Law of Love

01

"Mari! Tara na!"

Mom screamed from downstairs calling me. May lakad kasi kami ngayon. Bibisitahin namin ang mga relatives ni Mom sa Pangasinan and bakasyon na rin since ilang taon na simula noong huli kaming bumidita sa kanila. And I miss my cousins too.

"Opo! Eto na!"I replied while running down the stairs. Bitbit ko pa ang shoulder bag ko. Nasa sasakyan na ang backpack ko na may mga damit at gamit ko kasama ang ilan sa mga essential ko.

"Slow down,honey."saad ni Mom ng mapansin ako na nagtatakbo sa hagdanan.

"I'm ready. Let's go!"aya ko at pumasok na sa loob ng kotse. Dad was the one who will gonna drove the car to Pangasinan.

Umupo ako sa backseat at si Mommy naman ay nasa shotgun seat. I was silently sitting at back while Mom and Dad were talking about something na hindi ko naman alam. My Mom and Dad owned the Reyes Group of Construction which they both run. Mom graduated in college with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. While Dad graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Applied Corporate Management. Kaya minsan hindi ko sila nakakasama. Okay lang din naman sa akin since college na ako. I need their guidance but I need also learn to live alone. Hindi na ako bata para hindi pa kaya mag-isa. Actually,undas break ngayon kaya nag-decide sina Mommy na magbakasyon. I was on my 2nd year in UST College of Architecture. Yes. I enter Architecture because of my passion in Arts. And gusto ko rin na maging katulad ni Mom.

Nag-stop muna kami sandali sa stopover dahil magre-restroom daw si Mom. I don't need anything kaya nagpasabi na lang ako kay Dad na dadaan muna kami ng Starbucks kasi I'm craving for some coffee. Nag-agree naman siya kaya tuwang-tuwa akong umupo sa seat ko. Ilang minutes lang din,Mom came back and Dad resumed on driving. As what I said,dadaan kami sa Starbucks. Nagulat nga si Mommy dahil bakit kami pumunta ng Starbucks. Pero dahil kilala niya ako wala siyang nagawa. After ko makuha ang order ko nagdrive na ulit kami.

"Mari! Hija! I miss you so much!"Grandma greeted as soon as she saw me got out off the car.

"I miss you too,Lola!"saad ko saka niyakap siya pagkatapos ko magmano. I heard Mom chuckled on the side.

"Couz!!"saad ng pamilyar na boses sa likod.

I saw my cousin Tiffany. She was running to our direction. She was wearing an oversized shirt and paired with short shorts underneath. She was also wearing Jordans at naka-shades pa. Niyakap niya ako ng mahigpit that I almost lost breath.

"Naku! Sorry! Na-miss lang talaga kita!"sincere na sorry nito pagkatapos akong umubo mula sa yakap.

"Parang hindi naman tayo nagkikita sa school!"angil ko rito. Tumawa lang siya at inakay ako papasok.

"Right."saad niya ng makalad na kami papasok.

I greeted my Tita's and Tito's too when we entered the house. My Grandparents house wasn't big as a mansion but a house that enough for us their kids and grandchildrens. I have my own room dito sa bahay ni Lola dahil dito ako tumira noong Preschool pa lang ako until Grade school. It was almost dinner time kaya nagpre-prepare sila sa baba ng food namin. While waiting,pumasok muna ako sa kwarto ko to fix my things. Naligo na rin ako at nagpalit ng damit. I wore a white shirt and black pajamas tapos tinali ko na lang ang buhok ko into a messy bun. Tinawag na rin ako ni Mom for dinner.