Heartbeat Of Summer

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DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction.

Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.



This story is not affiliated with BATANES/MENTIONED LOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE.

HOME OF THE HOWLING WINDS

I never really enjoyed the city. Masyadong malaki ang mga gusali. Hindi rin naman ako nature lover. I like  neither of these. I don't know how the worlds revolve. Ang alam ko lang, lahat tayo mamatay . Papunta naman tayong lahat dun.

Your only mission is to make a legacy in this cruel world. Kailangan mo lang bigyan ng saysay ang pagkabuhay mo.

" Sereia! Ano pang tinatayo mo jan?Come here. Male-late na tayo sa flight natin" I heard my mom called me from the kitchen.

Tinignan ko uli ang buong kwarto ko. This will be the last time na masisilayan ko to. Well, thank you for the 12 years of being my comfort zone.

This room knows me very well, I kept all my secrets here.My sorrows,victories and struggles were witnessed by this room. For now — I mean, permanently, goodbye.

I took the box beside my study table. Laman yun ng mga trophies ko sa pagkapanalo bilang campus journalism. It's my legacy during those high school years. It made a great memory to me.

Naglakad na ako papunta kina mom. They we're busy with their phones. Lilipat kami ngayon. Madaming specifically reasons.

" Seah! " My ate called me.

I looked behind. " Po? "

" You won't say goodbye to your friends? " She asked confused.

I looked at her with blank emotions " I don't have friends Sienna "

" Pero— "

" Magkaiba ang friends sa kakilala. And what's the use of saying goodbye? I don't want to get attached so much " I said and carried my box out.

" We're leaving in 20 minutes. Dalhin niyo na lahat ng gamit niyo" Dad reminded us.

Dali daling nagmadali si ate. Andami niya kasing gamit. I check my phone and its 8 in the morning 12 pa naman yung flight namin. But who knows baka ma traffic kami.

Manila to Batanes can be a tiring travel, iniisip ko palang nakakapagod na. But from the last time I've been there maganda din naman yung lugar. It's more on nature,there are no building to be found . It's like a countryside. I was 6 the last time I've been there.

WE'RE on the road now. Papuntang airport. Ate's asleep, while I'm staring at the window with my headphones on. Listening to my favorite song.