The Broken Melody (CTU Series #7)

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Manila, Philippines

"GRACE, I'm sorry honey but need mo muna umuwi sa probinsya ng mom mo. I know it will be hard but kailangan anak..." Dad informed me that day. I know he's doing it for my sake because I made a mistake that led our family to shame.

Kaya sinunod ko si Dad, I took my records sa university, nagpaalam sa ilang mga kakilala at professors ko. Some were surprised but others didn't care. Well, sino ba naman ang magbibigay ng oras sa akin. I just made this university fail.

Paalis na sana ako ng campus nang may sumigaw sa likuran ko. "Grace! Wait!!"

Paglingon ko, it was Miss Aileen, my music teacher and mentor. "Miss... Ano po yun?"

"I just wanted to say goodbye to you personally. Grace, nagging member ka na ng musical group natin and you've contributed a lot, that one mistake won't define you..."

"No Miss...", pagputol ko sa sinasabi nya, "I needed this. I need to get away from here, to escape. I can't fix what I did pero sana proud pa rin kayo sakin..."

Niyakap niya ako, "Of course, proud ako sayo Grace. Sana magkita tayo ulit..."

Sana nga... Sana makita pa kita Miss...

MAAGA akong nagising kinabukasan para sa flight ko papunta sa Cebu. Dad mentioned na malayo pa daw sa city ang bayan na kinalakihan ni Mom. As we were on the road, my dad kept glancing at me na parang he's worried about something. I held his hand and it stayed like that to the duration of our ride papuntang NAIA.

When we got to the airport ay agad naman niya akong tinulungan na dalhin ang mga gamit at maleta ko. He would not be able to see me board the plane but he made sure that I would bring what I needed. When a flight attendant started assisting, he knew na it was time for him to let those bags go, and me. Humarap ako kay Dad, seeing him like this made me awful. Hindi deserve ng isang Tatay na mapalayo sa kanyang anak but he chose to, for me.

Niyakap ko siya. "I'll miss you, Dad. Please visit me when you have time. I'm sorry if I had to be a burden to you. I'm sorry Dad..."

My father hugged me back, saying, "I will miss you too. Don't worry about it, I love you and I'll do everything to keep you safe. Ikaw kaya ang prinsesa ko..."

And with that, I left Manila, my Dad, and the past I had there. Will I start fresh sa bayan ni Mom? Masaya? Masakit? Sana hindi...

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