Versailles Series: The Nun [COMPLETED]

CHAPTER 11

Nyx embraced her Inang tightly. It has been a while since she saw her parents. Dumadalaw naman ang mga ito sa kumbento noon pero madalang lang dahil dahil maraming gawain sa bukid.

"Inang, na-miss ko kayo!"

"Ay hinanda ko ang mga paborito mong pagkain."

Naalala niya na kasama niya pala si Chael at si Amara na nakatingin lang sa kanya.

"Inang, si Chael at Amara pala. Mga kaibigan ko sila. Si Amara po iyung naghahanap ng flower farm."

Lumapit ang dalawa at nakipagkamay sa nanay niya.

"Ay mag-asawa ba kayo?"

She tried to hid their smile but was curious as to how they will answer the question.

"Ay hindi po. Mas mataas naman po ang standards ko sa lalaki." Nakangiting sabi ni Amara.

"You really know how to wound my ego." Tila nasasaktan naman na sabi ni Chael.

Amara just rolled her eyes and turned back to her mother.

"Nag-agahan na po ba kayo?"

"Oo, maaga kaming kumakain at maaga rin kaming pumupunta sa bukid bago uminit. Kayo ba eh kumain na?"

"Oo Inang, kumain na kami. Pwede niyo na dalhin si Amara sa flower farm." Bumaling siya kay Chael. "Gusto mo bang sumama sa flower farm?"

"Actually, I prefer to see the vegetable farm."

"Ako na ang sasama sa iyo, hijo."

Napalingon siya sa Amang niya na kararating lang. He hugged her briefly before facing Chael. 

"Tamang-tama at bukas pa kami mag-aani ng mga gulay. Makikita mo kung gaano kaganda ang mga gulay namin dito."

"Sige po."

She watched as her parents and her friends go on their separate ways. Nilibot niya ang paningin sa lugar na pinaglakihan niya. She would lie if she said she did not miss the place. Ngayon lang siya ulit nakapunta mula noong mag-madre siya.

She went to her hut and opened it. Looks like her parents took care of her haven since she went away. Maayos ang mga gamit niya na nakatabi.

Umupo siya habang nililibot ang mata sa paligid. Iniisip niyang baka na-ho-homesick lang siya pero miss na miss niya ang lugar. All her life she believed she was tied up here. She was born to nurture this land.

Lumabas siya at umupo sa may hagdan. The view of the mountains and the clouds  were very magnificent and picturesque.

Hindi niya alam kung gaano siya katagal na naroon bago bumalik sa bahay ng mga magulang. Wala pa rin ang mga kasama kaya umupo na lamang siya roon at pinili na lang na basahin ang bibliya na nasa altar ng bahay.

Iyon ang naabutan ng mga kasama niya nang sabay-sabay na bumalik ang mga ito. Agad na tumabi sa kanya si Amara.

"Ang ganda! I mean I see the flowers when they are in a bouquet but for, they the prettiest when they are happily planted on real soil. Tignan mo."

She knew how the flower fields look like but from Amara's photos, it wasn't justified but it was still beautiful.

Amara was standing in the middle on some pictures while on some, there were stolen pictures of her and Chael standing close to each other. Mukhang nagkita rin pala ang dalawa roon.

She smiled when she saw how Amara looked at their picture. It seemed like she was lost in her thoughts.

"The vegetables look good! You know what, I'm starting to think of forming my exclusive vegetarian menu."