Breaking the Heart of Ice

Part 1 The Encounter

you froze my heart, you made it ice cold, you ripped my soul apart, you left me with nothing to hold, you left a permanent scar, ill never forget what you have done, our love could have gone far,

but you just couldn't hold on... anonymous

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"I need this", Harper told her Mom over the phone. She's staring at the address that her Dad gave her. "I freaking need this vacation, Mom. I wanted to clear my head before the semester starts."

"I know sweetheart, but the semester is still 8 months away", her Mom answered. "I don't think you need that lot of time just to clear your head?"

"Mom, if I don't like it there, I'll be home before you know it," she reasoned out." Just let me enjoy this, okay?"

"But, aren't you going to miss us?" her mom asked.

She knew she'll going to say that. Yes, she's gonna miss them, but her mom doesn't know she's doing this to make herself get used to being away from them if ever she'll be away for college.

"Mom, you know I'll miss you", she assured her."But, just let me have this, okay? I'll call you when I get there".

"Harp-", her mom didn't finish her sentence.

She hanged up on her. She loves her mom more than anything, but her whining won't stop if she'll let her.

She puts her earphones on. This is it, she thought to herself. For eight months, she'll gonna live a simple life. A life so opposite to what she had. She'll gonna enjoy this, or she just hoped she will.

Harper was awoken by someone tapping her shoulder.

"Ineng, saan ka ba bababa?" an old lady beside her asked. " Kanina ka pa kasi natutulog, baka lumampas ka na sa babaan mo."

"Sa San Antonio po ", she answered.

She's nervous. She was never been in this place before. Her dad just told her to take this bus to San Antonio.

"Sa San Antonio ka rin pala bababa?" she replied. "Taga San Antonio din ako, pero ngayon lang kita nakia. Dayo ka ba dun ineng? "

"Nagbabakasyon lang po", she answered. "My grandfa- I mean, doon po kasi nakatira ang Lolo ko."

" Eh, sino ba Lolo mo?", she asked her.

"Francisco Silva po" she answered politely.

"Apo ka pala ni Don Francisco?" she asked."Alam mo bang kilala sa buong San Antonio ang lolo mo dahil sa dami nitong natulungan?"

Tumango lang siya. Alam niyang isang mabuting tao ag Lolo niya but it's been 3 years since the last time she saw him. Hindi na niya alam kung ano na ang hitsura nito ngayon.

Naputol lamang ang kanyang pag-iisip ng biglang huminto ang sinasakayan nilang bus.

"Nandito na tayo Ineng", the old lady reminded her.

Inayos na niya ang kanyang mga bagahe at isa-isa itong binitbit pababa ng sasakyan.

Sht. Alam ba ng Lolo niya na dadating siya? Her dad should have told him, right?

"Ineng, alam mo ba kung saan ka pupunta?" she jumped a little hearing that old lady's voice again.

"May address po ako dito. Di lang po ako sigurado kung alam ng Lolo ko na nandito ako".

"Ano ka ba, magiging masaya pag nalaman niyang andito ang apo niya. Sumakay ka lang ng tricycle at sabihin mong kina Don Francisco".

Tinulungan siya nitong maghanap ng tricycle at tama nga ang sinabi nitong kilala ng buong San Antonio ang Lolo niya dahil walang pagdadalawang isip siyang hinatid ng driver sa kanyang pupuntahan.

Pagdating nila sa lokasyon ay namangha siya masyado sa paligid. The house is not just a simple house; it's bigger than she imagined it to be. The style is not like the houses she used to see. It is not a modern contemporary kind of mansion but a Spanish style type of a house with a little touch of modernism. It's huge and welcoming.