Chapter 3 Behavior

Krissy pov:

"Ma?" they both turned in my direction. Mama's sweet smile that was released earlier was suddenly replaced by bitterness when she saw me but Ma'am Ofelia was still smiling at me. "Hello Faith, how are you?" teacher's warm greeting.

I smiled then slowly approached their direction. "I'm good ma'am, thank you for asking me that way ma'am!" my polite answer.

"Oh, you're still my student who is very polite and very smart, Most of all, you're still very beautiful. You know kumare, you're lucky to have a daughter like her!" I smiled in praise the teacher told me.

"I am not ma'am. Pleased don't praise me!" I seem embarrassed to my answer.

"What a good behavior." teacher seems so proud at me.

"Oh, what the heck are you saying there?" I looked at my mother like a dragon who wanted to blow fire while my eyes were focused on my teacher who didn't seem proud. I just gasped at my mother's behavior.

"Is it not?" the teacher's question seemed astonishing.

"Not really!" my mother sighed as if my mother was ignoring me.

"Hey, don't stand there. Are you done with your vlog?" I just nodded to mama even though I felt my chest tighten with the behavior that my mother is showing me now.

"Go back home, and prepare a snack for your teacher." I just nodded again as I let out a deep sigh.

"One day comes, you will be as proud of me as my father. I just hope you appreciate everything I do." I whispered sadly to myself before leaving the place.

I went to the kitchen sadly, but I could still hear them talking because the window was open and our garden was just a few steps from the kitchen.

"Oh my gosh, how humble you are, if you say you're still unlucky even though Faith has already finished school. Soon she will have a child with a teacher's license, all that's needed is to become a full-fledged person-" teacher Ofelia didn't finish what she supposed to say when my mother suddenly spoke first.

"That's what my problem is, kumare, she's finished her studies, but she can't be used properly. She's lying all day while soaking in the cellphone or she can't focus on her laptop, she's still focused on vlogs." My mother's complaint. "Although she makes money as an online sailer, sometimes she goes out of the house but it's still not enough to say that she's already making money, isn't it?" teacher ofelia just laughed which surprised my mother.

"Don't think bad at what she do, it's normal with the young one like her who's always busy by using gadgets instead of going out to jamming with her friends, your still lucky because she doesn't go out without permission from you." I smiled at what I heard from the teacher.

I wish, my mom told it not my teacher but it is impossible to happen.

"I salute you, despite the hardships of life, they still graduated with the diligence and perseverance of you and Father Danny. You raised them well. I have nothing to say about Faith's attitude. She's focussing on her. studies instead of flirting her classmates like what others did!" I didn't hear mama answer.

I just hope mom noticed that too?

"That's why she became Magna Cumlaude when she's in college and honor students at any school because you inspired her a lot. Without you, she never used her skills as a motivation to succeed. You should be proud!" proud that the teacher said, I can't read the reaction on my mother's face while the teacher is saying that.

"You know that one day Faith will be just another famous model especially since she always participates in pageants back on her bachelors days!" Explained the teacher.

"What do you mean kumare?" my mother asked interestedly.

"Who chose Faith's course?" teacher's gossipy question.

"Hu? A-I'm. -why is there a problem?" mama stammered "Nothing, it's just that the course you took doesn't seem to fit her. Ever since, Faith loves singing even dancing multi tasks. She can do whatever, except-" I feel like I'm going to miss breath of the teacher stopped speaking.

"Except what?" I stared out the window as they cracked the ice for the juice I made.

"She hates teaching." my teacher paused for a moment before she spoke again.

"I saw that in her. I mean, when I asked her a favor to teach my nephew. Before, I was thought maybe she wasn't used to teaching men. But I was wrong. She's very smart but she hates teaching, even to say she's not stingy in giving the right answer." My mother remained silent while listening.

"Maybe she's just low tempered so she doesn't feel like teaching others. I can sense she was low tempered, she was like me but it depends on her." I saw my mother just nod.

"I also hate this course but I've also been loved over the years. I miss teaching them already reason why I haven't signed my retirement yet!" laughing, the teacher said to my mother, I just gasped.

After a few minutes I returned to them with the snack I made for my mother's guest.

"It's just a sandwich and juice, ma'am!" I forced myself to smile even though I was obviously hesitant.

"Thank you!" smiling said the teacher.

"By the way Faith, can I talk to you for a while?" I was stunned when I was about to walk into the house. I looked at mama who was already smiling and nodded at me.

"Sit down!" I was surprised at what my mother did but in the end I just followed her wishes. Even though my mother often preached to me, she never believed that I would be kicked out of the house. She's weaker than I, she's only rude when she hates something. Almost everything she see in the house she threw it especially when she's angry.

But, I still understand her.

Will I still give up?

I've endured 23 years of my mother's quarrel with me, am I still going to get upset?

No way!

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