Winter Heat

Prologue

Prologue

"But I'm a creep~ I'm a weirdo~ What the hell am I do—"

"What the fuck?!" I screamed as I sat up on my bed when someone removed the headphones I was wearing. My expression did not change even when I saw that it was mother.

"Minura mo ba ako, Winter Elison?!" hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya. Kung makapag-react siya, para namang nakapatay na ako dahil sa sinabi ko. "Sinasabi ko na nga ba't puro masasamang bagay lang ang natututunan mo sa ama mong walang kwenta!"

I stood up because of the last thing she said. Laitin na ng mundo ang lahat, 'wag lang ang tatay ko. "Don't you dare say things about papa!"

"Bakit, mali ba ako? Ni hindi nga makahanap ng matinong trabaho 'yang magaling mong ama na baon na sa utang. Tapos ang lakas pa ng loob na ipagdamot ka!"

"He knows I'll be happier with him than staying with you in this hell!"

She looked offended. She let out some air and looked up for a second before glaring at me. "Kung hindi kita kinuha sa bahay na 'yon, mamamatay ka sa gutom!"

Napabuga rin ako ng hangin. She's unbelievable. "Oh, who told you to come rushing to my life after abandoning me for so many years, and then suddenly claim like you're the best parent ever?! At least, papa never left me!"

She raised her hand but stopped it mid-air when she realized that I didn't even blink. She then took several deep breaths, as if calming herself. Her eyes never left mine until she pointed a finger at me and spoke again. "Hindi ka na ulit makikipagkita sa ama mo."

"What?!"

"At mag-ayos ka na ng mga gamit mo, puwede pa kitang ihabol sa registration ng Camp Mitesco."

My brows furrowed even more. "I told you, I'm not joining that camp! And why are you deciding?! Isn't the agreement for me to stay with you during the whole school year so you could pretend to be a good mother, but every summer I'm going home to papa?! I have plans with him!"

"Hindi na matutuloy lahat ng plano n'yo dahil hindi na kita pinapayagang makipagkita sa ama mo," my mother replied in a final tone. "Mag-ayos ka na ng mga gamit mo," she repeated then walked towards the door, not letting me say another word. Before she got out, she looked at me again. "'Wag mo 'kong punuin, Winter."

What the...

My knees felt weak, I slumped on the floor. I felt my tears rolling down my cheeks but I immediately wiped them using my hand. Hindi puwede 'to.

I looked around the room until I saw my phone. I stood up to get it and my wallet.

"Fuck this house," I said as I looked out the window, trying to find a way to get down easily. I already got one foot out when papa's voice echoed inside my mind.

"Pasensya ka na kung hindi kaya ni papa na buhayin ka, Winter. Pero sinusubukan ko. Sinusubukan ko pa rin. Magtiwala ka lang kay papa, ha? Magiging okay ang lahat."

Will I be ruining his plans with what I'm about to do—was the question I had in my mind. If I snuck out, chances were my mother's just gonna find me in no time with the help of her new husband who's a police chief. They'd sure make things harder for papa.

Fuck.

I withdrew my foot from the window but still couldn't take my eyes from there. I really want to get out of that house. But I also don't wanna make things worse for papa. Should I join the camp? Or should I just take my chances and run away?

Closing my eyes, I slid my hand through my right pocket and took out the one peso coin I always have with me. I call it my decision maker. Papa taught me about it.

"Lahat ng desisyon, bumabago sa buhay natin. Hindi totoo 'yong hindi mo alam ang gagawin. Palaging may paraan, nahihirapan ka lang pumili."

"What should I do then?"

"Flip a coin. Hayaan mong ang universe ang magdesisyon."

Just like all those times that I'm struggling to choose for myself, I tossed the coin up in the air. And that flip made me see orange skies.

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Hi, it's scitusnim.

I'm back... and with a new story nanaman haha but please read this note before kayo magalit.

Winter Heat has been in my drafts since September 2021. First time kong lumabas noon mula nang mag-quarantine and I got so excited when I saw the orange sky that I had an idea about this story.

I don't really know if I did this right #ScitusnimWritesTeenfic haha pero I made my best friend read the first 8 chaps at nagalit siya sa 'kin so may pupuwersa sa 'kin mag-update and hindi ko kayo mago-ghost sa isang 'to.

Kung ang naging target ko sa RL ay makatapos ng story na may 100 Chapters, ang goal sa isang 'to is to write a story that can be on the same line as those Wattpad Stories from around 2012. Yes, ang goal po ay maging cliché at jejemon (minus the alarms na gumigising sa bida na nakikipag-away sa author).

Plus, I don't know why but I'm really excited about this one. Maybe because the female lead here falls under the same category as Yuan, Erisk, and Ally (if you have noticed, hindi ako nakakatapos ng full length story na hindi similar sa kanila ang bida, and I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry about it). But, unlike their stories, SUPER LIGHT 'to.

Updates will start on June 1.

See you at Camp Mitesco!

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