Megumi's Mother の小説・ストーリー

“What’s your name, miss? I need to know your name, baka mamaya saksakin mo na lang ako sa pamamahay ko.” “Excuse me, ikaw ang nagdala sa amin dito.” He chuckled. “Tss. Just tell me your name,” pamimilit niya. “Megumi.” “Megumi what? Do you expect me to give you my last name?” he assumed that made me stop for seconds. Nakakainis ang tono ng pananalita niya. Akala mo hindi naturuan ng magandang asal ng magulang niya. Nandito pa naman ang anak ko. Ano na lang ang kahahantungan ng anak ko sa tatay niyang ito?

“Yes, she figured it out when she was still in highschool. There were tests she had to undergo and… You know how Mayumi is, she had always been full of questions. She asked the doctors about I and your Dad’s blood type. She was no match to either of us and that pretty much did it.” Yumuko ang Mommy niya. She swore she saw her mother’s shoulder shook a bit. Her mother was a trained elite bodyguard; she was tough—always had been. And that’s one of the only few times she had seen her mother cry—breaking her heart all the more. Oh god, what has she done? Her mother doesn't deserve any of this pain.

Si Ruth nga na halos walang maayos na kabuhayan ay hindi hahabol-habol sa hudas na iyon, bakit naman si Megumi na stable ang buhay ay nagkakandarapa at nagpapakatanga? Oo, pinsan niya iyon pero hindi niya pagtatakpan ang katangahan nun. Pero ano ba ang kanyang magagawa? Iyon ang gusto ni Megumi, wala siyang pakialam. He just hopes that his cousin will also find the courage to resist like what Ruth did. “Megumi is an old woman, sweetie. Mas matanda pa siya sa iyo. Nasa kanya na lang kung anong magiging desisyon niya,” aniya rito na sinang-ayunan naman nito ng isang tango.

Iyon talaga ang nangyari. Totoo na si Yumi ay isang kagandahan, ngunit hindi siya itinuturing na napakaganda. Ang pinakamagandang babae sa Japan ay ang asawa ni Miyamoto Masaki. Pareho ang iniisip nina Jordan at Lauren. May kaugnayan kaya itong babaeng naka-kimono kay Yumi? Kapamilya kaya siya ni Yumi? Marahil ang kanyang ina?

I don’t have to beg for something or for the affection of the people around me. “Umupo muna kayo rito at kumain, Mama, Papa,” pahayag ko pa. “Sure!” Umupo na sila Mama sa kabilang banda namin at bahagyang napasulyap kay Yumi. “Oh, hi Yumi, hija. I also missed you, don’t worry, I hace some surprise gift for you later.” “Really, Mama? Oh, I’d love that!”

"I mean. How are you, Madam?" The woman chuckled elegantly. "I know how to speak Filipino, Hija. Yluj's father is a Pilipino. I am Yumi Ichizikan... Yluj's mother." Nabigla man, marahan pa rin akong nakipagkamayan sa kanya. She is Yluj's mother. So it means... Yluj smirked and shook his head. Parang sinasabing wala siyang kinalaman sa lahat na nangyayari.

Dahan-dahan niyang hinaplos ang kanyang ilong, nakatingin kay Yumi na para bang mas lalo siyang naging interesado rito. “I’m just concerned about you, Mr. Zamora,” kalmadong tugon ni Yumi. “After all… we’re quite similar. You and I both grew up without real parental warmth,” saad pa ni Yumi na walang paligoy-ligoy. “Your parents used to work under your mother. Then something happened. The company filed a case against them. Their involvement was confirmed. Not long after, they died in a car accident,” dagdag niya. “And after that… you were taken in.”

Pakiramdam niya, may kinalaman si Mayumi sa biglaang desisyon ni Grandma tungkol sa paglilipat ng shares. Bago ang birthday banquet ng matanda, personal niyang nakita si Mayumi na lumabas mula sa silid ni Grandma nang mag-isa. Noong mga oras na iyon, abala ang isip niya kay Kiel Blaze kaya hindi niya gaanong pinansin ang tagpong iyon.

tanong ng kaniyang ina. Natahimik lang si Miguel. Habang iniisip ni Senyora ang mga nangyari, mas lalo nitong naisip na tama ang iniisip nito. Kaya pala halos magsuka si Mayumi noong kumain sila sa bahay ilang araw na ang nakalilipas. Masaya si Senyora at matagal nang inaasahan ang pagkakaroon nila ng anak pero mawawala rin iyon agad.