Naglalakad ako ngayon sa Tokyo, Imperial Palace. Is it a good luck that I catch the tail end of sakura season?
I am smittened with the pink-and-white blooms of the cherry blossoms that I am seeing.
Back when I was a little girl, I wish to visit this country to see cherry blossoms. Good thing my parents bought a house here and they let me spend my vacation here.
I am busy taking some souvenir shots when I felt my phone vibrating at my bag.
Kinuha ko ito kaagad at when I slide the lock I saw that my brother is calling. Agad ko itong sinagot.
"Hello."
"Finally! Dammit! We've been calling you since last month Sugar, may balak ka bang umuwi pa?" He said. Well I guess I have to deal with his unending sermons. When they sent me here, lagi kong pinapa-extend and vacay ko.
"Hmm...know what kuya? Iniisip ko nga yan eh. Great idea! Dito nalang kaya ako mag college?" I teased him.
Who wouldn't want to live here? Sa isang buwan ko dito ay madali kong minahal ang culture nila at ang mga tao dito. I found them very friendly and helpful, especially during many times that I lost my way in railway system.
Tumikhim siya. "No freaking way! Uuwi ka dito next week. I already book a flight. Tama na ang isang buwan na pagmumukmok mo, I know what happened Sugar and that bastard will pay for it!" Galit niya sabi.
As if naman na hahayaan ko siyang sirain ako. I don't give a damn in that what they called 'love'. Pang mahihina lang iyan, yung mga taong takot mag-isa, at kailangan pang iasa ang kasiyahan sa ibang tao. Love is for weak pussies!
I smirked. "Kuya, thank you for being such a sweet heart but I already learned my lessons. Saka hindi naman ako nasaktan, in fact it helped me a lot to become a better person. Uuwi na ako next week, fetch me okay? I miss you!" I said sweetly.
"I miss you too, I want to see you soon, yung maayos at hindi na nasasaktan. Kahit sabihin mo sakin na hindi ka nasaktan, hindi ako naniniwala. I can see it Sugar, you don't deserve him, you deserve the best not just some kind of crap." He bitterly said.
Maswerte ako at may kapatid akong maalaga. Baka nga ipinabugbog pa nito ung ex-boyfirend ko at lahat ng taong nam bu-bully sa akin. Kahit na busy siya because of our company ay alam niya pa din ang nangyayari sa akin. Minsan nga iniisip ko kung pinasusundan ba ako nito eh.
I chuckled. "Yeah,I really don't know what to do if I don't have a brother like you."
"Ha! Yeah right. I'll fetch you sa airport next week, ayusin mo na yung enrollment mo pagbalik mo ng Pilipinas. College ka na and after you graduated you'll run our company. Kailangan ko din magkaroon ng lovelife Sugar, kaya be focus and more serious this time!" Sabi niya. It was full of command.
I am fighting the urge not to laugh. "Yeah, whatever Kuya. Hindi ka naman nawawalan ng babae."
"Kasalanan ko bang gwapo ako? Blame our parents!" He laughed.
"Alright I tell Mom and Dad 'bout that brotha." Sabi ko habang matawa-tawa sa katapangan ng hiya niya.
"See you soon Sugar Pie." He laughed and ended the call.
Ugh! How I hate it when someone's calling me in my full name. Ang panget kasi! Ewan ko ba naman sa mga magulang ko kung bakit ganito ang ipinangalan sa akin.
I am Sugar Pie Fuentes. I've been bullied because of my look and my name. Unlike my brother, panget ako. I wore big reading eye-glass with braces and pimples all over my face. Pinag-ti-trip-an ng marami ang mukha ko dahil parang satellites daw ang mga pimples sa mukha ko at sa pangalan ko naman hindi raw bagay dahil hindi sweet ang histura ko dahil mapakla daw na parang ampalaya! The nerve of them, when I asked my parents about that they said na it's because ako daw ang bunga ng kanilang matamis na pagmamahalan.
