Music of Summer Hues (Matilda Series #1)

Prologue

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"Okay na po lahat ma'am."

Isinara ng aming house helper ang trunk ng sasakyan na puno ng aking gamit. I huffed, frustrated with my situation. Ipapadala ako ng aking mga magulang sa isang Hacienda sa Bacolod na ayon sa kanila ay tinitirhan ng matagal na nilang kaibagan. I haven't even met this so-called friend!

Nakita kong lumabas sina mommy at daddy sa pintuan at tumungo sa sasakyan. Kumatok si daddy sa bintana ng sasakyan at sumesenyas na ibaba ito. I opened it, halfway. He sighed. I was still mad at them okay!

"I know this isn't how you wanted to spend your summer honey, but you have to learn your lesson somehow." He said, nagging me, again.

Apparently the reason why they were sending me to this farm was for me to 'learn my lesson' because I was 'too spoiled' . Well what else did they expect, when every time they needed to say sorry, they compensated with money and material things?

"You'll learn to love it there I swear, plus you get to paint new sceneries. You love that right?" Ani naman ni mommy trying to lighten the mood.

I rolled my eyes and just closed the window. I couldn't speak to them right now, especially when I am this angry and frustrated. From my peripheral vision I saw my dad shaking his head and mom trying to comfort him. I sighed and just decided to wait for our driver. Ilang minuto na nga at dumating din ito at tumulak na rin kami papuntang port kung saan kami mag b-barge.

"Kuya turn on the radio nga, I want to listen to some music." utos ko sa aking driver.

"Okay po ma'am." He pressed some buttons to turn on the radio and I got my Ipad out to draw and try to ease my boredom.

You were riding your bike ,

to the sound of "It's No Big Deal"

And you're trying to lift off the ground

on those old two wheels,

Nothing about the way that you were treated

ever seemed especially alarming 'til now,

So you tie up your hair

and you smile like it's no big deal ...

Hearing the song made me stop at lumagpas tuloy ang ginuguhit kong linya. The lyrics, the tone. I did not want to hear it. It hit too close.

"Kuya wag na lang pala, turn off the radio, it's distracting me." utos ko ulit at sinunod naman nya ang utos ko at pinatay agad 'yon.

Ipinagpatuloy ko ang aking ginuguhit hanggang sa dalawin ako ng anto at di ko namalayan na nandito na pala kami sa port at papasok na ang sasakyan namin sa barko. I instantly panicked because I thought we would fall off the ramp. Kuya didn't even bothered to wake me up!