Mom
“A scandal between her and another student flash on the screen during the graduation practice.”
Her eyes turned cold.
I cried more. I cannot fight my tears. Mom is disappointed in me.
She glared at me.
She sighed.
“It’s not right that they punished my son! He didn’t do anything to them!”
“We pay your expensive tuition but you can’t protect my child! What kind of school are you?” Shout it out.
“Calm down Mommy, we’re also calling for someone who didn’t do anything bad to Celiza. We’ll find out who spread the video, we’ll let you know. For now, it’s better that she doesn’t attend graduation practice first. It will also be discussed whether he will be allowed to go on stage because of what happened,” Mrs. Saro said.
“There’s nothing to talk about! She’s not at fault! She’s still young! She doesn’t know what she’s doing! Why is my son to blame? Where is the boy in the video?”
“We are contacting Mr. Morrison’s parents. Let’s just calm down and handle the situation ---”
“Handle the situation? Look at my daughter! She’s abused by your students! I will fucking sue this school! What will happen to my son is what the person who spread the video and that man should get!” Mom’s angry promise.
“Everyone will be considered. We treat all students equally. There is no need to go to court,” Mrs. Tanggol said.
“I want to see that man! Even his parents!”
The principal stood up quickly as a middle -aged woman entered the office. She’s in a pretty formal dress that screams fashion and class.
“M-mrs. Morr-rison. Good afternoon.”
“I’m sorry for the emergency call. It’s really urgent ---” She cut her off.
He glared at me. “I know what happened.”
Mom glanced at the former woman. Magnus was behind it.
The two of us were right. I quickly evaded.
I can not do it…
This should not have happened.
“You’re the mother of that boy?”
Her head tilted. “Yes, do you have a problem with that?”
“Yes because your son forced Celiza ---”
“Your daughter was on top of my son. She made her own decision without force,” she emphatically promised.
Mom’s mouth was covered.
It shifted the gaze to our principal. “What are the things the campus is doing for the scandal?”
“We’re trying to stop the leaking videos.”
“Make it disappear. If you can’t do it I will. This scandal is a shame for our family. I won’t let low class people ruin our name for attention.”
“Mom, don’t blame her. It’s my fault,” he said.
“You’ve clearly done nothing. This girl corrupted your innocence,” she said while glaring at me.
“That’s what I was saying to the principal Mrs. Morr-rison. It’s really nice that Magnus is a kid. It’s Celiza who’s flirting—”
“The thickness of your face you call my son ---”
“Please handle this situation professionally.” Mrs. Saro replied.
“She is right. I can clearly see it through her.”
“Mom, stop it.”
“It’s my fault I made her do it—”
“You won’t say a word, young man!”
“But Mom ---”
“Oh look what she did to you Magnus.”
“If you can speak your son is very clean ---”
“Can we make this quick? My son is tired. This issue is exhausting. I want immediate action about the video.”
“And I want you to stay away from my son.”
My mouth opened as its palm landed on my cheek. Another followed on my left cheek.
As soon as we entered the house, it immediately opened for me.
“What the hell did you put us in Celiza?”
Tears pooled in my eyes.
“I’m sorry Mom …”
“Sorry? Did you know what you did? You have a fucking sex scandal! You’re just eighteen Celiza! Fucking eighteen! Did you think about what others would say to you huh?”
“Aurora highly thinks of you! You’re a saint to her! Pray she won’t be able to watch that otherwise you’re done Celiza!”
“How’s Toci? Did I imagine how he would feel? You cheated on him!”
Tears pooled in my eyes. “I’m your daughter Mom… W-why are you thinking about other people than me? Why don’t you care about this pain I feel?”
“It’s your fucking fault Celiza! If you don’t hit that soybean it won’t happen!”
“Toci must have seen that video. Here, call him and say that you’re sorry.”
I kept my gaze on the phone he laid out in front of me.
Why is she doing this?
“What are you waiting for?”
I shook.
“What’s wrong? You’ll call Toci and you’ll apologize for your flirtation and you’ll beg her.”
“I won’t Mom.”
“What ?!”
“I don’t want to! I won’t apologize to him and I will never beg him!”
“Celiza!”
“I do not want to!”
“Are you crazy ?! He’s your only hope! How hard is it to like Toci ?! If he dumps you know you’ll be wasted!”
“I don’t want to! I’m tired of following everything you want for me! I don’t want to be chained to their family! I don’t want them to be part of my life! I don’t want them! I don’t want them! If you want to feel sorry for them but I won’t --- “
My cheek with her palm. “Can you hear yourself Celiza?”
“He cheated on me… I don’t love him. I don’t even like him. You don’t know how it feels every time he fill brought up the debt of our family whenever he wants me.”
“You don’t know how it feels Mom.” My tears won’t stop from falling. My eyes are dimming.
“Don’t raise your voice in this house Maria Celiza! I even named you a saint, it doesn’t have any effect because you grew up like that! Where did I go wrong ?!” Mom asked me tearfully.
It touched both my arms. “Where ?! Tell me!!” She shook me.
I just cried even more.
“Mom…” I called to her as tears flowed. “I’m sorry… I’m sorry because I’m embarrassed… I’m sorry because I’m not the child you dreamed of. I’m sorry if you’re tired of a useless child like me. I’m sorry…” I sobbed in the middle of crying.
“I’m sorry because you have to suffer for me… I’m sorry because I’m just here, I’m sorry because I made a mistake … I’m sorry Mom…”
