone was approaching him, he became quiet.

"Boo!" it's shocking. He came out of his hiding place, smiling.

He didn't see any expression on me because it wasn't surprising. Because her voice was so small and weak, I was even shocked instead of surprised.

I just smiled and spoke.

"I thought you were the only one." I promised with a smile and knelt down so that we were equal.

This child is very white and very beautiful.

I still had a hard time kneeling down because my underwear was so tight and I wasn't comfortable there.

"You're beautiful, what's your name?" I ask here. He just keeps giggling so I just smile. He's a cute kid.

"Ashley, that's my name." he answered, stuttering a bit but I understood. "How old are you?" I asked again. He showed his hand saying that he was three years old. He was a very dumb boy for that age.

"What are you doing here? Are you with anyone?" I ask here. "How did you get in here Ashley?" I asked again.

I wonder how he got into the room because he wasn't there earlier. That's when I thought that maybe when I was taking a bath, he came in. Nay Melda also didn't lock the door so that she could easily come to me when I needed something. I noticed that he did not answer and looked in one direction.

"Brother Dandan po" he answered and pointed to the man who was on the side of the closet. It came out scratching its head because the child insulted it.

"It's Ashley." He blamed it on Ashley and just laughed too. It turned to me. "Hello." It greeted me and I replied "Hello" and smiled.

"You're siblings?" I asked to which it nodded. "Why are you here?" I asked again. The man got serious and answered.

"No, we're just playing around, actually kuys that outfit of yours is also because of us. Kuya Kiero isn't involved with this ha" he replied which made me laugh.

"Who is Kiero? Your brother too?" I asked and he shook his head.

"Kuya Kiero is Kuya Khairon's friend. Ashley, Ate Shaila, Kuya Khairon and Kuya Haze, and me, we are siblings." this is the answer. "And by the way, Kuys, I'm Daniel, already 10 years old and she's Ashley our youngest sibling, I know she's already introduced herself but I want to introduce her to you again HAHA." he added and laughed at the end. He stopped for a few seconds before looking behind me with a smile and spoke with strength. "Oh Kuya Khairon! Kuya Kiero, Hello!" It greeted the person behind me that I also turned around.

When I turned around, I was shocked because the two of them were looking at my back, especially at my thigh which was already visible. That's because the skirt was short earlier.

The other was dumbfounded and just smiling but Sir Khairon still had the same expression on his face, even grumpy if he stared.

"E-ehh? M-Sirs, s-sorry I'm wearing so much, w-I can't wear anything so-"/"HAHA it's okay." cutting off a companion of Sir Khairon's stature. "You look cute" complements it. I was just embarrassed because of that.

'Alex, why are you wearing that? You know you're a man.' I admonished myself. I just covered my thigh with my two hands holding each other.

"Are these two the ones behind what you're wearing today?" it asked. He even came closer to Daniel and Ashley and ruffled their hair.

"Brother Kiero!"

"Brother!"

The two complained because of what the man did. Ashley frowned as her brother Daniel removed the man's hand and fixed his hair.

"Be good, kids." Kiero said and ruffled the children's hair again.

"I've just fixed it! Be good, you're the one who said-" Daniel interjected but the man couldn't continue covering the boy's mouth. Sir Khairon came forward and removed the man's hand. The man didn't complain or speak anymore and he just let it go.

"Hey! You two! What did you do? Haven't I told you already that you shouldn't make people happy here, especially Alex, he's a guy so he shouldn't wear something like that" preached another man. I was still a little surprised because he suddenly spoke from the door with strength.

His face is not far from Sir Khairon, it looks like this is what Daniel is talking about which is another brother of theirs, Sir Haze.

"Eh brother we're not the only one who did it. Brother Kiero told us to make fun of brother Alex." Daniel's defense.

"Yes!" Ashely agreed that the man was scratching earlier, his name is Kiero. We just laughed because of that. He seems to have no problem with two children.

I couldn't help but notice because of the sharp looks that Sir Khairon was giving me. Sir Kiero was just looking at Sir Khairon and seemed to be observing the looks he was giving me. While Sir Haze was just scolding his younger brothers. He looked at me and smiled.

"Ahh By the way, I'm Haze, Alex." Sir Haze broke the stares that were happening "Maybe you're wondering why I know? Mom already told me about you so I'm here now to check on you and you seem to be fine. Ahm by the way this is"/"Kiero, my name is Kiero." Sir Kiero made a short introduction and shook my hand, which I reached for.

"This is my brother, Khairon" Sir Haze introduced himself to his brother who was still bad if he stared at me and was still flabbergasted. "And this is Ashley and Daniel, my two younger siblings, nasty kids."

"brother Haze, I'm done introducing you'll earlier, especially the three of you. Just over and over again." Daniel complained that his brother Haze made him laugh.

"Alright. alright. sorry my bad." this is the answer. He looked at me and spoke. "So how do you feel?" it asked.

"I'm fine Sir." I answered and it just nodded.

Even though we are very hard

I also understand the English language somehow because I studied up to grade 7.

To Be Continued...