3 years later
“Mommy wakey up, Mommy wakey up!” my whole body was shaking as Tabi started pushing and shaking my arms, trying to wake me up. I continue acting like I was still sleeping and watch what she will do next.
“Mommmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyy” I bite my lower lip when she lay her whole body above me and call me for so long, “Mommy itch my birthdayyyyyy” she said and keep moving above me like a lazy kid.
“Mommy wakey wakeyyyyyyy!!!” Her weight is no joke, she keeps on rolling her back above me, until she moves down and lay beside me, “Mommyyyyy'' she whisper to my ears and start wrapping her arms on my waist.
I tried myself not to laugh because she would feel it in my stomach if I laugh, She hide her face on my tummy and keep moving it while calling me, “Mommmmyyyyyyyyyy...mommy” she really wants me to wake up, she
“TABITHA!!!” I instantly ran when I saw her sitting outside together with Erille and Six instantly carried her, she had blood on her knees. “What happened?” I ask and check her knees. "He fell while taking his eraser, I just saw him sitting and there was blood on his knee so I shouted," Rie said while scratching her arms, and avoid making eye contact with Six. "You shouldn't just shout like that Erille, you know it's not a joke when it comes to Tabitha situation!" Six suddenly growled at Erille so we were both stunned. "I'm just worried ----" Erill didn't finish what Six was going to say again, "I DON’T CARE!!" his face showed concern for Tabi, and he hugged Tabitha tightly. I know where he's coming from, we're all worried about Tabi but it's not right for him to raise his voice to Erille. "Sorry" Erille averted her eyes, I knew
I lay beside my Tabi and fix her blanket before softly touching her arms, where there are many marks of injections. I approached her and hugged her, I feel pain seeing my daughter go through this situation.“Good morning, Ma’am, lipstick for you Ma’am I suggest this shade, it’s the new relea----” I was cut off when she faces me and said, "I know what I'm going to buy," said the customer so I walked away a little and smiled.“Ok ma’am” I utter and let her choose by herself, she keeps on trying some tester lipstick, every shade, and type but she still didn’t choose, so I try to speak to help her, “Ma’am want me to help you,” I ask.But instead of letting me help her she glared at me, he let go of the lips stick he was holding before going to the power and foundation section. I just purse my lips and just let it be, I think she&rsquo
"Who has a birthday tomorrow?" I asked as I make Tabitha eat this porridge I bought at the exit of the market. The weather in Baguio is especially cold now, so it's better to eat hot porridge. "Me!" Tabitha replied while still continuing to draw, I smiled and arranged her hair as she continued to chew. I looked down the stairs as Louen was adjusting his uniform, "I'm coming in" he said before kissing Tabitha on the cheek and taking the lunch I had cooked for her lunch later. "Be careful ok, come home later don't walk, get on ah !!!" I remind you, he kissed Tabi again before nodding and running outside of the house, finally going to work. "What do you want ready tomorrow Tabi?" I asked and shot him again, "Fried chicken !!!!" she said and spread her arms wide, “that's how big fried chicken our Tabi wants? Wow” my eyes widened to make him laugh. She
“El, here have some water” I glanced at Rie as she tapped my back and handed me a bottle of water, she urged a smile and tried to lighten the mood.I pulled my hair up before accepting it and drank a little, Tabi and Lynus were still inside until now, I couldn't swallow the water I drank properly because my heart was still beating fast.I was scared and disgusted because I had left Tabitha, I would never have let her out."Sit down!" I turned to Six when he suddenly pulled Erille to sit between us, "Ouch!" Rie growled at him before I faced and held my hands. The three of us remained silent until Lynus came out.“How is Tabitha’s condition?” I asked and approached him immediately, “She’s fine now, it’s normal she runs along with kids outside, so it’s normal to expect that she’ll faint” he said as he gentl
“Tabitha”I immediately opened my eyes when I heard the loud shout from above, nervousness quickly engulfed my whole body because of that shout.I ran fast, every step I took seemed too far away from my room and it seemed like the removal I got there, every beat of my heart equaled a deadly pain."Tabi!" I said when I saw my daughter, who was already shivering in pain, "AHHHHHHHHHH !!!!" she shouts a cry while straining to hold her head, my body weakens as I see her suffering in pain."Tabi," I utter and quickly carry her, even though I was weak and trembling I tried to lift her up and hugged her very tightly, "Mommy is here," I whispered and went downstairs while carrying her.Even though I had already mistakenly stepped on the stairs I never thought of that and quickly pulled her out of our house and called a taxi.“OUC
"M-Mommy" I quickly got up to breathe next to Tabitha when I heard her call me, she regained consciousness. "Tabi!" I utter, that makes Six and Erille wake up and instantly stand up. I automatically called the nurse to check her up, she didn’t let go of my hands and while she’s being checked I couldn’t help but cry, a good thing she’s awake. Thank God. I was just staring at her the whole time she’s being checked. She urges a smile and shows me her hand with an Ok sign and wink, that touches my heart, and the tears overflow, even more, Rie held my back so I leaned more on her. We are all just watching them check my daughter and fix something we don’t know until they finish and say that my Tabi’s condition is already stable. After that, they leave us here, so I sit beside my daughter and fix her hair. “How are you feeling Tabi? Do you feel something ouchiee
"We need to take Tabi to the hospital" Six didn't wait for what I would say next and immediately ran Tabitha out of the condo. Rie and I followed, as my hands began to tremble again. We all ran fast and as we arrived in the parking lot Six immediately opened the car and put me in the back seat before handing me over to the sick Tabi. I bite my lower lip as she keeps struggling with the pain inside her head in my bear arms. She started shedding tears. I could do nothing but hold him and wait for us to get to the hospital. “Ouchiieeeee” Tabi reached for my hand and put it on her head, thinking that it could ease the pain she’s in right now, but I’m no use. I bit my lip harder and controlled my tears. “Shhhh we are close Tabi” I whispered as I hugged her. She started kicking and moving aggressively just to express the pain, Rie looked at me and when our ey
“You, you love it how I love you, you love it how I touch you, my one, when all is said and done, you'll believe God is a woman, and I, I feel it after midnight a feelin' that you can't fight, my one, it lingers when we're done, you'll believe God is a woman” fire of passion is running inside my nerves right now, the way I move my hips and waist in front of everyone.I could feel the electricity that this kind of passion sends me, every grip on the pole, every trick setting me on blazing hostile. The heat from every beat of the music jammed my whole system, I could only move as the music told me to move.Rowdy sound, cheer, clap, and perversely whisper surrounds me, as their money starts flying into the floor where I’m standing, they all thirst for my body, my movements, my gaze. They crave for me like I was a delicate dessert served for their eyes.Wild lust aura all around the
Present timeI stare at myself wearing a white gown, I have never dreamed and expected that this day would happen to me. The first thing I step into the world of being a stripper, I tell myself that I would never experience being in a wedding because no one will take me seriously but this guy came into my life.He was a very annoying person that I’ve met in my life, but also, he was the only one who accept me for who I am. we fight a lot and we never talk properly because we always end up pissing each other but underneath those fights I know he was the one my heart wanted.We both grow up in this world, we’re love never really existed, but sex does. Being a stripper makes me realize that I will never be loved by a man because I’m a whore, who sells her body to survive teh cruelty of life.But everything flipped, my story turns upside down, now I’m go
“Let’s drink somewhere,” he asks after I stop crying and already calm myself. I wiped my nose as well as my drying tears.The two of us stood up and I was stunned when he held out his left hand to me. "Let's go, don't cry, you're even more ugly in my eyes," he joked, so I punched him, he just laughed and held my hand."Come on, let's forget all the problems." he said carelessly and walked with me while holding my hands. My heartbeat quickened as I watched him in front of me while holding my hand and my world seemed to be moving slowly and he was the only one clear in my sight.I was having a hard time breathing while, my chest was getting heavier and there seemed to be mad butterflies inside my stomach. Every step we took seemed like a loud sound to my ears.It was all I could hear as well as my heart beating fast, which was so deafening.He turned to me before
A few days later I didn’t go to the club because I was busy with my project at school. I am about to go to college so I need to focus on school rather than work right now.Six and I haven't met yet, because all I know is that he's always busy with his girlfriend Denise, they've been together for a while so I'd rather not see Six first so that I don't lose focus on my academics.I am here now in the classroom alone; my classmates came out to eat in the canteen. I'm not hungry so I chose to finish the research activity that will be passed tomorrow morning.While I was busy writing, I was startled when suddenly someone put food in front of me, when I raised my head, I didn’t expect to see Frederick, one of my famous classmates here at school."Ahm, what are you doing here Frederick?" I told him, and he smirked at me, sat on the chair in front of me and said, “Why don&rsqu
Days passed by, I became busy with my academics and work at the club, and Six also didn't show up often because he was busy with his girldriend."Oh Erille, do you know where Six is?" I was busy fixing my makeup when Mamu suddenly asked me where Six was."I don't know Mamu, maybe it's his girlfriend." I said and I knew in my voice that I was bitter with Six's girlfriend, but what can I do, I'm disgusted, I can't stop it.Even what he did to me in the past I will never forget, he would take me to the motor shop and then leave afterwards.The bad habit of him, I don’t know why I like him. he is so annoying!"What girlfriend, he told me yesterday they just broke up when Elise?" Mamu said in confusion, so, they broke up when Elise, who else could be her new one."It's coming too Mamu, don't look for it." I sighed, Mamu just rubbed her forehead
"Girlfriend?" I asked and simply averted my eyes from him. I heard him laugh before suddenly appearing next to me. He leaned against the sink and crossed his arms to look at me."Yes, I have a girlfriend, do you remember the one you saw me talking to outside the club the other day?" he asked me, and in response, I just nodded even though my chest was actually getting a little tight."I flirted yesterday, I was answered right away, so she's my girlfriend, and she has a lot of male friends so I have to be good in their eyes." He said confidently and put his arm around me.“Let go of me, you stink. how did you like non, you stink so, didn't he smell you? Eww!” I will tease him to hide how I really feel.I knew in myself that I wanted Six, but it was so hard to love a best friend, because she never looked at me as a real woman. He always treats me like the person he can show his
Mrs. was buried. Gladice at the cemetery that only the three of us went, her family was gone because she couldn't travel to manila. He took the apartment because it was not paid and no matter how hard I tried to keep the payment; they did not believe me because I was a minor. So, I lost my home and Mamu put me in her house, to continue my studies and work at the club. Since the disappearance of Mrs. Gladice, I took courage and endured all the hardships in this kind of work. I tried to be tough and strong because it was exactly what it taught me, and Mamu didn’t fail to continue to guide me. My life went on, and my education. I graduated high school and continued my education while I sent them Mama money in the province. Today I was out of class when suddenly my cellphone rang which I bought when I was earning quite a lot at the club. I stopped walking to see mama's name on the screen, why is
The next day, I didn’t go to school because I didn’t feel well and it still seemed clear in my mind what happened last night."Justine, I cooked porridge for you to eat, I'm just leaving now but I'm also going home this afternoon so I've prepared something for you to eat all day if you don't come in now." caressed by Mrs. Gladice my hair and arranged my blanket."Rest first, I'll take care of sending money to your mom first ok." he said and kissed my forehead before heading to the door of the house. Before he left, I didn’t know but I wanted to say goodbye to him.“Mrs. Gladice, be careful, thank you very much for everything, bye bye. ” I uttered, even though I had a sore throat and my head was a bit sore. He smiled before nodding and finally leaving the apartment.I went back to sleep and woke up after 1pm, I was feeling pretty ok so I walked to the
“I’m Xyrus Iris Santos, you can call me Six.” he said, and then I noticed some bruises on his face.He looks arrogant but right now I don’t have time to think about it, I’m still trembling with fear to this day and I can’t seem to help but soften as I remember what happened.My cheeks are numb and I can't think straight, my lips were shaking on its own, and my heart keeps beating so fast that it makes it hard for me to breathe.I was heaving up and down, catching air and trying my best to calm myself, and then suddenly this guy in front of me held my hand, stood up and looked at the door.I looked at him because of what he did but it just seemed like nothing to him and he even caresses my hand gently enough to give me some support and to calm me down a little bit. I could hear Mamu's voice outside as if the bouncers were talking about the old man
"You'll be a stripper, Justine," my eyes immediately widened because of what he said. My whole body went cold and I couldn't seem to move for a few seconds due to panic. Will I be like the woman on stage?! Out of fear, I backed away and shook my head, saying, "I don't want to!" I said, I don't want to be like the woman on stage. I looked at it and I was softened to see how much the men around her coveted her. Throwing money like a female kind of person, I can’t afford to be like this. “Justine, don't you want to earn money, this is the only thing I can help you to earn a lot of money without having to go through the long process of finding a job. And you can combine it with your studies because you only do this work at night. ” she tapped my shoulder and fix some strand of my hair, put it at the back of my ears. "But I can't do this kind of